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Visible brush strokes pattern the surfaces of this furniture collection by Japanese studio Nendo for Italian brand Glasitalia (+ slideshow).

Nendo’s boxy Brushstroke tables and seats for Glasitalia are formed from rectangular sheets of glass, which are decorated with streaked colours created by dragging layers of paint across the material.

“We brushed colour onto the transparent glass surface, then blew another layer of coloured paint on top,” said the designers.

Scraped across in one direction, the resulting effect resembles the texture of wood grain.

“The tense perfection of glass’ glossiness and smoothness fuses with handwork’s imperfect texture to create an unusual material,” added the designers.

The eight-piece set includes a side table, console, bench and dining table, and the top of each design overhangs its base.

A range of blue, grey and beige hues have been used for the different designs.

The collection will be shown in Milan in April, at both the Salone Internazionale del Mobile and Nendo’s solo exhibition taking place at Via delle Erbe 2.

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This flat circular lamp by Japanese designer Jun Yasumoto was designed to resemble an owl’s wide eyes at night.

Jun Yasumoto designed Owl lamp for French furniture company Ligne Roset in three variations: a table lamp, reading light and a wall lamp. The white cotton shade can be pivoted around the light source to diffuse the light in a certain direction.

“This rotation enables the light reflected from the bulb to be modulated, directed, and softened by the other side of the disc, pivoting around the light source rather than confining it,” said the designer.

A bare fluorescent bulb attached behind the flat shade emits a soft light when illuminated. The table lamp and reading lights are mounted on matte white lacquered-steel bases.

The lamps were shown at Maison et Objet and imm cologne earlier this year.

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A continuous ribbon of steel forms two legs of this simple table by French designer Eric Jourdan.

Two of the four legs supporting Eric Jourdan‘s Gilda table are created from one strip of thin steel, connecting them along the ground.

The other two legs are angled outward slightly to help the table balance. All the base elements are coated with epoxy resin.

“Gilda is a simple and basic table, with a very assertive character,” said Jourdan. “A tricky exercise, since basics have no room for a glut of features.”

Made from ash or lacquered okoumé wood, the circular top has a slight lip around its bottom edge.

“After having constructed the table around a modern base, I sought to tackle the table top – to be more precise, its border – in a virtually traditional way with an outline that readily reflects the world of traditional cabinet making,” Jourdan said.

The table is produced by young French brand Super-ette. Photographs are by Felipe Ribon.

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