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Designer Sven Dogs created a line of outdoor furniture called Fiji for German manufacturer Villa tectona . The woven collection is offset with turquoise blue cushions that reference the ocean, making me wish I was lounging in Fiji right now. The Basket Lounger features hidden storage underneath that allows you to lock up your valuables while you take a dip in the water

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Get Out! Fiji Garden Furniture by Sven Dogs for Villa Tectona

The all-wood Nerd chair , designed by David Geckeler , was the winner of the 2012 Muuto Talent Award, and is thus being produced by Muuto , the Copenhagen-based company known for cool, new Nordic designs. German-born Geckeler, who studied industrial design in Berlin and Copenhagen, focuses on furniture, interior, tableware, and lighting. His cites his driving principles, which are apparent in the Nerd, as “simplicity, detail-orientation, and a pinch of courageous design language.” He treats us to his process in this month’s Deconstruction

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Deconstruction: Muuto Nerd Chair

Since selling  Red or Dead  in the late 1990s, Wayne and Gerardine Hemingway of Hemingway Design , and their team of young designers (including a few young Hemingways!), have worked across just about every aspect of design from affordable housing, landscape and urban design, to event and museum design, graphic, fashion, and products for the home. After a fourteen year hiatus from the trade event calendar, at the  Home 2013  interior show, which opens January 13 at Earls Court London, the team will bring together their products for the home in  The Hemingway Home . Let’s see what makes this prolific designer tick in this week’s Friday Five . 1.

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Friday Five with Wayne Hemingway

Netherlands-based industrial designer  Renate Vos created a series of experimental pendant lamps using an unusual combination of concrete and silicone rubber. Concrete Bin is a self-produced oval light that is a mostly concrete shade with a border of translucent silicone rubber that emits a warm glow. The  Small and Big conic models  are produced and distributed by Serax. Right now, Vos and Serax are also working on an extra-large conic version. Share This: Twitter | Facebook | Discover more great design by following Design Milk on Twitter and Facebook .

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Concrete and Rubber Lamps by Renate Vos

Welcome to the first Weekly Six of 2013!

Hope you had a great week – it just seemed to fly by over here. But I’m not complaining!

Here’s this week’s Weekly Six:

1 – The lovely Keisarinna Collection of wooden accessories.

2 – A beautiful view that can be seen from the comfort and style of two Egg Chairs.

3 – Weekend project – DIY silver leaf lamp

4 – Started the Dukan Diet this week and I’m happy to find some chocolate I can eat in these pancakes! Anyone ever try this diet?

5 – Isn’t this glass and chrome combination gorgeous?

6 – Fresh floral wreath – love the pink clusters against the greens!

Have a great weekend!

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Is this retro television note holder by Amidov not the cutest thing you’ve ever seen? The vintage Telly stores your notes while displaying your most important reminder on the screen. It’s available at Animi Causa Boutique in three colors and comes with 210 memos for all your important daily reminders. Share This: Twitter | Facebook | Discover more great design by following Design Milk on Twitter and Facebook .

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Retro Television Note Reminder by Amidov

London-based Italian designer Martino Gamper partnered up with Italian furniture manufacturer Moroso for their 60th anniversary to design an installation that featured the reimagined works of current Moroso pieces by other designers. METAMORPHOSIS_Behind, After or Beyond exhibit featured these new seats where Gamper mixed and matched different elements from the Moroso classics and then added his own details to create this colorful cast of unforgettable furniture. The exhibition was on display at HangarBicocca from June 22nd – September 9th, 2012. Share This: Twitter | Facebook | Discover more great design by following Design Milk on Twitter and Facebook .

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In Celebration of Moroso’s 60th Anniversary: Installation by Martino Gamper

A friend of mine just moved into a new place and is on the hunt for the perfect sofa. She keeps sending me links and photos, because she just can’t decide. And I totally get it.

Buying a sofa can be an expensive decision, and it’s important that you choose one that’s perfect for you and your home. Or close to perfect – you don’t want to be searching for a sofa for the rest of your life!  Whether you decide on a smooth leather sectional sofa or a fabric loveseat, I thought I’d be together a few tips on how to make the decision much easier on you.

First of all, there are a lot of things to consider – like size, shape, fabric, color, and price. Will a sectional fit in the room you want the sofa in or would a sofa set be better? That also ties in with what you prefer – some people love sectionals , some love sofa sets. Or maybe you want a sofa bed to accommodate extra guests?

As for fabric, there are TONS to choose from – different colors and textures – and don’t forget about leather! Leather is nice because it’s super easy to clean, but it doesn’t always provide the coziest feel. Plus, some fabric sofas have removable covers that can be cleaned just as well. With fabric choices come color choices, which is my least favorite part. Most of the time you know what you want, the hardest part is finding it!

Basically, it all comes down to the style you want to give your living room and the shape it can accommodate and then the colors and fabric will all fall into place. [Hopefully!} If you need help with your search, you can select from a range of sofas at ASDA - a great website with tons to offer - from corner sofas to sofa beds!

What has your experience been with choosing a sofa?

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With a background in graphic design, Japanese designer Shinn Asano launched a six-piece collection of furniture called Sen , which is Japanese for ‘line’. Asano takes two-dimensional lines and works them into these three-dimensional, graphically inspired forms. Amihajime Table – Inspired by Japanese bamboo basket making and it fits a plant or vase in the center The red steel series was inspired by “Japanese shapes, traditional crafts, or feelings.” Taking notes from his graphic design past, careful attention is paid to the negative space just as much as the lines that make up each form. Kagome Stool – Made up of 18 right triangles that when viewed from above, a traditional Japanese craft (kagome moyou) appears I love the shadows created when light hits the pieces. Nobolu Hanger Stand – Inspired by the hieroglyphic characters of “kanji” where the three legs express grass (ground), the bulging center references the sun, and the upper part mimics a tree Kage Table – The bottom shelf reflects the shadow the top shelf would make Hitotaba Lamp – Inspired by a straw bundle Ippon Stool – A stool made from one continuous line Share This: Twitter | Facebook | Discover more great design by following Design Milk on Twitter and Facebook

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A Nod to Graphic Design: Line Furniture by Shinn Asano

Italian design studio Studio 06 has a new collection of projects designed for Youtool and produced by Curti Metallo that includes a fun hat-shaped table named El Sombrero. The three products in this collection are El Sombrero, a coffee table, pictured above also, and two stools named Saddle and ICS. El Sombrero is made of powder-coated steel and is available in three color finishes: all white, white with red central container, white with yellow goose beak center container. The table is assembled very easily only three moves and four screws. The Saddle Stool is made by folding a single sheet that mimics the saddle of cowboys, inviting you to ride it

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Hat-Shaped Sombrero Table and More Furniture by Studio 06