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Little Kong Lamp

Guogang Peng Lamp Lighting Sunday, 26 October 2025

Little Kong

Little Kong is a series of ambient lamps that contains oriental philosophy. Oriental aesthetics pays great attention to the relationship between virtual and actual, full and empty. Hiding the LEDs subtly into the metal pole not only ensures the empty and purity of the lampshade but also distinguishes Kong from other lamps. Designers found out the feasible craft after more than 30 times experiments to present the light and various texture perfectly, which enables amazing lighting experience. The base supports wireless charging and has a USB port. It can be turned on or off just by waving hands.

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Rainforest Vase

Sini Majuri Vase Furniture Saturday, 25 October 2025

Rainforest

The Rainforest vases are a mixture of 3D designed shapes and traditional Scandinavian steamstick technique. The hand shaped pieces have extremely thick glass with weightlessly floating splashes of color. The studiomade collection is inspired by the contrasts of nature, and how it creates harmony.

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Loover Sofa

Christos Yordamlis Sofa Furniture Friday, 24 October 2025

Loover

Loover is a sofa designed for simple assembly and disassembly. The separate, detachable parts are joined without tools and without screws, nails, pegs or glue. The connection method keeps the frame stable and sturdy. The frame combines walnut veneered birch boards, cut and shaped by a CNC machine, with a metal base made from a hollow circular profile finished in electrostatic paint. The seat and back cushions are upholstered in fabric. Loover can be transported and stored with ease, and wood textures, base colors and fabrics can be combined in many ways.

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Augusta Dining Table

Miles J Rice Dining Table Furniture Thursday, 23 October 2025

Augusta

The Augusta reinterprets the classic dining table. Representing the generations before us, the design seems to grow from an invisible root. The table legs are oriented to this common core, reaching up to hold the book-matched tabletop. Solid European walnut wood was selected for its meaning of wisdom and growth. Wood usually discarded by furniture makers is used for its challenges to work with. The knots, the cracks, the wind shakes and the unique swirls tell the story of the tree's life. The uniqueness of the wood allows this story to live on in a piece of family heirloom furniture.

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Magic Blocks Coffee Table

HUANG YU-JUNG Coffee Table Furniture Wednesday, 22 October 2025

Magic Blocks

Magic Blocks is a set of three coffee tables made of stainless steel. The rods are joined by hand with tungsten inert gas welding and finished with a powder coating. The painted surfaces are offered in different colors and are suitable for indoor and outdoor use. The three tables have different heights, so the pieces can overlap or be used on their own. Different combinations create effects of perspective and color overlap within a room. When not in use, the tables can be seen as art objects at home. The forms are strictly horizontal and vertical, and the shapes remain basic and unadorned.

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Capsule Lighting

Natalia Komarova Lighting Lighting Tuesday, 21 October 2025

Capsule

The shape of the lamp Capsule repeats the form of the capsules that are so widespread in the modern world: medicines, architectural structures, spaceships, thermoses, tubes, time capsules that transmit messages to descendants for many decades. It can be of two types: standard and elongated. Lamps are available in several colors with varying degrees of transparency. Tying with nylon ropes adds a handmade effect to the lamp. Its universal form was to determine the simplicity of manufacture and mass production. Saving in the production process of the lamp is its main advantage.

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