Tag Archives: Seat

Active Ergonomics for Your Core

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From the makers of this core-building chair comes another iteration of the design with a new, sleeker look. Like the original, its symmetrical seat means you can sit in one of two ways: straddled as if you were on horseback OR in a traditional chair position. The new version, however, features a minimalistic blend of bent wood framing and a soft felt seat. Its shape forces you to balance – so whether you’re at the dinner table or your desk, you’ll be working on your core whether you realize it or not.

Designers: Aurimas Lazinskas, Vainius Markelis, Saulius Sestavickas & Vilius Kiskis

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A Chair for Me Time

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The Botan chair is the perfect place to sit when you need to get away from it all. With its encompassing thick walls and comfy (and acoustically absorbing) padding, it creates a cozy place to think, reflect, and enjoy some alone time. Of course, you can still focus on what’s directly in front of you while blocking everything else out, making it great for conversations in crowded places or for watching TV when other things are going on around you. In a stylish combination of metal, wood, rubber, linen and felt mix of materials creates a moody feel when your mood is wanting some “me time.”

Designer: Sergey Makhno

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This Ain’t Your Grandma’s Papasan Chair

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This far-out seating solution called Galaktika creates a cocoon of comfort for the user. First designed as an airport armchair, it provides both a cozy place to sit and entertainment while you wait, whether you’re at the gate for your flight or the lobby at the doctor’s office. Lined with ultra-soft cushioning and capable of being fitted with additional pillows, it envelopes the user while isolating them from external noise. A built-in swing arm outfitted with a flatscreen TV provides access to movies, games, airport traffic information and more.

Designer: Vasil Velchev

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Stunning Wood-But-Not-Rigid Seating

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It’s difficult to believe that a design as beautiful this is composed almost entirely of recycled materials. Named after the shape that makes up its two flexible seating points, COMB is constructed from blown out bike inner tubes and plywood leftovers. The bike tubes form the stretchy surface for the honeycomb-shaped sections that sink in to create a comfy, form-fitting seat when one drops down. When they stand, it pops back up to form a planar surface with the rest of the bench again. It’s the softer side of wood seating!

Designer: Gaudutė Žilytė

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Cane Meets Scandinavian

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Mid-Century-ish in form and traditional in pattern, Mauricio Ercoli’s wicker/rattan chair concept combines both styles for a seating solution that looks right at home just about anywhere. It’s woven back makes for an elegant and complex detail in contrast with its simplistic, bent wood body and frame. The material combination comes together by utilizing natural elements like bamboo, straw, wood and leather. In a selection of fine finishes and color combinations, there’s bound to be one stylish wicker option to suit your personal style!

Designer: Mauricio Ercoli

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VW will debut cars with autonomous parking in 2020

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Automakers are fond of experimenting with self-parking cars, but VW intends to make it a practical reality. It's promising that vehicles in the company group (which includes brands like Audi, Bentley, Porsche and Lamborghini) will start including au...

A Lifetime of Design

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As people become more aware of the environmental impact their design decisions have, so does the need for lifespan-focused furniture. The Wonder Chair by Lee Wen De is a perfect example of a design that takes into account the changing needs of the user to extend its usability. All you have to do is flip it!

By setting the orientation in one direction, it can be used as a kid’s chair for eating or a child’s desk for drawing or writing. Flip it over, however, and it becomes a full-size chair for any adolescent or adult. With a simple turn, it can actually grow up with you!

Designer: Lee Wen De

A Stool with a Headdress

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The Turk Head Stool marries a minimal material combination with seemingly complex construction. It takes inspiration from the decorative Turk’s head knot in which a variable number of interwoven strands form a closed loop. While its resemblance is just as artistic, the knot makes for a functional, tight seat with a tad of cushion for comfort! It’s paired with a simplistic, raw wood base consisting of 3 legs for support. This peculiar piece is sure to be a conversation starter in any room.

Designer: Mauricio Ercoli

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