1: BARBICAN by Konstantin Grcic
Konstantin Grcic’s modern, pared-back interpretation of the classic chaise features an asymmetric base on solid oak legs clad in a stretch knitted fabric, with memory-foam toppers and sumptuous pillows in bold block colours. This versatile modular piece, designed for Established & Sons, can be used in many ways, whether you want a compact sofa for urban living, a reading nook in a palatial bedroom or a contemporary addition to your meeting room. From £2,000 esablishedandsons.com
2: COS × Olivier Van Herpt
Based in Eindhoven, Olivier Van Herpt has been at the forefront of 3D printing, and his work and interest in pushing the boundaries of the technology is perfectly showcased in this commission of five ceramic vases for COS. Using a custom-designed piston-based 3D printer to extrude hard, rather than wet clay, Van Herpt is now able to design and print phenomenally intricate patterns and forms that are a world away from the unfinished plastic extrusions we’ve come to expect from 3D printing. cosstores.com
3: Loop Corolle Shelf for Petite Friture
These coated steel wire shelves were designed by Amandine Chhor and made using machinery more typically associated with the manufacturing of industrial storage trolleys. The result is practical, organically curving piece that pushes steel-wire manufacturing to create something altogether more domestic. Available in white, black and yellow. €295 petitefriture.com
4: Cambridge Audio Edge
Launched in celebration of the brand’s 50th anniversary, the Audio Edge from Cambridge Audio is a high-end hi-fi designed with sound quality, rather than market forces, in mind. Named after Professor Gordon Edge, one of Cambridge’s founders and inventor of its first product, the P40 integrated amplifier, it has been three years in the making with the Edge A integrated amplifier, Edge NQ streamer and Edge W power amplifier all blind tested by nine experts based on sonic performance alone. The collection – which looks every inch as good as it sounds - boasts Tidal support, built-in Chromecast, Spotify Connect and AirPlay, and a completely new aesthetic that WIRED thinks elevates the brand straight into the big league. From £2,500 cambridgeaudio.com
5: Collin Townsend Velkoff Callanish pot with filter
Collin Townsend Velkoff was born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, but lives and works in Helsinki, Finland - explaining the clean, minimal Scandinavian design employed here. This porcelain coffee set is available in five muted colours and cleverly takes V60-sized-filter papers, making a morning brew simple as well as stylish. €200 collinvelkoff.com
6: Boxy for Glas Italia
Designed by Johanna Grawunder for Glas Italia, this ultra-modern, highly reflective coloured glass storage unit is surprisingly practical, offering a choice of soft toned built-in lighting and a large pull-out section with a seamless push-pull opening that can be opened to the right or left. Each surface is made using toughened 5mm-thick glass, the internal components are made from the finest dark brown oak, and for added maneuverability, it comes with wheels too. Around $3,000 glasitalia.com
7: Knot by Alexander Lervik
Expanding upon the relentless trend for using coloured-fabric-covered electrical cables in interior design, Alexander Lervik’s Knot is a versatile 3.5m long, 6W LED lamp with a 3,000k warm white colour temperature, making it ideal as a reading spot, dining table pendant or simply for mood lighting. Have the cord hang straight, or try out your Marlinespike Hitch or Triple Fisherman knotting skills to fashion it into a pleasing shape. £poa saas.fi
Rocking Monsters
Why face your childhood fears, whey you can ride on them with the help of Constantin Bolimond’s adorably terrifying Rocking Monsters? Choose from an angry octopus, shark or ghost, each of which is made using birch plywood and perfectly weighted to avoid toppling no matter how vigorously your toddler rocks. Suitable for kids up to 90cm tall, they are supplied in eight pieces for easy assembly, so anyone should be able to put one together on their own in just five minutes. $120 rockingmonsters.com
Peeler chair by Daniel Widrig
According to its designer, Daniel Widrig, this sculptural 3D-printed chair was designed to satisfy both the ergonomic constraints and natural curvature of the human body, as well as the limited range of movements of the robotic arm that prints it. Consisting of three undulating skins, each made from 7mm-thick shells of polylactic acid (PLA), the chair generates virtually no waste, and the bioplastic used is derived from renewable plant products such as corn and sugarcane, making it sustainable and naturally biodegradable. €1,120 nagami.design
Tala Voronoi III
Tala claims its 40cm-long Voronoi III is the world’s largest sculptural bulb, and thanks to its organic form and flawless Fibonacci inspired spiral element, it’s one that is a million miles apart from the slew of cheap “industrial chic” filament bulbs now available. Taking its name from the voronoi pattern found throughout nature, Tala used a 3D model to create a natural shape, and then smoothed its edges to simulate natural erosion over time. The result is a piece of elegant light-art with a long-life 5W power consumption and soft 210 lumen output. £300 talaled.com
Loewe bild 3.65
New from the undisputed kings of statement television, the 65-inch 4K OLED TV can be mounted on the wall, rested on a console or perched upon Loewe's range of elegant floorstands. Available in graphite or light grey fabric finishes, it comes loaded with Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, YouTube, Tidal and BBC iPlayer plus you can pin Sky Q or Apple TV to the home page. Obviously it's HDR and Dolby Vison compatible and comes with a soundbar with 80W of power. From £4,290 loewe.tv
Sonos Beam
A welcome and well-reviewed update to the Playbase, Sonos’s latest TV soundbar features Amazon Alexa, so you can tell the TV to switch off – a more useful feature than you could possibly imagine. When powered on, however, it sounds every bit as impressive as the rest of the Sonos family and slots seamlessly into your multi-room setup. £399 sonos.com
Truly Truly Wove Chair
Made from polyester-coated bent steel wire and inspired by the rich texture and deep colours created through the weaving process, this two-piece chair, with its combination of arrow-straight lines, smooth curves and rigid silhouettes, looks as if it were designed on graph paper using a scientific calculator. The result is a simple, practical piece of furniture that looks different from every angle. studiotrulytruly.com
This article was originally published by WIRED UK
