Perhaps it’s a sign of the times, but a distinctly subdued palette is defining the latest crop of furnishings the world over. While this inclination is no doubt related to the abrupt global halt experienced during the early months of the pandemic, it’s also indicative of a larger shift in the landscape of contemporary design. In products ranging from sartorial partitions to graphic rugs and modular seating systems, designers are eschewing passing statements in favour of flexible keepsakes — ones that, like the sage green hues that adorn them, only get better with age. As Magis says of its latest release, Costume by Stefan Diez, these epochal yet adaptable offerings are at once “transformable and pragmatic.”

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Costume

Modular. Minimal. Modern. Magis’s new Costume sofa is all this and more. A slender four-millimetre recycled and recyclable polyethylene joint links together the individual elements (with or without arms) for endlessly reconfigurable arrangements, from ottomans and loveseats to the chaise longue seen here.

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Isole

Defined by their oblong conglomerate stone tops, the Isole tables by Paola Lenti feature organic surfaces speckled with complementary hues of lavender, maroon, juniper and pine characteristic of the geological material. Suitable for both indoors and out, the trio rests on gloss-varnished stainless-steel legs.

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Mosaique

An array of pixel-like squares adorns this expansive and flexible Mosaique collection by Belgian designer Alain Gilles for YO2 Rugs. Made in circular and rectangular formats, they are conceived to easily layer together for graphic combinations.

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Plot

GamFratesi’s latest product for Poltrona Frau is a versatile range of two-, three- and four-panel room dividers named Plot. Framed in veneered aluminum tubing, the movable partition weaves together horizontal and vertical bands of leather to create a square (shown) or circular motif. Brass joints and feet add well-considered detail.

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Petit

Though it made its debut in the interior of Paris’s Papi restaurant last year, the Petit chair by Neri&Hu officially launched this spring. In collaboration with furniture brand De La Espada, its streamlined design is available with three or four legs, as well as multiple upholstery and frame options, including the Fjord-painted ash shown.

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