Tangible Calligraphy
Designed by the Chinese firm minaxdo, the chair looks as if someone pulled handwriting from a scroll and then melted wood around it. The hand carved design looks delicate, but it’s construction […]
Author Archives: Sarah
Pull it back
My love of transformer furniture is well documented on this blog, but “Land Peel” by Shin Yamashita mixes in another favorite thing; sitting on the floor. I love sitting on the ground […]
Just add a pointy stick
I usually hate lampshades. I prefer direct light, and more often than not they aren’t very pretty. It’s my least favorite part of Ikea. But these by Fifti-Fifti are really lovely. You […]
Elemental
In a fiery juxtaposition of wood and metal, artist Hilla Shamia pours molten aluminum around pieces of raw wood. The aluminum fill the negative spaces, tightly binding the two together while charring […]
Subtlety
A while back Design Milk featured a new collection of housewares that I glanced through, and have been meaning to really look at for a while. The designers of the new […]
Being a Maker
“Are you a maker?” inquired my new boss (edit: almost a year and a half ago now). I replied with a blank expression (an excellent first impression, I’m sure). She […]
Tree Tech
I did my Senior Thesis in architecture in part on the new technology that is Cross Laminated Timber. Someday I’ll write a much better description with all my research, but […]
Blue Thumbs
If there is a gardening gene, I did not get it. My mother loves to garden, and will happily spend all day weeding. I love how gardens look and I […]
Making a Blanket Statement
This is a new one for me, I’m taking images and facts from an official press release. Design Milk gets credit for actually introducing it to me though! However since […]
Deliciously Insidious
The mugs are hilariously clever, yet wonderfully subliminal. Designed by nendo for Starbucks, there is graphic on the base of the mug so that when it’s stored it looks full of […]
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