Best of 2018: Jin by Jin Kuramoto for Offecct

What were the best, loveliest and smartest things that happened in 2018? And what do you hope for next year. We asked 16 Nordic designers and architects – and got as many answers. Timo Ripatti, architect and furniture designer, wants to see new material innovations reach the market as commercially viable, like Jin by Jin Kuramoto.

What do you look forward to within furniture design in 2019?

– I really want to see some new material innovations reach the market as commercially viable products. Such as biodegradable plastics or wood based high-tech products. Good examples are Jin Kuramoto’s Jin chair for Offecct made out of flax-fibre composite or Läufer & Keichel’s Penne chair for Lammhults with laminated wooden tubes as legs.

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Ung Svensk Form 2019

The annual exhibition Ung Svensk Form (Young Swedish Design) is now on view at ArkDes in Stockholm. At Stockholm Design Week’s first day, Ung Svensk Form 2019 opened at ArkDes, where it will be on display until March 31st. The exhibition shows unique works in a variety of disciplines: from product design and craft to fashion and architecture, and this year, there are 25 young designers who have received this award.

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New font released today: VOIR

Today the new VOIR font is released. It is a personal and super-thin typeface designed by art director Pompe Hedengren and typeface designer Göran Söderström. They have been working on the font for two years.

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New cabin concept by Spinn Architects

Oslo-based architects Spinn has designed a unique cabin concept in the Norwegian town of Hammerfest, inspired by the beautiful nature of the place. The cabin’s shape is based on a 3D laser scans of the surrounding, rocky terrain. The rounded, outer shape remains weatherproof, covered with roofing felt and an outer screen of wood treated with flames.

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