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For this week’s Friday Five we tapped New Zealand-based furniture and lighting designer David Trubridge .  Trubridge is trained in Naval Architecture (or boat design), has worked as a forester, and taught himself how to create furniture. He presented his inspiration in terms of the five elements, along with gorgeous landscape photographs he took himself. Not coincidentally, this also happens to be the structure of the book he is writing about his life and design. 1. Earth: Wilderness The Earth is grounding.

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Friday Five with David Trubridge

Matt from Twig & Timber makes some of the most lovely modern birdhouses: Buy them on Etsy . 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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Modern Birdhouses from Twig & Timber

D-vision has organized a group exhibition during Salone in Milan called Soft Comfort that focuses on pieces that invite you to sit on them with the promise of comfort. A BOOV Although what is comfortable might differ from person to person, overall, we can all agree that comfort makes us feel at home, and at rest. Certain elements are directly related to comfort such as sitting angle, seat softness and shape.

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Soft Comfort by D-vision

A lamp made of spoons ? Sure, why not!? UK-based designer Clive Roddy designed this lamp with a lampshade made of spoons. Inspired by pinecones (clever!) when took a visit to Yosemite National Park, Roddy thought he’d try to translate it into a lamp with 115 stainless steel desert spoons. The tripod oak base acts as a pedestal for the sculpture that sits atop it

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Spoon Lamp by Clive Roddy

Montreal-based design company La Firme sees the beauty in an ordinary BBQ propane tank . Why should it be hidden away? They decided to create a lamp out of it as a reminder about the evolution of lighting and of our relationship with fuels. Photos by Marie-Élaine Benoit and Jonathan Nicol

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BBQ Lamp by La Firme

London-based designer Andy Martin will show his new exciting furniture project at Meet My Project in Milan. This shelving system, called Undergraduate, is a reinvention and reimagining of a classic building bricks made of wood that are stacked to form shelves and nooks. Andy Martin took inspiration from the brick-built shelving used in student accommodations.

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Undergraduate by Andy Martin

LeeLABS is behind a new line of concrete clocks, called Para Clocks , that were designed using parametric software to achieve the radial patterns they were inspired by. Despite being made of concrete, these clocks have a delicate look about them. They remind me of what you could draw with those Spirograph toys from childhood. Currently they have 6 patterns to choose from but hope to use Kickstarter to help them fund the building of an App that will allow customers to create their own designs

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Para Clocks by LeeLABS

With a desire to join the two materials, Tel Aviv-based Dana Bachar created Felted , a collection of lamps made from felted wool and metal. A recent industrial design graduate of Holon Institute of Technology, she felted wool over the metal frames essentially joining them together. The soft, organic nature of the felt with the industrial metal creates an artistic and unique combination that’s also functional. Share This: Twitter | Facebook | Discover more great design by following Design Milk on Twitter and Facebook . © 2012 Design Milk | Posted by Caroline in Home Furnishings | Permalink | No comments

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Felted by Dana Bachar

www is a new series by Viktormatic that comments on the digital communication, networking and web that have become so precious in out society. An interpretation of the shelf archetype, sets of movable strings become the shelving.

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www by Viktormatic

Constanze Schweda’s new line of low tables are inspired by kirigami, which is a variation of origami that includes cutting the paper. Taking their cue from these three-dimensional shapes, the line of Curl tables also begins as a single sheet that in turn becomes a sculptural object. Each table is made from a thin sheet of steel that is cut and sculpted into the delicate-looking structures. They may look fragile but these tables are durable and perfect for indoor or outdoor use. Finished in a powder coating, they are available in three styles and come in white or custom colors. Share This: Twitter | Facebook | Discover more great design by following Design Milk on Twitter and Facebook .

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Curl Tables by Constanze Schweda