Best of the Best! Top 10 Posts of 2020

Here we are at the end of a very strange year for everyone and the conclusion of our 2020 Year in Review coverage. While we’ve already shared the best of each category and a breakdown of each column, we felt like we needed to bring out the posts that really stood out and were the most read from the entire year. Without further ado, read below to see the best of the best with the top 10 most popular posts of 2020.

10. A Modern Home in Austin with a Pool That Bisects the House
Looking for quiet, a client enlisted Ravel Architecture to design a private home on a remote street in Austin, Texas. Named the M1700 House, the project involved finding a place to fit a full-size lap pool on a challenging site with a 25-foot elevation change. To solve the issue, the architects placed the pool so that it bisected the house thereby separating the private areas from the public.

9. Former Apple Engineer Designs Futuristic Kinetic Motion Cannabis Water Pipe
With 11 years experience as an Apple senior technical specialist, Tracey Huston’s background primarily revolved around solving a multitude of challenges within the realm of the modern and digital, a background not typically associated with reengineering the age-old pastime of smoking. Yet, Huston applied a similar dogged attention to detail to develop Stündenglass, a curious and captivating device delivering smooth and vaporous draws with an hourglass flip.

8. Elevate a Basic Bathroom with 20 Modern Accessory Options
While not everyone can do a major renovation, incorporating some new modern accessories into any space can transform it into a room you won’t mind spending time in. We decided to use my bathroom as inspiration and went on an internet dive to find some cool things, like artwork, shelving, toiletries, planters, objects and linens, that will elevate any basic bathroom to a much happier place.

7. 10 Minimalist Modern Zoom Backdrops for Virtual Meetings
With all of us stuck on Zoom calls day and night, it feels like some level of professional decorum has gone out the window and now the bounds have been stretched to permit some level of creative license. To get your started, we scoured the Design Milk archives to find some modern interiors that could inject some aesthetic variety without introducing unnecessary distractions. If you’re looking for a modern Zoom background, we share ten of our favorites (and three not-so-minimalist options for after hours).

6. Camira + SEAQUAL Turn Ocean Plastic into Upholstery Fabric
Yorkshire-based British textiles manufacturer, Camira, teamed up with the SEAQUAL Initiative – which turns waste plastic captured from the sea by fishermen into yarn – to make the industry’s first upholstery fabric to contain ocean plastic. We caught up with Camira’s group design manager Ciara Crossan to find out more.

5. Desktop Wallpaper: January 2020
To start 2020 on the right foot with our Designer Desktop column, especially after the holiday craze, we brought some zen into your life with this tranquil Escape wallpaper designed by Calico Wallpaper in collaboration with artist and sculptor Fernando Mastrangelo. Available in six color ways, the collection features an illustration of the glacial movements that shape landscapes. Paired with a fitting quote by Georgia O’Keefe, these wallpapers are truly lovely to see when you open up your laptop or pick up your phone.

4. The Cat Flat Gives Cats a Home with 10 Things to Make Them Happy
In addition to the basic needs of food, water, and a place to go to the bathroom, Sweden’s first cat psychologist Susanne Hellman Holmström has outlined 10 other necessities that cats need in order to be happy: scratching, cleaning its fur, hiding, looking after its territory, playing, sleeping, hunting, spying, discovering and social connection. That list can be difficult to achieve for some indoor cats as many people are living in smaller spaces. In order to combat that problem, Hellman Holmström collaborated with interior designer Eleonor Moschevitz to create The Cat Flat — a modern cat house — for 24Storage.

3. The Moon Coffee Maker Drips With Caffeine and Cuteness
Our coffee-obsessed team is perpetually investigating new roasts and preparation methods inspired by a love of the roasted bean. Which partially explains our fascination with the Moon Coffee Maker by Israeli designer Roee Ben Yehuda, an espresso maker reimagined with a friendlier steampunk-meets-kawaii aesthetic, resulting in an appliance intended to present a less intimidating front face than the complexities of a traditional espresso machine.

2. The Design of the SpaceX Spacesuit Explained
On Saturday, May 30 at 3:22pm, for a glorious moment we were given a glimpse of the future of space travel. The successful launch of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 reorbital rocket system carrying the Crew Dragon to the International Space Station was historic in successfully sending NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley within a privately developed spacecraft. The mission also revealed the next generation of astronautical wear, the SpaceX spacesuit.

