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Milan 2014: London studio Doshi Levien has designed an armchair for Danish brand Hay with a curving high-backed seat that resembles a traditional Japanese fan.

The Uchiwa chair by Doshi Levien takes its name and its rounded shape from a rigid hand-held fan, which is made from a circular piece of paper attached to a bamboo handle.

The chair’s moulded polyurethane shell is upholstered in either soft down with a quilted cover for use in domestic interiors or more durable moulded foam for the contract market.

Designer Jonathan Levien told Dezeen that Hay gave the studio an open brief to create a comfortable armchair, with the condition that it should also be affordable.

“In a sense it was as free as any other project in creative terms, only we had to make a piece with economy of production in mind,” said Levien.

The designers spent seven months developing the product – focussing on refining the upholstery process to reduce the amount of stitching required and achieve the required affordability.

“Most of the work in an upholstered piece goes into the stitching, so we found a way to minimise this while coming up with an expressive gesture through clever pattern cutting,” Levien explained.

The chair’s shell is injection moulded in a rounded shape ,with folds on the rear adding structure and creating sharp lines that contrast with the soft upholstery of the seat.

The expansive shell is supported by a compact oak frame that matches the curve on the underside of the seat and is also available in a stained grey finish.

An accompanying foot stool has also been developed and Doshi Levien is working with Hay to expand the Uchiwa collection by introducing a low back version of the chair.

Uchiwa was presented by Hay at their space during last week’s Salone Internazionale del Mobile. Doshi Levien also exhibited projects for several other manufacturers, including a collection of patterned rugs that reference tribal Indian embroidery, a cabinet resembling a multicoloured patchwork and a lounge chair with a woolly headrest.

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Milan 2014: Swiss studio Big-Game will present a combined coat rack and picture ledge for Danish brand Hay during Milan’s design week (+ slideshow).

The BEAM coat rack by Big-Game allows the user to slide as many coat hooks onto the profile as needed and display thin items at the same time.

“We found it useful to be able to slide the hooks on the metal beam wherever you need them,” the designers told Dezeen. “If it is on the right or on the left side of a door for instance, or depending on what you want to hang on it.”

Solid ash hooks are cut to shape and slide directly onto the metal H-shaped profile, which attaches to the wall.

“We were always fascinated by the peg rails found in American Shaker houses,” said the designers. “Instead of hiding the mess, they somehow make it manageable.

“When we were asked to think about something that could be in entrances, we readapted this idea with a metal profile,” they added.

The aluminium profile is available in 60 or 90-centimetre lengths. Colours include grey, red and green, and extra hooks can be purchased in natural ash.

BEAM will be shown at the former printing house Spazio Ciovassino in Milan’s Brera district from 8-13 April.

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London Design Festival 2013: British designer Sebastian Wrong has collaborated with Danish design brand Hay to create a furniture collection, presented at a Georgian townhouse in London this week.

Sebastian Wrong worked with Hay to compile a collection of 34 new products, ranging from lighting to ceramics, textiles, glassware and furniture.

“The concept was born out of developing a new lighting collection for Hay because they don’t have any lighting,” Wrong told Dezeen. “That concept grew larger and larger into actually doing a comprehensive collection, which is what we’re representing.”

Pieces include a ceramics range by Ian McIntyre and an interlocking wooden shelving sysytem by Lucien Gumy. Patterned textile designs are by Memphis group founding member Nathalie Du Pasquier and fashion designer Bernhard Willhelm.

“It’s a mix and match aesthetic from working with a number of international designers on individual products, as well as designing a lot within our in-house team,” said Wrong. “It’s quite an eclectic range but there’s a character that runs through the whole body of work, which pulls it together.”

Wrong also told us that one of their main aims was to keep the designs affordable.

“[The collection is] extremely well priced as well, which has been a big motivation,” he said. “A huge part of the brief was to hit a certain price point, which is very important for us, and I think we’ve succeeded in doing that.”

The Wrong for Hay collection is currently on display inside a Georgian townhouse near St. James’s Park, in London’s west end, for the London Design Festival.

Last year Sebastian Wrong resigned as design director of Established & Sons, the design company he co-founded in 2005.

