Design

Think of France and one quintessential image is a café with tables and chairs lined up on the terrace outside. Of course, you need comfortable, durable chairs, and at BodeGon in Bordeaux, France, M114’s Tube Collection provides a modern, hardwearing alternative to the classic bentwood bistro chair. Designed by Benayoun Architectes, BodeGon is a bar and terrace located on Place...

Recent trends in the hotel industry have seen hoteliers take a more design-led approach, creating vibrant destinations and one-of-a-kind experiences. At The Collectionist Hotel in Camperdown, Sydney, that uniqueness extends to each of the hotel rooms and lobby, which have been individually designed by local studios and artists. Inspired by a car hire outlet that allowed inspection of vehicles prior...

The placement and quality of lighting in the workplace can have a significant influence on workers. In addition to aesthetic advantages, lighting can impact health and wellbeing, having an effect on mood, productivity, performance and safety. Here are some tips on workplace lighting, with help from our friends at LZF. Individual lights on and above workstations provide employees with more...

Andreu World’s Reverse is an award-winning collection of tables with sculptural presence and great versatility. Designed by Piergiorgio Cazzaniga, Reverse includes a range of sizes and finishes to suit commercial, residential and hospitality environments. Cazzaniga’s work is defined by beauty, simplicity and functionality as he looks to mid-century Scandinavian and American design and the pared-back aesthetic of the Japanese style...

With its enveloping form, Andreu World’s Brandy chair works as effortlessly in the boardroom as it does in a living room or waiting room. Brandy is a highly versatile collection of armchairs and lounge chairs that feature an embracing and comfortable design. Designed by Barcelona-based Lievore Altherr Molina, Brandy reflects the multi-disciplinary studio’s humanist approach to furniture design with a...

A noticeable trend in commercial projects is to combine hospitality and workplace design principles to create highly functional office spaces imbued with the sophistication of a hotel. The New Work Project in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, has jumped on this movement, creating what the design team describes as “a design-led, service-oriented workspace that sits at the crossroads of hospitality and co-working.” Located...

Blurring the lines of sculpture and utility, LZF’s lighting forms are imaginative and rhythmic. Meet co-founder and creative director of LZF, Mariví Calvo, who has made a career combining artistic and avant-garde methods. Spanish-born Calvo has an eclectic, creative background as an artist. In the early 1990s, while living in Paris, she wrote and developed a surrealist dance performance called...

Bernhardt Design’s Mitt chair is true to its name and fits like a glove. Inspired by the baseball glove, the multipurpose chair is rounded and relaxed and adaptable for an array of applications. Mitt’s designers Harry and Claudia Washington of DUE, met at the University of Applied Arts in San Salvador where they studied interior design, following which they founded...

Artifort’s Ribbon Chair is a design classic that is as captivating today as when Pierre Paulin designed it in 1966. Like all of Paulin’s seating, it blends invention and industrial innovation with the exploration of comfort and organic forms. Born in France in 1927, Paulin grew up in the northwest city of Laon and from an early age was inspired...

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...