Grab this one while you can...scissor action Tensa table from Industryindesign

Check out this new concept table design from our own Industryindesign stable. The Tensa coffee table uses a mix of materials to suit any interior scheme and would be available in a choice of colours or finishes.Shown here with a sage green centre shelf unit and a tinted glass top with stainless scissor frame.

The central frame section uses the weight of the glass top to act as a scissor action to grab the central shelf section, creating a visual as well as actual tension to the piece. Not as yet in production more this table remains as a cad rendering for now. Check out more furniture design concepts by visiting our Industryindesign design concept page on our website and let us know what you think.

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Eco design from further afield with the farmline chair............

Finnish designer Timo Hoisko has created the Farmline chair out of a single metal tube and locally-produced hemp fiber.

Designer talks....'I believe in sustainable development, and in the design our products we should promote nature-conserving renewable materials. I wanted to design an ecological chair using locally-produced hemp fiber, a rare material in the furniture industry that I believe would create new opportunities in furniture design.

Hemp fiber is an ecological material, as it is cultivated and processed locally at a near-by farm. This is carried in the name itself: ”Farmline”. Hemp fiber can be recycled thanks to its adhesive (PET), enabling us to reuse it for good instead of throwing it away: thus its life cycle does not end in the litter box, as all of its materials can be recycled and then re-introduced in production.

The body of the chair consists of only a single metal tube that runs in a threadlike fashion around the chair, forming three legs. The cuplike seat is attached to the body from the front and from the backrest, and the chair’s skeletal structure allows it to be stacked.'

Not sure how you recycle this chair?....do you crush it or maybe partake in it's content???

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New design at a stretch...no strings attached......

At this year’s SaloneSatellite show in Milan, Jessica Carnevale, who was exhibited her Stretch collection of seating, made with latex, bungee and rope.

American designer, Jessica Carnevale, studied industrial design at the Rhode Island School of Design. In 2003 she was selected for the European Honors Program to live and study in Rome for a year. Alongside her studies in Art History she worked in the design studio of WalzWork Inc. In any spare time she worked in the studio of a traditional upholsterer and woodworker. It was here that she built a collection of upholstered wooden furniture that was shown at the Palazzo Cenci. In May 2004 she graduated with honors from RISD winning the Excellent Student Award. A desk light made from hand-spun metal was shown in RISD’s Juried Senior Invitational Exhibition.

Martha Stewart then recruited her to design products and so Jessica moved to New York. Over the next four years, she designed for West Elm, Anna Sui and Alexandra Champalimaud before becoming head designer for Brocade Home, creating a new brand for Restoration Hardware.In 2007 she opened her studio in Brooklyn, where, in her spare time, she continued to develop furniture in both wood and metal, always exploring new materials and techniques.

For the past two years, Jessica has been working at the Marcel Wanders Studio in Amsterdam. Under his direction, she has designed a limited edition collection of crystal for Baccarat, a Christmas collection for Target, ceramic tiles for Bardelli, a Senseo machine for Philips and varied collections for Moooi. For Salone 2010, she has developed new items for Magis, Skitsch, XO and Cappellini. Altogether, over 100 items are currently in production.

Jessica’s approach to design is driven by the material – wherever she seeks inspiration, be it fashion or industry, she tries to combine materials in new and beautiful ways.Jessica is relocating to London in May 2010 to open a studio, where she will continue to produce unique furniture and products.

Reminds me of those string pictures everybody seemed to have in the seventies...not sure I want to be reminded though.

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New table from Charlie Davidson with real punch...no holes barred either....

peppered table

U.K-based designer Charlie Davidson's new 'peppered table' follows in the aesthetic of his previous 'Cool chair'  by exhibiting a punched metal aesthetic. the tale design employs the services of a laser cutter, simplifying the manufacturing process through a 'design by laser' approach. 'peppered table' was exhibited at Designersblock during this year's milan design week.

cool chair

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Unforgetable?...the memory chair foils us all...........

Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka has designed 'memory' chair for italian company moroso.

'Memory' is a chair of unlimited forms. its design is completed through the alteration of its silhouette. for the project, Yoshioka developed a special fabric made with recycled aluminum,which he has used to create a chair that transforms and memorizes its shape upon use.

From the designer

'Based on a concept which I conceived several years ago, we spent more than one year conducting experiments and verifications by making more than 50 actual scale models with aluminum. also for the fabric, I searched the most appropriate fabric that can realize the initial concept image, and I finally came to develop a fabric with recycled aluminum. after repetition of trial and error, 'memory', a chair that transforms and memorizes its shape by the intention of users, was completed. 'memory' has 'a deliberate loose form'.(...) I believe that the chair could be called 'a chair without a design.' at the same time, this is a chair that has an unlimited variety of forms.' - TY

See more at the designers web site

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Ongo...nobody ever says ongo

ONGO is a young German company, whose main product is a stool that they are promoting as both furniture and exercise equipment.

