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Merry Christmas Eve, to those of you celebrating.

What are your plans for the holidays? Whether you’re hosting or going to a friend or family member’s, today we’ve got a few festive Christmas Cocktails for you to serve or take with you. I’m always travelling for the holidays, and I can’t wait for the day when I’m hosting so I can put out fun garnishes and glasses to extend the holiday spirit to the bar menu. Anyway, here’s what we’ve got for you to serve this holiday season!

First up is the Santa Hat, which is a combination of cranberry juice, coconut rum and grenadine. Then we have the Sugar Cookie, which is brown sugar and tequila. Finally, there is the Candy Cane Martini, which is vodka, white creme de cacao and peppermint schnapps. Click through for the exact measurements.

Do you have any festive cocktail recipes to share??

Handcrafted from locally-sourced beech wood,  Leis  aims to revive a Slovenian woodcraft tradition called “suha roba.” A lovely minimalist design combining contemporary lines and long-established hand-crafted skills, the Leis set consists of a fork, spoon and spatula.  Gigodesign , who designed the products and packaging, worked with a manufacturing company called Rimarket, and are planning a future series of nature-friendly Christmas ornaments and office accessories. I’m pretty excited to see more from this team! Photos courtesy of Gigodesign. 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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Leis Wood Cooking and Serving Utensils by Gigodesign

Pli Folding Chair is a minimal design created by Switzerland-based designer Florian Hauswirth . He started his career as a model builder for Vitra in Switzerland. He was able to construct models for some of the most renowned designers in the industry, such as Jasper Morrison, Philippe Stark, and Antonio Citterio to name a few.  When the chair is folded, it only measures eight centimeters in width

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Skim Milk: Pli Folding Chair by Florian Hauswirth

Happy last Friday before Christmas! For those of you that celebrate, are you ready for the holiday or do you have some last minute shopping and/or baking to do? Whatever your plans may be, hope you have a fabulous weekend!

Here’s this week’s Weekly Six:

1 – Wishing I could recreate this chic, feminine bathroom in my own home.

2 – Inspiration for a romantic Christmas table – can never go wrong with tons of candles and this site has them – for cheap!

3 – Last year’s round-up of holiday baking – which I’ll be tackling tomorrow.

4 – Get the look of this wine glass by gluing some jewels and beads to the base – would also work great for candlesticks.

5 – Great list of ten champagnes to buy – for last minute gifts?

6 – After all this shopping, baking, and wrapping – I need a tub like this!

Have a great weekend!

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Evan Clabots, who studied at RISD and the University of Art and Design in Helsinki, Finland, not only won awards as a student, but designed a licensed a product with IKEA before graduating. In 2004, he joined Dror Benshetrit’s studio  as Benshetrit’s first hire, where he headed both the Product Design and Interior Design departments. In 2004, Clabots founded Nonlinear Studio , a multidisciplinary business that offers aproduct design, furniture design, interior design, brand identity, and art direction. For Clabots, design is a process of developing a complete story. He seeks the interconnected play between what something looks like, how it works, and how it interacts with someone’s life. Let’s see what he chooses for inspiration for this week’s Friday Five . 1.  Hotel Basic This hotel in Playa del Carmen, Mexico is beautifully constructed of repurposed materials.

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Friday Five with Evan Clabots of Nonlinear Studio

This past year, we were able to cover even more design trade shows and art/design events than ever before thanks to some supportive sponsors and adventurous writers. In January, Katie spent a few days in Paris for Maison & Objet where she spotted some trends and some fantastic highlights from Tom Dixon , Jaime Hayon and more . Above is a Campana Brothers exhibit at Maison et Objet that caught her eye. In February, Katie went to Sweden for the Stockholm Furniture Fair , where she discovered Malin Isaksson (work pictured above), some great office furniture , Greenhouse , and more

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2012 Year in Review: Event Coverage

I browse through the Home Decor section of Pinterest more than I’d like to admit. But it seems that almost every time I browse through, there are always some fancy contraptions or features in beautiful homes. Like everything above – the well-organized pantry, the laundry chute, a two-story bedroom, a fancy sink. I didn’t even include the one I see most often – the pull-out cutting board over the garbage can!

For some reason this got me thinking about if I ever have the chance to build my home or renovate completely, what one feature – or features – would I absolutely require? That laundry chute is pretty fabulous, and convenient, but I’m thinking I would request closet organization as an absolute necessity. While I would love a fancy kitchen with fun accessories and features, to have all closets, including the pantry, with built-in storage – oh, that would be heaven!

What about you – would feature would be at the top of your must-have list if you had the chance to build your dream home?

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Benchchair from German designer Thomas Schnur for Outdoorz Gallery takes its inspiration from the famous Monobloc Chair but puts a new spin on it. The chair’s silhouette is stretched, elongating it into an almost abstract shape. What was once a chair, is now a bench. I love how it feels like a chair on one side and an abstract sculpture on the other. Share This: Twitter | Facebook | Discover more great design by following Design Milk on Twitter and Facebook

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It’s a Bench! It’s a Chair! It’s Both: Benchchair by Thomas Schnur

Swedish furniture and product designer Ola Giertz created the Thread Bench , which looks like metal easily bent and twisted into the finished shape. In actuality, the bars of metal are manually bent by both cold and warm forging, a much more labor-intensive process. Watch this: Inspired by a child’s playful outlook at the world, Giertz wanted an asymmetrical, “lighthearted style” to reflect that and asked the question, “Why does everything have to be so perfect and tidy looking?” The bench appears chaotic, opposite of most work found in furniture design, but still has a sense of playfulness. Wire models 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 | 1 comment

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Thread Bench Made from Bent Metal by Ola Giertz

A friend and I were talking yesterday about cake pops and now I’m dying to try them. And make them! I’ve seem them in cafes and seen the molds at Bed, Bath and Beyond – but I ‘ve never eaten one. They must be good if there’s such a huge craze over them!

My friend makes them all the time – but says they can be a little bit of a process. I’m thinking these would be a fun thing to make for Christmas – if I can find the time before then! I did find the time to search out a recipe, and this one over at the Kitchn is looking pretty delicious. My friend also suggested making brownie cake pops – they are apparently not as complicated but equally wonderful.

What about you – have you made cake pops? Have any good recipes or tips to share?

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