Design News

Wonderfully artistic KE-ZU supplier Nanimarquina braved the snow to attend the Stockholm Furniture Fair recently.  Naturally, Nanimarquina took with them an impressive array of rugs and samples, helping visitors of the fair to understand the hand-manufactured techniques and diverse materials which comprise the entire Nanimarquina catalogue. The video below shows some beautiful sights of the cold Swedish capital and the...

You’ll often find Patricia Urquiola has poured a portion of herself into any project she has undertaken.  Reading and watching interviews with the Spanish product designer about any of her projects reveals many anecdotes and memories that have provided inspiration for the incredible work her studio produces. A wonderful insight into Urquiola’s methods and personal life is captured in this...

Li Hongbo is turning heads (literally) with his latest exhibition Tools of Study, which is currently on display at the Klein Sun Gallery in New York City. Coming as a surprise to most, the exhibition comprises busts, which at first glance appear to be constructed of traditionally with  marble or stone. That is, until closer inspection when one grasps the...

The wildly charismatic Spanish designer and artist Javier Mariscal, designer of many pieces available at KE-ZU has undertaken a new project, The Art Player at the Hangaram Museum in Seoul, Korea.  The exhibition is currently showing until 22 March. The exhibition leads its visitors through the designer’s creative process, dissecting it to reveal three clear spaces: SKETCHES ROOM: This first space...

Personally, the wonderful thing about Ocean Sole is not only their adaptive reuse, but how they transform a product that I hold a general disdain for into a thing of aesthetic beauty. Ocean Sole began in 1997 when Kenyan born marine conservationist Julie Church was working on a project for the Kiunga Marine National Reserve in Northern Kenya.  Horrified by...

The Calyx collection (see the blog post here) is not the only new release from design powerhouse Kenneth Cobonpue. Joining Calyx is Parchment, a versatile chair constructed using maple wood and delicately stitched sunbrella acrylic fabric.  Yes, for all those practical people out there, the covers are removable and washable! Quite obviously, Parchment gets its name from its original inspiration...

Jaime Hayon’s Showtime Credenza for bd Barcelona has been a favourite of ours for many years.  Falling into the fun collection by the prolific Spaniard, this mulit-leg credenza is fun and functional and is now available in a yellow lacquered or walnut wood finish! The walnut version is on its way to the KE-ZU showroom.

Introducing the newest member of the Bd Barcelona Showtime family: the Low Lounger. Like the name suggests, this new lounge chair is the younger sibling of the Showtime Lounger! Designed by Jaime Hayon and launched at Maison & Objet Paris this month, the Low Lounger was designed with both the residential and contract market in mind and its material components...

It seems that luck is falling our way this week!  With Chinese New Year landing today, we transition from year of the water snake to year of the wooden horse. It’s with luck then that we have our own horse en route to become our mascot for the proceeding year!  Our little mate Rosinante is coming to join the KE-ZU...

The KE-ZU showroom is aflutter following the release of Kenneth Cobonpue’s latest collection Calyx. The Filipino design gun has done it again! This time offering an outdoor range that bridges the aesthetic and material gap between indoor and outdoor furniture. Calyx supports itself on a strong base and grows up and out to welcome its occupant.  Calyx, by definition reads...