Some elements of 70s design seemed to define the era and, we thought, would remain unrevisited except in 40 year old photographs. But all of a sudden avocado bathroom suites and cappuccino wall coverings are de rigueur once more. One such product of the era was modular furniture – various sized bits of sofa that could be reconfigured to fit a living room or be changed to create different seating patterns. Not a bad idea in its own right but suffered from evolving into huge areas of leather that were less than comfortable.
Fast forward 40 years and we have the technology to create something better – and that is your challenge this month. We are looking for some fun furniture that still retains the malleable benefits but uses technology to make it more comfortable, more aesthetically appealing and more interesting.
It should, of course, look like it belongsin the 21st century rather than a homage to the 70s, but if you are inexplicably drawn to finishing your design with pink and blue nylon coverings then who are we to judge.
As always we have a solution in mind that we will unveil next month, but in the meantime if you have any inspirational or entertaining ideas then please feel free to email the editor at tim.fryer@markallengroup.com or leave your idea as a comment below.
