Foldable table by Akka
During this year’s Stocholm Furniture Fair the Swedish designers of Akka presented this foldable table at the Greenhouse, the forum for young designers. In all different positions, even folded, the cantilvered table stands out for its charming appearance. This might be due to the slightly bent skids, which give the table a figurative character.
Foldable table by Akka
Foldable table by Akka
Foldable table by Akka
Foldable table by Akka
'RAY' stool by Elisa Honkanen
After making work experience at Lissoni Associati in Milan and Patrick Norguet’s Studio in Paris, the Finnish designer Elisa Honkanen opened her own practice in 2008. At the Greenhouse in Stockholm she recently presented her newest creations.
'REST' stool by Elisa Honkanen
'TOMERA' table by Elisa Honkanen
'RH 304' cantilever chair by Robert Haussmann, reissued by de Sede
Cantilever chairs have always occupied a privileged position in modern design history. It is their visual lightness, their relative lack of materiality (look Ma, no legs!), which made them such a fascination for Bauhaus greats Marcel Breuer, Mart Stam and Mies van der Rohe. Swiss manufacturer de Sede has recently reissued two iconic cantilevers from the late 1950s, the originals of which have long been sought after by collectors.
'RH 304' cantilever chair by Robert Haussmann, reissued by de Sede
Designed by Robert Haussmann, ‘RH 304′ (which was used as conference seating at UNESCO’s Paris headquarters) and ‘RH 305′ have been modified slightly for re-edition, their upholstery now slimmer than before. The seat height on ‘RH 305′ has also been adjusted. Otherwise, their silhouettes remain the same.
'RH 305' cantilever chair by Robert Haussmann; reissued by de Sede
New armchair by Kitani
The Japanese manufacturer Kitani is one of the most ambitious producers of classic Scandinavian design, amongst other pieces of Finn Juhl, Nanna Ditzel and Ib Kofod-Larsen.
At this year’s Stockholm Furniture Fair Kitani presented this new armchair, which doesn’t rank behind the classic archetypes.
New armchair by Kitani
'Straw' chair by osko+deichmann
The Berlin based designers osko+deichmann originally designed their cantilever straw chair in occasion of last year’s 90th Bauhaus anniversary. It was an homage to the Marcel Breuer classic.
The Swedish manufacturer Blå Station who produces also osko+deichmann’s sofa ‘Pebble’ was fascinated by the rather rough processing the designers used – instead of bending the metal tube smoothly, they edged it.
'Straw' chair for Blå Station
In collaboration with Blå Station osko+deichmann created a stackable chair, which is adapted for outdoor use as well. It was presented at this year’s Stockholm Furniture Fair for the first time.
'Straw' chair by osko+deichmann
The 'Straw' chair has been awarded with +1 Award for Best In Show 2010
more Blå Station products @ Architonic
‘Straw Chair’ – homage to Marcel Breuer by osko+deichmann
'Shelve' by Lhoas & Lhoas Architects, photo by Maxime Delvaux
101% Designed in Brussels is a yearly presentation organised within the framework of a close partnership between the Foreign Trade Department of the Brussels Capital Region.
'Shelve' by Lhoas & Lhoas Architects, photo by Maxime Delvaux
Within this year’s presentation the architects Lhoas & Lhoas were selected to present their new shelf systems ’shelve’ and ‘unit’.
‘Shelve’ is a smartly assembled shelf with a number of interchangeable drawers and boxes.
'Shelve' by Lhoas & Lhoas Architects, photo by Maxime Delvaux
‘Unit’ is modular shelf system which is composed of stackable elements of different dimensions.
'Unit' by Lhoas & Lhoas Architects, photo by Maxime Delvaux
'Unit' by Lhoas & Lhoas Architects, photo by Maxime Delvaux
'Unit' by Lhoas & Lhoas Architects, photo by Maxime Delvaux
to the Lhoas & Lhoas Architects website
'Big Table' by Alain Gilles for Bonaldo
Alain Gilles’ ‘Big Table’, manufactured by Bonaldo, has been received a Good Design Award from the Chicago Athenaeum. The plaudit, founded in 1950 by Eero Saarinen, Charles and Ray Eames, and Edgar Kaufmann Jr, recognises designers and manufacturers that who advance new, visionary and innovative product concepts.
'Big Table' by Alain Gilles for Bonaldo
Belgian designer Gilles’ ‘Big Table’ features laser-cut steel-plate legs, each with a different width; the result is that one’s perception of the object changes depending on the angle from which it is viewed. The piece is available in three colour options: multicoloured, violet and white. Options for the table top is available in glass or American black walnut.
to the Bonaldo collections on Architonic
'PMR' chaise longue by Paulo Mendes da Rocha for Objekto
It’s probably safe to say that the chaise longue isn’t an object-type that sits at the top of the list when it comes to its actual daily use. But, for some reason, it continues to attract the imagination of product designers. Perhaps it is due to its sculptural nature, echoing the form of the body; or because of its memorable exploration by such Modernists as Charlotte Perriand and Lily Reich.
'PMR' chaise longue by Paulo Mendes da Rocha for Objekto
At any rate, Brazilian architect and designer Paulo Mendes da Rocha has created an extremely elegant, thin sheet-steel chaise longue, whose real beauty becomes apparent when it is viewed in profile: the piece turns into a highly graphic set of lines and a dot.
to the Objet & Maison 2010 highlights report on Architonic
'PMR' chaise longue by Paulo Mendes da Rocha for Objekto
'Fly' chair by Patrick Norguet for Offecct
Swedish design manufacturer Offecct has launched four new furniture pieces at this year’s Stockholm Furniture Fair. ’It’s not really a complicated design,’ maintains French designer Patrick Norguet of his new ‘Fly’ chair, in spite of the fact that he worked on the project for four years before his collaboration with the design team at Offecct identified the right technology to produce the chair. Compared by Norguet to the type of helmet worn by Japanese samurai, ‘Fly’ requires relatively little energy for the production of its fabric, which has an obvious benefit in terms of sustainability.
'Snowflakes' tables by Claesson Koivisto Rune for Offecct
Swedish architectural trio Claesson Koivisto Rune have created a table called ‘Snowflakes’, which lays claim to being the first industrially produced piece of furniture in series where each individual piece is different from the next. Made from Corian, with the aid of advanced computer software, the table attempts to achieve the same variation found in real snowflakes. The table tops are cut by a milling machine, which is controlled by a piece of software that alters the milling program each time within certain parameters. The result: sameness with difference.
'Origami' armchair by Carlos Tiscar for Offecct
The name of Carlos Tiscar’s new wingback for Offecct pretty much says it all in terms of the inspiration for the piece – ‘Origami’. The chair combines the visually pleasing angularity that one finds in Japanese paper-folding with a softness provided by its generous upholstery. Of his design, the Spanish designer says, ‘A person can sit comfortably in this chair for a long time. To me, good design is environmentally sound because these objects and furniture tend to have a longer lifespan.’
Irish design studio Superfolk's collection, 2010
Dublin-based independent design studio Superfolk is showing its Irish-vernacular-inspired range of furniture at this year’s Stockholm Furniture Fair.
Stools by Superfolk, 2010
Founded in 2008 and led by Gearoid Muldowney, Superfolk takes a ludic, but respectful, approach to its design work, referencing the richness of Irish rural life in terms of land, livestock and weather.
Table by Superfolk, 2010
The studio is committed to using materials drawn from sustainable Irish sources, in as an innovative way as possible.
Table by Superfolk, 2010
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