YEAR IN REVIEW: TOP 10 FURNITURE LAUNCHES OF 2023
Here are the top 10 furniture launches of 2023, from a year packed with design weeks, fairs, and events. From brand launches to new collaborations, from the outdoors to the religious, we highlight the colorful, the clever, and the classic.
𝟎𝟏. 𝐆𝐚𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥 𝐓𝐚𝐧’𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐟𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
The elegant, yet liveable aesthetic of the Singapore-born designer Gabriel Tan takes a new shape with a duet of furniture designs, created in partnership with Herman Miller. The ‘Luva’ modular sofa is named after the Portuguese word for ‘glove’, and the ‘Cyclade’ coffee tables is a series of three tables that pay homage to the supercontinent of Pangea, with island-like forms that come together or flow apart seamlessly.
𝟎𝟐. 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐮 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐛𝐨 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐥𝐟𝐚 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞
As part of London Design Festival 2023 designer Andu Masebo presented the results of disassembling a 1998 Alfa Romeo 145 Cloverleaf – not ULEZ-compliant – turned into a series of furniture pieces. A nightlight, created using car engine parts that cast curious shadows, responds to the life story of the car’s first owner.
𝟎𝟑. 𝐕𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐕𝐚𝐧 𝐃𝐮𝐲𝐬𝐞𝐧 ‘𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐦’ 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐨𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐢 & 𝐂’𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐛𝐮𝐭
Molteni & C made its outdoor furniture debut with two complementary collections by Vincent Van Duysen, celebrating our connection to nature and a refined approach to the home. The new offering encompasses two collections: Landmark, featuring sinuous seating based on an unrealised 1994 design by Luca Meda (who served as creative director for the company from 1968 until his death in 1998), and Timeout, an aluminium furniture range that expresses Van Duysen’s affinity with modernism. The outdoor catalogue also pays tribute to design masters, past and present, who have contributed to Molteni’s history, including Gio Ponti, Ron Gilad and Foster + Partners, whose ‘Arc’ table from 2010 has been reissued in a new outdoor edition as part of the launch.
Gabriel Tan’s modular furniture and red Alfa Romeo furniture by Andu Masebo
Molteni & C’s outdoor furniture by Vincent Van Duysen
Furniture for book lovers by Karl Lagerfeld Maison
𝟎𝟒. 𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐥 𝐋𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐟𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬
Karl Lagerfeld Maison, the fashion brand’s new interior branch, makes its debut during Milan Design Week 2023, with an inaugural collection created in collaboration with interior designer Matteo Nunziati. The launch comprises four collections, each named after Karl Lagerfeld’s favourite areas of Paris: ‘Saint Germain’ and ‘Saint Guillaume’ include living areas and bedroom furniture, ‘Quai Voltaire’ is dedicated to the kitchen, and ‘Rue de l’Université’ is a lighting collection. The collections are directly inspired by Lagerfeld’s own approach to interiors. His passion for design was evident in every space he put together; his highly researched and refined interiors combined classic and historical design with contemporary pieces.
𝟎𝟓. 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟏𝟗𝟓𝟒
In a true testament to good design, Knoll reissued two of Florence Knoll’s furniture designs, which have been out of production since 1968. ‘Model 31’, a lounge chair, and ‘Model 33’, a small sofa, were brought out of the archives in tribute to Florence Knoll’s legacy as a pioneering architect, interior designer, furniture designer and an all-round American design legend. Not only do these two designs speak to the revolutionary impact she had on modern interiors, they attest to her forward-thinking vision for having simple, efficient forms that are easily adaptable to any space – even almost 70 years later.
𝟎𝟔. 𝐎𝐳𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐝 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐚 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐮 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐬
Ozwald Boateng and Poltrona Frau unveiled ‘Culture and Craft’, a collaboration defined by the Savile Row designer’s interpretations of the Italian furniture company’s classics. A glimpse into a wider collection that will expand in the future, it include the ‘Chester’ sofa, a 1912 design conceived by the company's founder and inspired by Edwardian Chesterfields, and the ‘Vanity Fair’ chair, from 1984, both adorned with distinctive patterns developed by the designer.
Reissued Florence Knoll furniture and Reimagined Poltrona Frau classics by Ozwald Boateng
𝟎𝟕. 𝐅𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦’𝐬 ‘𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐱’ 𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐚 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐫
When Italian designer Antonio Citterio conceived the now-iconic ‘Max’ sofa for Flexform back in 1983, it was the first time he had incorporated organic forms into a more traditional structure. The sofa’s sculptural design is defined by a kidney bean-shaped seating platform resting on a tubular frame, with an off-centre cylindrical backrest. It acquired legendary status after Flexform released a series of images of a version with a striped backrest at the base of the spiral staircase at Milan’s Triennale.
𝟎𝟖. 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐦𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐭'𝐬 𝐟𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐫𝐞-𝐃𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐝𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬
For the reopening of Notre-Dame de Paris, set for late 2024, French designer Guillaume Bardet created a series of liturgical objects and furniture. The Gothic cathedral was partly destroyed by a fire in April 2019, which resulted in the collapsing of its roof. The renovation has involved carefully restoring the remains, while reproducing its Gothic architectural details as well as recreating the spire that was added in the 19th century by architect Eugene Viollet-le-Duc. Bardet, part of Paris' Galerie Kreo's roster and whose work is defined by a sinuous minimalism, was chosen by the Archbishop of Paris during a long and rigorous process.
The designer has been tasked with creating an altar, lectern, cathedra with seats, tabernacle, and baptistery, which he developed in bronze and favouring simple forms that exude a graceful approach that is guided by timelessness.
𝟎𝟗. 𝐈𝐤𝐞𝐚 𝟖𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐬
Nytillverkad is Ikea's 80th-anniversary collection: bold, bright, sustainable – and familiar. Those who have lived and grown up with Ikea may recognize some of it, because everything has been made before. It’s a back-catalogue collection in forward-facing materials and fresh new colours.
𝟏𝟎. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐚𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬
This selection of small sofas combines well-considered design approaches with the finest craftsmanship. They were conceived by leading furniture companies in collaboration with some of the best creatives working today, and offer an alternative to the full-scale seating arrangements, equally suitable for compact apartments in Japan or a narrow townhouse in London. Whether you're looking to furnish a small space or to add an element of beauty and comfort to a spare room look no further: at under 185 cm long, these compact sofas will come to the rescue.
Nguồn: www.wallpaper.com