1. The Coolest Modern RVs, Trailers and Campers
Whether you’re an occasional camper looking for something small to pull to your next campsite or you want a top-of-the-line, no-expense-spared Xpedition vehicle, we got you covered. We scoped out some of our favorite recreational vehicles that do away with the typical aesthetics they are general known for and focused on the modern variety that have been popping up more and more as people look to get away. Click the link above to see seven of our favorite modern RVs, XVs, campers, and caravans.

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2020 Year in Review: Our Shop Faves

2020 is quickly coming to a close (yay!) and with that we’re checking out the most popular, the go-tos, the best of the best, top-selling designs from our Design Milk Shop. The top 10 includes a bit of everything, from puzzles to candles to pet beds… Can you guess what’s #1? Read on to find out which designs have been flying off the (virtual) shelf here at Design Milk in 2020.

10. CLIP LUXE Wall Hook by Bendo >>> Featured here
Bendo has taken wall hooks to a new level with the CLIP LUXE which is in the shape of an oversized paper clip. The clever, multifunctional hook can be used anywhere in your home or office to hold coats, towels, aprons, magazines, dog leashes, you name it! Available in Black, Copper and Chrome.

9. zMask by Zimarty >>> Featured here
Zimarty flipped the face mask game on its head with the release of their origami-inspired zMask. It features a 3D folded structure that rests around the mouth offering more space to breathe and talk while wearing it. Since we’re stuck wearing masks for who knows how long, we might as well make it fashionable, right? Available in Crimson, Emerald, Stone Gray, Dark Knight, Saffron and Sapphire.

8. Anton Strainer Bowl by Caveman Factory >>> Featured here
Caveman Factory has a way with kitchenware by making it modern yet simple, beautiful and functional. This strainer bowl is a multifunctional hit as you can go from washing produce to draining pasta to serving a meal, all within the same bowl. It also helps reduce water usage by 60% which is a major bonus in our book.

7. Porter 12oz Mug by W&P >>> Featured here
If you’re typically on-the-go or like to enjoy your cup of coffee or tea while working, the Porter Mugs have a lid to provide that extra barrier in case the mug gets tipped over. They’re made with a matte silicone exterior that makes it comfortable to grip as you sip throughout the day. Available in Slate, Mint, Blush, Cream and Charcoal.

6. Wick Brass Portable LED Candlelight by graypants, inc. >>> Featured here
Candles are great and all but sometimes you need something to burn longer and the Wick does just that. Looking just like a candle, this energy-efficient LED fixture is portable which means it can go everywhere with you with no cord, plug or flame. Use it at home, in the backyard or while camping and set the mood with Wick’s three light levels, or a pulse mode that mimics the flicker of a real candle flame. Available in the original Brass finish and now in Graphite.

5. Adulting Fig + Cashmere Candle by Anecdote Candles >>> Featured here
It’s no surprise that candles continue to be one of the most popular products we carry, especially the ones from Anecdote Candles. They have enticing aromas, like the Adulting candle which has a delicious blend of fig and sandalwood infused with grapefruit and lemon, and playful captions that will conjure up memories of the past.

4. The Moon Puzzle by Four Point Puzzles >>> Featured here
Perhaps one of the coolest puzzles on earth, this puzzle features a mesmerizing NASA photograph of the moon. The circular puzzle was released to mark the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing where Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to set foot on the moon. It’s challenging but well worth it when you see the finished puzzle!

3. Sand Mat by Heymat >>> Featured here
Inspired by Japanese Zen gardens, this sand-colored mat has a 3D pattern that’s both tactile and meditative. The mats, which are made from 100% recycled plastic, can be used indoors or out and feature an anti-slip backing so it will stay in place.

2. Muffin Pet Bed by Pets and Pods >>> Featured here
It’s no surprise something pet-related showed up on this list since so many of us are obsessed with our four-legged friends. These Muffin Pet Beds are modern and look cool making it a no-brainer to leave out for every visitor to see and not something you feel like you have to hide when company comes over. This two-layered design is for cats or small dogs and it gives them two cozy places to relax. Also available as a higher version with long legs.

And the most popular item in the Design Milk Shop in 2020 is…

1. Radiant Crystal Water Glasses by Puik Design >>> Feature here
These elegant glasses aim to elevate your drinking experience, whether wine, whiskey or water. Their diamond-shaped form allows them to be set in different ways which creates mesmerizing reflections as the light hits the glass and the liquid inside. Plus, their $39 price point, which includes two glasses, can’t be beat making them a great gift for yourself or someone else!

