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raw edges and shay alkalay stack drawer

Design / Furniture

Raw Edges and Shay Alkalay Stack Drawers

Shay Alkalay and Yael Mer set up design studio Raw Edges in London after graduating from the Royal College of Art. Their creation Stack is a drawer unit consisting of individual multicoloured ‘floating’ drawer units that form a sculptural irregular object. Established & Sons

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Arne Jacobsen leyla piedayesh Series 7 Velvet Chair

Arne Jacobsen leyla piedayesh Series 7 Velvet Chair

Design/ Furniture/ Interiors

Arne Jacobsen’s Series 7 chair is the subject of a collaboration between Fitz Hansen and Leyla Piedayesh’s Lala Berlin fashion brand. Bold colours and velvets adorn the Series 7 chairs.  Fitz Hansen

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

Naoto Fukasawa 130 Chair

Naoto Fukasawa 130 Chair

Design/ Furniture

Naoto Fukasawa designed the solid wood 130 chair for Thonet in 2010. The frame is made from solid wood and the backrest  in moulded plywood with or without upholstery. Thonet

Richard Sapper 9091 Kettle

Richard Sapper 9091 Kettle

Design/ Electronics/ Homeware/ Objects

In 1982 Richard Sapper designed the 9091 kettle for Alessi. The central element in the design is the brass whistle which, when the steam exits, produces a short and pleasant melody. Richard Sapper wanted to avoid the usual anxiety-generating noise produced by other kettles then on the market, and by following this exquisitely poetic philosophy he produced what is probably the first multisensory object for the kitchen. Alessi

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