Furniture

Three elegant products with creative designs. The start of the 2022 Milan Design Week is just around the corner. With many renowned furniture and lighting brands choosing this event to launch new collections, this is an extra-special month for design lovers.

An Australian company that makes minimalist but fun furniture, lighting and home accessories. [dropcap]F[/dropcap]ounded in 2014 by Adam Lynch and Dale Hardiman, Dowel Jones is an award-winning Australian brand that makes pr...

Eastern minimalism with a splash of Italian style. Part of the Poltrona Frau Take Your Time collection, the Mi series of cabinets provides an elegant storage solution for modern living spaces. Among the three products, the Mi Trolley modern bar cart caught our attention, as it offers an elegant way to serve whiskey and other ...

A practical, natural wood folding chair. Designed by Cologne-based design studio Kaschkasch for Swedish brand Karl Andersson & Söner, Colo is a versatile chair created with both comfort and flexibility in mind. The name pays homage to the city of Cologne,

An ingenious 4-in-1 chair design. Modular designs and adjustable systems make contemporary furniture incredibly convenient and practical, but the Reversible chair takes versatility and flexibility to a whole new level. Created by Swiss designer Nicola Stäubli, the chair

Minimalist furniture created in a collaborative project between the designer and artisan. In 2019, Amsterdam-based Studio the Future initiated a project that explored a new way of producing furniture. The experiment focused on the idea of creating a direct dialogue between designers and craftspeople. And the goal? To achieve a be...

A multifunctional collection of modular tables, benches, and sofas designed for virtually any space. Designed by Paris-based brothers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec for Emeco, the company responsible for the iconic Navy Chair, the Truss collection perf...

A practical, fold-away desk inspired by laptops and vintage wall-mounted kitchen scales. Creating a home office in a small apartment is not easy. Often, the dining tables ends up doubling as a workstation, but that comes with obvious drawbacks. To solve this issue, Swiss architect and designer Charles O. Job has designed ...

An ultra-minimalist chair collection that pairs modern, clean forms with traditional woodworking techniques. Created in a collaboration between handcrafted wood furniture specialists Union Wood Co, and designer Alyssa Lewis of Studio Block, the Slab Collection perfectly blends minimalist design and traditional woodworking tec...

[dropcap]D[/dropcap]esign excellence in wood has been at the forefront of Mikiya Kobayashi’s practice ever since he established his studio in 2006. Through his innovative design approach that connects traditional Japanese craftsmanship with new concepts and modern technologies, Kobayashi advocates and advances the use of this beau...

An elegant armchair inspired by Sicilian farming. Originally designed by Giuseppe Arezzi in 2012 for a competition that asked Sicilian creatives to design pieces of furniture inspired by Sicily, Manico is a distinctive armchair with a story. The

A bench designed with three stacked timber elements. Finnish brand Vaarnii produces solid wood furniture that blurs the line between brutalist and rustic design. For its first collection, the company used locally sourced, solid wood pine to craft products that are both minimalist and bold. The AA Bench showcases the br...

An unusual armchair that captures a talented designer's years-long creative journey. Every designer’s creative process is different but they all share the same path of evolution from concept to finished product. Barcelona-based designer Jaume Ramírez shows that the process of bringing a new design to life can be as fascinating ...

Inspired by art deco, this Tom Dixon outdoor furniture collection balances bold design with high-tech innovation. Developed over the course of ten years, the first collection of outdoor furniture from British designer Tom Dixon stuns with its bold graphic expression that draws inspiration from the art deco style. Named Groove, the series comprises chairs, armchairs, stools, and dining...

Warm minimalism and traditional Finnish woodworking meet in a clean, versatile design. British architect John Pawson creates spaces and objects that are quiet, restrained, and minimalist yet also warm and full of life. His style is distinctive...

