Design

The Tense Material tables were designed for MDF Itallia by Piergiorgio and Michele Cazzaniga.  The tables feature a thin top with a 'technological heart' that allow  large spans up to 4 meters. The tables are produced in various materials including  woods, stones and metals. MDF Italia

The Kawara armchair is made of moulded plywood with a curved backrest and armrest. The chair is designed by the Paris studio of Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec for Japanese furniture brand Koyori. Photo Hiroshi Iwasaki. Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec. Koyori

Naoto Fukasawa, industrial designer and professor at the Tama Art University in Japan, has designed the TO side table for Italian design furniture manufacture PLANK. The side tables are made of 4mm steel and display strong geometry, comprising T-shaped columns and O-shaped top and base. TO will launch at the Salon del Mobile. Milano 2022. PLANK, Naoto Fukasawa Design.

PLANK, Italian furniture maker since 1953, and Munich based industrial designer, Konstantin Grcic, have launched BENCH and BENCH table. Both products, launched at Salone del Mobile Milan 2022, are made from locally sourced spruce and assembled using an invisible pin connection that requires no tools and allows for different leg positions. Photo Miro Zagnoli © Plank Srl. PLANK, Konstantin Grcic

Istanbul based multidisciplinary practice Autoban have designed the Box Sofa for De La Espada. The sofa is inspired by the mid-century modernist movement and has the form of a timber box with upholstery on the inside, supported by slender legs. De La Espada, Autoban

Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby were asked to furnish the Royal Society of Arts Academy in Tipton while Vitra were working with ETH Zurich on 'dynamic sitting'. The ETH report concluded that a forward tilt sitting position had benefits including improved circulation. This led to a collaboration between Barber Osgerby and Vitra to create the Tip Ton Chair. Vitra subsequently released the Tip Ton RE which is manufactured from recycled plastic. Photo Marc Eggimann. ©Vitra. Barber Osgerby, Vitra

The minimalist ZET storage system consists of only two components, wooden u-shaped shelves and a metal frame. ZET was designed by Kaschkasch, which was founded by Florian Kallus and Sebastian Schneider. MENU

The 119 lounge chair is made from bentwood and cane and designed for comfort with its wide backrest and deep, slightly tilted seat. Thonet's history dates back to 1819 when Michael Thonet set up his workshop in Boppard on the River Rhine. Thonet, Sebastian Herkner

The 1.2 Shelf, by the Omer Arel Office, consists of two layers of walnut shelving offset by 12cm. The system is dismountable and can be wall mounted or used as a room divider. When wall mounted the space between the shelves allows books in the back row to be visible behind the objects in the front row. Omer Arbel

The 50MM range of tables by Forma & Cemento, including dining and console tables, are made by a single cast of fibre reinforced concrete over a 50mm steel structure. Forma & Cemento was founded in 2014 with a mission to design in concrete in way that makes it prized material. Forma & Cemento

The Achille armchair is manufactured by MDF Italia and was designed by the French architect and designer Jean Marie Massaud in 2011. The aim of the design is to create a comfortable, enveloping  and lightweight armchair. Milan based furniture brand MDF Italia was formed in 1992 with a focus on design and simplicity. Jean Marie Massaud. MDF Italia

Snohetta and Nordic Comfort Products have redesigned Norwegian modernist Bendt Winge's classic R-48 chair to produce a chair whose body is made from 100% recycled plastic. The plastic is from the fish farming industry in the north of Norway. Snohetta. Nordic Comfort Products