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      Folkform installs The Museum of Masonite at Stockholm Furniture Fair

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      Swedish design duo Folkform has presented a series of furniture pieces made using Masonite hardboard sourced from a factory that closed down over a decade ago.

      On show at Stockholm Furniture Fair, The Museum of Masonite centres around a patented type of engineered wood board that is made by steam-cooking and pressure-moulding wood fibres.
      Folkform founders Anna Holmquist and Chandra Ahlsell first started experimenting with this material 15 years ago, in collaboration with Sweden’s last remaining Masonite producer in Rundvik.
      The Museum of Masonite features furniture made from a patented type of wood boardWhen the factory closed in 2011, the pair took all the remaining stock.
      “I felt a responsibility to tell the story of what happened to this material,” explained Holmquist, who has since completed a PHD exploring the cultural significance of Masonite.

      “It created the Swedish welfare state in the 1930s, 40s and 50s,” she told Dezeen.
      “It was made from leftover wood from the Swedish sawmills so it became bigger here than anywhere else. Everyone was using it, for everything from boats and caravans to houses.”
      Works on show include the Masonite Chair, a collaboration with Åke AxelssonThe Museum of Masonite follows the release of the Production Novellas, a book published by Folkform detailing the results of Holmquist’s PHD research.
      Folkform is showcasing this book alongside some of their favourite Masonite designs created over the years.

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      Works on display include the Masonite Chair, a 2021 collaboration with Åke Axelsson based on an experimental design the Swedish interior architect produced in 1978.
      Older pieces include a chest of drawers and a bedside cabinet, both created in 2012, which feature different material samples arranged in geometric collages.
      “We combined materials with different ages, with this idea that the furniture becomes an archive,” said Holmquist.
      The exhibition follows the release of the book Production NovellasThe most recent designs in the show explore a more minimalist approach, suggesting how the material can create the suggestion of solid blocks.
      “I feel like the compositions will be never-ending because we still have more of this board,” added Holmquist.
      The works are presented alongside photographs, illustrations and artefacts that tell the story of the factory.
      The exhibition includes photos from the factory. Image by Amy FrearsonLater in the year, the exhibition will move to the Laurel Museum of Art in Mississippi, the city where Masonite was patented in 1924 by William H Mason.
      Masonite is distinct from other engineered wood fibre boards, such as MDF, because it is made without glue. Holmquist believes the material could have a future in manufacturing.
      Masonite is made from pressure-moulded wood fibres. Image by Amy Frearson”It’s a beautiful material and it’s very sustainable,” she concluded.
      “We are already seeing a shift in food, where people increasingly care where the things they eat come from, so maybe it will also happen for furniture and objects.”
      At Stockholm Furniture Fair this year, visitors could also enjoy the Wekino With exhibition by South Korean furniture designers and British designer Faye Toogood’s collaboration with Finnish company Vaarnii.
      The photography is by Erik Lefvander unless otherwise stated.
      The Museum of Masonite is on show at Stockholm Furniture Fair, which is open to the public from 7 to 11 February 2024. See Dezeen Events Guide for more Stockholm Dezeen Week exhibitions in our dedicated event guide.

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      Moooi furnishings “tell a different story on every floor” of Lisbon hotel says Rebelo de Andrade

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      Father and son architect duo Luís and Tiago Rebelo de Andrade explain how they furnished Lisbon’s Art Legacy Hotel entirely with Moooi products in this video produced by Dezeen for the Dutch furniture brand.

      Lisbon practice Rebelo De Andrade designed the interiors of the five star Art Legacy Hotel, located in the Baixa-Chiado district in the city’s centre.
      The hotel is notable for its exclusive use of Moooi products and rooms with bold primary colour schemes.
      Art Legacy Hotel is a five star hotel in Lisbon”Hospitality is always about image and stories,” said Luís Rebelo De Andrade, founder of the studio, in the exclusive Dezeen video interview. “We wanted the guests, when they come to this hotel, to have a completely unexpected experience.”
      “So, we proposed to our client that we make a hotel with only Moooi products, to give it a very strong identity.”

