THE GOODS: Furniture

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»From understated to overblown, there is a piece of furniture to match the moody twists and turns of this crazy year.

Captain’s Tables | HAMILTON HOLMES This simple yet solid coffee table group is both three-legged and three-materialled: a course grained wooden frame, with a version where the legs are hand painted in a spiral form; a marble top which has recently evolved to include a bullnose edge detail; and hand-woven Danish Cord shelf, all speak to the Hamilton, Ont.-based furniture maker’s love of texture in scalable and contemporary design.

www.hamiltonholmes.com

BOMBOM Collection |

ROCHE BOBOIS

To celebrate the company’s 60th anniversary, Roche Bobois tapped Lisbon-based Joana Vasconcelos to design a line of seating and decorative accessories as the flagship collection of the year. The sofas are clearly the centrepieces: fluid, organic shapes can be reconfigured at will, and a colour scheme of tart, deep shades outlined by black stripes makes one feel they’d be lounging in a field of liquorice allsorts.

www.roche-bobois.com

Bell Chair | MAGIS It may look like other stacking chairs, but the real story here is a Konstantin Grcic-designed monobloc chair made entirely from recycled polypropylene obtained from waste generated by Magis’ own furniture production and from the local car industry. The patented material excludes almost all “virgin or new” materials and can be fully recycled after use, making the chair an almost closed material cycle. At just 2.7 kilograms, the chair is 1½ kilos lighter than average plastic chairs, plus Magis has developed a reusable delivery pallet, which can stack up to 24 chairs, all testaments to less material use and waste.

www.bell-chair.com

Chester Line | Among the numerous new products in the 2020 Poltrona Frau collection are a couple additions to the large Chester Line family in the form of twoseater curved sofas in versions with or without armrests. A classic since Renzo Frau presented it in 1912, the new interpretations are deconstructed and multiplied, becoming a genuine system of modular sofas with various elements: chaise lounge and armchair, pouf and two corner sofas. The two curved sofas now expand the number of possible combinations.

www.poltronafrau.com

Spalla Bar Stool | STUDIO MUNGE Inspired by the soft curve of a shoulder drop, this stool was originally developed with a metal base for Michelin-starred chef Andrew Carmellini’s Westlight at The William Vale in Brooklyn, then refined multiple times before reaching its final development stage in 2020. Contract grade and available in a variety of colours, with and without a back, Spalla is made in Canada and can be spotted in restaurants including the recently opened Amal Toronto.

POLTRONA FRAU

www.studiomunge.com

Cape Chair | NEA STUDIO Designed by Nina Edward Anker, this chair is part of the Arctic Line, influenced by Anker’s years of living in Norway where she was inspired by organic forms found in the ice and snow. Named for the double-curved shape of its back, a single front leg is countered by a cape-like back. Available in both wood and 3D-printed recycled plastic powder versions.

www.neastudio.com

Arum | SANDLER Designed be Sacha Lakic, this new entry in the stackable armchair category stands out for its elegant curves, functionality and affordability. Crafted from a powder coated steel frame and matching polypropylene seat and backrest, and available in 14 colour finishes with an optional upholstered seat cushion. www.sandlerseating.com

Blend |

STELLAR WORKS

This Shanghai-based furniture brand unveiled its first collaboration with heavyweight studio Nendo on three distinctive collections this year: Blend, a threelegged bar stool; Frame, a steel frame system; and Kite (shown), a compact armchair designed for particularly narrow commercial and hospitality spaces such as corridors, elevator lobbies, and entrances. These spaces normally mean eliminating to their collection. Nicknamed Mama Bear for its visual identity of embracement, this lounge chair has a solid upholstered frame and angled legs that give it a relaxed and stable look, and the upwards-angled arm rests and curved backrest give it the appearance of a wingback chair.

www.carlhansen.com

a chair’s backrest, but here the backrest is the star and leaning is the implied movement of the user.

www.stellarworks.com

Archè |

IMPERFETTOLAB

Named after the Greek word for “origin” and designed by Verter Turroni for the 2020 Limited edition line, this dramatic new fibreglass armchair is, like almost everything in Imperfettolab’s catalogue, a statement piece par exellence.

CH78 Mama Bear |

CARL HANSEN & SON

This Danish outfit has been producing Hans J. Wegner furniture for the past 70 years and have just recently added another of his designs

www.imperfettolab.com

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