Talma Chair by Benjamin Hubert
Italian brand Moroso has launching Talma chair at Salone Internazionale del Mobile in April 2013. The project is the result of a close collaboration between London designer Benjamin Hubert. The chair is named after a type of cloak that depicts the chair’s construction, with a softly padded textile wrapped around a lightweight metal framework. The [...]
Cradle Chair by Benjamin Hubert
London based designer Benjamin Hubert has designed the Cradle chair for Moroso. Cradle is a fusion of hammock and chair with laser cut textile for support and comfort, shown at Salone Internazionale del Mobile in April 2013. It comes from a study of the relationships between traditional seating components, and utilizes a custom-made cut pattern [...]
Montera Chair by Roberto Lazzeroni
Designer Roberto Lazzeroni has created the Montera chair for Poltrona Frau. The Montera chair has the lightness of form with the sensory charm of leather. The internal part of the shell is covered in Pelle Frau® leather from the Color System. In elegant contrast the external surface is in Cuoio Saddle® Extra. Two different materials [...]
Studio Klass has collaborating with Fontana Arte, the famous lighting company, to made the Odeon lamp and shown at Euroluce 2013. Odeon is a floor lamp entirely covered in cuoietto leather, designed to casts its light to the wall and smooth the contrast between digital and a completely dark room, so that making a comfy [...]
New Alto Table by Andreas Engesvik
Norway furniture manufacturer, Fjordfiesta are happy to introduce the new Alto Desk designed by Andreas Engesvik. It went into production the following year – and was manufactured by David Design (Sweden) until 2009. Fjordfiesta Furniture launched a new version of Alto at the Stockholm Furniture Fair in February 2013. The new version has a redesigned [...]
Arthur Brutter and Ido Bruno have created an earthquake proof table. A table is designed for classrooms schools in countries where located along geological rift lines and the building not withstand an earthquake. An earthquake proof table is designed for a range of building types and collapse scenarios. It provides a comprehensive solution by creating [...]
Design of Earthquake Resistant Houses As earthquakes hit strongly in places as divergent as California, Tennessee, New York, Japan and Brazil, more builders, architects and property owners look for ways to build earthquake-resistant housing. Many construction companies specialize in building these types of structures. While no design can totally prevent earthquake damage, certain building systems [...]