2015 Best Furniture Designs

Detailed pictures from the Furniture Design Award 2015.

Designers Category

1. FDA 2015 Grand Award Winner

Piotr Saladra
Poland
Entry: The Hive

The Hive is a light-grey linen pouf made from more than 1,600 individual forms. Its materials are recycled or made from 100% natural linen yarn. Like MONOMOKA furniture, it is produced through traditional handwork rather than industrial machinery.

2. FDA 2015 Honourable Mention Award

Min Chen
Atelier Chen Min, China
Entry: Gong Shelf System

Gong Shelf System is a modular shelving system built from three perpendicular metal strips. Plastic or metal plates can be inserted between the rods, allowing users to adapt the platform to different spaces and tasks.

3. FDA 2015 Merit Award

Piotr Saladra
Poland
Entry: Artichoke

Artichoke is a flower-shaped ottoman made from 156 orange and yellow crocheted forms. As with The Hive, it uses natural or recycled yarn and relies on traditional craftsmanship.

4. FDA 2015 Merit Award

George Soo
FLIQ, Singapore
Entry: Genterie & Nouveau

Genterie & Nouveau explores two ideas of luxury: inherited tradition and self-made modernity. The designs use a light steel structure to save space, eco-friendly felt side walls, and fabric bases that allow for storage under the bed.

Genterie uses larger cushions to suggest wealth and splendour, while Nouveau uses slimmer cushions to express luxury through modern elegance.

5. FDA 2015 Merit Award

Sim Miao Ling
Singapore
Entry: Shoehorn Umbrella Stand

The Shoehorn Umbrella Stand combines two objects often kept near the door: a shoehorn and an umbrella stand. A curved edge lets the shoehorn sit naturally in place, while a flat disc magnet holds it when it is returned.

Students Category

6. FDA 2015 Honourable Mention Award: Diaz Adisastomo, Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia — Common Armchair.
7. FDA 2015 Merit Award: Patpimon Onplui, Silpakorn University, Thailand — Co-Axis.
8. FDA 2015 Merit Award: Denny Priyatna, Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia — Exploded Chair.
9. FDA 2015 Merit Award: Denny Priyatna, Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia — Pipe Seat.
10. FDA 2015 Merit Award: Wendy Kokasih, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore — Uni Armchair.