Cloud by Beza Projekt
Polish design studio Beza Projekt have created the Cloud lounge seating. The designers suggest the pieces are best suited to public interior spaces like halls, galleries, or hotel lobbies.
CASPAR by Perludi
Austrian furniture designers Perludi have introduced the CASPAR children’s table, which is designed to be able to grow in height as the children who use it get older.
The Stryde Collection by Michael Wolk for Loewenstein
At the 2010 NeoCon show in Chicago, the American manufacturer Loewenstein introduced the Stryde Collection from designer Michael Wolk.
The Object Society’s 2nd Annual Exhibition in Chicago
While we were in Chicago for the NeoCon show, we visited the Object Society’s 2nd annual exhibition. The Object Society is a group of individual designers in Chicago who get together every year to show some of their recent work.
Simply Birch by Simon Goetz and Evan Brooks
American designers Simon Goetz and Evan Brooks have created the Simply Birch collection.
From the designers:
Using digital fabrication methods and eco-friendly birch plywood, we developed a cohesive furniture set that is elegant, light-weight, and functional.
Trevor O’Neil at the 2010 Guerrilla Truck Show in Chicago
While we were in Chicago for the NeoCon show, we visited the 6th annual Guerrilla Truck Show of young artists and furniture designers who exhibit their work inside of moving trucks in the Fulton Market neighborhood of Chicago. At the show, we met Trevor O’Neil, who was exhibiting some of his furniture and lighting designs.
The SITE Collection by WilliamsSorel for Davis Furniture
At the 2010 NeoCon show in Chicago, the American manufacturer Davis Furniture, exhibited the
SITE collection that was designed by California-based designers Otto Williams and Jess Sorel.
Ionic Bench by Laurie Beckerman
New York-based designer Laurie Beckerman has created the Ionic Bench.
Laurie says:
It’s inspired by the capital of an Ionic column. Instead of the look of dense stone, I wanted to extract the lines of the form to create a light, spacious and resilient bench in which a person sits in the middle — framed on either side by two big luxurious scrolls.
Made from 1″ thick Baltic birch plywood, the bench’s profile is cut out 18 times with the use of CNC technology. The slices are laminated together for a strong, curvaceous form. The surfaces that reveal the plies are finely sanded, and coated with a high-quality Italian acrylic; the result is a seat that is sensuously smooth to the touch.
Pile Isle Bamboo Bench by Elena Goray
Dutch designer Elena Goray, in cooperation with CONBAM, a bamboo distributor in Germany, has created the Pile Isle bamboo bench.
A bundle of brown bamboo poles is strapped together in smart and simple way. Just 4 belts of stainless steel are keeping the shape – no screw and no glue is necessary.
The SP-7 Table by Schwab/Panther
German designers Flo Schwab and Georg Panther recently exhibited their first product, the SP-7 Table, at the DMY Design Festival in Berlin.
The table has a four piece bent-wire frame that is only held together by tension and pressure.
The Nemo Project by Joey Ruiter for Izzy+
At the 2010 NeoCon show in Chicago, the American manufacturer Izzy+ exhibited two concept “third space” pieces that were designed by Joey Ruiter.
Soft Wood Chairs by Veronika Wildgruber
German designer Veronika Wildgruber has created the Soft Wood collection of chairs.
The chairs appear at first to be made in fabric with the soft appearance of pillows. But in reality they are sculpted in solid wood. The chairs trick the mind because the surface and texture connotes the opposite of what we think and know about the characteristics of wood.
Players Lounge Seating by The Mighty Bearcats
While we were in Chicago for the 2010 NeoCon show, we visited an exhibition of experimental and independent designers, where we saw this seating. We were told that it was created by a design group called The Mighty Bearcats.
