I walked past Kawai Kanjirō’s house and studio twice before I found the door I was looking for. Located on a quiet side street in Kyoto, the unassuming museum dedicated to the life and work… Read More »The Craft of Kawai Kanjira: Locating Truth and Beauty in Japanese Folk Pottery
Classic red sauce joints conjure up images of countryside murals, black-and-white family photos, and of course, checkered tablecloths. Customers today fondly recall these spots filled with homespun charm, but now favor an easy glamour rather… Read More »This New Restaurant in Arizona Takes its Cues From Italian Modernism
A model for future living and sustainable urban life, Copenhagen is an increasingly popular destination. The compact Danish capital is home to a growing crop of distinct hotels that, contrary to the perception of Scandinavian… Read More »A Quieter Stay, 1 Hotel Copenhagen Actually Embodies the Hygge Mindset
At Design Milk, we believe that design evolves through the exchange of ideas. As a platform for design inspiration and discovery, we love getting designers excited about new frontiers in design today. Last month, a… Read More »Design Milk Hosts Dialogues on Biophilia, Craft, and Neurodiversity
Tej Chauhan has long positioned product design as the facilitation of joy, deftly shaping innovative devices, furnishings, and apparel through a considered balance of whimsy and refinement. The British designer deploys distilled, recognizable, playful forms… Read More »This Zoomorphic Device Lulls Infants With Soft Light and Soothing Sound
Behind the historical facade of 1920s house in Rijn, Studio Modijefsky has created a series of interiors that respect the original structure. Using walnut, marble, textured glass and copper accents, the Amsterdam-based interiors studio captures… Read More »Studio Modijefsky Crafts a Dutch Home in Two Parts