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Its all in the detail -- Tayo Odulana www.tayoodulana.com The contents of this blog are copyright of their respective owners and I claim no credit for them unless otherwise noted. :)

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JL8 Faber |  Loehr

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KRAKANI LUMI - WUKALINA - Taylor and Hinds Architects

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https://www.sawkille.com/

photography by gentl and hayers photography for rue magazine

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The bicycle is an object in which the user can feel a seamless relationship to and subsequently the road. This relationship between body and object is echoed in bicycle design with tubes flowing seamlessly into one another, constantly changing shape, to improve function and aesthetic.

The Velo Chair is a response to modern bicycle design with its components seamlessly wrapping around the user, constantly changing form for comfort and then blending into the next component, leaving the user feeling at one with the chair.

With each surface being hand sculpted and constantly changing, a real tactile nature lends itself to the design, begging to be explored.

mate­r­ial:  Solid Ash

-- Jan waterston

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BOULON BLANC

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Yoav tables by Nui Design Studio

The guys from Nui studio created the Yoav series of tables as a reinterpretation of representation furniture for flyers, handouts and other things. But they also make a very good coffee table, keeping your favorite magazines at the side to leave enough space for your cup of coffee. The table is made of sweet chestnut wood with a sandblasted finish and a little red color highlight at the rim.

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Don't just sit, sink.

- Adam Friedman, Designer

Wood has many admirable qualities as a craft material: its sturdiness and durability, the patina it gains over time, ease of cleaning, and the beauty and luster of a well-developed grain. However, comfort is often times not one of these qualities given the unbending structure of wood. Sitskie Furniture has succeeded in solving just this in its Block Bench design, where the seating surface is not one piece of wood, but many pieces that dovetail together that can move individually to accommodate the curves of your body. -Hypebeast

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Diedre Stool | Daphna Laurens

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Pongo Coatrack

We feel strongly that great designs appear to be effortless. Objects of desire that function, while maintaining a state of comfort. Our design methodology translates proven and established classics into contemporary methods of making. This translation serves to invent a new identity for a familiar strategy.

For this project, we tackled the twisted-stick coat rack as a typology. Our first inclination was to melt and weld these sticks together. Though impractical, it would have been possible to purchase a tree and carve this object out as a solid. Instead we looked to five-axis milling as an operation to ensure three individual sticks could be carved efficiently, shipped efficiently, and still align precisely with mechanical fasteners. Clever spiraling fastener placement allows the single component to attach to itself, instead of requiring variation between the sticks. In doing so, we were faced with the challenge of producing the moment in the design we are most fond of—the belly buttons. These internalized nubs rhetorically call for the bolts. The three sticks wrap around each other in such a way that the bolts align with the neighboring parts, making the assembly a simple task that requires no instruction manual.

size: 21" X 21" X 64" mate­r­ial: Baltic Birch Plywood or Solid Ash sustainability: in addition to sourcing our plywood from managed forests, we source our solid woods locally. fabrication: 5-axis cnc milling

--matterdesignstudio

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Flyte

is a levitating light. A shatterproof light bulb which hovers by magnetic levitation and is powered wirelessly through the air. There are no batteries and its low voltage LEDs makes it completely safe and harmless.

Each base is elegantly designed, crafted in Sweden from sustainable oak, ash and walnut.

The Light Bulb has been considered the most important invention since man-made fire but not so much has changed in design since Edison’s time 135 years ago.

We’d like to change this, so we’ve designed a new way to experience your light. One which is free from the constraints of gravity.

The hardware and electronics consist of an electro-magnetic base, sensors and a power adapter.

-- Simon Morris

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The STRATUM chair was born out of a desire to create a chair that expresses its materiality in a very organic fashion, while taking advantage of advanced CNC milling and fabrication technologies. Comprising of two interlocking parts, the chair can fold and reduce its overall volume by half. Sharp sinuous lines run along the edges and highlight the its functional features. The flowing striated pattern is revealed by carving strategically designed local and global geometries into laminated plywood. Terminating the chair at the ground with three legs creates a sense of delicate balance.

