The 85 Lamps chandelier by Rody Graumans is a simple yet true statement piece for any interior. This lamp uses only what is necessary to create light; bulbs, wires and connectors. By multiplying these essential elements, an opulent chandelier is created. Rody Graumans works as an independent product and interior designer in Gouda, the Netherlands. www.droog.com

Masato Miura’s core motivation for designing the MS40 chair was to shift paradigms towards a more lightweight and agile notion of a dining chair. With a structural composition of geometric simplicity, the design establishes clean lines and grace. With its intentional fragile appearance, the assembly of this plywood chair exhibits robustness owing to its statically well-aligned components that allow for homogeneous force distribution. The MS40 will soon be available in different kinds of hardwoods as well as in an upholstered…

The Fruit Metropolis, designed by Michael Lau for PPWORX, is an eco solution for the home. This fruit display board with its white, paper-look surface, makes snacks and desserts look appealing and full of colour. The top tier structure is made from paperboard while the surface is an eco-friendly material called Tyvek, a totally recyclable and waterproof material, which has been previously used for medical areas. To clean, the user can simply wipe the surface with a tissue. www.ppworx.com

The Swan LED desk lamp, pictured, recently won the 2011 iF Design Gold Award in Frankfurt. The elegant design allows users to adjust the brightness with a simple contact memory button, boasting a colour-rendering index above Ra80 to reflect the natural colours of surrounding objects. Its patented V-CUT filter gives a warm, anti-glare, daylight colour temperature of 6500K, ideal for reading, and 1300 Lux at 35cm from desk for more detailed work. Swan desk lamps feature a wide luminous range,…

Kite tables from OCee Design are simple to move, fold and store, allowing users to easily reconfigure areas to create an agile working environment. The Kite shape ignores existing traditional table shapes to ensure that each person has their own working space and good line of sight to the presenter, trainer, AV equipment and other delegates. Users sit at a defined straight edge with 750mm of personal space; no one straddles a table leg, writes over a seam or is…

CMD introduce Air and Motion, their new collection of streamline and lightweight monitor arms. The new range creates effective work and desk spaces, promoting good health, productivity and collaboration, allowing for a family aesthetic theme and corporate ergonomic message throughout the workplace. Air, pictured, features innovative engineering and contemporary styling with all the benefits you would expect of an adjustable gas lift arm. CMD endeavour to build their next generation of products using sustainable, recycled or recyclable high quality materials…

The Deskbot 4 is a handy little desk friend designed to organise your stationary. The main goal of Deskbot 4 is to supply you with little pieces of paper that you may need for note taking or doodling. He keeps paper, scissors and markers in his backpack. Deskbot 4 is made from plastic parts, lighting fixtures, Plexiglas and stainless steel. There are three other Deskbots in the collection, all varying in design and personality, but Deskbot 4 is the most…

Tunisian designers Ashref Chichini and Kamel Fakhfakh introduce the Ena chair, awarded the Red Dot International Award for design concept in 2011. The injection-moulded chair is a monobloc piece that harnesses the lightness and strength of plastic to achieve an eye-catching cantilever. Made using polycarbonate or polypropylene with a lacquered or matt finish, this comfortable chair is appropriate for indoor and outdoor use. Its contemporary design offers a dynamic and fun aspect. www.cplusf.com

The seat-element from Akaratos was designed by Marjan Eggels and is part of a system. It is made from separate elements, in various lengths and heights that are merged on a central point. The system is made from wood and stainless steel, but is also available in stainless steel alone. The seat-element is easy to assemble and disassemble without the need for tools. www.akaratos.nl

Milliken carpet has been used at the Joule Library, part of the University of Manchester’s Sackville Street building. Scattergraph was used as the base design, mixed with the warm autumnal tones, textures and patterns of Shadowbox, plus Tessellate and Sequel to highlight formal work and PC areas, and to define casual working clusters. Custom colours Drill and Fix were also used in contrast for activity and formal quiet areas. In total 950m2 of Milliken carpet tiles were installed, with recycled…