At 55th edition of the Salone del Mobile.

Developed by the renowned Italian architect and designer Mario Bellini, this work of art is directly inspired by the technology Airbump® C4 Cactus. The "Cactus Chair" perfectly reflects the will of the Citroën brand to combine purpose and aesthetics through a design chair, comfortable and light.

 

The design is contagious. They will explain what the architect Mario Bellini, Alexander Malval, director of Citroën design center and Angelo Simone, director of the Citroën brand in Italy to the presentation of the Cactus chair.

Arik levy’s rama chair for palau draws on the art of origami, featuring subtle folds

Profile views of the ‘rama’ chairs architectural structure,‘rama’ is an architectural, tri-dimensional seating piece whose subtle folds and faceted surface reference origami and the japanese art of paper folding.Designed by arik levy ‘rama’ is composed of a series of plane surfaces juxtaposed in space side by side, creating an uninterrupted and smooth form — a sort of intimate, personal alcove.The armchair is composed of a double-skin construction that has an external layer of comfort giving it a dynamic look, thus making it easy to integrate into a contemporary, or classic interior. Without compromising coziness and function, ‘rama’ has a swivel base that offers additional flexibility; and maintains an appearance that is non-invasive, but sculptural and elegant. 

‘rama’ is characterized by subtle folds in its surface which reference the art of japanese paper folding

'rama' chair prototype

cardboard model

Japanese design studio Nendo has created a series of 50chairs, which are each based on the abstract lines and grids used in graphics for manga-style comic books.

Each chair in the Manga collection is made from polished stainless steel, and is intended to emulate a design element used to illustrate emotions or actions in stories.An effect line – a series of lines often used to visualise sound or action – is presented through a chair with numerous poles protruding from its back.Manga is a style of comic books and graphic novels, typically aimed at adults as well as children, which conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century."Manga is a means of expression with a high degree of flatness and abstraction, and which is composed of a series of lines," said Nendo. "We could say that manga comics are deeply rooted in Japanese culture, since they can be traced back to Ukiyoe prints developed during the Edo period in 1603 to 1868.""Manga consist of a series of frames on a single sheet of paper that creates a sequence," the studio added. "Similarly, 50 standard chairs are lined up in a grid, each one conjures up a sense of story, and each with a design element from manga."
In a similar way to the comics, physical aspects such as colour and texture are intentionally avoided. instead, the designers opted for a complete mirror finish."The mirror finish generates new spatial layers as the mirror surface reflects the real world, just like manga does," said the designers.The 50 Manga chairs will be presented as an installation for Friedman Benda gallery, New York at the Facoltà Teologica dell'Italia Settentrionaleduring Milan design week, which takes place from 12 to 17 April 2016.Nendo – led by designer Oki Sato – is well known for its vast annual output of products, interior design and architecture projects. "I can't keep up," he said. "The more ideas I think of, the more ideas I come up with. It is like breathing or eating."The Japanese studio's most recent projects include design to complement minimal interiors, and a squidgy cube that acts as an umbrella stand.

Concept sketch 

Nendo never ceases to amaze me. Yet another example of perfect execution.These chairs are structurally more daring and visually more striking 

Mr. Lundgren joined Ikea in 1953 as the company’s fourth employee and advanced to become its first design manager. A draftsman with training in graphics, he designed hundreds of Ikea’s simple, portable furnishings and was credited with creating the company logo, whose blue and yellow colors were taken from the Swedish flag.Every year hundreds of millions of shoppers visit Ikea stores in pursuit of the economical establishment of a household.

Mr. Lundgren joined Ikea in 1953 as the company’s fourth employee and advanced to become its first design manager. A draftsman with training in graphics, he designed hundreds of Ikea’s simple, portable furnishings and was credited with creating the company logo, whose blue and yellow colors were taken from the Swedish flag.Every year hundreds of millions of shoppers visit Ikea stores in pursuit of the economical establishment of a household.

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According to Quartz, Ikea produces 15 Billy bookcases per minute and had sold more than 41 million sets by 2009, after Billy turned 30 — the age at which some Billy owners may choose to graduate to a higher-end library. Many used Billy bookcases find their way to new homes, by way of Craigslist or as family hand-me-downs.

“I’m particularly happy that Billy has made it possible for so many people to build their own little library,” Mr. Lundgren once said. “In the old days, books were quite uncommon in most homes. These days, everyone has books, which is as it should be.”