2016 Year in Review: Deconstruction

How the Contortionist Palindrome Fixture Comes TogetherRich Brilliant Willing shares the process of how the Palindrome, an adaptable, sculptural fixture, was designed and made.

How Urban Electric Co. Makes Their Houe FixtureWe took a look at Charleston, SC’s Urban Electric Co. and their m...

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The Stagg EKG and Stagg EKG+ Electric Kettle

The Stagg stovetop kettle by Fellow isn’t just one of the most beautiful tools for preparing coffee in our opinion, it’s proven to be one of the most useful and dependable objects in our kitchen that we use in our own kitchen daily. The built-in thermometer, counterweighted handle, and ...

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Impressive Brand Identity Designs

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Design has come a long way from simple forms of visual expression to one of the driving forces behind every industry. Once upon a time, illustrations served only as decorations for product packages and wrappings.
Today, however, with the globalisation of different markets,...

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'It Just Dawned On Me To Make A Cross Out Of Them'

Ronald Freeman simply wants someone to see what he had done.


For a year, Freeman had pondered how best to memorialize the nine black parishioners killed at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina. He was working a lot with wood and he knew that he wanted to draw their images on...

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Best Skim Milk Posts of 2016

Every week of 2016 we highlighted the best minimalist design we could find, from architecture, home furnishings, to cool leather bags. Here, we’re taking a look back to see what were the most popular Skim Milk post of 2016…

10. Hut in Tsujido by Naoi Architecture and Design Office
Hut in Tsu...

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Best Friday Five Posts of 2016

10. Friday Five with Lindsey AdelmanDesigner Lindsey Adelman, whose name you can’t mention without thinking of her unforgettable, sculptural lighting, shared five things that she loves.

9. Friday Five with Zoë MowatIn this Friday Five, designer Zoë Mowat, who hails from Montreal, Quebec, whe...

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The AYA Collection: Natural Rattan Mixed With Industrial Metal

Because of Sep Verboom’s appreciation for ethnic craftsmanship and his values placed on designing products that create meaning versus just being mass produced, manufacturing company Vincent Sheppard tapped on the young Belgian designer to collaborate and create the AYA collection, launched u...

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ELEMENTS II: Micro Concrete Earrings by Material Immaterial studio

Material Immaterial studio dazzled us with their architecture-inspired cufflinks earlier this year and now the Mumbai-based brand is back with a collection of micro concrete earrings named ELEMENTS II. Each architecturally-inspired piece utilizes form, light, and shadow to join together as a ...

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PANTONE Color of the Year 2017: Greenery

It’s that time of year again! No, not the holidays, but the time we find out what color (or two when they went rogue last year) PANTONE has selected to represent the PANTONE Color of the Year 2017. What is it, you ask? It’s PANTONE 15-0343 Greenery – a refreshing, springy yellow-green shade t...

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Spinn Is a Centrifugal Force, Wi-Fi Enabled Coffee Maker

My wife likes to tease me about my collection of coffee preparation accessories: Aeropress, Chemex, slow drip, Bialetti Moka, espresso machine, and a few other contraptions I keep in the drawer for experimentation. What can I say, the ritual is as satisfying as much as the beverage.
I tend ...

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Over 1 Million People RVSP To Girl's Quinceañera After Invite Goes Viral

Rubí Ibarra García and her family were planning to throw quite the bash for her quinceañera, but the internet had even bigger aspirations.

More than 1 million people have RSVP’d to the party to be held in a rural town in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosi on Dec. 26. And it all star...

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Duplex in the City by Luigi Rosselli Architects

Composed of two apartments, this duplex in Potts Point, Sydney, NSW was renovated by Luigi Rosselli Architects, who demolished just 40% of the original structure to make it happen. The back of the house is where most of the construction happened to create a modern, four-story structure – a b...

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Pioneer Carafe and Glass Set by Daniel Schofield Studio

With silver being used for medical purposes to aid in healing wounds, Daniel Schofield set out to see what other things the material could do. During his research, Schofield learned that silver has been used to both purify and disinfect water, with Egyptians keeping their water in silver...

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Foster + Partners skyscraper joins line-up at New York's Hudson Yards

The next piece to be unveiled as part of the vast Hudson Yards development in New York is a glass office tower by architecture firm Foster + Partners.
The UK studio‘s 985-foot-tall skyscraper at 50 Hudson Yards will join others by KPF, and Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Rockwell Group,...

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8 Artist-Designed Tote Bags Great for Gifting

Instead of wrapping paper or paper gift bags this year, why not give a gift inside of another gift? Like an artist-designed tote bag from Society6— a unique and eco-friendly way to wrap a present.

Flamingo Maze tote bag by Iker Paz Studio

Black Cat tote bag by Maioriz Home

Lunar Fruit t...

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The Runwell Turntable by Shinola

Detroit-based Shinola has brought their exacting attention to mechanical and aesthetic details to a new endeavour with the launch of an audio technology division they call, Shinola Audio. Their first product is The Runwell, an American-made, solid aluminum, steel and wood 2-speed belt-driven ...

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Remembering The Young Lords, Black Panther Allies History Forgot

“Party People” opens on a young man ― a Panther Cub ― practicing a monologue before a propped-up camera. His words cut through the audience as he recounts his Black Panther father, or more accurately, the absence of his long-imprisoned Black Panther father. The speech is partly a recogni...

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City in a Suitcase: Artist Camille Walala Gives Us a Peek into London’s Culture

East London has always been full of a diverse mix of creative people. Often the first settling place for immigrants fleeing religious persecution or coming to seek their fortune on streets ‘paved with gold,’ it received influxes of French Huguenots in the 17th century, Ashkenazi Jews en rou...

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Pon Table Series by Jasper Morrison for Fredericia

Fredericia enlisted the skills of British designer Jasper Morrison on a new series of tables that have an understated look. Called Pon, the tables are stripped of any adornment resulting in a classic and versatile collection in varying sizes that are made of solid wood.

Inspired by...

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Dezeen is officially the world's most popular online design magazine

Dezeen is now the most popular online design magazine in the world, according to statistics from web data firm Alexa.
The latest Alexa rankings place Dezeen among the 7,500 most popular websites on the planet, ahead of all other contemporary design websites.
Dezeen is ranked at 7,084, having ...

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The Runwell Turntable by Shinola

Detroit-based Shinola has brought their exacting attention to mechanical and aesthetic details to a new endeavour with the launch of an audio technology division they call, Shinola Audio. Their first product is The Runwell, an American-made, solid aluminum, steel and wood 2-speed belt-driven ...

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Sometimes All A Teenager Needs To Come Of Age Is Some Good Erotic Fan Fiction

Stick teenagers into any off-kilter cultural niche and you have a coming-of-age story ripe with self-discovery. Enter “Slash,” the charming new movie about a 15-year-old introvert (Michael Johnston) with a penchant for homoerotic fan fiction. Teased at school, he finds a kindred spirit in a s...

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BONE Structure: Defining Homes of the Future

BONE Structure is not your ordinary architecture or design firm. Rather, it combines design, technology, architecture and sustainability into one complete package to offer a one-of-a-kind method of building homes.


