Product launch - T Shelf.
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Product launch - T Shelf.

Swedish design brand Hem launches T Shelf by Formafantasma. The T Shelf is a love letter to highly skilled industrial production and a celebration of aluminium - its cool, perfectly anodized finish is virtually luminous.

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Product update - Opus from +Halle.
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Product update - Opus from +Halle.

Danish brand +Halle has updated their recent product launch Opus with the addition of a new version with a built-in table.

Launched at the end of 2021, Opus quickly became a firm favourite with its elegant, stream-lined design which used minimal materials. Designed by Swedish design firm Form Us With Love, the team made the recent addition to make the Opus family even more flexible.

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Zeitraum makes Bold additions.
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Zeitraum makes Bold additions.

The new year begins comfortably with bold new additions for some classic Zeitraum beds. The prestigious German furniture brand presents the new Bold variant for some of their most popular designs.

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Product launch - Ago Collection 2022.
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Product launch - Ago Collection 2022.

We start the year with a bumper group of new lighting launches from Ago Lighting. These new additions include a portable table lamp and a desk lamp with integrated wireless charging for mobile devices.

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2021 in Future focus.
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2021 in Future focus.

Future Focus is a series of trend reports aimed at architects & designers, industry professionals and early adopters. It spotlights emerging design themes and condenses them into engaging & practical mini-reports.

As 2021 comes to a close we look back at our reports published this year.

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Future focus: Raw Materials
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Future focus: Raw Materials

Sustainability has been one of the founding principles of Relay Design Agency since we were established in 2009. In the ensuing decade we have seen the spotlight on sustainability increase in both scale and intensity.

For this edition of Future Focus, we look at the role of traceability & transparency in evaluating raw materials and providing roadmaps for innovations in material development. We look at those championing traditional forms of manufacturing as well as those exploring the latest in new technologies, alongside innovative uses of recycled and reclaimed materials.

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Join Hem in Milan
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Join Hem in Milan

As the world starts to return to the before-times. Milan Design Week will be one of the first design events to welcome brands and designers to join them this September.

Hem will return to Corso Garibaldi to showcase designs launched during the pandemic, as well as a look at their ambitious schedule of upcoming product releases.

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Mid Year Design Report 2021
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Mid Year Design Report 2021

Since spring there have been a large number of product updates from our brands. From innovative new materials & processes, to new colours & finishes. Combined, they push the boundaries of furniture and lighting design whilst increasing the level of choice for your projects.

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Product launch - Opus from +Halle
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Product launch - Opus from +Halle

We are proud to introduce Opus from +Halle. The Opus collection exists in the vein of the great mid-century classics, a pared-back club chair that uses the bare minimum to create a personal sphere, a neat hybrid system of seats designed by Swedish design studio Form Us With Love.

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Baux pushes boundaries with new material.
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Baux pushes boundaries with new material.

BAUX introduces a new sustainable and innovative acoustic product: BAUX Acoustic Felt. The acoustic felt is made out of up-cycled fabric offcuts combined with a low melt polyester fibre, which gives the material a unique structure. The offcuts consist of 100% polyester-based threads, sourced from the Swedish textile industry.

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Product launch - Introducing Boa
Hem Richard Healy Hem Richard Healy

Product launch - Introducing Boa

Hem recently launched Boa Pouf - a seemingly effortless, plush, donut-shaped lounge seat upholstered in melange wool. Behind the surface, the smooth shape-knit textile that covers the Boa Pouf is a milestone in technologically innovative furniture making.

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Future focus: Tubular
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Future focus: Tubular

This recent report focuses on the bold and oversized silhouettes which have dominated recent product launches. At first glance this trend seems to be an obvious reaction against the fine filigree of earlier collections, however on closer inspection these bold forms underline more practical considerations as product design briefs frequently demand multiple uses and adaptations to ensure market success. Especially in the current climate where successful design needs to function in multiple locations.

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