Beautiful Leather Chairs by Tortie Hoare

Leather have always been one of my favorite materials. When I came across Tortie Hoare’s final major project on Dezeen while studying in Bucks New University in the UK, it’s structural yet sophisticate form caught my eye.

Leather Chair by Tortie Hoare

Images by Paul Wilkinson

Tortie experimented several different ways to structure the leather the way she wanted and came up with a boiled leather technique which achieved her goal. This project also won the UK graduate exhibition New Designers Part 2 awards. You’ll find more of her sharings through Dezeen, where they featured her thoughts while exploring her path towards crafting more beautiful leather furnitures.

Ono Chair by Matthias Weber

Ono Chair by Matthias Weber for Swiss chair manufacturer Dietiker.

Plain and nevertheless independent: the solid wood chair Ono has more to offer than dynamic, timeless design. Thanks to the low weight and its stackability – which one does not see at first glance – it is suitable for object seating as well as for the private realm. The Ono is even more unmistakable but just as practical as an armrest chair. Both versions are optionally available in beech, oak and American walnut as well as optionally with seat cushions for even more comfort.

About Matthias Weber

Matthias Weber, born 1973 in Zurich, completed an apprenticeship as a mechanic before he studied industrial design at the Zurich University of Arts (ZHdK). After his education he worked as an industrial designer with Haeberli Marchand Product Development (Zurich), with Gebrüder Thonet GmbH (Frankenberg) and with Christophe Marchand Product Development (Zurich). In 2004, he switched to the agency from Hannes Wettstein in order to take care of the furniture design projects there. Together with the star designer he developed furniture for national and international clients such as Accademia, Fiam Italia and Eric Jorgensen. Many of the team’s works have been awarded a price. Among other things, Weber created the Ono solid wood chair for Dietiker. Since Wettstein’s death in July 2008 Matthias Weber heads the furniture and product department at Studio Hannes Wettstein as chief of design.

Retrovirus Sofa by Onur Müştak Çobanlı

Retrovirus Sofa by proliferate designer Onur Müştak Çobanlı of OMC Design Studio in Como, Italy.

Sustainable driftwood Chair


You can find this sustainable driftwood Chair at Drivved.no (found it via Wallpaper*s FB)

Disco Chair by Kiwi and Pom



Disco Chair by Kiwi and Pom.

Commissioned by Wallpaper* Magazine, the Disco Chair is a bespoke illuminated furniture concept. Constructed from 200 linear metres of Electroluminescent wire, the chair transforms into a neon rainbow when powered. A pulse setting enables the chair to flash on and off creating an instant disco installation.

About Kiwi and Pom

A London based design consultancy who have been creating human experiences since 2008. From products to furniture and interior architecture, we believe that the value of design is the human experience it provokes.

Design has the power to transform cold materials into emotional meaning, but to do so successfully requires more than just elegant forms. It also needs inspired strategic thinking, a holistic approach to execution and a fanatical attention to detail.

That’s why we use whatever technique or process is correct for the task at hand, why we will always challenge our clients’ thinking if we think they are missing a trick, and why we think of ourselves as ‘creators’ rather than builders.