Folding chairs: a history of contemporary living
Few objects seem to capture today’s design discourse better than folding chairs. Alongside bending, modular systems and the disappearance of […]
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Furniture
Furniture design covers the objects that define residential, public and commercial environments, from seating and tables to storage systems, modular solutions and limited editions. This section brings together articles on new furniture collections, designers, brands, production methods and material developments across the contemporary design industry. At DesignWanted, furniture is examined as a category where design, manufacturing and material research constantly evolve. The selection reflects different approaches to furniture design, ranging from industrial production and craftsmanship to experimental concepts and collectible pieces.
Fragments Becoming: turning timber offcuts into a new kind of marquetry
Every workshop generates waste. Offcuts, trims, the odd-shaped remainder of a board that’s been cut, these are the by-products of […]
Kiaura Collection: seating designed around the body in motion
Designed and created by Aaron DeJule for KI, the Kiaura Collection is not just another seating project, but a new […]
What a children’s toy can teach us about considered design
James Murphy‘s brief for his final-year project at Nottingham Trent University was short and specific: design a piece of furniture […]
Is nomadic living the future? With KOMPISHÄNG, IKEA seems to think so
When change is the only constant. That is how IKEA introduces KOMPISHÄNG, its new collection, and it is difficult to […]
China’s biggest furniture stage just rewrote its own rules
For anyone tracking where the global furniture industry is actually heading — not just where it’s been — CIFF Shanghai […]
“Don’t call me collectible!”: exploring furniture as a research object
An exasperating trend has settled over the design world in the last decade, and it is collectible design. What began […]
7 contemporary stool design pieces around 200€
For many centuries, stools have been one of the most direct ways to sit in a “human” manner. If we […]
The organic dimension of manufacturing by Mediterranea Design
The Mediterranean Sea has always been a route rather than a boundary: a deep blue corridor connecting people and shaping […]
Can a pepper be a mould? Inside Marco Campardo’s process-based design practice
Many designers will start their work on paper, creating an object’s final form through sketching, and then finding out how […]
Why have we forgotten about office chairs?
The average person spends roughly eight years of their working life in an office chair. Yet, of the thousands of […]
Uneri, Sotanaka’s collection designed with nature
Soichiro Tanaka, founder of the Tokyo-based studio SOTANAKA, conceives the design process as a journey of exploration, both aesthetic and […]
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