6 New Products that Lean Into Their Legacy

Discover how these brands, whether nascent or well established, are innovating to expand on their product heritage.

The latest design solutions across product categories are tapping into nostalgia to build on existing brand recognition. KI, maker of the original metal folding chair, expanded a seating collection by including a new contemporary base, while Maharam turned to a 20-year collaboration with Paul Smith to release new textiles made partly from postconsumer material. HBF (shown right) owes the most playful pattern in its new Reunion Collection to a childhood memory of vice president of design and creative direction Mary Jo Miller.

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LAWN CHAIR

Part of the aptly named Reunion Collection, this plaid by Mary Jo Miller recalls the woven strap detail on aluminum lawn chairs used by her mother and friends in the 1960s. Miller scaled up the plaid to mimic the unique effect. This and the collection’s four other patterns (Ms. Quilty 2.0, Comfort Zone, Tête-à-tête, and Gather) are PFAS-free, and certified SCS Indoor Advantage Gold. 

HBF TEXTILES

 hbftextiles.com

LIMELITE SEATING

KI expands its heritage with an alteration to its typical stacking chair. This cohesive family comprises nine frame styles, up to three arm configurations, and copious colorways for the seat and base, which now includes a wood leg option.

KI

 ki.com

BRISA

Ultrafabrics’ rerelease of the Brisa performance fabric adds a recycled back cloth made of 8.3 plastic bottles per yard in a diversified range of 54 shades—nine of which are new. Indoor applications range from upholstery to vertical and horizontal paneling.

 ULTRAFABRICS

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V COLLECTION 

Biophilic design is made more accessible with the expansion of Havwoods’ V Collection, now including maple and black American walnut, as well as a new XL width option for four other finishes to accommodate varied design languages.

 HAVWOODS

 havwoods.com

METERED STRIPE

While based on a classic design, this fresh fabric consists of two different scales in a densely gridded pattern. The result is a dimensional surface of assorted stripes reminiscent of needlepoint. 

 MAHARAM

 maharam.com

DASH AND TEXTURE 

The Tessellate Collection, composed of 60 percent PET, adds two new wall solutions with the Dash and Texture acoustic tiles. Both feature tactile surface patterns that are visually engaging while providing added surface areas for sound control.

 KIREI

 kireiusa.com

Photography: COURTESY OF THE MANUFACTURERS

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