Felt Stool By Cappellini Designed By Jongeriuslab

Year: 2000
Material: Metal, felt
Dimensions: 46 x 54 x 24 cm
Commission: Initiated by the designer
Production: Jongeriuslab
Category: Limited edition
Collection: Textielmuseum Tilburg, FRAC, Dunkerque, Art Institute of Chicago, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, private collections, collection of the designer

Felt Stool is based on the shape of Porcelain Stool (1997). This was Jongerius’ first attempt to translate an experimental object into an industrial version. The stool is produced by Jongeriuslab and distributed by the Italian furniture company Cappellini.

MIURA | Barstool By Plank Designed By Konstantin Grcic Industrial Design

The enormous public attention we received for chair_ONE unavoidably led to a certain categorization of my design. We were suddenly identified with the chair's angular/facetted style. Although I do love the its stealth-bomber aesthectic, I felt threatened by the trap of reapeating myself with this successsful formula. A commission from Plank to design a monoblock bar stool in plastic was the perfect opportunity for me to re-invent my vocabulary of shapes. I was keen to move on from the hard edge to a much softer design. The MIURA stool is strongly based on principles of construction. However, its shape was conceived by working in a much more sculptural manner. The complex free-form surfaces were all designed on the computer.

MIURA is part of the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York.

Project assistant: Sami Ayadi (KGID)
Producer: Plank
Konstantin Grcic Industrial Design

Windowseat Lounge By Mike And Maaike

Where does architecture stop and furniture begin? Suitable for both public and private spaces, the Windowseat Lounge is designed as a comfortable refuge from the hustle and bustle of lobbies, airports or open office environments.

By taking architectural elements (walls and ceiling) and applying them to a chair, we are exploring the idea of sub-architectural space, creating a room-within-a-room complete with its own unique perspective.

Full upholstery over a foam-padded rigid moulded frame. Swivelling steel base....more

Lighting | Phrena Collection By Artecnica Designed By Karl Zhan

Introducing the new table version of the Phrena pendant light from Artecnica.

Thanks to the popularity of the first Phrena light, Artecnica requested a smaller table version. Using the same resiliant Tyvek material and honeycomb structure, this lamp opens to 16" in diameter and comes with the new gold plated wire base. It still packs flat like its older brother, but the Phrena2 can be used as a both a table and a pendant light.
Upon manipulation this perfectly flat light fixture transforms into a beautiful 3-D shade. Created from the “simplicity of opening a book, the pages of this light work together to create perfect symmetry.” Artecnicas use of white tyvek once again creates a glow and adds warmth to any environment. Can be configured for up-lighting or down-lighting distribution.
DIA 14.5 in, 36.83 cm
H 21.0 in, 53.34 cm
Karl Zhan website
Artecnica website

Modern Rug Design | Roses By Nani Marquina

Roses is born from the constant process of researching handcrafted systems and searching for innovative aesthetics, with the aim of giving a new and surprising look to a product made using traditional methods. The evenly-shaped pieces of felt that characterise this rug give its surface volume and constant movement, inviting it to be touched, caressed, lived. Available in five warm colours, its shades are not uniform but rather filled with nuance and chiaroscuro when you touch it with your hands or walk on it....more

Blanket Design | Deploye By Nanimarquina Designed By Emiliana Design Studio

Déployé experiences with the court as a decorative element, as an alternative to printed or embroidered. The cuts also changes the appearance of the blankets when they are being used.

Alternating, strategically-located geometric cuts merge decoration with functionality in déployé blankets. Made from 100% wool, they are a contemporary reinterpretation of traditional shawls. The cuts in these warm household accessories extend throughout the blanket, showing its embroidery and colour changes. Heads or tails, in red and black or green and black, the first forms a semicircle from which diagonals extend, like a sun on the horizon, while in the second the incisions delineate squares. The design of both gives them great freedom of movement, as well as an impeccable flow.....more
produced by nanimarquina

Apollo Chair By Artifort Designed By Patrick Norguet

Design Patrick Norguet, 2002.
Upholstered plywood frame, steel base.
Made in The Netherlands by Artifort.

Beautifully formed providing elegance and comfort, the Apollo bespeaks balance and harmony. Poised... Open... Ergonomics at its best. Destined to be a classic.

Based in Paris, Patrick Norguet is fast becoming a noted name in the design world. By combining traditional and modern materials, Patrick creates unique pieces which look great in almost any surrounding.

36" w | 28" h | 32" d
seat height: 14.5"
Offered with an aluminum disc base with chrome tube.