The ONGO Seat has a curved footprint and a built-in ball track at the base, which follows every movement of the seated occupant. The movement of the seat is transferred directly to the ball. Each position change creates an acoustic feedback through the rolling noise, which encourages movement to prevent tension, strengthen back muscles and improve posture.

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Put your arms together for the hug chair by Kate and Nelson

Swedish designers Kate and Nelson launched this interesting chair at Milan recently

Designer speak....

At first sight the assembled Hug does not appear to be a flat-pack low chair. We have taken the best possible advantage of the strengths of formpressed techniques to create a sturdy low chair with flat-pack design principles when developing Hug. It is created out of a single formpressed sheet and requires no complex tools to assemble, just the buttons which function not only as decoration but most importantly; they hold the chair together.

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If this felt any more foxy it would be called reynard.....

Belgian designers James Van Vossel and Tom de Vrieze have formed a creative cooperation called Fox & Freeze. Their first product is the FF1 Chair.

Designer speak....

FF1 or Fox & Freeze1 is an indoor lounge chair made out of 1 square sheet of synthetic felt. There is no loss of material (except from the drilled holes), it is not supported with wood or metal or other. The Structure is self-supporting, the flax rope contracts the chair and finishes the chair aesthetically. The shell and base are not separated from the sheet but remain connected. Starting from a square surface, the felt sheet is twisted and twisted again, just like a scarf, ending in a symmetric and but also an asymmetric object, this is literally forms follows function.

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Take a slice of some cheesy design seen at Milan

Japanese designers Tatsuo Yamamoto and Jun Hashimoto have formed a creative collaboration called BOOKS. They have exhibited at Salone del Mobile in Milan , where they introduced  their latest creations, the Mozzarella and Net chairs.

Designer talk...The image of this chair is mozzarella cheese—a vital ingredient to the Italian gastronom, which has unique resilience and a simple but light flavor similar to the Japanese tofu. This chair has the smooth and soft texture and the distinctive bounce just like that spoonful of fresh mozzarella cheese made from freshly squeezed buffalo milk.

An easychair created out of one sheet of industrial stainless mesh. How would the ultimate furniture evolve when created from minimum processing and material? This is the latest piece of work in this series, where the designer attempts to create an elegant and comfortable chair out of industrial material and fairly simple techniques. This chair is created by cutting and folding a sheet of industrial stainless mesh and tying it with a fine wire. Other products of this evolution include the Thin Chair and Web Chair.

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Nordic style strikes again with the Oak concept

Swedish designer Johan Lindstén introduces the Oak Concept collection that he has exhibited as part of the Designersblock event during the Salone del Mobile show in Milan.

From Johan the designer...

'The Oak Concept took off from a series question I asked myself. Like, why does it not exist any good-looking lamps in wood (according to me)? Is it possible to produce lamps in wood? What is my interpretation of an honest modern high quality chair in wood?

The answers led to:. A cocky modern wooden chair with the stroking blessing of a craftsman. The poor floor lamp in oak who continuously fighting against the gravity of the moon, and the thinnest led lamp in oak ever made.'

The nordic types always seem to hit the mark with simple stylish furniture...must be the weather keeping them in studying, or the price of beer?

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Good golly see the Molly table from Toby Howes...

British furniture designer/maker Toby Howes has created the Molly Desk.

From the designer...

'This piece was inspired by a client I met at The Celebration Of Craftsmanship & Design Exhibition ( at Cheltenham ) who had a passion for 1950’s furniture. He wanted a desk with a distinct ‘Toby Howes’ look that combined a light, suspended-in-air feel with the utilitarianism of the time. What I came up with contrasts light and dark, straight lines and curves, intricate construction with simple style and luxurious materials with sparse design. I love the dichotomy of this piece!

If this is simple style I can't wait to see one of his complicated pieces, typical Cheltenham look perhaps , what do you think??

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The Good life?...grow your own furniture oddity appears in Milan

'Chair garden', a private exhibition by japanese designer Nendo at galleria Antonia Jannone will feature an sculptural installation of flower pots with 'sprouting' furniture. created under the theme of 'growing furniture', a series of chair designs will envelop the space creating a garden of stools, benches and lounge chairs of various sizes, designs and forms.

The 'chair garden' exhibition took place during Milan design week 2010.

