digital audio book For the first product release with INDUSTRIAL FACILITY, the Rombe shelving, I developed a printed book in collaboration with the design studio and other contributors. For its second product release, the Kape chair, we were working with the same ambition but an alternative purpose. The challenge was to create a sequel to…

Panton’s Topan Lamp | For Floor & Table Originally designed in 1959 as a pendant lamp, the Topan floor and table lamps bring a new perspective to one of Panton’s most recognisable forms. Transforming the spherical Topan pendant into a sculptural, freestanding light, the design plays with perception, transparency, and levity.   The concept behind the floor and table…

Auditory Notes Deeply comfortable yet distinctly structured, Anderssen & Voll’s design process for Hi Lo revolved around the concept of ease. Described as “a sofa that explains itself to your body”, its form provided an experiential entry to this year’s 3daysofdesign concept: The Living Archive. While other designs may have carved out a more direct path to the title, Hi Lo’s was nuanced, playful, and characteristically Anderssen & Voll.   Reflecting a duality between high comfort and low form, the Hi Lo Lounge…

Created by London-based design studio Industrial Facility, the new Rombe shelving is a modular system that is flexible and considerate of modern needs. An exercise in tension, Industrial Facility designers Sam Hecht and Kim Colin unravelled a plethora of paradoxes and reassembled them neatly within one design – simply by asking, “What is the difference…

Somewhere betweendepartures and arrivals Used by millions, multiple times a day, transit lounge seating has become so much a part of our lives that, unless done badly, it is all but invisible. Contracts and commissions famously competed for by the world’s most innovative and highly acclaimed designers, we often take for granted the history behind the humble airport lounge sofa, lobby armchair or waiting room seating – the list goes on.  Wanting to pay tribute to some of the most…

in conversation with Anderssen & Voll One of the very first studios to enter our ever-growing list of talented creators, as &Tradition has re–shaped and redefined over the years, so has Anderssen & Voll’s working practice. Equipped with a refreshingly playful approach to rigorous design, we explore the process of building all-encompassing product families, illustrated in the recent line extensions to the Pavilion and Ville, as well as the continuous strengthening of our working relationship.   Looking back at those very first years, how do you feel things have changed in our…