Knoll will launch some new designs by Jehs+Laub, Don Chadwick, Joseph Paul D’Urso, and reintroduce classics from Jens Risom, Alexander Girard and Maya Lin at next month’s Salone in Milan.

Alexander Girard table

Spark is a new series of stacking side and lounge chairs by Don Chadwick

Maya Lin’s adult and child Stones

A lamp that is surrounded by adjustable blinds designed by Enric Jovani and Mariona Cruells. This concept is more than merely decorative, by design it asks us to interact with light and mood, going beyond light being just a necessity.

From the designers:

Light is a part of our daily environment. Gives life to it, fills up the space and makes our movements easy. Imagine now that, apart from being capable to enjoy this light, we can manipulate it, play with it far from the traditional use of the switches. Surpassing the on/off routine, the lamp opens a whole univers of nuances and luminosities, a fan of ambients and situations within reach, allowing even to give form to diverse moods. Is not just an object, is a new way to interact with the light.

Industry Gallery in Washington DC will present Hands On, new work by Tejo Remy & René Veenhuizen the first solo U.S. exhibition for renowned and innovative Dutch designer Tejo Remy, a founding designer at Droog and René Veenhuizen, his design partner of the past decade. The exhibition will premiere four prototypes for a new series of poured concrete furniture. It will also feature works the duo has created for the public and private commissions over the past ten years, including their “Leaf Furniture,” a tubular tennis balls bench, “Reef bench” created for a children’s school, and two “Accidental Carpets” made form recycled blankets.

What: Hands On, new work by Tejo Remy & René Veenhuizen
When: March 20, 2010 – May 8, 2010
Where: Industry Gallery, 1358 Florida Ave., NE, 2d Floor, Washington DC 20002

SieMatic, one of the world’s leading high-end kitchen furnishings manufacturers, received five awards for its SieMatic S1 kitchen design in the Kitchen/Appliances category of the GOOD DESIGN® Awards 2009. I can see why — the S1 and S2 (inspired by the S1) have some awesome options.

The S1’s SmartBoard provides fingertip controls for consumer electronics. Built-in iPod system, people.

The S2 kitchen design is a knob and handle-free system that also features some nice perks, including a sweet interior drawer system. If you’re anal-retentive about everything being in its place, then this kitchen system is for you!

Check out this innovative knife and spice storage:

Earlier this month, we announced our brand new site, Dog Milk, which is dedicated to Modern Dog Design. If you’re a dog owner looking for a good modern design resource, then this is it!

On Monday, we announced our newest project, Designer Desktops. View and download our March custom desktop wallpaper, featuring a quote by Charles Eames.

We all work very hard, many of us spending countless hours staring at our computer screens. So I thought, why not have something pretty and inspirational to stare at? This is a new project we’re going to try out here on Design Milk — Designer Desktops. Starting this month, Design Milk will create a beautiful desktop wallpaper for you to download to your computer and iPhone, inspired by a thought-provoking quote from a renown designer. This is all in good fun, and best of all, they’re free!

This first month, we’re kicking things off with none other than Mr. Charles Eames.

Click on the size below to download:

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This month’s design was created by our very own talented Eleanor Cleverly. Learn more about her here.

If you are interested in being involved in our Designer Desktop project, please email us at info@design-milk.com with more info about your design/art skillz.

Dutch designer Joris Laarman will unveil new works at Friedman Benda tonight, including his Leaf Table (above) and a number of other works. If his name sounds familiar to you, he is the designer behind the bone furniture we featured back in 2007. The bone furniture algorithm revolutionized design back in 2006 — it translated the complexity, proportion and functionality of human bone and tree growth into a chair form.

What: New work by Joris Laarman
When: March 4, 2010 – April 10, 2010
Where: Friedman Benda, 515 W 26th Street, New York, NY 10001

Photographs courtesy of Joris Laarman Lab and Friedman Benda.

Tomorrow (3/5) is the last day to enter the Spore Doorbell Giveaway.

Enter here.