Interview: Gwenaëlle Chassin de Kergommeaux

We talk to the GCDK De.Sign principal about eggshell maps of China, furniture re-purposing and more

Created in 2004 by Gwenaëlle Chassin de Kergommeaux as an artistic outlet, GCDK De.Sign is an unconventional furniture design company started in Paris and is now based in Beijing. Chassin de Kergommeaux bases her work on careful research of aesthetics and materials, using eggshells, silk, gold leaf, sharkskin, mother of pearl and lacquered wood in her finely crafted pieces. Starting with vintage furniture from the …

Ring Stool

Irish textile designer and RCA grad Claire-Anne O’Brien takes a playful approach to furniture, lending common objects like stools unique form through her special knitting techniques.

Sylki Chair

Gradation, aeration and ergonomics come together in a new piece by POD

Contoured around natural seating postures, the Sylki Chair is the latest furniture design from Brooklyn-based studio POD Design. By considering ergonomics the geometrical chair’s surface features highly specific undulations and indentations designed to enhance comfort while distributing pressure on joints. To reduce waste the chair is molded from a single sheet of laser-cut, 20 gauge (0.9mm thick) recycled metal. Sylki is reported to weigh “less …