london design festival 08 preview: benjamin hubert

‘diamond’ chair is upholstered in bute tweed on walnut and oak veneered backs with a steel frame
UK designer benjamin hubert has been very busy this past year and he will be showing off the results
during this year’s london design festival. despite being a young and independent designer, hubert will
be launching 6 new products at this year’s festival. at 100% futures he will showcase his ‘material
centric’ collection which features the ‘diamond’ chair, ‘lily pad’ tables, ‘fold’ magazine rack, ‘labware’
lamps and the ‘yumbrella’ fruit bowl. his other new product line ‘heavy’ lights will be on show at
decode london. hubert also told designboom that the making process was very important to the
design of his new pieces.
http://www.benjaminhubert.co.uk
dining in 2015: ‘impression crockery’ by benjamin hubert

‘diamond’ chair

‘yumbrella’ fruit bowl made from earthenware with integrated banana hook

‘lily pad’ tables built with a solid wood surface and a CNC bent steel frame

‘labware’ lamp range of large bottle-like bulbs made at london glass works topped with cork

‘labware’ lamp

making the ‘labware’ light series at london glass works

‘fold’ magazine rack designed to mirror the form of a folded piece of paper made from powerder coated steel

paper prototypes of ‘fold’ magazine rack

‘heavy’ lights are made in germany from 5mm thin cast concrete

‘heavy’ lights are made in germany from 5mm thin cast concrete

making ‘heavy’ lights

making ‘heavy’ lights
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