Design Awards 2013: best domestic design
Design Awards 2013: best domestic design
We put this year's best new furniture designs in the frame, for your online viewing pleasure.
Best desk: A dramatic coat of epoxy lacquer provides a great of colour on this desk, which takes its name from its bold zigzag shape.
‘Z-Table’, £3,800, by Claire Bataille and Paul Ibens, for Bulo
Best table lamp: Inspired by the movements of the sun and the stars, this lamp has a stunning concrete base and a circular light that always stays on.
‘Occultation’ lamp, €2,400, by Os & Oos, from Galerie Gosserez
Best room divider: We love the triangular form and flexibility of these modular, sound-absorbing room dividers for public spaces.
‘Bits’ wall panels, £155 each, by Anya Sebton, for Abstracta
Best bench: Wood specialist Schulte’s cantilevered bench in scrubbed and soaped wood is soft to the touch and looks like a piece of folded origami in lumber.
‘Gerrit’ bench, €3,370, by Franz Josef Schulte
Best stool: Part of an exhilarating debut collection, this stool in beech and copper or steel is pure simplicity and sculptural solidity.
‘Bolt’ stool, £405, by Note Design Studio, for La Chance
Best mirror: This dynamic mirror from Parisian artist and designer Kiss is more wall sculpture than practical mirror, and none the worse for that.
‘Froissé’ mirror, from £6,480, by Mathias Kiss, from Galerie Armel Soyer
Best armchair: Tailoring skills come to the fore in this richly coloured chair that marries cosy, quilted upholstery with a sinuous tubular frame.
‘Jacket’ armchair, €1,376, by Patrick Norguet, for Tacchini, from Aram
Best door handle: Touch matters in door handle design and this curvaceous number by Giovannoni is a strokeable, tactile delight.
‘Geode’ door handle, €81, by Stefano Giovannoni, for Olivari
Photography: Tommaso Sartori; Interiors: Amy Heffernan
Best sofa: A new look and extremely fine upholstery for a classic Walter Knoll sofa with minimalist styling from Eoos.
‘Gordon’ sofa, from £3,950, by Eoos, for Walter Knoll, from Forza
Best rug collection: ‘Collage’ is part of a graphic rug collection based on the work of Spanish artist Eduardo Chillida.
‘Collage 1966’ rug, €2,550, by Eduardo Chillida, from Nanimarquina
Best floor lamp: Potemine Ilia eschews 3D programmes, creating prototypes of his design, like this oak and Plexiglass lamp, by hand.
‘Lampade Alte’ lamp, £1,550, by Ilia Potemine, for Be+Have
Best accessories: From moulds initially created around polystyrene, these frosted glass boxes come with bubble shapes on their surface.
‘Block’ glassworks, €2,200 each, by Sylvain Willenz, from Victor Hunt Gallery
Best sideboard: The graduated hues on this sideboard’s sliding doors generate subtle explosions of colour as the tones mix, fade or strengthen.
‘Shift’ sideboard, £2,479, by Scholten & Baikings, for Pastoe, from Viaduct
Best chair: The simple elegance of the lines and the luxury of the materials belie the sturdy, well-made quality of these dining chairs.
‘Palio’ chairs, €660 each, by Konstantin Grcic, for Plank
Best outdoor bench: Showing the experimental extremes you can stretch marble to, this bench, like a curl of butter under a knife, looks light and flowing, but weighs around 200kg.
‘Girella’ bench, €24,000, by Ron Gilad, for Salvatori, from Domus
Best ceiling lamp: These simple cheerful lights are available on lightweight hexagonal frame or on a bar, and come in multiple colour combinations.
‘Simp W103s6p’ lamp, €2,145, by Inga Sempé, for Wästberg
Best desk accessories: These wonderful copper and mild steel desk accessories were inspired by the patina and colours of objects found by the seashore.
‘Metals’ collection, price on request, by Tomás Alonso Studio, part of ‘Vera Chapter Two’ project, by KM and ÉM
Best dining table: A polyurethane base topped with concrete, this silky solid table takes its cues from the smooth rocks use in Japanese landscaping.
‘Tobi-Ishi’ table, £3,589, by Barber Osgerby, for B&B Italia
Best outdoor lounger: The dark colours, curved corners and deep upholstery of this daybed bring indoor finesse and comfort to outdoor furniture.
‘Tropez’ daybed, €1,720, by Stefan Diez, for Gandia Blasco
Best side tables: This set of three metallic sprayed tables’ reflective surfaces and light construction invoke sculpture as well as furniture.
‘Platform’ tables, £2,400 for set of three, by Juan Pablo Naranjo, from 19 Greek Street
Best outdoor chair: Inspired by Hand Wegner’s ‘Flag Halyard’ chair, the minimalist ‘Fifty’ chair uses 350m of rope on a black steel frame.
‘Fifty’ chair, £908, by Dögg & Arnved Design Studio, for Ligne Roset
Best rug collection: This hand-woven rug in New Zealand wool depicts the famous hands of the great Spanish artist Eduardo Chillida.
‘Mano 1993’ rug, €4,350, by Eduardo Chillida, from Nanimarquina