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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...

If you follow along on Instagram, you may have noticed I was very lucky to join the #KezuDesignTour2017 in late May/ early June which saw a small group of us travel to The Netherlands, Belgium and Spain for a week of immersion in design excellence. I always feel incredibly fortunate when having the opportunity to experience brands in their home...

We would love to thank all those who joined us as we hosted "Art of Design" presented by Dana Tomic Hughes. Dana shared her personal highlights of her recent tour to six of our brands’ factories and showrooms in Europe. The conversation centred around demystifying the production process of some of the world’s leading furniture and lighting suppliers in what was...

We were fortunate a few weeks ago to have Dana Tomic Hughes, interior designer and founder of Yellowtrace, share her personal highlights of her recent tour to six of our brands’ factories and showrooms in Europe. Presenting on 3 August 2017, Dana helped demystify the production process of some of the world’s leading furniture and lighting suppliers in what was...

Fluvia took the spotlight in this year’s iF DESIGN AWARD 2017 by picking up two well-deserved accolades. Fluvia’s Arch and Point luminaires received awards in the Product and Lighting categories. iF DESIGN AWARD is an annual event that was first held in 1953 by iF International Forum Design, the oldest independent design institute in Germany. Initiated by the trade fair...

Our team at KE-ZU is an exceptional bunch and when they continually excel we make sure they know their hard work is appreciated. To thank our KE-ZU sales team for their recent efforts we hatched a surprise. In the midst of June, we whisked them away on a team-building trip to Tasmania for an educational visit to our product testing...

Many design concepts are born on a sheet of paper, but far fewer are developed from a sheet of paper. The Nuez chair by Patricia Urquiola is one such design, with its original concept born from the idea of a gently folded sheet of paper. Nuez is Urquiola’s second collaboration with Andreu World and it’s enveloping form and defined folds...

Bernhardt Design and Andreu World have done it again, taking out a number of Gold and Silver awards at the Best of NeoCon 2017 Awards. Held on June 12 at the Renaissance Hotel in Chicago, the annual awards ceremony hosted by Contract magazine recognises innovation, quality and attention to detail in contact furnishing for commercial environments. A total of six...

12-Micron is a casual, modern and elegant venue that offers a lounge, restaurant and late-night dessert bar where both the cuisine (which offers the best produce from earth, ocean, land and air) and the design is inspired by Australian elements. SJB describes the restaurant, which sits at the top of Tower One in Barangaroo, as “a celebration of the juxtaposition between...

Yonoh Studio is a multidisciplinary design practice in Valencia, Spain, that’s producing simple, original and functional designs for LZF, Sancal and other European brands. And while there is no excess or extravagance to their creations, there is still a playfulness or whimsy to many. Clara del Portillo and Alex Selma founded Yonoh Studio in 2006. Having trained as industrial designers...