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  1. Guaranteed For Life with Anglepoise
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    Guaranteed For Life with Anglepoise

    Under the guidance of Design Director Kenneth Grange, seen by some as the “Eames of the industrial design world”, Anglepoise continues to create modest yet iconic light fittings, now with a special lifetime guarantee. Anglepoise aim is to stop the...

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  2. Exploring Sculptural Minimalism with Kristina Dam
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    Exploring Sculptural Minimalism with Kristina Dam

    Inspired by Japanese details, graphic Bauhaus art and the unpretentious way artist treat materials, Kristina Dam Studio takes a sculptural approach Nordic minimalism. Kristina Dam graduated from The Royal Danish School of Fine Arts, Architecture and Design in Copenhagen and her great...

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  3. An Easy Chair For Contemporary Living
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    An Easy Chair For Contemporary Living

    Designer of the Bernard Chair, Shane Schneck speaks to HAY about his design process, and to understand what it is that makes Bernard a standout addition to the easy-chair genre. The Hay Bernard Chair is a modern, sustainable take on...

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  4. Working From Home Vol 04 | A Utility Design Playlist
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    Working From Home Vol 04 | A Utility Design Playlist

    Another week and another Spotify playlist refresh. We've been dipping back into Volumes 1,2 and 3 this week in between plays of our new playlist. The process of creating these playlists has been an unexpected joy throughout the current lockdown...

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  5. Utility Follows : Anthony Lee
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    Utility Follows : Anthony Lee

    An interview with Liverpool based photographer, Anthony Lee. Anthony Lee is a Liverpool based freelance photographer and content creator with a penchant for “casual fits and lifestyle bits”. Having recently moved into a new house with his partner Lauren and...

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  6. Best Lounge Chairs For The Modern Home
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    Best Lounge Chairs For The Modern Home

    Designed for ultimate comfort and style, these are our pick of the best design classic and modern lounge chairs. Last updated : 10th December 2021 The lounge chair is the perfect home luxury. Perfectly crafted with comfort in mind, they're...

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  7. Celebrating Small Space Living
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    Celebrating Small Space Living

    3 of our favourite small spaces and what we can learn from them. Spending more time at home is something we've all been faced with recently and it's got us thinking about how to make the most of our spaces...

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  8. A Scandi Style Child's Room With Ferm Living
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    A Scandi Style Child's Room With Ferm Living

    Ferm Living's KIDS collection allows you to design a bedroom that remains relevant and stylish as your child ages. Decorating a child's room can seem daunting but Danish brand Ferm Living has just the tools you need. The trick is...

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  9. A Utility Design Playlist: Working From Home, Vol 03
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    A Utility Design Playlist: Working From Home, Vol 03

    If we've learned one thing from working from home, it's that music has the ability to turbocharge creativity and productivity. This eclectic selection of hip hop, Motown and R&B tracks were on loop in Shaun's temporary workspace last week. Listen...

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  10. Designer Spotlight : GamFratesi
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    Designer Spotlight : GamFratesi

    Copenhagen based studio GamFratesi was founded in 2006 by Danish architects Stine Gam and Italian architect Enrico Fratesi. The pair draw on the classic Danish furniture and craft tradition as well as the classic Italian intellectual and conceptual approach. Adopting...

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  11. Working From Home Vol 02 | A Utility Design Playlist
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    Working From Home Vol 02 | A Utility Design Playlist

    At this point, we feel as though we've been working from home forever. Does anyone remember what it felt like to get up and go to the office in the morning? Our content team Shaun, Phoebe and Lucy have been...

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  12. Utility Follows : Men's Lifestyle Blogger Tsun Yuen
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    Utility Follows : Men's Lifestyle Blogger Tsun Yuen

    An interview with menswear, lifestyle and travel blogger @tsunyuen You could follow an Instagram account to inspire a beautifully curated wardrobe, one for elegantly minimal interiors, a third for stunning travel photos and another for food/drink recommendations - or you...

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  13. Working From Home Vol 01 | A Utility Design Playlist
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    Working From Home Vol 01 | A Utility Design Playlist

    The Utility content team are entering our second week of working from home and as we mentioned in our "Tips for working from home" post, music is really helping us get in the work groove. We've compiled the first in...

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  14. Isolation Stations : Tips For Working From Home
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    Isolation Stations : Tips For Working From Home

    Working from home is a trend that has been emerging for a while but if you're new to the world of conference calls and home workspaces, we've got a few tips on how to keep sane and stay productive. Get...

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  15. The Butterfly Chair | The Story Of A Design Icon
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    The Butterfly Chair | The Story Of A Design Icon

    Instantly recognisable and endlessly copied, the Butterfly Chair is a midcentury Modernist icon. But who designed it and where can it be bought today? Instantly recognisable, the design classic Butterfly Chair (also known as the BKF Chair, Hardoy Chair or...

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  16. Fritz Hansen-An Exhibit, Japan
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    Fritz Hansen-An Exhibit, Japan

    Japanese and Danish design share a rich history, and some very similar principles. Today, one of Denmark's most influential design brands Fritz Hansen have teamed up with Japanese store CONNECT to help revitalise the island of  Honjima in Kagawa Prefecture..

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  17. Utility Follows : Emma Hopkinson
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    Utility Follows : Emma Hopkinson

    Emma Hopkinson Occupation: Content Creator & Tone of Voice SpecialistLocation: London, UK Emma Hopkinson has one of the most relatable usernames on Instagram, The Crap Flat. Most of us have been in Emma’s situation - renting a flat that’s just...

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  18. Stockholm Design Week 2020
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    Stockholm Design Week 2020

    There are few dates on the holiday calendar that the Utility team look forward to more than the annual trip to Stockholm furniture fair during Stockholm Design Week. This year, Richard, Dick, Paul and Shaun jetted off from Manchester airport...

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  19. Introducing &Tradition Copenhagen | Creating Future Classics
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    Introducing &Tradition Copenhagen | Creating Future Classics

    “We all seek to surround ourselves with things we love. Collecting objects with meaning. Designs that resonate with our soul. Pieces reflecting different facets of our personality…” - Martin Kornbek Hansen, Founder of &Tradition Who are &Tradition? Danish design company...

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  20. Inside The Home of Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
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    Inside The Home of Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

    Architectural Digest let us see inside Nikolaj Coster-Waldau's Hidden Los Angeles Home and it's FULL of amazing designer furniture, that you can get right here at Utility Design! The Danish actor who played Jamie Lannister in the hit TV show...

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  21. Vitra Lampe de Bureau | Product Highlight
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    Vitra Lampe de Bureau | Product Highlight

    Vitra Lampe de Bureau designed by Jean Prouvé Jean Prouvé (1901 – 1984) was a French metal worker, architect and furniture designer. Regarded as one of the most influential furniture designers of the early modern design movement, Prouvé was renowned for...

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  22. More Is More : The Rise of Maximalism
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    More Is More : The Rise of Maximalism

    'To me, maximalism is the epitome of the passion, power and joy that can be expressed through a room, and is a much needed switch up from the long-serving minimalism, boho and farmhouse norms. Glamour and luxury are making their...

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