Furniture

Chandigarh by Doshi Levien

Chandigarh by Doshi Levien for Moroso

Milan 2012: London designers Doshi Levien have designed an armchair and sofa for Italian brand Moroso that’s inspired by Modernist architect Le Corbusier and the Indian city of Chandigarh that he masterplanned in the 1950s. More »

No Country For Old Men
by Lanzavecchia + Wai

No Country For Old Men by Lanzavecchia + Wai

Italian-Singaporean designers Lanzavecchia + Wai have designed a collection of aids for the elderly with styling that’s more domestic than medical. More »

Designed in Hackney: Frank, Ernest and Henry
Pouffes by Donna Wilson

Frank, Henry and Ernes pouffes by Donna Wilson for SCP

Designed in Hackney: Donna Wilson‘s Frank, Ernest and Henry Pouffes conclude our week focussed on designs that were developed in studios above SCP‘s Shoreditch shop.  More »

Designed in Hackney: Balzac armchair
by Matthew Hilton for SCP

Designed in Hackney: Balzac armchair by Matthew Hilton for SCP

Designed in Hackney: this week’s focus on classics from design company SCP in the heart of Shoreditch continues with the Balzac armchair by Matthew Hilton. More »

MIA by Jean Nouvel for Emu

Mia by Jean Nouvel for emu

Milan 2012: these stacking metal chairs were created by French architect Jean Nouvel for the restaurant of the RBC Design Centre that his studio have designed in Montpellier, due to open next month, and they’re now in production with Italian brand Emu. More »

R18 Ultra Chair Public Beta by Clemens Weisshaar
and Reed Kram for Audi

R18 Ultra Chair Public Beta by Clemens Weisshaar and Reed Kram for Audi

Milan 2012: visitors were invited to sit in a chair hooked up to advanced stress-analysis equipment normally used in the car industry at an installation by Clemens Weisshaar and Reed Kram for car brand Audi in Milan last month. More »

Deskbox by Raw Edges for Arco

Deskbox by Raw Edges for Arco

Milan 2012: Hackney designers were busy in Milan last week and we’re bringing you some of the best new product launches, including this shelf by Stoke Newington duo Raw Edges where the front slides down to create a work surface. More »

Juliet by Benjamin Hubert for Poltrona Frau

Milan 2012: this armchair with a pleated leather seat by London designer Benjamin Hubert was inspired by sleeves with puffed shoulders on Italian Renaissance clothing. More »