OCT

Seat to bed: Holey Poley

Holey Poley, daybed, seat and couch designed by Clinton Stewart, 2011

Holey Poley, daybed, seat and couch designed by Clinton Stewart, 2011

Holey Poley, a minimalist modular daybed designed by Clinton Stewart, was presented at last month’s Copenhagen design week 2011. Read more

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OCT

Wrapped and woven to a chair

Coracle designed by Benjamin Hubert, 2011

Coracle designed by Benjamin Hubert, 2011

Coracle is a lounge chair made of wrapped and woven perforated leather that usually used in the automotive industry.

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OCT

Scrap Timber Furniture

The Wake by Ubico Studio. Photo: Ubico Studio

The Wake by Ubico Studio. Photo: Ubico Studio

The new collection “Wake” by Ubico is made of scrap timber that is useless for many other purposes.

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SEP

Jean Prouvé 1901-1984: Industrial Beauty

Design for Citröen bus station, 1933, Arch. Dep. Meurthe-et-Moselle, Fonds des Ateliers © SCE Jean Prouvé

Design for Citröen bus station, 1933, Arch. Dep. Meurthe-et-Moselle, Fonds des Ateliers © SCE Jean Prouvé

An exhibition on the lifework of French architect, engineer and designer Jean Prouvé, co-curated by  Norman Foster, is on display at Ivorypress Art+Books in Madrid, Spain.

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Comfortable on a folding chair

Patan chair, Tomoko Azumi and t.n.a., 2011

Patan chair, Tomoko Azumi and t.n.a., 2011

Folding chairs are usually placed temporarily – but do they have to be uncomfortable to sit on? Read more

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