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I just discovered Dottir & Sonur and I love their first collection of colorful, graphic products . Share This: Twitter | Facebook | Discover more great design by following Design Milk on Twitter and Facebook .

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Red Stripe® , the Jamaican beer company, recently teamed up with London-based Japanese sound artist Yuri Suzuki to create a series of cultural projects that celebrate the DIY culture of the brand’s Jamaican roots. Suzuki is best known for his sick homemade music machines including a flute made from an electric kettle and Scalectrix tracks made from old vinyl records.

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Make Something From Nothing

NewspaperWood by Vij5 and Mieke Meijer flips the idea of materials on its head. Instead of using wood as a source to make paper, NewspaperWood uses the paper to make wood! The design was Meijer’s project at the Design Academy Eindhoven, who decided it was time to create something useful from old newspapers that no one wanted. For the launch in Milan at Salone , Vij5 invited some designers to create products using the NewspaperWood materials

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NewspaperWood by Vij5 and Mieke Meijer

When Christian Holmsted Olesen, curator at the Design Museum Denmark , first approached Jasper Morrison about participating in an exhibit, showcasing the esteemed designer’s work was what he had in mind. Morrison, however, countered with an altogether different proposal: that he curate a collection featuring Danish designs he loved, that he would hand pick from the museum’s 20th-century holdings. Thus was born Danish Design—I Like It! Rather than pull every obvious iconic piece, like Arne Jacobsen’s Swan chair or Finn Juhl’s Poet sofa, Morrison opted for the more mundane. According to Olesen, about two-thirds of the 150 objects in the show are pieces that Danes might have had, or still have, in their own homes.

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Danish Design—I Like It! by Jasper Morrison

Julie Pieda is the founder behind the small Australian-based Koush Design . The firm designs interiors, furniture, and objects, all designed and made locally.

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Koush Design

Sai is a modular wall-mounted bookshelf by Jiyoung Seo made of modular silicone blocks. You can wedge items in between the blocks, move them around, or even pin notes to them. Photos by Young Mi Kim. Share This: Twitter | Facebook | Discover more great design by following Design Milk on Twitter and Facebook . © 2011 Design Milk | Posted by Jaime in Home Furnishings | Permalink | No comments

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Sai by Jiyoung Seo

We’re winding down the year here at Design Milk, and taking some time to look back at the exciting features, products, people and posts we were able to cover, uncover and discover in 2011. Over the next two week’s we’ll share some of our favorites, all leading up to the top 10 most popular posts of the year. First up is our Friday Five , er, ten! The roster of designers, architects, and all-around world talents who contributed a Friday Five to Design Milk this year was incredible. It was definitely a challenge to pick just ten to highlight

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2011 Year in Review: Best of Friday Five

Totally digging the design of French designer Suzy Leliévre ‘s Contortions table — a play on the ordinary two-tiered table. Thanks, Aaron ! Share This: Twitter | Facebook | Discover more great design by following Design Milk on Twitter and Facebook . © 2011 Design Milk | Posted by Jaime in Art , Home Furnishings | Permalink | No comments

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Contortions Table by Suzy Leliévre

Aparte is a design agency from France who recently presented a prototype of their Katra chair, made of ramie fiber. I’m loving the profile – so sexy. Share This: Twitter | Facebook | Discover more great design by following Design Milk on Twitter and Facebook . © 2011 Design Milk | Posted by Jaime in Home Furnishings | Permalink | 1 comment

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Katra Chair by Aparte