Milan Preview: ‘RR chair’ by For Use / Numen (AT) and Clayton Oxford's Acacia Wood and Iron Chair

Posted by Nora Schmidt

'RR chair' by For Use / Numen

The Vienna based design studio For Use / Numen will present the ‘RR chair’ one of their newest projects during this year’s Milan Design Week.

'RR chair' by For Use / Numen

Here is what the designers explain:

“Three variations are based on Richard Riemerschmid’s ‘Musikstuhl’ from year 1899. Beside the fact that the chair is an icon of German Jugendstil, it’s construction with bold diagonal bar presents an almost perfect solution for the basic static problem of a chair. This characteristic was taken as a concept for constructional and formal exploration. Seemingly identical, each of variations has a specific form derived from the starting dominant diagonal. The final derivation is a tripod chair of a typographical level of graphic definition.”

'RR chair' by For Use / Numen

Clayton Oxford's Acacia Wood and Iron Chair is a Green Design that follows the same streamline principles as the 'RR chair.'

Made with the wood of the fast growing and short-lived Acacia tree, this chair is made through sustainable means with durable materials that will last.

‘Troag’ light by Luca Nichetto for Foscarini and Clayton Oxford Contemporary Rectangular Island Ceiling Light

Posted by Simon Cowell

'Troag' light by Luca Nichetto for Foscarini

Italian designer Luca Nichetto has created a new pendant light for Foscarini, which will be launched during next week’s Salone del Mobile in Milan. The decidedly linear piece takes a formal cue from the traditional ‘troag’, a canoe-shaped wooden bowl used in Lapland, which the designer encountered on a visit to the region.

'Troag' light by Luca Nichetto for Foscarini

Available in varying lengths, the lamp is fabricated from a single piece of wood. Light is diffused both downwards and upwards, the latter thanks to a slit that runs long the top of the shade. Given its linearity, ‘Troag’ is particularly suited for illuminating long tables or large open spaces.

'Troag' light by Luca Nichetto for Foscarini

A Green-Take on this minimal and sleek lighting concept is Clayton Oxford's, Contemporary Rectangular Island Ceiling Light, a contemporary in style and form, the Rectangle Shaped Hanging Island Ceiling Fixture light features reverse cut concave Brown Lipp Shell inlays with Stainless Steel Mounts. Sleek and minimalist in design and style, this transitional to contemporary ceiling light is ideal over a bar / kitchen setting or even a to be used as a modern pool table light.

Also available as a single rail and a wall sconce.

Reclaimed Teak Tables - Brent Comber and Clayton Oxford

Have you ever come across this type of unusual furniture made up of sustainable harvested wood? These wooden furniture series is designed by Brent Comber, a Canadian designer using wood and this concept features branches which have been bundled together and cut into geometric forms. This type of design will always give you a feel of tree in a modern form. This design gives a notion of crushed or shattered glass. There are different shades of furniture including wooden chairs, lampshades with small holes drilled in the side to let light through. This furniture can be a wonderful piece of art for home décor.

Comber's style is similar to that of Clayton Oxford (www.claytonoxford.com). Clayton Oxford's Reclaimed Teak Coffee table shares the sustainable mission and creative design. See below:

Reclaimed Teak Wood Coffee Table
ITEM #: CO09-074

DESCRIPTION: Reclaimed Teak Wood branches are gathered and pieced by hand to form this unique cocktail table table.

Ideal in any interior design style, the natural shape and form elicits and organic touch to any room's decor.

Eclectic in nature, this eco-friendly, sustainable furniture design adapts to any interior decor location.

Each Reclaimed Teak Wood Accent Design is unique given the high quality natural materials used.

The materials are not prefabricated, but rather designed by nature, and crafted by hand. The images shown are for similar product references.

Custom designs, and sizes also available.

MEASUREMENTS: 32"w x 32"d x 18"h