Recently expanding into California from Canada, BONE Structure works with...

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20 Modern Calendars for 2017

Color Swatch Calendar 2017 by Peter von Freyhold \ $43In its 4th edition, this calendar offers over 365 CMYK colors you can tear off and collect to form a color swatch book.

DodeCal 2017 \ £79Made of European Sycamore, the polyhedra DodeCal (dodecahedron + calendar) displays each month on ...

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Year-Round Weatherproof Igloos for your Garden

Summer days are limited but just because the nice weather doesn’t last 365 days a year doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy the outdoors beyond those warmer months. With the help of Gardenigloo, you can hang outdoors whether rain, snow, or shine any day of the year in their 360° Garden Igloo. The PVC...

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Competition: win a book illustrating the life of Frank Lloyd Wright

Dezeen has teamed up with Laurence King Publishing to give away five copies of This is Frank Lloyd Wright, an illustrated biography of one of the world’s most iconic architects.
Recently named as one of the top 10 architecture books of 2016, This is Frank Lloyd Wright by Ian Volner f...

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Learn How To Use A DSLR Camera, With This Nifty Web Tool

Serious photographers know that even the best camera phones can’t compete with a DSLR. Provided you know how to use one, that is. The myriad knobs, dials, and settings can intimidate casual users, which explains why two-thirds of non-professionals rarely use anything but full-auto mode. The s...

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Adult Swim Cuts Ties With Controversial 'Alt-Right'-Affiliated Show, 'Million Dollar Extreme'

Facing mounting pressure inside and out, Adult Swim has decided to cut ties with the controversial new show “Million Dollar Extreme Presents: World Peace,” the late-night network confirmed to The Huffington Post on Tuesday morning. 
“Million Dollar Extreme” quickly became a headache for the n...

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A Scandinavian-Inspired Apartment in Trikala, Greece

Located just outside of Trikala, Greece is a three-bedroom, Scandinavian-inspired apartment designed for a young couple by Normless_architecture studio & workplace. With an open floor plan, the 150-square-meter (1614-square-foot) apartment feels even larger than it really is with the...

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Exclusive: Canon Wine Tilt by Brad Ascalon for OTHR

Each week, we bring you exclusive 24-hour early access to the latest launch from design brand OTHR. This week, impress your holiday guests with the 3D printed Porcelain Canon Wine Tilt by NYC-based designer Brad Ascalon.

Reductive in its form, Canon was created for design savvy oenophiles....

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10 modernist architectural marvels on America's West Coast

From the hundreds of modernist buildings, complexes and communes along the US Pacific Coast, author Sam Lubell has selected 10 of the must-see examples.
The western states of Washington, Oregon and California are home to some of America’s, and arguably the world’s, best examples...

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8 Sneakers That Feel as Good as They Look

It’s definitely getting chillier with every passing day, which means we’re wearing bulkier and weather-proof footwear when required. But that doesn’t mean we’re sleeping on more comfortable kicks – our daily wear – like these 8 current favorites, each picked for their stylish profiles and com...

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It’s a Fancy Hotel, Only, You Know, for Bicycles

Most of the people who live in Lillestrøm, a small town in Norway, commute to Oslo for work. That commute just got a lot easier: the Lillestrøm Train Station now has its own hotel for bicycles.
More fancy shed than Four Seasons, the Lillestrøm Bicycle Hotel lets commuters pay a small mo...

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Spanish Streets Named After Fascist Leaders Will Soon Honor Women Instead

Though Francisco Franco’s totalitarian Spanish regime was toppled nearly 40 years ago, its legacy is still present in the country. Walk through the cities of Spain, and you’re likely to find streets named after regime members like general José Millán Astray, attorney Adolfo Muñoz Alonso, mini...

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Mood: Interior-Inspired Flatlays From Porro

Mood is an interesting set of different pieces, or “ingredients”, combined to evoke a certain mood or interior for the user. Porro has taken a wide variety of small accessories, then packaged them together to represent several different interiors decorated in contrasting styles. From minimal ...

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Job of the day: industrial designer at Industrial Facility

Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a middleweight industrial designer at Industrial Facility, which created a modular seating system for US furniture brand Herman Miller (pictured). Read more stories about Industrial Facility or browse more architecture and design opportunities on D...

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Explore a Lovely Map of Berlin’s 20th Century Architecture

Berlin is sprawling. At nearly 350 square miles, it’s a difficult city to tour without some guidance. Its vastness is doubly inconvenient for architecture buffs. Germany saw dramatic political shifts during the 20th century—the rise of Hitler, the Cold War, the fall of the Berlin Wall—and tho...

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Oakland Warehouse Fire Death Toll Jumps To 24

At least 24 people died in the fire that erupted Friday night during an Oakland, California, warehouse dance party, fire officials said Sunday morning.
Authorities said the death toll could be as high as 40, and that they still have 80 percent of the building left to search. About 50 people...

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Ice Sculptures 2.0

We’re in full swing getting ready for December events here at Pinch. And as we are creating new experiences for our clients, we can’t help but think of holiday parties of yesteryear, like when Dan Aykroyd dressed as Santa in Trading Places, smuggles a whole smoked salmon behind a giant ice sc...

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mr.GO!: A Portable, Cordless Outdoor LED Lantern

From Koncept comes mr.GO!, a clever and convenient, cordless LED lantern you can take around with you for when you need extra light. The minimalist oval silhouette features a curved light panel within its arched housing, which doubles as a carrying handle when it’s time to go.

The outdoor l...

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Cun-Design converts Beijing house into film studio with weathering steel and glass extensions

Chinese firm Cun-Design has transformed a typical suburban house in Beijing into a film production studio featuring glass and pre-rusted steel extensions.
Cun-Design was asked to oversee the refurbishment of the existing property in the Chinese capital’s Tongzhou District to create a...

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10 Designer Cannabis Accessories to Help You Get Lit

With the expansion of marijuana legalization across the country, high-end pot paraphernalia is shaping to be one of the fastest growing markets. Thankfully, this wave of legitimacy has brought along a new generation of users expecting something beyond the traditional headshop vibe with th...

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The Gorgeous Mola Modeling Kit Will Make a Real Engineer Out of You

Despite advances in digital technology, the structural engineering syllabus has remained largely unchanged for close to a century. A degree still entails becoming an expert in things like load, leveling, tension, and stress—and students are expected to learn hand-drafting and model c...

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The First

A package arrived at home recently and I was excited to open it, as I knew what it contained, the new recording of all the Bach Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin played by one of my favourite artists, Kyung-wha Chung. Listening to this wonderful recording brought back many memories of...

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Desktop Wallpaper: December 2016

One of the coolest and most talented ladies I know, Jenean Morrison, agreed to create this month’s—and this year’s final—desktop. I’ve long been an admirer of her intricate drawings and watched as her coloring books took the world by storm. She designed an incredible psychedelic wallpaper tha...

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Colorful Seating for the Family from Nook

Nook Sleep is a Southern California-based company that’s focused on creating organic, eco-friendly home pieces that are designed for the whole family. Both modern and colorful, this collection of furniture is ideal for parents and children alike.

