From By Making, the studio of Trinidad-based designer Marlon Darbeau, comes another functional yet beautiful piece.

Prolific artist (or perhaps more apt, product designer) CJ Hendry's latest project consists of these artificial flowers which have been the subject of pop up installations in New York and Dubai and collaborations with Henderson Land in Hong Kong.

Fit for royalty, the Reina Cocoon chair by Sebastian Herkner is a dramatic accent piece.

Calling to mind the peacock chair which was popular in the 1970s, the Reina Cocoon chair envelopes you in an oval-shaped, bower made of colour-contrasted recycled PVC wrapped around a galvanized and powder-coated tubular steel frame.  

Part throne, part beach chair but all conversation-starter, the chair brings a touch of eccentricity to any outdoor space whether it be a poolside terrace, balcony or garden. It is the perfect place for relaxing on one's own or multiple chairs can be combined to create a unique seating arrangement. 

Part of the Cartagenas collection, the collection is an ode to the lively coastal metropolis on Colombia's Caribbean coast which is a melting-pot of the country's diverse ethnic communities. The chair's name, Reina, which translates as Spanish for 'queen', is another tribute to the city of Cartagena.

The Reina Cocoon chair is available in five contrasting colour and monochrome versions. 

 

Dimorestudio's curved painted metal rocking chair with perforated seat also comes with cushions padded with polyurethane foam and upholstered in fabric. 

In a brilliant, stylistic move, designer YuoNing Chien extends the geometric shapes found on the surface of her side tables into the associated supporting legs thereby turning what would typically be negative space into tangible material.  

Through the 36 Days of Type project, Trinidadian artist and graphic designer Nicholas Huggins has created an architectural alphabet of the Caribbean.

Korean designer Seungjin Yang's balloon-shaped furniture began with an interest in the unexpected forms balloons take when inflated. 

In her San Sebastián workshop, Ainhoa Perez-Urdangarin combines graphic design  with woodworking to create striking pieces of furniture.

With their unrefined edges and mottled brown hue, Jacques Monneraud's stoneware pieces are designed to confuse and amuse.

 

Want to give your child more of a challenge than pegged blocks can provide while doing good? Ambessa is a do-it-yourself torch kit which is founded on the belief that every child, everywhere, regardless of the resources they have access to, should have the opportunity to build, learn, and play.

 

British-Trinidadian designer Althea McNish revolutionised the world of post-war British design with her bold and beautiful prints starting with her very first collection, created as a freelance commission for Liberty Fabrics in 1958.

TIPTOE design and Yves Klein Archives have once again joined forces once again to create a colour-saturated, limited-edition (natch) collection of TIPTOE's most popular objects drenched in the iconic International Klein Blue®.

The iconic Max sofa created by Italian designer Antonio Citterio for Flexform in 1983 represented the first time Citterio incorporated organic forms into a more traditional structure confronting the idea of being asymmetrical with a freer form. Now, Citterio and Flexform have joined forces to revisit the idea of the original Max sofa conceiving what they have dubbed the Supermax as a contemporary interpretation of the original 1983 version. 

Tomas Kral Project Design helped Foundry Collection develop this series of objects inspired by - of all things - a clown's nose. 

Almost everyone who has grown up in the Caribbean is familiar with the smoky spiral of the cockset which is burned at night to keep mosquitoes away.

Osengwa

The Ayo Bench was designed by Josh Egesi, who founded his interdisciplinary design studio, Ike and Sons, in Lagos in 2021.

Confused is the right way to put it.

When we first came across these brightly coloured ceramic vessels from Cape Town-based creative studio MUTI, we were captivated by the bright colours and abstract designs. Only upon further research did we discover the pieces are actually 3-D renderings.

For us this series of beautiful and colourful coffee tables and a single totem sculpture give off a jolie laide vibe - with shades of 1980s Memphis design. 

South Korean-based MISC Studio have created what they call a furniture retrospective on traditional Korean culture that explores the relationship between people and space. Their goal is to communicate beyond language and visuals, and an accompanying modern dance performance – the Living Performance Project – focuses on the emotions created by the interaction between of their Klassiker lounge chair and Seoulban side table. 

Afro-centric furniture company The Urban Native has designed this beautiful curvilinear capsule seating collection.