Diamond Chair By Knoll Designed By Harry Bertoia

Design Harry Bertoia, 1952
Welded steel rods, upholstery
Made in USA by Knoll

Harry Bertoia's 1950 experiment with bending metal rods into practical art produced a revered collection of seating, including the exquisite Diamond chair. Innovative, comfortable and strikingly handsome, the chair's delicate appearance belies its strength and durability. In Bertoia's own words, "If you look at these chairs, they are mainly made of air, like sculpture. Space passes right through them."

A classic, modern design that enhances any environment, Bertoia's Diamond chair remains a fascinating study in bent metal and a fixture of mid-century design. Knoll is the only authorized and licensed manufacturer of the Bertoia Collection which has been in continuous production since 1952.

33.5" w | 28.25" d | 30" h | seat: 16.5" h via

Tomato Chair By Adelta Designed BY Eero Aarnio

Design Eero Aarnio, 1971.
Fiberglass. Made in Finland by Adelta.

At first sight, the Tomato chair looks complicated, but the second look shows an intelligent combination of 3 circles with same diameter, two of them being armrests, one stretched to a comfortable back, and even a fourth half circle up side down giving the chair a consequent seat. The tomato is much more than a chair, it is a piece of sculpture. To quote Eero Aarnio: "A product idea can come about in many different ways and here is one of them. I realized that Pastil Chair floats and carries the person who sits in it in water but it is very rickety. If there were three items like two great armrests and the back of the chair would be stable, and this is how the idea of the Tomato chair was born. The name reflects its looks: looking at the chair from the front there are two round shapes i.e. two circles like in the word tOmatO."

55" w | 44.5" d | 27.5" h

Aarnio was - and still is - one of the pioneers in using plastic in industrial design. Plastic material set the designers free to create every shape and use every color they wanted. This gave birth to objects oscillating between function and fun - but always fascinating ones.

The finnish designer Eero Aarnio, born in 1932, studied from 1954 to 1957 at the Institute of Industrial Arts in Helsinki and started in 1962 with his own office as an interior and industrial designer.

Engaged in new ideas of furniture he designed the Ball Chair (or globe chair) already in 1963. It was produced some years later. Material (fibreglass) and shape were complete novelties for that time's furniture industry. The fibreglass ball is build on a metal swiveling base, and upholstered with foam/fibrefill. The original colors were white, red, black and orange.

Flotar Armchair by Leolux Designed By Jan Armgardt

Armchair and footstool, a minimalist set. Jan Armgardt has reinterpreted the wire armchair of the last century.

The back folds forward at the sides to offer superb support in every sitting position. The springy provides for unprecedented comfort.

Stitching, covering and lacquer colours offer unlimited variations.

The collection can be upholstered in customer`s own fabric - 330cm required for armchair and 120cm for footstool.

Sizes:
Armchair: W 1150 x D 830x H 800mm
Footstool: W 870 x D 600 x H 420mm
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Blos Armchair by Slide designed by Karim Rashid

This collection has sweet and sensual lines that break up the strict and linear environments that compose our everyday life. Resistant and light, this armchair can be moved from the lounge out to the terrace according to the seasons and is ideal to create an original and authentic relaxation area....more

Inverso Chair By Luis Porem

Inverso chair searches two different attitudes in the act of sitting. These appear as polarities. On one side, movement and dynamics, on other, the posture is rigid.

That contrast is is also present between the coldness of the iron and the warmth of the wood....more

LR-1 Sofa Bench By DESU Design

We set out to make a sofa that was clean lined and big enough to sleep on. This simple piece comes alive in its elegant details, the beveled edge, the rounded corners of the inlaid color-tinted laminated glass. The cantilevered box fills with colored light, and its ethereal glow changes throughout the day, even at low ambient light levels. The supportive cushions are high-density foam surrounded in batting. Legs are solid, brushed stainless steel bar. The main frame is finished in a white satin urethane finish. We also offer a version with a white solid surface frame for commercial applications.....more

4140 Table By Martin Sprouse Furniture

Exploring the idea that a table can look different from all views, 4140 breaks from past rectilinear designs with a random combination of angles and slants. The table's resin surface rests on a cross sectional solid walnut frame. The natural wood grain follows the design's horizontal lines and various cantilevers, creating the appearance of lightness and transparency.
Used as a client's primary living room table, 4140's asymmetrical form offers a number of placement options, each subtly changing the area's spatial dynamic.....more

