Kuthub Chair and Qurs Stool by Dachah Studio

Kuthub Chair by Dachah Studio - Courtesy of Dubai Design Week 2023.

Dubai-based Dachah Studio created two seats inspired by traditional elements, garments and landscapes of the UAE.

‘FAKE’ by Uto Balmoral for Sturm Milano

Written by Enrico Zilli May 9, 2023 Design design box ironic italy side table stool sturm milano uto balmoral

FAKE is a tongue-in-cheek nightstand/seat playing with contemporary designers’ dilemmas: Fame or sobriety? Artsy or functional purist? Ubiquitousness of discreetness?

The Manzoni: Tom Dixon challenges Brexit and outdated retail spaces with a permanent restaurant/showroom in Milan

Written by Enrico Zilli April 12, 2019 bar brexit chair furniture interior design italy jlk design studio Lighting milan milan 2019 restaurant retail seat showroom stool tom dixon united kingdom

THE MANZONI restaurant and showroom by Tom Dixon in Milan - Photo by Tom Dixon.

Monochromatic lava interiors and verdant alcoves frame Tom Dixon’s latest collections at The Manzoni, the British designer’s permanent restaurant and showroom.

Summer 2018: 15 vibrant outdoor furniture designs

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15 vibrant outdoor furniture designs - Smarin: bOunCe CluB - Photo by Smarin.

A wicker lounge chair mimicking a peacock’s wheel, tongue-in-cheek seats inspired by shock red lipsticks and hammocks weaving all the colours of Colombia. Wether you are on the beach, in the garden or by the pool, embrace the summer with these 15 vibrant outdoor furniture designs.

Hi Thanks Bye’s debut collection fuses Canadian nature with Chinese aesthetics

Written by Enrico Zilli August 6, 2018 Canada chair China Design furniture hi thanks by Lighting linear london 2018 rug seat shelf stool table

Hi Thanks Bye' Collection 0 - Photo by Brandon Titaro.

Functional approach and linear design in powder-coated stainless steel. Hi Thanks Bye studio is set to present its first collection at London Design Fair 2018.

Mikiya Kobayashi designs a quirky doughnut-inspired stool for the pool

Written by Enrico Zilli July 3, 2018 +pool Design Japan mikiya kobayashi outdoor seat stool summer 2018

A doughnut-inspired stool by Mikiya Kobayashi brings a spark of humour and good fun by the swimming pool.

Vegan design projects by Erez Nevi Pana show the way for a more sustainable approach

Written by Enrico Zilli April 26, 2018 5vie animal Design erez nevi pana fashion israel milan 2018 paper salt stool sustainable vegan

Vegan Design by Erez Nevi Pana - Photo by Archipanic.

Recycled stools re-shaped by random salt crystallization, animal-free paper and silk clothes which harm no butterfly. Vegan design is possible, says Israeli designer Erez Nevi Pana.

SWISH kinetic stool by Carlo Ratti Associati is crafted with programmable wood

Written by Enrico Zilli April 19, 2017 carlo ratti carlo ratti associati Design furniture inc italy milan 2017 stool

SWISG Stool by Carlo Ratti Associati - Courtesy of Carlo Ratti Associati.

Carlo Ratti Associati presents SWISH, a kinetic prototype-stool that makes use of a digital fabrication technology for programmable wooden furniture.

Shigeru Ban’s CARTA collection for wb form is made of cardboard tubes

Written by Enrico Zilli April 12, 2017 architecture carta chair Design earthquake furniture Japan milan 2017 paper seat seating shigeru ban stool table

CARTA collection by Shigeru Ban for wb form - Photo: courtesy of wb form.

The CARTA collection by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban features tables, stools, chairs and chaise lounges made of paper tubes used to store architectural drawings and birch plywood frames.

Zanotta 2016 collection includes a one-legged concrete table and sofas with overlapping bands

Written by Enrico Zilli April 28, 2016 bed calvibrambilla carlo mollino concrete damian williamson Design federica capitani frank rettenbacher furniture italy milan 2016 piero bottoni seat sofa stool table zanotta

Zanotta presents new products and re-issued furniture by contemporary designers that re-work the projects of the Great Masters. From the re-edition of a forgotten concrete table by Piero Bottoni to a tribute to Carlo Mollino.