Up above are the prototypes of Martin Solem's Daddy Long Legs stools, which were awarded Best New Product for this year's Blueprint Design Awards. The stools were on display at 100% Design in London, further nested within an exhibit called 100% Norway.
Norwegian designer Solem, a recent grad of DKDS (The School of Design at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts) has a book worth a look:
The Urban Shelter park bench is a different take on public seating, neatly encompassing the concepts of both closed and open space.
The 1st Table, designed for both conference and dining rooms, mates laminated beechwood with a linoleum top and aluminum legs.
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