I wonder what compost you need?

 
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Crys cross to see a new versatile table fron the Inoda and Sveje duo

Danish-Japanese design duo, Inoda + Sveje have designed 'Crys' a custom made, modular table produced by italian company De Stalis. The design includes 'plugs' for various functions, accommodating electrical cords, recessed flower vases, generic fittings for lamps etc. the table top is made from natural treated oak or reinforced plywood laminate, while the legs are made from solid natural treated oak. it comes in round, square or rectangular shaped options.

Not a bad looking table from this duo , but the features are not very apparrent from the pictures alone, maybe you have to study it in real life to get a better idea?

 
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On the Plus side an interesting new chair design..on the other side..

From Abitare news , I'm sure they know what this is all about.....from the designers......'Plusdesign is not just a physical space, but also a space for reflection and interchange between the different worlds and working methods that are developing at a time when the distinction between artistic endeavour and design is increasingly blurred. The project is rooted in a strong yet open idea of the contemporary, allowing design and art to intersect in new ways. Plusdesign hosts both high profile company products and its very own limited editions.'

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About as useful as a concrete propellor............read on

From the designers...

'The Beat Bloom PROPELLER is a go-anywhere coffee table and seating with storage on wheels by Beat Glaesser and Studio IVANKA. A new creation for the different functions of seating, coffee table and storage to be skillfully combined in one piece of furniture, in a daring design. Material as well as form and structure confer a contemporary look. This piece has been given a dynamic shape with the distinct feeling of constant motion. It’s sleek and sinuous sculptural body contrasts marvelously with its surroundings. Perfectly suited for both indoor and outdoor usage due to its extremely durable fiber reinforced high performance cast concrete material. Its surface shows its best in nature and ages to its advantage.

It lends itself not only for domestic use but also for public purposes and it can be a highlight of commercial places and working environments. The flock of elements, like a group of three objects can form an ideal space unit of ‘furniture ensemble’ vitalizing the community activities of urban dwellers. It’s a product to improve people being together with other people. It drives and inspires users in use.'

Might be more reliable in an ash cloud perhaps??

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Park yourself in this one....see the 'bloom chair' by Korean desinger Eerang Park

Constructed from eight folded steel plates that lean up against one another, maintaining a strong structure, in which they function as the legs, seat, back and armrests of the chair simultaneously.

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Fish around London to see the latest in furniture design

British furniture designer/maker Marc Fish has announced Le Orchidee Desk he has created for the Millinery Works 21st Century Furniture exhibition in London, where nearly 100 pieces of furniture from UK designer/makers will be on display for the month of April.

Lots of other big names at this exhibition......lots of work you will have seen already but still worth a look if your in the area.

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A little sparkle at Milan this year ...new furniture designs announced

Magis will present new designs at Milan this year. The new 2010 collection will include furniture by Marcel Wanders, Thomas Heatherwick, Tom Dixon.

'sparkling chair' by marcel wanders

'spun chair' by thomas heatherwick

'troy chair' by marcel wanders

'mesh chair and table' by tom dixon

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2D furniture appeals to some.........

'Land Peel' is a furniture developed by japanese industrial design student Shin Aamashitafrom the Kyoto institute of technology. it is a flat three piece mat set from which a table, seat or rest can be made simply by lifting the panels. when done using, the furniture can be discreetly tucked away. the flexibility of the lounge floor mat makes it ideal for all leisurely activities such as watching television, studying, lying down, or reading a book.

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Dont put this to one side...the Offset stool....

Italian designer Giorgio Biscaro will exhibit during the upcoming Milan Design Week at Salone Satellite, the showcase for young designers from all around the world. This year, the collection counts almost twenty new products, and includes light fixtures, furniture, kitchenware and more. The item previewed here is Offset Stool. It’s the result of a deep research into bent plywood, its possibilities in furniture, and manufacturing process optimization.

Description from designer Giorgio Biscaro:

Offset stool is obtained through the repetition of some plywood strips bent at the same angle, manufactured by the producer by bending a long, single sheet of plywood and then cutting it into pieces. These pieces are drilled and paired to three pantograph cut legs through three couples of little iron bars to avoid glueing and provide extra stiffness. At this stage, the stool is a compact body, but its resulting shape is still quite uneven, because all the bent stripes are the same length, and this make the seat kinda “rough”. To obtain a smooth profile, the stool is milled with the help of a guide and no other processes are needed.

The trilobated shape of the seat is unusual, but it’s more comfortable, regardless of people’s different heights: since it mimics a bottom’s print, legs can immediately reach the floor and they are not pressed to the edge of a wider seat.

