Editor’s Picks: The best new season design and lifestyle launches
A thoughtful selection of the latest lifestyle and design news, plus the modular seating goes where you need it to
Torbjørn Anderssen and Espen Voll of Nedre Foss design homewares with a 100-year lifespan
For homeware designers Torbjørn Anderssen and Espen Voll, obsolescence is a thing of the past. Their Nedre Foss range is created to last a lifetime with ‘century products’ that will be around for 100 years or more. As the pair explain, it may not be commercially fashionable, but it’s the natural outcome of responsible design and taking sustainability seriously
The new Milan showroom of furniture brand Zanotta is brimming with 70 years of Italian interior innovations
Famed Italian furniture brand Zanotta, which is marking 70 years in the industry, has always championed ideas, creativity and research. Its visionary founder was one of the first to produce pieces by the likes of Joe Colombo, Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Ettore Sottsass and Carlo Mollino. Today, the brand continues to nurture design talent at home and abroad
Normann Copenhagen’s Mat collection revolutionises conventional furniture production
Normann Copenhagen, which is exploring environmentally friendly materials, introduces the Mat chair collection made from hemp and eelgrass
Non-toxic paint brand Blēo unveils its latest palette: Still Life by British design duo Barber Osgerby
Copenhagen-based colour house Blēo, known for its water-based and non-toxic paints, has teamed up with innovative British design duo Barber Osgerby to create a dynamic new collection
A London townhouse becomes a new home base for global design brand GUBI
Cutting-edge design and intimate environments don’t always go hand in hand. At the new GUBI House showroom in London, however, the brand’s iconic pieces seem to have merged with their 18th-century surroundings and found a new lease of life. For lovers of well-curated interiors, the result is a warm welcome indeed
Swedish design brand Blå Station launches its flexible new Able chair
In an era flooded with novelty designs that don’t actually change the status quo, Blå Station’s Able chair dares to be different by not taking the same approach. Why worry about being ‘new’ when you can be better?
How design manufacturing company Smile Plastics is breathing new life into would-be waste materials
The UK-based company's recycled plastic sheets for use in commercial interiors and product design are proving that one company’s trash can be another’s treasure. OnOffice writer Sean McGeady sits down with the founders to find out how the duo is reimagining materials
Why Daniel Liden wants to help designers make better, more sustainable choices
Design consultant Daniel Liden is on a mission to demystify sustainability. He tells Paul Fairclough why a positive approach is so important, and how to help designers make better and more confident decisions about incorporating sustainable materials
Tom Dixon launches its first range of modular sofas
After previewing in Milan and Copenhagen this year, the official launch of Tom Dixon’s AW24 collection will take place at London Design Festival in September featuring two new modular sofa designs.
Tylko partners with digital artist Andrés Reisinger to create shelving in a dreamy new colour called Reisinger Pink
Known for his exuberant and extravagant digital designs, artist Andrés Reisinger is used to creating without limits. Now, through a new collaboration with Tylko, his vision is getting to people where they live
The new Gomo collection for Fredericia shows why designing out of your comfort zone can pay off
The new Gomo collection by Hugo Passos for Danish furniture pioneer Fredericia reimagines staid seating typology with characterful curves
