Five Tables from Milan Design Week

Wood, metal and formed concrete create some of the most creative designs around

by Graham Hiemstra and Evan Orensten Milan Design Week is always full of surprises and this year’s fair was no exception. We found a strong presence of innovative furnishings mixing modern production techniques with the classic aesthetic of raw materials. From “melting” wood to laser cut marble and a table that can be formed in multiple shapes, here are five of our favorites. One of …

Lee Broom’s Public House

The English designer brings a proper British pub to Milan

Lee Broom‘s name features consistently on the lips of those-in-the-know at London’s Design Festival. This year, the young designer, who we covered in 2010, took his solo show to Milan and created his own corner of English charm in which to show his new work plus a little of the old. Of course, being a Cockney, Broom dismantled an old London pub and ambitiously recreated …

Sean Woolsey

Handmade furniture, pipe lamps and otherworldly art

Quality is at the core of everything Sean Woolsey makes. From laser-cut wooden coasters and handmade furniture through to carefully crafted lighting and paintings on sheet metal, Wolsey creates pieces that effortlessly fuse form and function. Two years ago the former apparel designer left his work in the action sports industry in order to carve out a career from his craft. CH caught up with …