The design duo of Prince Carl Philip of Sweden and Oscar Kylberg have designed landscape-like interiors for a hotel in a Swedish nature reserve, featuring their first own-label furniture collection. The Bernadotte & Kylberg founders have created three unique suites at Arken, part of the Eriksberg Hotel and Nature Reserve in Blekinge, southern Sweden, which The post Bernadotte & Kylberg unveils own-label furniture in nature-inspired Arken hotel appeared first on Dezeen ..read more

Dezeen Showroom: Spanish brand Vondom has listed a selection of its outdoor furnishings on Dezeen Showroom, including those created in collaboration with designers and architects. Vondom's Vineyard collection was designed by architect Ramón Esteve initially to furnish his own country property. It includes various types of sofas and tables, all of which have aluminium frames filled in The post Vondom showcases outdoor furnishings on Dezeen Showroom appeared first on Dezeen ..read more

Dezeen Showroom: Spanish brand Vondom has collaborated with architect Ramón Esteve to launch a sun lounger named Gatsby, which was informed by the elegance of the Art Deco movement. Available in white, ecru and tortora colours, Gatsby was designed to have an elegant appearance while also providing functional seating that blends into the poolside environment. "Inspired The post Gatsby sun lounger by Ramón Esteve for Vondom appeared first on Dezeen ..read more

Continuing our series on mid-century modern design, we spotlight the Eames Shell chair, which features a seat that was moulded to the contours of the human body. Created by design duo Charles and Ray Eames in the summer of 1949, the Eames chair became hugely influential in a period of mass production across the United The post Eames Shell chair aims to get "the best to the greatest number of people for the least" appeared first on Dezeen ..read more

Dezeen Showroom: industrial designer Khodi Feiz has designed a range of acoustic lighting defined by gently folded shapes for Swedish brand Abstracta. Named Vika, the lighting is made up of felt-covered panel elements with a central fold. It is available as a horizontal hanging pendant or a floor lamp composed of a cluster of vertical panels. The post Vika acoustic lighting by Khodi Feiz for Abstracta appeared first on Dezeen ..read more

Next in our mid-century modern series, we examine Eero Saarinen's seminal Tulip table, which embodied the Finnish-American designer and architect's hatred of table legs. "The undercarriage of chairs and table in a typical interior makes an ugly, confusing, unrestful world," Saarinen remarked. "I wanted to clear up the slum of legs." The designer achieved his The post Eero Saarinen's Tulip table has "a kind of dishonesty to it" appeared first on Dezeen ..read more

Promotion: commercial furnishing company Visplay is launching its Omnio Office modular furniture system at Orgatec 2024 in Cologne, Germany. Set to launch later this month, Omnio Office was informed by Visplay's flexible furniture, originally created for retail and has also been in exhibitions, showrooms, car dealerships, pharmacies among other environments. "Companies need the flexibility to The post Visplay launches modular furniture for "modern workplace planning" appeared first on Dezeen ..read more

Dezeen Showroom: designer Adam Goodrum took inspiration from vintage Italian sofas to create a pillowy modular seating system for Australian brand Nau. Named for its billowing forms, the Billo seating system features relaxed and inviting shapes reminiscent of a series of plumped pillows. It is designed to be exceedingly comfortable, offering an embracing experience for the The post Billo seating system by Adam Goodrum for Nau appeared first on Dezeen ..read more

More than 70 years after its birth, the popularity of mid-century modern design and architecture shows no signs of abating. This overview by Penny Sparke kicks off our series about the movement. Mid-century modern design is hard to pin down. As soon as you think you have grasped it, it re-invents itself. Unlike the late The post Mid-century modern design "embraced a more human aesthetic while remaining aggressively forward-looking" appeared first on Dezeen ..read more

As part of our mid-century modern series, we spotlight the iconic Diamond Chair, which artist Harry Bertoia sculpted for Hans and Florence Knoll by experimenting with metal wire. In 1950, Italian-American sculptor Bertoia was given the rare opportunity that many creatives dream about. Designers Hans and Florence Knoll granted him carte blanche to design, or sculpt, The post Harry Bertoia's Diamond Chair requires "primitive method" of construction appeared first on Dezeen ..read more