UK-based Gray Concrete created this concrete Chesterfield sofa for exhibiting at 100% Design London. The sofa is made by taking a mold from a real Chesterfield, which is then used to make a glass textile reinforced casting. The cushions are a part of the casting. Before making the mold, the padding inside the cushions was replaced with a rigid foam which was modeled to make “bum prints.” The molding techniques used by Gray Concrete pick up detail really well so the concrete sofa really looks leathery. There’s even a concrete 50p piece stuck down behind one of the cushions to complete the realistic effect.
Lattoog is the brand new furniture design company from designers Leonardo Lattavo and Pedro Moog. Hailing from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (an influence that you can see in many of their designs) these two designers have been hard at work the past decade or so collaborating on a variety of beautiful home furnishings, some sleek and modern, others over the top. I have to say that their designs sure are in the spirit of Design Milk!
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We featured the GRAF lighting by Successful Living from Diesel a while back, but at ICFF I was able to get a closer look at all of the pieces in the collection, specifically the ones resulted from the partnership with Moroso.
Nebula Nine Sofa and Cumulus chair are like large clouds, with generous shapes, soft cushions and stonewashed linen covers, ideal for relaxing and socializing. The frame is in wood throughout, very strong and compact. I refused to sit on this sofa at ICFF for fear that I would never get up.
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Newly added to Onyx collection of furniture handmade from natural material, this Moebius sofa is made only with rattan. Designed by Gaetan Van de Wyer, a Belgian architect and designer, all the parts of this double armchair are bent manually and put together to obtain this fluid shape.
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Named after the Great Rift Valley, Patricia Urquiola’s latest seating collection for Moroso was geologically inspired. Just like tectonic plates, which diverge, collide and overlap, creating several layers, the Rift sofas and chairs convey, in a highly unusual way, an effect of a sliding movement and asymmetric fusion.
The range includes eight interior pieces: a small chair, a slightly larger chair and a settee, three Y-shaped islands and two L-shaped compositions that could be considered either islands or sofas. They are made of stress resistant polyurethane foam in varied densities and polyester fibrefill on a hardwood frame. There are also indoor/outdoor chairs made of polyurethane shell and lacquered steel base. They come in two heights and about six colors including gray, violet, green, black and white.
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I enjoyed Nolen Niu’s booth at ICFF because they positioned all of the furniture on a black background and the electric colors just popped right out.
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Italian design company Poliform is introducing a number of new products this week at NeoCon. I hope to stop by their showroom while I’m here in Chicago.
Basso Coffee Table by Paola Navone
A coffee table in aluminum casting with simple lines for the new proposal of the designer, Paolo Navone. Basso coffee table is an exclusive design which makes the convivial environment more sought-after.
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The Blow Sofa from MALAFOR studio is made from 100% recycled paper dunnage bags with a metal rack and rubber straps. It is easy to transport when flat and simple to inflate. Each section can be personalized with a pen and if the cushion gets dirty, it is inexpensive to replace.
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Council Design has released a few new pieces for 2010. The swarm screen by Mike and Maaike is pictured above. This thing was everywhere during ICFF.
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BoConcept has introduced a sleek, customizable sofa called the Milos sofa a modern take on the Chesterfield. It can be arranged in a number of different ways, including face-to-face to create a fun lounge space.
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