From modern dog houses to custom and classy collars, here’s some great stuff for modern dog lovers posted during August on Dog Milk.
Custom ID tags by Pawsitively Basil
Modern dog house from Made by Pen
Laika Hunt luxury collars and leashes
After seven years of research, inventor, author, professor and Solight Design Founder Alice Chun developed a packable, collapsible, and floatable solar lantern called SolarPuff Light as an alternative to kerosene lanterns in an effort to reduce pollution and give light to those in need whether it be for daily use or in the event of an emergency or disaster.
Watch more about the Solarpuff story:
The flatpack light is made of a recyclable sailcloth material and 10 bright LEDs that charge in the sun, resulting in 8-12 hours of light. There are three settings: low, high, and blinking for relief or distress. The light is waterproof and floats, and can withstand most climates. To activate, simply twist and pull up and use a slight push to deflate.
Through her charitable organization Focus on Architecture Art Relief Making (FAARM), she helps needy communities around the globe through sustainable design and architectural solutions that will better their society, reduce pollution. I can imagine that this product would be incredibly helpful in communities with no electricity, refugee camps, disaster or war zones, and other locations where pollutants are the only alternative.
Watch her inspiring TED talk here:
Get 10% off your next Solarpuff order on solight-design.com using special discount code DESIGNMILK.
This minimalist Argentine home by Colle Croce, Casa DV, has a unique design that pulls activity toward the back of the house. You enter the home through a concrete entryway. This austere, industrial material dominates the exterior of the main floor.
A single open room takes up most of this first floor. It seamlessly flows through sliding glass walls into a covered patio and backyard. The area in the back of the house is set up for eating outdoors, lounging in the sunshine, and swimming laps.
Open stairwells connect the large room to the home’s second floor, which rests on concrete pillars over the back patio. It feels like a natural extension of the room below due to the slanted roof, which extends upward from the entrance.
The orientation of the home maximizes natural light and keeps the home cool during summer months. Air flows into the home through its open back wall and out through openings above the entrance. [Photography by Javier Agustín Rojas]
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This month’s wallpaper was designed by Ari Saperstein, an LA based illustrator who makes “childlike cartoons with an adult sense of humor.” You can buy Ari’s design as a print, card and phone case at his Society 6 store.
Click on the size below to download:
DESKTOP: 1024×768 \\ 1280×1024 \\ 1680×1050 \\ 1900×1200 \\ 2560×1440
MOBILE: iPhone 5 \\ iPhone 6 \\ iPhone 6 Plus \\ iPad
View and download past Designer Desktops here.
Fine artist and ceramicist Bari Ziperstein is bridging the gap between fine art, architecture, and ceramics with her latest collection of objects. Based in LA, she has many collaborations coming up with big name fashion brands including Rachel Comey, J. Crew, and Kelly Wearstler, to name a few. These collaborations have had a heavy influence on her summer collection of ceramics, where each has a unique theme exploring art and architecture.
Rope / Clay / Oak Wood Vessels: “My ode to the very essence of architectural pottery.”
Meanwhile, she also launched a summer collection of ceramics, which range from Futurist Primitive Design with Columbian inspirations to raw, Brutalist architectural pieces.
HAT is a minimal home located in Tokyo, Japan, designed by APOLLO Architects & Associates. The client, a couple in their 50s who both work full time, wanted to rebuild their parents’ residence in the urban area in order to live with their mother. One of their main requests was to rebuild the structure so that it could sustain natural disasters in the future, such as earthquakes and fires.
The home is constructed of reinforced concrete, and utilizes a deformed shape in order to maximize the small site. The building consists of three stories, with two floors above ground and a basement floor. The outline of the deformed land was extruded three dimensionally to form the house, and the charming appearance of the exposed concrete box topped with a roof resembles a pointed hat.
The mother’s room is on the semi-basement floor, while two study rooms are situated on the main floor separated by the main bedroom. The entire space, although compact, feels open and spacious due to the abundance of natural light that is maximized through the internal courtyard.
Photos by Masao Nishikawa.
