Style + Fashion

South African born designer Natalie Gerber has a line of handbags and other accessories from reclaimed materials and prints she's created in collaboration with a group in Durban, South Africa.

.PSLAB was borne in Beirut in 2004 out of a desire to provide unique lighting solutions. As lighting designers and manufacturers of site-specific lighting products, .PSLAB follows a tailored approach, collaborating with architects to create customized lighting concepts that takes every element of the space into account. Products are manufactured in their own factory using high-end materials, and assembled by their team of artisans using hand executed techniques, imprinting the products with an artisanal feel. In addition to its Beirut headquarters, the company has offices in Bologna, Stuttgart, and Helsinki, with plans to expand into Singapore next. Let's look at the team's Friday Five to learn about their philosophy and inspirations.

As you already know, one of my favorite current fashion designers is Mila Hermanovski and (to my wallet's dismay) she's opened up an online shop where you can get her amazing FORM leggings as well as a selection of tops, bottoms and layers. I'm pretty excited about this.

The two Italian designers, Francesca Bonfrate and Alessandra Bove, that make up Bubble Design created an at-home gardening collection called Green Kit. The kit is made up of four separate components that include miniature greenhouses, climbing plant supports, and a folding surface to collect loose soil.

Design Milk was lucky enough to visit textile designer Johanna Gullichsen's shop during Helsinki Design Week and it was most impressive. The Finnish company creates woven fabrics in Gullichsen's signature patterns that you can purchase, but they also turn them into an assortment of bags, pillows, and various kitchen items.

Interior designer Meichi Peng, who I have had the pleasure of working with several times in Boston, is the subject of today's Friday Five. Peng, who was born in Hong Kong, is one of Boston's most respected designers. She transcends trends, staying true to her Zen-inspired aesthetic, be it in projects for homeowners or for building developers looking to sell condos in a hot, new building.

Kansas native Lauren Markley has zigzagged all over and recently landed herself in Raleigh, North Carolina. Her line of contemporary jewelry made me first think of Bauhaus design, and especially the work of Moholy-Nagy.

I have some really exciting news, Design Milkers... I will be blogging, tweeting, Facebooking, talking, and hanging out LIVE -- ALL DAY thi

Nothing has made me want to bust out my markers and crayons more than this Bill Murray coloring book. Belly Kids sought out 24 illustrators to design images of the beloved Bill Murray and compiled them into this ridiculously fun coloring book entitled Thrill Murray.

It's been quite a while since we talked. It's time to find out a little more about you guys out there in Internet-land.

This month's Designer Desktop comes to you from Timothy J. Reynolds, who chose a Dr. Seuss quote: "I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain ce

We're revisiting the work of Natalia Gomensoro, otherwise known as metalnat. We first discovered her work when we fell for her plus and minus rings.