Fragments of Nature

http://design-milk.com/fragments-of-nature/



Designer Lex Pott has brought together industrial design and also nature to create a beautiful table. I really like the idea of keeping the natural feel and creating a nice table.

The wood processing industry works according to a fixed pattern: a tree is stripped of its branches and divided into geometric forms.  Lex Pott combined these industrial, geometric forms with the original, organic structure of a tree in a series of items of furniture. Where the legs of his table meet its top, the form of a tree trunk can easily be seen. The contours are also directly derived from the tree trunk. The pieces of furniture are reproducible, yet remain a unique fragment of the natural world.

Saguaro Palm Springs

http://design-milk.com/milkweed-color-fields-the-landscape-of-the-saguaro-palm-springs/



Bright and Pastel colours are right back in trend this year! The hotel Joie de Vivre in Palm Springs is a new hotel which has decided to embrace the new trend and design a rainbow like hotel! 


In the remodel of a former Holiday Inn, Peter Stamberg of Stamberg Aferiat Architecture, used color as the primary design addition. Almost every surface of the hotel was repainted with a bright color palette.

MOWOSTUDIO

http://design-milk.com/bufa-chair-from-mowostudio/




Creativity is growing everyday with new and upcoming ideas from which people are designing from inspiration of many different objects. This chair from MOWOSTUDIO has taken inspiration from attire and tailoring detail: puff and pleat. It is an attempt to find furniture pattern and a search of the new solution to replace the traditional upholstery. With the pull of the string on both sides, the proper pattern makes it possible to transform the two-dimensional felt into a spacial shape. The pleated material creates a spatial ornament curving the shape in the most genuine way.

Business Card Ideas

http://design-milk.com/10-creative-business-cards/

Business cards are an important part of a persons branding, along with a CV they work well together. They can show off a lot about a person in a small area. Being exceptionally creative shows off your ability in a small way.

 

Hovercraft printed by Repeat Press.

Design by Andrew Townsend for Un.titled
Black & white with a touch of red

Design by 485 inc for Artistaday; Found via Beast PiecesBlack & white typography with inkless impression design

Design by: One Plus One Design for Kamp Photography
Simple bright logos on brown craft paper

Design by Mode Design; Found via For Print OnlyBold, black & white and graphic design with curved edges

Design by Kyle VanhornOverlapping primary colors with a simple design

Design by House of Monks; Found via Beast PiecesBold color wrapped around the edges with simple, appealing graphics

Design by Letterart Printing StudioWhite inkless design with a touch of bright blue

Design by Effektive Design for Render ArchitectureDark grey and bold orange with white triangle block graphics

Design by Jonathan Howells for MooSimple black lines on a white background create a crossing pattern

Design by Caryn Gutterman for Scott Regan; Found via Beast PiecesSoft textured grey, yellow, and white with modern logo and graphics

20 Beautiful Modern Staircase

http://design-milk.com/20-beautiful-modern-staircases/

Creative and new staircase ideas, when researching for ideas to apply to my designs its nice to see fresh never seen before ideas. I think a staircase is a main feature within a house and I believe detail should be applied as it can make a striking piece.


Ribbon Staircase - Designed by HŠH Architects to mimic a delicate rippling ribbon.



Italian company 14 Ora Italiana has a collection of wood grain porcelain tiles that were inspired by the works of Andy Warhol. The Uonuon line comes in fourteen colors that are featured on this colorful and fun staircase.

These stairs belong in House G by Maxwan Architects + Urbanists, in which a barn received a complete makeover. The planes of the stairs become a part of the wall shelves in a unique setup for book storage as well as kitchen storage.

The Grove Park project from Bell Phillips Architects features a staircase that is “created from a complex geometry of folded triangular facets which appear to float effortlessly within the space.” [via Plastolux]

These stairs that lead to a loft bedroom are by nC2 architecture in Brooklyn, NY. They incorporate extra shelving with the use of alternate treads and are the ultimate in being spatially efficient.