This construction method allows to minimize scraps, and quickens the production, since all strips are worked at the same time. Moreover, if the plywood seat has some flaws, you can throw it away without discarding a big piece of wood. Plywood is really little expensive, and this, combined with the easiness of production method (single radius bent, waste reduction and one-gesture mill) sets price really really low. Even packaging is light and minimal, since the disassembled stool can fit into a 43×21x8cm box, providing great storage. The main body is painted but the top of the seat remains natural, to show how it’s made. Giorgio Biscaro will exhibit Offset stool and many other products at Salone Satellite, B14 booth, during the Design Week, 13-19th April.

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Hybrid object mixes it up at Milan....

Luca Nichetto presents this stackable, hybrid object that functions both as a stool and small table which will be on display at Milan design week in april 2010.

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Singapore furniture finalist all wired up to win award

The Annual furniture design award (FDA), organized by singapore furniture industries council (SFIC), has received 1004 entries from 26 countries. one of the finalist in the student's category is the 'ayaori' stool by indonesian designer Julyerna Koesmono a student at the lasalle college of the arts in singapore. The awarded project has been shown at the international furniture fair singapore 2010 / 27th Asean furniture show (IFFS/AFS 2010).

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Staying single..one piece chair enters the competition

Mazunte is a modern low profile side chair constructed of a single piece of beech ply . It was a contestant at the 9th Andreu World International Design Competition. From The Designer.

“The main objective was to save material and optimize processes; so this is the reason why it was designed out of a single piece of beech plywood.” – Luis Vega

 

 
Lovely..
 
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Time to lay down in this comfortable nest..chair by Nina Bruun

From the designer..Nina Bruun....says it all really...

'Influenced by the coming season and of nature, this chair is inspired by a bird’s nest. My idea was to create a graphical chaos which still felt like a unified whole.

The chair’s supporting structure consists of a bottom, seat and four stabilizing legs. To create a “nest feeling” I played with birch strips in different thicknesses and hurled them around the supporting structure. In order not to divert attention from the nest of birch strips, I have chosen to make a very anonymous upholstered cushion in a dusty chocolate brown which plays beautifully with the pale birch. It was natural for me that the chair had a soft center to create references to the bird’s nest, that are typically lined with down, to form a confident frame for eggs and chicks. It was very difficult to get the nest “right” I had to do the chair over and over again before it was perfect.'

Shades of Jason Heap's Infinity table gone mad?

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Hop Out to find these new chairs now Somers almost here

Dutch designer Wieke Somers has developed 'grasshopper', a collection of two tables and two chairs constructed from powder coated aluminium and steel. references to the grasshopper can be found in the legs of the furniture pieces.

No real grasshoppers used in the making of these pieces of furniture...that wouldnt be cricket...

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Now you see me ...now you don't.. see the Invisible chairs if you can..

'The Invisibles' is the result of the latest collaboration between japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka and Kartell's president, Claudio Luti. the series comes ten years after the 'invention' of transparency, in which Kartell expresses a new stylistic approach to 'invisible furniture'.'the Invisibles' will be on show during Milan design week 2010 at the Kartell flagstore.

'the invisibles' is a range of furniture: tables, sofas, armchairs and benches Yoshioka has designed for Kartell where the play of the evanescence of transparency is all-encompassing. The pieces share a lightness, complete in transparency, but still have a feeling of solidness - the maxi forms exhibiting a thickness which has never been seen in polycarbonate design pieces previously. the series is a continuation of yoshioka's exploration of the ethereal, combined with Kartell's desire to invest in its own technological 'know-how' in order to give life to new forms.

Please no studded jeans when you sit on my new chair.... these can be seen, or maybe not! at an exhibition near you soon...

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Origami you can relax on?...

Paper Tiger products are home furnishings designed by Australian designer Anthony Dann inspired by folded forms and seamless construction. They are made of materials such as cardboard, and are packed flat for easy transportation. They assemble quickly and easily. Taking advantage of the deceptive strength of triangular folding, the designs are engineered to withstand all the rigors of heavy use.

Operating as both a design consultancy and a design brand, Paper Tiger works with clients interested in temporary structures and ephemeral experiences, as well as with the design of furniture and lighting for retail, events and exhibitions. The designs have been published both nationally and internationally, and won the 2007 Launch Pad award for Sustainability. Paper Tiger Products are made in Australia, and the stools are certified by Ecospecifier.

I wonder if the packaging is made out of wood?...
 
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When a backpacker sits down...he would need one of these?....

Quinze & Milan have teamed up with bag manufacturer Eastpak to create a furniture collection.

