London-based designer Conor Hacon of Common Design released his latest series of furniture pieces, all inspired by the idea of collectivity and kinship. The collection, which consists of a set of chairs, a coffee table, and a fruit bowl, is named Invitations, for the details of the pieces that help foster connection.
The Cruz Canteen Chair is instantly memorable for the design of the back, characterized by two panels that leave a negative space in the backrest and also serve as the back legs. If you look closely, there is a repeating pattern that the designer intended as a metaphor for being together. It’s not each chair that is one “unit” of the pattern but instead, the mirrored halves of two adjacent chairs that make the inconspicuous pattern.
Unlike typical and perfectly linear coffee tables, the Invitations Coffee Table features hand-shaped, fin-like edges that tilt down. This detail was intended to foster closeness; an invitation, so to speak, for those gathered around to lean closer into and across the table.
Lastly, the Wood Warped Fruit Bowl, a modern interoperation of a vessel made for communal and informal grazing, recalls the natural tendency of wood to cup and bow. The perimeter of the wood is painted to further highlight the warp and is reminiscent of how wood is typically received from the timber merchant.
For more information on the Invitation collection by Conor Hacon of Common Design, visit commondesign.co.uk.
