This modern day bed comes from the Calvin Klein furniture collection. Pictured is a "right arm" model, but it also comes in a "left arm" version. This day bed is very simple in its design creating a look that should blend well into a room. The colors could be changed if more "pop" is needed from this piece. Via.
"Umarmung" was a piece originally commissioned for a private residence in Tokyo, Japan. The floor sitting couch is perhaps the first of its kind. The Zaisu chair has graced Japanese culture for centuries creating awareness around the world with its floor sitting design. The natural evolution is for "floor sitting design" to move into other furniture objects, in this case a couch. Christhoph Vogl had this to say about the project, "Umarmung is inspired by the long tradition of floor-sitting culture in Japan where the connection between the body and conversations is not restricted to universal seat height and conventional definition of sofa".
The Manhattan Modular Sofa Sectional from designer Patrick Norguet is part of the newest releases from Artifort. Their dazzling shapes and colors add a sharp look to any home, office, board room or lobby for sitting, waiting, meeting, storing and discussing. It's no accident that their delightful, exclusive furniture features in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art and the Centre Pompidou. Norguet's Manhattan sofa sectional shows us why Wallpaper the international design magazine voted him "Furniture designer of the year" in 2009. See the entire collection from Artifort here.
If you are looking for a distinct piece of New York furniture, consider the "X Table" by Missy Vandenberg. Missy is a Brooklyn designer that sent in this submission highlighting her work. It's easy to see the amount of detail that went into construction of the X Table. This is a nice example of furniture that is not mass produced where quality often suffers. Via - Studio Vandenburg.
Tacchini Furniture is situated in the heart of Italian design between Milan and Como. A sample of furnishings from the company show their vision toward "desirable and functional" furnishings that are attractive in public and private spaces. Some of the designers for their portfolio include: Pietro Arosio, Roberto Grossi, Pearson Lloyd and Christophe Pillet. Via.
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