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Ruche Sofa by Inga Sempe, 2010

Trend Spotting: Quilted Upholstery

Works by Inga Sempe, The Bouroullec Bro. Phillip Stark and LEGO

Cologne 2010, has seen the revealing of  the ‘Ruche’ sofa, for French Interior Design group Ligne Roset.  Created by Inga Sempe, the sofa features a simple wooden base, covered with a fitted quilted blanket acting as upholstery.

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'Fragments of Nature' Table (detail) by Lex Pott

'Fragments of Nature'

By Lex Pott

In these new works, designer Lex Pott brings together industrial design and organic natural elements to create a series of innovative tables.

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Custom-made bar by Studio Arne Quinze, 2010

New Sculpted Bar

by Studio Arne Quinze

Kwint Restaurant
Brussels

Studio Arne Quinze recently completed the refurbishment of the exclusive Kwint restaurant in Brussels’ SQUARE conference center.

Their design features a custom-made sculpted bar, which adds a new element of activity and drama to an otherwise fairly simple interior.

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'Bits & Bobs' by Committee, 2009 image courtesy of Established & Sons

‘Bits & Bobs’ for Established & Sons

by Committee

New at Established & Sons is ‘Bits & Bobs’, an intriguing limited edition box from the acclaimed design duo Committee. This special commission was created to celebrate the launch of Established & Sons new website.

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'Spectacle' (detail) by Stuart Haygarth, 2009

'Found' Works

by Stuart Haygarth

Opening next week, on December 1st at Haunch of Venison London, is a show of new works by British artist and designer Stuart Haygarth. The pieces on display examine the artist’s ongoing relationship with abandoned objects and his fascination with taxonomy.

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'Simple Boxes' Shelf by Martin Szekely, 2009, Image courtesy of Galerie Kreo

'Simple Boxes'

by Martin Szekely

New works by Martin Szekely entitled ‘Heroic Shelves & Simple Boxes’ will be on display at Galerie Kreo in Paris from the 7th November to the 19th December.

As their title suggests this new collection of ‘Simple Boxes’ by Szekely is an intriguing exercise in design simplification and ecological sustainability.

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‘Carbon 451’ Hanging Lamp by Marcus Tremonto, 2009

New ‘Carbon 451’ Hanging Lamp

by Marcus Tremonto

When Patrick Brillet of The Apartment Gallery, London asked Marcus Tremonto to design a light out of Carbon Fiber, Tremonto decided to make a work that would utilize and celebrate the material’s inherent lightness and strength.

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Andrea air purifier by Mathieu Lehanneur, 2009

New Product: 'Andrea' air purifier

This neat little invention from French designer Mathieu Lehanneur addresses one of today’s most pressing problems: our indoor air quality. By greatly improving on commonly used and generally hazardous products, this design cleans up design.

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Armadillo Dresser by James Patmore - © Photo James Patmore

"Armadillo Dressing Table'

by James Patmore

One of our product highlights of this year’s London Design Festival was James Patmore’s most fascinating take on the ‘male dresser’.

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"Vakpak" by Marcus Tremonto, 2009

New light-works

by Marcus Tremonto

Marcus Tremonto maintains his signature sense of mystery and illusion in his new collection of light-works for Patrick Brillet of the Apartment Gallery, London.

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Library chair by groupDesign ©groupDesign 2009

Library chair & Planar shelving system

by groupDesign

For this year’s Tent London, UK based  groupDesign, founded by Jeremy Schotte and Richard Wells, launched their unique brand of progressive furniture and lighting.

Highlights of the collection included the Library chair and Planar shelving system, two modular designs providing simple yet elegant solutions to modern day living.

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If Objects Could Speak... by Amina Nazari

If Objects Could Speak...

by Amina Nazari

In a world full of mass consumerism and planned obsolesce it seems that designers have designed away the more poetic and enduring qualities of our material culture, severing the deeper emotional connection that existed between objects and their users.

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Re-Love Lighting by Maezm Studio ©Maezm Studio

'Sofa Dress' & 'Re-Love'

by Maezm Studio

Korean designers Shin Tai Ho and Cho Eun Whan of Maezm Studio offer a fresh take on furniture design.

Often focusing on the reinterpretation of existing pieces, the duo create objects which render completely new feelings through the tension and blending of old and new.

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Jennifer Anderson Mud Series

Mud Series

by Jennifer Anderson

Furthering Jennifer Anderson’s exploration into materiality and its effects on the perceived purpose of an object, Mud series reinterprets the nature of three iconic chairs.

A Thonet Café Chair, a Wegner Wishbone Chair and an Eames LCW are each replicated in a combination of steel and mud.

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