This is the Coracle chair by Benjamin Hubert. The chair consists of a steel frame that has been hand wrapped in stitched perforated leather, a material usually used in the automotive industries. The frame is flipped onto a temporary mould so the desired seating position is achieved. The leather strapping is then interwoven over the “Coracle” frame in a ‘Tri-weave’ pattern. Coracle being a traditional Welsh fishing boat from the bronze ages that uses the same ‘tri-weave’ technique. The leather strapping is designed to look like cycling handle bar tape and gives the piece a soft and tactile feel. The chair comes with two magnetic cushions that are made from the same perforated automotive leather. Its manufactured by De La Spada.

This is the Micado Table by Danish Designer Manz Cecilie. The inspiration came from the “Mikado” game which uses sticks. It is made from unfinished oak and requires no screws or glues. The table top has 3 holes in it. Once the sticks are placed through the holes gravity twists them and locks them automatically onto each other and the table sits straight and up-right.

This is the DIY pen from Glasgow based designer Fraser Ross. Its an ingenious and fun piece of design. Its a pen you make your self! It comes flat packed and is made from thin ply wood. It consists of a spine and several rings made from a small plywood sheet, no bigger than a postcard. The pieces and other sections are laser cut. The construction method is half-lapped and slotted so no glue or screws. There is a central spine which the rings half lap onto, giving you the shape of the pen. Once the pen is constructed you heat seal the rubber outer sheath with a hairdryer and it wraps around and gives you a ribbed cigar like shape.  You can buy them here.

http://www.fraser-ross.com

Gorgeous light installation from Beau McClellan at FOUNDRY Light & Design - This is a stunning series of one way reflective crystal pendants. This particular installation was shown at the London Design Festival. It consisted of one hundred or so smoked crystal pendants which have been mirrored on the outside. They all contained RGB capable Light Emitting Diodes [LED]. These were housed inside a shot-blasted cylinder then this was placed between the middle of two elliptical mirrored pieces of crystal. The crystal being 63% silica sand, 22% soda, and 15% limestone. These would have then been blown, cut, and then smoothed via a sandstone wheel. they would then be dipped into a mixture of sulphuric and hydrofluoric acids, removing fine layers and leaving a uniform finish.

It is programmable from a panel located on the wall meaning you can change the the way the colours behave.

This is The Natural Speaker x Joon & Jung of Eindhoven.

The idea behind these speakers is to take advantage of the properties that natural materials hold. They found porcelain to be the best material for giving a clear, mellow and resonant sound. These would’ve been formed and then fired in a kiln at between 1200 -1400 degrees. Inside, there is combination of wood and porcelain. The hardwood sticks are glued in a specific way to house the cable inputs and to help resonate the sound.

The design is clean, neat and natural not to mention quirky and unique. The resonant base is made from hardwood sticks of various widths. The porcelain top and wooden base are held together by two thin leather straps.

Joon & Jung are a multi-discipline design studio based in the Netherlands.

http://vimeo.com/23555652

Work By Louise Greenfield - Stunning work using feathers individually arranged in circles to give off a relaxing yet engaging effect:

I stumbled across her stall at  the TENT design fair London. Nice people too :)

Material: feathers (pheasant, coque, turkey), stainless steal, acrylic.

www.louisegreenfield.com