About New Format Studio
New Format is a manufacturing and design firm based in Vancouver, Canada, founded in 2013 by principal Henry Norris. We use our background in architectural design and fabrication as the basis for explorations in furniture. Our motivation and interest is to take new ideas and apply them to the built environment around us. As part of our commitment to creating pieces of the highest quality, we produce and finish the majority of our work in house, at our 4000 square foot studio in Vancouver. By keeping our work close at hand, we are able to constantly experiment with the m...Read More
Established in 20161stDibs seller since 2017
Featured Pieces
Froe Low Table with Oxidized Copper Finish
By New Format Studio, Henry Norris
Located in Vancouver, BC
The Froe Table is hand crafted from copper with an oxidized copper finish. No two shingles are created alike.
Shown with Oxidized Copper Finish.
Overall dimensions: 41"D x 41"L x 1...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Copper, Enamel, Steel
Plano Credenza (Two Door) in Bronze, Curved Glass Doors, Marble Top
By New Format Studio, Henry Norris
Located in Vancouver, BC
Handcrafted curved glass and metal vitrine, a fitting vessel for the display of precious objects - this unique work is topped with marble quarried from an island off the west coast o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Credenzas
Materials
Marble, Metal, Bronze
Froe Low Table with Enamel Finish
By Henry Norris, New Format Studio
Located in Vancouver, BC
The Froe Table is hand crafted from copper with a torch fired glass enamel finish. No two shingles are created alike—as the heat fuses the glass to the metal, the hand of the artisan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Steel, Copper, Enamel
Cirrus Console Table with Marble Tabletop
By Henry Norris, New Format Studio
Located in Vancouver, BC
The Cirrus Console Table juxtaposes structural solidity with lightness of form. The graceful leg shape creates an aperture as it meets the mass of the tabletop, the negative space hi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Borrowed Forms Credenza
By New Format Studio, Henry Norris
Located in Vancouver, BC
Crafted from cast bronze, steel, and cherry wood, the Borrowed Forms Credenza is the result of dozens of trips to forage for suitable stone formations in the Pacific Northwest. Hot j...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Credenzas
Materials
Bronze, Steel
Mers Coffee Table in Satin Bronze
By Henry Norris, New Format Studio
Located in Vancouver, BC
This special edition Mers coffee table is fabricated from solid bronze and is suitable for use indoors and out. Form is inspired by the simple utilit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Bronze
Mers Side Table in Pacific Blue Aluminum
By New Format Studio, Henry Norris
Located in Vancouver, BC
The Mers Side Table is fabricated from solid aluminum and is suitable for use indoors and out. Form is inspired by the simple utilitarianism of West Coast aluminum fishing boats.
Sh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Connect Nightstand or Bed Table Customizable in Steel, Walnut and Leather
By New Format Studio, Henry Norris
Located in Vancouver, BC
As with the rest of the collection, the Connect Nightstand is designed to express the processes by which each piece is created, with visible construction and fastening details that are integral to the final appearance.
The series is a celebration of hot rolled steel and the beauty of the raw material as it is produced by the mill - elevating an industrial material into something to be treasured and preserved. Traditional joinery techniques are used in conjunction with mass manufacturing technology to make this unique metal cabinetry...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Night Stands
Materials
Bronze, Steel
Plano Bar Cabinet in Bronze, Curved Glass Doors, Waxed Leather Bottle Slings
By Henry Norris, New Format Studio
Located in Vancouver, BC
A monument to curiosity and an invitation for the viewer to engage with the objects contained within. Its presence is created by the tension of delicate lightness contrasted with imposing size, and the interplay between light and shadow.
Crafted by hand from the finest materials, it is a cabinet like no other – the marriage of the artist’s idealistic impracticality to the possibilities of industrial process.
Shown with frame in Warm Bronze and Blackened Steel, frosted glass doors...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Bronze, Metal
Mers Side Table in Burgundy Aluminum
By New Format Studio, Henry Norris
Located in Vancouver, BC
The Mers Side Table is fabricated from solid aluminum and is suitable for use indoors and out. Form is inspired by the simple utilitarianism of West Coast aluminum fishing boats.
Sh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Sweep Wall Mirror in Burgundy Aluminium
By New Format Studio, Henry Norris
Located in Vancouver, BC
Organically shaped mirrors, drawn by hand and resolved in machined solid aluminum - the ambition is to create a tension with the precise form of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Aluminum
Mers Side Table in Salt Pack Aluminum
By Henry Norris, New Format Studio
Located in Vancouver, BC
The Mers side table is fabricated from solid aluminum, and patinated with our in-house salt pack technique. It is suitable for use indoors and out. Finish and form are both inspired ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Aluminum
