covet-able

pocket chair for discipline by DING3000.

love. 

kelp lampshades

london based designer julia lohmann used a laser cutting machine to create patterns in pieces of kelp before sewing them together, or stretched them into shape while wet to dry into new forms to create these kelp lampshades. the malleable strips are also wrapped around rattan structures to create a variety of shapes.
the designer posits that seaweed could be used as a substitute for leather, parchment & even some kinds of plastics. "i've made a veneer that works really well, so it could be a substitute for hardwood," she said.
next year lohmann will launch the department of seaweed at the v&a museum in london as part of her half-year residency there to explore the possibilities of the material.

recycled bicycle chandeliers

connect is a series of chandeliers inspired by diy & bike punk culture combined with aesthetics rooted in the victorian era created by l.a. based artist carolina fontoura alzaga.  really gorgeous.

marni salone del mobile chairs

sedia comedor, €260

sedia sala, €380

silla sofa, €300

sedia descanso, €300

dondolo mecedora, €350

sedia mecedora, €300

tavolino mesa para sala, €200

marni designed this 100 chair collection for the salone del mobile in milan from april 17 through 22. they have hired former colombian prison inmates to produce them with the aim of helping them to readjust to a social & working life.

marni will use the chairs as props this spring when it photographs its employees in milan for a photo exhibit by filmmaker francesco jodice.  they will also be used in their offices & stores throughout the world. the chairs will only be sold at the marni boutique in milan with the proceeds being donated to the institute ICAM of milan.  

who wants to get me some the next time they are in milan??? love! 

florinda chair

florinda chair by monica förster for de padova.

the chair comes in solid beech finish with a colorful plastic seat & back. stackable versions are available, with or without armrests.

RU chair

RU chair by shane schneck for HAY.

affinity chair

the affinity chair by designer ben alun-jones.  plastic acrylic sheet & one-way mirror film are used to create a structure that reflects and merges with it's surroundings rendering the chair "invisible".  alun-jones wanted to create a chair "that, in a way, wasn't there. a structure made out of light."
the affinity chair will be featured at the royal college of art interim show (feb. 2-7) as well as at v&a connects with...arts thread (jan. 25) & the v&a digital festival (march 5), both at the victoria & albert museum, london.

noël from ligne roset

111 navy chair

the coca-cola company and emeco have collaborated to re-create the iconic emeco navy chair (#1006) designed in 1944 for the u.s. navy. each chair is made from at least 111 recycled coca-cola bottles and contains a mix of 60% rPET plastic and a special combination of other materials including pigment & glass fiber for strength.

kök

kök flat-pack chair from erdem selek . easy to assemble, the kök needs no adhesives or complicated joints & the weight of someone sitting on the chair reinforces the tension at the joints making them even stronger.