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Pli Folding Chair by Florian Hauswirth

Pli Folding Chair by Florian Hauswirth

Pli Folding Chair is a minimal design created by Switzerland-based designer Florian Hauswirth. He started his career as a model builder for Vitra in Switzerland. He was able to construct models for some of the most renowned designers in the industry, such as Jasper Morrison, Philippe Stark, and Antonio Citterio to name a few.

Chair Pole by Paul Nederend

Chair Pole by Paul Nederend

Designer Paul Nederend has turned his fascination for traditional woodworking into a beautiful new seat called Chair Pole.

Furniture Covered in Elastic Bands Holds All Your Stuff

Furniture Covered in Elastic Bands Holds All Your Stuff

When design is not just good but also clever, I get really excited and that's just what the No Stereotype Series is. Created by furniture design grad student Dong-yeop Han of South Korea, this collection of furniture has the ability to store your stuff both inside and outside with its elastic bands.

Tie Me Up (TMU) Zip Tie Chair by LAM

Tie Me Up (TMU) Zip Tie Chair by LAM

TMU stands for Tie Me Up, a plywood chair designed by Luca Macrì (LAM) that you put together yourself.

Sculptural Chairs Disappear Into Geometric Table

Sculptural Chairs Disappear Into Geometric Table

A-Cute, designed by London design firm AndViceVersa, is a set that includes two chairs and a table that join together to form a sculptural, multi-faceted shape when not in use.

Nomad Seating by Gloster

Nomad Seating by Gloster

There's nothing better than lounging by a pool or outside on your patio and, when the chairs are comfortable, there's no place I'd rather be. The lightweight and modular design of the Nomad collection, designed by Mark Gabbertas for Gloster, is perfectly named because the pieces can be moved anywhere and reconfigured to your heart's content.

Colorful, Tactile Furniture by Humberto da Mata

Colorful, Tactile Furniture by Humberto da Mata

Young Brazilian furniture designer Humberto da Mata has worked with the Campana Brothers and showed some of his pieces in Milan during Salone del Mobile. His pieces are rooted in an exploration of texture and building layers with different materials.

MIIING Outdoor Furniture

MIIING Outdoor Furniture

French brand MIIING is all about keeping their designs simple while at the same time remaining functional. Head designer Laurent Minguet uses traditional methods to create the collection of sleek, modern furniture, like these three pieces that can work both indoors and out.

iRock: The World's First Power-Generating iPad Rocking Chair

iRock: The World's First Power-Generating iPad Rocking Chair

This chair makes me want to sing 'I wanna rock right now' really loudly (from Rob Base's song "It Takes Two") and I have the Zurich-based Micasa Lab to thank for that. They developed the iRock, a traditional looking rocking chair with the ability to charge your iPad (or iPhone) just by simply rocking back and forth.

Engineering Temporality by Tuomas Markunpoika Tolvanen

Engineering Temporality by Tuomas Markunpoika Tolvanen

Engineering Temporality is the Design Academy Eindhoven graduate project of Tuomas Markunpoika Tolvanen that pays tribute to our temporal nature as human beings. Inspired by his grandmother's slow decline with Alzheimer's, Heidegger set out to create objects that could mimic the fragility of our lives.

"In"gage Chair Turns Nature Into A Chair

Designed by Adrian Wu, Wen Han, and Rongxin Zhang, the Ingage Chair is meant to inspire the user to interact or to "engage" with nature. They've modified your average lounge chair to appear submerged underground making the user have direct contact with the ground.

PROOFF #006 SideSeat Desk, Chair and Storage in One

PROOFF #006 SideSeat Desk, Chair and Storage in One

PROOFF recently launched the #006 SideSeat that was designed by the Netherlands-based duo Studio Makkink & Bey. It's the latest item they've released that begs its users to be "flexible with their working space." The multifunctional design is not just a chair, it also features a desk and storage.

ALLT - ALL THAT (and a Bag of Chips)

ALLT - ALL THAT (and a Bag of Chips)

I just discovered ALLT and I'm addicted. Everything they've designed is ridiculously cool. Run by Peter Simonik and Elena Bolcekova, and based in Slovakia, the studio has churned out quite a bit of fantastic stuff in just a short amount of time (the studio was founded in 2011). Prepare to be amazed:

Fishline Chair by Nendo

Fishline Chair by Nendo

Seeking a new way to finish wooden surfaces besides the typical varnish and paint, the Japanese design studio Nendo created the Fishline Chair. Using dyed fishing line, they wound it tightly around the wooden chair giving it a varnish-like shine. In the process, it made the wood grain pop while adding a subtle hint of color.

Hex Chair by Incorporated

Hex Chair by Incorporated

Hex Chair is a minimal design created by New York City-based designers Incorporated for Lerival. The furniture system embodies flexibility and modularity as its core concepts. Consisting of either an ottoman, stool, or chair, the Hex family can amalgamate itself into any number of positions with an infinite landscape of possibilities.