Caroline Williamson

"Crazy cut" (i.e. individually cut by hand) pieces of stainless steel cover each piece in a puzzle-like fashion in the Crazycut series by Phillips Collection.

If you've been in one Starbucks, you've been in them all.... or so I used to think before I saw this one designed by Kengo Kuma & Associates. Gone are the generic interiors that you find in most of the empire's coffee shops and instead you'll find a very cool, and peaceful aesthetic at this location that sits close to the Dazaifu Tenmangu shrine in the Fukuoka Prefecture of Japan.

New York-based architect and designer Francis Bitonti partnered with American fashion designer Katie Gallagher to design a collection of belts for her Spring/Summer 2013 Collection.

Everyone knows the iconic, silvery Airstream trailers from spotting them on the highways or various vacation spots and now they've partnered with Tecnoform (cabinet makers) and Officinia Italiana Design (a design studio) to create the 28' Airstream Land Yacht, a top-notch luxury trailer.

7 Necessities is Dutch jewelry designer Atelier Ted Noten's answer to what every woman needs in her very own survival kit, to make it under any possible circumstance. Items that will let her "be her own man" while not having to sacrifice her own femininity. A variety of 3D-printed nylon objects and accessories aren't meant so much to wear but more to be thought provoking.

Spanish designer Valvanera Arrieta of Valvanera Design participated in the European Design Labs Master 2012 with Jaime Hayon at the helm and the Grid Set was her thesis project. Not only is the design dynamic, it's functional because the set contains 11 pieces that any table could use including: salt shaker, pepper shaker, oil bottle, vinegar bottle, vase, napkin and cutlery containers, trays and pitchers.

Challenged by the local water company, Serra da Estrela, Portuguese design firm Colectivo da Rainha was to find a way to re-use the company's PET plastic bottles as the central material in a new product. Accepting the challenge, the duo created the Plastic Birdhouse as a way to give a home to birds from something you already have in your home.

Paris-based designer Samuel Accoceberry created a collection of rugs for Chevalier Edition called Tresse, which is French for plait, i.e. braid. Meant to reflect "the spirit of plaiting and hand work," the series uses a traditional hand-knotting technique to achieve the contemporary braided look of the design.

Duffy London always manages to surprise me - I mean, with designs like the Swing Table, how can your mind not be blown? Well, Christopher Duffy is at it again with the UP Balloon Coffee Table where golden balloons appear to hold up a glass tabletop.

And here we have it, the best of all things Design Milk, the most popular, the designs you just couldn't get enough of that show you like a little bit of everything, from interiors to architecture to home furnishings to art - you like it all. So, feast your eyes on the top 10 favorites of the year because you won't be disappointed...

And now for the category that can sometimes leave us (and you) scratching our heads and wondering what in the world were they thinking when these designs were created or how in the world did they make that - I now give you our most favorite posts that have us thinking WTF...

When it comes to style and fashion, Design Milk brings you a little bit of this and a little bit of that. From the wearable to the outrageous, to the avant-garde to the mainstream, we look back at the best of everything style-related in 2012.