Sight Unseen
About Sight Unseen
Sight Unseen is an online magazine that uncovers what’s new and next in design and the visual arts. Since its founding in 2009, the site has served as a key source for scouting new design talents as well as an inspiration for those working in creative pursuits. In 2014, the editors behind Sight Unseen launched Sight Unseen OFFSITE, a showcase of contemporary furniture and lighting design that takes place during New York design week. Sight Unseen's 1stdibs store features a selection of the best work from both its editorial site and its annual OFFSITE show.to
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Fully Customizable Oak Two-Drawer Westbury Nightstand by Arvo Ray
By Seth Premo, Arvo Ray
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Westbury nightstand is simply handcrafted with a twist: individually sculpted knobs that add a one-of-a-kind character. The nightstand itself features hardwood veneer meticulously book-matched by hand, mortise and tenon joinery, and waterfall edges wrapping the case body. Drawers are constructed using reconstituted oak and suede-lined bottoms with concealed soft-close action slides.
The Westbury case can be customized to accommodate individual drawer needs and can be scaled in any direction to create credenzas or tall boys...
Category
2010s American Modern Night Stands
Materials
Aluminum
Two-Toned Tapestry Dining Chair in Ash by Alexis & Ginger
By Alexis & Ginger
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Tapestry chair is inspired by delicately draped textiles. The gentle curve of the back provides a composition similar to that of a drawn curtain, and creates softness out of a ty...
Category
2010s American Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Ash
Reflection Coffee Table in India Ink–Dyed Ash by Alexis & Ginger
By Alexis & Ginger
Located in Brooklyn, NY
In the Reflection coffee table, abstract colored pools of opalescent and transparent stained glass are inlaid into the surface of the table top, creating soft ripples of color as sun...
Category
2010s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stained Glass, Ash
Mixed Wood and Stained Glass Vignette Chair by Alexis & Ginger
By Alexis & Ginger
Located in Brooklyn, NY
In the Vignette chair, compositions of cherry, India-ink dyed ash, bleached maple, and stained glass are thoughtfully arranged. This chair is designed to show the passing of time, wi...
Category
2010s American Modern Chairs
Materials
Stained Glass, Ash, Cherry, Maple
Sofia Shelf in Lacquered MDF by Mock Studio
By Mock Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Sofia bookshelf derives its form via a process of balancing forms that appear to be subtracted from one another, the result being a precariously delicate-looking and sculptural s...
Category
2010s American Modern Shelves
Materials
Lacquer
Miter Side Table in Yellow Acrylic by Mock Studio
By Mock Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Miter is an elemental side table that evokes mass and stability. It's available in yellow resin, raw aluminum, or burl wood, with all three versions constructed by connecting she...
Category
2010s American Modern Side Tables
Materials
Acrylic
Ebonized Ash Domino Armchair by Mock Studio
By Mock Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Constructed from charred ash boards, the minimal Domino armchair by Brooklyn-based Mock Studio rethinks the idea of an armrest as side table. Low and loungey, mounted on wheels and w...
Category
2010s American Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Ash, Leather
Upholstered Theia Lounge Chair in Natural Oak by Cultivation Objects
By Nathaniel Wojtalik, Cultivation Objects
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Theia Lounge Chair inherited its name from the Greek goddess who gave birth to Selene, the moon goddess. The name Theia was also later used to describe a planet which, according ...
Category
2010s American Modern Armchairs
Materials
Wool, Oak
Upholstered Theia Lounge Chair in Ebonized Oak by Cultivation Objects
By Nathaniel Wojtalik, Cultivation Objects
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Theia Lounge Chair inherited its name from the Greek goddess who gave birth to Selene, the moon goddess. The name Theia was also later used to describe a planet which, according ...
Category
2010s American Modern Armchairs
Materials
Mohair, Oak
Beaver Tail Chair in White Oak by Objects & Ideas
By Objects & Ideas
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Located in the scenic Kawartha Highlands, there is a family of beavers who have made their home in the Canadian studio Objects & Ideas' pond. Their movements inspired the Beaver Tail...
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Chairs
Materials
Oak
Beaver Tail Chair in Ebonized Ash by Objects & Ideas
By Objects & Ideas
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Located in the scenic Kawartha Highlands, there is a family of beavers who have made their home in the Canadian studio Objects & Ideas' pond. Their movements inspired the Beaver Tail...
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Chairs
Materials
Ash
Sculptural Plump Bench in Clear Resin by Ian Alistair Cochran
By Ian Cochran
Located in Brooklyn, NY
In Ian Alistair Cochran's Plump series of sculptural furniture, shapes play upon the effect that resin has as light is refracted through a solid material....
