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Remember the minui HandySitt portable seat that we posted a while ago? Now it’s got a companion chair. When combined with the seat, it makes a freestanding high chair. Without the portable seat, it’s a stepstool and/or a chair for older kids. Nice.

Now that spring is slowly approaching, maybe think about updating your outdoor area with some snazzy new furniture. Available in five colors, this chair and side table will make your patio or backyard fit for the discerning modernist.

designers: Christophe de la Fontaine and Stefan Diez
Material(s): Powder-coated aluminum with neoprene glides

Bent Armchair: $1,581.00 (Dimensions: H 27.25″ W 36.5″ D 16.25″ SH 15.25″)
Bent Side Table: $939.00 (Dimensions: H 16.5″ W 19.25″ D 13.75″)

My-oh-my, bright and affordable cardboard furniture? Yes, please. Quite a bit less than Gehry’s chair, eh? Several color options to choose from too, if you’re interested.

Material: 100% recyclable cardboard
SGS certified color-film made of PVC

Cardboard Bookshelf Dickens, $419.00
Cardboard Sideboard Georgia, $389.00

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Do you remember Kris’s post on Eastvold Custom Cabinets? They do furniture as well, and, as you can see above, it’s worth a look or two. This media cabinet has wire passages through all the shelves and partitions (and back/bottom), allowing for cable organization (very important). Plus, it’s made from solid walnut, so it’ll look a whole lot better than any assemble-it-yourself media stand.

60″ wide x 20″ tall x 20″ deep.

While this chair was designed in 1946, I can’t say that I’ve seen it around that much. Now, the Domus Chair, sure, that’s no stranger, but the curvy lounge chair pictured above is brand new to my eyes. The black stained version has my name written all over it (you just can’t see it because the text is so small, ha ha).

“The characteristic Domus Lounge Chair was designed, alongside the Domus chair, for the public spaces at the Domus Academica’s student housing.”

Designed by Iilmari Tapiovaara
Dimensions: 59w x 70.5d x 39/86.5h

Ooo, check out this modular bookcase by Autoban. You stack the modules up and put all your books and magazines in between, to “create your own reading environment recalling the tall, water-side grasses of nature…” hence the name Reedy.

Designed by: Autoban
Available in stainless steel or painted iron.

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Your baby stays baby-sized for only so long. Instead of spending money on a high chair that will be thrown out eventually, you could get this portable, folding cardboard one for a lot less and just recycle it with the little one has outgrown it.

Feedaway is a portable and lightweight version of the traditional feeding chair that can be pulled out for use as required and otherwise folded away flat, making it suitable for traveling and visiting where there is no baby/toddler feeding chair. Suitable for up to 18months and/or to 20kg. Feedaway is made from recycled Visy cardboard, and comes with its own 3 point safety harness and recycled cardboard carry box that is strong enough to withstand the rigours of travel by car, train or airplane. Feedaway also fits in a large suitcase.

This product has just reached the market and is only available in Australia for now (but can be shipped internationally), so stay tuned to the designer/manufacturer for availability in the states.

Good looking task chairs are hard to come by, and while I’m not sure about the ergonomics of this one by Konstantin Grcic, it sure kicks the heck out of the ones at your local office supply. It looks simple and minimal (if I had a dime for everytime I used those two words…) plus swivels and adjusts in height with a gas piston lever.

Designed by Konstantin Grcic
Material: Frame in steel tube painted in epoxy resin. Foot-rest in die-cast aluminum.
Specs: 63w x 30.5h (inches)

Holy. These tables are pretty amazing. With their “crisp lines and dynamic folds” they’re certain to stand out as a modern centerpiece in any living area.

“Available in oiled steel and Oregon walnut or powder-coated steel and milk-painted poplar. Hand built in our shop using locally milled, recycled steel and locally harvested hardwoods. Custom orders welcome.”

Semaphore Coffee Table, H16” W44” D18”, $1,600.00
Semaphore End Table, H20” W20” D15”, $400.00
End Table with powder-coated steel and milk-painted poplar for $600.00

Blue. Wishbone. Chairs. Can you believe your eyes? For the Wishbone Chair’s 60th anniversary, Carl Hansen & Son is releasing 12 new colors. That’s right, 12 new colors. The first set is in blue, as you see above, with a green palette in May and more colors to follow in October. The price sure isn’t cheap, but it’s an iconic chair with limited availability, so what else can we expect?

Available In: Beech frame with colored lacquer. Available in 4 shades of blue. Seat is white papercord.

Blue Series available for a limited time.

Just how fantastic are these chairs from Resign? Still waiting back on confirmation of purchase process, but I’m guessing you email them. Apologies that it’s not super clear, but I figured it was worth posting despite all that.

Designed by Giovanni Delvecchio & Andrea Magnani

On sale: 280€

So, get this, that’s the price. There’s no ’1′ missing, nor any zeros. And why does a bamboo bookshelf that looks this cool have the reasonable price tag of $699? Apparently the retailer doesn’t use distributors; they manufacture their products on demand and sell them direct. Hmm… any takers?

Created by LDK Design.
100% Bamboo
Depth:15″Width:71.3″Height:47.2″

I like dogs, designer or otherwise. They’re not allowed to sleep on the bed, but I’ll still lavish them with all the other fineries befitting of man’s best friend, like a Gaia & Gino titanium-coated dog bowl.

Designer: Brandon Warren
Small: 3 x 11 x 12 inches
Large: 4 x 13 x 14 inches
Porcelain (Silver version is titanium coated).

I usually complain about furniture being too expensive, but in this case I’m surprised the price is so low. For you budget-plus-design-conscious folks, you might consider this snazzy red chair.

-Red bonded leather
-Steel base with a red powdercoat finish
-Padded foam seat

29″Wx27″Dx27″H (14″H seat)

Remember this from way back in ’07? I sure do because it sort of knocked my socks off. As is often the case, there wasn’t much in the way of price or convenient online purchasing options because it was more of a prototype idea, so I refrained from posting it. But just today I ran across an actual retail link, so, here we are. If you’ve got the cash it’s a pretty fabulous seating option for a larger space (i.e. office area or loft).

Wallfa is an intriguing two sided piece of furniture that is both wall and sofa. It offers a comfortable sitting area that becomes playful when users interact from both sides of the wall. Movement, sound and touch hint at what might be happening on the other side.

designed by Jordi Canudas.