London Design Festival 09: Young Coventry designers hundredstensunits have designed their first collection of furniture and products.

The studio was established by Matt Bassett, David Horan and Tom Nelson following their graduation in June last year.

A-Series Storage (above) is inspired by ISO paper sizes, with each unit made from material that is more processed than the one preceding it.

Other designs include an LED lamp with steel frame (top image), a desk with a drawer that opens from either side (above) and a wall clock with an elongated second hand (below).

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Here's some text from the designers:

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hundredstenunits collection one

Each product was designed to be simple, useful and easy to manufacture; guided by a modernist aesthetic, but not overworked; un-designed, crafted. We are currently prototyping pieces locally in preparation for the London Design Festival in September 2009.

The result of a continuing creative dialogue between Matt Bassett, David Horan and Tom Nelson; hundredstensunits was established in order to design and manufacture simple, beautiful and useful products utilising local resources and expertise.

hundredstensunits is available for consultation, collaboration and commission on an ad hoc basis; services include: product design, NURB surface modelling, visualisation, concept art (from freehand sketches to technical illustration), design for print, logos and branding, web layouts and research.

From top:

A4 Lamp

Steel, Plastics, Electronics
297 x 210 x 72 mm

A specifically developed compact LED array housed in a delicate steel shell.

Table

Anodised Aluminium Surface, Steel Leg-form
1400 x 700 x 700 mm

A large durable working surface precision engineered in steel and aluminium; understated linear simplicity.

A-Series Storage

Oak, Birch Plywood, Oriented Strand Board, Medium Density Fibreboard, Acrylic
1237 x 889 x 297 mm

Inspired by ISO paper sizing. Constructed from different grades of material, each more processed than the last; the units can be used individually or collectively.

Desk + Drawer

Hardwood, Plywood
1500 x 750 x 700 mm

Hand crafted and elegantly ambidextrous; the drawer is accessible from both sides.

Wall Clock

Aluminium Face, Steel Hands, German High Torque Movement
Ø 180 mm

An aesthetic dictated by the disproportionate second hand. The graphical information provided is minimal, yet essential.

Low Table

Veneered Plywood Surface, Steel Leg-form
840 x 590 x 300 mm

A substantial wooden platform disguised by a beveled edge, mounted on an elegant one-piece leg-form.

A-Series Tableware

Modest plastic vessels designed for mass production.

Alan Chair

Steel, Birch Plywood
900 x 730 x 625 mm

Simple, rigid and oversized; sit, perch, place.