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The super lightweight Mars Chair by Thomas Missé
Next Generation
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Product Design
ECAL student designs first piece of furniture optimised for Mars colonisation.
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15 Dec 17
Float: A stool designed for comfort
Product Spotlight
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Product Design
Float is a sustainable stool that is designed to promote healthy sitting, designed by students in Dresden.
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14 Dec 15
The twig chair: Nendo’s most recent design
Product Spotlight
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Product Design
Japanese studio Nendo creates a minimalist seat with a changeable backrest for designer furniture brand Alias.
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3 Aug 15
Clouds armchair by Casamento
Product Spotlight
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Craft
The new chair is a flouncy but structured homage to the textures of wool, farmed locally in the Eastern Cape region of South Africa.
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20 Feb 15
Product Spotlight: Karoo Chair
Product Spotlight
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African Design
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Craft
The Karoo Chair by Curious Room is a felt and fabric ode to the natural beauty of the South African landscape.
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28 Jun 14
Next Generation: Fayaaz Mahomed
Next Generation
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Product Design
Industrial designer and recent graduate Fayaaz Mahomed of Unfayzd Design has created a system of space-efficient seating.
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27 Jun 14
Organic embrace
Design News
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Product Design
The Bouroullec Brothers have unveiled a minimalist chair collection using wood and metal.
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28 Apr 14
Woven in Africa
Design News
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Product Design
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African Design
Designers without Borders have collaborated with Mozambican basket weavers to create an African-inspired armchair.
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26 Apr 14
Designers without Borders
Designers without Borders is a non-profit organisation that donates books, equipment and software to African countries.
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24 Apr 14
At the forefront
Design News
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Product Design
Front reveal their expert craftsmanship in three of their most recent designs unveiled at Salone del Mobile 2014.
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20 Apr 14
Furniture affair
Design News
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Product Design
BarberOsgerby unveil four new furniture pieces for Vitra at the 2014 Salone del Mobile in Milan.
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17 Apr 14
Diplomatic chair
Design News
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Product Design
Hella Jongerius' East River chair designed for the North Delegates' Lounge of the UN is on display at the Vitra showroom at Salone del Mobile 2014.
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11 Apr 14
Wanders' wonders
Design News
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Product Design
Dutch designer Marcel Wanders's "Zio" collection for Moooi exudes a timeless modernity.
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10 Apr 14
Double take
Design News
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Product Design
Nendo has designed a simplistic and one-of-a-kind wooden chair for their solo exhibition at Salone del Mobile 2014.
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29 Mar 14
Furniture trio
Design News
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Product Design
Front showcased three contemporary furniture pieces at the 2014 Stockholm Furniture Fair.
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19 Mar 14
Inn additions
Lookbook
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Architecture & Interiors
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Product Design
Ineke Hans has designed two furniture collections for the Fogo Island Inn as well as a range of furniture for public use around the island.
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10 Nov 13
Gravity free
Lookbook
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Product Design
Tokujin Yoshioka's Elements Collection incorporates the random beauty and harmony of nature while revealing innovation in metalwork.
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31 Oct 13
Modern addition
Design News
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Product Design
Simple, elegant and durable, Stefano Giovannoni's Dressed First chair for Magis adds a statement in any space.
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19 Oct 13
Modern attitude
Design News
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Product Design
Tom Dixon has unveiled his "Y" chair after two years of researching and prototyping.
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18 Oct 13
Wheeling around
Design News
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Product Design
Hella Jongerius's UN Lounge Chair is light and mobile catering for the demand of changeability.
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29 Sep 13
Product spotlight: Chairman by Nawaaz Saldulker
Product Spotlight
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Product Design
In the first of a new series looking at bespoke South African designs that demonstrate a unique craftsmanship, we feature Nawaaz Saldulker's Chairman.
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23 May 13
E is for...
Design News
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Product Design
There are six E's that define PearsonLloyd's new SixE chair... It is also the perfect fusion of functionality and modernity.
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6 Nov 12
Go fish
Design News
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Product Design
Nendo's new Fishline Chair uses fishing line as a type of varnish to create an interesting uneven look.
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16 Oct 12
Collage chair
Design News
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Product Design
Swedish designers Front successfully combined classic furniture forms with a contemporary aesthetic in their new “Collage” collection.
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10 Apr 12
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