BNC Stools Barcelona based designers Harry and Camila have created the BCN Stool for the Italian furniture manufacturer Kristalia. Research into new furnishing materials has produced the BCN stool. The seat, with its visible curves and ergonomic feel, is in special plastic, generally used as insulation for electronic components, as it is highly resistant …
PK 24 by designer Poul Kjærholm Available at Fritz Hansen All work and no play in your office will make you a dull boy… or girl as the case may be. Dullness is the gateway to incompetence. That is not why you are reading this. There is a simple truth to the décor of …
The Oxford Chair by Fritz Hansen The original designed for the professors at St. Catherine’s College in Oxford, in 1963, the Oxford embodies the truth of work: elegant and purposeful. Arne Jacobsen was commissioned for a building design project for at the college, as well as adding the necessary accoutrements. Jacobsen designed the …
How to design a bit of privacy in a public space? Designed by Arne Jacobsen Available at Fritz Hansen Are you ready for your own Mad Men fantasy? Sure, you can buy the fashions of the hit show at Banana Republic, but where are you going to buy the furniture to be fully …
A chair fit for a king Barcelona Chair by Knoll The Knoll Barcelona Chair is quite possibly the archetypal representation of the fusions between modern design and leather. I cannot tell you how many times and in how many places an image of this chair appears as one of the standard-bearer for modern design. …
Just hanging Toro by Blu Dot Also available at 2 Modern ”Olé, motherf#c!xr” declares Blu Dot with. Perhaps paying homage to the quintessential American writer Ernest Hemingway and his “fondness” for bullfighting. Or at least I’d like to think so. I once had the pleasure of watching a bullfight at Les Arènes de Nîmes, a …
Meg O’halloran Collection Available at Meg O’halloran Well, this is wonderful designer combining the old and new, bringing a fresh new look to the old. This new chair collection is comes from Meg O’halloran, an American furniture designer/maker who has create an awesome four seating collection starts from truss chair, king’s chair, loop barstool, …
Don’t think of the Elephant in the Room Available at Kristalia Generous and light, accommodating and dynamic, the Elephant chair marks a working partnership between Neuland studio and Kristalia. The basic version is available in hard polyurethane in various colors, with a 4-leg base or slide base with a chrome or satin finish, or …
I love this chair. How often do you wish to be just slightly hidden? Well, this is your chance to be in style and hidden. I know that sounds ironic, but really it’s all about indulging in your own pleasure. In this seat you are seating to make people want to see you. …
Available at Viva Terra These hand crafted wooden pieces can happily multitask in your home as stools, side tables, or as sculptural pedestals. What I like about these that they are not imposing. Many people love natural wood products, but are often hesitant to buy something expensive that they can only use for one purpose. …
Spring by designer Erik Jansen Available at http://www.wildspirit.be/ This beautiful flower shaped stool combines lightness and strength. This stool offers a dramatic presence for as slight as it is. I see this as wonderful addition to any room needing more “light.” This stool offers the subtlety of bamboo, yet creates wonder …
Designed by Markus Krauss It seems that rocking chairs are just not in fashion these days. Perhaps that’s because we don’t feel the need to rock, or perhaps it because we want to be rocking with someone else. Well, if you are in the market for rocking and cuddling at the same time, …
Designer Giancarlo Zema This yet another wonderful example of Italian design. Although this particular set was custom made as a limited edition set for the Avanzini Group, these chair give a tantalizing into the future of integrating light into wood with the mastery of subtle lines. My guess is that getting your hands on …
Branca by designer Marco Sousa Santos This Portuguese designer assembled “Branca” as a new line of products and accessories for the home with great attention to the quality of materials. Keeping up with current design trend, Santos places heavy emphasis on the traditional craftsmanship of this country, while also bringing that craft ethic to …
Venezuelan born, Brazilian designer Pedro Useche crafts stylistic and comfortable pieces mostly from wood, maintain the connection to the natural element. His designs tend toward combining the modern with vintage. But, perhaps one of the best ways to gain insights into Useche’s sense of style is to see how surrounds himself. Following are just …
Bamboo Spring Chair Available at Design Public Having a green furniture accessories in our home interior is a great thing to consider, such as having this ergonomic bamboo spring chair. This design is made from rapidly-renewable bamboo with non-toxic toxic in its material finish and the design itself is material-efficiency design reduces waste. That …
T-No. 1 If you have to explain it, then something is amiss. Or at least that is roughly what designer Todd Bracher feels when it comes to his designs. I suppose lines should speak simply of the truth-in-function of objects. One should not have to belabor over the essential “goodness” of a design. One …