Sometimes a living space just isn’t big enough to fit a desk in it but, boy, it sure is handy to have a workstation sometimes. The Flatmate aims to give you just such a spot without taking up the valuable floor space that most desks do. Designed by Michael Hilgers for Müller Möbelwerkstätten , the slim design barely sticks out from its spot against the wall but gives you plenty of room to attend to all of your desk duties when opened up.

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Flatmate Desk by Michael Hilgers for Müller Möbelwerkstätten

Doll is the new table lamp by French designer Ionna Vautrin for Foscarini where the shape looks like a cross between old oil lamps and those wooden Japanese kokeshi dolls that have skinny bodies and big faces. The bulging shades are made from glass while the narrow bases come in four colors – red, gray, green, and ivory. To help welcome the new Doll lamps to the market, Foscarini has launched a new Facebook app with the help of Hub09 Social Agency called MyDoll , where you can virtually customize your very own lamp. Using a drawing tool, users get to add outfits, hair, faces, and facial expressions that will then be displayed in 3D for you to share. Dress your very own doll here ! Share This: Twitter | Facebook | Discover more great design by following Design Milk on Twitter and Facebook

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Doll Table Lamp by Foscarini

Korean designer  Jeong Yong created this perpetual table calendar that’s made of three differently-sized rings. The biggest ring represents the days – the 31 units during which the sun rises and sets. The middle ring, for the months, represents the moon’s orbit around the Earth. And, finally, the smallest ring, with seven units, represents the days of the week, or as the designer says “the people who created the seven days of the week.” Held together with strong magnets, you can join up the month, day and week to keep you on track, but with the added bonus of a cool, desktop sculpture.

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ONE Perpetual Calendar Circles by Jeong Yong

It seems like large glass domes have been popping up in home decor everywhere. Rather than just putting a piece on display, the glass dome calls more attention to it – almost saying that it’s such a special item that it must be guarded by the dome!

The look is fairly simple, and can be used in SO many ways, as shown above. First, a plant is covered by a glass dome. Then, a series of bright Christmas ornaments are arranged in domes of varying heights. I love this look as opposed to the easy way of putting ornaments in bowls – something I have in my own home! In the third picture, a statue is settled inside a glass dome, giving it a sort of museum vibe.

All three of the images are completely different looks, yet with that glass dome in common.

What do you think of glass domes and home decor – do you love this look or could you do without it? Do you have something like this in your home?

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Cuppo is a minimal wall storage design created by Osaka-based company Ideaco . Fortunately, I had the pleasure of recently meeting the founder of the company, Ichiro Haba. He founded the company on the basis of providing smart, innovative designs that are both simple and functional. Most of the products designed by Ideaco are common household items that have been re-invented with improved aesthetic and utility. Cuppo is a prime example of Ideaco’s philosophy toward minimalist, functional design

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Skim Milk: Cuppo by Ideaco

There is something of a trend going on lately of these types of cage-like geometric designs – from Ana Cláudia’s jewelry to Dave Hulsbergen’s lamps  and I’m digging it. So that’s probably why I also like  Mambo’s  new series of three Star pendant lamps created for the ETTERO collection. I love the random placement of the lines, too as if they were growing organically like branches or bone. And, +1 for brass.

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Star Pendant Lamps by Mambo

The No.3 Stool , designed by Scott, Rich & Victoria of Italian company COVO , uses a complex bent wire frame as its base. The triangular-shaped seat is faceted making it more comfortable than a flat one, but also visually, it’s more dynamic. Available in six colors that will certainly pack a cheery punch to your decor, the stool comes in two heights – barstool and regular seat height. Share This: Twitter | Facebook | Discover more great design by following Design Milk on Twitter and Facebook

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No.3 Stool by Covo

Happy Friday! Seems like everyone I talk to today is anxious to get out of the office and enjoy the weekend ahead. Are you feeling that way today? Hopefully not!

Anyway, here’s the weekly six for this week:

1- Miles Redd’s Big Book of Chic – a good gift to get and a good gift to give!

2 – Loving these morganite and rose gold rings.

3 – Fun cookie idea for the kids.

4 – Beautiful and easy ornament wreath DIY.

5 – My favorite Christmas movie – what’s yours?

6 – The color-blocked styling of this bookshelf is so chic and easy to achieve!

Have you read anything good this week?

Have a great weekend!

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Barcelona-based lagranja design has created a colorful line of tables, cabinets, and shelves called Midi Colors for the Spanish company Sistema Midi . The collection is made such that you can mix and match the leg, drawer, and door colors to customize your piece to your style. The legs are similar to sawhorses but made of extruded aluminum and in bright, fun colors. The colors take an ordinary-looking cabinet and really jazz it up and make it stand out

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Midi Colors by lagranja design for Sistema Midi

Gonçalo Campos has designed a series of clever porcelain platters called Tecido  that looks like a napkin or tablecloth draped over dishware. Campos worked hard to get this process just right – finding a way to give substance and rigidity to a piece of fabric so that they could fix the shape and create a mold. Working with  Vista Alegre , a Portuguese Porcelain and Crystal company founded back in 1824, Campos created the perfect elegant shape that could definitely be mistaken for fabric.

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Tecido Platter by Gonçalo Campos