LaSelva Studio

Material juxtaposition in two furniture pieces by a pair of young Spanish designers

Exploring the satisfying contrast between powder-coated metal and raw or lacquered wood, young Spanish design studio LaSelva highlighted their petite collection of mixed material furniture at this year’s Feria Habitat Valencia. On view at the Nude platform, the new range includes a Gossip floor lamp and Supernova tables. Named for the act of leaning in to hear some secretive words, the hooded Gossip lamp can …

Pensando en Blanco 3am

Sustainable "puff-bags" inspired by a baker's pre-dawn flour sack naps

In 1913 an unknown baker recorded the process of making double fermented bread. In his account he told the story of getting up at 3am to begin preparing the batch and, while waiting for the exact moment in which the loaves were ready to be placed in the oven, napping on the 100kg bags of flour. This anecdote is what inspired the 3:00 am collection, …

Rare + Fibrous

Colorful side tables built from an Amazonian root

Using Kufa, an aerial root fiber native to the Amazon rain forest, John-Michael Ekeblad builds furniture by hand using a variety of techniques unique to the region. Ekeblad works with local Amazonian craftsman in Georgetown, Guyana to harvest the nomadic plant, then collaborates with them throughout the design process. His latest project, Rare + Fibrous—which is operated by strategic design consultancy, Daytime NYC—presents a series …