Radar | Vol. 7

006 Lounge Chair – Max Lamb for Vaarnii

This new furniture company aims to design functional and durable objects, combining local manufacturing techniques with modern technology and choosing natural elements found in abundance in Finland as materials. The entire first collection is made of pine wood. Max Lamb's seat is massive, clearly influenced by brutalism and came about after a study on the properties of wood. The designer has followed a transparent manufacturing process and the object looks like a mathematical model.

Concept by: Max Lamb

Photo by: Jussi Puikkonen, Styling by: Connie Hausser

Quasar – Samy Rio for Petite Friture

This small lamp is not just a gadget for climbers and hikers. "Quasar" is made of anodized aluminum with such a technique as to withstand the conditions of the external environment and the passing of time, while it is fully recyclable. The battery that powers it with light as well as the long rope -designed as one end of the object- make it portable. Of course, its minimal design combined with its nomadic character can make the lamp ideal even for the living room of a residence.

Concept by: Samy Rio

Photo by: Samy Rio, Petite Friture

ULU Group – Ara Thorose

Balancing between the sculptural and human scale, Ara Throrose, a young Armenian-American designer based in Brooklyn, created the “ULU Group” collection as a battle between the circular and square form. This furniture series includes a stool, two distinct comfortable seats and a table with a glass top. Each object is made of a cylindrical steel frame covered with polyurethane foam that creates “L” AND “U” turns, hence the name of the collection. 

Concept by: Ara Thorose

Photo by: Se Yoon Park

Fontainebleau Collection - José Lévy for Serax

French designer José Lévy is fascinated by the human soul and its relationship with the surrounding environment, and often links his memories with his imagination to create furniture, objects and installations. The present collection consists of garden furniture that he designed for his country house near Fontainebleau, serving the functions of relaxation, play, dining and work. The material used is steel in a dark green shade so that the furniture integrates with nature. All the flat steel surfaces are perforated to give the object lightness but also to create playful shadows.

Concept by: José Lévy

Photo by: Serax

bFRIENDS – Pearson Lloyd for Bene

Using a 3D printer, Luke Pearson and Tom Lloyd, along with Bene and London-based 3D print startup Batch.Works, are launching these colourful objects as home and office supplies. The material used comes from recycled and used bioplastics and after their use, the items can be returned to the company to be recycled again and turned into new products. The collection includes pencil cases, stands for tools, trays, hangers and many other items, which do not try to hide -in their aesthetics- their automated construction in the form of successive layers of material.

Concept by: Pearson Lloyd

Photo by: Alex Sarginson

RCP2 Chair – Jane Atfield re-edition for the Emma Scully Gallery

Thirty years ago, Jane Afield became one of the first creators worldwide to deal with recycled plastics as a raw material for furniture design. This year, on the occasion of the anniversary of the release of the 'RCP2' chair, the Emma Scully Gallery in New York is releasing a new version of the chair. Its simple and functional volume has been kept intact but new colour palettes as well as a table, have been created. The designer from England strongly promotes the reuse of resources in design through "Made of Waste", the studio she has created.

Concept by: Jane Atfield

Photo by: Sean Davidson

Vase Sculptures - Lætitia Jacquetton

Influenced by Japanese aesthetics, architecture and craftsmanship, the French creator Lætitia Jacquetton has been making these unique containers for years in Murano, Venice and in workshops in Paris. Her design combines her love for nature and the technique of blown glass. The result is thin, fluid vases that harmonize with stones that the creator herself has collected. It is a dialogue that constantly changes, depending on the content of the container and highlights the geometry of natural elements like nothing else.

Concept by: Lætitia Jacquetton

Photo by: Linus Ricard

Le Bambole (50th Anniversary Edition) - Mario Bellini for B&B Italia

In 1972, the release of Mario Bellini's armchair caused a sensation since it was a piece of furniture that, seemingly, lacked a supporting frame and the established formal aesthetics of the time. This year, the collection that includes this armchair is back on the market, renewed with more comfortable and ecological furniture. Thus, a minimal amount of polyurethane was used for the foam, i.e. the "stuffing" of the seat, while the fabric of the cover, which consists of recycled plastic, has monochromatic tones as well as floral patterns.

Concept by: Mario Bellini

Photo by: B&B Italia

Ruins Coffee Table- Sebastian Errazuriz

Sebastian Errazuriz has been internationally recognized for his design, which blurs the lines between contemporary art, craftsmanship and functionality. For the state-of-the-art "Ruins" coffee table, he has used marble as is but also its dust, glass and steel, in an attempt to capture in a piece of furniture for everyday use all the emotions that one experiences when encountering a ruin. Τhe "relics" were made with the use of a 3D printer.

Concept by: Sebastian Errazuriz

Photo by: Sebastian Studio