Nigel Coates Selection

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Selection

Picco lounger Back to Back sofa Plump sofa Cicciona pouf Bump armchair

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Chairs

Feral Domo dining Potentino dining

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Tables

Picco dining Stag dining Feral dining Domo dining Feral side Potentino side Domo coffee

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Feral shelves Feral bed

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Angel falls lamp Carry artids lamps Carry artids table lamp Cuore wall lamp Punctum floor lamp

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Ombretta carpets Heads Up stemware Heads Up bowls Aviator mirrors Brame mirror Shade mirror

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Upholstery

Other furniture

Lighting

Accessories

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Designs with Personality Spirited, luxurious, lyrical - these are our keywords.

The Nigel Coates furniture and lighting collection combines craftsmanship with witty reconfiguration.

Whether a chair or sofa, a chandelier or a wine glass, Coates’ idiosyncratic interpretation enlivens the home. From the well worn to the pure and simple, our collection has enough breadth to enhance any stylistic mood.

Ideas are drawn from the underbelly of British culture, the talismans of the Italian design or the natural world. We usually manufacture in Italy in collaboration with our wide-ranging network of makers.

Most pieces can be viewed in our HQ in Bloomsbury, Central London. We are happy to work with contract customers and will ship worldwide.

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Upholstery

Picco lounger

2015

So comfortable that you won’t want to get up, this update of one of Coates’ earlier limited edition designs brings contemporary anthropomorphic design face to face with the needs of living room comfort. The organic spirit of the cleverly cut upper element contrasts with the rigid form of the base.

Solid ash frame, stains and waxed to reveal grain, leather cushion filled with polystyrene beads.

Made in Italy and UK

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Back to Back sofa

2008

The key icon of Coates’ Scubist collection with Italian maker Fratelli Boffi. This opulent and comfortable sofa brings timber-framed furniture into the 21st century.

Solid walnut frame with five backs each upholstered in different colours of cotton velvet or fabric of the client’s choice.

Made in Italy

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Plump sofa 2008 Like the Plump chair and pouf, this sofa makes use of simple sweeping lines atop a solid wooden base. Its beanshape ensures perfect relaxation and good conversation too. Sitters can face towards each other or simply sink back into the sofa’s ample proportions.

Carved frame in solid walnut, upholstered in cotton velvet.

Made in Italy

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Cicciona pouf

2008

This is a pouf with a difference: its raised mushroom shape sinks when you sit on it, and brings a wry smile to the comfort zone.

Carved frame in solid walnut, upholstered in cotton velvet.

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Made in Italy

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Bump armchair

2015

Introducing the versatile and very friendly Bump chair, the perfect solution for hotel rooms and lounges. Available in alternative approaches to upholstery - one with a classic tight fit, and the other with excess fabric on the inner side of the back.

Illustrated in pure wool available in a wide range of colours. Choose a two colour solution, monochrome, or in a textile or leather of your choice.

Made in Italy

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Chairs

Feral chair

2015

Handmade by Tuscan craftsmen, a solid-wood dining chair that combines a simple rectilinear language with a zoomorphic silhouette. Thanks to the clever joint used in the rear legs, an animalistic sense of tensile energy gives unique character to the piece.

In a combination of walnut, cherry and ash.

Made in Italy

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Domo chair

2012

This fluid and finely sculpted chair brings distinct zoomorphic character to any stylish dining table.

Its fine elements and clever jointing make it an exemplar of Italian craftsmanship.

Frame in carved and brushed English oak, with seat in hand-stitched leather.

Made in Italy

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Potentino chair

2015

This robust yet elegant dining chair partners the dynamic atmosphere of Potentino castle in southern Tuscany for which it was originally designed. The structure, which is realised in solid chestnut, draws the line of the back downwards to join the rear legs below the seat giving the piece its distinct outline.

In solid chestnut, sealed and waxed. Seat in solid wood or upholstered in Casentino wool in two colour ways.

Made in Italy

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Tables

Picco table

2015

For a truly elegant dining experience, this sleek table has to be the answer. With traditional structure and fine craftsmanship crossed with paired down elegant details, this striking piece can comfortably seat up to twelve.

Made from a solid ash frame, and stained and waxed to reveal the grain.

Made in Italy

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Stag dining table

2008

A dining table with untamed natural appeal; great antlers at the top of each leg spread the load of the glass tabletop. The curved character of the whole piece scales down to the clever S shaped joints.

Carved frame in fine solid wood, with a beveled glass top.

Made in Italy

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Feral dining table

2015

Interpreting the extemporary language of the Feral chair, this finely crafted dining table combines clean lines with sculptural form. Its sturdy frame compliments a thick glass top.

In a combination of walnut, cherry and ash, with tempered glass top.

Made in Italy

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Domo dining table

2012

As an important statement in an apartment entrance or in an intimate dining space, this table brings a distinct sense of balance and poise to the stylish home.

Frame in carved, brushed English oak. Top in tempered glass.

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Made in Italy

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Feral side table

2015

A solid mixed wood pair of occasional tables elaborating the zoomorphic construction of the Feral chair. One version has all four legs splayed outwards and the other has them tilting inwards; they work best as a pair. A glass inset tabletop ensures maximum visibility for the clever construction.

In a combination of walnut, cherry and ash.

Made in Italy

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Potentino side table Also within the zoomorphic theme, this perky side table works well in the living room. Nestles equally well next to a comfortable sofa or armchair.

Made in solid ash, sealed and waxed.