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2020 Year in Review: Where I Work

Every month, we drop in on designers in their space to get some insight into how and where they work, because we’re the type of people that are just as interested in the designer as we are the product they designed. There’s something about getting a peek inside someone’s workspace, how they function and their process to help really appreciate their work that much more. Now that the year is coming to a close, we’re taking a look back to see everyone featured in our Where I Work column in 2020.

Where I Work: Jason Miller of Roll & Hill
Jason Miller is the founder of Brooklyn-based Roll & Hill, a lighting manufacturing company he launched in 2010. A designer himself, Miller works closely with lots of independent designers to create the brand’s extensive range of collections. Their Sunset Park headquarters is home to their on-demand production practices, where parts are assembled all by hand, one lamp at a time. For this Where I Work, Miller took us inside to see how and where it all happens for Roll & Hill.

Where I Work: Gloria Kondrup of HMCT Archetype Press
The multihyphenate Gloria Kondrup originally planned to study law but her career trajectory took at turn after discovering a love for art. Since attaining a bachelor’s degree in fine art and a master’s degree in design, Kondrup has been sharing that love of graphic design and typography with students as a professor at ArtCenter College of Design. In this Where I Work, the professor, design consultant, director, and executive director took us through the spaces, aka type heaven, where she accomplishes it all.

Alex O’Dell (left) and Kyle Hoff (right)

Where I Work: Kyle Hoff of Floyd
Detroit-based Floyd launched in 2014 with the goal of creating quality furniture that was designed for the home and not to end up in a landfill in a couple of years. Over the years, the brand, co-founded by Kyle Hoff and Alex O’Dell, has become known for their practical, well-thought out designs that are minimal and easy-to-assemble. Floyd finished construction on their newly expanded, 5755-square-foot headquarters in Detroit’s Eastern Market district this year, and for this Where I Work, co-founder + CEO Kyle Hoff took us inside the space and his work life to see more.

Where I Work: Sylvie Johnson of Merida
Dakar-born, Paris-based Sylvie Johnson ventured into the art world completely by accident after visiting a textiles exhibition and falling in love. She immediately took a year off to dive into learning to weave, which led to an apprenticeship for a couturier that had worked for Christian Lacroix and Chanel. Now, the textile designer is the Creative Director of Merida, a textile design house in Fall River, Massachusetts, where she’s reinvigorated the brand by re-engineering the looms, experimenting with new materials, and working on new techniques. For this Where I Work, Johnson shared a glimpse of the two spaces she works in and how she goes about it.

Where I Work: David Stark
David Stark is a New York-based event producer, designer, author, and President + Creative Director of his eponymous, full-service event design and planning firm, David Stark Design and Production. Founded in 2006, the company has become a go-to expert for fully immersive experiences providing their innovative expertise to the likes of Target, Kiehl’s, Uniqlo, non-profit The Robin Hood Foundation, The Whitney Museum of Modern Art, and The Metropolitan Opera, in addition to a range of one-of-a-kind events for a host of celebrities. This Where I Work had us visiting the busy mogul in his company’s Industry City headquarters in Brooklyn to see where he works and how he makes it all happen.

Photo by Vero Kherian

Where I Work: Windy Chien
After stints at Apple and owning her own indie record shop in San Francisco, fiber artist Windy Chien found her calling bringing aesthetics to the middle of function, science, and history to highlight what’s most intriguing about knots and that is – the journey of the line. She spent 2016 learning a new knot every day of the year for The Year of Knots, which she now displays on her studio walls mixed amongst a sea of works in various stages of progress and size. We popped into her San Francisco studio located on the second floor of the Heath Ceramics tile factory to see her art and space in this Where I Work.

Where I Work: Catherine Bailey of Heath Ceramics
Heath Ceramics co-founder Catherine Bailey had to make a complete shift in how and where she worked this year, as many people around the world had to do. Instead of staying put at home, she moved to her property in West Marin, California in March to set up a simpler life and work existence in two vintage trailers. For this Where I Work, Heath creative director Catherine Bailey filled us all in on the business in the time of a pandemic, where she’s working, and how she has been getting it all done.

Where I Work: Sarah Zames of General Assembly
Brooklyn-based General Assembly is an interior design and architecture studio founded in 2011 by interior architect Sarah Zames and partner Colin Stief. The practice focuses on ground up and full renovation projects, as well as designing lighting and furniture, with residential projects that span throughout New York state, from NYC boroughs to upstate and the Hamptons, and across the pond to London. In this Where I Work, we headed to Brooklyn’s Gowanus neighborhood to check in with Sarah Zames to see how and where she works.

