Open is a collaboration between Touch, Los Angeles and Studio Veríssimo in Portugal. Made of pine with a cut-out finished in red, yellow, blue or green. A playful stool or end table – or combine several together as a coffee table. $150 each.
Studio Verissimo seeks to make people happier through its portfolio of fun and contemporary objects lighting, kitchen accessories and eco-design projects.
Touch collaborates with emerging designers in creating hand-made products. The goal is to create beautiful designs in an environmentally friendly and socially responsible manner.
Touch has extended a special offer: mention FurnitureSeen and recieve 10% off your order.
How about that Google – featuring the work of Swedish Designer Josef Frank. Almost 50 years old when he fled Nazism in Austria for Sweden, where he became one of that nation’s most important designers. As a young man he was part of the modernism movement in Vienna. However, his brand of modernism was not in line with the likes of Le Corbusier. He favored a freer artistic aesthetic. Frank began working at Svenskt Tenn in 1934 and went on to produce over 2,000 furniture sketches and 160 textile designs.
Puf Fup – from Portugese designer Ana Mestre for Susdesign at Touch LA. A freeform pouf made from cork. Touch LA features many thoughtful and original sustainable designs from all over the world. This piece is from Susdesign, a research and consultancy studio based in Lisbon Portugal – their goal is to help us think, produce and consume in a more sustainable manner. @ Touch.
We headed over to Dwell on Design this morning – good crowd and an active speaker series. Don’t miss the Mash Studios booth with their latest line: PCHseries. PCHseries Bed, a canopied platform bed is a must see – it provides a just-rugged-enough backdrop for soft bedding. The rest of the PCHseries features cast alumimum accents for a totally new look from Mash.
Resource Furniture offers a full line of space saving furniture. But this isnt your typical hide-a-bed. These systems from Clei Italy allow seamless transition from day to night time use, all in about 12 inches of depth. The line offers desk to bed, wall to bed, sofa to bed and bookshelf to bed transitions. In addition, easily convert from consoles and coffee tables to dining tables.@Resource Furniture.
The Rian RTA Collection from Seattle based Semigood is a fully customizable stool/bench group. Choose the wood, frame color and size: stool, counter stool, bar stool or bench. Handmade in Seattle.
Also check out the Artist Series with a portion of the proceeds going to charity. @Semigood.
Like sleeping on a cloud… Fluttua Bed by Lago Italy is available in Queen and King sizes and in the round. While the bed gives the illusion of floating, it is actually a very low profile cantilever platform affixed to the wall. A single support leg provides additional central support. A light source beneath the bed can enhance the “floatation” sensation. It certainly seems to have helped this guy find his center…
Bleeker Buffet by Modloft uses a simple design concept to make this piece a standout. The chrome door handles line up with the chrome base – causing you to take a second look… The two cabinet doors open to adjustable shelves to store your china, linens, whatever. It stands 48″ high and 55″ across, so the top provides a great display space or serving surface. What’s really nice is that this piece is very reasonable priced at $1600, can be delivered pretty quickly and its unique – you aren’t going to see it in that catalog in your mailbox.
Harry Allen’s latest design takes him back to his early work in furniture design. Pipeline, designed for Dune, is inspired by the industrial rooftops in New York and Paris. The system is composed of cylinders, connectors and angle joints that turn up at the ends to form table tops. An inspired option for public spaces.
