Foam
“We want to be a global furniture brand, but not in the Hay or Muuto or Vitra area of expensiveness” says Omhu CEO
Butter-like blocks of foam frame Secolo + Tableau collaboration at Milan design week
Vitra introduces recyclable polyurethane upholstery foam called V-Foam
Rethink Softly seating creates comfort without foam
Natural Material Studio crafts entire home interior from bioplastic
XL Extralight exhibits sole and foam-making process at Milan design week
Dewi van de Klomp’s foam furniture morphs and sags in response to its contents
Julia Olanders makes “toxic” vases from insulation foam and concrete
Geometric foam blocks mimic marble and terrazzo at Beirut Design Week
Smarin to scatter 85 foam blocks across a beach for Cannes Film Festival
Dual Cut by Kitmen Keung for Sixinch
SuperFoam Chair by Rich Gilbert
Pearson Lloyd designs high-backed Hug sofa to “deliver the right posture”
Seven foamless sofas filled with unexpected materials
The “knotty problem” of polyurethane foam
Arne Jacobsen “dared to work with modern materials” for Egg chair
Carsten in der Elst creates furniture by using industrial byproducts “a bit like Lego”
Max Enrich sculpts lamps from upholstery foam for Gaudí’s Casa Batlló
Red foam blocks turn cramped church room into a play space for kids
Lewu launches foam-covered furniture collection at Design Shanghai
Sungsin Eo designs foam display system for child-friendly exhibitions