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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