Corvin Cristian

Corvin Cristian in his range TAKÎM has used culinary implements as his inspiration for this range of brushed Romanian oak chairs.

"Our range of furniture is the result of extensive experience in the field of restaurant and bar interior design. We are trying to fill in gaps we noticed in the HoReCa dedicated furniture such as the right balance between price and uniqueness, sense of solidity and permanency.Usually, there is a reverse ratio between the technology used in one product and its uniqueness, as technology; in order to be effective requires mass production and standardization. We addressed this issue by relying on craftsmanship rather than technology and adapted the design to artisan skills to be found in small workshops in Transylvania and to locally sourced materials.
Transylvania (“the land of the forest”) was until 20 years ago an important producer of wooden furniture. After the revolution, the furniture industry faded away but some tradition still survives and we are confident it can be revived." Corvin Cristian

Marco Manders

Love the award-winning design of these chairs by Dutch designer Marco Manders . These chairs close up when no one is sitting on them which keeps them clean and dry fro the next person. (thank you) Marco has extended the design into a slimline lighter version and into waste bins.

 "It is a perfect combination of design, ergonomics and sustainability with a huge fun factor! The Tulpi®-seat automatically folds when its occupant gets up, guaranteeing a clean and dry seat for the next user! With full 360 degree rotation, the Tulpi®-seat lets you pick your own view!Everyone knows tulips. They are the jewels among our flowers, a great joy to many of us. A typical Dutch icon. They are a great inspiration to many artists and designers, including me. And I want to sit on a clean and dry seat in the public space. Because of this interesting feature, the design prevents the Tulpi from being exposed to outside elements like rain, bird droppings or leaves." Marco Manders 

Canvas by YOY

An illusion; stools, chairs and sofa's made from a simple wood, aluminium and elastic by Japanese Studio YOY and simply leans against the wall. Studio YOY was founded in 2011 by Naoki Ono, a spatial designer, and Yuki Yamamoto, a product designer.

Ko Verzuu

Ko Verzuu (1901-1971) was a Dutch toy designer inspired by De Stijl and Rietveld, he was also the father of eleven children. He and his team at ADO speelgood made fantastic colorful wooden toys and children's furniture in the 1930′s-1950′s. 

Ko Verzuu’s was very different to most toy companies as most of the workers were patients in the TB sanatorium, Berg and Bosch and Ko was the head of men's work therapy.

The workshop was opened as part of a program designed to help patients transition from the sanatorium back into society and these beautiful handmade toys and furnishings made from painted plywood were the result. The designs are so simple and colours so pleasing it is easy to imagine making full sized furniture in similar designs being a great success to.

Hendzel and Hunt II

Little Big Chairs and Big Little Chairs by Hendzel and Hunt Working with Maggie & Rose and Lou Davies at Box-9 classic design using recycled timber.

Ruskasa II

 Love the elegant simplicity of these chairs by Ruskasa.

Ruskasa I

Ruskasa are exhibiting at Tent London as part of the 'Fresh Taiwan' exhibits. They believe in simple and moderate lines that reveal the power and beauty of the wood, crafted by hand.

Rumen Dirmitrov

Rough hewn sculptural chairs by Bulgarian sculptor and environmental artist Rumen Dirmitrov. These were made initially with a chainsaw and then hand finished.

(Thank you)

Alison Ospina

Alison Ospina makes green wood chairs from coppiced Hazel in Cork, West Ireland.
"I want to retain the animated energy of the trees in my chairs. Hazel is my raw material and depending on its growing conditions and position the bark colouration is always different. By using the Hazel in its natural shapes I am incorporating stories, a different one for each component. Was the woodland wet, was it dense, was their iron in the soil, was it acid, and was it damp? Did the branches have to twist to get to the light, was ivy growing around it and biting into the bark? When the wind blew did one branch rub over another leaving a flattened scar?
The story continues when I get back to my studio. I have to carefully select sticks that really go together, offering one post up against another, looking for that perfect fit where nature, by pure chance, has grown components that 'work' together. My hands work as if they had knowledge of their own, creating a chair that goes beyond functionality, into the realms of grace and beauty." Alison Ospina

Jason Rens I

Jason Rens (Rason Jens) is a furniture designer who uses wood of no particular quality pieces of 2' by 4' and chip and ply board and then he experiments. His pieces have the character of a prototype but they are finished works. Jason is from Portland.

Jonathan Lassen

 

Dramatic chairs these are Jonathan Lassen's Fan backs, these have steam bent twisted backs with coopered seats and are made from Scottish oak, cherry and sycamore.

Helmut Palla "You take a seat, I take a picture."

Pini Leibovich

Pini Leibovich is an Israeli Graduate of Bezalel Academy of Art and Design
Jerusalem, he now works as an industrial designer and teacher who designs innovative and wonderful furniture. The 'Happy Material' series are Pini's personal explorations into creating a feeling of happiness by using playful unexpected materials such as balloons.

James Plumb II

The anatomy of chairs, James Plumb strips back furniture and shows us it's emotional side,

Denis Milovanov

Denis Milovanov is a Russian maker who uses only natural wood of dead or damaged trees of 250-300 years of age. He carves them into furniture or simple sculptural objects and organic forms.

Tom Hucker

Tom Hucker trained at Boston University (Program in Artisanry)where he met his mentor Jere Osgood from this Scandinavian influence and Thomas's interest in the Japanese tea ceremony led to a unique fusion and interpretation of aesthetics. Following on from his training he attended the Domus Academy in Milan, this era of study focused on concepts as a means of generating design.

William Stone

William Stone looks at everyday objects and how we interact with them. He is an artist who breaks things down to there components, rebuilding and reinventing, making us look at everyday functionality in new ways and so questioning our understanding of how things work, look and how we relate to them.