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May 2007, Page 5

pentatrays

OWN A (GRAPHICAL) PIECE OF NEW YORK and eat off it too with these chic Pentatrays. Handmade by a Rhode Island artist, …

barocco seating collection

ELEGANTLY MODERN, we love Zanotta’s Barocco seating collection for its restrained employment of traditional aesthetics. Chief amongst these are the rounded and …

ZERO chaise lounge

IMPOSSIBLY PERCHED on an acute angle, the ZERO chaise lounge’s artistic merits tend to outshine its more pragmatic features. Case in point: …

it’s a junction

NOT SURE where to sit? You’re not alone–Copa’s “It’s a Junction” intentionally confusing design shifts the focus from seat to the sitters. …

knu desks

BOLD CONCEPT ART comes to life with Knu’s eco-conscious line of desks. The bowed-out curves are reminiscent of cartoons with a dash …

mamma rocking chair

MATH GOES SEXY with the Mamma Rocking Chair, whose voluptuous surface is based on Fibonacci numbers. Designed for a mom-to-be, its curves …

drip series

POKING HOLES in furniture sounds wrong, but the Drip series by The Swedes makes a compelling argument. Both the shoe shelf and …

lyaeus chair

LIKE A NAUTILUS SHELL the Lyaeus Chair surrounds the user in a cocoon-like embrace; this amounts to more of a self-enclosed room …

deneb teak table

PARED DOWN TO THE BARE ESSENTIALS, the Deneb Teak Table is as elegant as it is svelte. Slim teak slats hover just …

blink cabinets by douglas homer

SIMILAR TO THE PLASTIC RULERS for children that change images based on viewing angle, Blink cabinets feature uniquely colored acrylic Transitions panels …