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Daisuke Yamamoto designs the FLOW furniture collection

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Tokyo-based, Japanese designer Daisuke Yamamoto, utilised discarded Lightweight Gauge Steel (LGS), commonly used in construction framing systems, to create the FLOW furniture collection. The design prioritises deconstruction to avoid a ‘scrap and build’ construction process. Yamamoto advocates for a ‘fluid material lifecycle minimising industrial waste’ approach, seeking to shift from a conventional ‘think → build → waste’ model to a more sustainable ‘waste → think → recreate’ process. Photo of Enzo Mari Homage Chair by Masayuki Hayashi. © Daisuke Yamamoto Design Studio. Daisuke Yamamoto

FLOW DROPCITY displays
FLOW ‘Future Landill’ at DROPCITY, Milan Design Week 2023. © Daisuke Yamamoto Design Studio. Photo Takumi Ota
Daisuke Yamamoto FLOW PUT CHAIR
Masayuki Hayashi. © Daisuke Yamamoto Design Studio. Photo Masayuki Hayashi
Daisuke Yamamoto FLOW ARM CHAIR
Flow Arm Chair. © Daisuke Yamamoto Design Studio. Photo Masayuki Hayashi
Daisuke Yamamoto FLOW HIGHBACK CHAIR
Highback Chair. © Daisuke Yamamoto Design Studio. Photo Masayuki Hayashi
Daisuke Yamamoto FLOW TILT CHAIR
Tilt Chair. © Daisuke Yamamoto Design Studio. Photo Masayuki Hayashi
Daisuke Yamamoto FLOW TIN CHAIR
Tin Chair. © Daisuke Yamamoto Design Studio. Photo Masayuki Hayashi
Daisuke Yamamoto FLOW CROSS STOOL
Cross Stool. © Daisuke Yamamoto Design Studio. Photo Masayuki Hayashi
Daisuke Yamamoto FLOW SHORT BACK CHAIR
Short Back Chair. © Daisuke Yamamoto Design Studio. Photo Masayuki Hayashi
Daisuke Yamamoto FLOW NOT CHAIR
Not Chair. © Daisuke Yamamoto Design Studio. Photo Masayuki Hayashi
Daisuke Yamamoto FLOW SIDE ARM CHAIR
Side Arm Chair. © Daisuke Yamamoto Design Studio. Photo Masayuki Hayashi
FLOW DROPCITY manufacturing
FLOW ‘Future Landill’ at DROPCITY, Milan Design Week 2023. © Daisuke Yamamoto Design Studio. Photo Takumi Ota

House in Fukui City, Japan by Mizukami Architects

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Japan-based studio Tetsuya Mizukami Architects has designed a house for a young couple in a residential area of Fukui City, Japan. The site is accessed by climbing a slope that offers mountain views in front and, from the southern end of the site, views of the city with mountains beyond. The architects aimed to incorporate this experience into the house by creating bright, open spaces that are offset by half a floor, providing views through openings onto void spaces that connect to the surrounding landscape. Photo Ken’ichi Suzuki. Mizukami Architects

mizukami architects fukui house street view
Photo Ken’ichi Suzuki
mizukami architects fukui house interior stairs
Photo Ken’ichi Suzuki
mizukami architects fukui house dining living
Photo Ken’ichi Suzuki
mizukami architects fukui house windows
Photo Ken’ichi Suzuki
mizukami architects fukui house exterior rear
Photo Ken’ichi Suzuki
mizukami architects fukui house site plan
Site plan
mizukami architects fukui house plans
Plans
mizukami architects fukui house 1st floor plans
Elevations
mizukami architects fukui house dusk facade
Photo Ken’ichi Suzuki

EN collection of tables and chairs designed by Cecille Manz for Maruni

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The EN collection of tables and chairs was designed by Danish designer Cecile Manz for the Japanese furniture company Maruni, which was founded in 1928. The original EN chair, with its curved backrest and loop frame legs, was launched with a soft-coloured fabric upholstery seat. An all-wood version with a solid wooden seat was released in 2023. The chairs are manufactured in a natural finish, rusty red, dusty green, clay white, and black. The round EN table is made of maple wood with colours applied to the legs. Maruni

Maruni EN chair rusty red maple
EM chair in rusty red
Maruni EN maple clear finish
EN chair in a clear finish
Maruni EN chair maple clear finish side
EN chair in a clear finish
Maruni EN chair and table maple
EN chair and table in dusty green
Maruni EN chair and table from above
EN chair and table in dusty green
Maruni EN chairs maple
EN chairs in rusty red, dusty green, clay white and black