Modern Geometry is the inspiration behind this flatpack tray table!

Flatpack furniture should be mandatory in my humble opinion. I have changed multiple homes – first during my bachelor days as I worked long hours to start out our first home as a family – the only furniture I have retained across all these homes are my favorite photo frames. Every time we move, it breaks my heart to sell our furniture, we have gathered through endless hours of searching online and had to let go of them mainly because it is insanely expensive to cart around your furniture wherever you go. Can you imagine my traditional Indian hardwood furniture being shipped and moved into my tiny Tokyo home? That would be a disaster!

What the world needs more of is minimal and elegant furniture like the O TRL by Annabella Hevesi. Annabella created this trolley as a versatile piece of furniture – use it to store your stationery, kitchen knick-knacks or as a makeshift desk in a work from home emergency scene – the pure and minimal aesthetics of this design make it a perfect match everywhere. The design has a slim and sleek silhouette and is constructed using a black MDF board, powder-coated steel, and rubber. Do not be fooled by its humble looks, this tray can bear its fair share of weight and move around smoothly given its large weight-bearing wheels.

Honestly, at the first glance, the design almost looks like a sketch. And we completely adore Annabella’s ability to take the design from concept to a manufactured product with minimum compromises on the envisioned design – after all, we all know that’s the hardest part. Sleek, versatile, and fun, this tray table defines the blueprint of what functional furniture design must be like, a 2020 version of Bauhaus if you will.

Designer: Annabella Hevesi of IO line and round

Design that went from Grave to Cradle

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The Phoenix Chair is called so because it rises from the ashes of the chair before it. Tasked with using the rusty framework from the Sorbetto Chair by Calligaris, designer Annabella Hevesi decided to build a new chair on the framework of the old one. Using only perforated sheet metal and a rubber safety lining, the Phoenix Chair was born.

The chair retains the framework of the Sorbetto but introduces to it a rather pleasant looking and comfortable perforated steel surface that is made using just 2D bends. The edges of the steel surface are then lined with a protector to prevent the sharp metal edges from cutting or hurting the user… but not before the chair is given a nice white coat of paint to prevent it from rusting, while also making it look good as new!

Designer: Annabella Hevesi

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A Cooler Scooter

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This design, simply called Scooter, finally offers adults the same fun way of getting around that kids have been enjoying for years without the stigma of being… well… lame! This modern, big-size kick scooter also includes an electric motor that can propel the rider surprisingly long distances. Better yet, the front wheel actually acts as a generator, producing supplemental energy to power the electric motor when the user is in “kick” mode. Other innovative features include a foot platform which splits to form a three-wheeled stance for greater stability as well as a Minimalistic yet highly functional it’s a stylish and sensible alternative to the car when you just need to get around locally or for the last mile of your commute!

Designer: Hevesi Annabella

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Good to the Last Drop

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There’s a certain elegance in wine tasting and so the same should be for the twist and pull! Drop, named for its shape, is an innovative redesign of the corkscrew that’s a vital tool to the very last drop. After corking, it doubles as a cork placed directly in the neck of the bottle. Additionally, the design finds a tie between wine and literature. As the pen is the tool of a writer, so is the corkscrew for the winery. After enjoying a bottle, users can jot their thoughts down using Drop’s pen tip!

Designer: Hevesi Annabella

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