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Alpina: A Furniture Collection That Wants to Relate

Consisting of a table, chair, desk, and a multipurpose shelf, the Alpina Collection #01 Series is the first round of designs from the brand-new, Buenos Aires-based design studio, RIES. The four pieces were designed to relate to the spaces they’re in with their slim, angular lines, “not as volumes but rather as a set of vectors and planes in the air.”

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The pieces are constructed out of solid square steel rods that are connected in such a way that geometric shapes are formed in the negative spaces. To finish the pieces off, other materials, like polished copper, plywood, aqua green Formic, and leather were used.

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Caroline Williamson is the former Editor-in-Chief of Design Milk and a writer with a passion for modern design, architecture, and creative culture. She holds a BFA in photography from the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) and can usually be found searching for vintage wares, solving New York Times crossword puzzles in pen, or curating Spotify playlists.