Discovery Through Use – Furniture and Art by Canadian Woodworker Brent Comber
Brent lives and works in Vancouver, and uses wood sourced from surrounding areas to communicate how he experiences nature and what it means to him through these materials.
Brutalist Beauty – The Magazine Stable by Australian Designer Brad Wray
Inspired by his local swimming pool that's constructed of textured concrete, Brad Wray wanted to create something that had a brutalist flavour but showcased character and story.
Locally Sourced and Salvaged – Wooden Stump Stools by Kieran Kinsella
Beautiful wooden stump stools by American creative Kieran Kinsella, who uses the natural splitting of the wood to great effect, but the keeps the general functionality of the stool intact.
Ply Candy – Beautifully Designed and Finished Birch Plywood Furniture
Designer Martin Moeller's project Ply Candy is all about the production of plywood furniture that's environmentally friendly and functional.
Artistic Stools and Benches by Fritz Baumann
Fritz Baumann makes minimalistic furniture that's both artistic and sculptural, also functional. We showcase some behind the scenes shots at his workshop in Munich.
Aluminium and Steel Furniture Solutions by Jonathan Nesci
HALE, founded by self-taught designer Jonathan Nesci in 2006, has produced these fantastic industrial furnitures inspired by abstract artists such as Donald Judd and Josef Albers.
Danish Artistic Craftmanship – Askman Furniture
Askman's contemporary and classic design has been helped by their willingness to collaborate with some of Denmark's best designers, leading to some timeless furniture.
Wooden Furniture by Japanese Company Hirashima
Hirashima, who produce furniture in Yanagawa City, Fukuoka Prefecture, utilise unusual shaping and structurally sound engineering in their wooden furniture design.
Solo Furniture Series by Nitzan Cohen
The 'Solo' furniture series is a versatile, unique, and cost-efficient chair/stool designed by German creative Nitzan Cohen for Italian furniture manufacturer Mattiazzi.
Industrial Design by Yenwen Tseng
Taiwanese designer Yenwen Tseng has created a selection of functional objects that do not boast, they withdraw in to the background, generating both space and order.
Lighting and Objects by Michael Anastassiades
Mr. Anastassiades, an industrial designer who earned his masters at the Royal College of Art, shares a desire that many, if not most, share on OEN: a innate drive to foster ideas into reality.
Florian Saul, Furniture Design and Development
German designer Florian Saul, his simplistic furniture was right up my street. Not only that, but I liked how he mixed the materials, for example using a cork seat, which gives the stool an interesting appearance.