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Array sofa system by Snøhetta for MDF Italia

bp_heights_dbuw21w3 — Fri, 19 Apr 2024 22:53:43 +0000

Architects Snøhetta have designed a modular sofa system for MDF Italia aimed at reducing environmental impact, enabling customized living solutions, and simplifying logistics. The system comprises small modules that allow for a variety of layouts, which are easy to transport and can be assembled and reassembled to alter configurations or for recycling purposes.

The injection-molded base is made of recycled plastic with a hollow core, minimizing material usage. The bio-foam in the seat and back is moulded for comfort, and the fabric cover is available in recycled polyester. MDF Italia

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Anniversary editions of Louis Poulsen lighting to celebrate 150 years

bp_heights_dbuw21w3 — Mon, 15 Apr 2024 11:29:53 +0000

In 2024, Louis Poulsen, the Danish lighting manufacturer, celebrates its 150th birthday by re-issuing its most famous designs. Based on the works of Arne Jacobsen and Poul Henningsen, the anniversary collection uses Pale Rose on the inside of the shades instead of white, with matt white on the outside, and brass detailing.

Metalised brass is used for the frame of the PH Artichoke Anniversary Edition and the spaces between the shades in the PH 5 Anniversary Edition, whereas untreated brass is used for the shaft and switch of the AJ Mini Anniversary Edition. Louis Poulsen

Louis Poulsen PH Artichoke 2024 Anniversary Edition

Louis Poulsen PH 5 2024 Anniversary Edition

Louis Poulsen AJ Mini 2024 Anniversary Edition

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Carl Hansen & Søn launches paper cord version of the Børge Mogensen Table Bench

bp_heights_dbuw21w3 — Wed, 10 Apr 2024 23:52:46 +0000

Family-run Danish design company Carl Hansen & Søn, established in 1908, have launched a paper cord variant of the 1958 Børge Mogensen Table Bench. The Table Bench was part of Danish designer Børge Mogensen’s ‘building furniture concept’, which advocated building multifunctional durable furniture.

Crafted from solid oak with exposed tenon and mortise joints, the Table Bench is available in both long and short versions. It takes a craftsman six hours to weave 335 meters of paper cord using a double-plane weaving technique to crease the finished Table Bench. Carl Hansen & Søn.

The Table Bench is available in a long and short version

The Table Bench can function as independent pieces of furniture in the hallway, as a sideboard in the living room or as a bedside table.

Paper cord, which is a natural and durable material, has been used by Carl Hansen & Søn since the 1950s

Carl Hansen & Søn Børge Mogensen Table Bench. Paper cord version

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Twig stool by Gilli Kuchik & Ran Amitai for MDF Italia

bp_heights_dbuw21w3 — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 15:42:40 +0000

Gilli Kuchnik and Ran Amitai designed the Twig stool for Milan-based furniture company MDF Italia. The cylindrical Twig stool comprises a seat, footrest, and base connected by a tubular metal structure, drawing inspiration from a bicycle frame. The tubes are cut at an angle and welded, forming a cantilevered structure. The stools are available in two heights and two colours. MDF Italia

MDF Itialia Twig stool © Lorenzo Cappellini Baio

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Bottega table designed by Kensaku Oshiro for Kristalia

bp_heights_dbuw21w3 — Mon, 19 Feb 2024 02:58:00 +0000

Japanese designer Kensaku Oshiro has designed the Bottega table for the Italian furniture brand Kristalia. Inspired by utilitarian objects such as a wooden easel, the base of the table is made from solid ash and is available in a natural or stained finish. The surface is either rectangular or oval and made of glass, wood or Laminam®. Kristalia

Solid natural ash with gloss transparent glass

Solid natural ash bae with gloss transparent glass

Black stained ash base with gloss trasnparent glass

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Blå Station Moodbord table designed by Modesty Concept

bp_heights_dbuw21w3 — Sat, 10 Feb 2024 22:48:47 +0000

The Moodbord table was designed by Modesty Concept, a design firm based in Gothenburg, for Blå Station, a furniture brand in Åhus, Sweden. The table features a single drawer with its contents visible through the glass top surface. It is double-sided and can be linked to create larger tables. Manufactured from cross-laminated pinewood, it can be dyed in various colours. Blå Station

