Furniture
Fishline Chair by Nendo
Product news: rather than varnish these wooden chairs to colour and protect them, Japanese designers Nendo chose to wrap them in hundreds of metres of fishing line. More about Fishline Chair by Nendo
-
My Couch, My Canvas by Annebet Philips
Product news: Dutch designer Annebet Philips cut this sofa and its cushions from a single block of foam and covered it with a blank canvas so that it looks like an unfinished cartoon. More about My Couch, My Canvas by Annebet Philips
Arper showcases Saya and Juno chairs at new London showroom
Dezeen promotion: Italian furniture brand Arper is showcasing two of its latest chair collections at a new London showroom, which opens in Clerkenwell next week. More about Arper showcases Saya and Juno chairs at new London showroom
Bow by Benjamin Hubert for De La Espada
London Design Festival: industrial designer Benjamin Hubert has created a trestle table and bench with timber parts held in tension by sheets of bowed steel. More about Bow by Benjamin Hubert for De La Espada
Nodi Contemporanei by Loredana Bonora
Product news: every table, chair, lamp and light switch in this furniture collection by Italian designer Loredana Bonora is covered in crocheted yarns of cotton, PVC, plastic tape and even washing lines. More about Nodi Contemporanei by Loredana Bonora
Crush by Fredrikson Stallard at David Gill Galleries
Crumpled sheets of metal appear to float inside or wrap around the low tables in a collection by design studio Fredrikson Stallard currently on show at the new David Gill Gallery in London (+ slideshow). More about Crush by Fredrikson Stallard at David Gill Galleries
General Woodwork Bench by Roger Arquer for the Stepney Green Design Collection
East London designer Roger Arquer has made a bench out of materials he salvaged from his local hardware shop before it closed down, which he is contributing to the Stepney Green Design Collection curated by Dezeen. More about General Woodwork Bench by Roger Arquer for the Stepney Green Design Collection
Furniture
19 Greek Street design gallery opens in London
London Design Festival: a new gallery showcasing socially responsible design has opened in Soho and its inaugural collection features furniture from Brazil curated by US specialists Espasso plus pieces by designers including Studiomama and Australian collective Supercyclers. More about 19 Greek Street design gallery opens in London
Re-Imagined Chair by Studiomama for the Stepney Green Design Collection
London design firm Studiomama is contributing an orange chair that has been remodelled from a discarded frame to the Stepney Green Design Collection curated by Dezeen. More about Re-Imagined Chair by Studiomama for the Stepney Green Design Collection
Bench Years by Established & Sons at the V&A museum
London Design Festival: Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby, Jasper Morrison and AL_A are among the designers who have created benches with British design brand Established & Sons for the central courtyard of the V&A museum (+slideshow). More about Bench Years by Established & Sons at the V&A museum
Out of the Woods at the V&A museum
London Design Festival: every scrap of material and minute of production time was carefully recorded during the manufacturing of these twelve wooden chairs, helping the Royal College of Art students that designed them to measure each one's sustainability. More about Out of the Woods at the V&A museum
Furniture
Online retailer Made.com opens physical showroom
News: online homeware retailer Made.com has opened a physical showroom on the ninth floor of a west London office tower, featuring QR codes and miniature 3D-printed models of furniture. More about Online retailer Made.com opens physical showroom
Prostheses and Innesti by Studio MK27, Manuela Verga and Paolo Boatti
London Design Festival: construction workers made this furniture on show at London's Gallery Fumi, but Brazilian architect Marcio Kogan of Studio MK27 has added small details to embellish each piece. More about Prostheses and Innesti by Studio MK27, Manuela Verga and Paolo Boatti
Piet side table by Hugo Passos for the Stepney Green Design Collection
Designer Hugo Passos' yellow side table inspired by the paintings of Dutch artist Piet Mondrian will feature in the Stepney Green Design Collection curated by Dezeen. More about Piet side table by Hugo Passos for the Stepney Green Design Collection
Locker by Magnus Pettersen for the Stepney Green Design Collection
Hackney designer Magnus Pettersen will contribute a side table from his Locker furniture collection to the Stepney Green Design Collection curated by Dezeen. More about Locker by Magnus Pettersen for the Stepney Green Design Collection
Furniture
Alumi by Industrial Facility at Pop-Down
London Design Festival: designers Industrial Facility will show a prototype of an aluminium chair inspired by handrails at their east London studio on Saturday. More about Alumi by Industrial Facility at Pop-Down
Furniture
Roulade Sofa by KiBiSi for Versus
Danish design studio KiBiSi have created a sofa that looks like a rolled-up mattress for furniture company Versus. More about Roulade Sofa by KiBiSi for Versus
Furniture
Mimicry Chairs by Nendo
London Design Festival: white metal chairs are stacked in a tower and clustered on staircases around the V&A museum as part of an installation by Japanese design studio Nendo (+ slideshow). More about Mimicry Chairs by Nendo
So-So Chairs by Jean Nouvel for Emeco
Paris Design Week 2012: architect and designer Jean Nouvel unveiled a collection of aluminium chairs for Emeco at his studio in Paris this week. More about So-So Chairs by Jean Nouvel for Emeco
Furniture
V&A's new furniture acquisitions to be shown at London Design Festival
London Design Festival: the V&A museum in London will show off its latest contemporary furniture acquisitions during London Design Festival next week, including Joris Laarman's 2006 Bone chaise and mould (pictured above). More about V&A's new furniture acquisitions to be shown at London Design Festival