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Remember that really unique rug we featured before where it looked like land you saw while peaking out of an airplane window? Designer Florian Pucher is back with a new, one-of-a-kind rug with a completely different look called LANDCARPET Hong Kong , made specifically to be auctioned off at Dorotheum in November. The new version displays Victoria Harbour and mainland China, alongside the island districts of Hong Kong.

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LANDCARPET Hong Kong by Florian Pucher

Although not a new design, I just discovered it so it’s new to me! Japanese company BCXSY’s Seesaw bookshelf is a pretty neat concept. I bet you could put books you’ve read on one end and ones you’ haven’t read yet on the other. Which side would be heavier for you? BCXSY is the multidisciplinary design studio of designers  Boaz Cohen  and  Sayaka Yamamoto . How would you arrange this shelf?

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Seesaw Bookshelf by BCXSY

We all know PANTONE as being the #1 authority of all things color in the design industry and now they’ve released a new collection of real skin colors in their new PANTONE SkinTone Guide . The new guide was based off of “more than 1,000 human skin measurements” which lead to the 110 shades in the new library. Each large-sized swatch has perforation to allow for easy visual matching. Each color is assigned a four-digit PANTONE number where the first two reference the “hue or undertone of the skin” and the last two reflect the “tone or lightness and darkness of the skin.” This reminds us of Brazilian artist Angelica Dass’ Humanæ PANTONE/skin-matching project  - check that one out. Share This: Twitter | Facebook | Discover more great design by following Design Milk on Twitter and Facebook

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I suppose this could qualify for our Skim Milk column , right? The Balcon collection by Inga Sempé is a mininalist’s dream for wall storage. Consisting of simple shelves, a mirror and bowl, Balcon holds your necessities and no more

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Balcon Collection by Inga Sempé

Pedro Sousa ‘s Causeway storage cabinet had a starting point back in his student days, specifically a year spent in Dublin. Inspired by rock formations, this sideboard uses a combination of solid wood, plywood and wood veneer to create a 3D effect on its surface. Available in three colors in addition to natural wood in a series of eight pieces each. Get ‘em while they’re hot! Share This: Twitter | Facebook | Discover more great design by following Design Milk on Twitter and Facebook . © 2012 Design Milk | Posted by Jaime Derringer in Home Furnishings | Permalink | No comments

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Causeway Storage Cabinet by Pedro Sousa

Remember when we mentioned that we were going to Milan to the final event of the Electrolux Design Lab for 2012? Well, we went and met the top 10 designers in person and listened to them present their designs — they were most impressive! Stay tuned for the winner but in the meantime, here’s a more in-depth look at some of our favorite designs. Industrial design graduate Yunuén Hernández who hails from Mexico designed the Mo’Sphere , a molecular cooking appliance meant to aid the average cook in flavor exploration. After watching videos of famous chefs on TV and seeing their passion for cooking, Hernández discovered that molecular cooking was all about mixing ingredients to make food interesting and healthy. Delving into the world of senses and mixing them up with food flavors, she decided she wanted to enter the competition.

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Our Favorite Concept Designs from Electrolux Design Lab 2012

Souda , a new NYC-based product design company, created a stunning chandelier from post-consumer PET bottles. The bottles were collected by homeless individuals in an effort to raise money for the non-profit SURE WE CAN, which runs the only homeless-friendly can redemption center in the NYC area. After collection, the bottles were brought to Souda’s studio to be cleaned, cut and riveted together to create a dome-like lighting fixture using upwards of 60 upcycled bottles.

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Bubble Chandelier Made from Post-Consumer PET Bottles

Sometimes you come across such a simple idea and think, “Why didn’t I think of that?” and the Bookmarker by Simple Form Design is definitely one of those times. It’s a bookmark with integrated sticky notes attached making it super easy to flag your favorite pages in a magazine or jot down a note as a reminder in a book. I don’t know about you, but I’m constantly fumbling for a highlighter (which ruins books) and sticky notes (I can’t ever find them) to mark a place in a book that I want to go back to and this solves the problem. The long, flat marker conveniently holds your place in the book with the small pad sticking out of the top making it easy to find. This is something every student should have.

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Bookmarker by Simple Form Design

Designed by Adrian Wu , Wen Han, and Rongxin Zhang, the Ingage Chair is meant to inspire the user to interact or to “engage” with nature. They’ve modified your average lounge chair to appear submerged in the ground making the user have direct contact with the grass. By rethinking outdoor furniture and bringing the user closer to the earth, their hopes are that it will encourage people to enjoy their surroundings and Mother Nature more.

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Get Out! “In”gage Chair Turns Nature Into A Chair

We posted about Kristine Bjaadal’s food objects  that were shown at Food Work during Tokyo Design Tide 2012 , and another Norwegian design team who was showing objects in the exhibition was Oslo-based  Anderssen & Voll . Food Work features eight Norwegian designers presenting projects surrounding food: storage, preparation, presentation, and eating. Anderssen & Voll’s contributions are inspired by Japanese culture, but are designed for everyday situations in Norway

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Norwegian Food Objects Inspired by Japanese Culture by Anderssen & Voll