The nearly two-century old furniture maker Thonet has been experimenting with “bentwood” furniture since 1830, so it’s not a completely irrational leap that the company has made the move into fixed wheel bicycles… with a bentwood frame. Using a steam-bending process developed in the 1930s, they’ve taken the design by London architect Andy Martin and […]

The business of making bicycles is booming these days. From the classic roadsters to the lightweight commuter friendly (yet highly overpriced), more and more companies are entering the industry with beautiful designs and an array of interesting choices for materials. The latest company in the mix is Flat Frame Systems Ltd, who plan to release their […]

British designer Anthony Hartley has unveiled his latest piece of furniture, the “Mr Smith the Second” chair. Launching at the London Design Festival next month, the brightly colored chair is hand made of beech wood and then painted with a high gloss lacquer which makes it look like a giant rainbow-colored Twizzler. via Design Milk