The Pebble Pouf is a cushy, multifunctional o...

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Caesarstone reflects on designer collaborations with Jaime Hayón, Raw Edges and more

Eli Feiglin of Caesarstone reflects on the quartz surface manufacturer’s collaborations with designers including Raw Edges and Jaime Hayón in the latest movie Dezeen produced for the brand.

Kitchen surface featuring a Caesarstone quartz surface

Founded in 1987, Caesarstone is an i...

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2016 Gift Guide: For the Person Who Has Everything

Some people can pose a particularly difficult challenge when it comes to finding a gift to match their lifestyle and taste. We’ve collected an unusual mixture of gift ideas below that we believe will surprise just about anyone, whether they’re most pleased by everyday function, occasional fun...

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Nun Fashion Is Way More Fascinating Than You Realize

You know a nun when you see one. The uniform, known as a habit, is a dead giveaway. But the outfit you’re picturing in your head might look very different from the one worn by the sisters at your local convent. And yet, each ensemble’s meaning is immediately clear. That’s because nuns abide b...

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NYC Gay Men's Chorus Members Pay Homage To 'The Golden Girls'

The handsome stars of Tonewall visited “That Golden Girls Show! A Puppet Parody” in New York last month to perform their version of a classic tune we all know and love. 
The puppet incarnations of Dorothy, Blanche, Sophia and Rose look positively delighted to be serenaded by the men as they c...

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A 1930’s Bungalow Becomes a Modern, Two-Story Retreat

A 1930s bungalow sat on this private wooded lot in the New Forest prior to Ström Architects being hired to design a two-story residence named Woodpeckers. The London-based homeowners desired a comfortable house they could escape to on the weekends – a place that would eventually become their ...

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Rock, Paper, Scissors: An Evolution in Work by Michael Hambouz

Rock, Paper, Scissors is not just any art exhibition. Rather, it’s a journey that explores the evolution Michael Hambouz’s studies in color, form, and process that began in 2014. His work quickly morphed through the years as his unexpected passion for paper began.

Factory Made #5, 2014...

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2016 Gift Guide: Under $100

Looking to splurge a little more on a gift this year for a loved one? While we have a lot of good ideas for under $50, sometimes you want to do a little indulging. Here’s a good list of beautiful and useful gift ideas that stay under the sweet spot of $100.

Card Wallet From Stephen Kenn \ $...

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Eric Parry gets go ahead for City of London's tallest skyscraper

Eric Parry Architects has been granted planning permission for 1 Undershaft, a 73-storey skyscraper that will dwarf The Gherkin and The Cheesegrater to become the tallest building in London’s financial district.
Standing at 294.6 metres tall, Parry’s 1 Undershaft will be the ta...

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10 Great Gift Ideas from Society6’s Artist Community

This week, I wanted to share some great gift ideas from Society6. Give the gift of supporting artists and giving something a bit more unique this holiday season:

For the person who has everything – I bet they don’t have cat leggings! Cats leggings by A.Vogler

For the new homeowner: Gold pal...

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Stefano Boeri’s Urban Trees Grow in Milan

If you’re a fan of architecture and design, you might know the work of Stefano Boeri, first by his time as editor of Domus, the Italian architectural magazine started by Gio Ponti in 1928, and where he spent three years before moving on to four years as editor of Abitare, one of the world’s b...

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LABB Is a Clever Watch Strap Inspired by Lego Bricks

Minimalism, to many people, means all-white, sleek edges, no seams. The LABB watch band isn’t that. Its straps feature an intricate lattice, the details of which are designed to a tolerance of just 0.05 millimeters. Its function, however, embodies a minimalist ethos.
The silicone LABB band i...

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17 Gifts For The Fearless Latinas In Your Life

For the unapologetically proud Latina, the right gear can go a long way. 
Fearless mujeres not only want to shut down the patriarchy, they also hold their Latina idols near and dear to their hearts. From “Fuck Macho Bullshit Forever” pins to Frida Kahlo-inspired accessories, here’s a gift gui...

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Canari House by _naturehumaine

Canari House is a minimal residence located in Montreal, Canada, designed by _naturehumaine. The clients are an athletic couple that wished to transform fourplex to create a primary residence while renting on the ground floor. The existing part of the home dates back to the 1930s, and is ...

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Harrison Lane’s Family-Inspired Furniture

Harrison Lane is a Canadian cabinet maker and self-taught furniture designer who’s part of Oldam Brand, a family-run studio out of Ottawa, Ontario. Recently, Lane designed and built a few beautiful pieces of solid wood furniture, each named after a family member, complete with handcrafted d...

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Patrik Schumacher is right to oppose regulations, says architect-turned-developer Roger Zogolovitch

Building regulations are stifling architects according to developer Roger Zogolovitch, who has declared support for ideas proposed by Patrik Schumacher in his controversial World Architecture Festival speech.
Zogolovitch – who co-founded architecture firm CZWG, before setting up property busi...

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The Curvaceous Microsoft Surface Ergonomic Keyboard

The Microsoft Surface Studio desktop computer has garnered praise aplenty for its wow-factor tilting 28″ display design, a stunning transformative computer that will undoubtedly prove to be popular with artists and designers alike. The upcoming desktop system ships with a new set of matching ...

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City Flags Are a Hot Mess. Here Are Some Beautiful Redesigns

Good flags tend to follow five rules: They sport simple designs, feature meaningful imagery, use only two or three colors, avoid lettering, and maintain a balance between distinctiveness and familiarity. These aren’t arbitrary edicts; vexillological expert Ted Kaye canonized them in his boo...

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http://skpsoft.com/view/art+culture+news/city-flags-are-a-hot-mess-here-are-some-beautiful-redesigns/

World’s First Gay Country Musician Finds Hope While Touring The Heartland

Iowa, Indiana, Missouri, North Carolina. Over the past year, Patrick Haggerty ― frontman of Lavender Country, the first band to perform openly gay country music ― has been gallivanting across Trump country.
The band’s most popular song, “Cryin’ These Cocksucking Tears,” might make those who ...

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2016 Gift Guide: Under $50

When you’re out shopping for gifts, it’s easy to get carried away wanting to buy the best of the best for your family and loved ones but it’s also just as easy to feel defeated once you add up all the costs on your “To Gift” list. Fortunately, modern design is accessible at all price points (...

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Amanda Levete's firm proposes multi-storey football pitches for central London

Stackable football pitches could be erected on disused or temporarily empty plots across London, according to Amanda Levete and her London-based studio AL_A.
The concept, named Pitch/Pitch, aims to tackle the shortage of inner-city sports fields available in the centre of the UK c...

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LABB: Buckle-free, Loopless Band For Your Apple Watch

LABB is a pared down band for your Apple Watch that’s so simple it doesn’t use buckles or loops to stay secure. All it needs to connect are its two bands.




Designed by Benjamin Hubert of  LAYER for Swiss start-up Noomoon, LABB (short for The Loopless and Buckleless Band) has a textural sur...

