Paris Design Week's Now: Le Off! Showcased Some Impressive Seats
Meghan Young — October 12, 2012 — Art & Design
References: parisdesignweek.fr & coolhunting
The Now: Le Off! furniture exhibit, which was a part of this year's Maison et Objet design tradeshow during Paris Design Week, showcased a slew of young, up-and-coming designers. Although the designs featured ranged from vases to tables and everything in between, Cool Hunting was particularly taken with the seats, bringing attention to five.
Frederic Dejeant brought a standout leather armchair to the Now: Le Off! exhibit, which boasted a swivelling back and iPad holder. On the otherhand, TurriniBy focused on outdoor furniture with its sinuous Bee deck chair while French designer Marion Steinmetz created a unusual stool made out of felt, wood and cork layers. Celine Descamps' looks like she also designed stools, but in reality they piece together into a unique dining set. Yuan Yuan's cloud house rocking chair rounds out the fun finds.
Frederic Dejeant brought a standout leather armchair to the Now: Le Off! exhibit, which boasted a swivelling back and iPad holder. On the otherhand, TurriniBy focused on outdoor furniture with its sinuous Bee deck chair while French designer Marion Steinmetz created a unusual stool made out of felt, wood and cork layers. Celine Descamps' looks like she also designed stools, but in reality they piece together into a unique dining set. Yuan Yuan's cloud house rocking chair rounds out the fun finds.
Trend Themes
1. Young Designer Furniture - The up-and-coming furniture designers showcased at Now: Le Off! present an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the design industry.
2. Multifunctional Seating - Designs such as Frederic Dejeant's leather armchair with a swiveling back and iPad holder present opportunities for disruptive innovation in the technology and furniture industries.
3. Unconventional Furniture Materials - Marion Steinmetz's stool made of felt, wood, and cork layers presents new opportunities for disruptive innovation in the furniture industry.
Industry Implications
1. Furniture - The furniture industry can benefit from incorporating the unique designs and materials showcased at Now: Le Off! into their product lines.
2. Technology - Technology companies can explore incorporating multifunctional features into furniture designs like Frederic Dejeant's armchair with an iPad holder.
3. Textiles - The use of unconventional materials like felt, wood, and cork in furniture design, as seen in Marion Steinmetz's stool, can present opportunities for disruptive innovation in the textile industry.
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