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Barnaby designed by Perrine Vigneron and Gilles Belley for Sancal. Perrine & Gilles have transformed the anti-aesthetic practice of covering a sofa with a cover into a work of art. This tradition was particularly prevalent on Spain’s Mediterranean coast and was crying out to be updated. From this experiment, a duo of sofas and chairs were born. After a seemingly...

Kes designed by Gabriele & Oscar Buratti for Vondom is an outdoor modular sofa that provides endless compositions and basic forms. The Kes collection is made up of sofas of varying sizes, armchairs, chaises and lineal and angualr poufs that can form individual elements or large islands as a result of the union of several parts. What defines the Kes collection is...

Bang! Cushions designed by Elena Castaño López for Sancal. It takes an expert to present seemingly impossible colour combinations with others that have been perfectly coordinated. Elena’s studies in fine art have enabled her to create the Bang! cushions with a dazzling use of colour. Classic trimmings adorn the edges of the piece, continuing the theme of contrasts, this time...

  The Shanty Credenza designed by Doshi Levien is the newest addition to KE-ZU supplier BD Barcelona's collection of cabinets. A typology of furniture which was lost toward the of of the last century and which BD, in the last few years have wanted to regain with the same purposeful functionality of a container, but with different character. BD have produced distinct cabinets suitable...

Over the next 50 days we will share with you our favourite NEW products from the Milan Furniture Fair....  

Doshi Levien's Shanty | Oscar Tusquets' Xai | Jaime Hayon's Gardenias We were there when Archiproducts sat down at the bd Barcelona stand at Salone Milano and interviewed the great Oscar Tusquets (great socks and all), Jaime Hayon and Doshi Levien. It was a flurry of lights, cameras and action and in a way, this moment embodied the excitement...

Image courtesy Thomas Lamadieu Evidently French artist Thomas Lamadieu has his head in the clouds, either that or he’s a terrible pedestrian. He’s constantly looking upward to find a new canvas for his work…in the sky. Thomas utilizes negative space created by neighbouring buildings by photographing them, and overlaying his eccentric drawings to create this unique series simply titled, SkyArt...

Image courtesy Colossal In what could be described as a playful blend of Gaudi’s architecture and 80’s cult film Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, these colourful works by Toshiko Horiuchi MacAdam rethink the status quo of play spaces for both children and adults alike. The entire concept began as an accident after MacAdam was showing a crocheted art piece she...

Showing the rest of us how it’s done, LZF Lamps have compiled all the need-to-know information about their 2014 campaign Stereovision in their Light & Building Report. Get your copy here!  

Watch, listen and take notes. John Cleese imparts his knowledge, providing the "5 factors that you can arrange to make your lives more creative." 1.  Space – "You have to create some space for yourself away from your everyday demands." 2. Time – "It’s not enough to create space.  You have to create your space for yourself for a specific...