Paris-based design studio Samal design recently has designed three contemporary products – Sphery chair lounge, Alien lamp and Human table. The style of which combines both: the futuristic and retro vision on design. I call it “New Retro-Futurism”, mix of retro design with futuristic and advanced elements. I think that the future of design is [...]

Germany-based Oliver Schick Design has sent us their 3 selected furniture designs – Airsquare, Bowie & Walker. + Airsquare courtesy of Oliver Schick Design Airsquare? is a modular plastics foam shelving system. The high-tech material ? used in automobile and aircraft construction ? is sturdy and very lightweight. The system consists of single cubes, each cube only weighs [...]

It takes some time to get all the holes to line up on the invisible welded joins Charlie Davidson British designer Charlie Davidson has just finished his latest hand made piece entitled Is this the coolest chair ever made? Made from 2mm punched steel sheet, brazed together and powder coated. Based on a prototype for a plastic [...]

i29 l interior architects creates a new area in fashionable corporate responsibility for Gummo advertising agency. As Gummo were only going to be renting the space on the first floor of the old Parool newspaper building in Amsterdam for two years, i29 convinced Gummo to embrace the mantra of ‘reduce, reuse, recycle’ to create a stylish [...]

Jaime Bouzaglo has designed the Elizabetha chair for Capdell. On this occasion, the firm has launched a two-seat settee version, baptised with the name Les Amoureux. This was the idea of Bouzaglo himself, as he explains, Les Amoureux brings to mind two lovers, holding each other around the waist, giving the spirit of both protection and [...]

Both Contemporary vertical Bookcase SU and horizontal Bookcase SULINE, designed by Italian designer Diego Collareda who has founded etimodesign in 2005. The irregular geometry challenges the conventional standard bookshelf and gives a new life to the bookcase. + Design information provided by designer, etimodesign Vertical Bookcase SU Totem bookcase made of folded sheet metal with a powder [...]

Almost weightless (approx. 2.1kgs), designed by Junio Design which was established on 2007 by Jun Hashimoto. A chair that appears and disappears like a spider web, featuring 2000 welds. [...]

Composition Chair, by Japanese designer Kyouei design who will participate in the korea design week (korea). This chair is made of hard aluminum with 50kg weight. + Project description by designer, Kyouei design It was created by bending aluminium wire and crossing it one by one. No bolts or welding is used at all. The tools used [...]

Spanish based furniture brand Capdell has released Eboli, designed by Vicente Soto. + Design statement, provided by  Capdell Eboli: a byword of style and elegance The elegance evoked in this design by Vicente Soto is continued in its stool and bench versions. It maintains the characteristic profiles of the 18th century, dispensing with the ornamentation typical [...]

Mazy, designed by Ronald Jeanson of the Rotterdam, Netherlands based interior architects INTOO. It will be introduced by Italian manufacturer Zilio A&C during the furniture fair of Milan (22-27 April 2009). + Designer’s statement, provided by Ronald Jeanson/Intoo Mazy is a comfortable armchair inspired by modern architectural forms. A network of branches creates a random hybrid [...]

This Crystal Commode is designed by Xi Zhang & Erich Diserens for EXH in Shanghai, China. The geometric surface functions as a handle, dictating the overall form. Available in gloss white and black lacquer. [...]

A bench in urban room, Public Stairs, designed by New York based industrial designer Alvaro Uribe. The multicolored benches use to bring new life to the park. + Design statement, Alvaro Uribe This concept for public furniture, was designed to engage the urban dweller with the city’s parks and plazas. Talking a simple element of architecture this [...]

Do you like this chair? It has an expressive line and look like a shark fin, giving a sense of being vacationed, the Surfboard Chair is designed by Adam Scott. + Designer’s statement, Adam Scott The aim of ‘SIT DOWN’ is to provide a juxtaposition and a contradiction for the perceived usages of a product. For example [...]

SANCAL, a Spanish based furniture brand recently has released The Track table, designed by Yonoh, stands out owing to its original system for joining the pieces from which it is formed. Available in four sizes, its sides are modelled in multifrequency, a technique that gives it its characteristic curved appearance. [...]