A collection of stools, benches and side tables made from solid wood and a melange wool fabric. Founded by Malgorzata Knobloch and Igor Wiktorowicz, Witamina D Projekt (Vitamin D Project) is a design firm and furniture brand that makes beautiful, creative produc...

The collaborative renovation and transformation project of a Milan apartment with an unconventional layout. Located in a residential building in Milan, Italy, this apartment has a compact size of only 55 square meters and an unusual layout. Architec...

A collection inspired by a 17th century farmstead. British architect and designer John Pawson brings exceptional warmth to his minimalist designs, whether it’s a home or a piece of furniture. For his third collaboration with Danish textile brand Tekla

Artistic designs inspired by the Atomic Age and the world of a seabird. Launched during Milan Design Week 2021, these two collections from Scapin Collezioni show why Italian design is a world leader when it comes to artistic flair, creativity, and innovation. Designers and artists

A stylish and sustainably made armchair designed with wider armrests and an extra-spacious seat. Designed by global architecture and design firm Foster + Partners for furniture brand Benchmark, the OVO chair collection keeps style, comfort, and sustainability in perfect balance. The range comprises three minimalist designs: an armchair, a stackable chair, and a

Hayo Gebauer is a Berlin-based designer who established his studio in 2016 after graduating from the Master’s program Contextual Design at the Design Academy Eindhoven, Netherlands. Before that, he studied Industrial Design in Braunschweig, Germany. Currently, Geba...

A playful and stylish twist on brutalism. Founded in 2020 by four friends who share the same design philosophy, Project 213A is a Portuguese design brand that aims to produce timeless but also highly distinctive furniture and home accessories. The company’s name ref...

A chair series with a sustainable twist. Seoul-based designer Jinyeong Yeon explores the beauty of imperfection in his work, often using reclaimed materials to create products and furniture with a sustainable twist. The Padded Chair series is no exception. Created in a collaboration with South Korean fashion brand shirter, the collection uses recycled materials. More specifically, goo...

[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n the annals of design, there have been countless chair typologies. The chair is (at least in the West) one of the most ubiquitous but intriguing forms of design. By and large, a chair can be classified as a useful object—a thing on which to sit—with a form that is on a scale from aes...

Heirloom quality furniture, lighting and home accessories that pay homage to Swiss craftsmanship. [dropcap]F[/dropcap]ounded in 2018 by Kevin Seitz and Rob van Wyen, New York based Studio Seitz is deeply connected to a place thousands of miles away: Switzerland. The studio’s award-winning

A furniture company that aims to modernize Danish design. [dropcap]C[/dropcap]openhagen-based company A. Petersen aims to revive the Danish design tradition with a collection of furniture that celebrates contemporary Scandinavian design as well as craftsmanship and quality. The brand collaborates with

A California-based furniture brand that celebrates traditional Chinese woodworking techniques. [dropcap]B[/dropcap]orn in Santa Cruz, California, Antares Yee grew up in a family who owned and ran a furniture business. Later, he moved to Brooklyn, New York, and started working as a digital designer. His work in a ...

An aluminum chair with a tubular frame inspired by the classic metal seating of street cafés. Offering a fresh take on the metal chairs found in street cafés, Austrian designer Klemens Schillinger created the Tube Chair for furniture brand Typ. The design refere...

A sculptural dining chair that draws inspiration from sailing ships. When creating the Port dining chair, Minneapolis-based brand Blu Dot turned to the sea for inspiration. More specifically, to sailing boats and their sails that curve into the wind while they’re attached to the mast. Creative as well as refined, the chair boasts...

A practical stepladder that doubles as a stool. Multi-functional furniture and home accessories are so popular because they fit perfectly in contemporary dwellings and within modern lifestyles. Apart from often saving floor space with their compact size and clever storage solutions, they also minimize clutter. With 2- or even...

A table collection inspired by the magic of theater. Designed by Italian architecture and industrial design studio 967 Arch for furniture brand Saba Italia, the Teatro Magico (Magic Theater) collection brings a ...