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Want to Be an Ethical Shopper? Get DoneGood’s Chrome Extension

Yesterday, a.k.a. Cyber Monday, I clicked on a promotional email from Levi’s. The purveyor of denim goods had reduced all its prices by 40 percent—a scintillating deal. But as soon as I navigated to a charcoal gray “trucker” jacket, an orange-and-white box jumped out of the corner of my brows...

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http://skpsoft.com/view/art+culture+news/want-to-be-an-ethical-shopper-get-donegoods-chrome-extension/

‘Girl On The Train’ Author Paula Hawkins Has A New Book Coming Out Next Year

Just weeks after the theatrical release of “The Girl on the Train,” the author of the book it’s based on has announced that she’ll release a new suspense novel in May 2017.
Paula Hawkins broke all kinds of sales records with the story of Rachel, a woman struggling with heartbreak, alcoholis...

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2016 Gift Guide: Kids

Sometimes it’s the most fun to shop and pick out gifts for kids, especially when we get to “help” them with it. Toys don’t have to be the throwaway kind because these days, there are plenty of great choices that will last through the years. From building blocks to flash cards to toys that enc...

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RUST Collection by Prin London

French born designer Ariane Prin launched an offshoot brand, Prin London, where she’s created a line of one-of-a-kind pieces with unique finishes achieved through metal dust oxidation. The products in the RUST collection, which includes vessels and clocks, are made using a mix of metal dust w...

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WeTransfer focuses on its two most important letters in stripped-back rebrand

File-sharing site WeTransfer has unveiled its first ever rebrand, which includes a refresh of its logo, identity and website.
The updated site launched last week and is the first time WeTransfer – which enables people to send each other digital files via the cloud – has undergone a rebrand si...

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2016 Gift Guide: Jewelry & Accessories

Out fondness for jewelry is pretty obvious. I mean, we created a sister site, Adorn Milk, where we sell all kinds of modern jewelry that we obsess over. That said, jewelry is that added something we put on in the morning that elevates our outfits, and sometimes our moods. That’s why r...

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Patagonia’s New Super-Recycled Collection Is Super Impressive

Patagonia’s Re\collection line of jackets, vests, and pants is not made exclusively from recycled materials, but it’s close. “We got as near as we could humanly get to 100 percent recycled,” says Miles Johnson, Patagonia’s creative director of product design.
The collection includes ten style...

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'Xenophobia' Is Dictionary.com's Word Of The Year

There were a lot of surprises to come out of 2016, but “xenophobia” being named Dictionary.com’s Word of the Year is not one of them.


When you consider the rhetoric that galvanized people in this year’s Brexit vote and the U.S. presidential race, the proof that “xenophobia” is the word that...

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Studio Lorier’s Self-Watering Flowerpot

If you’re anything like me, you spend half your time worrying if you’ve overwatered your plants and the other half the time worrying if you’ve under watered them. Since the plants can’t tell us when to stop, maybe a pot can take all the guessing out of it? That’s the idea with Studio Lorier’s...

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Noordung's Angel Edition bike has a battery that doubles as a boombox

Electric bike manufacturer Noordung has designed a bicycle with a battery that charges phones on the go and functions as a backup speaker.
The detachable battery sits atop the company’s Angel Edition bike, where it sits upon a carbon fibre frame. Once removed, it doubles as a speaker ...

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http://skpsoft.com/view/art+culture+news/noordungs-angel-edition-bike-has-a-battery-that-doubles-as-a-boombox/

Google’s A-Team Architects Will Shape Its New London HQ

Bjarke Ingels Group and Heatherwick Studio—the same design firms working on Google’s Mountain View, CA headquarters—are now moving ahead on the company’s new London offices. Unlike most of Google’s buildings, this one will be vertical—a 10-story structure that the two firms describe as a cros...

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Tatiana Navka, Wife Of Putin Aide, Sparks Outrage With Holocaust-Themed Ice Skating Routine

As the show’s official YouTube clip above appears to show, the routine was well-received by audience members.
But it drew considerable ire from social media users after New York Magazine and Daily Beast contributing writer Yashar Ali tweeted the clip to his 11,000-plus followers. Many dubbed ...

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Mag Container by Alessandro Di Prisco

Mag is a minimal wastebasket created by Italy-based designer Alessandro Di Prisco for Geelli. The designer graduated from Naples’ Università Federico II, and appreciates the amalgamation of R&D with his passion for the visual arts and design. The wastebasket is constructed of integral po...

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Förstberg Ling transforms blacksmith's workshop into house for Hem founder

Swedish studio Förstberg Ling has converted a former blacksmith’s workshop in Stockholm to create a light-filled family home for Petrus Palmér, co-founder of furniture brand Hem and design studio Form Us With Love.
Aptly named Home of Petrus Palmér, the house was created inside the old...

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Watch an Absurdly Lovely Film Dedicated to the Unexpected

In life, these things are certain: If a balloon lands on a cactus, it will pop. If you point a fan at a house of cards, the cards will fall. If you happen to drop a piece of toast, it will inevitably land jam-side down. (OK, so that last one isn’t always a given—but it definitely feels that ...

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Tom Hanks Still Loves How His Buttocks Looked In ‘Forrest Gump’

Tom Hanks can’t get enough of how good his butt looked while starring as the titular character in the 1994 movie “Forrest Gump.”
“I had worked out quite a bit, it was all about running and I must say my buttocks, as Forrest would say, were as firm as tinned hams,” he told “The Graham Norton S...

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Jaw-Dropping Modernist Sandcastles by Calvin Seibert

It’s pretty easy to spend hours scoping out Calvin Seibert’s Flickr account where he’s amassed a catalog of jaw-dropping sandcastles that take on geometric forms you didn’t think were possible with sand. The professional sculptor erects these unbelievable structures with roots in brutalist ar...

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Herman Miller Launches a Flagship Store in NYC

Iconic manufacturer Herman Miller has decided to take a step in a whole new direction – they’ve opened a flagship, direct to consumer store in New York City. The retail shop spans 6,000 square feet on the ground and second floors of Herman Miller’s Manhattan offices at Park Avenue South, whic...

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Call for entries to YAC's Castle Resort competition

Dezeen promotion: Young Architects Competitions is inviting architects and designers to come up with ideas for transforming the ruins of a medieval castle in Italy into a holiday destination.
The Castle Resort contest is organised by Young Architects Competitions (YAC) in collaboration with M...

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You Can Compost Adidas’s Newest Shoe In Your Sink

Adidas manufactures more than 300 million products a year. Shoes, jerseys, hats. Most of that sportswear is made of polymers like thermoplastic or polyurethane. Some of those plastics are recyclable, but even those require fossil fuels to create. “For us, that’s a huge liability,” says James ...

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Artist Turns Random Dog Poops Into Donald Trump Art Installation

A graphic designer in Miami Beach has designs on turning Donald Trump’s last name into a new euphemism for “poop.”
The way he’s doing it will strike many as crappy: He’s putting Trump’s face and, occasionally, his quotes on pieces of dog poop he sees around his South Beach neighborhoo...

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Friday Five with Scott Hudson of Henrybuilt

Henrybuilt launched in 2001 in a shed on Washington’s Vashon Island and now, some 15 years later, the company’s Founder and CEO Scott Hudson has grown the business to include showrooms and offices in Seattle, New York City, and Mill Valley, California. Hudson named the design and manu...

