Editor’s Picks: The best new season design and lifestyle launches
A thoughtful selection of the latest lifestyle and design news, plus the modular seating goes where you need it to
Tom Dixon’s art deco-inspired outdoor collection arrives just in time for spring
Four designers and four versatile new collections equals a win for Mara’s vibrant furniture collection
In collaboration with international designers, Mara has unveiled four new collections. Bold and playful, they’re a logical extension of the brand’s design and production know-how
Nowy Styl ushers in exciting ideas for workplaces and public spaces
From its roots in Kraków to its global ambitions, Nowy Styl is shaping the future of office environments with creativity and purpose
Finnish rug company Finarte on celebrating handcraft and joyful colours
While bringing folk art into the 21st century, rug company Finarte is also maintaining traditions of handcraft and using recycled materials. Welcome to the bold face of modern Finnish design
A London townhouse becomes a new home base for global design brand GUBI
Cutting-edge design and intimate environments don’t always go hand in hand. At the new GUBI House showroom in London, however, the brand’s iconic pieces seem to have merged with their 18th-century surroundings and found a new lease of life. For lovers of well-curated interiors, the result is a warm welcome indeed
Forces of Change: Cecilie Manz on form and function
OnOffice chats to the award-winning, Danish designer about her approach to work and passion for craftsmanship
Universal Design Studio’s Lisl du Toit on sustainable and ‘future-proof’ design
Lisl du Toit of Universal Design Studio, the practice behind forward-thinking projects such as the M127 office building in Antwerp, considers how it is possible to create lasting spaces that are sustainable in every sense of the word
Torbjørn Anderssen and Espen Voll of Nedre Foss design homewares with a 100-year lifespan
For homeware designers Torbjørn Anderssen and Espen Voll, obsolescence is a thing of the past. Their Nedre Foss range is created to last a lifetime with ‘century products’ that will be around for 100 years or more. As the pair explain, it may not be commercially fashionable, but it’s the natural outcome of responsible design and taking sustainability seriously
The new Milan showroom of furniture brand Zanotta is brimming with 70 years of Italian interior innovations
Famed Italian furniture brand Zanotta, which is marking 70 years in the industry, has always championed ideas, creativity and research. Its visionary founder was one of the first to produce pieces by the likes of Joe Colombo, Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Ettore Sottsass and Carlo Mollino. Today, the brand continues to nurture design talent at home and abroad
Normann Copenhagen’s Mat collection revolutionises conventional furniture production
Normann Copenhagen, which is exploring environmentally friendly materials, introduces the Mat chair collection made from hemp and eelgrass
Non-toxic paint brand Blēo unveils its latest palette: Still Life by British design duo Barber Osgerby
Copenhagen-based colour house Blēo, known for its water-based and non-toxic paints, has teamed up with innovative British design duo Barber Osgerby to create a dynamic new collection
Swedish design brand Blå Station launches its flexible new Able chair
In an era flooded with novelty designs that don’t actually change the status quo, Blå Station’s Able chair dares to be different by not taking the same approach. Why worry about being ‘new’ when you can be better?
