Le bureau de Paolo by Sam Baron

This unusual and beautiful desk is made in a limited edition of 8 pieces. Crafted of Teak wood by Sam Baron for the Secondome Gallery, it measures 120cm X 75cm X 150cm and has lots of storage in its wonderfully modern design.





Inquire about the price and availability at the Secondome Gallery

Typographic Furniture. Chairs That Talk And Lamps That Punctuate.

More fun 'Font Furniture' has hit the market. In addition to the Fontables Tables, The Letter Furniture from Set 26,  Saporiti's Letter Bookcases, The Alphabet Chest, Letter Lights, and ABC lamps, you can add Typographia by Tabisso of France to that list. A fabulous furniture collection of letters and numbers, from A to Z and 0 to 9.




The TABISSO® lounge collection consists of chairs including all letters and numbers, a set of floor lamps covering more than 20 punctuation marks, and low tables to complete the set.





Totally fun and innovative with a high-end target in terms of quality, this new furniture concept allows creative solutions blending interior design and communication — ideal for the project market and the planning of corporate, public and private interiors.

The Lounges at SCAD (Savannah College of Art and Design):

The Lounges in the Pax Hotel in Switzerland:


The letter forms are upholstered in either Stolz® leather or Kvadrat textiles (Divina 3, Divina Mélange 2, Hot, Lucca 1+2, Tindra, Topas 2) and placed in a wooden shell of European Beechwood that is available in black, white or naturally varnished. The chairs sit atop a metal base that is available in powder coated colors of black or white satin.





Development of custom models to fit your interior, corporate identity or logo, from various fonts, alphabets, pictograms, ideograms and much more are available. Made-to-order in 6 to 8 weeks standard lead-time, along your specifications and 100% Made in France.





TABISSO® cares about sustainability with regards to materials and manufacturing — wood is European and certified from sustainably managed forests, manufacturing is entirely local in France. Socially responsible, a charity program is intended to sponsor basic literacy material to elementary schools in developing countries.








TABISSO
1, Bd Paul Leferme
44600 Saint Nazaire - FRANCE
T. +33 640 585 790
info@tabisso.com

The Monster Chair For Moooi by Marcel Wanders

A stylish puffy quilted black synthetic leather chair available with or without a fabulous "monster face" sewn into the back. The chair, originally designed in 2010 for Moooi by designer Marcel Wanders is part of a family of seating from Moooi designed by Wanders and comes in two styles, one with a flared and rounded back:






Or in a simple squared off back (shown without the monster face):



Here you can see both styles in situ in the Andaz Hotel dining room:



The chairs have a steel frame, fire retardant synthetic leather upholstery and have been subjected to an abrasion test of >50.000 rubs.


above: Marcel's sketches for the chair

The Monster chair was joined by the Monster barstools in two heights in 2011 and the Boutique Sofa, but neither appears to be available with the whimsical monster face.




On Wanders own site he shows a Monster Pillow (below), but I believe that was never produced:


Moooi
Marcel Wanders

My Nose, My Stekkerdoos. Studio Job + Lensvelt to Launch Job Office at MOST.

MOST is excited to announce that in the Sala del Cenacolo, the fresco room at MOST (The Natonal Museum of Science and technology in Italy) , Studio Job and Lensvelt’s latest collaboration will be launched.

Continuing from the 2011 Job Cabinet (shown below), this new line for home and office will now also includes tables, low cabinets and lamps.

above: the 2011 Job Cabinet is available at Lensvelt

To promote the new collection, they have cast a gold nose and are placing it upon images of famous people.






The cooperation between Lensvelt and Studio Job started in 2011 with the development of Job Office. In 2012 the Job Cabinet won the Wallpaper Design Award and the Elle Decoration International Design Award. During the 2013 Milan Design Week, Lensvelt will dedicate a solo presentation just to Job Office.



A new body of fresh, fun and focused office & home furniture will be presented in a highly monumental context. Visit them at Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia!



Products to be unveiled: Job Buffet, Job Desk, Job Table, Job Desk Lamp

images and info courtesy of MOST and Lensvelt

Stephen Newby's Full Blown Metal. Stainless Steel Inflated Furnishings and Art.

Sculptor and artist Stephen Newby began working with inflating stainless steel back in 1995. Creating home furnishings and furniture, water fountains, art installations and sculptures with his unique process, he has turned a cold hard material into something that looks organic and inviting. Like glass, blown metal has beautiful transient surface finishes. And, like soft inflatables, it also has limitless shaping and size capabilities. Blown or inflated metal combines all of this with the strength, durability and permanence of metal.



The process of blowing or inflating transforms a hard industrial material into something that seems soft, organic and tactile, creating a new language in the production of three dimensional forms.






In 1996 he founded Full Blown Metal and in 2001, patented the process of inflating metal. Their first inflated metal chair appeared in Blueprint Magazine in November 1995, and they've been designing and manufacturing inflated metal products for commercial and domestic interiors & architectural applications ever since.






One of his products, the Squeeze radiator, created for Aestus, won the Best Product of the Year honor from the Northern Design Awards in 2012.





And in the small size:


Designer Stephen Newby, who has a background in engineering and art, explains his Squeeze radiator ...

“The process of inflating metal is curiously attuned to radiator design and shares certain similarities, which I find fascinating. For example the actual shaping of Squeeze comes from pumping high-pressure water into two sheets of metal. The appeal of designing radiators comes not only from a desire to create interesting and beautiful objects but also to create beauty with a high level of functionality so that performance is not sacrificed for looks. This design ethos is something that Aestus shares the same passion for … as well as a love of design and materials.”

Stephen has also created numerous public art installations and commissioned works for restaurants, public spaces and brands such as Louis Vuitton:







In addition to Full Blown Metals, Stephen Newby has another site on which he sells some of his custom made to order pieces such as wall sculptures, mirrors, water fountains and other items at Luxury Design and for a selection of prototypes and one-off pieces by Stephen Newby, go here.




Some of his smaller items, such as picture frames, ashtrays and pen holders can be found here. 




Other pieces, such as bowls, trays and candleholders can be found and purchased at Balman Design


above portrait of Stephen Newby with his "pillow" wall radiator for Bisque, which has yet to be produced, courtesy of  in site


full blown metals
Newcastle upon Tyne
United Kingdom
+44 (0)191 462 1375