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2016 Gift Guide: Modern Art

Not everyone gets around to buying art for themselves as many of us are focused on the necessities. But surrounding yourself with art, with various patterns, textures, colors, etc., can easily bring you joy and happiness, which most definitely is pretty necessary in these times. We looked...

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Bold Graphic Hooks by Design Letters & Friends

Danish brand Design Letters & Friends has designed a fun new collection of wall hooks. The bold, graphic HOOK2 Colour series begs you to can get creative with their playful dotted design by arranging them into various configurations on your wall. They’ll not only keep your gear nice an...

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Jony Ive and Marc Newson create room-size interpretation of a Christmas tree

An immersive Christmas tree installation by Apple’s Jonathan Ive and industrial designer Marc Newson has been unveiled in London.
The duo worked alongside British set designer Michael Howells to create the “magical experience”, which is located in the lobby of...

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How Block Shop’s Soleri Scarf is Conceived

Southern California-based sisters, Hopie and Lily Stockman, are the masterminds behind Block Shop, a textile company that brings a modern California vibe to textiles that are created through the traditional hand block printing process in India. Working with a family of printers and dyers in...

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http://skpsoft.com/view/art+culture+news/how-block-shops-soleri-scarf-is-conceived/

The Must See Cars From the 2016 Los Angeles Auto Show

If there were three takeaways from this year’s Los Angeles Auto Show they were: 1. SUVs are back with a vengeance, 2. virtual reality is the new marketing tool of choice for auto manufacturers, and 3. matte grey paint is the unofficial concept car color of 2016/2017. Jaguar also unveiled a sh...

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If Trump Wants to Fix Infrastructure, He Has to Learn From These Projects

President-elect Donald Trump wants to update America’s crumbling infrastructure. While it remains to be seen how he will finance his ambitious building spree, there is great potential for innovation beyond the (very necessary) repair of highways, bridges, tunnels, utilities, and rail lines, ...

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These 9 Graphic Mannequin Challenges Should Make Everyone Drive Safer

Get serious about road safety by watching these shocking versions of the #MannequinChallenge craze.
Police and fire rescue departments around the world are putting their own graphic spin on the viral trend, in which participants stand motionless while a camera pans around the eerily static...

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http://skpsoft.com/view/art+culture+news/these-9-graphic-mannequin-challenges-should-make-everyone-drive-safer/

10 Modern Lofts We’d Love to Call Home

While loft living might not be for everyone, others find it dream-worthy. Wide open spaces paired with high ceilings lead to innovative storage solutions and clever furniture layouts for some, while others become overwhelmed with the lack of walls. When done well, lofts become the ...

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Society6 Launches Notebooks and We Want Them All!

Oh my gosh, I have been waiting for this. Notebooks from Society6!!! Now, you can take notes, create to-do lists, write poems, doodle, or whatever you do in a notebook, and be inspired by and support an artist. The notebooks are available lined or unlined. SO EXCITED!!! PLUS 20% Off + Free...

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Simple Pendants with Geometric Modules

HAENG is a Danish brand that launched in 2015 featuring two collections of pendant lighting made up of various modules. The geometric modules come in varying materials, like wood, cork, hardened glass, and handmade felt from merino wool, that are combined into eight pre-designed ...

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John Pawson converts WW2 bunkers into museum of Southeast Asian art in Berlin

Architectural designer John Pawson has transformed a pair of second world war telecommunication bunkers into an art and furniture museum in Berlin’s Kreuzberg neighbourhood.

The Feuerle Collection is a private museum hosting the contemporary art, Imperial Chinese furniture, and anc...

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Alphabet Soap by Nava Workshop

Whether you are a hardcore lover of typography or not, these handcrafted Alphabet Soaps are super fun! The young Thai soap company, Nava Workshop, does not use mineral oils, parabens, or sodium lauryl sulfates (SLS) so they’re suitable to use on any skin type. Each letter is solid white in c...

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Society6 Launches Clear Phone Cases

We are stoked that Society6 has launched clear phone cases! They’re made of a polycarbonate hard shell for protection with frosted translucency. Check out some of our favorites:

Reminder clear phone case by SUBLIMENATION

Skull clear phone case by Ali GULEC

Rubber Plant Cure clear phone c...

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7 Graphic Design Trends for 2017

3 min read
As 2016 comes to a close, 2017 offers graphic designers new options and choices when it comes to what trends to adopt. Whilst many of 2016’s graphic design trends are still as popular as ever, there are a few new ones making their way into the forefront of designer’s minds. He...

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Ten Simple Retouching Techniques That Will Make Your Photos Pop

What are some of the easiest photo retouching techniques to learn for amateurs? originally appeared on Quora – the knowledge sharing network where compelling questions are answered by people with unique insights.


Answer by Archie D’Cruz, Editor, Designer, Writer, on...

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A House in Poland with Framed Views

Just outside of Poznań in Borówiec, Poland, mode:lina architekci designed the Fence House which presents as a geometric structure in contrasting colors from the outside. Two block-like volumes with pitched roofs and an off-center garage are composed of brick and concrete painted in black, whi...

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Surface Experiments: Ellen Van Dusen Explores Color + Pattern with Interactive Book

Dusen Dusen, the eponymous fashion label of Brooklyn-based designer Ellen Van Dusen, is in high demand these days. Her vibrant catalog of womenswear buzzing with kinetic repetition and color is complemented with an equally frolicsome home goods collection of pillows, bedding, throws, and even...

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http://skpsoft.com/view/art+culture+news/surface-experiments-ellen-van-dusen-explores-color-pattern-with-interactive-book/

One Point Perspective by Arnout Meijer

Dutch designer Arnout Meijer created a series of light sculptures that reference the idea of perception. Produced by Victor Hunt Designart Dealer, One Point Perspective comprises eight objects that manipulate light, each one a different shape, that changes depending on how you’re viewing i...

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Students create arching bamboo events pavilion in Hong Kong

Bent bamboo poles and translucent fabric make up this curving events pavilion in Hong Kong, designed by architecture students from The Chinese University of Hong Kong. 
The ZCB Bamboo Pavilion was designed to host a series of events, exhibitions and performances that promote low-carbon livin...

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http://skpsoft.com/view/art+culture+news/students-create-arching-bamboo-events-pavilion-in-hong-kong/

Illustrators Join together To Create Bookblock Notebooks

Notebook lovers, rejoice! The Bookblock Editions collection is a series of colorful and fun notebooks by 12 renowned illustrators. From soft watercolor landscapes to graphic geometry to hand sketched animal studies to vector cityscapes, there is a design for everyone. The artists created f...

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The BMW Motorrad Vision Next 100 Is What Motorcycling Might Look Like in 100 Years

The BMW Motorrad Vision Next 100 is the stuff of dreams, a zero-emissions two-wheeled concept designed to explore the possibilities of motorcycling without limits (or helmets). Unveiled as yet another of the German automaker’s stable of conceptual explorations – all with near nil likelihood o...

