February 3rd, 2013 — Design
Dutch designer Floris Wubben is known for his mixture of modern and natural designs and the latest is Potato Family , a collection of shelving units that resemble potatoes. Little Potato – first image also The design was inspired by childhood figures that kids made out of chestnuts and potatoes. (Remember making those by jabbing toothpicks into the potato for the arms and legs?) The playfulness of that activity comes through with things like how the polished stainless steel legs are positioned and the skewed shape of each shelving cavity. Twin Potato The Potato Family was constructed in collaboration with artist Bauke Fokkema. Twin Potato – detail I love how the texture of the Dutch Fir wood mimics that of a peeled potato.
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Potato Family by Floris Wubben
February 2nd, 2013 — Designer Stuff
Happy Friday!! Can you believe it’s February already? I can’t!
Here’s this week’s Weekly Six:
1 – Couldn’t you sit in these chairs all day long?
2 – These colorful trays would be great for serving and for styling.
3 – I’ll never get sick of clusters of candles – they look great on this mantle!
4 – A baked potato appie that won’t leave you feeling guilty
5 – Will you be watching the Super Bowl on Sunday? I’ll admit, I’m excited for Beyonce’s half time show.
6 – More awesome Sharpie DIYs to try.
Have a great weekend!
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February 1st, 2013 — Design
Soft, fluffy clouds look like a nice place to relax, yes? While not your traditional 2- or 3-cushion sofa, CIRRUS is full of curved shapes resembling a whimsical seating option in your living room instead of up in the sky. The DIZAJNO sofa allows for a variety of sitting and lounging positions in hopes of letting you feel what it’s like to lay on a cloud. It’s built with a traditional, rigid OSB frame with a spring system in the back and seat areas, all topped with a flexible PUR foam that will give you a lifetime of heavenly rest. The Lubo Majer designed line is available in two sofas, a chair, and two table options
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Lounge on a Cloud: CIRRUS Seating by DIZAJNO
February 1st, 2013 — Designer Stuff
Over the weekend, I spent a night in Atlantic City and had dinner at Wolfgang Puck’s restaurant at The Borgata. Every time I eat there, whether I’m with blue cheese lovers or not, I have to order their truffled potato chips. I think I mentioned that I’m currently on the Dukan Diet, which means no potato chips for me – but I decided ahead of time that I was going to cheat on the diet with these chips. And I have NO regrets about it.
Just look at that picture above. These chips are heavenly. [I'm embarrassed to say that picture is from someone on Yelp, but I didn't take a photo of my own and I had to show their true beauty!]
Anyway, for some reason I decided to Google the recipe – to torture myself, maybe? – and found that the executive chef of the Wolfgang Punk Grille in Vegas shared his recipe on a TV station in Detroit. There were a few typos, so I’ve changed them below, but the recipe can also be found here.
Truffled Potato Chips with Blue Cheese Sauce & Chives
- 8 oz. potato chips
- 4 oz. blue cheese sauce (see below)
- 1/4 oz. truffle oil
- 3 oz. Maytag blue cheese
- 1/2 tsp chives, chopped
- 1/2 tsp parsley
Blue Cheese Sauce
1 lb. butter
1 cup flour
1 gallon whole milk
3 cups crème fraiche
3 lb. Maytag blue cheese
1/4 cups chives, chopped
Salt
Pepper
In a medium sautépan, heat the butter until it is melted and then slowly add the flour and whisk together until it is completely incorporated to make a roux. Separately heat the milk until it is just about to boil and whisk in the roux to the milk mixture. Bring to a boil then turn down to a simmer and cook for 3 minutes.Add the crème fraiche and incorporate well. Add the blue cheese and cook it until it is completely melted. Strain and set aside.
For the completion of the dish, attractively arrange the potato chips on a plate. Spoon the hot blue cheese sauce over the top of the chips. Sprinkle the blues cheese over the top of the chips. Drizzle truffle oil over the top once again and garnish with chopped chives and parsley leaves.
