Milk mini

Denmark’s Søren Rose studio created a new member of the Milk product line: the Milk mini.

This small console table for your notebook is a slimmer version of its predecessor offering a simple solution for those who have a smaller workspace. The table is mounted in a way so that it leans against the wall. Despite the fact that the table has half the calories it features 2 rooms and a notebook storage.

The Milk mini comes in a low (73cm) and a high (109cm) edition. A custom color for the tabletop is available for an extra fee.

iA Writer for Mac

Information Architects have released iA Writer for Mac. The application accompanies iA Writer for iPad.

A Writer for Mac is a digital writing tool that makes sure that all your thoughts go into the text instead of the program. iA Writer has no preferences. It is how it is. It works like it works. Love it or hate it. It’s unique FocusMode allows me to think, spell and write at one sentence at a time. iA Writer is fast; it works without mouse. It automatically formats semantical entities such as headlines, lists, bold, strong, block quotes written in markdown.

Leitz

The rare camera fetched €1.32 million (£1.15m) at the Westlicht sale - four times the amount it raised at the same Vienna auction house less than four years ago. 

Described as in 'excellent and fully working condition', the seventh in Leica's O-Series line-up was made in 1923 to test the market for 35mm stills cameras. It preceded the launch of the mass-produced 35mm Leica camera, the Leica 1, in 1925.

Coffee table 20

The work of designer Ronald Knol, from Dutch furniture studio RKNL, is characterized by clean lines combined with soft curves.

The elegant Coffee table 20 consists of two discs, of which the upper one seems to float. The space between the discs is offers a huge amount of storage room, so the table top itself can stay clutter free.

Home Away

This dual alarm clock, Home Away, was designed by Kitmen Keung, a designer who lives and works in Vancouver, Canada.

Dual clocks are a practical tool for people who spent time away from home, because of work or travel. Keung has given the two clocks different degrees of color contrast. Home is high in contrast, the Away clock is vague – mimmicking the distance away from home. Additionally, each clock has its own unique alarm sound.

Work

This ceramic table lamp is from Dick van Hoff which he has made is collaboration with Royal Tichelaar Makkum in the Netherlands.

The piece is made in a functional blend of wood and ceramics. Without the wooden structures the product would actually be highly unpractical.

Timor Calendar

Back to a classic 20th century design desk calendar. Timor has been in production by Danese since 1967. A clever design combining great style and ease of use, the Timor is a great example of form & function associated with Mari’s concepts of modern design and is included in museum collections around the world. Available in your choice black or white.

As designer and artist, Enzo Mari has created products in numerous fields of design. He has done research in the psychology and perception of space, color and volume. His collaboration with Danese has been quite intensive since the fifties but has also designed products and furniture for other companies. Mari has been awarded two Compasso d’Oro awards and exhibits his designs in museums around the globe.

Rocker

Rocker, is a stylish minimalist rocking horse created by Nipa Doshi and Jonathan Levien of London based Doshi Levien design office, for German furniture manufacturer Richard Lampert.

The designers intentionally shied away from a figurative form in order to spark the imagination of children.

Ceramic Fan Heater

Designed by Japanese designer Naoto Fukasawa for his brand Plus Minus Zero, the infrared electric heater is beautiful, simple and modest piece of work. The cermaic fan heater he designed, which comes in three colours: red, blue and an almost-black dark green, work as well has sculptures.

Richard Serra Drawing: A Retrospective

New York’s Metropolitan Museum is hosting until the 28th of August the first retrospective of drawings by contemporary North-American artist Richard Serra, presenting a comprehensive overview of forty years of his drawing activity.

The exhibition presents the evolution of Serra’s drawings throughout the 1970’s (when he turned to black paintstick, a crayon comprised of a mixture of pigment, oil, and wax, creating heavily textured works, frequently very large in scale) to recent times.


The show culminates in site-specific, large-scale works that, despite not yet reaching the monumental size of his maxisculptures, still produces a spatial effect that is equally disorienting to the senses.

Leica M8

The Leica M8 doesn't only look like an M - it utilises all the benefits of the analog Leica M system for sophisticated and creative digital photography. It is the only digital camera for enthusiasts and professionals alike to incorporate the rangefinder system with its advantages of discreet and quiet operation, speed and precision.

