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London • 100% Design Review

While Milan’s Salone Internazionale del Mobile represents the pinnacle of furniture-fair style, the London event 100% Design is a reference point for pathbreaking ideas and homegrown talent. New products at the September 2006 fair and satellite shows offer a sneak peek at trends that other designers will surely embrace. - David Sokol

Continuous Curves

Many of London’s offerings sported curves in multiple dimensions. Whether inspired by Möbius Strips or nautical precedent, these sensual pieces are a foil to rigid Minimalism.
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  Steamy chaise
Traditionally, steam-bending is a race against the clock: Wood remains pliable for only 30 seconds after being removed from the steam chamber, limiting its formal potential. Using a new, localized process, Sixixis achieves more dramatic curves with its sinewy yet sturdy Chaise Longue No. 4. Sixixis, Cornwall, England. www.sixixis.com [Reader Service February 2007 # 201 ]
   
  Charlotte’s web
Young Turks Seyhan Özdemir and Sefer Çaglar designed the Flying Spider wire pendant lamp with a bulb for a thorax and a shade for legs. Autoban, Istanbul. www.autoban212.com [ Reader Service February 2007 # 202 ]
   
  Wrap it up
Designers Stefan Bench and Carl Holloway form laser-cut aluminum sheets into the Ribbon series of low tables. The designers say the coffee and side tables’ untraditional, open forms belie the inherent strength of the material. intheDetail, Birmingham, England. www.inthedetail.co.uk [ Reader Service February 2007 # 203 ]
   
 

A-peeling layers
Inspired by designer Dominic Bromley’s love of preparing meals, Cibola is a natural bone china pendant that mimics the form and translucency of a sliced red onion. The two-shade fixture is also available as a table or floor lamp. Scabetti, Leek, England. www.scabetti.co.uk [ Reader Service February 2007 # 204]
   

  Flotsam furniture
In just two years, Established & Sons has positioned itself as a juggernaut of high-concept furniture by commissioning work from designers like Future Systems architect Amanda Levete. For Drift Bench, Levete encapsulates her organic architectural language in seating made of glass-reinforced plastic or limited-edition dark stained beech. Established & Sons, London. www.establishedandsons.com [ Reader Service February 2007 # 205 ]
     
     
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