Made in Italy

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Domo side table

2012

To add an extemporary sense of motion, this is the table to animate your sofa zone. the structure of this table slopes slightly, although the glass is set at a perfectly horizontal angle.

Frame in carved, brushed English oak. Top in tempered glass.

Made in Italy

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Other furniture

Feral shelves

2015

These clever book shelves, each with their upward and downward fin, can be organized in an infinite variety of compositions. Their irregular chamfers and angular cuts add a sense of movement that offsets their solidity. Their upwards and downward fins offer stable connection with the host wall and act as bookends. Made in three sizes designed to work together.

Made in solid ash.

Made in Italy

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Feral bed

2015

This king sized bed is perfect as the base for the customer’s own good quality mattress. With open slats to promote effective aeration, this luxurious piece of master furnituremaking will grace a room and ensure a good night’s rest. It is fully dismountable, and available with or without headboard.

In a combination of walnut, cherry and ash.

Made in Italy

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Lighting

Angel falls chandelier

2013

This opulent crystal chandelier features a cascade of miniature glass figures, each one handcrafted into a base-jumping pose with limbs outreached. It is available in three versions, with 12, 18 or 24 men.

Hand-formed glass crystal with stainless steel ceiling rose mounted with 12v halogen spotlights

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Made in Italy

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Carry Artid lamps

2013

Hand crafted in lightweight borosilicate glass, the Carry Artid lamps feature a floating disc above a vessel-like form, with these elements joined by three upwardly stretching arms. They are intended to hang at a slight angle that suggests planetary spin. These delicate glass forms amplify the glow around a simple incandescent light source.

Hand-blown borosilicate glass.

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Made in Italy

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Carry Artid table lamp

2013

Adapted from the Carry Artid vase collection, the table lamp is host to a oversized retro bulb that ‘swims’ in the vessel. When placed on a table top or shelf, use it to add sublty to the lighting in your living room.

Hand-blown borosilicate glass.

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Made in Italy

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Cuore wall lamp

2012

A deep red burning heart, Cuore symbolises faithfulness, devotion and passion. In perfect contemporary style, Coates reinterprets ancestral symbols to create wall-mounted lamps for the most intimate areas of your home.

LED 8W - 12v - 600 lumen. Made from Plainflex® with magnetic walls mounts. Surface powered to electrical source.

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Punctum floor lamp

2012

Placed in the corner of a room, the Punctum mirrored lamp acts like a portal into the imagination. Its highly polished steel surface destabilises the closed condition of a space, breaking the line of walls and opening up perspectives. The floor lamp can be paired with its sibling, the smaller ceiling-mounted version.

Surface in polished stainless steel with LED backlighting.

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Accessories

Ombretta carpets

2011

Each of the Ombretta carpets is based on a fluid abstract design and realised in the highest quality of traditional hand-making. With finely knotted wool, they are closely shaved and sumptuous underfoot.

Naturally dyed wool hand-knotted at 100 knots per square inch. One of a range of three.

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Heads Up stemware

2015

With a satisfying weightiness in mind, this generous hand blown crystal stemware is perfect for true wine connoisseurs. The double curve of the bowl of the red wine glass maximizes aeration. The white wine also has a bowl that is closed enough to encourage appreciation of the bouquet.

Hand blown crystal.

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Heads Up bowls

2016

Applying the double curves of the Heads Up stemware, these bowls combine satisfying weight with a sense of elevation.

The centrepiece literally rises up from the table top. All the others interpret primordial vessel shapes for the uses of the today - from hors d’oeuvres to pin tray and salad bowl.

Hand blown crystal.

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Aviator mirrors

2010

Originally part of the Baroccabilly limited edition collection, these signed artworks give a lift to any room; simultaneously hiding and seeing, their shape alone suggests a giant figure behind them.

Beveled mirrored glass with wood back.

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Made in Italy

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Brame mirror

2015

Here’s one to hold in the hand or hang on the wall. Some say that they look younger when looking into this enchanting mirror.

Beveled mirrored glass with wood back.

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Made in Italy

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Shades mirror

2014

Designed to suggest a human presence, this signed artwork gives a lift to any room; simultaneously hiding and seeing, its outline alone suggests a gentle giant watching you.

Beveled mirrored glass with wood back.

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Made in Italy

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Nigel Coates

Bio

Director, Nigel Coates Ltd Chair of Academic Court, London School of Architecture Born in 1949 and trained at the Architectural Association.

Nigel Coates is a celebrated British architect and designer. He has consistently experimented and questioned his field, extended its boundaries and bridged it with semiotics, craftsmanship and contemporary culture. With his first architectural commission in Japan in 1985, he founded Branson Coates Architecture. His portfolio of buildings and interiors in the UK and Japan includes the Wall and Art Silo in Tokyo, the Hubs in Sheffield, the Geffrye Museum in London and the Body Zone in the Millennium Dome. In recent years Coates has also accumulated a broad-ranging catalogue of furniture and lighting designs. His products have been realised by many Italian companies including Gebrüder Thonet Vienna, Fornasetti, Alessi and Slamp where he art directs. In 2006 he established his own London studio of architecture and design. The HQ in Bloomsbury combines architectural laboratory, showroom and gallery. From 1995 to 2011 Coates was Head of the Department of Architecture at the Royal College of Art. He is currently RCA Professor Emeritus and Chair of the Academic Court at the London School of Architecture. In 2012 he won the Annie Spink Award for excellence in architectural education. From 2008 to 2014 Nigel was also President of Jury at the Pavilion of Art & Design, London.

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