Instinct Furniture BLOG – mostly about cool furniture and design in general

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Coventry: Green Buildings and a Community Focus

The first group of Libraries I visited in the UK was in … more

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Heidelberg: Two very different Libraries

 As you may be aware, I (Paul – Director of Design at … more

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2012 Milan Furniture Fair Highlights

Our top picks from the 2012 Milan Furniture Fair. There is some … more

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Peace Bridge in Calgary Canada – We love it!

The city of calgary in canada has welcomed its newest addition spanning … more

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Buenos Aires Apartment – Sliding Library

The Los Andes apartment complex in Buenos Aires is the it living … more

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The GVAL Three Piece Chair

The GVAL Chair, by OOO My Design, consists of three pieces which … more

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Giant Birdsnest

The “Giant Birdsnest for creating new ideas” was conceived and created by … more

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Repurposed Phone Booth Library in NYC

On the streets of new york architect John Locke has repurposed phone … more

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Vennesla Library Norway – We don’t like it!

Norwegian practice Helen & Hard  have created the ‘Vennesla Library and Cultural … more

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Lux Craft Lighting Pavilion at Origin Craft Fair

The Origin Contemporary Craft Fair in London featured Lux Craft, a new … more

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Plural + Totalstudio: Alexis

‘Alexis’, a bookshop and coffee bar in Bratislava, Slovakia has been conceived … more

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Murúa-Valenzuela: Taltal Public Library Chile

South of the city of Antofagasta, within the coastal town of Taltal, … more

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Dalian Library China

Vienna-based practice Architects Collective has designed the ‘Dalian Library’ for the city … more

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Pointing finger bookmark – clever : cool

An elegantly simple solution to an old problem this extra finger will … more

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Ezri Tarazi: free falling mannequin chair

Tel Aviv industrial designer, Ezri Tarazi is presenting a new work, still … more

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André Chénier opera on the lake at Bregenz

We came across these amazing floating stage sets designed by David Fielding … more

Our congratulations to this year's Hamper winner - Margret Waters from Waihi Library

Well done LIANZA – Wellington was Brill!

LIANZA conference in Wellington,  truly a vibrant celebration for our library community. … more

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Mecanoo Architects: Library of Birmingham celebrates top out

The new ‘Library of Birmingham’ by delft-based practice Mecanoo has celebrated its … more

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Farewell to a great visionary: Steve Jobs

Apple has announced that the company’s co-founder Steve Jobs has died aged … more

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C.F. Møller + Berg Arkitektkontor: Skipark 360°

Scandinavian practice C.F. Møller Architects has collaborated with Swedish firm Berg Arkitektkontor … more

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Ross Lovegrove: Endless at the Cardi Mlack Box, Milan

Metals and natural forms are stretched to their capacity in ‘Endless’, an … more

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Paul Cocksedge Studio: Manuscript (seats of poetry) for Beijing Design Week 2011



The winning proposal for an installation at the China Millennium Monument during … more

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Shigeru Ban Architects: Cardboard Cathedral

Japan based practice Shigeru Ban Architects has unveiled their proposal ‘cardboard cathedral’, … more

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arata isozaki + andrea maffei associati: maranello library

Designed by Milanese architectural practice Arata Isozaki + Andrea Maffei Associati, the … more

Pauline Cornwell receives her prize

We have a winner!

Our hearty congratulations to Pauline Cornwell, principal of Avondale Intermediate School, the winner … more

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Stephan Zirwes: aerial photographs

Offering a whole new perspective on both natural and manmade settings, Stuttgart-based … more

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COD Project’ by Rami Tareef

Jersualem-based student Rami Tareef has created ‘COD project’ as his final project … more

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jesper jonsson: movement of a moment

      A clock without a face, ‘movement of a moment’ … more

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françois abélanet: quoi croire optical illusion land art

‘Qui croire?’ (‘who to believe?’), a work of land art by french … more

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British designer Catherine Carr crochets and knits with glass

Catherine Carr is an award winning, British Craft Designer who specialises in … more

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alejandro cerón: beautiful mess collection

Spanish-born, Netherlands-based designer Alejandro Cerón presented a further exploration of his ‘beautiful … more

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Ryo Yamada: vertical landscape

This is a most beautiful exploration of structure and space.  An artistic … more

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SKID Trolley for Laptops now available

Sizzling hot from our design studio SKID is a laptop trolley all … more

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‘gaz-gazebo’ by metchanun suensilpong – making a place in the moment

We loved this one – ‘gaz-gazebo’ by Metchanun Suensilpong speaks of  freedom … more

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This is one ultra cute chair

Nextmaruni Chairs’ by japanese architecture duo SANAA (Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa), … more

Instinct launches TWIST Laptop Chair – you gotta see this!

Instinct Furniture is proud to launch TWIST. TWIST is a laptop chair … more