Design

Many Modernists reject ornamental objects in an effort to preserve clutter-free surfaces and uninterrupted architectural lines – often forgetting that personal possessions imbue spaces with great meaning. Orrefors Glassworks teams up with internationally renowned architect and design studio Claesson Koivisto…

In 2017, British-Italian architect Francesco Paini came across a small drawing at the Frieze Art Fair in London. The artwork created by American artist Saul Steinberg in the 1950s seemed to depict a group of rectilinear forms that represented the…

What is typically regarded – or rather, disregarded – as merely a common trash receptacle has now become an interactive work of art. Inspired by the childhood practice of placing magnets on a magnetic surface, Italian artist Alice Ronchi has…

Design Milk is excited to share the most recent lecture of the 2023/2024 academic year of the Vignelli Center for Design Studies Design Conversation Lecture Series at the Rochester Institute of Technology. This session features Faride Mereb, an award-winning Venezuelan book…

Artist and designer Nik Bentel is a one-of-a-kind creative deviser of products and performances that encourage viewers to reimagine the everyday objects in their lives. After receiving his undergraduate degree from the Brown-RISD Dual Degree program and Columbia University’s Master…

The winners of the prestigious A’ Design Award & Competition have been unveiled! This year’s roster highlights a remarkable array of global designers and the competition has truly showcased the best in over 100 categories of design, demonstrating the vast…

Milan, Paris, Copenhagen, New York, Miami, and now LA? The Southern California locale has positioned itself as an international arbiter of taste, particularly in the area of collectible design, with a decorated history that boasts the post-war mid-century design boom,…

May is AAPI Heritage Month and with that brings a slew of events and exhibitions celebrating talents and distinctive works of the AAPI design community. Crafting Selfhood is one of those showcases currently on view now in New York City.…

If God is in the details – as the famous German idiom truly goes – then finding introspection through emotive objects is akin to prayer. Facilitating this material communion is New York- and San Francisco-based interdisciplinary design studio Office of…

Inspired by a chance encounter with vintage Spanish postcards, renowned designer Jaime Hayon pays homage to Spain’s rich cultural heritage and his own personal roots with Montera, a table lamp designed for Danish brand &Tradition that artfully blends old traditions…

Designers continue to show us how to put the fun in functional, this time with kint’s puffa system, designed by collaborator Rostyslav Sorokovyi. Already a best-seller in the brand’s native Ukraine, the modular seating collection stepped into the international spotlight…

Guests amidst the hustle and bustle of Milan Design Week 2024 were granted a moment of respite with the Rude Arts Club exhibition tucked away on Piazza Santo Stefano. The space was reimagined in honor of two collaborative collections by…

After outgrowing their previous space in an old building in downtown Portland, Oregon, Skylab Architecture sought to find to a new home that could address their concerns: How can our studio evolve from a dedicated workspace to a playground for…

Inspired by the ancient art of alchemy, as read in Paolo Coelho’s The Alchemist, Lee Broom set off to design a lighting collection focused on the balance and interconnected nature of sculptural metal lighting. Driven by his own observations of…

When it comes to the furniture of a space, side tables often play a supporting role, never the lead character – that is, until world acclaimed Dutch artist and designer Sabine Marcelis unveiled her Lokum collection at this year’s Milan…