
Best disco divas
Get into the groove and throw some shapes
This year’s designs inspired us to step onto the dance floor and take our furniture for a spin. Samuel Accoceberry’s angular desk for Flexform makes for a dynamic welcome to our party space: carved from lacquered solid ash and marble, the console rotates to adapt to different purposes and spaces. On top of it is Jordi Canudas’ ‘Dipping’ light for Marset, created by dipping a blown glass bulb into paint several times to achieve a unique striped effect. Next to the disco floor is perched Piero Lissoni’s ‘Eda-Mame’ sofa for B&B Italia, its curvaceous, bean- inspired forms creating the perfect place to pause between sets. And our club would not have been complete without a piece from the Disco Gufram collection: designed by Dutch artist collective Rotganzen, the ‘After Party’ cabinet features a disco ball melting over a lacquered cupboard. We feel love. Writer: Rosa Bertoli
‘Benjamin’ desk, €8,740, by Samuel Accoceberry, for Flexform. ‘Dipping’ light, £980, by Jordi Canudas, for Marset. ‘After Party’ cabinet, €11,700, by Rotganzen, for Gufram. ‘Eda-Mame’ sofa, £5,148, by Piero Lissoni, for B&B Italia. ‘Bell Twist’ carpet in Cajun Spice, £40 per sq m, by Brintons. Photography: Leon Chew. Interiors: Matthew Morris

Best finishing touch
We love a good ending
The first ‘Octo’ watch was designed in the 1990s by Swiss watch brand Gérald Genta. Like its eponymous founder, the Genta studio was adept at shapeshifting, melding the circular bezel and angular case of the ‘Octo’ in a blend of jeweller-style finishes. Bulgari acquired the Genta business in 1999 and ever since has been honing his instincts for geometric play with verve and style. For its ‘Octo Finissimo Automatic’, Bulgari spurned a traditional gold finish in favour of an industrial approach. The watch’s 18ct-rose-gold case and bracelet is sandblasted, infusing the metal with a uniquely modern, machine-like gleam. We’ve put it firmly in the spotlight using Canadian designer Tom Chung’s ‘Beam’ lamp for Muuto, which shares the sleek industrial finish of the ‘Octo Finissimo’. Featuring a rotating base and an anodised aluminium body, it can shed light from either end and the brightness can be altered with a playful twist of a dial. Brilliant from start to finish. Writer: Caragh McKay
‘Octo Finissimo Automatic’ watch, £37,700, by Bulgari. ‘Beam’ lamp, £179, by Tom Chung, for Muuto. Photography: Leon Chew. Interiors: Matthew Morris

Best repurpose
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Thoughtful designers have been integrating leftover materials into their work for years, but the results aren’t always as alluring as these. OAO Works’ ’31.3 Polygon’ glassware is the result of a collaboration with a Czech glassmaker, who uses ancient colour formulas to make pieces and then supplies OAO Works with his leftovers. These pieces are used to make glasses and prisms in shapes derived from a mathematical problem known as five-fold tiling. Kvadrat’s ‘Re-wool’ has a simpler concept: a blend of 45 per cent new wool and 45 per cent leftover wool with 10 per cent nylon, it’s both smart and durable. Writer: Christopher Stocks
’31.3 Polygon’ glassware, £3,200, by Omer Arbel, for OAO Works. ‘Re-wool’ fabric, £123 per m, by Margrethe Odgaard, for Kvadrat. Photography: Thomas Albdorf. Interiors: Amy Heffernan

Best pipe dream
We’ve got beautiful bike storage on tap
Backyard bike storage is rarely regarded as ripe for design deliverance, but Italian architects Parisotto + Formenton and Natalino Malasorti of CEA Design thought otherwise, conceiving this set of pipes to hang your handlebars on. ‘Hook’ is, in fact, a makeover of the outdoor tap, in gleaming stainless steel, but features a series of accessories, including a nifty bike hanger. We’ve perched on it our favourite new city bike, Van Moof’s ‘Electrified S2’, complete with invisible batteries, stealth locking and a trusty turbo button. Meanwhile, go the extra yard with Wall & Decò’s ‘Not A Stroke’ all-weather wallpaper, paired with the drum-like ‘Cosimo’ coffee table, designed by Clodagh for Restoration Hardware. Try beating that, we say. Writer: Christopher Stocks
‘Hook’ tap system, price on request, by Parisotto + Formenton and Natalino Malasorti, for CEA Design. ‘Electrified S2’ city bike, from £2,398, by Van Moof. ‘Not A Stroke’ wallpaper, part of the Out System collection, price on request, by Bertero Projects, for Wall & Decò. ‘Cosimo’ coffee table, $530, by Clodagh, for RH, Restoration Hardware. Photography: Benedict Morgan. Interiors: Olly Mason

Best shape shifters
Form follows function in fabulous fashion
Get in the right frame of mind with Inga Sempé’s ‘Vitrail’ wall mirrors, here set against a backdrop of Dedar’s bouclé-textured ‘Karandash’ fabric. Inspired by antique Venetian mirrors, which often included smaller pieces of mirror around a central looking-glass, ‘Vitrail’ comes in four different shapes, each incorporating coloured mirror-glass strips set in rubber frames. Meanwhile, Bang & Olufsen’s ‘Beosound Edge’ speaker, designed by Michael Anastassiades, forms a perfect circle and features proximity sensors that activate its otherwise-invisible touch controls. The volume can be increased or lowered by rolling the speaker from side to side. Writer: Christopher Stocks
‘Vitrail’ mirrors, from £309, by Inga Sempé, for Magis. ‘Beosound Edge’ speaker, £2,900, by Michael Anastassiades, for Bang & Olufsen. ‘Karandash’ fabric, £162 per sq m, by Dedar. ‘Primavera’ tiles, price on request, by Barber & Osgerby, for Mutina. Photography: Matthew Donaldson. Interiors: Amy Heffernan

Best earth tones
Burnt hues and elemental forms to set the hearth aflame
Inspired by Alfredo Häberli’s simple-yet-effective ‘Artà’ tiles, created for Mallorcan cement tile specialist Huguet, we set off on a quest to build our own equatorial retreat. The ochre palette, strong pattern and smooth finish of the tiles set the tone for the rest of our finds, which include a Walter Knoll rug inspired by the African desert; a monumental terracotta pedestal by Georgian outfit Rooms; sculptural metal coffee tables by Henge and Holly Hunt; and crackled glass vessels by Kengo Kuma for Lasvit. Taking centre stage is the ‘Liberty’ lounger by Dutch artist Joep van Lieshout, who trusted his creative instincts to handcraft the angular American walnut chaise longue without any preparatory sketches or measuring equipment. Writer: Léa Teuscher
Terracotta pedestal, €5,000, by Rooms. ‘Be Mine’ coffee table, price on request, by Massimo Castagna, for Henge. ‘Yakisugi’ glass, £130; vase, £410, both by Kengo Kuma, for Lasvit. ‘Sitawi’ rug, £18,111, by Walter Knoll. ‘Liberty’ lounger, £7,007, by Joep van Lieshout, for Moooi. ‘Artà’ tiles, £131 per sq m, by Alfredo Häberli, for Huguet. ‘Ronin Drink’ table, price on request, by Holly Hunt. Oak flooring, with Dark coco oil finish, from £105 per sq m, by Dinesen. Photography: Tobias Alexander Harvey. Interiors: Maria Sobrino