Just a note: I’m assuming the sauce is made in large quantities, as a whole gallon of milk and 3 pounds of blue cheese sound like A LOT. If you’re going to make this, which I hope to once I’m off this stupid diet, I would probably quarter that part of the recipe, rather than half it!
Anyway, has anyone else ever had these chips? Or ever tried to recreate them?
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January 31st, 2013 — Design
simplehuman is a California-based company that produces top-notch household products that they call “tools for efficient living.” The line is made to make your life easier and with touch-free sensor soap pumps (goodbye germs!) and trash cans with lids that open with the wave of a hand, you’ll never look back. While widely known for their stainless steel trash cans, their simple design principles have spread through the kitchen with dish drains, canisters, and paper towel holders, all the way to the bathroom with shower caddies, plungers, and hampers.
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Deconstruction: simplehuman Sensor Mirror
January 30th, 2013 — Design
Who said you had to have a garden or room for planters to have some greenery? The new Living Table by Habitat Horticulture solves the problem of adding greenery to your home without the need for a garden, balcony, or even wall space! Each Living Table is handmade in their San Francisco-area headquarters using 3/8 inch-thick tempered glass that can handle a 180 lb load per square foot and your choice of color, wood finish and even which plants you’d like added. Custom shapes are available on request. The Living Table is virtually maintenance free – just set a reminder about once a month for watering and it will stay green year-round. Pretty cool idea! Share This: Twitter | Facebook | Discover more great design by following Design Milk on Twitter and Facebook .
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Fill Your Home With Greenery With The Living Table
January 30th, 2013 — Designer Stuff
Over the weekend, I was at a restaurant with gigantic drum pendants and I absolutely fell in love. I have a fairly large drum light in my kitchen as it is, but this one was so big and bold I couldn’t stop staring at it.
The drum lights above are large, but not as large as the ones that I saw over the weekend. I guess that makes sense though, because something that is large enough for a commercial space may not necessarily work as well in a residential location. Unless you have a gigantic kitchen. Which I do not. [Yet!]
The arrangement of four black drum shades over the kitchen island is a really stunning look, especially as they hang from the skylights with wooden planks.
What do you think of oversized drum pendants? Do you love this look for a home or do you prefer them in commercial settings?
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January 29th, 2013 — Design
Bellila is a brand new furniture company that’s exclusively made in France and headed up by designer Paul Bellila and entrepreneur Julien Bitan. Made from ecologically managed French forests, the customizable tables allow you to create your own garden right in your coffee or console tables, whether it be a vegetable or herb garden, a Zen garden, or one with basic flowers or plants, it’s completely up to you. Volcane (first image also) appears to be a solid coffee table but you can actually use the base for storage.
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Tables with Built-In Planters by Bellila
January 29th, 2013 — Design
Pendulum clocks are traditionally of the, well, traditional sort housed in grandfather clocks and the like, but not anymore. Christian Kim has reinterpreted the classic pendulum clock with ZWILLING , a modernized, wall-mounted version. Both the clock face and the pendulum are the same size making the overall form a simple, minimalist design. The long pendulum swings from left to right within one second due to the magnetic pulse that allows it to keep time.
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Modern Pendulum Clock: ZWILLING by Christian Kim
January 28th, 2013 — Design
Dutch designer Dik Scheepers has created the Sine Cabinet , a cabinet made of oak, PVC, and brass that comes with a story. Most cabinets (and closets, sideboards, drawers, you name it) start out with items relatively in place and with some semblance of order. Over time, they turn into enormous catchalls for anything and everything and end up being messy storage boxes. Prize possessions, and sometimes secrets, are tucked away behind closed doors and only occasionally do they see the light of day, like on the holidays when family is coming over. The idea behind Sine is much similar to that of these storage places, a cabinet that will change over time.
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Sine Cabinet by Dik Scheepers