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Kvadrat Upholstery Textiles

Characterised by colour, simplicity and innovation, the upholstery textiles are designed for use in public, commercial and private spaces. All are the products of innovative collaborations between leading international designers, artists and architects, and Kvadrat’s product development team. Kvadrat’s headquarters are in Ebeltoft, Denmark and was formed in 1968. Kvadrat

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Gianfranco Frattini Kyoto Table

Gianfranco Frattini Kyoto Table

Furniture

The Kyoto table is designed by Gianfranco Frattini, manufactured by Bottega Ghiandais and consists of beech wood slats joined at 45 degrees to form 1,705 joints and 1,600 holes. Gianfranco Frattini worked with his mentor Gio Ponti and subsequently started his own practice in Milan in 1954. Bottega Ghianda

Karl Malmvall STEP LADDER

Karl Malmvall STEP LADDER

Accessories/ Design/ Furniture

Karl Malmvall has designed a step ladder beautiful enough to be placed on the wall as a piece of decoration, rather than to be stoved away in a dark closet. There is even a small hook included for the purpose, so that it always can be within reach. Soild beech (lacquered) or oak. Design House Stockholm

Gigon Guyer Detached House in Zurich

Gigon Guyer Detached House in Zurich

Architecture

Gigon Guyer’s detached house in Zurich has a hexagonal volume on a trapezoid shaped plot. The exterior walls and the roof are load bearing concrete, and large windows open by sliding into a recess between the outer concrete and the inner brick wall. The main living room is on the upper floor, where the ceiling rises from 2.4m to 5.2m. Gigon / Guyer

Omer Arbel Bocci 28 Lighting

Omer Arbel Bocci 28 Lighting

Design/ Interiors/ Lighting/ Objects

Bocci has created the 28 by a manufacturing process that manipulates the temperature and direction of air flow into the blown glass. This results in a slightly distorted sphere and an opaque milk glass diffuser. Bocci is a contemporary design manufacturer base in Vancouver and Berlin. Bocci

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