Haldane Martin of Cape Town, South Africa designed this complex three-dimensional Polyhedra Modular Coffee Table . The design was inspired by the images of human bones that are seen by electron microscopes, as well as the Weaire-Phelan structure, which depicts foam bubbles that are equal in size.

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Polyhedra Modular Coffee Table By Haldane Martin

Do you think that Christmas trees should match with a home’s decor? I don’t! I think that the Christmas tree should be whatever a person wants it to be, whether it fits in with their decor or not. (It’s only temporary anyway, right?)

Would you rather have a modern Christmas tree like the colorful white one above? Or would you rather have a traditional tree with the reds, golds, and greens of the holiday season? Does your preference of a Christmas tree conflict with the style of your home? I’d love to hear all about it!

[Images: Modern tree / Traditional Tree]

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It’s been a while since we featured the work of Dare Studio , but they’ve built quite a collection of mid-century-inspired sleek furniture that has me wishing I had more room in my house. Share This: Twitter | Facebook | Discover more great design by following Design Milk on Twitter and Facebook . © 2011 Design Milk | Posted by Jaime in Home Furnishings | Permalink | No comments

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Dare Studio

Are you doing any baking this holiday season? I’m dying to get in my kitchen and bake a million cookies and truffles and maybe even some peppermint bark, too!

The cookie recipes I’ve included in today’s Recipe Radar are all cookies that I plan to bake this weekend. I made all of my cookie decisions based on cookies that my mom made every year. How do you choose what cookies to make? Do you like to try new recipes or do you stick to your traditional faves?

Recipes:
Sugar Cookies
Molasses Crinkles
Thumbprints
Dark Chocolate Truffles
Candy Canes
Oatmeal Scotchies

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Designer Rachel Ballantine is challenging our perception of comfort by creating a minimalist chair from one piece of CNC-cut wood that acts as a frame. Based on what materials you find most comfortable (or uncomfortable), fill the chair frame with your own “idea of comfort.” Use plush toys, pillows or blankets… or pencils?

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The Idea of Comfort by Rachel Ballantine

I don’t know about you, but I keep my change in a hideous plastic container that does nothing for my decor. It’s kind of embarrassing now that I think about it, because it has a yellow and brown sticker on the outside.

So, anyway, I’ve been thinking for a while now that maybe a fun piggy bank would be better for my home. Gotta love something that’s extremely functional and stylish right? I’ve been drooling over that blue Areaware piggy bank for forever now, so I had to include it. But I think the other five I found are pretty fab, don’t you? (Especially that glitter one that is probably for a little girls room but I just don’t care!)

Oh, and one of these six different piggy banks is technically not a piggy bank, but that’s ok. Can you spot which one!

Do you have a piggy bank or do you keep your change in an ugly jar like me?

[piggy banks: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.]

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Singapore-based DDB Group has designed this modular flat-packed alphabet furniture in which you can connect the letters to create a particular product. For example, L-A-M-P put together will give you – what else – a lamp! Each letter is made of plywood coated with a matte black laminate. Buy them here . via Shoebox Dwelling Share This: Twitter | Facebook | Discover more great design by following Design Milk on Twitter and Facebook .

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As you know, I love me some modern furniture. But I also don’t mind switching things up a bit every once in a while. So, a few weeks ago when I was introduced to Cymax Furniture, I had no problem spending time (probably too much time) surfing through their website. Needless to say, I was nowhere near bored, as Cymax has tons and tons of products.

You can see above that Cymax has a bunch of modern finds to suit my taste, but I also found plenty of transitional furniture that I would consider putting in my home. (Like a poker table. Who wouldn’t want a poker table? I think I need one!)

One of the main reasons I like Cymax Furniture is that exact diversity. While I typically lean towards more modern furniture, shopping on a site with tons of different options encourages me to have an open mind and expand my horizons to other styles.

What about you? What style of furniture do you typically lean towards? Stay up to date with Cymax and see what different styles their offering by following them on Facebook.

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Just wanted to share one last detail of my trip to London last week – the windows at Fortnum & Mason!

Again, my apologies for the iPhone photos. But hopefully you can get an idea of how lovely they are. My favorite is the one with all of the peacock feathers – so glam!

Unfortunately, we arrived to Piccadilly Circus too late to check out the inside of the store, but my mom says it’s fabulous and I hope to visit the next time I’m overseas. Have you ever been?

Hopefully, I’ll be able to check out the the beautiful windows in NYC next. What window displays will you be visiting this holiday season?

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The beautifully sculpted Eyrie Chair by Dutch designer Floris Wubben is an homage to a natural piece of architecture. Captivated by the structure of a bird’s nest, he designed the seat using steam-bended ash that lay within the base’s organically formed branches.

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Eyrie Chair By Floris Wubben