Architecture firm Atelier SAD created another amazing alternate tread staircase that doubles as a bookshelf.

From Rowin Petersma, this divided staircase is made of expanded steel that lets the maximum amount of light shine through from the top floor of the apartment.

Yet another amazing staircase/bookshelf combo. This one is from Kathryn Tyler of Linea Studio’s own Scandinavian-inspired home. The Corkellis House does away with upper level kitchen cabinets and instead uses open shelving, as well as the staircase shelves, to house all of the kitchen-related items.

Photo by Hertha Hurnaus

The eco-friendly Blue House, designed by architect Pieter Weijnen of Faro Architecten, features modern nautical touches throughout. The architect built the house for his family on Steigereiland, one of Amsterdam’s artificial islands, and the stairs appear to float in the air without support. Steel cables are placed on the sides for safety.

Photo by Daici Ano

The warm wood and metal of the 2-story winding staircase in House S, by Keiji Ashizawa, allows light to flow through the airy house and creates massive amounts of visual interest. [via designboom]

How could I do a post about stairs and not include the rainbow spiral staircase designed by Ab Rogers Design that we featured last year from The Rainbow House?

Photo by X. Lucas

These steel floating stairs in Flat #1 by Ecole are simply amazing and a true statement of minimalism.

Photo by Nils Clauss

Located in what is known as the Godzilla House  by Chae-Pereira Architects in Seoul, Korea, these suspended stairs float along a curved wall and are lit by the hidden windows above.

This loft duplex designed by architect Charlie Diaz in downtown Madrid, Spain, features an unusual staircase that is the ultimate example of space saving.

These unusually deep stairs, and the 4-stories of house surrounding them, come with the rather large price tag of $38 million. The iconic NYC property, designed by Paul Rudolph, has seen many a famous person inside including Halston and Gunter Sachs, who were both previous owners.

Italian architecture firm Studioata designed this small space with an office/studio loft above that is connected by simple floating white stairs. [via Freshome]

This small, uniquely shaped house calls for a small, uniquely shaped staircase and that’s just what Kyoto-based Alphaville Architects designed.

Designed by Castroferro Arquitectos, these extra-wide stone stairs with wood treads on top match the floating wood stairs above, all with enough room to store books on the sides.

From MO Architekten, concrete stairs with cord crisscrossing to form the sides of the railing — yes please! Just think of all the fun colors you could string when you get bored with this one. [via Plastolux]

While not walkable, this piece of fabric architecture by artist Do Ho Suh is a 1:1 replica of the staircase that connects his apartment to his landlord’s. The piece is entitled Staircase III and it is displayed at the Tate Modern in London.

Talk about maximizing every inch of space! These bookshelf stairs are some of the coolest we’ve seen.

You can’t write a post about stairs and not include the Trippy Stairs that we featured last year. They are certainly some of the most unique stairs we’ve ever seen and most definitely, well, trippy.

And last, but certainly not least, are these spiral wood stairs that are just as sculptural as they are functional. Definitely one of our favorites.

Nuria Mora

http://design-milk.com/nuria-mora/


I really enjoy street art as I think that it brightens up an area which can usally be dim and unsightly area into a beautiful piece of art. Nuria Mora is a spanish street artist who is based in Madrid and is well known for her large scale designs. 


They’re colorful and geometric and pop up on walls around the world, adding art to sides of buildings and walls that often appear rundown. She works with the textures and shapes of the facades and makes each design appear tailor-made for that wall. I love that she’s giving life to walls and leaving her mark everywhere.

Giant Cubebot

http://www.dezeen.com/2012/04/13/giant-cubebot-by-david-weeks-for-quinze-milanand-areaware-at-most/

Designer David Weeks has teamed up with Belgian design brand Quinze & Milanto present a giant version of his Cubebot toys for New York producers Areawareat MOST in Milan next week.


He has created a giant red robot to be used as seating between the railway pavilion and main building at the Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia.

The playful characters are cute and bold which will attract a lot of attention. The eye-grabbing bold red colour fits well within the nature of the product.