Timeless and sustainable furniture inspired by Swiss minimalism and laid-back California vibes. Founded by Swiss designer Simone Viola and American entrepreneur Joseph Boyraz, Laminimal is a new furniture design company based in Southern California. Like its name implies, the brand makes furniture with a blend of

A 'new-century' take on mid-century modern chairs. Vancouver-based brand Edits Design produces furniture that offers a new expression of mid-century modern design. The company calls this visual language “new-century modern.” Their first collection of the Edits Design Circus chair showcases this style perfectly. The series pro...

A century-old house redesigned with warm, timber-lined interiors and minimalist furniture. Oslo-based firm Arkitekt Folstad Knut focuses on sustainable architecture projects, creating inspiring designs that are in perfect harmony with their surroun...

Sculptural furniture and lighting inspired by architectural elements. If looking at the designs from the Rooted Flows: Solidified Reflections exhibition makes you think of architecture, that’s intentional. Designer Linde Freya Tangelde, of Antwerp and Brussels-based studio Destroyers/Builders, specifically used elements such as pillars, arches, columns and vaults as a visual language ...

A boutique hotel located in a restored manor house from the 19th century. [dropcap]A[/dropcap]fter years of extensive restoration work and a complete redesign process, the Plácido y Grata hotel opened its doors to guests on September 23, 2021. Located in a 19th century manor house in the historic center of Seville, Spain...

The greener version of a popular Muuto design. Introduced in 2014, the Fiber Chair designed by Iskos-Berlin provided a fresh, forward-thinking take on the classic shell chair design. It featured an innovative blend of materials, plastic and wood fiber, that provided both durability and strength. For 2022, Danish

A solid oak collection that explores the way different cultures relate to the act of resting. Sitting is an action most people perform without thinking. And while that is true for all cultures, how people sit and rest can vary from one country to another. This is the concept that lies at the heart of the Low Collection. Created by Benni Allan, founder of architecture and design practi...

A collection of bold and colorful designs to brighten entryways and living spaces. Established in the 1960s, German furniture brand Schönbuch had a simple mission form the beginning: to make homes feel more welcoming. While the first collections focused on the entryway, soon the furniture company started producing furniture a...

A fascinating blend of traditional Murano glass and imaginative design. Curated by multidisciplinary designer Luca Nichetto, Empathic. Discovering a Glass Legacy is an art exhibition produced by InGalleria Art Gallery under the direction of Alessandro Vecchiato. The gallery is located on Venice’s island of Murano, ...

Innovation, flexibility and social interaction make for a powerful blend in furniture design. Grab a seat and delve into the story of the Social® chair – a creation that redefines the boundaries of design and functionality, as told by Marius Myking of Snøhetta The design world, constantly evolving and ever-innovative, finds a unique expression in Snøhetta's Social® chair. In this edit...

A renovated apartment designed with a play of mirrored and transparent surfaces. NYC-based architect Andrea Leung has renovated a historic TriBeCa apartment to create her ideal home. To complete the complex task of revamping the 1,600-sf loft, the architect looked to her own childhood for inspiration. More specifically, to her gran...

A barn-like glass greenhouse designed for a Michelin-starred restaurant. Part of the Karimoku Case Study series, the no. 6 project involved the design of a new location for the Michelin-starred ÄNG restaurant. Architecture and design firm Norm Architects, who are also creative directors of Japanese lifestyle brand ...

A collection of sustainable wood furniture designed with function in mind. Created by Oxford-based designer Michael Buick, Pegg is an ingeniously simple and practical collection of furniture specially designed for modern lifestyles. Buick retrained as a designer after working for years in the renewable energy industry; he dec...

A collection of modular marble objects that double as furniture and decorative items. Designed in a collaboration between London-based studio and stone furniture brand Agglomerati and Melbourne-based designer and furniture maker Fred Ganim, MASS is a special ...

