The Belgium based Studio Arne Quinze have created the Fingers Shelving system, which will be introduced at the 2009 Salone del Mobile furnishings show in Milan, along with other works from the producer Quinze & Milan.

From Quinze & Milan:

An unusual yet unique shelving system, made of powder coated steel shelves and wooden FINGERS seemingly piercing through the steel. Shelves never equal in size and fingers put in three different angles create an organic look symbolizing movement, randomness and chaos, nevertheless offering a maximum of usability. Next to our standard models we offer custom made Fingers. Fingers can be easily customized as it’s modified to the requirements of your own wall. Is there a window or heating system in the middle of the wall? No problem, we just build the fingers around it.

Visit the Quinze & Milan website – here.   Visit the Studio Arne Quinze website – here.

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Vancouver, Canada based designer Omer Arbel has created the 25 Bench for Bocci.

Bocci, a young contemporary design and manufacturing house also based in Vancouver, Canada has thus far been known for chandelier installations and custom fabrications of extremely large proportions. In a departure from the chandelier format, Bocci introduces an upholstered bench designed by Omer Arbel as a result of his exploration of folding and pleating technique.

Conventional upholstery is based on a simple principle: foam is encased in fabric to provide comfort. The 25 bench eliminates foam from the equation and compensates by providing a vast excess of fabric, which is allowed to fold and pleat haphazardly to create a comfortable seat and back. Over time, the randomly folded pleats will shift as they conform to the human body to create interesting organic patterns.

Visit the Bocci website – here.    Visit Omer Arbel’s website – here.

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A recent introduction from New York based designer Jeffrey Goodman is the Hourglass Chandelier.

Figurative form, alluring in both its positive and negative space. The form is visible directly and through adjacent pieces of the graceful, hand blown glass. A ring of semi-polished glass at the opening contrasts with the rest of the glass.

Visit Jeffrey Goodman’s website – here.

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The Turkish design studio Autoban have created the Nest Armchair.

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Quarter Lounge is the latest creation by the American artist Johnny Swing. Similar to his previous works, the Quarter Lounge is made from over 5000 Quarters, which required 27,000 welds to a substructure made of stainless steel.

The Quarter Lounge is currently on show at the Museum of Art and Design in New York.

Visit Johnny Swing’s website – here.

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Arkhefield Architects designed this house on South Stradbroke Island in Australia.

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Norwegian designer Steinar Hindenes has created the Jarman Lounge Chair and Sofa for the Finland based furniture manufacturer INNO.

Visit Steinar Hindenes’ website – here.   Visit the INNO website – here.

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Michiel van der Kley has designed the Swamp seating collection for the Dutch manufacturer Artifort.

From Artifort:

The Swamp is the latest of Michiel van der Kley’s creations for Artifort. Inviting and extremely comfortable, the Swamp is available in three versions. Swamp R is a one-person chair while Swamp XL is perfect as a snug, seductive loveseat. Swamp P is an amazingly comfortable pouffe that makes an ideal footstool for the Swamp R and XL but can also be used on its own as an extra seat. The Swamp family is fully upholstered throughout in two contrasting fabrics. And an extra bonus is that the outside fabric does not need to be a furniture fabric, providing even more possibilities. The Swamp’s exceptional comfort owes itself to its springing that combines the advantages of spiral springs and foam to achieve the optimum result.

Visit Michiel van der Kley’s website – here.   Visit the Artifort website – here.

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Finnish designer Eero Aarnio has created the Swan XL Floor Lamp for the Helsinki, Finland based manufacturer Martela.

The new Swan XL is a larger version of the Swan table lamp, which was introduced earlier. Swan XL is a floor lamp designed to go next to the armchair of an avid reader. It provides a focal point that looks equally impressive in private homes as well as public spaces – anywhere that requires a good spotlight.

Floor lamps are made up of three parts: the base, the stand and the shade. “I wanted to give these components a new, modern form and this led to the creation of Swan XL. It is not just a larger version of the table lamp, however. I’ve altered the dimensions to make it work better as a floor lamp. To ensure that the design was functional, I made life-size drawings of the XL version to see what it would look like next to my favourite armchair,” Eero Aarnio says.

Visit Eero Aarnio’s website – here.    Visit the Martela website – here.

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Marcio Kogan designed the Osler House located in Brasília, Brazil.

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British designer Ross Lovegrove has created the Cosmic Leaf lighting collection for Artemide, which will be on display at the 2009 Euroluce exhibition in Milan.

The Cosmic Leaf features a light that shines on an organically shaped suspended metal luminaire.

Visit Ross Lovegrove’s website – here.   Visit the Artemide website – here.

Erik Griffioen is a young Dutch designer who will be exhibiting at the Salone del Mobile furniture show in Milan, Italy for the first time this year. Seen below is a look at some of his work…

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Japanese designer Shige Hasegawa has created the Hana Table, which he will be exhibiting at the SaloneSatellite event during the 2009 Milan Furniture Fair.

The design of the table makes use of an Origami (paper folding) technique, and uses five plywood legs with no screws or nails to hold the glass top. The design makes the table easy to disassemble and ideal for flat-pack shipping.

Visit Shige Hasegawa’s website – here.

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Andrew Maynard Architects designed the Barrow house extension in Melbourne, Australia.

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Italian designers Massimo Imparato and Enzo Carbone have created the Centrino Tables for the furniture manufacturer Matrix International. The steel tables are made of laser-cut rings that are welded together, and placed on a steel base.

Visit the Matrix International website – here.

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