TAF Arkitektkontor

Interesting concept for seating from TAF Arkitektkontor. Soft Parcels was an idea that came out of a need to create very simple upholstered furniture. The individual pieces can be used to build different combinations of seating.

Moroso and Kim Beck

Seeing the Moroso showroom was one of the highlights of New York Design Week. Patrizia Moroso found Kim Beck's book, "A Field Guide to Weeds," and loved the graphic imagery. She invited the artist to create an installation to go along with Moroso's outdoor furniture collection. A forest of acrylic trees and vinyl vines covered everything - I love Patrizia's vision, stunning as always.

ICFF: RISD

Another nice exhibit among the student booths was RISD's Immaterialize. The pieces focused on materials' abilities vs. their typical applications. Among the highlights were Elisa Werbler's Pour cups, Ruth Fore's Crochet Crochet chair, Ian Horowitz's Loofah Ankle Boot and Debra Folz's 100% Wax table.

ICFF: Brklyn Designs

I was really excited to see that Brklyn Designs had a booth at this year's fair. The show, which highlights local NY designers, usually takes place the week before ICFF - thus eliminating my chance of seeing it. The first table is by Umproject, while the bottom two pieces 'Metal Stoolen' and 'Stitched Table' are by Uhuru.

ICFF: Cranbrook

During ICFF, I spent most of my time scouring the off-site exhibitions for MoCo Loco. Over the next few weeks you can read many, many posts over there. However, I did make it to the Javitts Center for a few hours and came across some interesting new items.

Some of my favorite places to stop are the booths containing student work. Cranbrook's collection was called 'Innate Gestures', items that have been designed to interact with the the user through "natural sensory cues" thus enhancing the function and pleasure the object brings.

Above are the 'Newspaper Table' and 'Magazine Hanger' by Isaac Yu Chen, 'Symmetrican' by Saebyul Lim, and 'Triad' by Talha Khwaja. With the glut of "stuff" at ICFF, these objects were beautiful in their simplicity.

Daniel Franzen

Nice table made from sliced boards of turned pine by Daniel Franzen. He also recently teamed up with Marie-Louise Gustafsson to create the 'Come Rain or Come Shine lighting series. (via Malo)

Jón Björnsson

Stumbled across the work of Icelandic designer, Jón Björnsson, and really enjoyed his portfolio. Above are Björnsson's 'Table Rack', a magazine holder/side table combo and 'Flower Eruption', a series of vases he made by casting volcanic sand in paper molds. Mixed with resin, the sand dries and the paper is torn away - leaving a simple and crisp geometric form. He has some other nice projects made from folded paper (a chair and lights) that are worth checking out.

Craft Punk: Kwangho Lee

Kwangho Lee recently took part in 'Craft Punk', an exhibition in Milan where designers made furniture and accessories on-site with recycled materials from Fendi's manufacturing process. Lee made chairs out of re-purposed garden hoses and electrical wire. (photos from designboom)

Craft Punk: Raw Edges

During 'Craft Punk', a design performance exhibition in Milan, the London based studio Raw Edges created a series of chairs called "Pleated Pleat". The furniture was made by folding and re-folding Tyvek, which was then filled with soft polyurethane foam (note the blue caps). The exhibit was produced by Design Miami. (photos via designboom)

Victoria Wilmotte

Recent Royal College of Art graduate Victoria Wilmotte's collection titled, "A Domestic Landscape", includes angular ceramics, stools and tables.

Hella Jongerius: Natura Design Magistra

Hella Jongerius's latest works include a series of animal tables and artificial flowers. This collection, called Natura Design Magistra, will be on display at Gallery Kreo in Paris during the month of April.

Jason Schneider

Colorado designer, Jason Schneider, creates beautiful furniture handmade from corrugated cardboard at the Anderson Ranch Arts Center in Snowmass. Above are his 'Spin' cabinet with rotating levels and the 'Tall' chest. Thanks to Jason for the photos!

BCXSY: CHANGE!

Set to debut in Milan, BCXSY has created a new series of furniture and accessories called CHANGE! The collection, which is made from rubber coated foam, is designed to be durable and lightweight. The designers also took a different approach to the recent foam fad carving each piece by hand.

Tom Dixon

New glass pendants and 'Spot' tables (enamel coated cast iron) from Tom Dixon.

Sebastian Brajkovic

New pieces from Sebastian Brajkovic's 'Lathe' series. His work is currently on display at the Carpenters' Workshop Gallery in London.

Alexander Pelikan

Alexander Pelikan made the 'Plastic Nature' series by combining handmade wooden furniture with injection-molded plastic.

James Patmore

James Patmore, a young British designer, came up with a clever idea for the man who wants to hide his grooming supplies; the 'Armadillo' dresser has wooden sliding panels which reveal small compartments. Also notable is his 'NaCl' light...molecular structures win my heart every time.

Kai Linke: Mirror Chairs

'Mirror' chairs by Kai Linke look like they were inspired by fun house reflections. (via today and tomorrow via yatzer)

5.5 Designers for Coincasa

New table design from 5.5 designers for Coincasa. This modular piece has an interchangeable third leg - users can choose from a book stand, bird cage or light. (via designboom)

Crinoline by Urquiola

The Crinoline collection is a series of beautiful woven chairs by Patricia Urquiola for B&B Italia.