Furniture

AI-controlled robotic ceiling furniture creates extra space for tiny homes

October 4, 2018 India Block 0

Tech startup Bumblebee Spaces is freeing up floorspace in small apartments with robotic furniture that drops from the ceiling and is controlled by an AI “butler”. Bumblebee Spaces has designed a range of modular furniture and storage that can descend from and retract into the ceiling to change a room’s function, or create more floorspace. An artificial intelligence

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Charles Trevelyan exhibits pebble-like benches and spindly tables in New York

September 24, 2018 Eleanor Gibson 0

Works by Australian designer Charles Trevelyan, including skeletal-looking furniture and monolithic marble benches, are currently on show at New York’s Carpenters Workshop Gallery. Trevelyan, who runs London-based Studio Trevelyan, came up with the concept for the Fuse benches when walking along the coastline in his native Australia. He spotted “surf-rounded pebbles that had fractured off from

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DePadova opens spacious furniture showroom in New York’s Soho

September 14, 2018 Bridget Cogley 0

Italian furniture brand DePadova has opened its first US showroom in New York City, where products are presented alongside items from its parent company Boffi and sister label MA/U Studio. The DePadova store spans 4,000 square feet (371 square metres) across the third floor of a historic building, which boasts high ceilings and large windows, on

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Bureau Spectacular creates high-rise architecture model that doubles as a cat tower

August 31, 2018 Ben Hobson 0

In our final P.O.D.System Architecture movie, architects Joanna Grant and Jimenez Lai of Bureau Spectacular explain their playful high-rise architecture concept that also functions as furniture or a cat tower at different scales. Los Angeles studio Bureau Spectacular’s design for P.O.D.System Architecture – a collaboration between Dezeen and adidas Originals – is a 1:100 scale

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Gaudute Zilyte Has Designed The REDDOT Armchair

August 9, 2018 Erin 0

  Lithuanian designer Gaudute Zilyte, has created REDDOT, a modern armchair, whose main intention is the appearance of a bright 2D projection within the piece.   The seat, made from an elastic material, tightens as the person sits down, allowing the chair to adapt to the weight of the person, and therefore creating a comfortable […]

Erez Mor Uses Knitted Balls To Create A Soft Seating System

July 31, 2018 Erin 0

  Israeli sculptor and industrial designer Erez Mor, has created the ‘Bubbles’ soft seating system, made from a collection of knitted balls joined by a connector. The soft seating system, which was inspired by ball pits, has three different ball sizes, and by moving the balls, you can change the way the system is used […]

50 Small Side Tables That Radiate Modern Charm

July 24, 2018 HD Staff 0

A side table can massively elevate a room’s function and comfort, but we know all too well how easy it is for them to fall leeway to bad style or non-existence in smaller spaces. Yes, tiny homes and tight quarters call for careful curation, but you shouldn’t have to nix such an important piece of […]

MZPA Have Expanded Their Office Furniture Collection With ‘The Planet for Two’

July 9, 2018 Erin 0

  Ukrainian based design studio MZPA [mazepa], have added to their collection of modern office furniture with ‘The Planet for Two’. Having previously designed it for a single person, they’ve now enlarged the design, creating enough room for two people to sit, enabling them to have a small meeting in a crowded office, without being behind […]

Forms And Materials Found Around A City Inspired The Design Of ‘Urban Shapes’

July 4, 2018 Erin 0

  Jef De Brabander and Kathleen Opdenacker of Belgium design firm nortstudio, have created ‘Urban Shapes’, a modern bench that draws inspiration from forms and materials found around the city, like grates, stacked piles, and pipes.   The designers took their inspiration, and transformed it into their bench design, using three shapes derived from primary […]

Chulan Kwak’s Furniture Designs Are Inspired By Chinese Cursive Brush-Writing

June 12, 2018 Erin 0

  Korean designer Chulan Kwak has designed a modern chair and table, that were inspired by Caoshu, Chinese cursive brush-writing. Taking inspiration from the flowing forms of calligraphy, the designer translated the lines of the characters into 3-dimensional shapes, that would then evolve into a table and a chair.   In order to realize the […]