Building Block Etc. Marks a Recalibration With Objects That Earn Their Place

Design Milk 6/1 8:00A TJ Girard

Not far from a busy corner of Los Angeles’ Silver Lake neighborhood, where traffic compresses and releases in a daily rhythm, a gem of a store can be found. Nestled in the back corner of an unassuming...

This Yellow and Black Turntable Is All About Praising Eternal Vinyl Culture

Design Milk 6/1 5:00A Adrian Madlener

Third Man Records –Jack White and Ben Blackwell’s Detroit- and Nashville-based full-service label—has teamed up with heritage audio-tech manufacturer Victrola on a limited-edition turntable and...

Hardman Design Introduces a Dog-Sized Version of its Popular LÜNA Bed

Design Milk 6/1 3:00A Anna Zappia

There are plenty of cushions to choose from for our furry friends, like the round versions known as calming beds, designed to mimic a canine’s coat and serve as a place for nesting on the floor....

F5: Xiao Lin Talks a Stone Seal, Her Grandmother’s Mala Bracelet, an Incense Holder + More

Design Milk 5/29 8:00A Anna Zappia

Xiao Lin spent her formative years in the United States and China, and some of her most cherished memories are those rooted in place, from the front door of the family home to the rooms inside. “I...

The American Hardwood Export Council Helps Design Take Root at Clerkenwell Design Week

Design Milk 5/29 6:00A Design Milk Staff

For the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) , design has never been only about what gets made. It is also about what gets understood. The organization does not sell a chair, table, or finished...

The Improved Kiwibit Bird Feeder 2 takes Twitching to New Heights

Design Milk 5/29 4:00A Adrian Madlener

What’s the purpose of bird feeders? Like most human innovation altruistically aimed at aiding nature and other sentient beings, the benefits have almost always been mutually beneficial. In this case,...

This Lighting Collection Might Be The Best New York Design Industry Collab Yet

Design Milk 5/27 4:00A Adrian Madlener

New York’s design industry, defined by an ever-thriving community of independent talents and studios that arguably first emerged during the Great Recession of 2008, is unquestionably resourceful and...

This Restaurant in Atlanta Celebrates Italian Cuisine and Culture

Design Milk 5/26 8:00A Anna Zappia

Italian food is unlike any other, and when it s shared with others, it is savored even more. The cuisine is so special that UNESCO designated it as an intangible cultural heritage, recognizing not...

Kelly Wearstler’s H&M HOME Collection Refuses to Flatten Luxury

Design Milk 5/26 7:00A Joseph Sgambati III

In the current design landscape, collaboration has become a language unto itself, often compromising more considered ideas for quick commercial success. Fashion houses court architects, furniture...

Max Lamb’s New Min Chair Achieves Maximum Character with Minimal Means

Design Milk 5/26 5:00A Adrian Madlener

For well over a decade, British designer Max Lamb has been challenging the code and conduct of a contemporary furniture industry still mired in Modernist convention and the bottom-line economic model...

Menu Extra Crafts a Dinner Party Around Brutalist Architecture

Design Milk 5/21 8:00A Sophie Sobol

Montreal is no stranger to Brutalist architecture. The iconic utopian housing complex that overlooks the St Lawrence River (Habitat 67 by Moshe Safdie for Expo 67) is just one of many, albeit the most...

Bergman Design House Turns a London Apartment Into a Living Archive

Design Milk 5/21 3:33A Leo Lei

An international family of four, described simply as collectors, commissioned Bergman Design House to design their second home in London. They came with a brief that was precise in its ambitions:...

Post Collection Brings Solidity and Substance to Seating

Design Milk 5/20 3:02A Aria Lee

Much of design is conversation between what is and what isn t—in binary code, the specific weave patterns in fabric, and the weight found in negative space. RAD Furniture brings this sensibility of...

Gantri Goes Wireless for the First Time

Design Milk 5/19 3:00A Aria Lee

One of the most vexing problems for those of us chasing a clutter-free aesthetic in the modern world is the mess of charging cords. We all have them—crisscrossing our otherwise perfect living rooms,...

What to See at Clerkenwell Design Week 2026: Day 1

Design Milk 5/18 7:30A Avinash Rajagopal

Highlights at Clerkenwell Design Week 2026: Day 1 Every day, Design Milk editors bring you the best to see, learn, and do during the UK s leading design festival. Here are our picks for Tuesday, May...