In its design of the Cila chair collection, Lievore Altherr drew inspiration from layers of cloth with soft, fluid curves and smooth lines creating a strong, simple presence. The backrest envelops the user, ideal for education, workplace or hospitality environments. Cila’s distinctive shell is available in a contemporary palette of five colours with optional seat cushion, […]
As Design Nation, formerly Cafe Culture + Insitu, continues to celebrate its 20-year history, we look into its curated collection of both local and international brands and the leading designers behind some of these memorable pieces. Each and every piece in the Design Nation portfolio offers a special connection. Whether that be personal, story-based, or […]
When BLP designed Fujitsu Melbourne’s Headquarters, the brief was clear: to honour Fujitsu’s refined Japanese heritage and create a culture of ‘One Fujitsu’, while also incorporating the local Melbourne flavour into the design. BLP’s design took inspiration from Melbourne’s stylish population as a baseline, which manifests in the workplace in the form of crisp and […]
Zenith has introduced Lapalma’s new SEELA chair range, which brings together two unlikely materials: polypropylene and wood. The new SEELA collection of stackable chairs, chairs with arms and stools by Lapalma is as unique as the company that created it. Designed by Finnish designer Antti Kotilainen, the versatile collection matches two extremely different materials, polypropylene […]
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