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Refined in appearance, the design is also highly versatile, with three ranges and multiple colour choices available. This utilitarian elegance certainly ensured that MARK stood out from its competitors at the show. ekonglong office chair

Ochre also had some particularly striking pieces, including its Eternal Dreamer modular sofa, and Panther set of drawers. The company prides itself on the considered use of luxurious materials, ensuring that the potential and limitations of these materials are fully analysed by specialist craftsmen, and that traditional techniques such as hand weaving and brass work are incorporated where possible.

The Eternal Dreamer modular sofa is symptomatic of the understated elegance for which the company is known. The curved and straight sections of the sofa blend seamlessly, with deep seats and a luxurious eco linen upholstery, finished with bespoke braid. Mirrored steel legs provide a unique, modern edge. All sections of the sofa are available in 110 and 90cm depths.

Ochre’s Panther set of drawers marry handcrafted techniques, with contrasting gessoed front, three graduated drawers, and a tarnished steel plate top and edges.  The chest is available in 107 x 64 x 76cm dimensions.

Bark Furniture shares a similar passion for traditional methods of production – creating furniture inspired by the mid-century modern era. The new Acorn II seating range, designed by husband and wife team Jonathan Walter and Lakshmi Bhaskaran, was on show at 100% Design, along with the popular Kustom armchair, newly upholstered in black leather.

The Acorn II seating range comprises a leather upholstered dining chair and a dining bench made from black walnut. Both items are designed to complement the Acorn dining table, which is available in 165 x 90 x 73cm dimensions.

All of Bark Furniture’s products are handmade from sustainable wood, in the couple’s studio in Bude, North Cornwall.

Continuing in the vein of hand-crafting, Paere Dansk’s attention to the materials and methods used in the creation of its vintage furniture is certainly noteworthy.

The Stealth desk is Paere Dansk’s first piece to be designed and made in England. Designer Jack Pearson made use of traditional craftsmanship, without borrowing too heavily from predecessing designs. One of the biggest challenges faced was to find timber which was sufficiently uniform, or that matched adjacent timber, to ensure that the desktop was as seamless as possible.

Deadgood, by contrast, makes use of technically progressive manufacturing methods. The Deadgood Ribbon stool, by British designer Nick Rawcliffe, is a rotationally moulded stool manufactured from recycled plastics.

Produced in a 500 x 415 x 320cm format, a cutting edge rotational moulding process is used to create an inner core of material, which is then fully upholstered to maximise comfort levels and widen the potential for colour specification.

The shape of the stool is suggestive of charity awareness ribbons – its smooth sculptural form consciously designed to be thought provoking. The stool has, so far, been specified for a broad variety of commercial applications, from Google office spaces in London and Madrid, to the National Gallery.