Take 5: A Heart-Shaped Park, Seletti’s BIC lamp, Carlo Scarpa’s Masterpiece + More

Design Milk 2/13 4:00A Elizabeth Pagliacolo

Love Park in Toronto by CCxA (and 18 Shades of Gay in Montreal) Fittingly, I m starting my very first Take 5 with this marvel of a park by CCxA (formerly Claude Cormier et Associés). Located near...

Bien Mal and Electric Bowery Share New Blanket Collection

Design Milk 2/13 3:00A Aria Lee

Sea, salt, and sand. Memory is a powerful connector. Sights, sounds, and smells of a certain place evoke memories from decades ago, situating us firmly in another time. The new blanket collection...

Susan Nwankpa Gillespie on Photos of Nigeria, Textile Art, the Pyramids of Teotihuacan + More

Design Milk 2/13 2:00A Anna Zappia

Susan Nwankpa Gillespie studied political science at Columbia University, and during her senior year was an intern at Morgan Stanley. Set on a profession in the corporate world, Gillespie eventually...

The 2026 Color Collection by 3form Features Hues Rooted in History

Design Milk 2/11 4:00A Anna Zappia

The 2026 Color Collection from 3form highlights hues that have anchored design across generations and cultures for thousands of years. The brand’s sixth grouping is a departure from last year’s...

The Reflet Candle Holder by Daniel Rybakken Illuminates Warmth

Design Milk 2/11 3:00A Aria Lee

There is something ephemeral about a lit candle – the binary of zero to one is struck, the original luminary. The glow of a flame brings with it a golden aura, warming the room and the soul. The...

Creativity Unencumbered: Everglow is a “Sketchbook” for Musicians on the Go

Design Milk 2/11 2:00A Adrian Madlener

Whether a journalist or painter, creative people always find themselves in the same predicament. The best ideas come when they least expect; not when it’s forced or one is pressured to find a quick...

DALI’s new KUPID Is an Affordable Hi-Fi Speaker with no Shortage of Style

Design Milk 2/10 2:00A Adrian Madlener

The days of big, bulky, often ominously dark-toned stereo equipment are numbered. This heavy-equipment can only really be concealed behind complex furniture within a wall to ‘function’ on an aesthetic...

Simon Johns Expands his Future Fossils Collection with Ambitiously Primordial Pieces

Design Milk 2/6 4:00A Elizabeth Pagliacolo

For the past few years, Simon Johns has been experimenting with a concept called Future Fossils . His pieces appear at once as relics ravaged by time and as sculptures made for this moment. The works,...

Top-Level 3D Printing is Now More Accessible with FibreSeeker 3

Design Milk 2/6 3:00A Adrian Madlener

Rapid prototyping — now more commonly known as 3D printing — has been around for a while now. At industrial scale, it’s become increasingly agile and refined, harnessing a growing range of materials...

The Knit One Chair Rethinks Comfort, Trading Foam for Air

Design Milk 2/6 2:00A Vy Yang

When it comes to furniture design, lightness is usually a metaphor. For Isomi s Knit One Chair , designed by Paul Crofts , it s a material reality. Gone are the layers of foam and heavy upholstery. In...

Meet the Modular ARID Wall Lighting by Nahtrang Studio for Bover

Design Milk 2/4 4:00A Aria Lee

It s always a breath of fresh air when you rearrange furniture. Modularity offers a certain command over a space – you are free to create differing configurations, based on needs and wants you might...

Undia: A Chair Shaped by the Rhythm of a Wave

Design Milk 2/4 3:00A Vy Yang

Some designs announce themselves. Others arrive more quietly, their intentions revealed to those who pause to observe. Undia , designed by Polish design brand TAMO , belongs to the latter – its form...

The Rhapsody Speaker From Sonoforma Stands Out and Blends In

Design Milk 2/4 2:00A Aria Lee

The power of sound is somewhat understated in our image-heavy culture, color and texture a huge part of how we understand design. Yet the tactile and audial are just as important, offering a depth of...

Beginner Ceramics Is Having Fun With Clay (And It Shows)

Design Milk 2/3 3:00A Vy Yang

Despite its name, Beginner Ceramics is anything but novice. While the Brooklyn-based studio approaches clay with a confident sense of play, its work is grounded in technical mastery and a deep...

The New TAITO Poufs by +kouple Stay Sharp Yet Soft

Design Milk 2/3 2:00A Aria Lee

We learn so much from visual cues because so much can be said in the absence of words. With the new TAITŌ Poufs by +kouple , the vertices suggest sharpness, but the pouf s plushness speaks of comfort....