Category
2010s American Modern Benches
Materials
Resin
Stainless Steel Flecto Firepit with Ball Feet by Muhly Studio
By Muhly
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Inspired by the jewelry design of the 1930s, Muhly's Flecto Fire Pit will add elegance and playfulness to your patio or garden. The polished stainless steel reflects its surroundings...
Category
2010s American Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel
Indoor / Outdoor Lineage Bench in Powder-Coated Metal by Muhly Studio
By Muhly
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Graphic cutouts add visual interest to the relatively simple form of Muhly's Lineage Bench. Shown here in powder-coated steel, a material suitable for the outdoors, the bench's decor...
Category
2010s American Modern Benches
Materials
Steel
Alpine Mahogany Table Lamp by Astraeus Clarke
By ASTRAEUS CLARKE
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Born of nostalgia, the Alpine Lamp echoes natural forms and mountainous contours. The natural wooden base grounds the piece in earthy materials, evoking th...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
Foldont Chair in Plywood with Birdseye Maple Veneer by JUMBO NYC
By JUMBO NYC
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Foldont is a robust rejection of the utilitarian chair. It follows the morphology of the common folding chair, but uses thick members and luxe birdseye veneer. Weighing over 50 lbs, ...
Category
2010s American Modern Chairs
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Plywood
Medium Tera Table Lamp in Glazed Indigo by Ceramic
By Ceramicah
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Tera Lamp is Ceramicah’s signature table lamp, known for its classic silhouette, thoughtful proportions and earthy finishes. The Glazed Tera Lamp in Indigo is an exclusive color ...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Indoor/Outdoor Lineage Bench in Spanish Cedar by Muhly Studio
By Muhly
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Graphic cutouts add visual interest to the relatively simple form of Muhly's Lineage Bench. Shown here in Spanish Cedar, a material suitable for the outdoors, the bench's decorative ...
Category
2010s American Modern Benches
Materials
Cedar
Lineage Bench in Maple Plywood by Muhly Studio
By Muhly
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Graphic cutouts add visual interest to the relatively simple form of Muhly's Lineage Bench. Made here in maple plywood — but also available in Spanish cedar, powder-coated metal, and...
Category
2010s American Modern Benches
Materials
Maple
Lyndon Chair by Aleiya Olu
By Aleiya Olu
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Lyndon chair is a delightful union of simplicity, playfulness and warmth. Made from cherry oak, each hand-assembled chair is custom-made with a satin finish, giving the wood the ...
Category
2010s American Modern Chairs
Materials
Cherry
Circular African Mahogany Table Wine Table by Muhly, Customizable
By Muhly
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Table Wine Table features soft curves and a playful silhouette. Petite yet versatile, it can be used as an entry table, an oversized sofa side table, or a small table for a break...
Category
2010s American Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
Tiered Yellow Coffee Table, Osis Pila Midi by Llot Llov
By LLOT LLOV
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This three-tiered coffee table adds both a surprising amount of storage and a bright-yet-neutral pop of color to any living room. It showcases Llot Llov's signature Osis finish, whic...
Category
2010s German Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Customizable Two-Toned Blue Cube Side Table by Llot Llov
By LLOT LLOV
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This bright-blue floating cube is versatile — it can be used as a side table in big rooms, a coffee table in small rooms, or a nightstand beside low beds — an...
Category
2010s German Modern Side Tables
Materials
Maple, Lacquer
Patchwork Dining Table in Customizable Woods by Gregory Beson
By Gregory Beson
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Each patchwork table is a unique piece, composed of hand-selected timbers which are laid out to create a composition that honors the characteristics of the wood while responding to p...
Category
2010s American Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Oak, Walnut
Tides Console Table in Customizable Woods and Bronze Glass by Gregory Beson
By Gregory Beson
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The base of the tides console is a motif hand carved in solid wood (cypress pictured). The choice to carve by hand and without the assistance of computer-guided technology renders a ...
Category
2010s American Modern Console Tables
Materials
Glass, Cypress
Aglaé Tiered Side Table or Pedestal in Glossy Lacquer by Joris Poggioli
By Joris Poggioli
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Named for the Greek Goddess of beauty, the Aglaé pedestal by up-and-coming French designer Joris Poggioli is constructed from tiers of lacquered MDF woo...
Category
2010s French Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wood
French Marcello Desk in Blue Lacquer, Glass, and Brass by Joris Poggioli
By Joris Poggioli
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ultra-glam statement-making desk in glossy blue lacquer, with glass base, brass accents, and velvet and MDF drawers by French designer Joris Poggioli. I...