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      Moooi’s products were used throughout the hotel, including carpets, furniture, lighting, wall coverings and art pieces.
      “Moooi is everywhere in the building,” said Tiago Rebelo De Andrade, who is partner and principal architect at the studio and Luís Rebelo De Andrade’s son. “When you enter the hotel, all the colours, all the textures, all the furniture from Moooi helps us to tell a different story in every floor.
      Rebelo De Andrade furnished the Art Legacy Hotel entirely with Moooi productsThe project is a renovation of a historical office building. Alongside overhauling the hotel’s interior, Rebelo De Andrade also redesigned its facade.
      According to Tiago Rebelo De Andrade, Moooi’s blend of modernity and classical references suited the studio’s approach to designing the hotel’s interiors.
      “Moooi is classic but in a way that can also be modern,” he said. “It’s a modern-classic building.”
      Art Legacy Hotel is a renovation of a historic building in Lisbon’s centreLuís Rebelo De Andrade decided to partner with Moooi on the hotel’s interiors after visiting the brand’s Museum of Extinct Animals exhibition at Milan design week in 2018.
      Each room in the Art Legacy Hotel has either a blue, red, yellow or green colour scheme, with matching wall coverings, furniture and tiling in the bathrooms.
      “When I first met Moooi’s products, I felt that it uses a lot of primary colours,” he said. “So I used primary colours in a very strong way in the hotel. They are colours that provoke you.”
      Moooi’s lighting, furniture, wall coverings and carpets are used throughout Art Legacy HotelIn the video interview, the duo also discussed their working relationship.
      “My son, he provokes me,” said Luís Rebelo De Andrade. “We had to educate ourselves on how to work together.”
      “I offer my experience, he offers his youth in projects,” he continued. “So I think it’s a good mix.”
      Rebelo De Andrade used primary colour schemes in Art Legacy Hotel’s rooms”It’s difficult because it’s a father and son relationship,” added Tiago Rebelo De Andrade. “We are always arguing, but at the end of the day, we drink a bottle of wine so that we can make peace with each other.”
      Other recent projects from Moooi include the IDEO-designed Pallana suspension lamp, made up of adjustable ring lights, and the rope-like Knitty Chair designed by Nika Zupanc.
      The photography is by João Guimarães.
      Partnership content
      This video was produced by Dezeen for Moooi as part of a partnership. Find out more about Dezeen’s partnership content here.

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      San Francisco exhibition features “off-center” Bay Area furniture design

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      Stools from local designer Caleb Ferris and design firm Prowl Studio were among the works displayed at a San Francisco exhibition centred around contemporary Bay Area design.

      The Works in Progress show displayed stools, chairs and other furniture from local designers to highlight the diversity in methods and backgrounds of an evolving Bay Area design scene.
      The recent Works in Progress exhibition held in San Francisco highlighted Bay Area designers”As the Bay Area creative scene evolves in real-time, there are boundless possibilities for how it might bloom,” said curators and designers Kate Greenberg, Kelley Perumbeti, and Sahra Jajarmikhayat in a statement. 
      “For now, we are here to acknowledge its depth and say: it’s a work in progress.”
      Caleb Ferris showed a duck-footed poplar stoolThe team distributed the exhibition’s pieces across metallic platforms supported by foundations of bricks.

      Pieces ranged from a curvacious, duck-footed poplar wood stool marked with paint and silver leaf by Caleb Ferris, to Prowl Studio’s cubic stainless steel stool wrapped in a 3D knit cover.
      Prowl Studio wrapped a stainless steel stool in a 3D knit cover”Across a range of materials, forms, and functions, the participants have found a groove in the original, the introspective, and the off-center,” said the team. 
      Designer Ido Yoshimoto displayed a sculptural side table made of old-growth redwood and finished in a dark red textured hue. The table consists of a geometric, curved corner that runs into a darkened raw edge.
      Designer Ido Yoshimoto showed a sculptural old-growth redwood side table with a raw edgeStudio Ahead created a fuzzy Merino wool stool informed by northern California rock formations, which contrasted with the smooth surface of a glass stool by curators Jajarmikhayat and Greenberg.
      Other works included a baltic plywood side table with grooved sides and small, chunky sky blue legs by NJ Roseti and a white oak chair topped with a wild fleece and suede cushion by Rafi Ajl of studio Long Confidence.

