Furniture

Kitmen Keung for Sixinch “Dual Cut” Foam Block

March 17, 2011Design52 comments93 Views
Hong Kong-based designer Kitmen Keung has created a transformable foam block for Belgium design brand Sixinch. Splitting a raw rectangular foam block with only two L-shaped cut lines, Dual Cut is a transformable furniture piece that employs the simplest production processes...

FOSSA by Aurélien Barbry for COR

March 17, 2011Design35 comments139 Views
Combining elements of a sofa, lounger and corner combination, the Fossa chair was created for German manufacturer COR by French designer Aurélien Barbry. With an emphasis on comfort and functionality, the unique furniture piece features recesses that allow cushion pieces to...

“Snoop” Stool by Karim Rashid for B-LINE

March 16, 2011Design13 comments90 Views
Italian furniture company B-LINE has collaborated with New York-based designer Karim Rashid on this "Snoop" stool. The multifaceted rotomolded polyethylene stool is stackable and has built-in pockets so that it can be used as either a low table or a bookshelf. The "Snoop"...

mastermind JAPAN x BUILDING Furniture Collection

March 10, 2011Design33 comments239 Views
Last year saw mastermind JAPAN diversify its design portfolio by entering into the realm of furniture design with BUILDING. The two have rejoined to create a follow-up collection. This time around the release focuses on a full-length mirror and matching mat set. The half mat...

Knudsen & Hindenes: “Nord” for VAD

February 21, 2011Design19 comments60 Views
Norwegian design studio Knudsen & Hindenes has collaborated with furniture maker VAD on a series called “Nord.” With a modern and contemporary design, the pieces, which include a side table and felt-back lounge chair, are both made from solid pinewood and have been...

Inch Furniture

January 27, 2011Design8 comments102 Views
Furthering their passion for wooden furniture, Inch Furniture has just revealed their latest batch of homewares. Each product in the series has been handcrafted, which should subsequently allow natural effects to appear after years of use. Specifically, most items are...

Affinity Chair by Ben Alun-Jones

January 27, 2011Design12 comments49 Views
Invisibility has long been a desired trait amongst superhuman powers. For industrial designer Ben Alun-Jones, the goal of creating something that offered the appearance of sitting on thin air went hand in hand with the concept of invisibility. The Affinity Chair looks to...

Duba-B8 “Molo” Chair

January 18, 2011Design9 comments49 Views
Danish company Duba-B8, one of the biggest players in Denmark’s contemporary office furniture market, has just released a chair that was three years in the making. The “Molo” chair is made of reusable and highly durable ABS plastic and features a high-end, modern...

Maximo Riera Octopus Chair

January 12, 2011Design38 comments181 Views
Designer Maximo Riera presents the Octopus Chair, the first piece of his Animal Chair collection which establishes a base and point of departure for the pieces to come. The Animal Chair collection constitutes a diverse range of species, from mammals to reptiles, and even...

Pacific Furniture Service

January 5, 2011Design16 comments64 Views
First opening back in 1988, Japanese furniture store Pacific Furniture Service demonstrates that the Japanese passion for reinventing western designs is not limited to fashion. The pieces shown are illustrative of the products they carry, from both indoor and outdoor tables,...

“Silver Lake” by Patricia Urquiola for Moroso

December 30, 2010Design13 comments89 Views
Spanish architect and designer Patricia Urquiola recently unveiled her latest series of furniture. Entitled “Silver Lake,” the collection reportedly draws inspiration from the brand of modernism associated with 1950s California. Certainly blending angular edges with...

Love Seat by Paul McClelland

December 19, 2010Design13 comments49 Views
Here's a look into the Love Seat, an interesting new piece by American furniture designer Paul McClelland. Featuring molded plywood, the chair is made from a hot rolled steel round bar, hand forged and welded. The fittings are machined steel and stainless steel with rubber...

Zweed Furniture

December 3, 2010Design8 comments616 Views
Swedish furniture company Zweed was founded earlier this year by Håkan Johansson who said that the brand’s focus was "To produce pieces of quality furniture locally, with clients’ inspiration and ideas taking a central part of the design process.” Zweed hopes to...

The Story of Eames Furniture

November 16, 2010Design20 comments46 Views
Gestalten.tv presents an exclusive video interview with Marilyn Neuhart, author of "The Story of Eames Furniture", and her husband John. Both have worked with the Eames Office in various capacities from the 1950s. Having been in close proximity to Charles and Ray Eames as...

Kyouei Design Reconstruction Lamp

November 15, 2010Design2 comments84 Views
Earlier in the year we caught wind of an intriguing Liquid Lamp from Japanese design firm Kyouei Design. Continuing with the collective's innovations, we now get a closer look into its Reconstruction Lamp, designed by Kouichi Okamoto. The piece is crafted from an industrial...