Category
2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Tri-Toned Wood Faces Coffee Table by Gregory Beson
By Gregory Beson
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This yin-yang–esque tri-toned coffee table is made from interlocking pieces of white and fumed red oak and is inset with Sapele mahogany legs. Wax/oil finish. Crafted by hand in Greg...
Category
2010s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Oak
Elio Resin Smart Table Lamp in Berry by Soft Geometry, Small
By Soft Geometry
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elio lamps are stacks of translucent, tubular cast-resin that create a diffused glow, with frosted sugar jellies as a visual reference. The lamp's singular bend is a small ode to Eil...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Resin
Tavolo Morbido Coffee Table by Studio Mignone in Resin with Glass Table Top
By Studio Mignone
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A sculptural coffee table that blurs the lines between art and design, emerging from a foundation of traditional sculpture techniques and crafted individually by hand. The design has...
Category
2010s Australian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Concrete
Fun Guy Stained Glass Floor Lamp by Frangere Studio
By Frangere Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Fun guy floor lamp is equal parts whimsy and grace.
Drawing on the forms and luminescent coloring of wild mushrooms and fungi, a chunky aluminum base is capped with a handmade...
Category
2010s New Zealand Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Indoor/Outdoor Volcanic Rock Petra Dining Table, Made in Mexico
By Peca, Caterina Moretti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
In Peca's indoor/outdoor PETRA dining table, a rich, porous top sits atop three cylindrical monoliths, born from the whims of Mexico's volcanic terr...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Stone
Elio Resin Smart Table Lamp in Water Green by Soft Geometry, Small
By Soft Geometry
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elio lamps are stacks of translucent, tubular cast-resin that create a diffused glow, with frosted sugar jellies as a visual reference. The lamp's singular bend is a small ode to Eileen Gray’s Bibendum...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Resin
Minimalist SW Coffee Table in Powder-Coated Steel by Soft-Geometry
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Bauhaus-inspired SW coffee table unites a simple powder-coated-steel frame with a lower powder-coated-steel storage rack and an upper powder-coated...
Category
2010s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Textured Wavy Customizable Nightstand in Sculpted Ash by Luke Malaney
By Luke Malaney
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The T nightstand is hand sculpted from pigmented solid ash with a natural oil / wax finish. It was originally created in Brooklyn, New York, as a personal gift for the artist's broth...
Category
2010s American Modern Night Stands
Materials
Ash
Black Rounded Square Quad Coffee Table in Stone Composite by Mike Ruiz Serra
By Mike Ruiz Serra
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The new third-generation quad table V3 is cast in stone composite. The table is made from a special blend of marble dust and resin, giving it a unique matte...
Category
2010s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Composition
White Rounded Square Quad Coffee Table in Stone Composite by Mike Ruiz-Serra
By Mike Ruiz Serra
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The new third-generation Quad table V3 is cast in stone composite. The table gets its bright white color from a special blend of marble dust and resin, givi...
Category
2010s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Composition
Fun Guy Stained Glass Sconce by Frangere Studio
By Frangere Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Amid the machine-polished surfaces of contemporary life, the Fun Guy wall sconce celebrates the mark of the human hand, with a striking level of charm and sophistication.
A labor...
Category
2010s New Zealand Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum
Customizable Powdercoated Aluminum Indoor/Outdoor Ribbon Chair by Laun
By Rachel Bullock, Molly Purnell, LAUN
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Simultaneously delicate and bold, the Ribbon stool is a playful addition to Laun's outdoor furniture catalog. The layered aluminum tubes stack togeth...
Category
2010s American Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Wood Douglas Fir Credenza by Willettspace with Cherry Edge Banding
By Ben Willett, WILLETTSPACE
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This credenza, the first production piece by California designer Ben Willett, was inspired by the playful designs coming out of Europe in the 1960s and 1970s. Its bent wood corners a...
Category
2010s American Modern Credenzas
Materials
Wood
Héra Dining Table in Lacquered Wood by Joris Poggioli
By Joris Poggioli
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This dark blue, gloss-lacquered dining table by Paris-based interior and furniture designer Joris Poggioli is a true statement. Measuring nearly 64 inch...
Category
2010s French Modern Tables
Materials
Wood
Coral Pink Resin Rick Chair by French Designer Joris Poggioli
By Joris Poggioli
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The coral-pink cast-resin Rick chair, by Paris-based interior and furniture designer Joris Poggioli, first appeared back in 2020 as part of Eden Paradis...
