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Designer Jens Praet collaborated with Elle Decor in his latest project Shredded . The four-piece collection consists of a table, a bench, bookcase, and low table made from what else but shredded magazines.

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Furniture Made from Shredded Elle Decor Magazines by Jens Praet

December’s Designer Dailies  focuses on a well-known favorite, contemporary furniture design company,  Blu Dot . Its founders, John Christakos, Maurice Blanks, and Charles Lazor (who has since left), were college buddies who all appreciated architecture, art, and design, and all of whom were less than thrilled with the furnishings they could afford once they graduated. Rather than simply complaining, in 1997 they formed Blu Dot, with the goal of bringing good design to as many people as possible

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Designer Dailies: Blu Dot

Cuppo is a minimal wall storage design created by Osaka-based company Ideaco . Fortunately, I had the pleasure of recently meeting the founder of the company, Ichiro Haba. He founded the company on the basis of providing smart, innovative designs that are both simple and functional. Most of the products designed by Ideaco are common household items that have been re-invented with improved aesthetic and utility. Cuppo is a prime example of Ideaco’s philosophy toward minimalist, functional design

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Skim Milk: Cuppo by Ideaco

The Scandinavian company Muuto is back with a new lamp that brings LED technology to a slim, minimalistic design they call Leaf . Designed by the Swedish design team of  Mats Broberg and Johan Ridderstråle , the lamp comes in two different sizes ( floor lamp  or  table lamp ) and five colors (black, white, grey, rose, green), making it the perfect universal lamp that could work in any room. The lamp is so simple in design with its rotating leaf-like silhouette that can be turned to shine light on any area where you need it. Share This: Twitter | Facebook | Discover more great design by following Design Milk on Twitter and Facebook

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Leaf Lamp by Broberg & Ridderstråle for Muuto

There is something of a trend going on lately of these types of cage-like geometric designs – from Ana Cláudia’s jewelry to Dave Hulsbergen’s lamps  and I’m digging it. So that’s probably why I also like  Mambo’s  new series of three Star pendant lamps created for the ETTERO collection. I love the random placement of the lines, too as if they were growing organically like branches or bone. And, +1 for brass.

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Star Pendant Lamps by Mambo

The No.3 Stool , designed by Scott, Rich & Victoria of Italian company COVO , uses a complex bent wire frame as its base. The triangular-shaped seat is faceted making it more comfortable than a flat one, but also visually, it’s more dynamic. Available in six colors that will certainly pack a cheery punch to your decor, the stool comes in two heights – barstool and regular seat height. Share This: Twitter | Facebook | Discover more great design by following Design Milk on Twitter and Facebook

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No.3 Stool by Covo

John and Wonhee Jeong Arndt of Studio Gorm met while studying in the masters program at the design academy Eindhoven in the Netherlands. They set up their first studio in Rotterdam, though today, they are located in Eugene, Oregon. Let’s see what inspires the pair who make simple, practical, and always beautiful products and environments, in this week’s  Friday Five . 1. Radiolab There is always something amazing to learn about stuff that is so fundamental… that you don’t bother to think about it.

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Friday Five with Studio Gorm

Italian designer Vito Nesta was inspired by a sewing thimble when he created his latest product entitled inDITO . The now oversized object becomes a vase or planter to house your greenery indoors.

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inDITO Oversized Thimble by Vito Nesta

Barcelona-based lagranja design has created a colorful line of tables, cabinets, and shelves called Midi Colors for the Spanish company Sistema Midi . The collection is made such that you can mix and match the leg, drawer, and door colors to customize your piece to your style. The legs are similar to sawhorses but made of extruded aluminum and in bright, fun colors. The colors take an ordinary-looking cabinet and really jazz it up and make it stand out

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Midi Colors by lagranja design for Sistema Midi

Gonçalo Campos has designed a series of clever porcelain platters called Tecido  that looks like a napkin or tablecloth draped over dishware. Campos worked hard to get this process just right – finding a way to give substance and rigidity to a piece of fabric so that they could fix the shape and create a mold. Working with  Vista Alegre , a Portuguese Porcelain and Crystal company founded back in 1824, Campos created the perfect elegant shape that could definitely be mistaken for fabric.

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Tecido Platter by Gonçalo Campos