Public Cast Iron Bench with foraging squirls

I was quite dismayed to see that several of my beloved grape eating squirrel ironwork benches had been painted all black, instead of maintaining the red and green. I can understand that the local authority need to use money wisely and it’s much quicker to just slosh the black paint all over but these benches are so unique and beautiful that I think they merit the extra expense of keeping the original colours.  Grange promenade

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Noa by Krijn Hamelink

Noa: simplicity with style Noa. A simple and transparent design with four legs. The design offers maximum flexibility. The chairs are stackable, simple and easy to keep clean and can be linked together. Design: Krijn Hamelink Specifications for Noa chair (fourleg model): Options for Noa: laminated birch shell in melamine, natural varnished, color stained or upholstered. Tube size:  3/4. Steel frame: color epoxy finish, chrome finish or pearl matte chrome. The legs are fitted with floor gliders. Also available with armrests. Options: Hand truck, stacking trolley, handgrip in shell, fire-authorities approved connection system.

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About Krijn Hamelink

Our Designers
A highly-professional team of product designers and developers at VDS is responsible for our chairs and tables. Designer Krijn Hamelink has debuted a complete range of contemporary designs that respond to the ergonomic and stylish product needs of today’s market. After completing his training at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam in 1969, Krijn Hamelink worked for the prestigious Netherland design studio of Kho Liang Ie. There he developed his roots in design creativity and the use of new materials and innovative production techniques. Krijn has been with VDS since 2002, where he has designed the successful Quasi, Sari, Tapa and Ditto chairs and the Quote, Labda Flex and Polo tables. Krijn has won numerous prizes and awards for his chair designs including the Good Industrial Design which promotes excellence in industrial design.

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About VDS

History VDS Stalen Meubelen b.v. in The Netherlands has designed and produced quality project furniture for businesses and institutions since 1946. The company was founded by brothers Leo and Gijs van der Sluis. Gijs set up production and contributed his passion for functional design. Leo was responsible for general management and marketing. Today the company still has the same mission: to design and manufacture innovative and surprising collections with character. It is led by Gijs’ son, Nick van der Sluis, who is also CEO and chairman of VDS International where he directs the company along with Carsten Holmdie, President and COO.

As of January 1, 2018 Van der Sluis combined forces with Casala.

Sushi Table and Stool combination

Sushi Table and Stool combination by Gloster

Lately we’ve seen several table-and-four-chairs combos that combine into a single monolithic unit. While the supposed space-saving benefits of such designs don’t seem real to us, they do make for some pretty aesthetics.

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Fold Down Chairs by Egbert-Jan Lam

Fold Down Chairs by Egbert-Jan Lam

Enhancing floor space is one of the coveted qualities of modern furniture with designers increasingly stressing upon furniture that can make even a small space look as open as possible. Taking this line of thought a step or two further, Dutch designer Egbert-Jan Lam, who founded his own company BuroJET in 2002, came up with a whole range of furniture that uses zero percent of your floor space. Literally, since Lam’s Plano collection features a set of flat furniture that can lay flush with the wall, fold down and transform into an off the wall item. Thus the furniture seems to be glued to the wall and appears to be floating off the floor. I’m not quite sure these pieces can ever be incorporated into daily usage, but it definitely would make a great accent piece in offices ad hotel lobbies.

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Fantastic Plastic Elastic – FPE Chair by Ron Arad

FPE Chair by Ron Arad

Fantastic Plastic Elastic is the name concealed behind the initials of the FPE Chair. The seat/back body is grafted onto the supporting aluminum structure, giving the chair both qualities of resistance and flexibility and characteristics of lightness and practicality. Easy to stack, it lends itself to characterizing communal places (from bars to work spaces) and domestic spaces. Thanks to the materials it is made of, it lives perfectly outside. Minimum order quantity of 2.

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