singapore furniture design award 2009

‘cop’ seating device by annop jareonkitpoolpol from thailand FDA merit award 2009 image © designboom

this year, the annual furniture design award (FDA), organized by singapore furniture industries council (SFIC), has received 637 submissions from 19 countries – see here the best entries by students and young designers from singapore, indonesia, thailand, … shown at the international furniture fair singapore 2009 / 26th asean furniture show (IFFS/AFS 2009).

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the seating surface of ‘cop’ is made of rattan rods, a low-cost material available in the region. the stainless steel structure provides stability and can be modified to suit different environments.

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‘century table’ by jarrod lim from australia image © designboom

hook to hang bags or umbrellas image © designboom

see more work by jarrod lim shown at the IFFS singapore furniture fair 2009.

‘sprout’ by cheong chee meng from singapore image © designboom

blooming white ‘buds’ made from soft foam cushions form the seat.

detail of ‘sprout’ image © designboom

‘ripple’ tables by apirat boonruangthaworn from ourstudio, thailand image © designboom

rain falling upon the water (table) surface, creating tiny waves.

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‘bloco’ sofa by cici chen and lui honfay of cilicon factory, singapore

see also concrete furniture by cilicon factory.

‘hump + bump’ stool by widya yuniarti from indonesia FDA merit award & best use of material award image © designboom

an experimental concept to create furniture using found materials, applying colors on the top surface to create a pattern.

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detail ‘hump + bump’ image © designboom

‘cor’ stool by somchai thumtharanukul from thailand FDA honorable mention image © designboom

seatbelts from manufacturing surpluses are wrapped tightly around a metal frame to create a chair to sit, lounge or lay on.

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‘the leg center table’ by chaiyo opassamutchai from thailand FDA honorable mention image © designboom

the gaps of the table surface can be used to hold magazines or to organize wiring.

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‘naked chair’ by outofstock from singapore image © designboom

this flat-packed chair can be easily assembled without the need of any tools. see more

the outofstock design team have also a participed our tokyo designboom mart 2007.

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furniture design award 2009 booth image © designboom

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