{"id":652,"date":"2025-09-18T08:00:19","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T08:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.classicsofabed.com\/?p=652"},"modified":"2025-09-23T09:50:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T09:50:51","slug":"seven-furnishings-by-emerging-designers-at-lake-como-design-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.classicsofabed.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/18\/seven-furnishings-by-emerging-designers-at-lake-como-design-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Seven furnishings by emerging designers at Lake Como Design Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Steel<\/div>\n

A foldable metal armchair and a nougat-like bench are among the standout products on show at this year’s Lake Como Design Festival<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The pieces were chosen from the Contemporary Design Selections<\/a> show, curated by Giovanna Massoni<\/a>, which is once again taking over the grounds and outbuildings of the Villa del Grumello, a historic property on the shores of Lake Como.<\/p>\n

An open call earlier this year invited submissions from independent designers, makers, artists and architects, responding to Lake Como Design Festival<\/a>‘s overall theme of fragments.<\/p>\n

This year’s theme ushered in creative works that explore the concept of fragmentation in personal, environmental, political, social and literal contexts, reframing it as a basis for creativity rather than destruction.<\/p>\n

Some of the participating designers were also invited to stay on-site in Villa del Grumello’s guesthouse to foster a sense of community among the designers, as well as potential future collaborations.<\/p>\n

Read on for six furniture pieces \u2013 and one lighting design \u2013 that stood out amongst this year’s entrants.<\/p>\n

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\"Steel<\/p>\n

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Resourcer bench by Atelier Thomas Serruys<\/strong><\/p>\n

A pair of steel Resourcer benches by Belgian designer Thomas Serruys<\/a> sits directly outside the Villa del Grumello.<\/p>\n

Each comprises a free-cut steel<\/a> seat supported by nine tapered legs, culminating in small feet shaped like suction cups designed by Serruys to “suggest the act of drawing in, reclaiming and holding onto resources”.<\/p>\n

A tubular backrest follows the long curve of the seat, with each element galvanised into uniformity by a silver-coloured metallic patina that was applied across all surfaces.<\/p>\n

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\"Yellow<\/p>\n

Circus by Spinzi<\/strong><\/p>\n

Roman architectural ruins served as the basis for the design of this seating<\/a> collection by Tommaso Spinzi, the designer behind furniture brand Spinzi<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The stools and benches consist of metal tops supported by rhythmic sequences of metal tubing, cut to differing lengths to represent the columns and pillars of ancient buildings.<\/p>\n

Bright colours lend the pieces a 1970s space-age aesthetic.<\/p>\n

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\"Orange<\/p>\n

Between Light and Darkness by Yunju Jung<\/strong><\/p>\n

This table lamp by interdisciplinary artist Yunju Jung<\/a> features a translucent shade made from fabric dipped in resin<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The textile is sewn and immersed in resin before being shaped by hand and stiffened during the drying process. “Through this process, the artificial and natural harmonise to create a single object,” Jung explained.<\/p>\n

The result is a tactile lamp that casts an orange-yellow glow.<\/p>\n

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\"Bench<\/p>\n

Nougat Bar by Studio H\u00f6gl Borowsky<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stefanie H\u00f6gl and Matthias Borowski, founders of Viennese Studio H\u00f6gl Borowsky<\/a>, looked to the appearance of nougat to inform this range of functional sculptures.<\/p>\n

The studio replicated and scaled up the look of the confectionery \u2013 formed of a hardened sweet paste studded with nuts \u2013 by suspending slices and slabs of various species of solid wood in an opaque block of resin.<\/p>\n

Studio H\u00f6gl Borowsky created a bespoke collection of the pieces for luxury brand Longchamp<\/a> that sees the resin coloured in pastel tones.<\/p>\n

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\"Modular<\/p>\n

Leflet\u00e9 stool-side table by Abreham<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ethiopian designer Abreham<\/a> has created a modular seating system made from wood and brass that can be reconfigured to form a pair of upright stools, a pair of leaning seats, a pair of chairs or a bench.<\/p>\n

Informed by traditional Ethiopian<\/a> headrests, the pieces can be slotted together, connected or pulled apart and used separately.<\/p>\n

“I collect the scattered fragments of my history, fallen along the way, and recompose them in a new form,” said Abreham, who is based in Milan. “In a time that separates, Leflet\u00e9 is my way of stitching.”<\/p>\n

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\"Aluminium<\/p>\n

LoungeChair by FlatFlat<\/strong><\/p>\n

Planes of laser-cut aluminium<\/a> connected with discrete hinges allow this chair by American designer and maker Aidan Reinhold<\/a> to fold up “in seconds”.<\/p>\n

New York City, where the designer is based, sees a large amount of furniture discarded on the streets. This informed Reinhold’s decision to design a chair that can move compactly with its owner from place to place.<\/p>\n

Its all-aluminium composition makes it lightweight, infinitely recyclable and resistant to bending and corrosion, according to the designer, who is a Parsons School of Design graduate and founder of furniture brand FlatFlat<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\"Table<\/p>\n

Mirach by Plasma-f<\/strong><\/p>\n

Slivers of reclaimed marble<\/a> are held together using only tension in this table created by Milanese furniture brand Plasma-f<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The company, founded in 2023 by architect and designer Alberto Smaldone, worked with local marble contractor Frigerio Marmi e Graniti<\/a> to source stone offcuts for use in the piece, including red, brown, green, beige and white varieties.<\/p>\n

The table’s stainless steel frame features brackets on each end, which are tightened to bring the fragments together without the need for any form of additional adhesive.<\/p>\n

The photography is by Alice Laycock.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Contemporary Design Selection is on show at Lake Como Design Festival<\/a> from 14 to 21 September 2025. \u00a0See Dezeen Events Guide<\/a>\u00a0for an up-to-date list of architecture and design events taking place around the world.<\/em><\/p>\n

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A foldable metal armchair and a nougat-like bench are among the standout products on show at this year’s Lake Como Design Festival. The pieces were chosen from the Contemporary Design<\/p>\n

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