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Gallery Fumi's Design Miami/Basel 2015 exhibition includes metal furniture by Max Lamb

Design Miami/Basel 2015: London's Gallery Fumi presents metal-tube furniture by Max Lamb and patinated bronze tables by Glithero as part of its exhibition for this year's Design Miami/Basel fair (+ slideshow)

Metalware Copper/Brass Armchair by Max Lamb
Metalware Copper/Brass Armchair by Max Lamb

Gallery Fumi, which has an exhibition space in Shoreditch, has commissioned a series of designs especially for the event taking place in the Swiss city this week.

Metalware Armchair by Max Lamb
Metalware Armchair by Max Lamb

These include the Metalware series by London designer Max Lamb – a range of furniture built from brass and copper tubes, assembled using a laser cutter and tin solder paint.

Boullee Table Black Sphere by Brooksbank & Collins
Boullee Table Black Sphere by Brooksbank & Collins

The collection is a development of Lamb's Woodware series of pieces built from dowel rods of various dimensions, which were created for the gallery in 2011.

Crystallization 47 by Lukas Wegwerth
Crystallization 47 by Lukas Wegwerth

"Wood dowels are replaced with metal tubes," said a statement from Gallery Fumi, which was founded by Valerio Capo and Sam Pratt in 2008. "Forstner drill is replaced with tube laser-cutter; glue is replaced with tin solder paint. Woodware becomes Metalware."

Les French by Glithero
Les French by Glithero

London studio Glithero has created a collection of tables with bases formed from sticks of patinated bronze that appear to be bound together at the joints. The new Les French tables feature thin blue-tinted surfaces in various sizes.

Les French by Glithero
Les French by Glithero

"This new version of the Les French is entirely made of solid bronze which has been beautifully patinated," said Gallery Fumi.

"The result is a more elegant effect but the work still manages to maintain the playfulness and lightness in the design of the earlier series."

Casacata d'Acqua by Sam Orlando Miller
Casacata d'Acqua by Sam Orlando Miller

A set of mirrors by Sam Orlando Miller comprise thin strips of reflective glass called Cascata D'acqua, while the UK artist's Rete Corallina piece is the largest mirror Gallery Fumi has ever shown.

Rete Corallina by SOM
Rete Corallina by Sam Orlando Miller

Ceramic vases that look as if they are growing crystal formations on their surfaces were designed by Lukas Wegwerth, and a bench sculpted from gypsum-based material jesmonite is from Study O Portable.

Engineering Temporality console by Tuomas Markunpoika
Engineering Temporality console by Tuomas Markunpoika

Amsterdam designer Tuomas Markunpoika is showing a new console as part of his 2012 Engineering Temporality series, created by sculpting metal rings around wooden furniture and then burning away the base pieces.

Roly Poly Daybed by Faye Toogood
Roly Poly Daybed by Faye Toogood

Pieces from London designer Faye Toogood's latest Assemblage collections will be displayed alongside a bench made of white Moleanos limestone, made in collaboration with Lapicida and Fumi.

FT Bench by Faye Toogood and Lapicida
FT Bench by Faye Toogood and Lapicida

Other new works on show at the event include designs by Brooksbank & Collins, Thomas Lemut and Johannes Nagel, as well as glass artist Jeremy Wintrebert who installed cloud-like pendants at the gallery during last year's London Design Festival.

Fuzz Bench detail by Study O Portable
Fuzz Bench detail by Study O Portable

Design Miami/Basel 2015 runs from 16 to 21 June, and also features a table shaped like a train crash by Studio Job and basalt sculptures that double as outdoor seating by Byung Hoon Choi.