Aura | Armchair By Cerruti Baleri Designed By Maurizio Galante

Armchair by Cerruti Baleri
Armchair with flexible backrest, covered in technical fabric decorated by Maurizio Galante, available in two decorations: Aura, with small glass tubes and pearls to form an aura and Aura Fiorita, with floral embroidery. Aura is made on the base of Caprichair and is available with fabric and decoration in four
colours: white, lime, red and black.
dimensions:
61 x 61, h 81

materials:
cover: technical fabric
structure: steel and soft polyurethane
embroidery: fabric; glass tubes and pearls

finishes:
white, lime, red, black

After initially studying Architecture,Maurizio Galante graduated in Fashion at l'Accademia di Costume e Moda in Rome, a work experience with Roberto Capucci, and has presented his Ready-to-Wear collections in Milan since 1987. He moved to France in the winter of 1993, where he was merited with participation in the Parisian Haute Couture calendar. In 2002 Maurizio Galante partnered with Tal Lancman to create the company Interware. He participates in numerous exhibitions, and his creations are presented in many of the worldís most renowned museums. Refuting all rigid categorizations and restrictive notions of "seasons", Maurizio Galante's creativity is expressed not only in Fashion, but also in Design; sophisticated, timeless, and personal, following the ease and simplicity of unbridled imagination. A true maitre d'oeuvre, he experiments with structures, surfaces, and forms, in an attempt to evoke new emotions.

Sumo | Armchair By Cerruti Baleri Designed By Xavier Lust

Armchair and two-seater sofa with internal structure in steel and foamed with CFC-free soft polyurethane, cold-processed and supported by internal flexible belts in the seat, backrest and arms. Pouf with internal anatomical rigid structure. The cover is available in fabric, synthetic material, leather. It is removable for the pouf in all the options and only in fabric for the armchair and the sofa. dimensions:
90 x 90, h 80
182 x 90, h 80
53 x 53, h 42 materials:
cover: fabric, leather, synthetic material
structure: steel and soft polyurethane finishes:
cerruti baleri’s fabric collection

Xavier Lust was born in Belgium 1969. He believes firmly in the role of innovation, in that he researches both the visual appearance of items and in the production technologies involved. He is most well known for his work bending and shaping materials, and is undoubtedly one of the most promising talents on the scene. He has worked with many of the top names in international design. In spite of his relative youth he has already won many awards.

Coffee Table by Arktura Designed by kevin kane and chris kabatsi

Designed by Kevin Kane and Chris Kabatsi for Arktura, the moire table is patterned powdercoat on polished aluminum. This collection of tables uses a choice of several simple forms as a palette for its integrated graphic patterns. Strikingly attractive, the tables are offered in a large array of patterns, colors, and shapes. They are constructed from formed aluminum, coated in high gloss, powder coat finish. Available in 2 colors and 2 profiles.
Material(s):
Coated/polished aluminum dimensions:
48"l x 21"w x 14"h custom sizes and colors are available for this product!

Arktura is a los angeles based design and manufacturing company, born out of the minds of architects. the focus of our company stems from our belief that great design cannot be created without a close integration with the process of manufacture. thus we focus closely on the integration of design, with the development of new and novel manufacturing technologies. this way design and manufacture take on a new synergies, setting our designers free to explore new forms and use materials unseen in the industry.
Arktura website
Unicahome website

Blow up bamboo collection by Alessi Designed By Fernando + Humberto Campana

The blow up bamboo collection is a new proposal in different material of the same product in the “blow up” series that the fratelli campana designed for alessi in 2003 made of mirrored stainless steel sticks with a diameter of 5 mm, welded together. The sticks in bamboo are tied together by hand using natural raffia that is soaked in glue, which is also natural.
The drying of the binding provides a collection of raffia that further strengthens the bond. the bamboo that is used is previously smoked for hygienic reasons and in order to dry it out to make it more stable in time. The type of binding and the structure of the pieces resembles the immense framework for building extraordinary technical performances made completely with this type of wood. In respect to the counterparts in steel, other than being resistant are also lighter and give the objects a pleasing flexibility. dimensions:
centerpiece: 25.5”w x 5.8”h x 26.5”d
fruit basket: 14.8”w x 12.5”h x 13.8”d
table: 17.8”dia. x 17.3”h
magazine rack: 18”w x 13.8”h x 11.3”d
Fernando & Humberto Campana website
Alessi website
Unicahome website

69er Ottoman By Angela Griffiths

The 69er® modular unit can be configured in many ways, allowing for multiple combinations. Standard dimensions: Height: 600mm Depth: 400mm Width: 350mm (Customised sizes also available)
Materials High density Foam- Upholstered in high quality leather or fabric

Angela Griffiths is an artist and communicator. She is passionate about the power of the arts to be a positive force improving the world's social, environmental and economic well-being.

