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The Nekton (set of four) stools is the latest design masterpiece created by Zaha Hadid for Established & Sons.

Launched at the Milan Furniture Fair in April 2007 the Nekton stools are the latest manifest of the now-famous Zaha Hadid aesthetic, being both curvaceous and tactile. They can be scattered and used individually or combined in clusters as a whole seating system that can be customised to suit any space. “The Nekton stools can constantly be adapted and changed to accommodate any seating need by expanding both the interlocked and individual pieces.” Zaha Hadid

Established & Sons have collaborated with Zaha Hadid since its inception in 2005. Having exhibited the Limited Edition version of The Aqua Table at the Milan Furniture Fair, 2005 they launched the production version of the Aqua Table at London Design Week in 2005, this can be seen below in two of its different finishes.

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Around the Corner is the name of an exhibition of four pieces of furniture by architect Amanda Levete of Future Systems for Established & Sons. These pieces focus on how to make use of the corner of a room and are sexy, intelligent designs that are very organic and fluid. Levete looks at the relationship between space and object, and each piece is named after a point on the compass. North is a fibreglass shelf and South is set of two Corian shelves. East is a marble table/desk and West a wooden bench.

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