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If Ventura Lambrate was my favorite space at Milan Design Week last year (and again this year!), my favorite new discovery was definitely Spazio Rossana Orlandi – especially as I even spotted the lady herself. The space has a buzzy cafe culture ambience and there’s a sense that something different is always happening here. A little exploration led me to the Bala Side Tables by Jaime Hayon – I love the luxurious copper and marble set against the pitted unfinished wall behind. Scholten and Baijings’  collaboration with  Hay  seems to me like a match made in neon geometric heaven, and this display of their work did nothing to convince me otherwise

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Milan 2013: Spazio Rossana Orlandi

The Stalasso pendant lights, designed by Belgian designer Joeri Claeys , resemble hanging drops. Inspired by dripping stalactite, those icicle-shaped minerals that hang from caves, the pendants can be hung alone or with multiples on one string. The concept was designed with two versions in mind: a gloss/transparent one and a matte one.

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Stalasso Lighting by Joeri Claeys

I’ve picked some pretty patterned pillows for this week’s The Design Milk Dairy roundup. It’s Spring, so many of you might be Spring cleaning, or perhaps you’re changing out some of the Winter decor in favor of something with more color or pizazz (yes, I said pizazz). Well, here you go: Above: Scales by Steven Womack March 1927 by Three Of The Possessed 5050 No.1 by Martin Isaac Drieh by Paola Fischer In an ongoing effort to support independent artists from around the world, Design Milk is proud to partner with  Society6  to offer  The Design Milk Dairy , a special collection of Society6 artists’ work curated by Design Milk and our readers

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Fresh From The Dairy: Patterned Pillows

Can’t sit still? Do you bite your nails? Maybe the HUHU pillow can help. Designed by cool enough studio , the new design studio of Saehee Her (remember, we featured her Brighten entertainment center ), the HUHU might help you sit still. Although at first this looks like a regular pillow with some tiny flower decorations, the design is, in fact, much more strategic and interactive than that

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No More Idle Hands: HUHU Pillow Perfect for Fidgeters

Salone Internazionale del Mobile is the trade show around which Milan Design Week has grown, and  SaloneSatellite  is the section dedicated to new designers under the age of 35. Here are my top picks… I loved the strong geometric lines in this chair by  Taewoo Kim  - and the shadows it cast. The over-table UMV lamp by  Lauri Hiilinen and Thomas Tallqvist  has a dimmer switch integrated into the side – it’s reminiscent of the wind-up mechanism on a old-fashioned toy, lending the lights a subtle playfulness. Adobe by  ilaria.i  is a a collection of desk accessories, made using an ancient brick-making technique, custom-made molds and clay from different regions in Italy to produce three different colors.

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Milan 2013: Favorites from SaloneSatellite

Blik has introduced two new collections of abstract geometric wall decals by Mina Javid called Slant and Parallel . The Slant decals are all geometric abstract shapes with slanted edges.

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Color Blocking Wall Decals by Mina Javid for Blik

Students in a “research by making” thematic design studio at Rotterdam’s Piet Zwart Institute rolled out projects in which they investigated low-tech appliances and gadgets and then re-imagined them to offer an alternative use. During the exhibition, entitled Altered Appliances , the students presented the kitchen-based designs and showed the process of making. With the kitchen being the most tech and equipment filled room in the home, the students were asked to research hand powered tools and devices and to gain knowledge of one in particular.

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Altered Appliances by Piet Zwart Institute Students

The Leather Collection by Maarten De Ceulaer for Nilufar is a collection of artistic, sculptural storage pieces that reflect the designer’s great passion for traveling and exploring the world. Like totems to travel, these towers and piles of suitcases in various leathers were created in collaboration with one of the most renowned leather artisans in Belgium, Ralph Baggaley. Each suitcase looks to be intricately and carefully made, tailored to reflect the luxurious and sophisticated of all nomads. In the flexible Chest of Suitcases , every drawer can be positioned to any direction, so the chest can be placed against a wall or in the middle of a room, so that the drawers can open from all sides. The Pile of Suitcases , which was the first piece in the collection, was thoughtfully assembled to make sure each section housed a particular type of garment.

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Travel Towers: Leather Suitcase Furniture by Maarten De Ceulaer

Studio Maarten Kolk & Guus Kusters have created Cloud Boxes, a series of five cloud-inspired storage boxes commissioned by PROOFFlab . Made of semi-transparent latex, the boxes not only dampen sound but visual noise, too. Thinking about acoustics we realized quickly that silence wasn’t our goal in this project. It isn’t that bad to have sound around you when you’re working. It starts to be disturbing when sound becomes noise.

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Muting Everyday Noise: Cloud Boxes

Berlin-based product designer Dewa Bleisinger ‘s QUAD Trivet adjusts to a handful of sizes and patterns to accommodate any size pot you place on it. It unfolds from a simple square to a large circle, making it the only trivet you’ll ever need. It’s made from 16 wooden cubes that are connected with a silicone strip that’s hidden on the underside of the cubes. Besides being flexible, the silicone is also heat-resistant making it a safe place for your hot food. The chunky cubes are substantial and form a variety of geometric designs to not only do its job but to also look good on the table

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QUAD Trivet by Dewa Bleisinger