chairs by BENJAMIN HUBERT

Warm grays and slightly amorphic forms that give off a futuristic feel. But we're not talking about sterile modernity here. These are comfortable chairs...one might even call them juicy.

The puckered leather beauty on top is Juliet, available from Poltrona Frou and winner of the company's 100th Anniversary Design competition.

Below it sits the majestic Garment, where origami meets enlightened upholstry. Available from Cappellini, this chair is covered by a single piece of fabric that expertly fits the underlying form without a stitch.

Visit Benjamin Hubert's website for more information along with photos that reveal some of his design process.

London Design Festival 2012: Spotted at 100% Design

A little time has gone by since the amazing week I spent running around the London Design Festival, enjoying all of the exhibitions, trade shows, lectures, and performances on offer.

I arrived back in New York to throw life as I've known it into spectacular motion. This included moving to a new home and giving away most of my accumulated possessions while keeping only the few items that I love and cherish most. This was a cleansing and meaningful process (albeit chaotic) and now I am absolutely thrilled by the result: a cleaner slate, and the cognitive space to imagine something entirely new...

So...getting back to London...here are a few ideas that caught my eye at the 100% Design show. I'll continue to post images from LDF (there's just so much)...so stay tuned!

Pictured above:

1) A built in projector screen from Tandem, a UK-based design firm. This project is an example of their bespoke Made for Architects service. What a stylish way to make a presentation, display cutting-edge video artwork, or catch up on your favorite sitcom.

2) JiB design studio was part of 100% Design's super-exciting Emerging Brands showcase. Their Console O and Credenza O (not pictured) both invite greenery into a space by literally embedding it into the furnishings. I appreciated how the matching containers can also be used to store fruits, odds, or ends.

3) And then there was the ironic and cheerful Harvey Sofa by Deadgood Design. Now this is a sofa: a bit Jetsons, a bit Sherlock Holmes, but all the way cool. Described on the company's website as "an individual expression of British eccentricity", the Harvey Sofa's brand of oddness is one that I see spanning nations.

Brocade Upholstered Chairs @ the Brooklyn Flea

A pair of semi-wingback (is there a more proper name these?) chairs upholstered in golden yellow brocade.  Mahagony base, solidly built, and heavy. I considered purchasing to reupholster in grey wool. Offer was a negotiable $250 for the pair.

@ Brooklyn Flea

Confluences Sofa System by PHILIPPE NEGRO for LIGNE ROSET

this designer was inspired by families of people of different heights, shapes, and sizes.

i love the humanism in furniture design.

more photos of the Confluences sofa system here...

an interview with Philippe Negro here...