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Product news: London designer Simon Pengelly has created these curved wooden chairs with cut-out backs for British furniture brand Modus.

Simon Pengelly used steam-bent wood to form the seats and backs of the chairs, which are attached to a curving wooden frame with gently splaying legs.

Called Norse, the chair is intended as a contemporary take on a traditional Scandinavian seat and is available in a range of colours.

The chair was presented at the Modus stand at Edit by Designjunction in Milan last month where Paris-based designer Arik Levy also unveiled a furniture range with wooden bases influenced by traditional Japanese footwear.

Simon Pengelly previously created an airline seat that converts into a 2.2-metre-long bed for Virgin Atlantic. 

Other wooden chairs we’ve recently featured include lightweight chairs by Bertjan Pot with wooden edges curved tightly over aluminium frames and the November chair by Veryday, which won a Gold Award at the iF Design Awards in Munich earlier this year.

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Dezeen promotion: Dezeen are proud to be media partners for designjunction, which will take place at Victoria House Basement, 37 – 63 Southampton Row, London WC1B 4DA from 22 to 25 September as part of the London Design Festival.

Above: Clock by Another Country
Top: CSYS by Jake Dyson

36 brands including Modus, Cappellini, Swedese, Benchmark, Another Country, Anglepoise, and Bocci will exhibit collections under the creative direction of Michael Sodeau.

Above: hm46 by Hitch Mylius

We’ll have a Dezeen Watch Store pop-up at designjunction with our collection of watches by named designers and boutique brands, including the VOID V02 (below).

Above: VOID V02 at Dezeen Watch Store

designjunction will also host a series of talks, seminars and a Pecha Kucha evening on Friday 23 September.

Above: Nomad Chandelier by Beau McClellan Design

Here are some more details from the organisers:

designjunction
22 – 25 September 2011

Victoria House Basement
37 – 63 Southampton Row
London WC1B 4DA

Following its debut appearance at the Milan Furniture Fair, designjunction is set to be the premier destination at this year’s London Design Festival, bringing together a stellar line-up of 36 international furniture and lighting brands.

Under the creative direction of celebrated British designer Michael Sodeau, designjunction will take over central London’s Victoria House Basement, where brands such as Modus, Hitch Mylius, Cappellini, Swedese, Benchmark, Another Country, Beau McClellan, Anglepoise, Jake Dyson and Bocci will exhibit their wide and varied collections.

Spread over 2,000 sqm, designjunction will provide a vibrant hub for visitors to source the latest products, trends and technologies from around the world and meet directly with the manufacturers.

As well as temporary exhibition displays, designjunction will hold a captivating series of talks, seminars and a late night Pecha Kucha on Friday 23 September.

Visitors will also have the chance to indulge in some gourmet pleasures at designjunction London’s pop-up bar and café. The Wright Brothers, acclaimed for their seafood and oysters, will be recreating the atmosphere and experience of their London restaurants and serving the freshest fish from a bespoke pop-up bar, designed by Michael Sodeau and British furniture pioneers Modus.

Delectable Australian food and wine, all sourced by Australian design collective Matilda, will also be available from the pop-up café.

designjunction will be open daily from Thursday 22 – Saturday 24 September 11am to 6pm. Sunday 25 September 11am – 4pm.

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