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Mountains Writing Desk

Mountains

Mountains is a writing desk and chair set made of elm wood. The form draws on the traditional Chinese recessed-leg table with everted flanges. The raised ends of the desktop reduce the chance of items falling during writing or painting. The front edge has a slight slope that supports a comfortable working posture. A compartment is placed under the desk for storage. The curved back of the chair recalls the mountain shapes of Chinese landscape painting, and a cushion is added to the seat. The desktop is hand spliced, while other parts are shaped by computer controlled milling.

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Light Scars Sheers

Light Scars

Light Scars is a set of sheer curtains made from laser cut polyester fabric. The text is cut with a specially designed font that keeps the letters easy to read while the fabric remains strong. As sunlight passes through the curtains, the words are projected into the room and move through the day and the seasons. Fonts are available in English, Hebrew, Arabic and Japanese. Customers can request a personal version or choose their own text through a product on demand platform. The fabric is light, resistant to ultraviolet light, washable and can be ironed.

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Sweet Candy Leisure Chair

Sweet Candy

Sweet Candy is a series of leisure chairs inspired by the rounded shapes and bright colors of candies. The supporting frame is made of solid wood in its natural color, cut by numerical control machines and finished by hand grinding. The soft parts are sewn by hand from plush cloth and filled with sponge. The rounded form lets users sit with the feet hanging or the knees bent while reading, drinking tea or resting. The high saturation colors also allow the chairs to act as interior decoration. The chairs are assembled from parts, which eases transport.

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Tetris Bookcase

Tetris

Tetris is a modular bookcase designed for flexible storage. The bookcase consists of a large frame and a set of small cabinets shaped like the blocks of a tile-matching game. Users remove the small cabinets and rearrange them by shape and colour to compose a personal layout. Each small cabinet can also be taken out and used on its own as a storage box. The bookcase is made of aluminium alloy, a light material with good stiffness, strength, corrosion resistance and weldability. It measures 120.6 by 30.4 by 181.6 centimetres.

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Odgen Credenza Cabinet

Odgen Credenza

Odgen is a credenza designed for Iola Home, a furniture studio based in Indonesia. The curved form of Odgen is combined with sungkai wood, terrazzo and brushed bronze. The top is made of wood and terrazzo, the body and the legs are made of wood, and the door handles are made of brass and terrazzo. The credenza measures 1200 by 500 by 800 millimetres. Odgen provides storage for books and other objects and helps to keep a room organised. The design draws on traditional Indonesian furniture and suits a living room, a bedroom or an office.

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Labyrinth Collection Area Rugs

Labyrinth Collection

Maze is a hand-tufted area rug from the Labyrinth Collection, inspired by traditional hedge mazes. The rug is made of wool and sustainable bamboo silk. A raised pattern recalls the hedge walls of a garden maze, and the asymmetrical path can be traced with bare feet. The bamboo silk gives a slight sheen that changes tone under different lighting. Five standard colorways refer to natural elements, including a green named Boxwood. Standard sizes range from 60 by 90 centimeters to 240 by 300 centimeters, and custom sizes are available. The design suits living rooms, studies and bedrooms.

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Rolling Pillow

Rolling

Rolling is a pillow designed to support the head and the neck during sleep. The pillow is divided into six independent areas, each filled with a different type and quantity of material. The fillings include elastic latex particles, white goose down and polyester fibers. Users of different build and height can adjust the height as needed. The modular structure allows free combinations and easy replacement without installation or disassembly. The connected modules also aid ventilation. The pillow eases the burden on the shoulders and suits back and side sleeping positions.

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Fan Table

Fan

Fan is a coffee table inspired by the Chinese folding fan. The tabletops are made of marble and artistic bark, combined with a central bronze piece shaped as a half-moon. The curved metal surface recalls an open fan, an object linked in Chinese culture with kindness and with moving freely. A semicircular space at the center can hold flowers or small ornaments. The marble was sanded repeatedly to fit the curved metal precisely. The table measures 1120 mm in width, 1120 mm in depth and 700 mm in height.

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Pages Pillow

Pages

Pages is a pillow designed to suit different seasons. Pages is made of three pillow cores with different materials and partition designs. The three cores are joined in an S shape. Folding them in different ways creates several combinations and five levels of comfort. The cool layer is filled with mulberry silk for summer. The warm layer is filled with goose down for winter. The support layer holds latex particles and antibacterial fibers. The outer fabric combines pure cotton and Tencel.

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Da Vinci Home Textile Pillow Core

Da Vinci

Da Vinci is a cervical pillow designed to support the head and neck during sleep. The pillow uses a two section design formed by a quilting process. Two thirds is the headrest area, filled with high fluffy down, and one third is the cervical support area, filled with Japanese pipe tubes. The cover is made of 100 percent cotton. A zipper allows the tubes to be removed, so the height can be adjusted. The shape supports the neck and holds the back of the head. The aim is to correct the curve of the cervical spine and improve sleep.

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Zazen Multifunctional Chair

Zazen

Zazen is a multifunctional chair designed for work and rest in public places such as offices and libraries. Zazen can be turned over to change its function. With the small-opening side up, Zazen serves as an ordinary chair for study and work. With the large-opening side up, Zazen becomes a wide sofa that offers a comfortable space for reading and meditation. Users can sit cross-legged on the sofa surface. Zazen is made of teak, a stable and wear-resistant wood, and measures 96 cm in length, 68 cm in width and 65 cm in height.

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Decker Folding Yacht Chair

Decker

Decker is a folding chair designed for use on yachts. The chair opens as a low lounge chair and folds to a compact form only 100 millimetres thick. The frame is made of stainless steel with trapezoidal tubing and cast lugs, joined by brass hardware at the pivot points. Teak slats are attached to webbing straps rather than to the frame, so the seat and back flex with the user. An over-centre geometry holds the straps in tension when the chair is open. A jog in the seat frame forms a carrying handle, and magnets keep the folded legs in place.

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