Dogleg

Clean angled lines, made of durable American black walnut and a touch of humor. United Kingdom based designer Derek Welsh created Dogleg, a chair with an angled back to accomodate the sitters easy elbow rest position. There are right and left handed versions available in a painted or solid wood oiled finish.

Photography by Graeme Hunter.

Frozen Dutch

Besides the great taste the visual identity is another strong asset of Frozen Dutch, an Amsterdam based bio-enhanced ice cream brand.

Mr. Boonstra created a fresh minimalistic identity with a direct Dutch approach focusing on the ice cream brand’s strongest assets: the appealing flavors that change with the seasons and the fresh ingredients each brings. Simple packages with bright colors and big typography and a clean website which gives you an overview of their flavour assortment. Frozen Dutch is on sale at Marqt (Amsterdam and Haarlem).

Voda

Alcohol packaging usually has a very traditional design because of the age of the brands, so this design by Maas Design for VODA vodka captured a lot of attention.

Endearing is the visible cork: not only an interesting contrast in the design (old vs. new), but it also says ‘traditional quality’ in a contemporary jacket.

iMac

Recently upgraded, the iMac has fundamentally changed the classic concept of a computer – a bulky CPU, monitor and tons of black wires – combining them in just one element of pure and delightful design.

London born Jonathan Ive, senior vice president of Industrial Design at Apple, has been responsible for the iMac’s design since the G3 version. It’s in the iMac G5 that each detail has been refined to the maximum: obsession, design, fineness, material and passion.

Memes

Memes is a series of sculptures by British-sculptor Antony Gormley, recently exhibited at Anna Schwartz Gallery in Melbourne, Australia. According to the publication on the work released by Anna Schwartz in conjunction to the exhibition, Gormley states that the project started asan investigation into scale and modular construction.

Dieter Rams

Dieter Rams is a German industrial designer who trained and worked as an architect for a few years until he joined the electronic devices manufacturer Braun. Within a few years he became chief of design, a position he held for almost 35 years. During his tenure, he and in team designed many iconic devices ranging from pocket radios to furniture. He is also very well know for his Ten Principles for Good Design.

Image: 1958 T3 Pocket Radio (MOMA collection)

Essenza

Acqua Di Parma Colonia Essenza is presented in their trademark clean linear Art Deco bottle unchanged since the original design in 1916. Meticulous attention to detail, use of highly selected materials and hand-crafted products, its creations are styled to bring to life a world of understated luxury, the world of those who choose only the best and prefer a discreet luxury.

MAKR Carry Goods

MAKR is the brainchild of Jason Gregory, who designs and patterns every product (and produces all of the hand-sewn small goods in house) along with his team. Composed mostly of bags, cases and accessories, MAKR products are all invariably designed in clean lines and their apparent simplicity and effortlessness belie quite a sophisticated build. The succint range of materials – canvas, leather, metal and wood – provides the brand with a strong character: sturdy, dependable and simple.

The Invisibles Light

This year Tokujin Yoshioka introduced at the Milan Design Week 2011 a Light version of The Invisibles, with a similar profile but made with a thinner acrylic. This collection of invisible furniture for Kartell that employed their pioneering polycarbonate technology to produce a thickness never before seen or manufactured, includes variously sized tables and simple, linear armchairs.

White collection

Ville Kokkonen designed for Artek the WHITE collection of four bright-light fitting, recently launched at the Milan International Furniture Fair and Lighting Exhibition 2011. WHITE is an outcome of Artek Studio’s in-depth research on the use of light fittings in domestic, office and public spaces.

Ziiiro Gravity

Watch company Ziiiro released a minimalist watch without hands or markings in the design.

The Ziiiro Gravity uses a combination of two rings keep spinning to make a temporal distinction. The tip of the inner ring represents an hour, while the tip of the outer ring indicates minutes, and the gradient fade tracks the passage of time.

Calvetica

Calvetica is an iPhone application by Mysterious Trousers (who also make Dialvetica). It is a calendar application that yield users with a spotless, simple interface with very little UI chrome, and provide a fast and intuitive experience with practical knowledge.

Veio MWL

Veio MWL from Artemide manufacturer is a table standing luminaire for direct LED lighting.

Designed by Neil Poulton, it combines the advantages of LED technology with those of the My White Light (MWL) technology, enabling numerous variations of white light to be obtained, with different intensities and varieties of color temperature, producing all the tones of white light, from the warmest to the coldest.