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Su Series System Furniture

Wang Lu System Furniture Furniture Thursday, 30 April 2026

Su Series

Su Series is a system of home cabinets designed for integrated interior storage. The series joins door units and wall cabinets to solve practical problems of fitting storage into a house. Aluminium and wood are used together, with mortise and tenon joints that lock metal and timber for added strength. Natural wood tones, matte finishes and deep chestnut red give a warm appearance. Storage modules can be selected and combined to suit different rooms. Wardrobe, bookshelf, wine cabinet and television units extend from the wall to form one continuous surface.

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Florencia Lounge Chair

Camila Lerena Lounge Chair Furniture Wednesday, 29 April 2026

Florencia

The Florencia Lounge Chair features a smooth continuous frame with seamless zero hardware joints. Making the chair simple to construct reduces the need for extra tools, hardware, and instructions. The hooked leather or cotton offers a comfortable and beautiful spot to unwind. The hooked cloth relies on gravity to hold the sitter, creating a hammock feel that adapts to the user's contour. Its simplicity makes the lifespan of the chair last longer than most, easily adapting into any room and cleaned.

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2D Lantern Urban Fixture

Bianca Tresoldi Urban Fixture Lighting Tuesday, 28 April 2026

2D Lantern

The 2D urban lantern has only two dimensions, it has no depth, it only develops on a flat surface, as if it were a drawing written in the sky. Its shape is visible and invisible depending on how the designers places it in the space. An element that manifests its presence only when it lights up, integrating discreetly into the urban context. Urban lanterns contribute to giving cities an identity, they are signs that remain imprinted in the culture of collective memory, becoming part of the narration of urban life.

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Barro Lamp

Caterina Moretti Lamp Lighting Monday, 27 April 2026

Barro

Barro Lamp captures the warmth of nature in a composition of clay and glass. This pendant lamp is made of two elements where the Mexican city of Oaxaca is the main character. Molded by San Bartolo Coyotepec craftspeople who have mastered Barro Negro since pre-Columbian times; a blown-glass dome covers the clay structure: symbolic protection guarding precious objects. Barro lamp is available in two versions: red clay and transparent shade and black clay with a gray shade.

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Cocoda Chair

Shigeki Matsuoka Chair Furniture Sunday, 26 April 2026

Cocoda

Cocoda is a chair made of solid wood. The chair is characterized by intricate three-dimensional curved arms, which are carved from solid wood. This shape cannot be produced by bending wood. Each piece is hand-carved by craftsmen using Japanese planes and knives. The carved seat feels soft although the wood is hard, allowing long periods of sitting. The design keeps only the necessary functions, following the idea that simplicity brings comfort and beauty. The chair measures 700 mm in width, 520 mm in depth and 725 mm in height, with a seat height of 420 mm.

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Pinch Chair

Medium2 Studio Chair Furniture Saturday, 25 April 2026

Pinch

The Pinch Chair is a unibody, stackable, plastic chair that reimagines traditional designs with a fresh aesthetic more suited to contemporary architecture and landscapes. Designed with a unibody logic, the plastic sheet transforms into a complete chair with simple pinching and pulling moves. Its seamless, cohesive appearance creates an intuitive and dynamic visual image. The design allows for stacking during storage and stable placement on a dining table when flipped upside down, which is convenient for restaurant staff to clean the floor when closing.

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