
Like an updated version of desks founding libraries, the Hoodie by Koskela is a desktop screening device that provides both visual and acoustic privacy. It is designed to delineate personal space within a collaborative workplace by isolating the user while still allowing optional contact with a group. There are two iterations: a desktop version which consists of a portable geometric dome top that can be placed on any work surface and the fully-realised work module (pictured above and after the jump) featuring rounded legs that support a wooden desk.
As Koskela's goal is to become a completely carbon-neutral business, the Hoodie was designed to have minimal impact on the environment being made as it is from sustainable timber and water-based glues in local factories by Australian crafts people. The winner of a 2013 IDEA Award, the Hoodie was designed to stand alone or be grouped in clusters, and features optional add-ons like internal shelves, data boxes and LED lighting. It comes in a variety of upholstery colours and finishes.
Based in Venice, California, Ilan Dei perfectly captures the region's quintessential laid-back, communal atmosphere with this Swinging Love Seat from its IDV Cruiser Collection of outdoor furniture. One of four new pieces influenced by the edginess and ingenuity of Southern California's Hot Rod culture of the 1950s and 1960s and one car in particular - the vintage Porche 356 Roadster - the love seat is made of aluminium, steel and fibreglass, and has a playful, retro feel.
The chair is supported by a one inch diameter tube covered with an aluminium sheet. It attaches by a simple, nylon rope and is available in four colours: ice, marigold, mint and pacific.
The chair is supported by a one inch diameter tube covered with an aluminium sheet. It attaches by a simple, nylon rope and is available in four colours: ice, marigold, mint and pacific.
Veering between an angular, robotic silhouette and human anatomy (complete with sinewy muscles), Thom Browne's recent collection for Spring 2015 was heavy on clashing but complimentary pattern and print. Padded, shrunken jackets and cropped trousers in plaid and patchwork were topped off with brimless hats reminiscent of those worn by ice cream vendors.

Australian designer Nikolai Kotlarczyk of CZYK, is behind this chair called Fold which is intended as an exploration of single material production of public outdoor furniture. The chair is both strong and durable (as is required for public furniture), but still manages to have a "visual lightness" due to the surface perforations and its material composition.
Fold is made of powder coated 2mm steel and is also available in a brushed steel version which makes it ideal for coastal conditions.
Reminiscent of a stack of twigs bundled together for kindling, is this side table available from Ampersand. With its elegant but causal feel, the interwoven elements of the table are friction-fit to create a sturdy frame without the use of hardware or adhesives. Bundle may be used as an accompaniment to living room or lobby seating and it also makes a charming nightstand. The table is available with a white Corian tabletop and support disc, paired with either black walnut or white oak dowel legs, or with a black Corian tabletop and support disc and either black walnut or hard maple dowel legs.
Bundle is hand-made in Cincinnati using American-sourced materials.
Bundle is hand-made in Cincinnati using American-sourced materials.
An immediately identifiable rectangular shape forms the basis for this highly versatile, if unusual-looking chair designed by Ola Giertz and produced by Materia. Called Frame, the chair operates like a three-dimensional picture and frames the person who sits in it making the user a focal point. You can sit on Frame in a number of different ways: in the middle like a pallet, sideways like an easy chair or against a wall in a more conventional manner. The chair can also be sat on from two different directions making it useful in small spaces as a form of room divider. Placing several of the chairs next to each other creates a tunnel and gives the feeling of being in a room of its own.
The chassis consists of a moulded wooden frame which is covered with foam and fabric, the chair also absorbs sounds. The base consists of four wooden legs lathed in ash.
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