Two brand new Architonic apps will be launched at ICFF 2013 – ‘Best American Design Brands’ and ‘Best Canadian Design Brands’

With an expanded North American sales team, a bigger presence at this year’s ICFF in New York, and two brand-new apps – ‘Best American Design Brands’ and ‘Best Canadian Design Brands’ – Architonic has gone all transatlantic. (by Simon Keane-Cowell)

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‘Low Table’ by Marina Bautier for MA

Belgian designer Marina Bautier has designed a series of solid wood low tables for her new design brand ‘MA’ that, with rounded corners and a tapered shape, resemble plastic storage containers.

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‘Foulard’ glass shelving by Studio Klass for FIAM Italia

A curved glass wall shelves collection, ‘Foulard’ by Milan-based Studio Klass is also a modular system that lends itself to multiple configurations on the wall.

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‘Stripes’ carpet system by DUM for M.I.D. Carpets

Dutch design brand DUM has created a series of distinctive brightly coloured wool carpets called ‘Stripes’ with help from noted colour artist Fransje Killaars.

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‘Fitas’ buffet by Fernando and Humberto Campana

‘Fitas’, Portuguese for “stripe”, is a buffet, cabinet and table made from bent steel by Brazilian designer architects Fernando and Humberto Campana.

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‘One+One’ lamps by CreativeAffairs

Barcelona-based design studio CreativeAffairs has created a collection of lamps based on the idea of mixing two different archetypes, with different functions, in order to create a new typology of object. The two chosen archetypes are a table lamp and a trestle.

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‘Sunset’ lamp by Alban Le Henry for Great Design

Thanks to its resin and thermoformed methacrylate shell Alban Le Henry’s limited edition ‘Sunset’ lamp creates an opalescent effect with a slight transparency, resembling the sun’s glow when daylight fades.

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‘Segment’ table by Box Clever

San Francisco design studio Box Clever was inspired by shifting tectonic plates for their ‘Segment’ table. The multipart table top, resembling a fault line, is composed of four slabs of concrete that leave a narrow opening between each section creating a functional channel for a unique system of accessories and cable management.

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