Art
Byblos Art Hotel
It may look like the most traditional of villas on the outside, but inside the Byblos Art Hotel, located near Verona, Italy, is a glorious blend of Old World meets hot-right-now, for an over-the-top effect of modern madness. Furnishings with Baroque and Napoleonic silhouettes are executed in acid hues, mid-century masterpieces are nestled in front of ornate moldings and wall panels, and formal grounds are dotted with vibrant sculpture.
Six: A Series of Vases Inspired by Memories and Loss by Hadar Glick
Recent graduate of Holon Institute of Technology, Israeli designer Hadar Glick created a series of vases that reflect on loss and memories associated with it. Loss translates into every society and to every person and as Glick says, "A loss is always a loss." Nature and flowers often go hand in hand with loss, whether they're displayed at funerals or sent to someone who's lost someone special.
Ceramic Speaks in the Street by Daria Makarenko
"Ceramic Speaks in the Street" is a series of street art by Russian artist Daria Makarenko where missing bricks or stones on a wall or panels absent from pavement are replaced by bricks/stones/slabs with thoughts and phrases. The idea was to take an architectural item from an urban space and replace it with something thought provoking that can communicate between the artist and the viewer.
Fresh From The Dairy: All Boxed In
For this week's The Design Milk Dairy, our curated art collection with Society6, I thought a back-to-school theme would be fitting. However, instead of showing school buses and pencils, I kind of thought of it from the kids' standpoint: back to school means being boxed indoors all day. So here are some box-themed prints and iPhone cases.