Blåstation Moodbord

Blåstation Moodbord is manufactured from cross-laminated pinewood

Blåstation Moodbord

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Asplund LUC Cabinets designed by Broberg & Ridderstråle

bp_heights_dbuw21w3 — Fri, 09 Feb 2024 21:46:00 +0000

The LUC range of cabinets from the Swedish design brand Asplund is designed by Stockholm-based designers Broberg & Ridderstråle. The freestanding cabinets are made of oak-veneered MDF with lacquered metal stands and stone or glass tops. The range includes the Luc Drawer, Luc Cabinet, Luc Sideboard, and the Luc Console. Asplund

LUC Sideboard 200

LUC Sideboard 160

LUC Sdieboard 160

LUC Sideboard 200, Oak veneer

Luc Console 160,Storm Grey

LUC Sideboards

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Vitra launches the Eames Plastic Chair RE made from recycled plastic

bp_heights_dbuw21w3 — Wed, 07 Feb 2024 15:49:33 +0000

The Eames Plastic Chairs, designed by Charles and Ray Eames in 1950, utilised glass-fibre reinforced polyester resin after experimenting with plywood and sheet aluminium to create a seat tailored to the human body’s contours. It became the world’s first mass-produced plastic chair. Beginning in 2024, Vitra will manufacture the shell from recycled plastic sourced from Germany’s ‘Yellow Bag’ (Gelber Sack) collection program, and the chair will be fully recyclable at the end of its life.

The composition of the recycled material results in tiny pigment specs on the shell. Photo © Vitra. Vitra

Eames Plastic Armchair RE DAR, Eames Plastic Side Chair RE DSR. © Vitra

Eames Plastic Side Chair RE DSR. © Vitra

Eames EPC Plastic Side Chair RE DSX in pale rose. © Vitra, Photo by Florian Böhm (Studio AKFB). Eames House © Eames Foundation, 2023

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Marset FollowMe portable lamp designed by Inma Bermudez

bp_heights_dbuw21w3 — Thu, 25 Jan 2024 14:50:47 +0000

Industrial designer Inma Bermudez, based in Valencia, Spain, has designed the FollowMe portable lamp for the Barcelona-based lighting company Marset. The original FollowMe lamp features a tilting opal diffuser and a white matte polycarbonate body with an oak plywood handle.

The lamp is now available in pink, blue, terracotta, and green, along with a larger version called FollowMe Plus. Both versions are dimmable and equipped with a USB-C input for charging. Marset.

FollowMe features a three-position dimmer and a lithium-ion battery that powers the lamp for between 5 and 20 hours and is rechargeable via a USB-C input

FollowMe colour range: blue, pink, terracotta and green

FollowMe Plus and FollowMe in white polycarbonate and oak plywood handle

FollowMe lamps

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Tecta D8P-1 and D8P-2 chairs by Martin Hirth

bp_heights_dbuw21w3 — Tue, 23 Jan 2024 00:49:56 +0000

German furniture manufacturer Tecta has created two variants of the D8P chairs, the D8P-1 swivel chair and the D8P-2 high-legged chair. The D8P was designed by German designer Martin Hirth in 2017, drawing inspiration from the Walter Gropius-designed F51 chair, with its characteristic cantilevered armrest. The new variants add a tubular steel swivel base to the original D8P chair design.

Tecta, a family business for four generations with its factory in Lauenförde, Germany, has a mission to preserve and revisit the concepts of the Bauhaus movement. Tecta

Tecta D8P-1 features a tubular steel swivel base.

Tecta D8P-2, the high-legged version of the D8P-1, features a T-shaped footrest

Tecta D8P-2. Photo Sabrina Rothe

The original Tecta D8P was designed in 2017

Tecta D8P chairs at the Salone del Mobile 2019

Tecta D8P-1

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