Scandinavian MUUTO has launched a great series of dining tables ADAPTABLE with clear references to traditional Scandinavian furniture.
The series is designed by the prize winning design studio TAF and can be tailored to meet your individual needs. 36 combinations leaves me breathless...but give you the opportunity to create a unique table!
www.muuto.com
This woodworking studio combines a modern aesthetic with traditional woodworking skills to think actually outside the box. Think Inside, new on the scene since April 2009, brings years of experience to the table. The duo of Cal Kelly and Luke Cacciapaglia have old school attention to detail shown in their innovative designs that solve spatial challenges. One of my favorite concepts is the murphy bed, which Think Inside interprets with a nod to the past and a whimsical look to the future. The warm colors and combination of woods, which they clearly love, create an inviting room.
I love the wall unit that separates the space and hides a staircase creating interest and functionality.
and zebra wood with wenge legs.
They are surely ones to watch. Visit http://www.thinkinside.comHave an infinitely modern day!
Tall Tree Guild’s beautifully constructed metal furniture has a terrific simplicity to it. The designer J Foley reinterprets some classic designs, giving them a unique character with the color and exposed metal. Totally cool!
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"Nada se leva" is the name of yhe design studio created by André Bastos and Guilherme Leite Ribeiro. I first heard of them because of the Arab bench, inspired by a trip to Granada, Spain. The bench is made of acrylic and can be made in black, white or clear.
I also like the Antique table, which brings contemporary and antique together. A very smart idea, mixing the print and the material to result in a beautiful piece of furniture.
Designing with a computer- is it really that much different? Whether it’s a mouse or a pencil, it seems we have all been using laptops long enough so the design shouldn’t be effected that much… but it is. When we get behind a keyboard and start drawing, the lines seem to go straighter-farther-faster and the methods and systems of proportion in design get pushed a little bit further. The designs have a particularly structured quality, whether it be conceptual or detail, this is something that computers work with very well.
Then there’s CNC. This pushes the idea of digital design
further. The project is designed on
computer and the drawings are refined and used to run the computer-controlled
cutter during the manufacturing process.
Modularity and the use of systems are often seen in the digital design process
and this modular or system will be used some how in the manufacturing process. CNC cutters adapt very well to sheet
materials (plywood, resin panels, manufactured wood boards,…) so they work well
with many of the newer materials that have come out on the market. Some of the sharpest designs use the simplest
edge and connections, accentuating the qualities of the materials in their
designs.
Great chair design by Sebastien Wierinck Studio. One of the unique qualities of CNC cutting is its amazing accuracy which means the connections in the chair will fit perfectly.
Panel Furniture, Sebastien Wierinck Studio
Cafe du 104 (Paris, France), Sebastien Wierinck Studio
bObles children's furniture is now on 2Modern! bObles is a playful interior environment for children - with a design their parents would love to place within their homes. The Tumbling Animals can be used as furniture, but the idea is to enhance the children's motor skills while playing! The Tumbling Elephant has a rocking function where the child is challenged and stimulated while sitting. The Tumbling Snake can function as a table, or turned upside down and used as a boat. The Tumbling Crocodile's most obvious function is as a staircase, but when turned upside down you have an angled surface with a see saw function and the child can walk/lie on its entire straight surface. All bObles pieces are made from easy to clean, eco-friendly firm foam.
I find this free standing closet intriguing. It is certainly reminiscent of a Renaissance figure being extruded from a piece of marble. What is in there anyway?
This begs the question… where is the female counterpart?
via Square Magazine
Lazerian’s experimentation with plywood over the past two years has culminated in the creation of a new collection of furniture. The Mensa Table Collection.
Starting from a hands on exploration of plywood, Richard Sweeney and Liam Hopkins created a series of models with various connecting methods, including bolting and self-interlock. With the use of a CNC (computer numerically controlled) router, these models were further advanced to find structural forms capable of supporting weight. From this process emerged a distinctive collection of furniture, which makes use of both raw and laminated birch plywood. The designs emphasize the importance of material to Lazerian- the basis of a design starts with the material itself, and efforts are made to incorporate the unique features of the material into the design, and to fully integrate methods of hand craft with new manufacturing technologies.
Just under three years old, the Matthew Hilton furniture line speaks highly of hand crafted work and rest comfortably between modern minimalism and nostalgia. I hope that you pop on over to his website for a slew of gorgeous images. Produced in small quantities, his growing collection of high quality work could find a place in almost anyones environment.
