The busiest family in design, headed by Bob and Cortney Novogratz , have launched a new collection for CB2 inspired by the family’s vacation home in Trancoso, Brazil. The Brasil Collection for CB2 captures the country’s colorful vibe and the Figueira Indoor/Outdoor Swing might just transport you there.

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Indoor/Outdoor Swing: The Novogratz Brasil Collection for CB2

Coalesse brought some California sunshine to rain-soaked Milan as a backdrop to its range of work-life furniture showing at iSalone, which is blurring the boundaries between home and office. I spoke to Toan Nguyen and Scott Wilson about their designs. Toan Nguyen told me about his Lagunitas range and particularly the sofa above: “The brief was for a product that combined lounging and working. I wanted to create something which gave the user a lot of possibilities to work in a new way between the home and the office. People often don’t work at desks anymore – they don’t work in a fixed place, but at the same time they still need to write, to work on a laptop, lean forward sometimes and to lean back sometimes

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Milan 2013: Coalesse VIDEO

Right now I am insanely jealous of anyone sitting on a beach or even looking at a beach. Even if it’s from their office window. After spending a long weekend in Miami, I’m missing the bright blue water and the warm sand. And this week’s product pick isn’t helping my wanderlust…

The F3 is designed by Fabio Novembre for Vondom. From Contemporist, “F3 is based on mathematical surfaces that flows freely until reach the perfect function of each element. An apparently simple design that requires an accurate study of engineering and high precision, achieving a stackability concept never seen before in rotomolding.”

How badly do you wish you were lounging on one of these chairs right now? Happy Hump Day!!

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Swedish designer Markus Johansson has released a slew of new products including the Walking Cabinet . The twisted form of the cabinet, coinciding with the four angled legs, give the appearance that it’s walking, as if it’s on its way somewhere. The body of the frame looks as if you pushed one side in one direction and pulled the other towards you, creating a piece that shows movement. You can even pair more than one together to form an entire system.

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Walking Cabinet by Markus Johansson

In the mood for a weekend project? The acrylic bubbles and some gold leaf add a great touch to this simple IKEA lamp shade. I would love a larger version over my kitchen table, but really this lamp would look great anywhere. And to know you did it yourself in a quick and easy project would make it look even better!

For the tutorial on how to make this yourself, check out Pudel-design. Where will you put it??

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Combining a mixture of eastern and western, The New Old Light is much like Taiwan, the location of the fixture’s designers, KIMU Design . The simple shape of the traditional paper lantern with the more modern and industrial form of the fixture itself, blend styles and aesthetics to create a fixture that could work with everyone’s decor.

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The New Old Light by KIMU Design

Inspired by the highly stylized, science fiction film Blade Runner , POD Design’s principal Brooks Atwood (remember the NJIT professor who jumps on a trampoline ? Yeah, him.) designed a futuristic neon desk lamp called Tetra Light . The geometric fixture shines a bright, daylight-inspired glow that’s set with a dimmer to allow you to adjust for any mood. The design, made much the same way as a neon wall light would be, pushes the limits of glass bending by incorporating three bends in the fixture

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Tetra Light by Brooks Atwood

Fusion is a minimalist design created by Italy-born designer Andrea Ponti . Andrea Ponti is an Italian designer specializing in everyday electronics, who has developed hundreds of products currently on the market. Born in Cagliari, Italy, in 1985, he has lived in Japan since 2006. Ponti is currently the Art Director and Chief Designer at Pineway Asia Ltd and Innopocket. He collaborates with several Italian and international design companies and fashion houses. Fusion is a design that collaborates design characteristics from all around the globe

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Wooden Knives: Fusion by Ponti Design Studio

Domaas/Høgh is a design duo of Ane Domaas and Kathrine Høgh who met at the Product Design program at Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences. They launched Domaas/Høgh in 2011 to create modest, everyday items and solutions with a hint of humor.

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LM Magnetic Light Box by Domaas/Høgh

Magenta Studio began back in 1992 as a Gallery store in Jerusalem, Israel established by Ronen Bavli. It offered a variety of items and works of art by artists and designers and soon expanded to a design studio as well, to design and produce additional pieces to be sold at the store. The store closed in 1994, but the studio continued on, producing small series after series, and has increased over the years

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Magenta Studio: The Autonomists