Swedish designer Johan Lindstén has sent us photos of the Oak Concept collection that he will be exhibiting as part of the Designersblock event during the Salone del Mobile show in Milan next week

Johan says:

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.

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The finishing touches have now been completed on the Grand Canal Square in Dublin, Ireland.

The landscape architects at Martha Schwartz Partners designed the square to be the main attraction of the newly renovated Dublin riverfront; with the completion this month of architect Daniel Libeskind’s Grand Canal Theater on the its southern perimeter, the plaza is now just that, a great connector and main meet-up spot that establishes the theater in relation to the river, to the surrounding buildings, and to the vital spirit of Dublin itself.

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Japanese designers Tatsuo Yamamoto and Jun Hashimoto have formed a creative collaboration called BOOKS. They will be exhibiting at Salone del Mobile in Milan next week, where they will show off their latest creations, the Mozzarella and Net chairs.

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Kidosaki Architects Studio have completed the T Residence in Japan.

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Sagan Piechota Architecture have designed the Division Knoll Residence in Big Sur, California.

Elemental in nature – walls of glass, floors of stone, supports of concrete, a roof of copper – “it’s not really about the architecture itself, but more about the architecture as a vessel for looking at the view,” says Daniel Piechota. Because of the simplicity of materials, it’s almost an invisible structure. There are certain angles where you’re pretty much looking through the house like you almost don’t see it.

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Koichi Takada Architects have completed the Cave Restaurant in Sydney, Australia.

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Italian architect Fabio Novembre has designed the ALV Showroom in Milan, Italy.

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Bourne Blue Architecture have designed the Kurreki House in the small town of Seal Rocks, a few hours drive north of Sydney, Australia.

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

From the designers:

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.

The chair is surprisingly strong, watch a video of them jumping on it – here.

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Spanish architectural firm Subarquitectura have designed the 360 House in Galapagar, Spain.

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Joachim King, a Glasgow, Scotland-based furniture designer/builder, has sent us the Stripe chair.

Although it shares a similar form with the classic Panton Chair, instead of being made from plastic, the swept curves of this chair are made by building it up in several layers, each cut from birch plywood using CNC cutting technology.

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Steve Lazar designed and built the Lifeguard Tower Residence in Hermosa Beach, California.

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Gudmund Bladh is an architectural student at Lund University in Sweden. Today he has shared with us some photos of chairs he has designed and built.

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Altius Architecture have designed the Ellis Park House, located in the Bloor West Village neighbourhood of Toronto, Canada.

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Danish furniture manufacturer Fredericia Furniture have made a video with Argentinian designer Alfredo Häberli, where he talks about himself and his collaboration with Fredericia Furniture.

Watch the video on YouTube – here.