Sustainable furniture inspired by the beauty of solid birch wood. Montreal-based, award-winning firm APPAREIL Architecture has opened a new studio, APPAREIL Atelier. The multidisciplinary practice brings together architects and industrial des...

A versatile furniture collection designed for leisure areas and informal work spaces. Designed by the Iratzoki Lizaso design studio for furniture brand Alki, Egon offers a complete solution to furnish a leisure space or an informal work area in style...

A prototype series of three designs inspired by the masters of modernism and by the princ...

An elegantly minimalist furniture collection inspired by modernist design. Designed and manufactured by Los Angeles-based studio and brand Kalon, Rugosa is a furniture collection that celebrates the aesthetic values of modernist design. At the same time, the range aims to offer a stylish solution to create a warm living room;...

A collection of contemporary furniture and home accessories that pay homage to the Bauhaus movement. In the world of contemporary design and architecture, Bauhaus emerges as one of the most enduring influences. You can see it everywhere, from elegant timepieces to

[dropcap]A[/dropcap]s working from home has become the standard instead of the exception, creating a comfortable and practical workspace is incredibly important. A home office desk for modern living spaces should look beautiful but it should also offer the right blend of function and flexibility. After all, many pieces of furniture and home accessories are multi-functional, so why would a home ...

A sculptural steel side table with a distinctive design. New York-based design studio and experimental research lab All We Value creates products, lighting, and furniture that bring a sense of wonder and playfulness to living spaces. For example, their Bubble Lamp fea...

A cozy and timeless lounge chair designed with a folding frame. Following the introduction of the elegant FK Bookcase designed by Fabricius & Kastholm, Carl Hansen & Søn has announced the launch of another fine piece of furniture created by the Danish design duo: the Plico Chair. Originally mad...

Minimalist style and the striking character of solid walnut wood come together in the design of this cantilever chair. When furniture design merges with the soul of artistic expression, magic happens. Like Canti, a minimalist cantilever chair created by Lotto, a Milan ...

A bench designed with three stacked timber elements. Finnish brand Vaarnii produces solid wood furniture that blurs the line between brutalist and rustic design. For its first collection, the company used locally sourced, solid wood pine to craft products that are both minimalist and bold. The AA Bench showcases the br...

A thoughtful redesign and modernization of a 19th century house. The renovation of an aged residence in Kutná Hora, the Czech Republic, represents a thorough transformation of a building with a storied past. Initially a medieval structure, it was later replaced in the late 19th century, followed by extensive mod...

A collection of Scandinavian-inspired furniture. Founded by designers Chris Martin and Magnus Elebäck, Massproductions is a Swedish furniture brand that makes modernist, Scandinavian-in...

A 1930s farmhouse transformed into a cozy country home. Presicci + Pantanella D'Ettorre Architetti completed the Farmhouse 62 (Podere 62) project for a young family who had moved from London to Tuscany. Located in the countryside in San Donato, Italy, the existing building was originally build in the 1930s, alongside a s...

Stockholm Creative Edition is a new independent design week dedicated to the best of contemporary Swedish design, taking place from 23 to 29 September 2021 at various locations across Stockholm, Sweden. Behind the initiative is the multidisciplinary concept & design studio Attar, which aims to create an annual meeting place for desig...

A compact home with a courtyard garden, built in a leafy neighborhood of Auckland, New Zealand. Inspired by the idea of creating a private refuge in the middle of an urban space, Lightly Weighted is a compact home located in the Grey Lynn suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. Local firm Oli Booth Architecture designed the inner-city residence with a protective shell that creates the feelin...

An elegant collection of chairs and stools that reference balance and Alpine crafting traditions. Founded in 1911 in Manzano, Italian brand Billiani has been making stylish, quality furniture with the help of talented designers. One of their latest collections is Edelw...

