Home Furnishings
Beautiful Wooden Kitchen Accessories: OnOurTable 2013 Collection
When Canadian designer Geoffrey Lilge took on the task of tricking out his wife’s new restaurant, he found himself obsessed with finding the perfect cutting and charcuterie boards. This led to selling the restaurant and starting OnOurTable, a beautiful collection of kitchen and dining room objects handcrafted from solid wood.
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360° Lamp by Bongo Design
These 360° table lamps by Magdalena Chojnacka / Studio Bongo Design are made from a single block of wood and a simple powder-coated rod.
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A Travel Cup That Gives Back: The Tumbler by MiiR
Combine practical, good design with a cause to help others, and I’m sold and The Tumbler by MiiR is all those and then some. A simple, insulated tumbler for your coffee and tea that not only keeps your beverages hot, it supports a great cause to boot.
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Mid-Century Meets Modern: Gidlööf Originals
Barcelona-based Gidlööf Originals is a furniture design company that was launched by architect studio Costacalsamiglia in 2012. They exhibited their extended collection at the Stockholm Furniture Fair.
The name comes from the shop Gidlööf, which was opened in May of 2011 by architect Guim Costa and her partner Sofia Gidlööf in Barcelona. The shop sells mainly furniture from the 40s-60s, and you can see a lot of inspiration for these pieces from those eras. Using natural materials like chestnut wood, black iron, leather, cotton and brass, as well a simple finishes like water- and wax-based paints evoke a feeling of sustainability and quality.
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Mägi Bench & Log Lamp by Jari Nyman and Olli Mustikainen
A collaboration between Finnish designers, Jari Nyman and Olli Mustikainen, resulted in two noteworthy designs – the Mägi bench and the Log lamp.
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Perpetual Calendar by Block
In case you’re still on the hunt for a calendar and one of these annual ones isn’t your jam, perhaps you’d prefer one of the perpetual kind. These Perpetual Calendars from the UK-based Block are simple and design-y and work on any desk or tabletop you place it on.
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Lamps.com $250 Lighting Giveaway
The following post is brought to you by Lamps.com. Our partners are hand-picked by the Design Milk team because they represent the best in design.
Lamps.com is a company with over 100 years of lighting experience. With a showroom in Philadelphia that’s been operating almost since the day that Thomas Edison invented the light bulb. They provide lamps, chandeliers, fans, and other light fixtures along with fantastic service and an easy-to-use website. From boutique brands to household names, they’ve got just about anything for just about any budget.
We’ve partnered with Lamps.com to offer a lucky Design Milk reader $250 toward their next lighting purchase at Lamps.com. All you need is a Pinterest account.
Rules: To enter, browse Lamps.com and pin your favorite lamp to Pinterest using hashtag #designmilklamps then come back to this post and post the URL to your pin in the comments. One entry per person. Open to 18+ US readers only. Contest runs from March 4, 2013 through Sunday, March 10, 2013. We will choose and contact the winner the week of Monday, March 11th. We’ll update this post with the winner’s name when available. Good luck!
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Spectacular Wood Sculptures: The City Series by McNabb & Co.
I don’t know about you but I still get excited when I view a city from an airplane or a tall building. There’s something about that perspective that is so fascinating to me and when I saw The City Series from McNabb & Co., I got the same feeling.
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