What was once old has become new again, or so it goes with the Artek re-issue of Finnish designer Ilmari Tapiovaara’s Kiki Collection. A winner of the gold prize at Milan’s 1960 Triennale, the collection illustrated a stylistic evolution of the interior architect’s preference for local organic material into something more industrial. Similar pieces were […]

Faye Toogood is a British designer. Her furniture and objects demonstrate a preoccupation with materiality and experimentation. All of her pieces are handmade by small-scale fabricators and traditional artisans, with an honesty to the rawness and irregularity of the chosen material. Described by its designer as “a modern tool for sitting,” Batch spade chair, this […]

“Santiago” is a contemporary design whose forms are reminiscent of traditional English cutlery, notably the three-pronged fork and rounded soup spoon. Attention to continuity of form makes the grip soft and the design startling (despite its apparent simplicity), as can be seen, for example, in the blade of the Knife which lengthens the handle by […]

Due to its organic form, the wider, round body of the Hulu Red Wine Decanter provides enough room for oxidation. A stainless steel filter separates wine residue at the mouth of the carafe. It’s also interesting to note that when pointed outward, the filter’s shape references traditional Chinese hats worn by government officials. The mouth […]

The asymmetry of this beautiful, elegant carafe creates its eye-catching element while allowing for an easy handle on the object itself. Simplistic in design and nature, Vas Carafe is a refreshing take on an everyday object. Features a plastic-cap for closure. May hold up to 1 liter. Available at [ Luminaire online store ] designer: […]

Mikaela Dörfel’s Double Candle Holder features two robust bodies that take hold of one another in a dance-like embrace. Skirting the lines between masculinity and femininity, yet merging the two beautifully and harmoniously when set close together. Sold as a set of two. An ideal wedding gift. dimensions: H 12.5 inches 32 cm Available at […]

Long ago maritime signals were of central importance to the lives of Finnish people around the Bay of Bothnia. Fire signals, “kaasas”, served to lead seafarers safely home or to new fishing grounds. If enemies had been sighted, a warning fire would be lit in “kaasa”. The concept for the Kaasa lantern recalls this powerful […]

The acclaimed Tio collection was the first collection designed under the Massproductions label + the Tio Chair was awarded the “Golden Chair 2009” by the Swedish Association of Architects. Chris Martin, has designed Massproductions first furniture collection, “Tio”. The collection consists of chairs and tables in steel wire which are produced in a computer controlled […]

The Panton Chair is Verner Panton’s best known and perhaps most significant design. He was known for his original and imaginative designs of furniture, lighting, and textiles. Excited about the design potential of plastic, a new material at the time, he wanted to create a comfortable, all-purpose plastic chair moulded in a single piece. Panton’s […]

Starting from the principle that cutlery is not held for long and so does not need to be shaped to the hand, the ergonomics of Dry are not in the handle but in the part that comes in contact with food. These pieces of cutlery are a reinterpretation of the central and southern European tradition: […]