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SMOOTH CURVES

Danish architects Norm make simplicity look… so simple! Their 2018 sofa collaboration with Japanese wood furniture masters Karimoku cemented their reputation for clean, pleasing lines that are distinctly contemporary. For these new Utility stools, the designers have opted for something more organic, with a touch of retro and unique proportions and heights to make them all the more alluring. fogia.se

GRANDE ET PETITE, AT ONCE

New Zealand designer Hayden Martis first came across this small quarry in the foothills of the French Pyrénées while searching for

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