Molecular Chair By Antonio Pio Saracino Cervo
The Molecular Chair created by New York-based Italian designer and architect Antonio Pio Saracino is an exploration of the structural components found in the natural world and the ways in which they can find expression in design. Each chair imagines the scale of matter within a traditional baroque chair, using the same microscopic structure but in human scale. The chairs are composed with a wire-frame mesh and differently sized felt balls or “molecules” are woven together to create a comfortable chair. The felt represents a natural, low-tech, and eco-friendly material.
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Haute Bamboo by Bo Reudler & Olav Bruin
Dutch designer Bo Reudler and bamboo-architect Olav Bruin have teamed up to produce a series of furniture. Called Haute Bamboo, the range includes a chair, table, and mirror finished in black linseed paint, plus a candle holder coated in copper.
Constructed in part from gathered wood, each piece is naturally unique and contains woods that range from birch and beech to cherry, oak, maple and bamboo with layers of paint to unify each finished work.
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Hanging Hammock chair by Ryuji Nakamura Architects
This hanging hammock chair designed by Ryuji Nakamura Architects is a cool new contemporary furniture object that requires no stand, or any other means of floor support for that matter.
White, semi-flexible synthetic panels of material are essentially strung between sets of metal supports to which they are temporarily bolted. The core steel supports are tied into the hidden structural system above, but a simple screw-on connection can be easily removed should the store owners change their mind down the line.
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“Brick Series”, by KiBiSi for Versus
KiBiSi launches Brick, a couch series for the new Danish design brand, VERSUS. It consists of a pouf, a chair, a two and three sofas. The cushions are tied together and fixed with a tailor quality button. The buttons, also designed by KiBiSi, aremolded of fiber concrete – Yet another architectural reference.
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Knitted Stools By Claire-Anne O’Brien
London-based designer Claire-Anne O’Brien has use knitting to product and design of furniture. O’Brien makes pieces that border on highly defined sculpture.
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Plooop Chair by Timothy Schreiber
Later this week, during Design London Festival, the Plooop chair by London based designer Timothy Schreiber will be launched. All elements of the armchair – seat, backrest en legs – are made of layered plywood. The use of one single material, the open organic shape and the complex manufacturing process make that I like this chair so much.
Jean Paul Gaultier for Roche Bobois
The furniture outfit enlisted the infamous fashion designer to create the new pieces, called Jean Paul Gaultier Pour Roche Bobois Paris, to commemorate its golden 50th anniversary. At 207 boulevard Saint Germain from June 10th to 14th, guests could preview the collection that will be available, along with select limited edition pieces, in Roche Bobois’ 240 global boutiques starting in the fall.
He started by reworking famed, and recently deceased, German designer Hans Hopfer’s iconic Mah Jong sofa, itself created for Roche Bobois in the 1970’s. Gaultier paid tribute to the master by keeping the modular seating’s shape but updating it by swapping out its hippie-chic upholstery for the striped-canvas Sailor, a nautical number that draws one of his favorite themes.
John Makepeace’s Knot Chair
John Makepeace’s Knot Chairis one of the finalist for the 2010 Prince Philip Designers Prize. The award is granted by the Design Council to one designer each year who has broken new ground in design and raised its status in the public and business sector, all the while contributing to design education. The final winner will be announced on November 9th by The Duke of Edinburgh.
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Hive Bench/Table by ARKTURA
The Hive designed by Arktura is an algorithmically-generated pattern bench cut out of high recycled content steel and finished with zero-VOC powder coat paint. It’s available in black, orange, sea green and white and was even produced in a wind and solar-powered facility.
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Bohemian Sofa by Busnelli
Busnelli, the Italian furniture company has designed Bohemian Sofa. A display of elegance and classic design reinvented. With an aristocratic appearance, the product looks very inviting and fits well in a minimalist design meant to impress. The interesting aspect of this item and the one that makes the Bohemian sofa stand out is its upholstery.
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Gibraltar Sofa by Mostapha El Oulhani
The shape of the Gibraltar Sofa has been inspired by the famous rock which bears the name of where the designer comes from
Bucefalo Sofa by Emanuele Canova
Bucefalo it is the brand new sofa from “The Memento Collection.” Inspired by Bucefalo’s legendary figure, the black horse that only Alexander The Great succeeded to tame. The design is available in black and white and some models feature wood finishes. The sofa also comes with complementary pillows which adds charm without affecting the overall soberness of the product.
Furniture by Marcello Ziliani for Casprini
With an elegant shape and a classy black and white color palette, the set can be easily integrated in various arrangements. The chairs named “Azhar” have a flashy, but tasteful lacquer finish. The Atatlas table has a base similar to that of the chairs and it features a beautiful oval top in natural crystal. Even though the products are very alike, the materials used to produce them were different.
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Breathing Sofa by Wu Yu-Ying
Breathing Sofa designed by Wu Yu-Ying transforms its shape according to the body of the person who sitting on it. The design focuses on the process of sitting on a chair, as well as the interaction between the user and the chair while using it.
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Pay & Sit, The Private Bench by Fabian Brunsing
Isn’t it the most unappealing bench ever seen? Design student Fabian Brunsing has devised a fiendish device that makes pay toilets seem positively munificent: Dubbed “Pay & Sit: The Private Bench,” it consists of a bench covered with retractable metal spikes and a coin slot.
PAY & SIT: the private bench (HD) from Fabian Brunsing on Vimeo.
Disco Chair by Kiwi & Pom
Commissioned by Wallpaper* Magazine, the “Disco Chair” was created by Kiwi & Pom, a London design studio. The Disco Chair is a bespoke illuminated furniture concept. Constructed from 200 linear metres of Electroluminescent wire, the chair transforms into a neon rainbow when powered. A pulse setting enables the chair to flash on and off creating an instant disco installation.
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“Bon Bon Gold” by Marcel Wanders
“Bon Bon Gold” by Dutch designer Marcel Wanders. It’s a hollow chair made of crocheted rope that holds its form due to heavy coatings of resin and gold.
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Sprouting Bench by Studio KAA
The sprouting bench by Kois Associated Architects is a proposal for a public bench. The initial idea was to design a morphologically “live” object which alludes to plant growth patterns. The research was orientated towards studying processes of morphogenesis, self generation, self organization and growth of plant systems. The outcome was the creation of a sculptural object. The bench was constructed primarily out of metal, applying manufacturing techniques used in the brass (pneumatic) instruments production and the seating surfaces were made out of beech wood.
