Grant Sonnex’s Fine and Sustainable Furniture

Grant Sonnex's Hand-made Furniture

I’ve been, and still is a big fan of hand-crafted furniture. I came across this stunning hand-crafted chair made by Grant Sonnex, a former wildlife radio producer with the BBC Natural History Unit. Although I don’t know whether this chair has a name, it’s balanced form, warmth color, rustic texture, and wonderful craftsmanship was stuck in my head almost immediately as soon as I saw it. I see a spirit of great respect towards nature, do you see that too?

After an award-winning BBC career producing and presenting natural history radio, Grant Sonnex gave it all up to train with the renowned furniture designer maker, David Savage, and establish his own fine furniture workshop on the edge of the Cotswold hills.

Grant Sonnex aims to make his furniture from sustainably sourced timber that positively promotes woodland and forest conservation so that the furniture and the forests will be there for the enjoyment of generations to come.

Via Contemporary Fine Furniture

Micarta Chair by Marc Newson

Marc Newson designed the Micarta in 2007 for Gagosian Gallery in New York. New for me is he seemed to think wood.

I also found a Marc Newson Tumblr Dot Com account for what it is worth.

P5 Chair by Luis Arrivillaga


The P5 Chair by .:Luis Arrivillaga:. is really elegant.

Prototype Steel and Paper Chair by Tom Dixon


Not new, but still interesting

Price Realized $8,750
Estimate $7,000 – $9,000
Sale Information Sale 2119 Contemporary Design 8 September 2008 New York, Rockefeller Plaza
by TOM DIXON (b. 1959)
A Prototype Steel and Paper Chair, circa 1991
executed by Cappellini
43 in. (109.2 cm.) high

via Christie’s.

The Object of Desire, Sweet Jane – A Corset inspired Lounger by Charlie Davidson

UK-based designer Charlie Davidson ‘s The Object of Desire, Sweet Jane is inspired by the form of a corset.

Davidson began the project a few years back, developing initial concept drawings to produce the first scale mock-ups and a number of 3D computer visualization.
Upon a visit to Vollers corset company – into producing corsets since the 19th century – the shape and form of the lounge really began to develop.

Although I like the corset story, I have a feeling there is some similarity in design with the Orgone Stretch Lounge by Marc Newson.

via Designboom.