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Modular Furniture You Can Arrange The Way You Want: Hocky by Marcin Wielgosz
Hocky is not your average seating collection - it's ridiculously smart. Designed by Marcin Wielgosz of Merely, Hocky is made of various sized segments of sofas and chairs with integrated tables that you can pick and choose to form the configuration you want.
Hatcham by Samuel Wilkinson
Hatcham is a minimal design created by Samuel Wilkinson for Decode London. Wilkinson is a graduate of Ravensboure College of Art & Design. He has won several awards including the RSA award and D&AD New Blood. The brief was to create a beautiful wooden stackable chair. The design has classically simple proportions in order to let the details create its identity.
Swing Table by Christopher Duffy for Duffy London
You might remember when we posted about this in concept form a couple of years ago. Well, now it's a reality and it's even better than we imagined. Designed by Christopher Duffy for Duffy London, the four-poster table suspends eight chairs and a light from its frame. For anyone who wants to put some fun into a boring business meeting or some excitement into mealtimes, the Swing Table is the way to go.
London Design Festival 2012: 100% Design Interiors
All eyes were on 100% Design at this year's London Design Festival. Under new ownership and with a new director, the hype had begun months previously and continued right up to the moment we entered the rather spectacular entrance, designed by London agency Shaw + Skirm. In its 18th year, this predominantly trade show seems to have found its feet again. Here are our top picks from the Interiors Section.
London Design Festival 2012: designjunction
designjunction was one of the most exciting shows of London Design Festival. The venue alone was enough to look forward to. Built in the 1960s by the Ministry of Works as a Royal Mail Sorting Office, it became largest in the UK in the 90s before closing down. Since then it has been used for everything from an illegal rave in October 2010, to an Alexander McQueen fashion show earlier this year. The design had a lot to live up to. Luckily it didn't disappoint.
Furniture Inspired by Rocks on a Beach: Isola by Gumdesign
Inspired by rocks lined up on a beach, the Isola collection was designed by the Italian duo, Gumdesign, for both Giovannetti Collezioni and Sacerdote Marmi. The collection consists of seating and marble tables, all with bright yellow metal frames.
London Design Festival 2012: designersblock Highlights
With queues around the block for the opening night party, designersblock was set to be hit from the beginning. And, it didn't disappoint. Known for their use of interesting spaces (they were in the Familoe Building last year), this year's venue was the Southbank Centre's Festival Village - a space that's never been open to the public before; it's usually used as a green room for performing artists.
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Modern Outdoor Patio Furniture: Nautico by Ubica
From the Barcelona design studio Ubica, the Nautico collection of outdoor furniture is a modular design with angled backs and sides made of stainless steel. The overall shape has clean lines that are made with its large, wide cushions making it comfortable to lounge poolside.
Rusty Iron Furniture: The Network Collection by Studio9
I would never have thought if you said the words "rusty iron furniture" that I would ever like it. However, there is something appealing about these pieces from Israeli designer Yifat Levin of Studio9. I don't know if it's the rawness of the metal or the potential for interacting with the material that I like best...