--kalo

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AL HASIRA is inspired by the rise in the need to enjoy the comfort and ambiance of Dubai’s sensational outdoor scenes. During the time of the year when the weather conducive for outdoor activity, it is almost impossible to resist the atmosphere at a park or in the Deserts. On the other hand, when it gets hot in the summer, most people would rather spend their time out on the beach. The Idea for Al Hasira stems from the intrinsic need to seat lower to the ground when at a park, the beach, plaza or square. It has become a common practice to use a combination of mats and pillows / cushions or anything that can be used to get comfortable in certain the outdoor spaces like the beach, a patch of grass, the park or the desert. With Al Hasira, we combine these possibilities into one single panel, which encourages a variety of postures ( i.e. seating, laying and so on), that can be combined together to facilitate interaction in parks, plazas, the desert, the beaches, on the sidewalk and several other public spaces such as the lobby of a building.

AL Hasira is a multi-functional piece of furniture that can be customized to fit a variety of seatingconfigurations and a multitude of colors, materials and texture. This sleek piece consists of two majorcomponents, a base material for support and a cushion material to make seating comfortable.Depending on the client’s preference and the function of a space, the piece could be customized with ajuxtaposition of Fiberglass or Corian (for base material) and leather, rubber or wool (for cushion material) which would be suitable for interior spaces. On the other hand, for outdoor environments, in order to have a more timeless design or material option, clients may prefer a combination of a fiberglass or concrete base with timber (red meranti or teak) seating. Every Urban space is different, be it an interior space, sidewalk or a landscape, they all have their individual character. Al Hasira provides the client with the opportunity to personalize their benches, to make it unique to them and to their spaces.

—AND Studio led by Adetayo Odulana and Dana salam

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Giving new meaning to the word enlightenment, the genius of the Swarm Lamp lies in its ability to attain the feeling of suspended motion, each lamp tethered in a perfect harmony of light.

Specialty Bulbrite light bulbs that reveal a sculptured pattern of entwined filament are connected to custom-cut wood that resonates with a distinct Scandinavian design quality. The respect for woodcraft in the Swarm Lamp hearkens back to a simpler, pre-industrial time when the creative process was just as important as the end product.

The Swarm Lamp, like all Jangir Maddadi products, is designed for individual style: The angle of each Swarm can be adjusted to a  road spectrum of positions, and each lamp can be purchased as one, a group of three, or a group of five, giving people the freedom to  choose the light in their lives.

The Swarm Lamp brings together three simple materials: glass , wood, and metal, and creates a piece that so organic that it could have been designed by nature itself.

The Swarm Lamp: Graceful. Organic. Masterful.

--Reminds me of bugs, bees or wasps to be exact--

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Multifunctional nature ZOO

37x37x45 cm

Unique pieces made by craftsmen, whose structural design maintains balance without screws or brackets extras. They are made in Spain with pine wood from sustainable forests. The finish has been treated with cappers and natural wax, and have placed four blocks of silicone on the base. Depending on user needs, each piece ZOO not only works as a seat but as shelf, magazine rack, table or benches colors.

Parts can be ordered in pine wood finish, or place of melamine in different colors or wood hand painted to RAL colour standards accordingly.

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We’re pleased to announce a new in-store feature coming to Heath SF and LA this August. Heath Finds will be a recurring showcase featuring the works of designers, artists, and makers from our community who inspire. 

Pieces by Bay Area designer Silvia Song will be on display for our first Heath Finds installment August 15 - September 15. Her explorations in woodwork are, in a word, stunning.

Take a peek at her work above, and come meet Silvia in person at Heath SF on Saturday, August 16, from 2-4pm. Discover for yourself why we’re so excited by Silvia’s work.

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(via Wooden Furniture by Pinch Design | GBlog)

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Magnus Celestii is a natural wooden desk that spirals up to the ceiling. Designed by Joseph Walsh Studio in Ireland, the sculpture and workspace uplifts the user’s spirits and inspires new heights of creativity. Specially made for the Artist House in Roche Court, the piece was crafted from olive ash and finished with white oil. The impressive design draws from forms and functions seen in Walsh’s earlier work.

-Layers of Ash wood

"Sculptural desk reaches for the sky"

(Via : GBlog)