Daddy Longlegs Bar Stools by Martin Solem

 "I believe that today people want good design with high quality for a reasonable price. I wanted to make a barstool for everyone." 

"To do this I had my focus on a simple and elegant shape which is to be made in different materials and colours. By having different seat and footrest options it will be possible for the costumers to find the barstool that can satisfy their individual wishes." Daddy Longlegs Bar Stools will be shown at 100% Norway at 100% Design in London from September 22 to 25, 2011.

Village chair and stool by Drill Design

Japanese studio Drill Design has developed the 'Village' series for local furniture manufacturer time&style.The 'village chair' derives its form from the Windsor chair, aiming to solve some of the difficulties of the classic furniture icon,such as the visible joinery of the legs, the inconsistency of the spokes and the angle of the seating. Drill Design's choice to work with the Windsor chair was due to its recognizable form, which remains in people's minds. From this they have developed a comfortable seating design using modern woodworking techniques, lessing the amount of material needed for production,meeting the high cost performance that is expected in today's modern lifestyle. The series also includes a simple stool with similar proportions and lines.

Bravais armchair and Radiolarian sofa by Liam Hopkins and Richard Sweeney

Furniture designer Liam Hopkins and artist Richard Sweeney at Lazerian studio in Manchester, UK designed the Bravais armchair and Radiolarian sofa which are part of the new honeycomb range of cardboard furniture which emerged as part of a collaborative project between the two.The designers limited themselves to using corrugated cardboard sourced locally from John Hargreaves' factory in Stalybridge, which produces paper from recycled pulp using the original 1910 machinery installed in the factory.The design process involved experimentation with columnar forms, influenced by structures foundin nature such as a wasp nest and the crystalline bone structure of microscopic sea organisms known as radiolaria. Computer design techniques were applied to generate the furniture forms,using triangular columns, orientated to utilize the structural properties of the cardboard.individual components were extracted from the virtual model to create flat layouts,which were printed to create templates for transfer onto the cardboard. over two thousand components have been hand-cut and glued together to create the Honeycomb sofa.

Stitching Concrete By Florian Schmid

German designer Florian Schmid has developed 'Stitching Concrete', a project which has been influenced by the contrasts of the material concrete canvas (CC).Concrete Cloth (CC) is a flexible cement impregnated fabric that hardens on hydration to form a thin, durable water proof and fire proof concrete layer.It combines the softness and warmth of fabric with the stability of cold, hard concrete.To create each stool, Schmid has built a special wooden rack that is used as a mould in which he forms the concrete canvas around it.The device gives hold to the material during the watering and drying process in which the exposed seams are sewn together witheither blue, red or yellow string providing extra stability and reinforcements. Once the stool is hardened, it can be removed from the mould,which always remains the same, but can be adjusted according to the different heights, lengths and widths of the objects.

Side Chair by Loris & Livia

"This small chair of solid oak can be used in a hallway, a bedroom or a fitting room to hang your clothes, put down your bag or pile up magazines and books. The top rail has been sculpted to create a hook. The cross bar can be used to hang a pair of trousers or an umbrella. "

Clip Chair by De Vorm

Netherlands based contemporary furniture company De Vorm presents their new collection of chairs and tables that hold up their standards of comfort, quality and permanence. 'we are not developing and producing a chairor a table just to sit on or at. Designs by De Vorm are also made to enjoy their use and looks...to tell a story,live their own life and develop their own character.' For the last few years, De Vorm has invited younger talent to design products under the company's name allowing for a widening of the de Vorm family. At Milan Design Week 2011 they are represented by this younger talent previewing for the first time four new pieces where  able to visit in Ventura Lambrate.Keeping the philosophy of De Vorm in mind, Sebastian Herkner's 'Clip Chair' has been designed environmentally friendly without wasting any material during the production process. The result is a classic, detail-oriented, solidchair made of selected, high-quality ash. In addition to different colors, the 'Clip Chair' is also available in a cushioned version. The idea behind the ‘Clip’ is the coloring of the attachment between the back and the legs of the chair,where the color stands in direct contrast to the wooden elements. The charm and the beauty of the Clip lies hidden in its functional simplicity.

Beetle Chair by Drill Design

Beetle chair by Tokyo-based Drill design, is a japanese folk re-interpretation of the British Windsor chair.The materials and assembly of the piece are simple. Chair parts are machine cut fromglu-lam or plywood whets which fit together in a simple manner. The result is a small chair whose core concept is expressed through the curved ribs which form the seat back.