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This lady’s torso furniture piece was designed by sculptural furniture maker Peter Rolfe. ”My current work is heavily influenced by nature, using shapes that we all recognize but would not be traditionally thought of as furniture forms.”
I don’t see any love handles to open these drawers with though.
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Structure of Architectural Furniture was designed by Toshihiko Suzuki for Kenchikukagu for small space living in Japan and anywhere else where square footage is at a premium. The three designs open up to reveal a kitchen, an office and a bedroom. One of the Architectural Furniture designs is actually available on Amazon; the home office is sold for about $8,767, which is one pricey desk, chair, shelves and drawers. No word on the other two designs availability at this time.
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The four-day-long affair always manages to please, showcasing emerging innovators, hot new products, unmatched industry networking, and an endless supply of cocktails.
The Big Apple lights up each May as thousands of designers, architects, retailers, and enthusiasts flock annually to the International Contemporary Furniture Fair and the after-hours festivities each night following the tradeshow hustle. The four-day-long affair always manages to please, showcasing emerging innovators, hot new product finds, unmatched industry networking, and an endless supply of whistle-wetting cocktails. This year’s event delivered as promised, albeit noticeably scaled down and missing a few key manufacturers due, most likely, to a cautious economy.
Eliminating the expense of ICFF, a number of top European manufacturers chose to forgo exhibiting at the show and opted to stay close to home by launching new products in the financial comforts of their Manhattan showrooms. For example, American furniture company Desiron, avoided the foot-grinding Javits Center display and held an unforgettable party to debut their new Candy seating collection by David Rockwell on the show’s opening night. Complete with a luscious dessert spread and pop-song cover band, the new collection will surely stay top-of-mind in the design community.
Stand-outs of the 21st annual ICFF, however, were independent, emerging designers and academic exhibits from schools like the Rhode Island School of Design, Pratt, and Philadelphia University for Wilsonart. The young designers are always a show highlight, giving professionals a glimpse at a new generation of design. Seattle-based Graypants, for example, was an ICFF highlight exhibiting the Scrap Light series, a collection of cardboard lighting pendants.
Jumping on the ICFF bandwagon, we cannot exclude efforts by the Meatpacking District (MPD) to expand the reach of Design Week to the southwest end of Manhattan. With the completion of Andre Balazs’s latest hospitality venture, The Standard New York, the MPD’s event lineup was more refined than ever.
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Throw dozens of dishwashers, refrigerators, and cooktops into one space, and you run the risk of looking like a big-box retailer. That was something Merz Project was hired to avoid when retained by BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte—one of the world’s largest appliance manufacturers—to design a showroom and training center in Scottsdale, Arizona. Having caught BSH’s attention for sourcing so many of its products for Arizona’s first LEED for Homes—certified development, the much publicized Galleries at Turney, this young firm turned the typical showroom on its head—selling the experience rather than the product. “You’re not here just to look at appliances. You’re here to feel them in an environment,” principal Joe Herzog says. “It’s a more subtle way of pushing you toward a purchase.” A far cry from Best Buy, the 12,000-square-foot space showcases multiple appliance options without losing the cohesiveness of real kitchens, albeit ones that may come with three refrigerators apiece.
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Prioritizing the ergonomics of working and napping, we created a workstation designed to perfectly fit the studio lifestyle of a design student. After various tests and measurements of sleep and work, we arrived at a prototype that takes into consideration the essential principles of design and form through structural stability and joinery. We selected cardboard as our building material as it epitomizes student life as the instinctive first material choice for 3D design conceptualization.
After 21 days, 124 hours of work, 168 pieces of hand-cut cardboard and 92 cups of coffee, we created a personal unit that is simple, functional, customizable and compactible. This desk allows for modifications and alterations with fully replaceable pieces that can sustain a four year lifespan.
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Brand new from Italian manufacturer Fitting, here is the “Pyramid Book Case” – a modular shelving unit you can adjust according to your home space and storage needs. The system is made of aluminum-finished inclined boxes with transverse shelf for better arrangement of books, DVDs and other similar items. Depending on the wall dimensions you can choose how much of these boxes to arrange, hence the height of the “pyramid”. We look forward to see its debut at the Furniture Exhibition in Milan.
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Created by 20.87 Estúdio from São Paulo, the Ginásio closet (Ginásio stands for Junior high school in portuguese, and also for sports gyms) it’s a remake of the classic locker, that for many times they had been in our lives keeping our things in non-places. It could be perfect for an office!
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It’s time for Ralph Lauren and this time around it intends to add to the style of your home or office. The Brigham Desk is a sleek piece of furniture that is made out of crotch mahogany. It rests on a polished stainless steel base that gives it a modern look. This simple design will easily blend in with any type of interior. The Cognac finish is pleasing to the eyes. The dimensions of this stylish desk are W84″ X D38″ X H30 1/2″. The price tag is a little heavy at $17,000, but it’s worth it for looks like these. Add elegance to any office / home with it. This Ralph Lauren’s Brigham Desk is available at ralphlaurenhome.com.
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For some designers, their brand is all about bringing out a new lifestyle statement. New York based designer Karim Rashid is one of the many revolutionary innovators, whose designs and décor surprise at every new overture. He is out with his latest brand ‘Pinker’ which has its motto set as ‘Happier, funkier, sexier- pinker’. He collaborated with the Singaporean furniture company Office Planner to introduce ‘Pinker’ at the Singapore Furniture fair. Pinker packs a whole range of themes, landscapes as well as working and living environments.
Starting from ‘the happy office’ to the ‘K-Loud’ to the ‘Itaca’ desking system to the ‘K mphy’ upholstered sofa, everything is my favorite. But I do have to mention that his designs won’t please anyone and everyone, rather only those who have an eye for them.
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