A former professional journalist in Australia and overseas, Angela is now an emerging designer-maker and sculptor working and exhibiting in Sydney, Australia...more

Fofo Ottoman By SHE Design Studio

FOFO is made entirely of the fabric Between which is developed by SHE
SHE is a scandinavian design studio based in Oslo, Norway. As industrial designers we work with product development, interaction design and graphical design. Our design process involves definition of the task, product research and conceptualization phase before we move on to the finalizing of the chosen concept to prototype the product. During the process we twist and turn the materials possibilities of functional and aesthetical values. When we work we love to experience and test the material to its limits before we start drawing the product. We are Silje Søfting and Eva Marit Tøftum, both industrial designers, designing with the goal to dig deeper than what we first expect a product to be. Our aesthetical approach is to reach for subtle changes and taking use of the material to its fullest.
We love what we do and work hard to fulfil our own requirements that sometimes are more than what is possible and by doing so we can reach innovation.....more

Mademoiselle Chair By Kartell

The Mademoiselle upholstered armchair is an innovative design for an armchair with the clever and absolutely new technique of fusing two different plastic materials and finishes: the structure in transparent polycarbonate offers solid support and a soft and comfortable expanded polyurethane foam seat, without foregoing the glamour of transparency and color!Mademoiselle represents a unique solution, of transparency and softness, aesthetics and color, delicacy of appearance and practical strength.Choose seat cover in either Missoni Cartagena black and white, Missoni Vevey in red tones, or Missoni Vevey in Burnt tones....more

The Little Fellow Chair By Ditte Maigaard Studio

The Little Fellow Chair is an exploration in unusual materials and innovative ways of upholstering. The designers intention was to create an object that affects people in a profound, unique and personal way, which makes the viewer want to touch and explore the object. The name Little Fellow refers to the similarities to a distinguished little friend.

The frame is covered in thick nautic rope, which makes all surfaces textured and warm, while making the chair appear as if it was ”made entirely of rope”.

This concept is also used in creating the seat pad. Constructed with a traditional brush binding technique, the upholstery of the seat consists of a few centimeter long pieces of rope-ends pulled into a grid of holes in the timber seat. The rope-ends can be exchanged and different colours added to create patterns. This construction allows for client customisation and personality, while it expresses a wonderful tactile sensation.

Ditte Maigaard is a conceptual designer with a passion for surfaces and story telling. She works in the crossfield between graphic design, textiles and furniture design and utilise her knowledge of materials, construction, texture and story telling to make innovative design solutions that explore tradition taken to the edge. She graduated with a MA in design from The Danish Design School in 2010. Also studied at The Design School in Kolding (DK) and has a graphic design education from 2001. Since 2006 she has run the company Ditte Maigaard Studio

Designed together with Sofie Brünner....more

PP Blue Rope Chair By Tom Price

This chair is created by heating and pressing a seat-shaped former into a ball of polypropylene rope. The rope begins to liquify as it comes into contact with the heated former and, as it cools, it sets in the shape of a seat creating a contrast in form and texture to the remaining rope. No additional material has been added to make the seat - it is all made from melted rope. This forms part of a series of chairs created using the same technique with different materials....more

Fleece Chairs By Tom Price

These chairs are part of a series commissioned by Arts Co for the exhibition, 'From Now to Eternity', and are made exclusively from discarded polyester fleece clothing. The seat area is created by placing layers of polyester clothing onto a hot steel seat-shaped former. As it heats, the fabric begins to melt, exposing and integrating colours and patterns of the various layers. When cooled the surface is transformed into a rigid, shiny, colourful display of dissolved pattern and colour. From Now To Eternity is a celebration of and debate around design, with a focus on one material: plastic. Plastic is with us virtually from now to eternity: impervious to bacteria, acid, salt, rust, breakage and, in some cases, able to withstand heat, plastic is something of a miracle substance. One hundred years ago, when it was first invented, no one could have anticipated that plastic would present one of our biggest recycling challenges. Pioneering arts consultancy Arts Co commissioned eight leading contemporary designers and design collectives to celebrate plastic through their work and look at ways to re-think our growing mountains of discarded waste. The designers in the exhibition show how plastic�s versatility - transparent or opaque, hard or pliant, able to take on a myriad of colours and forms � can serve their creativity. The designers are Committee, FAT, Hiroko Shiratori, Raw Edges, Rolf Sachs, Stuart Haygarth, Tom Price and Tomoko Azumi....more