A minimalist, sustainable and modular sofa system. Berlin-based furniture brand Noah Living combines traditional craftsmanship with innovative design to produce sustainable, flexible furniture for a m...

Two new designs that join a flagship furniture collection. Mexican furniture company Dórica uses natural materials like wood and marble to make timeless products that balance abstract concepts with minimalist design and traditional craftsmanship...

Brutalist-style furniture, lighting and home accessories made from sustainably sourced pine wood. Founded in 2021, Finnish brand Vaarnii makes furniture, lighting, and home accessories that blend a brutalist...

A sleek interpretation of the traditional Welsh stick chair. Inspired by the book and design manifesto 'Beyond the New. On the Agency of Things' by design theorist Louise Schouwenberg and designer Hella Jongerius, Welsh furniture and product designer

An exclusive design, re-issued for a wider audience for the first time. In 1956, renowned architect and pioneer of Danish Modernism Vilhelm Lauritzen completed his modernist masterpiece: the Vega building in Copenhagen. That year, he also designed a minimalist, ergonomic chair for the building’s interiors. Originally used as a me...

A thoughtful redesign and modernization of a 19th century house. The renovation of an aged residence in Kutná Hora, the Czech Republic, represents a thorough transformation of a building with a storied past. Initially a medieval structure, it was later replaced in the late 19th century, followed by extensive mod...

An ingenious 4-in-1 chair design. Modular designs and adjustable systems make contemporary furniture incredibly convenient and practical, but the Reversible chair takes versatility and flexibility to a whole new level. Created by Swiss designer Nicola Stäubli, the chair

An Australian company that makes minimalist but fun furniture, lighting and home accessories. [dropcap]F[/dropcap]ounded in 2014 by Adam Lynch and Dale Hardiman, Dowel Jones is an award-winning Australian brand that makes pr...

Mediterranean roots and traditional craftsmanship meet sustainable design. Established in 1960 under the name La Exportadora del Mimbre, Expormim (renamed in the 1980s) is a Spain-based furniture brand that makes products with a fusion of traditional craftsmanship and innovative,

A creative concept for a multi-functional storage unit. In the era of modular furniture and multi-functional products, it’s getting increasingly harder to stand out from the crowd. Stuttgart- based designer Deniz Aktay succeeds with an imaginative and playful design. Although only a concept for now, Crossbred showcases the cr...

[dropcap]I[/dropcap]talian designer Mario Alessiani belongs to the so-called Millennial Generation of designers, which is not determined by a particular discipline but rather by their ideas, curiosity, and unbridled enthusiasm for solving complex problems across a broad perspective. Working in areas ranging from product, lighting, ...

A new design brand that produces timeless furniture and home accessories inspired by Japanese craftsmanship. Tokyo-based design brand Koyori aims to introduce the distinct Japanese aesthetics and craftsmanship traditions to the world. The company collaborates with international, award-winning designers to create timeless furnitur...

An imaginative design that offers a fun twist on the classic three-legged tubular chairs. Founded in 2015 by designer Weng Xinyu and artist Tao Haiyue, Berlin-based design studio YUUE has been run only by Xinyu since 2018. The design firm reimagines everyday objects with a ...

[dropcap]V[/dropcap]iewing design as the opportunity to contribute to the lives of the individual and the community, Sam Hecht and Kim Colin of London-based Industrial Facility have been improving the things we live with for the last 20 years. By focusing on their products' effectiveness and simplicity of use, they strive to give clients more with less. Pragmatists in every sense, the two desig...

Minimalist and elegant, the Blomus Yua outdoor furniture collection transforms gardens and terraces into stylish lounge and dining spaces. Through their award-winning studio, Kaschkasch, German designers Florian Kallus and Sebastian Schneider continuously explore the interplay between minimalism, beauty and function to create...

A sculptural chair inspired by the simple elegance of an arch. While clearly minimalist, some chair designs feature sculptural forms and/or dynamic lines that transform the piece of furniture into a decorative object in a room. The Arch Chair is a...

