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The design world descended on New York in May for the city’s annual design festival, NYCxDesign. More than 500-design related events took place, culminating in the prestigious International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF), which is now in its 29th year. Held at the Javitz Convention Center from May 21 to 24, the ICFF hosted more than 750 exhibitors with a selection...

Neri&Hu has added another accolade to its multi award-winning practice, picking up Designer of the Year at the ELLE DECO International Design Awards 2017. ELLE DECO held their fifteenth annual awards ceremony at Salone del Mobile in Milan this past April, recognising the achievements of the world’s leading designers and design companies. Neri&Hu was the deserving winner of Designer of...

In the lead up to Salone del Mobile Milan 2017, Sancal provided a cryptic video of what we could expect for it’s appropriately titled “Enigma” exhibition stand. Now all can be revealed. Sancal’s stand opened the door to a fourth dimension between the real world and an imaginary world. As in an Edward Hopper painting, the window formed the principle...

The versatility of Enea’s furniture range is now even greater with the Lottus Note chair and LTS System tables, which provide users with functional and adaptable work surfaces. Founded in 1984, Enea received critical acclaim early on and little has changed more than 30 years later. Enea specialises in furniture for workspaces, living spaces and public areas. It takes a...

Do you have a design concept for a chair or table burning at the back of your mind? Well here’s a great reason to put pencil to paper and prototype it. The Andreu World International Design Contest 2017 is now open for submissions. The Spanish furniture manufacturer has been holding its annual competition since 2000, providing a launch pad for...

Bernhardt Design is a leader in contemporary furniture design and it’s certainly proving the point with its new crisp white showroom in New York City. The brand has a strong predilection for modern design, innovation and timelessness, which is reflected in the materials and minimalist design of the recently completed showroom. Located in a rapidly emerging design district just north...

Designer Eugeni Quitlett describes his Tube chair for M114 as a story of the beauty and the beast. But to us it’s all beauty – and the best. Barcelona-based furniture manufacturer M114 has collaborated with a who’s who of designers including Isamu Noguchi, Alvaro Siza and now Eugeni Quitlett who was awarded Designer of the Year 2016 by Maison&Objet. Eugeni...

Vondom promised us versatile, organic and fresh designs this year and, as always, the Spanish brand has delivered. And not only with its exciting collection, but also a colourful and high-contrast 2017 campaign titled “Life is Magic.” While Vondom exhibits at Salone del Mobile Milan, which is currently in full swing, its most recent collections are also shown off in...

Sancal is the international furniture brand of mystery at Salone del Mobile Milan 2017 with its exhibition stand titled “Enigma.” Known for its scenography – (remember last year’s retrofuturistic display for the Futura collection?) – Sancal has stepped up its game even further with this year’s teaser movie and staging of its products. Watch the teaser movie below And the teaser...

LZF’s flame is certainly glowing ever brighter. Exhibiting at Euroluce 2017, which runs concurrently with Salone del Mobile Milan, the Spanish lighting brand has debuted a number of new collections alongside its classic models. The Banga pendant is one of LZF’s latest additions. Created by Yonoh Design Studio, the Banga pendant is a colourful wood-veneer lamp with the form of...