DIY Furniture with a Few SNAPs

Make tables out of almost anything with these clamping steel legs, no drilling required

Spanish designers Maria Roca and Erika Biarnes of new company Be-elastic have come up with a creative way to help furniture keep up with our increasing mobile, space-conscious and environmentally-sensitive lives. Their first design, SNAP, is a steel loop leg that clamps on and off—making it possible to create a bench, table, shelf and more out of almost any flat surface. Requiring no tools or …

REVISIT + Erickson Woodworking: The Langhorne Stool

A functional and design-minded seat made for adventures

During Robert Erickson’s last year of college, an article about an Appalachian chair-maker piqued his interest. Deciding to explore the world of the handmade, he would move from Nebraska to California but ultimately his work as a furniture-maker led him to settle in the Sierra Nevada Foothills. Now, alongside his son Tor, his company Erickson Woodworking continues to design hand-crafted furniture with a focus on …

A Sculptural Cabinet That “Peels” Open

Artist and designer Sebastian ErraZuriz’s latest line of experimental furniture explores unconventional ways to interact with cabinetry. Instead of including sliding drawers or swinging doors, ErraZuriz’s “Wave Cabinet” peels open to expose its contents, transforming its simple, boxy shape into a sculptural artwork. Pulling back on one of its wooden slats prompts the dozens of other wooden pieces to move with it in a wave-like …