Art

An Algorithm Transforms Images Into Sound-Absorbing Wall Art

Turf Design's Scanlines algorithm can turn any image into sound-absorbing acoustic panels rendered as line-by-line artwork.

Desz Office Creates the Mind-Boggling Vase NA 2.0 Out of Empty Space

Designed by Desz Office, Vase NA 2.0 is a concept about lines, colors, and the idea of seemingly creating something out of nothing.

Comparing Conditions Explores the Traditional Form of a Chair

Maria Bruun + Anne Dorthe Vester, aka MBADV, explore the answer to the question: When is it a chair, a form, a material?

DM 15th Anniversary: Top 15 Posts of All Time

To celebrate Design Milk's 15th Anniversary, we're revealing the most popular, most beloved 15 posts of all time!

London Plane

Take 5: The Best Masala Chai, a Future Landmark + More

Senior Editor Kelly Beall shares a summer blanket, her favorite tea, a new way to keep cool while you sleep + more in this Take 5!

When Ben Medansky’s Studio Burned Down CERF+ Was There to Help

When LA ceramicist Ben Medansky lost his studio in a fire, CERF+ stepped in to immediately disperse funds to get a new studio up & running.

DMTV Milkshake: Lisa Hunt on Sharing Beauty, and History, in Collage

DMTV guest Lisa Hunt gives us some insight into her creative process as a visual artist who's inspired by textiles and textile art.

LEGO Unveils World Map: The Largest Set Ever With 11,695 Pieces

Marking their largest set ever made, LEGO just unveiled the LEGO® Art World Map set featuring 11,695 pieces in total.

Big Chief Demond Melancon Is Rewriting the Definition of Contemporary Art Through Beads

New Orlean's artist Demond Melancon is bringing Black Masking Culture to the contemporary art scene.

A life less ordinary Examines a New Definition of “Home”

A life less ordinary explores the transformations our habits + surroundings have undergone lately with the help of 4 international artists.

1950s Inspired Paint by Numbers Puzzles Featuring Modernized Landscapes

Four Point Puzzles releases a nostalgic Paint by Numbers puzzle collection featuring five vintage paintings of five fun landscapes.

Citrus Party Print

The Sculpture of Kathleen Ryan: Thousands of Gemstones + Decaying Fruit

Kathleen Ryan captures the surprising beauty of decaying fruit by pinning thousands of individual minerals, gemstones and glass beads.

Designing Women III: MOTHER Calls Attention to Female Inequalities in the Arts

Motherhood often professionally leads to discrimination, lower wages + less representation, DWIII hopes to highlight issues for change.

Emma Scully Gallery Presents: Cast Iron

Emma Scully commissioned 8 global artists to digitally design exclusive pieces that were materialized in cast iron.