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Uber Wants To Make Drivers’ Jobs Easier With ‘Compliments’

Starting today, when you give your Uber driver a five-star rating, your app will ask you to provide them a little extra feedback. It’s not mandatory, but if you choose, you can give them a sticker that says something like “Awesome DJ!” or “Great car!” or “Above and beyond!” Or you can tap a p...

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How Taylor Swift Taught This Gay Fan The Value Of Being Fearless

To the world, Taylor Swift is a country-pop, occasionally divisive superstar whose talent is matched only by white-hot ambition. But to Tyler Conroy, she’ll always be a role model who helped him through some of the darkest periods in his adolescence.
“Taylor is someone who’s lived a positiv...

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A Melbourne Home is Renovated for a Growing Family

NORTHBOURNE Architecture + Design was enlisted by a young couple in Melbourne to renovate their house in an effort to make room for their unborn child. Instead of adding an extension, NORTHBOURNE was able to save the clients money by reconfiguring the existing floor plan and optimizing ...

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VDW16: Vienna Design Week Celebrates 10 Years

Celebrating 10 years of “a city full of design”, Vienna Design Week’s main venue was the neoclassical former cabinet making workshop, the Bothe & Ehrmann Exhibition Halls, once responsible for producing furniture for the Austrian monarchy. For ten days in October, it was instead filled w...

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Wall Clocks You Can Crumple

We were first introduced to Veronica Szalai’s NEW TIME clocks last year and she’s back with two new versions – Holographic and Matrix. Just like before, the clocks are made of a durable cotton fiber that allows you to crumple it, smash it, or fold it into any shape you want letting you choos...

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Norm Architects creates minimalist workspace for Kinfolk magazine in Copenhagen

Danish studio Norm Architects has taken influences from both Scandinavian and Japanese design to create this pared-back gallery and workspace for Kinfolk magazine in central Copenhagen.
The local studio worked closely with Kinfolk‘s editor-in-chief Nathan Williams and communications dir...

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City in a Suitcase: Bobby Kim of The Hundreds Gives us an Insider Look at LA Culture

If ever there was a melting pot that made the most delicious stew, it would be Los Angeles. When you get past the Hollywood hullabaloo, you discover that LA is rich with culture that runs deep and wide. Bobby Kim had an idea for a t-shirt and wanted to get it made, so he started The Hundreds...

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Lynk & Co. 01 Simplifies Sharing the Car Into a One Button Affair

The ride share economy just took a whole new detour. The newly unveiled Lynk & Co. 01 was unveiled by an all-new carmaker with a notably non-auto brand sounding name with intentions of following the map of how and when we drive.


Designed and engineered in Sweden – Volvo’s Chinese own...

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9 Ways For a Graphic Designer to Build an Online Audience

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If you are a graphic designer looking to enhance your online presence, portfolio, there are several ways of doing this. In the digital age, there is so much more scope for showing off your work with the added bonus of reaching a very wide audience of potential clients.
Here...

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The Bottom Line: 'Swing Time' By Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith writes novels about the people and themes that seem particularly freighted with political baggage these days: immigrants, multiracial families and social groups, the white and non-white working class. Though she’s writing about her own home turf ― England, typically north-west Lon...

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SOFTlab: Materials + Inspiration = Experience

The following post is brought to you by 3M. Our partners are hand-picked by the Design Milk team because they represent the best in design.

Michael Szivos, who founded SOFTlab in 2005, has said that the New York-based design studio is about material, experience, effect and engagement. Four...

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Vienna Design Week 2016: Passions Run High in Vienna

One of the most interesting parts of Vienna Design Week was the ‘Passionswege‘ or ‘passion path’ – a series of collaborations between contemporary international and Austrian designers and traditional Viennese production companies. Funded by Vienna Design Week, the project encourages both part...

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Woodi Stores Your Firewood, Books, or Magazines

Hanna Särökaari and Elina Ulvio collaborated on the multifunctional Woodi which is designed to hold your firewood, books, or even magazines. The minimalist birch design rests at a slant on three legs allowing it to be used either horizontally or vertically.

Being that it’s easy to man...

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Flat-packed cabin concept allows tiny houses to be assembled like IKEA furniture

A Vancouver-based startup’s conceptual design for flat-packed recreational cabins would allow users to build for themselves, making the wilderness more readily accessible.
The Backcountry Hut Company is an offshoot of interdisciplinary design firm Leckie Studio. Its goal is to fa...

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Fresh From The Dairy: Metal Travel Mugs

Last year, Society6 launched travel mugs and this year, they’ve added metal travel mugs to their lineup. These mugs have a 360-degree wraparound design and are crafted with lightweight stainless steel, keeping drinks hot or cold… and protected. Here are some of our faves:

Ivi metal travel mu...

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2016 Gift Guide: Tech

The best tech gifts aren’t just gadgets, but devices or accessories that make life easier, more fun, and a little more comfortable for the recipient. Give one of the gifts below and you’ll tell the person you know they like tech, but appreciate design and long-lasting quality even more....

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Woah, Google’s AI Is Really Good at Pictionary

For Google, it’s not enough that its products rely on machine learning and artificial intelligence. The company also wants you, its customer, to understand how these technologies work.
Last year, a few months after it open sourced its deep learning engine, a Google researcher partnered wit...

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Donald Trump Is Really Upset Mike Pence Got Booed At 'Hamilton'

President-elect Donald Trump, who is just two months away from his inauguration, woke up Saturday morning with a pressing concern on his mind.
No, it wasn’t about the violence being carried out in his name, nor did it concern how to deliver his election policies amid a wave of protests ac...

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A Large Vertical Loft with an M.C. Escher-like Staircase

Westway Architects, in collaboration with Stefano Pavia, turned a railway workers housing building into a vertical loft in Milan. The exterior, which has been maintained, looks to be built sometime between 1920 and 1924, while the interior has dramatically changed. Inside, the building was...

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The Miniatures of Jon Alameda

This month we are focusing on the new MINI trend. You’ve seen it all over social media, people making mini pancakes in a mini kitchen, with a mini frying pan. This seems kitsch and silly… but the art of miniaturizing is not easy.
I am lucky to call Chef Bob Spiegel my partner. He is the mas...

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A Furniture Collection Inspired by a Hotel

What came first, the chicken or the egg? Or, in this case, the hotel or the furniture? For Vírgula i architecture studio, they first renovated the Hotel Minho in Portugal. As they were designing it, they also ended up creating over 37 custom pieces of furniture to match their vision for the ...

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http://skpsoft.com/view/art+culture+news/a-furniture-collection-inspired-by-a-hotel/

Red pyramidal rooms form Henning Stummel's London home

A cluster of red metal-clad volumes are arranged around a secluded courtyard at Henning Stummel’s self-designed home in west London.
The Tin House is squeezed onto a plot surrounded and overlooked by traditional terraced houses in Shepherd’s Bush. It was designed by Henning St...

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Friday Five with Karen Konzuk

KONZUK jewelry has been a Design Milk favorite for many years, so much so that we had to bring their wares to our sister site, Adorn Milk. The designer behind the brand is Karen Konzuk, who continues to create line after line of awe-inspiring jewelry. Each collection varies but the common ...

