As a monk turned furniture designer, New York based Tucker Robbins keeps the environment and local craftsmanship in mind when creating his furniture. He works with small villages around the world in the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Honduras, Cameroon, Indonesia, Nepal and Brazil to create pieces using local sustainable materials. “My mission of creating great design [...]

At ICFF 2010 in New York, the Belgian manufacturer Wildspirit exhibited the  Flower stool, designed by Dutch designer Erik Jansen. The furniture has the shape of a beautiful flower and is made out of bamboo stripes that have been cut and bowed in a special way. This nice experiment results in an extremely flexible and [...]

Matthias Pliessnig has sent us some new work he has recently completed. The Curved bench seating was created for the lobby of the Alexandria Center, a new building in New York City. The curved seating and each pair measure 27’x8’ made of steam bent White Oak. The pieces have an area for seating with upright [...]

Brooklyn based designer Ben K. Mickus has sent us an email to let us know that the carved chair-riser will make its world debut at the Cooper-Hewitt National Museum of Design, in New York,  as part of the “Fashioning Felt” exhibition. This exhibition will explore the varied new uses of felt in contemporary design. This [...]

ICFF 2010 in New York, Emilia Borgthor exhibited her Modern Surtur Chair Orange as part of the ICFF Studio for young designers to show their prototypes. Surtur is the name of the fire god in Norse mythology.  In 1963 the island of Surtsey was created in a volcanic eruption that started below sea level. Surtsey [...]

It’s officially New York Fashion Week here in New York City, and despite the glum economic outlook, there are some definite bright spots shimmering on the streets of the recession-battered Big Apple. Inhabitat is joining the brigade for ‘runway optimism’ by highlighting NYC-based eco fashion talent and innovative designers. We are genuinely inspired by the [...]