Adrian Madlener

6 days ago | design-milk.com | Adrian Madlener

Ever a provocateur within the realm of contemporary design, Philippe Starck never shies away from making a statement. Iconic products like the rocket-shaped Juicy Salif citrus squeezer – developed for Alessi – and the W. W. Stool – produced by Vitra – have long been fodder for discussions on what constitutes function, form, and aesthetics; design itself. That’s exactly the point; what this decidedly Postmodern doyen has always intended.

1 week ago | architecturaldigest.com | Adrian Madlener

New York’s main furniture fair ICFF—held this year from May 18 to 20 as the anchor event of NYCxDesign—surveys many areas of the industry: everything from the latest cross-category innovations to the next crop of up-and-coming talents. Since 2024, the event has also hosted the Bespoke: The Art of Making Salon, a showcase presented with AD and AD PRO that highlights studios and brands specializing in artisanal furnishings and finishes.

1 week ago | design-milk.com | Adrian Madlener

Furnishing coffee drinkers with better tools, San Francisco-based Fellow has cornered the industry by introducing a suite of carefully thought-out products. With its offering of kettles, grinders, French presses, mugs, the award-winning Aiden brewer, and a seasonal rotation of limited-edition coffees, the boutique brand looks to return the notion of considered ritual back into this oft-overlooked facet of daily life. Rounding out this gamut is the newly introduced Espresso Series 1 machine.

2 weeks ago | design-milk.com | Adrian Madlener

With peak 180 horsepower, the original Porsche 911 – debuted in the 1970s – was the pinnacle of performance but also set a trendsetting when it came to style. Black and tan leather carried across from its hyper functional steering wheel and stick shift to its ribbed bucket seats. It’s that same attention to bold yet refined detail, and of course, precise engineering that inspired the development of the latest Tivoli Audio release – the new.ordinary SongBook MAX speaker.

2 weeks ago | design-milk.com | Adrian Madlener

Positioning itself as an elevated alternative to standard vacation rental platforms such as Airbnb and VRBO, HIGHSTAY tenders a tightly curated collection of luxury apartments throughout Paris. Each is programmed with all of the hard and soft amenities one would expect from a 5-star hotel. Much of this approach centers on tapping the French capital’s impressive raft of interior architects to outfit these one- to three-bedroom flats.