Papillon Blog

8th Aug 2015

Thomas Heatherwick gets the green light...

Thomas Heatherwick is one of our favourite designers. Having created the ingenious Magis Spun Chair, his designs are loved by many, although not many realise the scale on which Thomas Heatherwick sometimes designs. He's known for the sleek new big re…

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5th Aug 2015

Vitra and the Grand Repos...the perfect lounge chair?

The  Repos and Grand Repos lounge chairs were jointly designed and developed by Vitra and Antonio Citterio. These chairs introduced a whole new level of comfort and flexibility to the home. Designed with a high backrest and inviting armrests to…

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1st Aug 2015

Alessi...Twenty-five years without squeezing lemons

Alessi is always suprising us and pushing forward with brilliant, new, innovative designs. Including incorporating the designs of saught after international contemporary architect, Peter Zumthor. However the best-known Alessi products are usually the…

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Good design always prospers.
27th Jul 2015

Good design always prospers.

Charles and Ray Eames first designed the Eames Plastic Chairs over 60 years ago and are still, to this day, an extremely popular seating range. They are counted as some of the most important furniture designs of the entire 20th century. This is simp…

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