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May 14th, 2012 — Design
The always busy Karim Rashid has designed a new sofa collection for the Spanish furniture company Sancal . Float features an oval-shaped back to lean on that also doubles as a space divider for privacy. Available in three sizes: two low back sofas and one sofa with a higher back. Each piece has Rashid’s signature color combinations, but you can also pick your own fabrics if you prefer.
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Float by Karim Rashid for Sancal
May 13th, 2012 — Design
New York City native and textile designer Thomas Paul is in this week’s Friday Five hot seat. A former neckwear and scarf designer for Bill Blass, Calvin Klein, and DKNY, he went off on his own — in an entirely new direction: the home. You can definitely see the neckwear inspiration in his designs, which range from bedding to pillows to rugs and our favorite: the Luddite collection . P.S.
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Friday Five with Thomas Paul
May 13th, 2012 — Design
Hesus is a rocking horse that gets back to basics. Designed by J.Key Schneyorson , it’s built based on the repeated shape of the sector of a circle but at various scales. The recurring circle sectors are joined together to create an abstract rocking horse made of welded stainless steel tubing and braided leather strips that make up the seat
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A Rocking Horse Named Hesus
May 12th, 2012 — Design
Russian designer Dima Loginoff has created a new collection of ultra-contemporary sofas for the Italian company ARTEX . The four designs are: Confusion, Not too late, Kisses, and Diamond Lounge. Each style has its own unique shape and look. They may not be everyone’s cup of tea but they definitely make a statement and give people something to talk about.
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Dima Loginoff for Artex
May 12th, 2012 — Design
Tom Cecil is an innovative furniture designer based in the UK. He started out as a mechanical engineer, but soon turned to furniture and product design that incorporates his past experience exploring “how and why things work.” Stretched Table A very thin sheet of steel is stretched across a steel frame to create a table. Supported only at the ends, the ratchet strap moves the base of legs together, the frame acting as lever, pulls the top tight with 30 ton of force. Auxetic Table A table made from sixteen hollow parts that are hand stitched together to create 24 articulated joints. The table can be opened and closed by either pushing, pulling or rotating a single part
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Tom Cecil
May 11th, 2012 — Design
Industrial designer Samuel Wilkinson , who opened his own studio in late 2007, has designed a number of award-winning items, including the Plumen 001 light bulb ( a collaboration with design brand Hulger), which earned him the grand prize from the London Design Museum of “2011 Design of the Year” and the “Black pencil” from the D&AD. His work spans the range, from furniture to accessories, and even includes a tech-y terrarium, the Biome , that uses a smartphone or iPad to control its climate, water level and nutrients. Our personal favorite
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Friday Five with Samuel Wilkinson
May 11th, 2012 — Design
I’ve just discovered TurrinBy , a collection of furniture designed by Erwan Péron that incorporates a variety of different materials from leather to PMMA to wood and even Daquacryl®. I like the angular nature of the pieces – they feel a bit deconstructionist. Share This: Twitter | Facebook | Discover more great design by following Design Milk on Twitter and Facebook . © 2012 Design Milk | Posted by Jaime in Home Furnishings | Permalink | No comments
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TurrinBY
May 10th, 2012 — Design
Marco Sousa Santos has designed some new pieces to add to the BRANCA collection , which he showed recently in Milan. These are my most favorite – that green gradient is killing me (and I usually hate green!). Share This: Twitter | Facebook | Discover more great design by following Design Milk on Twitter and Facebook . © 2012 Design Milk | Posted by Jaime in Home Furnishings | Permalink | No comments
May 10th, 2012 — Design
Leif Peterson is an international distributor of fine luxury Italian furniture and decor, which we’re so passionate about here on Design Milk, so they were kind enough to support our trip to High Point this year. Their showroom in High Point is located in 220 Elm and they currently represent ten companies whose offerings work cohesively as a whole, therefore, it’s almost like one-stop shopping! Alivar (furniture), Bonaldo (furniture), Cierre (leather), Fornasarig (furniture), Jesse (furniture) Lafer (recliners), Linie Design (rugs), Penta (lighting), Saba Italia , and Tonelli (glass). Come along for a tour – maybe you’ll see something you like! The first thing to draw you into the showroom is the Glo lighting fixture by Carlo Colombo for Penta.
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High Point Market Spring 2012: Leif Petersen
May 9th, 2012 — Design
I wonder how many of those old IBM clocks I’ve stared at over the years… just waiting for class to be over… Well, somehow it hasn’t stopped me from wanting the newly reproduced 1960′s IBM 13.5 Standard Issue Clock . IBM partnered up with the American company Schoolhouse Electric & Supply Co. to bring this classic back to life. Hand assembled in Portland, Oregon, they’ve kept the original details like the domed glass lens and original graphics in tact. Now you can relive your clockwatching days… Share This: Twitter | Facebook | Discover more great design by following Design Milk on Twitter and Facebook .
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1960s IBM Clock Reissue