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CDW2017

CDW2017 – Highlights

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Last week was the annual furniture design fest that is Clerkenwell Design Week in London – a week long event that sees furniture manufacturers open their doors to showcase new or recently launched products and innovations and new trends in the world of furniture. Here are just a few of our highlights:

At Frovi special mention should be made of the shear abundance of new product and thankfully quantity did not mean lack of quality.

Frovi Scandi Urban

Keying into the current trend for all things Scandinavian, Frovi have introduced Scandi, a range of timber armchairs and sofas that would be equally at home in the office or hospitality sector. Likewise is the Urban sofa collection with its deep foam, webbed seat and back for extra comfort. Urban is also configurable with mix and match seat, back and bolsters if you want to get quirky.

Frovi ILK

The ILK collection continues to grow with the addition of the very stylish ILK Tilt and the ILK Two Seater. The Two Seater is available with natural or black oak timber legs or a steel sled frame in any RAL colour.

The Relic bench is a clever take on a trestle table. The steel legs feature concealed cable management and the beam understructure allows meeting or bar height versions and lengths up to an impressive 6m! Frovi have introduced a new antique character oak top for Relic and in conjunction with the optional raw steel legs perfectly creates the rustic look. A range of stools completes the collection.

Frovi Relic Jig Credenza

A nice addition to the Jig range is a modular credenza system. Optional top seat pads and fabric door handles provide a touch of colour and would help suite the product in with other upholstery items in the same space.

Over to Orangebox and the big news was Eva – the latest in a new generation of ‘light touch’ task seating with simple set up. The chair has been refined to be largely self-adjusting and requires only a few controls. It’s lightweight too, at just over 14kg. Base and supporting trims are available in black, white, polished or ‘industrial silver’.

Orangebox Eva

From Connection Seating the Co.Table represents a new style of collaborative working furniture. Comprising of a long work bench with radial ends and an adjoining poseur height end table, the Co.Table is designed to facilitate independent & coworking activities. Accessible power on a central utility rail, lighting and storage shelf are all available. Like the Connection Centro range Co.Table features natural oak legs with integrated cable management.

Connection Co.Table

Connection Seating have also gone down the Scandinavian inspired route with the minimalistic & durable Woodstack dining chair and the David Fox designed Hygge chair. The gentle curving contoured design of Hygge is available as a low back or high back.

Hygge Woodstack Tubes

Also from Connection is the Tubes range, a range of stools, benches and tables featuring a connected tubular structure with a utilitarian aesthetic. Silver or textured black steel tubing is standard with white or warm metallic copper finishes also available.

Boss ATOM

Over at Boss Design it was all about ATOM. Designed by Simon Pengelly, ATOM is a family of modular landscape products developed to deliver a seamless and holistic aesthetic and flexible work environments. At its nucleus is the organic and sculptural screen system that morphs between desk screen, snug alcove, visitor seating and sofa back. Low stools and an elegant and fully cable managed table system complete the ensemble.

Boss ATOM

 

Blurred Lines

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Now more than ever, we are seeing the lines blur within design…a cross pollination of materials, furniture and space utilisation has become noticeable between sectors. Workplaces are moving away from desk based environments and are embracing softer, more homely finishes and third space furniture. Residential developments are looking more like luxury hotels, while hotels are now introducing schemes that resemble communal apartment style spaces. Not to mention that in Tokyo, you can now stay in a hostel that masquerades as a bookshop.

Furniture design is progressing in tandem with this industry change, and in recent years, new furniture trends have been emerging to keep up with this shift. Old classics are being made over with a fresh face and manufacturers are now offering a wider range of finishes. The classic Bertoia Side Chair now comes in a more playful plastic version and last year we wrote about Walter Knoll’s revamp of some mid-century Turkish designs…the Burgaz, Rumi and Fishnet chairs. Not only that, Fritz Hansen also welcomed back the Drop chair after a 50 year hiatus. These pieces could reside happily within a restaurant or hotel setting, or just as easily suit an office, meeting or reception space.

Features such as two tone fabric, metallic, coloured and timber legs are more frequently offered as standard options now, making furniture more flexible than ever. These details are filtering through all sectors of design and have largely been embraced by manufacturers such as Frovi, Naughtone and Connection. Each boast a wide selection of finishes in their portfolio, creating a smorgasbord of options suitable for application across multiple sectors. Some of the most adaptable ranges available are the Ilk family of chairs (Frovi), the Always selection of chairs and lounges (Naughtone) and the Dixi range, from Connection.

In a move to broaden their appeal in the leisure and hospitality market, Walter Knoll have chosen to forego the recent trend of gold in favour of hand textured brass. Their unique brass pieces were showcased at IMM in Cologne last month with the 369 chair, Joco and Oki occasional tables. Walter Knoll feel that these items provide a warmth that was previously lacking in their collection, making them suitable for residential and hotel applications.

So, whether it’s chairs for an office meeting space, restaurant stools, or lounges for a hotel lobby, the blurred lines of furniture design now make it easier than ever to find just the right piece for any space.

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Connection – All About Wood

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Connection Seating continue to introduce new products that are all about wood.

For some time we’ve been crying out for a range of timber legged tables and Centro may just fit the bill. Centro is a range of statement oak tables for meeting, collaborating and socialising. The Centro Tables feature a modular oak table understructure with lightweight laminate tops inset into an oak chamfered edge. The tops are available in an exclusive range of colour choices from the Egger Zoom range. The tables are available in poser and dining height, and a range of different sizes. Cable management is through the table leg and the table top can include power or a small storage unit. A range of Centro benches and stools complements the tables. The high quality feel is followed through here with interesting button and stitching details.

Centro

 

SeameSeame is an elegant and high quality dining chair crafted from solid oak and curved plywood. Available in natural beech and natural oak. We like the simple symmetry of the profile and the chamfered frame.

 

 

LaurelOne of Connection’s newest products is Laurel, a polypropylene chair on a beech 4 leg frame. Pitched as a durable product, it is available in 9 shell colours: white, brown, red, green, yellow, silver, orange blue and anthracite.

 

 

Connection JentleJentle is a family of highly detailed club-style lounge chairs with exposed lacquered wood frames. It has a lacquered solid oak frame and upholstered sprung seating. Available with either oak 4 leg or 4 star swivel base.