The iconic Ny chair, named for the phonetic pronunciation of designer Takeshi Nii’s last name, as well as the Danish word for new or fresh, is available once again. The classic 1958 design—which has a home in MoMA’s permanent collection—easily folds up to take on the road, but is just as great in a living room or anywhere you want to rock.
Though Brooklyn’s furniture brand UHURU was founded in 2004, it wasn’t until the debut of their 2010 collection of repurposed Coney Island boardwalk planks that UHURU went from a small design and build shop to having a piece in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. In years since, UHURU has continued to utilize reclaimed materials—2011’s War Craft Collection used deck wood from …
Kartell is taking the 10th anniversary of its famed Bourgie Lamp, the classical baroque silhouette preserved ironically in plastic designed by Ferruccio Laviani, quite seriously. Earlier this year, the Italian brand tapped 14 international design heavyweights, including Philippe Starck, Nendo and Patricia Urquiola (and even Lenny Kravitz), to re-imagine the modern lamp. The unique interpretations that resulted were unveiled during Maison & Objet in Paris. …