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Alessi Plissé Electric Kettle

The Alessi Plissé electric kettle is designed by architect Michele De Lucchi. The kettle is made of thermoplastic resin in black and white. Alessi

This kitchen is a collaboration between Sebastian Cox and deVOL. Using only sustainable timbers, which have all been grown in England, with Birch plywood carcases, doors made from sustainable timbers such as Beech and Ash and the incorporation of beautiful and delicate woven panels, deVOL and Sebastian Cox have created a beautiful kitchen using timbers which are very often overlooked. deVOL

Maarten Van Severen .03 Chair

Design/ Furniture

Maarten van Severen studied architecture at the Art Academy in Ghent and produced his first furniture in 1986. In 1990 he began a collaboration with the architect Rem Koolhaus and started to concentrate on interiors. The .03 chair is designed to be unobtrusive yet comfortable and is made of resilient polyurethane integral foam. The chair is designed to respond to the body by flexing. Maarten’s collaboration with the family owned Swiss manufacturer Vitra commenced in 1996. Vitra

Mies van der rohe Barcelona couch

Design/ Furniture

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was selected to design the German Pavilion for the 1929 International Exposition in Barcelona. Inside, Mies included chairs and stools for the King and Queen of Spain. Designed in 1930, the Barcelona Couch shares the same simple elegance as the iconic lounge chair. Mies granted Knoll the production rights to the Chair and Stool in 1953. Knoll was formed in 1938 by Hans Knoll in New York. Knoll