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      Office of Tangible Space showed a flat-legged chair designed in collaboration with CNC design studio Thirdkind Studio, while Duncan Oja of Oja Design displayed a charred white oak stool with an organic, rough-sawn profile.
      Fyrn Studio showed a charcoal-black hardwood stool with aluminium hardware created with replaceable parts and studio Medium Small and designer Yvonne Mouser both displayed chairs made of ash, one blackened and the other not, supported by bases of elegant, simple lines.
      Studio Ahead and Kate Greenberg and Sahra Jajarmikhayat made stools with rock-like forms”As simple as it sounds, the soul of this exhibition is in the representation of physical craft and the people behind it. It’s important to shine a light on this vibrant slice of the Bay Area that is not always as visible amidst a city focused on the digital realm,” said Perumbeti.
      “There’s something really exciting brewing in this community that is just beginning to get teased out,” said Greenberg.
      NJ Roseti created a baltic plywood side table supported by light blue cubic legsWorks in Progress was part of the wider San Francisco Art Week, which highlights art and design from the city and took place from 13-21 January.
      Other recent furniture exhibitions that highlighted California designers include INTRO/LA with pieces by Adi Goodrich and Sam Klemick and the first Miami edition from Milan-based design exhibition Alcova held in a motel during Miami’s art week.
      Works in Progress took place at the American Industrial Center in San Francisco from 18 to 23 January 2023. See Dezeen Events Guide for more architecture and design events around the world.
      The photography is by Sahra Jajarmikhayat unless otherwise stated. 

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      This week we looked forward to the architecture and design trends of 2024

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      This week on Dezeen, we looked forward to the buildings set to be completed in 2024 and the architecture, design and interiors trends that will impact the upcoming year.

      We rounded up 12 key buildings that will be completing over the next year – these include projects by Kéré Architecture, Sou Fujimoto, Zaha Hadid Architects and Foster + Partners.
      We looked at the trends of 2024We also looked at the architecture, design and interiors trends of 2024. Interior design will have a focus on individualism and see a backlash to the rise in AI design, while we will see less experimentation and more “safe spaces” this year in architecture.
      Dezeen’s editorial director Max Fraser predicted that in design, we will see the rise of material intelligence and a rush for sustainable accreditation.
      Mercedes-Benz is designing a skyscraper in DubaiIn architecture news, car brand Mercedes-Benz and developer Binghatti have revealed plans for a supertall skyscraper in central Dubai.

      The car company’s first branded residential tower will reportedly be 341 meters high and located close to the Burj Khalifa.
      “Our aim with our first branded real estate residential tower is to create new, desirable grounds that inherit our brand’s DNA and give our customers a place to arrive, unwind and come home to,” said Britta Seeger, a member of the management board for Mercedes-Benz Group AG.
      The latest Neom region was revealedIn Saudi Arabia, the latest region of the Neom mega-development was revealed.
      Named Norlana, the development designed by architecture studio 10 Design will be a town wrapped around a marina on the Gulf of Aqaba.
      Catherine Slessor wrote an opinion on Carlo Ratti’s Venice appointmentFollowing Carlo Ratti’s appointment as the curator of the next Venice Architecture Biennale, critic Catherine Slessor wrote an opinion piece that raises questions about how the event will be impacted by Italy’s far-right government.
      “Viewed as a supposedly safe pair of Italian hands, Ratti’s appointment marks a screeching U-turn from [previous curator] Lesley Lokko, whose tenure was structured around narratives of decarbonisation and decolonisation,” she wrote.
      Design Week announced it was closingIn the UK, online design magazine Design Week announced that it had ceased publication and that its website will be taken offline later this month.
      “Design Week is ceasing publication with immediate effect,” said a statement.
      “Design Week’s parent company, Centaur, has made the decision to close the publication as its strategy shifts towards its ‘core audience of marketers, and focuses on training, information, and intelligence’.”
      A Danish summerhouse was one of this week’s most-read projectsPopular projects this week included a monolithic summerhouse on the Danish coast, a pitched-roof house in Massachusetts and a store arranged around a conversation pit.
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      There’s still time to be listed in Dezeen’s digital guide for Stockholm Design Week 2024

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      You can still be featured in Dezeen Events Guide’s digital guide to Stockholm Design Week 2024, which runs from 5 to 11 February.