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Corollaria: Algorithmic Jewelry by Nervous System

Nervous System is back with a brand new collection of jewelry that’s inspired by science and technology. Corollaria uses algorithmic design and digital fabrication to create a stunning collection of jewelry that’s inspired by the very things that make up our bodies—cells.



Inspired by biolo...

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Working from home? Practical tips for creating your workspace

3 min read
Working from home as a freelance graphic designer is a great option. No traffic jams, no broken coffee machines, no waste-of-time meetings. But, you must get your space organized and separated from the rest of the house. You need to think work and creativity and not be...

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15 Inspirational Tattoos That Turn Scars Into Beautiful Works Of Art

Tattoos have the ability to beautifully cover up scars, but scars can also be creatively incorporated into a design itself.
The 15 people below worked with artists to turn their scars into some epic artwork. Included on the list is Lena Dunham, who last month revealed her newest tattoo: A ...

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A Semi-Detached House in Belgium

Hired by a couple who love travel, sports, and books, Studio K renovated a semi-detached house near the center of Leuven, Belgium. The clients longed to brighten up the once-dark home so an extension was added with a courtyard in the middle to ensure light passed through the entire...

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http://skpsoft.com/view/art+culture+news/a-semi-detached-house-in-belgium/

John Malkovich as David Lynch = Art Website Magic

If you’re looking to DIY a website, there’s really no better platform than Squarespace. (And I’m speaking from my own experience.)  The fact that someone with very little coding experience can create a phenomenal site, has been the genius of the tool. The DIY side of things falls right within...

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http://skpsoft.com/view/art+culture+news/john-malkovich-as-david-lynch-art-website-magic/

2016 Gift Guide: Handmade

Selecting the perfect gift for someone is a pretty special way to show someone you love them. Add to that a gift that’s handmade and it shows double love. Just imagine all the love and care someone puts into a design they created and make with their own hands. Here we have chosen a c...

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Zaha Hadid Architects reveals plans for Infinitus Plaza in Guangzhou

Zaha Hadid Architects has begun work on a multipurpose complex in Guangzhou, which is modelled on the looping infinity symbol used in mathematics.
The Infinitus Plaza is located in the business district of Baiyun New Town, and will serve as a headquarters for the Infinitus – a health prod...

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http://skpsoft.com/view/art+culture+news/zaha-hadid-architects-reveals-plans-for-infinitus-plaza-in-guangzhou/

The Minimal Instrmnt 02 Watch by Instrmnt

Instrmnt 02 Watch is a minimal watch created by Glasgow-based company Instrmnt. Instrmnt launched their highly anticipated 02 series watch with a short film produced by Raspberry & Jam. The film focuses on movement; from the newly engineered Swiss mechanics that power the latest watch...

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http://skpsoft.com/view/art+culture+news/the-minimal-instrmnt-02-watch-by-instrmnt/

The Joule: Bringing Modern Sous Vide To The Home Cook

Despite being a favorite of molecular gastronomists for years, only recently has sous vide cooking become achievable for the home cook. For those who aren’t as familiar with sous vide cooking, it’s similar to poaching, but much more precise. Sous vide cooking is when a chef cooks meat and veg...

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http://skpsoft.com/view/art+culture+news/the-joule-bringing-modern-sous-vide-to-the-home-cook/

Every Single Name on This Entrancing Map Is a Music Reference

My favorite song about California is Scott McKenzie’s 1967 easy-listening hippie anthem “San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair).” I’ll admit: It’s not the best song about the Golden State. But I still like it. When I was a teenager, years before ever visiting San Francisco, the ...

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'The Little Mermaid' Directors Debunk Notorious 'Hidden Message' Once And For All

“What’s that thingamabob?” is a question parents probably dread when their children watch “The Little Mermaid.” Sorry, your kids ain’t talking about utensils.
The randy bishop in “Little Mermaid” has become a Disney legend. Supposedly, during the wedding scene on the ship, the bishop presidi...

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Friday Five with Jordan Goldstein

Gensler is one of those architecture firms you hear about regularly as they’re busting at the seams with superb talent and incredible projects. Architect Jordan Goldstein is one of those people, whose career with the firm now spans two decades. The Washington, DC native earned a Bachelor of ...

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Rise & Shine Wall Mirror by Hunting & Narud

Hunting & Narud designed the sculptural Rise & Shine Wall Mirror with a person’s height in mind. The counter balanced mirror adjusts vertically to the user’s preference with the help of the attached weighted rope. Hanging from a wooden knob, the circular mirror becomes part of the c...

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Studio Ben Allen uses geometric screens to create adaptable London apartment

Movable, perforated screens allow this north London apartment to be adapted to suit various situations.
Studio Ben Allen was brought on to make the apartment‘s layout more flexible and better suited to modern living.

The owners of the property, which is housed within a 19th-century...

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Challky: A T-Shirt with a Drawable Surface

Do you love graphic tees but sometimes can’t find exactly what you want on one? Or maybe you just like to mix your message up from time to time. Challky is a minimalist t-shirt that comes with a surface where you can get creative and draw/write anything you want in chalk.

In school, c...

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Yves Béhar Redesigns Western Digital’s My Passport Drives

Western Digital brought on designer Yves Béhar and his industrial design and branding firm fuseproject to inject an entirely new design language into the storage technologies brand’s catalog of consumer external hard drives.

The core of fuseproject’s design refresh resonates with the e...

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Design tools you should try

4 min read
The article suggests 8 design tools that every graphic designer should be familiar with and try out in their projects.
The job of a designer requires constant learning and analysis of new trends, capabilities and tools. When you are involved in designing digital products,...

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Artists Are Drawing The Faces Of Marginalized People In An Effort To Spread Love

Illustrator Tyler Feder’s reaction to the election of Donald Trump, and the loss of presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton, is one many can relate to: “I felt completely defeated after the election results came in,” she told The Huffington Post over email this week.
The results, she speci...

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Listen: Episode 17 of Clever with Kevin Greenberg

In this episode of Clever, Brooklyn-based architect Kevin Greenberg of Space Exploration delights Amy and Jaime with tales of culture shock while working in Japan, notes that decades of architecture practice has re-wired his brain to notice bad design, and articulates how he would one day ...

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Furniture Made From Puzzle Pieces

Craft Combine has cleverly figured out a way to transform your framed art into functional furniture and then back again, if you choose. The Piece Furniture series features three designs that each consist of puzzle-like components that fit into a frame. Within that frame exists the pieces...

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Kaziu: A Portable Side Table from Ligne Roset

Poland-born, Germany-based Gregor Korolewicz is the designer behind this compact and practical side table designed for Ligne Roset. The Kaziu table uses open, rounded rectangular shapes that are interlocked to form the base that holds a circular tabletop. With clean, simple lines, the table...

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Job of the day: CAD technician at Stella McCartney

Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a CAD technician with Stella McCartney, who teamed up with Adidas to design the uniforms for Team GB at the 2016 Rio Olympics (pictured). Read more stories about Stella McCartney or browse more architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.