Where I Work: Duan Tran of KAA Design
As with many people around the world, KAA Design partner Duan Tran had to carve out a workspace at home during the ongoing pandemic. Luckily the licensed architect, husband, and father of three, designed an addition to his Culver City, California home last year that added much needed space and a spot for Tran to work. For this Where I Work during quarantine times, we (virtually) visited Duan Tran at home to see how and where he gets his work done.

Where I Work: Benjamin Pardo of Knoll
Back in 2005, Benjamin Pardo landed at legendary design brand Knoll where he’s the Senior Vice President and Design Director, which means he’s in charge of all product and showroom design around the globe. With more than 30 years in the design world and the last 15 with Knoll, it’s no surprise that his workspace is just as impressive as his resume. Since the COVID-19 pandemic continues, Pardo is working from his home office in New York where he’s surrounded by a collection of design objects, most notably by Ettore Sottsass. In this Where I Work, Benjamin Pardo shared his home workspace and how he uses it.

Where I Work: Daniel Schofield
Located on the river Thames, Daniel Schofield’s studio is housed within an old plastics factory where he designs modern furniture and objects with a clean and understated appeal. Since the launch of his studio in 2012, he’s partnered with many British brands like Benchmark, Another Country, Ercol, SCP and Conran, where he worked closely with the late great Sir Terence Conran. We checked in with Daniel Schofield to learn more, in this Where I Work.

Where I Work: Signe + Peter of Space Copenhagen
In 2005, Signe Bindslev Henriksen and Peter Bundgaard Rützou launched Space Copenhagen, a design studio specializing in a variety of disciplines, from furnishings including furniture, lighting and refined objects, to interior design for private residences, hotels and restaurants, to art installations and art direction. In this Where I Work, we virtually headed to Denmark to see inside the offices of Signe and Peter, and the Space Copenhagen team, to see where they make it all happen.

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2020 Year in Review: Deconstruction

Even though we share cool modern designs every week, sometimes we want to go a bit deeper to see how they are made. Most of us have no idea the time, effort, skill and labor that goes into making each design, but when we do we appreciate it so much more. Every month, we enlist designers and brands to break down the design process that resulted in their creations and now we’re taking a look back to see each of the designs we featured in our Deconstruction column in 2020.

How the Woven Leather Collection From Smilow Design Is Made
Smilow Design is a brand launched by Judy Smilow as a way to pay homage to her father Mel Smilow and his American-made, mid-century designs that have been around since 1949. Part of that catalog of designs is the Woven Leather Collection, a series of minimalist chairs, stools and benches originally designed in 1956 and reintroduced in 2013. The collection pairs stellar craftsmanship and beautiful details noted from every angle that result in classic pieces to last a lifetime. For this Deconstruction, Smilow Design walked us through how the collection is made.

Formica Looks to Nature for Its Layered Sand Laminate
Formica officially launched their new SurfaceSet 2020 collection earlier this year, a series of 30 designs that blur lines between nature and technology. One of those Formica® Laminate designs had us intrigued – Layered Sand – as the finished product is the result of layering actual sand before scanning it to make a new optical visual. In this Deconstruction, Formica took us further into the Layered Sand design to see the lengthy process they go through to create each pattern.

See How the Framery 2Q Gets an Upgrade for a More Relaxed Space
After years of development Finland-based Framery launched Framery O, their inaugural privacy pod that’s still the world’s best selling pod today. Now, the workplace industry pioneers have launched a new, larger model of their Framery Q pod, Framery 2Q, that’s a full-size meeting room designed for 4-6 people with a few new enhancements that make it the ultimate multifunctional workspace for privacy and comfort. In this Deconstruction, Framery is took us through the clever updates to make the booth even more comfortable.

See How unPIZZO Hand-Weaves the Tramae Ottoman for B&B Italia
Italian design studio unPIZZO’s latest work, Tramae, came via a collaboration with B&B Italia Outdoor as part of their new 2020 outdoor collection. Tramae is a vibrant outdoor ottoman available in three, hexagonal sizes featuring a colorful woven exterior that gives nod to wicker basket making. For this Deconstruction, B&B Italia walked us through the design process to see how the Tramae ottomans come to life. Take a look.

