Top Ten
The best new products to market
Words By Emily Martin
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Ultimate by Tarkett
This new LVT collection features realistic designs, which have been scanned ‘directly from nature’. With an ultra-matt finish, the collection of wood and stone-look finishes has been designed to improve wellbeing by deepening the connection between the outdoors and interior spaces where people live, work and spend their free time. www.tarkett.co.uk
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Nordic LVT collection
by Shaw Contract
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This new LVT collection is part of Shaw’s In Stock UK programme and features realistic grain textures and hues found in natural materials. With the option to combine wood tones or create standalone flooring features, designers can combine planks to build scale with impactful colour blocking or use one colour to ground a space. www.shawcontract.com
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Passport Work Table
by Herman Miller
Courtesy Of Herman Miller
New from Herman Miller is this heightadjustable, mobile table ‘designed to fit everywhere’, which has been designed to maximise performance while minimising footprint. It’s ideal for a number of work situations, whether as a quick place for touchdown work, offering a surface that can encourage movement throughout the day or even being pulled up for a small group discussion. www.hermanmiller.com
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New Ronan Bouroullec collection
by Ronan Bouroullec for Kvadrat
Image Credit: Casper Sejersen
Kvadrat has revealed its latest collaboration with French designer Ronan Bouroullec, which debuted during Milan Design Week. The three-part textile collection – Tero Outdoor, Sone and Alle – draws inspiration from Bouroullec’s iconic drawings which explore a scale of hues ranging from cool, shady tones to brighter and lighter notes. www.kvadrat.dk
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Kontrasti
by Artek
The Finnish design brand is celebrating the 90-year anniversary of the iconic Stool 60 designed by Alvar Aalto. As part of the year-long anniversary celebrations, Artek has unveiled Kontrasti, one of several new Stool 60 editions launching in 2023. Kontrasti commemorates Stool 60’s unique construction and responsible production values and is made in Finland. www.artek.fi
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Bar Cabinet
by Yuchen Liu, Rycotewood College and HIMACS
Yuchen Liu’s winning design is a cool and contemporary bar cabinet using HIMACS in a bright orange tone complementing stained European oak and creating a visually arresting piece of furniture. Students were challenged to create storage designs using HIMACS solid surface material that incorporated curves and vibrant colours as part of the contest. www.himacs.eu
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Bilbao collection
by Tim Rundle for Morgan
Image credit: Philip Vile
Morgan has expanded its curvaceous Bilbao collection with two sofas and a lounge chair with a timber base. Designed by Tim Rundle, it was first launched at London Design Festival last year, and takes inspiration from juxtaposing soft, organic surfaces with crisp, sharp edges. www.morganfurniture.co.uk
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Semiton
by García Cumini for Arper
Image Credit: Salva Lopez
Mix it up, pull it out, put it away, make some space, set it on display – Semiton is an adaptive piece that adds structure, surface and storage to a space. Different shelving and storage modules along with a broad range of finishes provide many configurations that can be expanded with further modules to adapt to different needs and demands. www.arper.com
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Brassware finishes
by RAK Ceramics
RAK Ceramics now offers over 30 tap ranges with brassware in five finishes – Polished Chrome, Black Chrome, Brushed Gold, Matt Black and Brushed Nickel – across its most popular ranges. This includes the RAKAmalfi taps with the option to choose handles in contrasting finishes. The series includes four different basin taps and a range of bath and shower options to suit. www.rakceramics.com/uk
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Yinka Ilori x Domus
by Yinka Ilori for Domus
Domus has teamed up with Yinka Ilori to create his debut tile collection, which launched at CDW featuring a window installation at its showroom. Yinka Ilori x Domus introduces the London-based designer’s eclectic mood-boosting colour palette and patterns across two new ranges, aiming to encourage playfulness, and joy into surface design and interiors. www.domusgroup.com