The 'built to resist' collection combines quinze & milan shapes with authentic eastpakproduct characteristics, including bags, zippers, handles, colorful strong fabrics and popular prints. This first range will include special pocket-padded versions of quinze & milan design classics 'club sofa 01' and 'primary pouf 02'. various pockets are incorporated onto the seats and provide storage for your books, magazines, reading glasses, laptop, ipod,headset, remote control etc.both pieces will be produced in exclusively numbered limited series and will be presented during milan design week 2010.

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No Design to toy around with ...a Lego boardroom table

This LEGO boardroom table by abgc Architects has been created for a recently-formed advertising agency, Boys and Girls, who commissioned abgc to create a comfortable, modern space in a Georgian building. The proposal also included a 4′x9′ boardroom table design made entirely of LEGO bricks, complete with the company’s logo embedded into the tabletop.

The table consists of 22,742 pieces clicked together with traditional LEGO construction techniques (no glue), a 136-mm grommet is located in its center. It sits on a polished stainless steel square hollow section structure built by B.A. Engineering of Prussia St and is topped with a 10-mm sheet of toughened glass manufactured by Action Glass.

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Layer table to take a slice of Milan this year

The layer tables by Luca Nichetto. for Abitare.

The idea of generating tables of different heights through the repetition of a single building block is what informs Layer, a table composed of a glass tabletop supported by a base made by stacking a variable number of wooden rings which repropose the structure of a pals trunk. The use of the rings is what allows the table’s height and dimensions to be varied, depending on whether one or two columns are employed and how many rings are stacked to create them.

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Milan Preview: ‘Alodia’ stool by Todd Bracher for Cappellini

The Italian manufacturer Cappellini recently unveiled the new stool ‘Alodia’ by the New York based designer Todd Bracher. The minimalist cantilever is made from metal tube and steel plate, seat cut by laser and black plastic feet. It comes in two heigths in matt varnished in white, anthracite, mustard, green and avio blue colours.

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All in the design...new tubular chairs from Luca Nichetto for Skitsch

'Alle', a new chair design by Luca Nichetto for Skitsch will be presented during the Milan design week 2010. the preview will take place during the opening of the Skitsch brompton road shop in london on march 25.

Created to serve many uses, 'Alle' is a revisitation of the tubular chair, but with a structural twist. the chair consists of a tubular metal structure into which a curved plywood seat is fitted. it comes in two versions, a classic four-legged one and another with a four-footed columnar base. The paint on the edges of the seat are gradated, using the same color as the frame. this gives the chairs an appearance of wear reminiscent of wooden chairs in cafés or bars.

I guess the trick is to make the paint design feature look part of the design rather than just being badly sprayed?....

 
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Making the right connections...German designer Florian Gross has created the KONNEX shelf system.

KONNEX is a basic cube set, which can be assembled to create a shelf unit. Additionally, different basic sets can be added to create a unique piece of storage furniture. For this, the different slits around one cube can be slid into the side walls of another. The concept of the basic set allows the modules to be moved and be stored easily occupying hardly any space.

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KONNEX is a basic cube set, which can be assembled to create a shelf unit. Additionally, different basic sets can be added to create a unique piece of storage furniture. For this, the different slits around one cube can be slid into the side walls of another. The concept of the basic set allows the modules to be moved and be stored easily occupying hardly any space.

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Stacks of good stool designs at Milan..especially this one

Apis is a stackable, three-legged stool designed by Alessandro Loschiavo, which will be shown in Milan from the 8th of April to the 16th of June 2010 at WhiteLabs (Via Tiraboschi 2, Milano).

Inspired by the world of bugs and their sophisticated morphologic synthesis, Apis is made entirely in recyclable aluminium, it is particularly light and easy to carry, though with no abandonment of a solid and stable structure. The triangular plate seat, bent down at the apex and base of the triangle, rests on a tube frame via small rubber dampers and allows one to sit freely on the two opposite sides. The stacking is ensured by rotating each stool a few degrees over the one below. Supplied in the two finishes of anodized aluminium or shiny black, it can also be ordered with the two-tone version of the seat that emphasizes the dynamic image typical of some insects.

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Small chair with lots of class from Japan

Japanese furniture company Maruni Wood Industry has added new pieces to their Hiroshima series for their 2010 collection.one of the new pieces is the 'hiroshima chair', a small chair which follows the same look as the 'hiroshima arm chair'. the design keeps in mind the texture of the wood used to finish the legs,back frame and top rail of the seat which look as if they are seamlessly one piece. the thin upholstered seat can be removed for easy maintenance.

Such beautiful detailing...
 
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