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7. Apex DJ Furniture by Evoni Design : At last a DJ desk that elegantly hides all the wires and the decks too. -
4. Bas by Bjorn Andersson Studio : We admired the BAS hanging pendants in a range of facets. -
9. Innermost Canvas : The unexpected playfulness and innovative thinking behind this seat make it a winner! -
5. Intricate Lamps by Alexandra Raben Design : The customisable Intricate Lamps mix delicate yarns with raw industrial skeletons. -
1. Peaked Hat Pendant and Wall Lighting Shade from Moili : We admired the quirky simplicity of the Peaked Hat Pendant and Wall Lighting Shade by an emerging Korean designer. -
2. Timber keyboard by Oree : Oree’s amazingly crafted ipad stand and timber keyboard actually work! -
8. Prism soundproofing by Soundtect Sound Architect : Soundproofing finally gets sexy with Prism. Totally functional, and so beautiful it makes an ordinary wall a point of interest rather than an eyesore. -
6. Typographia Collection by Tabisso : Here’s one for gloomy offices: The Typographia Collection lets you spell out a message to visitors by playing with typographic elements to combine furnishing and communication. PHOTO Cara Siegers. -
3. Timber deep-buttoned bench by Ruskasa : This deep-buttoned bench is a timber masterpiece. We love the irony and humour and the constraint exercised through the use of a single material. The Chesterfield just cranked up a notch. -
10. The Vamp wireless speaker adaptor by Paul Cocksedge : Three cheers for this bluetooth device that converts existing speakers to bluetooth. -
TREND ALERT: Facets : Stellar Console Table by Jake Phipps.
Creative director Phillip Wyatt and senior designer Cara Siegers, from Inhouse Brand Architects, attended the 100% Design expo during the recent London Design Week (read our other coverage here). They identified 8 rising trends in interior design and also shared their top 10 hotlist with us.
1. Facets
Faceted, hexagonal shapes were visible across a range of materials, especially reflective and almost deconstructed surfaces.
2. The reinvention of timber
Wood was prevalent, particularly combined with steel. Beautiful handcrafted joinery was everywhere, as well as ply moulded to unique and new shapes. Timber used with irony to ape materials such as fabric or metal was a refreshing departure for wood.
3. Not feeling the felt
From the stands on show it was evident that while felt endures, its popularity is on the wane, as it was not as common as last year.
4. 3D printing
With the technology now affordable and accessible, there was a host of jewellery and ceramics produced by 3D printer. Architectural scale models of building exteriors show a new and clever use of this technology.
5. Flying solo
Clustered groupings are no longer such a popular choice for lighting with single hanging pendants occupying more of the spotlight.
6. Viva Africa
There was a strong African influence in repetitive geometric patterning that provided detail to tabletops, fabric and a host of other applications.
7. Leather
Leather is emerging as a new and intriguing material used unexpectedly – think lampshades and the like
8. Craft
A strong trend for some time now, fine craftsmanship continues to come through strongly throughout.
1. www.moili.co.kr, www.ydesigny.com
2. www.oreedesign.com
3. www.ruskasa.com, www.design-milk.com
4. www.bjornanderssonstudio.com
5. www.alexandraraben.dk
6. www.tabisso.com
7. www.evonidesign.com
8. www.soundtect.com
9. www.innermost.net
10. www.paulcocksedgestudio.com, www.kickstarter.com
