South African furniture brand Wunders has worked with designer Heath Nash to open its waste stores permanently to local Cape Town makers following a workshop and exhibition that showed the potential of reclaimed materials. MakeSpace is a newly opened studio located in the Wunders factory, where members of the public can come to access and…
Dezeen Showroom: a rug woven from New Zealand wool that features a blocky pattern informed by Stonehenge in the UK is among 11 new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. Stone rug by Arturel Danish design brand Arturel looked to the famous British prehistoric landmark Stonehenge to inform the boxy, rectilinear pattern of its woollen Stone…
Dezeen Showroom: any lounge or lobby area can become a casual work area with the Alden laptop table, created by Union Design for KFI Studios. Modern and minimalist in style, the Alden laptop table has a C shape that slots neatly around lounge chairs, sofas or ottomans to provide a small worktop. The Alden laptop table…
With India’s interior design market predicted to double over the next decade, we spotlight 15 homegrown furniture and homeware brands looking to make an impression on the global stage. According to a recent IMARC Group report, India’s design market will grow from $31.5 billion in 2023 to $67.4 billion in 2032, fuelled by a boom…
Vancouver-based creative studio Zenga Bros has created a series of furniture pieces that convert into skate ramps, rails and quarter pipes as a “radical way to transform office space”. Supported by watch brand lamp and a boardroom table that can be transformed to create skateable pieces for a more playful work environment. The Zenga Bros…
The inaugural Design Week South Africa included an exhibition bringing together chairs from across the continent of Africa. Here the curators share 10 highlights, ranging from a red garden chair mended with electric wire to a throne made of guns. Held in Cape Town, the Africa Chair exhibition was curated by Marlon James Interior Architecture…
Dezeen Showroom: with a fluted design and soothing colour options, the Calm privacy screens by Union Design for KFI Studios provide a flexible divider for contemporary workplaces. Calm is a modular system of privacy screens that can be moved and adapted within dynamic office environments to create nooks, workstations and breakout areas as needed. The…
Dezeen Showroom: Italian brand Mara has created a table made from metal that features a hinged top and collapsible legs. The 100 per cent recyclable Argo Libro Metal is made entirely of metal and forms part of the brand’s Argo collection. The Argo Libro Metal table is made from metal Designed to suit a variety of…
Apparel brand Carhartt WIP and Japanese furniture brand Nychair X have collaborated on a collapsible chair and ottoman covered in a brown canvas reminiscent of workwear. The chair’s silhouette is a signature of Nychair X, which was designed and launched in 1970 by Japanese designer Takeshi Nii. Carhartt WIP and Nychair X have collaborated on…
Dezeen Showroom: a kitchen made from solid oak that takes cues from Scandinavian and Japanese design styles is among ten new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. 25×25 Workshop Kitchen by Kongacph Named after the 25 by 25 millimetre oak batons that form its frame, the 25×25 Workshop Kitchen by Lithuanian brand Kongacph has a modular…