Sempli Shares the Process Behind Monti-IRI Limited Edition Taste Set
The Los Angeles-based brand Sempli effortlessly combines “Swedish functionality – Italian design,” giving nod to founder Daniele ‘Danne’ Semeraro’s dual heritage. A prime example is Sempli’s popular Monti Taste set of beer glasses. They took the design a step further by giving the four glasses an iridescent finish and releasing them as the Sempli Monti-IRI Limited Edition Taste Set. Click the link above to see how Sempli made these ethereal glasses come to life, in this Deconstruction.

Season Three Breaks Down the Design Process Behind The Ansel
Founded in 2018 by Jared Johnson and Adam Klein, Season Three is a contemporary outdoor apparel brand conceived while the two were (self-described) highly-opinionated graduate students at MIT. Influenced by art and creative culture, the duo launched their first product, The Ansel, a genderless, all-weather hiking boot that easily transitions from the trails to work, and even a museum, with its rugged yet fashionable aesthetic. The road to get to the finished product included over 50 prototypes, but by the looks of it, the lengthy design process was worth it. For this Deconstruction, Season Three’s founders shared how The Ansel boot came to be and more about the manufacturing process in Northern Italy.

The Making of Abstract Assembly by Donna Wilson
London-based artist + designer Donna Wilson is known for her abstract patterns and bold colors and for Abstract Assembly, she transformed her watercolor paintings into three-dimensional forms that have become the colorful feature on the series of chairs. The wooden components are made from offcuts that are hand painted in various colors and then joined together using traditional joinery. After being fit together like a puzzle, they’re attached to chair and bench bases to become playful + sculptural, limited-edition seating you won’t see anywhere else. In this Deconstruction, Wilson shared with us the idea behind the project and how the chairs are made.

Brecht Wright Gander Makes the Sculptural Illumination Machine #1
Design Milk favorite Brecht Wright Gander is a Rhode Island-born, New Jersey-based artist and designer known for his experimental work that slides the functional into sculptural pieces of art. His latest is the Illumination Machine #1, a piece with a cartoonish silhouette that disguises elegant copper gilding on the inside of the illuminated funnel. The sculpture combines a variety of materials that require different techniques to achieve, resulting in a labor-intensive work of art that Brecht shared in this Deconstruction.

The Making of the Fizi Lighting Collection by Articolo
For this Deconstruction, we headed to Melbourne, Australia to Articolo, an artisanal lighting studio lead by Founder and Creative Director, Nicci Green. With mouth-blown glass being their passion, we were intrigued to find out more as to how their Fizi lighting collection is made. The series has a number of fixtures, including table lamps, sconces and pendants, featuring either glass balls or slabs, all with an “effervescent” look to the glass. The glass is paired with components in a range of materials including linished brass, natural stone and polished nickel, resulting in an ethereal collection of fixtures highlighting the unpredictability of mouth-blown glass. Click the link to see how Articolo creates these intriguing pieces.

ASSEMBLAGE Shares How Their Baku Wallpaper Is Made
Christian and Heidi Batteau are the husband and wife duo behind Arkansas-based ASSEMBLAGE, a handcrafted wallcovering brand that falls somewhere between art and design. Each of ASSEMBLAGE’s wallpapers receive somewhere between five to 21 layers of materials, like 22 karat gold, mother of pearl, blue mica and bees wax, all in-house in their repurposed seed mill headquarters. Earlier in 2020, they released 29 wallpaper designs at HOLLY HUNT, Baku being one of them. In this Deconstruction, ASSEMBLAGE took us through the arduous process of making their Baku wallpaper.

See How the Soda Tables Are Blown + Shaped by 3 Master Glassmakers
Italian brand Miniforms’ latest collaboration with Athens-based designer Yiannis Ghikas produced the Soda sculptural table made only of blown-glass. The complex design requires three master glassmakers working together in a Murano glass factory to create each table, which weigh in at approximately 55 lbs (25 kilos). The finished design is a single structure with three large petal-like columns that form the stem. Soda’s glass surfaces appear hammered which creates light and shadows depending on the angle it’s viewed from. The table’s unique shape piqued our interest in seeing more about how it was made so for this Deconstruction, Miniforms is shared more about the process.

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2020 Year in Review: Taste

This year we feasted on some delectable treats and food-centric art from our friends TJ Girard and Bob Spiegel of Pinch Food Design. These culinary veterans seamlessly blend food and design in their daily lives, and monthly in our lives through their Taste column, where they share some delicious posts about all things food + design. Now we’re taking a second look at what they featured throughout 2020.