      Dezeen’s guide will spotlight the key events taking place during the festival, which has a programme of exhibitions, installations, talks, fairs and open showrooms.
      Among the events is the Stockholm Furniture Fair, which presents established and emerging designers, as well as more than 150 brands, from 6 to 10 February 2024.
      The festival, which enters in 22nd year, predominantly takes place in central Stockholm, with some fringe events taking place further afield.
      Get listed in Dezeen’s digital Stockholm guide

      Dezeen offers standard and enhanced listings in its Stockholm guide.
      Standard listings cost £100 and include the event name, date and location details plus a website link. These listings will also feature up to 50 words of text about the event.
      Enhanced listings cost £175 and include all of the above plus an image at the top of the listing’s page and an image in the listing preview on the Dezeen Events Guide homepage. These listings will also feature up to 100 words of text about the event.
      For more information about partnering with us to help amplify your event, contact the team at [email protected].
      About Dezeen Events Guide
      Dezeen Events Guide is our guide to the best architecture and design events taking place across the world each year.
      The guide is updated weekly and includes virtual events, conferences, trade fairs, major exhibitions and design weeks.
      For more details on inclusion in the Dezeen Events Guide, including in our guide to Stockholm Design Week, email [email protected].
      The illustration is by Rima Sabina Aouf.

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      Get listed in Dezeen’s digital guide for Stockholm Design Week 2024

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      If you’re hosting an event during Stockholm Design Week, you can get listed in Dezeen Events Guide’s digital guide, which highlights the key events taking place during the week.

      Stockholm Design Week runs from 5 to 11 February 2024 and includes exhibitions, installations, talks, fairs and open showrooms.
      One of the largest events taking place during the week is Stockholm Furniture Fair, which takes place from 6 to 10 February 2024, showcasing furniture, lighting, technology and textiles from over 150 brands.
      The event welcomes designers, architects, journalists and purchasers, as well as design enthusiasts.
      This year, Dezeen published digital guides to Stockholm Design Week, Milan design week, Salone del Mobile, NYCxDesign, 3 Days of Design, London Design Festival and Miami art week, contributing to Dezeen Events Guide’s success in generating 800,000 page views for the section.

      Get listed in Dezeen’s digital Stockholm guide
      Dezeen offers standard and enhanced listings in its Stockholm guide.
      Standard listings cost £100 and include the event name, date and location details plus a website link. These listings will also feature up to 50 words of text about the event.
      Enhanced listings cost £175 and include all of the above plus an image at the top of the listing’s page and an image in the listing preview on the Dezeen Events Guide homepage. These listings will also feature up to 100 words of text about the event.
      For more information about partnering with us to help amplify your event, contact the team at [email protected].
      About Dezeen Events Guide
      Dezeen Events Guide is our guide to the best architecture and design events taking place across the world each year.
      The guide is updated weekly and includes virtual events, conferences, trade fairs, major exhibitions and design weeks.
      For more details on inclusion in the Dezeen Events Guide, including in our guide to Stockholm Design Week, email [email protected].
      The illustration is by Rima Sabina Aouf.

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      Australia bans engineered stone due to silicosis risk

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      Australia has become the first country in the world to ban engineered stone, following rising cases of silicosis among workers who handle the material.

      The ban was agreed at a meeting of Australian federal and state workplace ministers on Wednesday, and will come into place across the country from 1 July 2024.
      The ban targets engineered stone, also known as agglomerated stone – a type of material made by mixing crushed stone with a resin binder.
      “This is a dangerous product”
      While it is valued as a durable and affordable alternative to natural stone for kitchen benchtops, the material can be dangerous while being cut because it releases a fine silica dust into the air.

      Australia has recorded rising cases of the lung disease silicosis in stonemasons who have handled the product, leading it to be dubbed “the asbestos of the 2020s” by union leader Zach Smith.
      “This is a dangerous product that’s known to cause the potentially fatal disease silicosis, and it has no place in our workplaces,” said Queensland industrial relations minister Grace Grace in a statement following the meeting.
      “The rate of silicosis illness in Australia for those working with engineered stone is unacceptable,” said her Western Australian counterpart Simone McGurk. “This prohibition will ensure future generations of workers are protected from silicosis associated with working with engineered stone.”
      Ban follows report finding no safe level of silica in engineered stone
      The move comes nine months after an investigation by three Australian news outlets accused supplier Caesarstone of not doing enough to warn people of the dangers of working with the material and the country’s construction union launched a campaign calling for the ban.
      A subsequent report by the national policy body Safe Work Australia found that engineered stone workers were significantly over-represented in silicosis cases and were being diagnosed with the disease at much younger ages than workers from other industries, with most being under the age of 35.

