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October 15, 2025

How a furniture designer rethought guitar amps for homes, and ditched ugly boxes

The first thing you notice is the teak. Not the driver, not the jack plate, not the tell-tale tangle of cables. A warm, mid-century cabinet sits where you would expect a side table, and only on second look do you realize it is an amp and speaker that belongs in a studio. This is Sonoforma, […]

December 6, 2024

Chairs For Sitting On Stairs

December 6, 2024 ARTA Architects has designed the Tai Kwun Chairs for The Hong Kong Jockey Club, allowing a more comfortable and modular seating solution for these stairs. The chairs complement the distinctive design languages of the Tai Kwun arts and cultural centre’s ancient and contemporary architecture. Each chair’s elegant curving form is ergonomically designed […]

March 1, 2022

These Fun And Colorful Stone-Inspired Homewares Are Made From Fabric Balls

March 1, 2022 Danuta of SuunaDesign has created a collection of modern home furnishings that are inspired by stones and have a bubbly appearance. With a studio located in Latvia, each piece in the collection is handmade from small individual fabric balls. The collection includes a variety of different designs, ranging from footstools and ottomans, […]

September 12, 2021

Cabinets Above The Bed Are An Idea For More Storage Space In A Bedroom

Berlin-based designer Michael Hilgers has created COBBO, a modern single bed designed for student housing, small apartments, and guest rooms. Designed for furniture manufacturer OTTO, the bed has a simple Nordic-inspired design with solid oak legs and white storage cabinets that are located above the sleeping area. The opposite side of the bed is a […]

September 8, 2021

The Fold On This Table Top Creates A Secondary Level For Placing Objects

September 8, 2021 Designer Michael Hilgers has created a collection of side tables and coffee tables that have a unique folded steel design. Manufactured by Casala, the three tables in the NIVO collection are all different sizes, however, their folded steel tabletop allows them to all serve the same function, that being, having a second […]

September 5, 2021

This Floating Corner Desk Was Designed For Small Spaces

September 5, 2021 Designer Michael Hilgers together with German furniture manufacturer OTTO has created ANNIK, a small yet modern corner desk. This floating wood desk was designed as a solution for small spaces, like apartments and student dorms, where space is limited, and by using the corner of the room, it keeps the work area […]

April 13, 2021

This Modern Outdoor Lounge Draws Inspiration From The Shape Of A Tipi

Designer Marco Lavit has created a ‘Hut’, a new outdoor furniture design that’s made to feel like a welcoming and comfortable nest. Created for furniture manufacturer Ethimo, ‘Hut’ includes long wood slats made from Siberian Larcie or Accoya, which are fashioned in a way that’s inspired by the shapes of a tipi. The interior of […]

February 17, 2021

This Small Wall Mounted Shelf Transforms Into A Desk For Working At Home

Woodendot, a design studio and furniture maker from Spain, has created Alada, a wall-mounted shelf that transforms into a desk. The design of the shelf was inspired by the movement that birds draw on the sky when they move their wings up and down. This simple movement enabled the designers to seamlessly transform the furniture […]