NYC’s Nami Nori Restaurant Turns Hand Rolls into Tacos
It is not often Pinch Food Design are equally impressed by food and design innovation with the same intensity. But Nami Nori, a new Japanese restaurant in NYC’s West Village, has officially blown us away. Besides the three founders all being alums of Masa, the only 3-Michelin-star sushi restaurant in the country, Nami Nori has captivated our creative senses with their show stopping take on temaki served up “taco style” on perfectly cut wood blocks in a laid back Cali-Scandi-Japanese décor.

Keep it up All-You-Can-Eat-Press… We Are Hungry for More!
While strolling the aisles of New York’s Shoppe Object Show at Pier 36, Pinch Food Design stumbled across an amazing designer Yuki Matsuo. Her passion project, All-You-Can-Eat-Press, is a Brooklyn-based independent publishing company that celebrates everyday food for everyday people. United by a mutual love for vernacular cuisine and the unique flavor of the surrounding local culture, its founders follow their hearts (and stomachs) to find new favorite dishes, restaurants and specialty shops, then serve them up in brightly wrapped, easily-digestible portions to food lovers everywhere.

Making the Best with What You Have…
In a time where many of us are forced to slow down… forage… and keep it local, Pinch Food Design decided to write about two-time James Beard Award-winning chef Blaine Wetzel’s latest book, Lummi – Island Cooking.

Roche I + II, Roche Mannifères — Dissimulaits \\\ Work by Ptohograhpies

Too Cheesy?
Pinch Food Design stumbled upon these photographs of cheese set against marble backdrops by art collective Ptohograhpies who won the Berlin Art Prize in 2014 for these very images. At first they made them chuckle… a visual representation of the cheese on display in a curated environment strongly paralleled their feelings about all these ZOOM meetings. But there was something more about them… so Pinch Food Design couldn’t NOT write about them.

Taste the Rainbow with United Sodas of America
United Sodas of America’s colorful sleek matte cans make brains tingle with excitement like the first time stumbling upon the infamous tumblr “things organized neatly.” The soda brand launched with 12 flavor varieties, made from high-quality ingredients, and without the unhealthy chemicals often found in soda.

Farm-to-Tableware: Grass-Fed Bone China by Gregg Moore
As people who design products centered around food, Pinch Food Design is naturally drawn to materials that are found in kitchens: marble, wood, cork, stainless steel… but when they learned about Gregg Moore’s technique for turning cow parts normally considered waste – BONES – into porcelain… their brains went straight to the compost bin – what other possibilities are we all passing up?!

Squeeze Fresh Juice with These Ring and Knuckle Juicers
Not only are these “rings” design objects that push the idea that form follows function… they also are a fun way to persuade people to upgrade their bartending skills with the use of fresh juice in their cocktails! The Ring Juicer and Knuckle Juicer feature a conventional reamer head paired with double finger holes for the Ring Juicer and an ergonomic knuckle-shaped handle for the Knuckle Juicer, forming decidedly unconventional takes on the classic kitchen and bar tool.

Introducing Parcel by Pinch Food Design: Catering Re-Imagined Again
We could all use a memorable, fun, and delicious escape… luckily this is Pinch Food Design’s specialty. Pinch launched Parcel, an elevated, at-home, food and beverage experience, meant to connect people, even when they’re apart. As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, it couldn’t have arrived at a better time.

Corona Food Masks Portrait Series by hej studio
Hej studio, a multidisciplinary food branding and design studio based in Bregenz, Austria and Copenhagen, Denmark challenged themselves to create face masks that are more natural and pleasant than those we associate with hospitals and sterile environments. After playing with cabbage, radicchio, and other conforming veggies, they created this striking Corona Food Masks portrait series.

Giving Peace of Mind and a Piece of Cake!
With the pandemic looming over us, Pinch couldn’t help think of all the different ways our celebrations will have to change… and the birthday cake was definitely top of the list. And then they stumbled upon this brilliant design, Top It Cake Shield, a doctor-invented cake shield created to protect party goers of all ages from spreading germs over cakes while blowing out candles.

Photo: Andy Barter

Gift Unique and Unexpected Chocolates by London-Based BRIK
London-based chocolate company BRIK is breaking the mold with its approach to chocolate. Headed by Danish designer Kia Utzon-Frank (great niece of Sydney Opera House architect Jørn Utzon) and retail strategist Raffaella Baruzzo, BRIK uses textures, materials and architectural surfaces as inspiration for its creations and as a vehicle for amazing flavor combinations.

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