Brooklyn-based Calico Wallpaper began haphazardly during the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy when Rachel Mosler and Nick Cope were stranded in their loft and out of work for a month. Instead of sitting around, Mosler got inspired to marbleize paper. Hundreds of prototype swatches later, they decided to expand them and turn them into wallpaper.

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Metallic Marble Wallpaper by Calico Wallpaper

Aparte is a design agency from France who recently presented a prototype of their Katra chair, made of ramie fiber. I’m loving the profile – so sexy. Share This: Twitter | Facebook | Discover more great design by following Design Milk on Twitter and Facebook . © 2011 Design Milk | Posted by Jaime in Home Furnishings | Permalink | 1 comment

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Katra Chair by Aparte

Steel Stool is a minimalist prototype created by London- and Avignon-based Noon Studio . The studio was created by two designers, Gautier Pelegrin and Vincent Taïani, about five years ago Materially speaking, Steel Stool is as simple as it looks. The wooden Y-frame is supported by a thing sheet of steel, and measures a cube of 350×350x350mm. The stools can be assembled together to create an interestingly modular storage system

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Jason E. Kay created these interesting gun-handle fireplace tools (currently a prototype). Another gun-inspired accessory to add to the list ( gun lamp , wall-mounted gun vase , three gun vase ). Discover more great design by following Design Milk on Twitter and Facebook ! © 2011 Design Milk | Posted by Jaime in Home Furnishings | Permalink | No comments | Tweet This | Share on Facebook

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Heat Fireplace Tools by Jason E. Kay

BUILD LLC has created this re-usable Christmas tree prototype out of plywood. Based on the classic Frasier Fir, a popular Christmas tree choice in the Pacific Northwest, this tree is about 5 feet tall. It’s two leaves slide together with a slip notch and then when the holidays are over, you can easily detach and flat pack the tree. For now, this is just a prototype, but let’s hope they start manufacturing these in time for next year. Looking for modern Christmas tree ideas

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Plywood Christmas Tree by BUILD LLC

German designer Peter Scherer has created a chair from aluminium the has a shape featuring open loops and sleek curves. The 8mm water-cut aluminum seating was constructed with the objective of folding the 2d cutout into a 3d shape. Its elegant, continuous form makes it hard to judge where the material starts and ends.

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Aluminium Chair by Peter Scherer