Hay also produces a range of glassware by Scholten & Baijings, which have been used in a dining room installation at the V&A Museum for the design festival.

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Wrong for Hay

A new design venture debuts at the 2013 London Design Festival in a Georgian townhouse in St. James’s Park.

Wrong for Hay is a new design venture. A collaboration between Danish design brand Hay and London-based designer Sebastian Wrong, Wrong for Hay makes its debut at the 2013 London Design Festival with a collection of items, ranging from lighting to ceramics, textiles, glassware and furniture.

Since its first collection debuted in Cologne in 2003, Hay has built up a global manufacturing and distribution network, including dedicated Hay stores in Denmark, Norway and Germany. A strong relationship between designer, manufacturer, distributor and consumer allows for flexibility and innovation at affordable prices.

Wrong for Hay builds upon these foundations. Both satellite collection and standalone venture, Wrong for Hay is based in London under the creative direction of Sebastian Wrong, Wrong for Hay draws upon the city’s creative energy, eclecticism and talent to explore new working relationships, new products and new markets.

Hay’s principle of good design at accessible prices will be central to Wrong for Hay, while the strength of the supply chain and established manufacturing partnerships will allow for innovation, offering an opportunity for young design talent. The debut collection exemplifies London’s global sphere of influence, offering an eclectic selection of new products from both established and emerging designers.

“Wrong for Hay is an opportunity to push the boundaries in terms of curation,” says Sebastian Wrong, “We can be experimental and sophisticated but also pragmatic. It’s a platform for new work that celebrates London’s design culture.”

The products include a ceramics range by Ian McIntyre, textile designs by Natalie Du Pasquier (founding member of the Memphis group) and fashion designer Bernhard Wilhelm, as well as the production debut of the award- winning The Wooden Shelf interlocking shelving by Lucien Gumy. Other designers include Stefan Diez, Anderssen & Voll, Line Depping, Jakob Jørgensen, Silo Studio, Simon Donald, SNÆFRÍÐ & HILDIGUNNUR, Shane Schneck, Leon Ransmeier, AKKA Studio, Bertjan Pot, Daniel and Emma, Faudet and Harrison, Thomas Jenkins and SmithMatthias. The collection extends to lighting, glassware, and furniture and includes new pieces produced by the in-house Wrong for Hay design team.

The Wrong for Hay collection will be debuted at the 2013 London Design Festival in two venues in St. James’s Park. The first, a restored Georgian townhouse, will act as a showcase for the entire collection. The initial Wrong for Hay pieces will also furnish a pop-up restaurant, catered by the Peckham Refreshment Rooms, and located in the former St. Stephen’s Club overlooking St. James’s Park.

The Wrong for Hay collection will be available through existing and new retail partnerships as well as the Hay stores.

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Maison&Objet 2013: Dutch studio Scholten & Baijings has created a range of glassware for Danish brand Hay featuring swatches of colour, graduated tints and grid lines (+ slideshow).

The Colour Glass collection was launched as part of Hay’s new collection at Maison&Objet in Paris earlier this week. It includes high and low water glasses, a red wine glass, a white wine glass, a champagne glass and a carafe.

The glasses and carafe will be available in three different designs: with yellow or blue fading from the top, or a golden dot at the bottom of the vessels. The red wine glass comes with a pink square on one side, the white wine glass has black grid lines and the champagne glass features golden grid lines.

Pieces are made of crystal glass and will be available from May.

Scholten & Baijings is based in Amsterdam and is known for its textiles and homeware featuring carefully selected colours and geometric grids. See their tableware set based on the archives of hand-painted porcelain company 1616 Arita Japan in our earlier story.

Based in Copenhagen, Hay produce furniture and homeware including a table with an upside-down underframe and colourful accordion-pleated document wallets. See all our stories about Hay »

Maison&Objet homeware and gift fair took place from 18 to 22 January. Other products launched at the show include a range of ice-cream coloured poufs and rugs by Patricia Urquiola and furniture inspired by camping from French brand Colonel. See all our stories about products launched at Maison&Objet »

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Serie di specchi disegnati dal belga Sylvain Willenz per il brand danese hay. Piace il contrasto grafico del fondo monotono e la forma geometrica.
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