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Where I Work: Shanan Campanaro of Eskayel

We’ve had a thing for Eskayel for years and our love continues to grow as their ethereal collections do. At the helm of the Brooklyn-based furnishings brand is Shanan Campanaro, whose dreamy watercolor-like designs feature soothing repetitive patterns that are nothing short of hypnotic. S...

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The Native Union Eclipse USB Hub Glows With Good Ideas

Tech accessory maker Native Union is no stranger to decluttering, simplifying, and beautifying the everyday lives of people drowning under the weight of all the devices requiring a charge or transfer. I’m already a big fan and user of their weighted knot cables, a Lightning-based connection o...

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The Controversial Redesign of the Lowly Multivitamin (Yes, Controversial)

Ritual sells clear vitamin capsules in clear glass bottles. They arrive at your door in a sunny, white and yellow box sporting icons for the wellness perks you expect of vitamins (improves mood, protects skin) and the slogan, “The future of vitamins is clear.”
The packaging is a deliberate me...

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"Searching For Signs" By Katharine "Kat" Kramer

I’ve had the good fortune of being inspired by and having an opportunity to learn from great performers and artists in the arts and entertainment.One such artist is the Legendary Lily Tomlin, who has become my role model as a performer, and also as a socially-conscious entertainer....

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Minimalist Chicken Coop by RASKL

Backyard chickens have become a thing over the last few years and at first thought, it seems pretty simple. However, like all animals, you have to think about feeding and sheltering them. Newcastle-based studio RASKL can help you out with the latter as they designed a luxury minimalist...

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Swissted Launches Legends Series of 70s, 80s and 90s Rock + Punk Shows

Mike Joyce, of Stereotype Design, continues his Swissted project, which beautifully merges music, graphic design, and Swiss Modernism, with a new print series called Swissted Legends. Each vibrant print features one of 25 legendary punk and rock artists and a solo show they performed...

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Unexpected: Furniture Made From Acoustic Panels

Canberra, Australia based Elliot Bastianon continues exploring the use of EchoPanel®, an acoustic sheet material, in his furniture designs through folding, bending, creasing, pressing, and pleating it for alternate uses. By experimenting and not pre-planning, Bastianon is able to come up wit...

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Job of the day: interiors/exhibitions specialist at Adjaye Associates

Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for an interiors/exhibitions specialist at David’s Adjaye’s firm, which was recently selected to design a major new art museum in Latvia (pictured). Read more stories about David Adjaye or browse more architecture and design opportunities on ...

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TEGES Fake Stick Security Tag Jewelry

Enamel pins and brooches have definitely boomeranged back around as must-have fashionable accessories. Pinned onto jackets, shirts, coats, or bags, they offer at a quick glance the wearer’s allegiance to nearly any affiliation or topic (hot, or otherwise). But what if your activities fall und...

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Design Milk Gets a Refresh!

It’s been a few years since we made any dramatic changes to the Design Milk website and I thought it might be time for a refresh. Working again with the team at Electric Pulp, we conceived a slightly wider, responsive design that finally said goodbye to the sidebar, at least on all of the mai...

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Understanding the basics of colour theory

1 min read
You might think that your co-workers or your projects or your meeting schedule determines your mood at work. While those are all contributing factors, there’s something else at play, too: colour. The colours and colour combinations in your work space, and in your home, have a...

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Stage Door: Sweat, Not That Jewish

The Trump presidential win isn’t expected to help the Rust Belt states. Despite campaign rhetoric and NAFTA vitriol, manufacturing jobs have been shipped overseas for decades.


A tech-based economy has been wreaking havoc on American industry for years — and no one...

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Friday Five with James R. Harlan

Chicago-born, Los Angeles-based James R. Harlan is not only an architect, he’s an artist, author, and preservationist. After moving to LA to attend USC School of Architecture, where he earned a Bachelor of Science, he opened his own architecture studio in 1989 and focused on modern r...

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Fresh From The Dairy: Hands

This week, we’re all hands. Helping hands, shaking hands, hugging hands, high-fiving hands, creative hands—our hands can do so much good. Check out some of our favorite handy Society6 products…


Hands Hands Hands iPad case by Heiko Windisch

BLACK HANDS iPhone / Galaxy case by Matthew Taylor ...

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Shield Vase by Arnaud Lapierre

Using Corian, Arnaud Lapierre designed a collection of limited edition vases named Shield that double as sculptures. Each bold vase invites you to present flower arrangements that feel partially protected by the digital-like shield behind them. The curved back has a strong vertically striped...

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http://skpsoft.com/view/art+culture+news/shield-vase-by-arnaud-lapierre/

Guadalajara offers "extraordinary opportunities very early" for young architects

Guadalajara is emerging as Mexico‘s architecture hotspot, as young firms forgo Mexico City for better chances to test ideas and stand out.
Contemporary Mexican architecture is still often associated with modernists like Luis Barragán, whose colourful surfaces and emotive spaces ensured ...

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Design Milk Gets a Refresh!

It’s been a few years since we made any dramatic changes to the Design Milk website and I thought it might be time for a refresh. Working again with the team at Electric Pulp, we conceived a slightly wider, responsive design that finally said goodbye to the sidebar, at least on all of the mai...

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http://skpsoft.com/view/art+culture+news/design-milk-gets-a-refresh/

Understanding the basics of colour theory

1 min read
You might think that your co-workers or your projects or your meeting schedule determines your mood at work. While those are all contributing factors, there’s something else at play, too: colour. The colours and colour combinations in your work space, and in your home, have a...

Read full post here:
http://skpsoft.com/view/art+culture+news/understanding-the-basics-of-colour-theory/

Stage Door: Sweat, Not That Jewish

The Trump presidential win isn’t expected to help the Rust Belt states. Despite campaign rhetoric and NAFTA vitriol, manufacturing jobs have been shipped overseas for decades.


A tech-based economy has been wreaking havoc on American industry for years — and no one...

Read full post here:
http://skpsoft.com/view/art+culture+news/stage-door-sweat-not-that-jewish/

Friday Five with James R. Harlan

Chicago-born, Los Angeles-based James R. Harlan is not only an architect, he’s an artist, author, and preservationist. After moving to LA to attend USC School of Architecture, where he earned a Bachelor of Science, he opened his own architecture studio in 1989 and focused on modern r...

Read full post here:
http://skpsoft.com/view/art+culture+news/friday-five-with-james-r-harlan/

Fresh From The Dairy: Hands

This week, we’re all hands. Helping hands, shaking hands, hugging hands, high-fiving hands, creative hands—our hands can do so much good. Check out some of our favorite handy Society6 products…


Hands Hands Hands iPad case by Heiko Windisch

BLACK HANDS iPhone / Galaxy case by Matthew Taylor ...

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http://skpsoft.com/view/art+culture+news/fresh-from-the-dairy-hands/

Shield Vase by Arnaud Lapierre

Using Corian, Arnaud Lapierre designed a collection of limited edition vases named Shield that double as sculptures. Each bold vase invites you to present flower arrangements that feel partially protected by the digital-like shield behind them. The curved back has a strong vertically striped...

Read full post here:
http://skpsoft.com/view/art+culture+news/shield-vase-by-arnaud-lapierre/