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A team of textile engineers and hand weavers joined forces to make Vlinder,

a new sofa design for Vitra by Hella Jongerius, possible. The innovative, colourful

upholstery textile – with seven different jacquard weaves – was developed

especially to fit the sofa’s shape.

vitra.com

The Spanish hotel group Room Mate recently opened Room

Mate Bruno, a destination in Rotterdam that adapts to the

lifestyle of guests. Designed by Teresa Sapey Studio, the

hotel lobby is boldly colourful and features playful, geometric

seating elements.

teresasapey.com

Nuances, a collection from Gan by

Patricia Urquiola, is a set of three rugs

with different patterns and a pouf.

Urquiola used different densities of felt

wool and colours to achieve a stone-like

effect, for a lively touch in any space.

gan-rugs.com

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