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Modern Chinese Chair

Jonathan Nieh Chair Furniture Saturday, 18 April 2026

Modern Chinese

Modern Chinese is an armchair intended for seating and also suitable for display as an art piece. The form borrows from the traditional Chinese armchair and from Marcel Breuer's No. B33 chair. CNC processing shapes plywood and solid walnut into a fluid and seamless outline, replacing the angular parts and woodworking joints of traditional construction. The structure and the strength of the wood were calculated to support body weight. A metal tube frame was studied first, but wood was chosen for its warmer appearance.

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V Stool Self Assembled Seat

Xu Le Self Assembled Seat Furniture Friday, 17 April 2026

V Stool

V Stool is a self assembly seat made of beech or integrated bamboo with acrylic parts. The design uses a new tenon and mortise structure that relies on the natural elasticity of the wood, combined with a dovetail lock. No separate connecting parts are needed, so the seat can be taken apart and put together by hand in three or four steps. V Stool measures 360 by 360 by 450 millimetres. The flat package lowers transport costs and suits online sale. The simple form is intended for young users with small homes who move often.

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Reverse Clock

Mattice Boets Clock Furniture Thursday, 16 April 2026

Reverse

While time flies by, clocks have stayed the same. Reverse is not an ordinary clock, it's the reversal, a minimalistic clock design with subtle changes making it one of a kind. The hand facing inward rotates inside the outer ring to indicate the hour. The little hand facing outward stands alone and rotates to indicate the minutes. Reverse was created by removing all elements of a clock except its cylindrical base, from there imagination took over. This clock design aims to remind you to embrace time.

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Intermodality Desk

Attila Stromajer Desk Furniture Wednesday, 15 April 2026

Intermodality

The desk imitates the grand piano with three legs, a drop-leaf cover and with its shape. It has a modern parametric design with rustic finish. It was tried to preserve the elegance and charm of the piano while trying to make it as functional as possible. The goal was that through the visual modality the desk bring the auditory modality and musicality into homes. So across the intermodality it symbolizes the the flow experience of music and creative process.

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Hourglass Multifunctional Shelf

Ziel Home Furnishing Technology Co., Ltd Multifunctional Shelf Furniture Tuesday, 14 April 2026

Hourglass

Hourglass is a multifunctional shelf that combines a coat rack, a storage shelf and a lamp in one piece of furniture. The frame is made of three colored stainless steel elements, and two boards of different sizes serve as the laminates. The boards and the metal frame are joined with angle iron screws. A screw at the top of the frame works as a coat hook. The lamp can be detached and carried to other places, and its low temperature light source does not heat up. Hourglass measures 500 mm in width, 500 mm in depth and 1700 mm in height.

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Mob-Clock Clock

Nazanin Saranjampour Clock Furniture Monday, 13 April 2026

Mob-Clock

Mob is a desk clock formed by a graded Mobius strip mounted on a stand, with a small ball serving as the pointer. Time is a linear concept, yet common clocks repeat two cycles each day, AM and PM. On Mob, the ball moves in one direction along the single boundary of the Mobius strip and passes 24 hours without repetition. The main body is injection molded from PC and ABS, and the legs are made of metal bars. The clock marks time in steps of 15 minutes, without seconds, to support a calm and natural sense of time.

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