objekts Notebook | Issue 10 | Where in the World

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Every great design begins with an even better story.

Lorinda Mamo

Where in the

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We set out to explore furniture design inspired by place on a global scale. A bit ambitiou

But damn if we weren’t blown away. Here you’ll find pieces inspired by burial monuments We hope this glimpse at what people are creating across continents piques your curiosity

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Australia pg 08 Europe pg 10 Africa pg 14 North America pg 18 South America pg 20 Antarctica pg 22

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us. Maybe even quixotic.

s, ancient weaving techniques, drainage canals, and even a snake demon of chaos. y and leaves you eager to push beyond what you know.

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Feng Shui literally translated to wind-water, the ancienct Chinese practice of harmonizing energy through the environment

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Primitive Structures Tab Weonrhee South Korea Dolmens - megalithic b monuments and places

Kiku no Hana Floorlamp Time & Style Japan Bonbori-type shade remiiscent of a chrysanthemum (Kiku no hana in Japanese)

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K2 Lounge Chair +Halle for Hightower Pakistan K2 Mountain

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Ebony Abacus Chair Suyab x Living in Design China Antique Chinese abacus, “the backrest has a melodic rhythm that embraces qualities of wabi-sabi.”

Wabi-Sabi rooted in zen Buddhism, practicing living with the perfectly imperfect.

burial s of worship

Kintsugi the art of mending broken pieces with lacquer mixed with gold. repair seams are embraced as part of the object’s history.

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Rabari Rug Doshi Levien x Nanimarquina India “[Nipa Doshi’s] aunt had an amazin hand embroidery, working with glis The women sat together on rugs on collaborating in groups, the intricat to reference the unfinished embroid spontaneous compositions of the ru Joyful, irreverent and unique.”

ng embroidery workshop in Ahmedabad, with 25 highly skilled craftswomen, who were all experts in stening mirrors, silk and cotton thread and metallic sequins amongst other non-precious materials. n the floor, surrounded by these jewel like elements scattered around them as they worked. Often te embroideries took several days to complete. Doshi Levien wanted the collection for Nani Marquina deries like studies of different techniques in progress, as they gradually emerge over time. The ugs embody the serendipity and freedom to improvise inherent in each step of a handmade piece; 7

A Icon the Lighthouse Sculpture Natalie Rosin x Jardan Byron Bay most easterly point in Australia

Meadow Vase Tom Butterworth x Onestone Sydney Australian sandstone

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Australia Totem Orb Lamp Lucas Wearne x Neighbourhood Studio Melbourne carved from Australian limestone

Snoogy Entertainment Unit Heimur Melbourne boat-making technique with Australian timber

Paloma Coffee Table Sarah Ellison Sydney coastal Australia of the 80s 9

E Hurlysi Tables Thomas Coward x Artedomus Greece Elba stone

Polygone Textile Mary Jo Miller x HBF Textiles Norway Stone pavers Bavaria Textile Studio Job x Maharam Germany A celebration of traditional farming

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Europe

Polder Sofa Hella Jongerius x Vitra Netherlands Dutch ‘polder’ landscape - the arti­ficial land reclaimed from the sea by means of long horizon­tal dykes and inter­secting drainage canals

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Tchotchke from the Polish word czaczko, a small object that is decorative rather than functional 11

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Zhuzh to make something more lively, interesting, and stylish. From 18th century UK theater performers

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Patina referring to fading, darkening, or other signs of age which are natural and unavoidable. Meaning “a shallow layer of deposit on the surface” in Italian

Mara Credenza Orior Ireland Made with one of the oldest stones in the world - Irish Green marble sourced from Connemara, Ireland, along with lightly patina’d brass, walnut, and two tones of green leather

Sankofa Adinkra symbol of the Akan people of Ghana meaning “return and get it,” learn from the past

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Chichira Cabinet Peter Mabeo x Fendi Casa Botswana Made from palm leaves and Panga Panga wood by weavers from Etsha

Iklwa Lounge Chair Mac Collins x Benchmark Sub-Saharan Africa + Caribbean Afrocentrism and Afrofuturism

Steen Planters SAOTA x Indigenus South Africa Cape Floral Kingdom and rock formations on the coastal cliffs, “steen” is the Afrikaans word for rock

Àdùnní Lounge Chair Tosin Oshinowo x ilé ilà Nigeria “Daughter of the sweet one” in Yoruba, made with Nigerian teak wood and indigenous Yoruba textile Asò-oké

Apep Side Table Lina Alorabi x Don Tanani Egypt Named for the serpantshaped ancient Egyptian demon of chaos

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Nyala Chair Jomo Tariku Ethiopia “Inspired by the shy and elusive mountain antelope from the Bale Mountains of East Africa, the hand-carved armrests and legs of this chair echo the Nyala’s distinctive soaring horns and sturdy hind legs. Staying true to the non-territorial nature of the Nyala, the chair blends with the design pallet of modern living spaces while maintaining its individuality.

Unfortunately the population of the antelope that inspired this chair has declined from over 25K to under 2.5K in the last 30 - 40 years. In the Bale Mountain region, there are around a thousand remaining.”

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Kalvgv Sunrise Chest Amatoya Zuni Tribe in New Mexico “The Zuni tribe associates [the Sun] with warmth which made life and growth possible and believes it brings playfulness and joy to children along with good fortune and prosperity to families.”

Silla Tabachín Fabien Cappello x Mexa Mexico Invitation to sit and rest under a Tabachin tree

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North

America Masaya Rocking Chair Masaya Nicaragua Weave pattern inspired by the Momotombo Volcano

Revolve Planter Barter Design Canada Concrete and solid red cedar - materials reflective of British Columbia

Rhapsody in Blue Textile Tabboo! x Maharam United States of America New York City after dark

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America Copacabana Dining Table Claudia Moreira Salles x Avenue Road Brazil reclaimed Brazilian wood with inspiration from Athos Bulcão’s stone mosaics

Trinidad Chair Nana Ditzel x Fredericia Trinidad elaborate fretwork from the Gingerbread Facades

a Mecedora Bamba Rocker Carolina Ortega Colombia Traditional weave

Carro de Boi Chaise Espasso Brazil Rural, bull-drawn carriage 21

An Iceberg Sofa Fnji The natural form of glaciers sculpted by wind and water with the platform representing melting glaciers

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Macklin Table Stephen Antonson Named for one of the crew on the Endurance expedition into Antarctica

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immense potential to tell stories about who we are and what our planet is, even how we relate to each other in a material world.

PRIYA KHANCHANDANI