Believe it or not, that’s a chair pictured up there.
The Armadillo and Lodge Chair by designer Baltasar Portillo of El Salvador “sit” exactly where furniture and sculpture intersect. Resembling a bridge, each chair fills space and performs a function without disturbing your view. You could say they enhance your view.
Kartell is bringing back its 4801 chair designed by Joe Colombo, first manufactured in 1965. The curvy, low-slung piece is the only chair the company ever produced in wood. To mark its 60th anniversary, Kartell is re-issuing it, this time in plastic, just as Columbo originally specified it. Kartell has also mounted a new exhibition, Homage to Joe Colombo, at the New York City gallery R20th Century.
Korean artist and designer Seung-Yong Song, who studied and worked in France but is currently based in Seoul, recently sent us these images of his work. Part furniture, part art object, part art installation, they’re quite beautiful, as are the words that describes the concept for each piece.
Spanish company BM makes some of the coolest furniture for babies all the way through young adults. Their original designs are made for all types of young people and will grow with the child through the years until you’re practically married. The pieces have clean, modern lines and can be personalized in the color or colors of their choosing. You can mix and match the pieces depending on the room size and age of the child. All of the designs are contemporary and timeless, easily be transformed into the next stage when your child outgrows it.
Furniture Factory is a pine wood furniture collection by Dutch designer Lucas Maassen and his three sons. Maassen employs his sons to paint each piece of handmade furniture. As per their contact, they each get paid 1 Euro for every piece they complete. They are limited to three hours of work per week, which is all that is allowed under Dutch laws. In order to meet the production time frames, they must paint rapidly which results in the look of each one-of-a-kind piece.
French designer Christophe Pillet has created a series of aluminum chairs, swivel chairs and stools for classic US brand Emeco.
Never has knitting looked so cool to me. UK-based textile designer Claire-Anne O’Brien was inspired by the actual knitted stitches themselves and created them in large-scale to produce these stools with a modern twist. The effect invokes depth and texture with an overall playful sensibility. The variety of bright colors and chunky patterns makes it really hard to choose a favorite. What a clever way of taking knitting to a whole new level.
These days, what isn’t Karim Rashid putting his signature on? He’s partnered up with BoConcept on a new line that launches this March, called The Ottawa Collection. I’m looking forward to this, as it seems to be a great way to get your hands on some affordable design from the master of contemporary design. The collection includes everything from dining tables and chairs to rugs to tableware.
Phloem Studio is a custom furniture company based in Portland, Oregon. Owner and designer Ben Klebba has an eye for building clean-lined pieces of wood furniture and cabinets with a modern feel. Each piece is made by hand with the type of craftsmanship that makes these timeless pieces last forever.
The EKSTramus Chair by Beata Patasiute has tons of little legs like an insect and rocks into three different positions, or — if you like — swings around. Watch it in action here.
