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Florencia Lounge Chair

Camila Lerena Lounge Chair Furniture Wednesday, 17 June 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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Flip Chair

Chen Kuan-Cheng Chair Furniture Tuesday, 16 June 2026

Flip

Flip Chair is inspired by the serene feeling of sitting on a grassy lawn, where one can enjoy the natural softness, warmth, and gentle breeze of the environment. The chair's flip theme embodies the graceful movement of grass in the wind, creating a dynamic and organic form. To achieve this effect, the fluidity and folds of the chair's seat are simulated and the wood was bent into shape using steam. The resulting product was then meticulously handcrafted to provide users with an authentic and immersive natural experience.

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Pinch Chair

Medium2 Studio Chair Furniture Monday, 15 June 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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Cocoda Chair

Shigeki Matsuoka Chair Furniture Sunday, 14 June 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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Seven Wind Chime

So Koizumi Wind Chime Furniture Saturday, 13 June 2026

Seven

Seven is a wind chime with a new structure utilizing Tensegrity structure. In the unstable social climate of recent years, people are constantly moving between stability and anxiety. The Tensegrity structure is the structure that embodies current society. It appears to be floating and stable, but external forces such as wind cause it to sway in order to maintain equilibrium. By converting this swaying into sound, it resonates through space and adds healing and color to daily life.

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Line Series Furniture

Wei Jingye / 魏靖野 Series Furniture Furniture Friday, 12 June 2026

Line

Line is a furniture series composed of a chair, a table and a lamp. Each piece is formed from bent metal wire, joined by welding and combined with wood. The main material is 304 stainless steel, which is hard and corrosion resistant. The production process includes blanking, bending, heating, stretching, welding and polishing. The shapes are polished to suit the sitting posture and to improve comfort. The series is intended for home study spaces. The lamp can also hold books, while the table stores objects and organizes cables.

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