A design studio and furniture brand that values quality and sustainability, Bestcase makes customizable metal furniture that suits any need and space. Typically used in offices and industrial settings like workshops, metal furniture has become increasingly more popular for residential spaces. And that’s thanks to brands like ...

A minimalist chair inspired by mid-century modern design. Designed by Alexander Zhukovsky, founder of studio Figuron, Duran is a minimalist and eye-catching lounge chair that references both mid-century modern design and the classic loft style. The designer has created the chair for Artu. While the furniture brand mainly focuses ...

A Swiss brand that makes timeless furniture from locally sourced pine wood. Founded by Ralph Steiner and Manuela Steiner, Raïna is a Swiss furniture brand that celebrates the beauty of solid wood with superbly crafted, sustainable products. The company is based in the ...

An armrest version of the popular Akademia chair. Introduced by Finnish furniture brand Nikari during Stockholm Design Week 2022, the new Akademia Armrest keeps the same clean lines of the popular Akademia chair, originally launched in 2019. This new versi...

Playful and creative pouf designs defiantly made this year by a Ukrainian brand. Founded in 2015, Kyiv-based Ukrainian brand Woo makes furniture with playful and minimalist designs. The company’s collection also combines creativity and accessibility. With the dramatic changes of this year, the Woo team strove to find a balanc...

A design that celebrates the spirit of the Memphis Group on its 40th anniversary. In 1981, a group of designers and artists led by Ettore Sottsass launched the Memphis movement that defied the “modernist dictatorship” with bold, colorful, pop art, and futuristic furniture and objects. To achieve their design vision, t...

A popular furniture collection inspired by an error. Designed by Philippe Malouin for New Zealand-based design brand Resident, the successful Offset collection features a creative detail that sets it apart from other furniture designs. The

A creative art show that recreates an entire bar inside an art gallery. Inspired by the spirit of togetherness, this art exhibition has a creative concept that also completely transforms an art gallery space. Brussels-based artist Koenraad Dedobbeleer uses everyday objects to create sculptures and installations that explore abstract ideas in a playful way. His 1b solo exhibition at th...

The re-launch of an iconic Bauhaus chair series. Originally designed by leading Bauhaus designer Erich Dieckmann, the D chair series was revolutionary in the way it focused on ease of mass production. Following Bauhaus principles, the chairs featured optimized shapes and designs...

A celebration of the resilience and beauty of Portuguese cork. More often than not, sustainable design draws inspiration from nature. The Burnt Cork furniture series is no exception. Created by French designer Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance and produced through his own Portugal-based studio Made in Situ, this collection celebrates the beauty of Portuguese landscapes, renowned cork forests, a...

A distinctive chair made with a blend of solid beech wood and flexible fabric rope. Following their previous three collections designed for Matiazzi, French designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec created another stylish piece of furniture for the Italian company. The Filo chair

An extension that unifies a kitchen and dining area, immersing both into a garden. Designed by O’Sullivan Skoufoglou Architects, this extension greatly improves the level of comfort and the connection to nature of a Dewsbury Road residence in Dollis Hill, northwest Londo...

An innovative furniture collection that explores organic forms and the potential of blending traditional and contemporary carpentry techniques. Eleonora Carbone and Alessandro D’Angeli, co-founders of Rome-based multidisciplinary design firm Næssi, think outside of the box when creating items as varied as

A desire to bring nature inside modern homes stands at the center of the LOG furniture series designed by Torafu Architects. Inspired by traditional techniques used by lumberjacks for centuries to cut the wood in the fo...

A series of furniture and sculptural objects that marry contrasting materials and textures. Based in Shanghai, Studio Glume is a multidisciplinary design agency that completes a wide range of projects, from architecture, interior design and furniture design to art and graphic design. The firm’s furniture design series has cau...