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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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