A selection of some furniture design highlights we saw at this year’s London Design Festival

PearsonLloyd Tom Lloyd Pecha Kucha’d on nostalgia and

fairytalesat Modus alongside an installation of 36 coloured

versions of the duo’s PLC wooden café chairs

Studio MamaWith this Mobile Outdoor Kitchen you can do your chopping, peeling and cooking outside. Once, that is, you’ve followed the instructions for assembling it from plywood, some castors and a watering can

Pinch DesignThe Pontus desk, on show at 100% Design,

combines walnut, oak and painted finish with a cable management system and hidden storage for PC paraphernalia

Jens RisomOn show at Mar Mar Co. were nine pieces of

furniture designed by Jens Risom in the 1950s and 1960s,

reissued and updated by Rocket and Benchmark

Ed Carpenter and André Klauser Initially designed for the duo’s new studio, the Porter desk is actually a family of tables, available from Established&Sons, that can be used as a single desk, a wall mounted desk and a twin desk

Studio ToogoodThe Elemental Table is part of Assemblage 1,

a prototype furniture collection made from elemental materials including wood, brass and

stone

voonwong&bensonsawThe Shell chair has been designed for Decode by looking at how an organism in nature develops its structure. The 4mm wire rods that form the seat follow the circular rim of the chair, layer by layer like in a sea shell

Patricia UrquiolaThe Bend-Sofa for B&B Italia is big. A study in

3D modelling and digital research, the sofa is irregularly shaped but curvaceous

BarberOsgerbyEdward Barber and Jay Osgerby opened their Studio and workshop and joined Guilio Cappellinito show off at the V&A, exhibiting some of their classic designs including the Hula stool

Find out more about great furniture design atwww.designcouncil.org.uk/furnituredesign