Half of the time, I gravitate towards sparkle and over the top items, but lately I’m finding that for the other half I’m leaning towards the simpler styles. Like these Seven Lamps. I would put those in my home in a heartbeat. In my living room, the guest room, on my desk – I could find a spot for them in no time.

Designed by Strand Design, only twelve of these modern lamps were made. The Seven Lamps are available in ash or oak finishes, made of hand-cut veneer. Their simple, solid structure will make a strong statement in any modern space.

What do you think of the Seven Lamp?

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In this edition of The Tools That Make It Happen , I headed up to Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) for two days of touring the campus, checking out student projects and learning what being an RIT student is all about. Since I’ve never been a design student myself, it was pretty eye-opening! My wonderful host, Josh Owen , who is a designer  but also Associate Professor and Chair of the Industrial Design Program  at the School of Design, took me around to all the different design departments and he, alongside design professor Alex Lobos, even gave me a tour of the brand new (not yet opened) Golisano Institute for Sustainability (I got to wear a hard hat, safety glasses, and reflective vest!). RIT ceramics studio Instead of focusing on tools and technology this time, I wanted to come at it this time from the angle of the student and teaching culture.

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The Tools That Make It Happen: Rochester Institute of Technology

Now that we’re in between Thanksgiving and Christmas, the eating and the drinking and all of the festivities are officially underway. And if you travel over the holidays as I usually do, it is even worse because it’s more than just one day that involves all the food and drink. Plus, the planes and the public transport can really bring you down. Which is how I’m feeling now that I just got back from a trip full of wine and cheese and bread and sneezing and coughing passengers all around.

So whether you’re feeling the aftermath of all the food or the aftermath of all the travel, or both, we’ve got some delicious detoxing and cleansing soups to keep on your recipe radar. Not only am I coughing my face off, but my jeans feel tight so I need something full of warmth and healthy veggies.

Here’s what we’ve found:

Super Detox Broccoli Soup from RealEpicurean [image above]

Mulligatawny Detox Soup from Gluten-Free Goddess

Cleansing Ginger-Chicken Soup from Bon Appetit

Detox Soup from Chez Us

The Original Cabbage Soup Diet from Food.com

I included that Cabbage Soup Diet because I’ve heard people rave about it – I wouldn’t do it as a diet – I’d just like to try it!

What soups do you make to give yourself a boost?

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Alessi partnered with a few designers to create the new AlessiLux Portable Table Luminaire Collection . The line, which was developed in collaboration with LED lighting company Foreverlamp , consists of four cordless lamps that can be used for everything from emergency lighting to camping, or even an extra light by your bed. They utilize energy saving LED bulbs mounted on a lamp base that houses a powerful rechargeable battery. Each lamp has a dimmer and when powered on high, the battery lasts a full 10 hours and if used on a dimmed setting, it can last for days. The Lumiere Flame (first image also) was designed by Giovanni Alessi Anghini and Gabriele Chiave and gives the feel of those old candles with its glowing bulb

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AlessiLux Portable Table Luminaire Collection by Alessi

From the Italian firm Mykonos Design comes the eco-friendly Clock Box , which is exactly as it sounds – a clock in a box. Using a black or white paper wine box to form the structure and to hide the clock fittings, the working clock is like a miniature grandfather clock. Long and narrow, the portable device makes telling time super easy. It comes in either the single version or a dual version so that you can keep track of two different time zones

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Clock Box by Mykonos Design

Julie Arrivé ‘s new Home Desk  for  Singularité-Editions  was inspired by a traditional school desk, but updated for working adults. You might remember as a child storing all your books and pencils under the desk lid, always having a nice, clean surface to work on.

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Home Desk by Julie Arrivé

Italian company Benetti Stone has decided to bring a bit of the outdoors in with their MOSSframe idea. They take natural stabilized lichen and contain it in a white lacquered frame that comes in seven different sizes for your walls.

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Clever Wall Planter Idea: MOSSframe by Benetti Stone

If you’ve stuffed a Christmas stocking in the last ten years, chances are you’ve used a product conceived by  Knock Knock . You know them, those tongue-in-cheek sticky notes and pre-printed grocery list pads in perky colors. Berkeley, California native Jen Bilik, who founded the company in 2002, achieved her goal, which was to create witty, design-driven goodies.

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Friday Five with Jen Bilik of Knock Knock

I’m so excited that Society6 has just added pillows to their lineup of artist-designed products. So this week’s  The Design Milk Dairy  is all about that fluffy, comfy home accessory that helps make your couch truly yours . You can order a pillow cover or a cover with a faux down insert in three sizes: 16″x16″, 18″x18″, or 20″x20″. They’re made of made from 100% spun polyester poplin fabric and are individually cut and sewn by hand.

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Fresh From The Dairy: Art Pillows

We’ll take a break from all of the Thanksgiving talk and keep it a normal Wednesday with a colorful Product Pick. What you see above is the Nodo Collection of Tables by Pentagono Estudio.

The tables are made from fiberglass fibers that are interwoven together in a specific way that provides balance for the table to stand on its own. The second picture gives a nice upclose and personal look into this detail.

The photos and information on these tables were found on Design Milk, and there is no mention of other colors being available. I wouldn’t mind the fluorescent yellow though – would you?

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