Dezeen's favourite furniture and lighting from March
Pink rubber, slanted timber and colourful micro-algae are among the materials that make up these eight standout pieces of furniture and lighting, spotted by Dezeen's design and interiors reporter Jane Englefield over the past month.
La Corbeille by Hauvette & Madani
Paris interiors studio Hauvette & Madani has redesigned its formerly timber La Corbeille wall lamps in strikingly veiny alabaster.
When attached to this sleek wooden wardrobe, also by the studio, the sculptural sconces create a clever two-in-one piece of furniture and lighting.
Blue Chair by Completedworks
Expanded polystyrene, polyurethane rubber and clay come together in Blue Chair, a rough-hewn piece of furniture that London brand Completedworks debuted at Paris's Matter and Shape fair earlier this month.
The armchair is characterised by large hunks of the materials, pleasingly arranged to create the impression of thick slabs of bright-blue butter.
4D Coffee Table by Kutarq Studio
No welding or screws were involved in the making of this coffee table, which was hand-bent by designer Jordi Lopez of Valencian studio Kutarq.
The low-slung, stainless steel table is a smart example of minimalist furniture that still makes a big impact with its craftsmanship.
Soof Chair by Hawa Al-Najjar
Rising Iraqi-British star Hawa Al-Najjar is one to watch for her narrative-led furniture and thoughtful application of materials.
For her Soof Chair, the emerging designer crafted a seat from wet and dry felted wool, silk and dyed waxed linen thread, which is supported by a mild steel frame and embellished with a duo of porcelain bells.
Al-Najjar designed the chair to pay homage to the ancient Kepenek, Faranji and Kulagir cloaks worn by generations of shepherds herding sheep across the Caucasus and Kurdistan.
"It is a celebration of wool as a living, renewable material that can be returned to the soil at the end of its life," she told Dezeen.
SO-Colored lighting by We+
SO-Colored is an ongoing project by Japanese design studio We+, which involves the amalgamation of powered micro-algae with naturally derived resins to create impressively vivid finishes for furniture and lighting.
Also presented at Matter and Shape, these geometric lamps are a unique interpretation of regular strip lighting that showcases a natural material that is billions of years old and not only looks good, but absorbs carbon dioxide at the same time.
X'Y'Z' by In Seoungsik
Emerging Japanese designer In Seoungsik is offering people alternative ways to sit with his trompe l'oeil X'Y'Z chair series.
The timber seating is slanted at unexpected angles, prompting instant visual intrigue and a handful of different ways to recline.
Pink Rubber Shifting by Brian Thoreen
Cascading folds of pink rubber make up this unusual sconce by Mexico City-based designer Brian Thoreen, who is known for his playful material experiments.
Thoreen created the lighting as a permanent installation for local restaurant Rosetta, where guests can enjoy the soft glow emitted through the wall lamp's generous curves.
Underground Vol III by Kirkby and Transport for London
Underground Vol III is the third collaboration between textiles brand Kirkby and Transport for London (TfL).
The duo upholstered pieces of furniture, including this armchair, with patterns informed by iconic moquette designs used across the London Underground since the 1910s.
Pictured here, this chair is covered with a simplified velvet version of Eden, a 1930s art deco houndstooth design that originally clad seating on trams and trolley buses across the city.
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