Kartell’s Salone del Mobile stand showcased an iconic range of products, deconstructed. Every phase of the creative process was on show, from initial sketches, through prototyping to the final manufactured products.
The always busy Karim Rashid has designed a new sofa collection for the Spanish furniture company Sancal. Float features an oval-shaped back to lean on that also doubles as a space divider for privacy. Available in three sizes: two low back sofas and one sofa with a higher back. Each piece has Rashid’s signature color combinations, but you can also pick your own fabrics if you prefer.
Russian designer Dima Loginoff has created a new collection of ultra-contemporary sofas for the Italian company ARTEX. The four designs are: Confusion, Not too late, Kisses, and Diamond Lounge. Each style has its own unique shape and look. They may not be everyone’s cup of tea but they definitely make a statement and give people something to talk about. I think they’re super fun!
The three members of Front merged their actual doodles that they had drawn during design meetings to create the pattern of the Doodle Sofa for Moroso. The sofa form comes from a circular shape that is folded to make the perfect little sofa. But the best thing about it is the “absent minded” doodling they were able to capture and inscribe into the piece showing bits of their creative minds.
Marco Sousa Santos has designed some new pieces to add to the BRANCA collection, which he showed recently in Milan. These are my most favorite – that green gradient is killing me (and I usually hate green!).
Sebastian Herkner designed the Arnhem sofa and chair for De Vorm that’s modular, but not in the way you might think.
From Russian industrial designer Tembolat Gugkaev comes a line of unique, and most definitely quirky, furniture and housewares. He has an uncommon way of looking at things and throws in an unexpected twist that gives each piece a fresh and super fun feel.
Thijs Smeets has reinvented some Dutch “Gispen Classics” called Gispen Today by Dutch Originals. The collection originally designed in the 1930s has been modernized and updated by Smeets, who explains “I didn’t want to make these pieces a derived version of the classics so I took a radically different approach. It became a collection inspired on the look and feel of the 1930s, the time the classics were designed by W.J. Gispen.” This collection really feels good to me – nice and cohesive.
The Cord Collection is a colorful new series of outdoor furniture inspired by those modernist string chairs made popular in places like Palm Springs. Designed by the Venice, California-based Ilan Dei Studio, the pieces are ergonomic and minimalist in design, yet completely durable and made to hold up in harsh temps. What’s even better is that you can hose them down when they need to be cleaned – awesome! Also, each piece is available in several color options. Pictured above is the Lounge chair.
Gus*Modern launched a tremendous amount of stuff this year at High Point Market from textiles to sofas to tables and media cabinets (oh my!). Here are some of my faves:
The Harbord Loft Bi-Sectional is a compact sectional with mid-century inspired details and 100% FSC-certified wood. The chaise can be configured on the left, the right, or as standalone seating (below).
