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Mariel Series Storage And Item Placement

Mariel Series

Mariel Series is a furniture collection designed for storage and item placement in the home. The series includes side tables, a coffee table, a bar table, a console table, a shoe-changing seat, a dining table, a dining chair, a bedside table and a bed. A retro gourd-column shape is combined with modern forms and finishes. Panels are made of solid wood or burl wood veneer, and the colors include natural wood tones and color blocking. The side tables use a tool-free installation structure, which allows flat packaging.

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Nakovalnya Chair

Nakovalnya

Nakovalnya is a monumental chair that pays homage to the industrial spirit of the imperial Russian forge. Inspired by the blacksmithing heritage of the designer ancestors, the piece translates the heavy, grounded form of the anvil into a contemporary wooden sculpture. Featuring a deep, precision milled concave seat and a brutalist silhouette, Nakovalnya serves as both a functional seat and a valet. It represents the essence of the beginning, a site of labor transformed into a domestic centerpiece through high end craftsmanship.

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Su Series System Furniture

Su Series

Su Series is a system of home cabinets designed for integrated interior storage. The series joins door units and wall cabinets to solve practical problems of fitting storage into a house. Aluminium and wood are used together, with mortise and tenon joints that lock metal and timber for added strength. Natural wood tones, matte finishes and deep chestnut red give a warm appearance. Storage modules can be selected and combined to suit different rooms. Wardrobe, bookshelf, wine cabinet and television units extend from the wall to form one continuous surface.

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Waveform Sideboard

Waveform

Waveform is a sideboard with a sculptural wave pattern that covers its fronts, sides and back. The flowing surface is composed of blue glass slats of varying length, each placed by hand, so no two pieces are exactly alike. Light interacts with the glass and creates shifting visual effects. The core structure is built from MDF slats finished in satin white lacquer. Three doors open with integrated glass handles, which keeps the pattern continuous. Glass shelves and dividers organize the interior and let light pass through. The base is made of rectangular glass pieces.

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Lina Buffet

Lina

The Lina Buffet was inspired by memories of family gatherings and references to a grandmother's home. Named after the designer's grandmother, it transforms the decorative plate into a functional and symbolic element through solid wood handles split across the doors. Its rounded body and arched legs reference curved forms commonly found in traditional homes, reinforcing a sense of familiarity and heritage. The design balances function, symbolism and nostalgia in a refined piece of furniture.

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Crested Ibis Furniture Collection

Crested Ibis

Crested Ibis is a furniture collection inspired by the endangered crested ibis. The collection includes a desk, a shelving unit and a screen partition. The forms follow the wings, neck, legs and feathers of the bird. Each piece is 3D printed with a biodegradable polylactic acid composite using fused deposition modelling. Main structures are formed in one piece for stability. Larger parts are printed separately and joined by hidden mortise and tenon joints, so assembly needs no tools. The collection supports biodiversity awareness and sustainable production.

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Florencia Lounge Chair

Florencia

The Florencia Lounge Chair features a smooth continuous frame with seamless zero hardware joints. Making the chair simple to construct reduces the need for extra tools, hardware, and instructions. The hooked leather or cotton offers a comfortable and beautiful spot to unwind. The hooked cloth relies on gravity to hold the sitter, creating a hammock feel that adapts to the user's contour. Its simplicity makes the lifespan of the chair last longer than most, easily adapting into any room and cleaned.

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Cocoda Chair

Cocoda

Cocoda is a chair made of solid wood. The chair is characterized by intricate three-dimensional curved arms, which are carved from solid wood. This shape cannot be produced by bending wood. Each piece is hand-carved by craftsmen using Japanese planes and knives. The carved seat feels soft although the wood is hard, allowing long periods of sitting. The design keeps only the necessary functions, following the idea that simplicity brings comfort and beauty. The chair measures 700 mm in width, 520 mm in depth and 725 mm in height, with a seat height of 420 mm.

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Pinch Chair

Pinch

The Pinch Chair is a unibody, stackable, plastic chair that reimagines traditional designs with a fresh aesthetic more suited to contemporary architecture and landscapes. Designed with a unibody logic, the plastic sheet transforms into a complete chair with simple pinching and pulling moves. Its seamless, cohesive appearance creates an intuitive and dynamic visual image. The design allows for stacking during storage and stable placement on a dining table when flipped upside down, which is convenient for restaurant staff to clean the floor when closing.

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Flip Chair

Flip

Flip Chair is inspired by the serene feeling of sitting on a grassy lawn, where one can enjoy the natural softness, warmth, and gentle breeze of the environment. The chair's flip theme embodies the graceful movement of grass in the wind, creating a dynamic and organic form. To achieve this effect, the fluidity and folds of the chair's seat are simulated and the wood was bent into shape using steam. The resulting product was then meticulously handcrafted to provide users with an authentic and immersive natural experience.

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Seven Wind Chime

Seven

Seven is a wind chime with a new structure utilizing Tensegrity structure. In the unstable social climate of recent years, people are constantly moving between stability and anxiety. The Tensegrity structure is the structure that embodies current society. It appears to be floating and stable, but external forces such as wind cause it to sway in order to maintain equilibrium. By converting this swaying into sound, it resonates through space and adds healing and color to daily life.

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Petra Dining Table

Petra

Petra is a massive volcanic stone dining table for indoor/outdoor use: a homage to the Mexican terrain that portrays its whims and character through its materials and impeccable craftsmanship. Through its surface, etched lines run connecting each of the three circles of polished stone strategically mirroring the monoliths underneath.

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