Fragrance Brand Diptyque Launches Its First Wallpaper Collection

Today we have an exciting launch to share – diptyque, known for their luxury fragrances, has released its first wallpaper collection. The series of ten signature designs was pulled directly from La Maison’s archives as an homage to the brand’s three founders: Christiane Montadre-Gautrot, Desmond Knox-Leet, and Yves Coueslant. The early days of diptyque...

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Where I Work: Robert Wright + Tiberio Lobo-Navia of Beni Rugs

Design Milk has featured Beni Rugs’ crush-worthy designs before, and now we’re revisiting them for this month’s Where I Work. Beni Rugs was founded in 2018 as a go-to resource for modern Moroccan rugs that are hand-made using ancient techniques. Right before COVID, co-founders Robert Wright and Tiberio Lobo-Navia secured a new space in Tameslouht, Morocco,...

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A 1960s Ettore Sottsass Apartment Reconstructed in Milan

The Triennale Milano recently opened a permanent exhibition dedicated to iconic Italian designer Ettore Sottsass. Sala Sottsass, located at Palazzo dell’Arte, consists of a reconstructed version of Casa Lana, a private Milanese residence designed by Memphis Group founder Sottsass in the 1960s. In addition to Casa Lana, various exhibitions and events...

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Herne Hill Is a London Home With a New Minimalist Extension

Herne Hill House is a minimal residence located in London, United Kingdom, designed by TYPE with a distinct side extension that replaces a cold conservatory in the south-facing garden. Self-finished materials that were both aesthetic and functional were key to the project. The extension sought to reconfigure the kitchen and segment into three components,...

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An 1890’s Brooklyn Townhouse Transformed for Modern Times

Brooklyn-based architecture and design studio Civilian flipped the script and became their own clients in order to create their ideal family home. The studio founders Ksenia Kagner and Nicko Elliott transformed the inside of an 1890’s townhouse by updating the layout for modern times and adding contemporary + vintage details and colorful accents throughout....

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Style Your Entryway Around This New Heymat Collection

A longtime Design Milk favorite, Heymat is back with a new collection of modern rugs – Grain, made in collaboration with designer Stine Aas. The Norwegian brand is beloved for their creative partnerships with top Scandinavian designers – like Kristine Five Melvær for their best-selling Sand Rug and Tekla Evelina Severin for their 70s inspired Mix Teklan...

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This Monochromatic Coworking Office Used to Be a Jiu Jitsu Gym + Salon

In Montreal, Canada, Ivy Studio Inc. transformed a previous Jiu Jitsu gym and beauty salon into Spacial’s first co-working office space for creatives and businesses. The design and architecture studio carved out various rentable offices and shared common spaces to create a monochromatic office punctuated with unexpected pops of color. In the front...

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Bernadotte & Kylberg Carve a Cool New Suite Out of Ice at the Icehotel

The iconic Icehotel has been on many travelers’ must-visit lists since 1989 when they opened their doors in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden. Visitors flock to the small village every year to stay in one of the hotel’s many suites that are created yearly out of ice from the Torne River. One of this season’s new suites, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, was designed and...

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Our 10 Favorite Brand Spotlights of 2021

1. AZIO AZIO (pronounced ay-zee-oh) is an LA-based keyboard brand that designs unique, modern keyboards that transcend the look and feel of conventional workspace tech. Of AZIO’s extensive catalog of ingeniously engineered keyboards, the Retro Compact Keyboard has proven itself a Design Milk favorite and tech editor pick this year. Beyond their statement-making...

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The 2021 World Design Rankings (WDR) by the A’ Design Award

The 2021 World Design Rankings (WDR) organized by the A’ Design Award and Competition are now available! This year, China took the coveted #1 spot among the 108 countries represented. The USA followed, along with Japan, Italy, Hong Kong, Great Britain, Taiwan, Germany, Turkey, and Australia. The top 10 countries didn’t change from last year but Hong...

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