      Australia moves to ban engineered stone due to silicosis danger

      It also found that the risk from engineered stone was distinct from that of natural stone due to the material’s physical and chemical composition, and that this was likely contributing to more rapid and severe disease.
      The report concluded that no level of silica was safe in engineered stone and that the material should be prohibited in its entirety.
      Silicosis is caused by tiny particles of silica becoming embedded in the lining of the lungs and manifests in symptoms such as shortness of breath, cough, weakness and fatigue.
      The condition is life-altering and potentially fatal, with many formerly healthy young sufferers describing being unable to work or play with their kids.
      Caesarstone commits to supplying Australia with “alternative products”
      In response to news of the ban, Caesarstone commented that while it disagreed with the decision, it is taking the necessary steps to ensure supply of alternative materials to Australian consumers.
      “The Caesarstone brand is well known in Australia and its products have earned tremendous success over the years,” said Caesarstone CEO Yos Shiran. “We are already taking steps to supply our Australian market with alternative products while maintaining our strong market presence.”
      It has previously argued that its material is safe if handled correctly and that the silicosis danger was the fault of employers and work safety bodies.
      Other companies including Ikea and Bunnings had already committed to phasing out the material in the Australian market.
      The ban will apply to the manufacturing, supplying, processing and installing of engineered stone but not its removal, repair, disposal or minor modifications.
      Australia’s workplace ministers will meet again in March 2024 to finalise details of the ban, including the transition period for contracts that have already been implemented and the precise definition of engineered stone.
      The country’s Model Work Health and Safety Regulations currently exclude concrete and cement products, bricks and pavers, porcelain, ceramic tiles, roof tiles, grout, mortar and render, and plasterboard from the definition of engineered stone, but ministers have indicated that additional products would be added to the exemptions.
      This may allow future engineered stone products to be exempted from the ban if there is “compelling evidence” that they can be used safely.

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      JEB acoustic partitions and furniture create modern campus for UOW College Hong Kong

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      Promotion: acoustic partitions and furniture brand JEB have provided interior solutions for the University of Wollongong’s new Tai Wai campus in Hong Kong, which aims to create an adaptable learning environment.

      The University of Wollongong (UOW) College Hong Kong campus in Tai Wai covers 15,000 square metres and supports 3,300 students with modern facilities including an auditorium, library and maritime laboratory.
      Hong Kong-based brand JEB was engaged to provide acoustic partitions and furniture solutions that could be adapted to support different styles of learning and encourage student interaction.
      The UOW College Hong Kong campus in Tai Wai is designed to be flexible and adaptableAt the same time, the team had to meet a design brief that sought to bring a taste of Australia to Hong Kong, with each floor of the building bringing to life a different element of the Wollongong landscape: the Pacific Ocean on the first floor, the urban environment on the second, and the mountains on the third.
      JEB’s Integra Operable Wall system is critical to the functional aspect of the design says the company, as it empowers educators to swiftly alter room sizes and layouts by unlocking the wall panels and moving them.

      The system operates on a door track and roller that allow panels to be turned around corners and stored out of sight, keeping the environment clutter-free and maximising available space.
      The space supports different styles of teaching and learningThe product “is a testament to JEB’s commitment to revolutionising the educational landscape and providing cutting-edge solutions that meet the evolving needs of modern learning environments,” said the brand.
      JEB made ample use of glass in its choice of partitions, to avoid closing off areas when there is limited natural light and to create an open-feeling atmosphere.
      For furnishings, JEB mixed custom solutions with a range of office products from leading local and international brands such as Vitra, Humanscale and Andreu World.
      JEB provided acoustic and furniture solutions for the University of Wollongong’s new Tai Wai campus in Hong KongWorkstations, cabinets and lecture tables were custom-made for the UOW College Hong Kong campus in Tai Wai. Movable desks were placed in tutorial rooms so that they could be easily reconfigured for group or individual work.
      In lounge areas, JEB sourced chairs suited to relaxation, while areas of open staircase seating were created to encourage casual interaction between students.
      “The deliberate use of partitions and furniture in the UOW College campus project in Tai Wai not only addressed the practical aspects of spatial flexibility and lighting challenges but also contributed to the creation of a modern, adaptable and student-centred learning environment,” said JEB.
      “The thoughtful integration of these elements has positively impacted the educational experience and reflects the commitment to innovative pedagogical approaches in higher education.”
      Partitions and furniture are key to the interior designJEB aims to deliver one-stop solutions to interior design, offering acoustic partitions, office furniture, bespoke facades and circular hygiene products.
      It also endeavours to act sustainably, operating a takeback programme that finds new homes for unwanted furniture.
      To find out more about JEB, visit the company’s website.
      Photography courtesy of JEB Group.
      Partnership content
      This article was written by Dezeen for JEB as part of a partnership. Find out more about Dezeen partnership content here.

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