Category
2010s French Modern Chairs
Materials
Resin
Rima Console Table in Travertine Marble, Made in Mexico by Peca
By Peca, Caterina Moretti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
In the RIMA console by the Jalisco, Mexico–based studio Peca, classic and traditional lines are paired with the strength and elegance of marble. Combining...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Console Tables
Materials
Travertine
Dome Table Lamp by in Common with W/ Customizable Shade and Painted Steel Base
By In Common With
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hand-built clay has a way of looking familiar and mysterious at the same time. In this series by the Brooklyn-based in common with, clay shades are draped over press molds, slip-cast, or hand-pinched to create distinctive, organic forms that add character to any space. The Dome shade is inspired by traditional coil pots...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Raffia Fran as Pendant Light by Llot Llov
By LLOT LLOV
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The fringes of the Fran lamp — made from sustainable rayon raffia, also known as Japanese grass — are sewn by hand into voluminous objects reminiscent of matryoshka, Asian lanterns, ...
Category
2010s German Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Steel
Customizable Upholstered Wave Bench in Lavender Velour by Objects for Objects
By Objects for Objects
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sculptural yet comfortable, the Wave Bench by Los Angeles–based design studio Objects for Objects plays with ideas about how we interact with our f...
Category
2010s American Modern Benches
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Gossamer Desk in Ebonized Ash by Objects & Ideas
By Objects & Ideas
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A fluid surface of solid oak flows gently over the side of the Gossamer desk by Canadian design studio Objects & Ideas, and then down to the floor. This elegant ribbon of wood opens ...
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Desks
Materials
Ash
Ascend Floor Lamp in Ebonized Ash by Objects & Ideas
By Objects & Ideas
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A globe of solid oak shoots a fountain of twisted wood high into the air. A matching globe of light, softened with a frosted finish, shines from the furthest tip. This is a piece tha...
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Ash
Slatted Beech Wood Rima Credenza by Peca, Customizable
By Peca, Caterina Moretti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The RIMA credenza by the Jalisco, Mexico–based studio Peca is inspired by the dynamism and the cadence of a poem, drawing attention to the wooden slats that are repeated one after th...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Credenzas
Materials
Beech
Fun Guy Stained Glass Table Lamp with Natural Aluminum Base by Frangere Studio
By Frangere Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Fun Guy table lamp is equal parts whimsy and grace.
Drawing on the forms and luminescent coloring of wild mushrooms and fungi, a chunky aluminum base is capped with a handmad...
Category
2010s New Zealand Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Hand-Carved Sculptural White Oak Sabbagh Billot Coffee Table, Plant-Based Finish
By Nathaniel Wojtalik, Cultivation Objects
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Object System Series by Nathaniel Wojtalik takes industrialized forms and distills them through a lens of traditional craft.
The base of the Sabbagh Billot table is attached by a series of intricately hand cut tenons that pass through the top, revealing the construction of the joint. The tenons became known colloquially as "metropolis tenons" after a visitor to the studio saw them during assembly and thought they looked like a city scape. This table was the root of the unique joinery method which has been carried into subsequent pieces.
Each piece is unique and hand made in the Brooklyn studio. All materials are locally sourced and finishes are derived from non toxic plant based...
Category
2010s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
Hand-Carved Sculptural White Oak Piece and Quiet Side Table or Nightstand
By Nathaniel Wojtalik, Cultivation Objects
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Piece and Quiet by Nathaniel Wojtalik is a series that draws upon the literary, musical, and cinematic idea of découpé, or cut-up. The technique of découpé stems from the notion that...
Category
2010s American Modern Side Tables
Materials
Oak
Hand-Carved Sculptural White Oak Dining Chair W/ Plant-Based Finish
By Nathaniel Wojtalik, Cultivation Objects
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Piece and Quiet by Nathaniel Wojtalik is a series that draws upon the literary, musical, and cinematic idea of découpé, or cut-up. The technique of découpé stems from the notion that a text, musical score, or image could be cut up and rearranged to create a new body.
Off-cuts and partially completed prototypes float around Wojtalik's studio; some more machined and worked than others, many just raw materials laying in their natural form. Wojtalik practices design by intuition: limited, but simultaneously expanded within the constraints of what is salvaged.
Each piece is unique and hand made in the Brooklyn studio, so no two will look exactly alike, but all will look close to as pictured. All materials are locally sourced and finishes are derived from non-toxic plant based...
Category
2010s American Modern Chairs
Materials
Oak
Cavatappi Rectangular Glass-Topped Coffee Table with Sculptural Wood Base
By Caleb Ferris
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Cavatappi coffee table is part of the Al Dente collection by furniture designer and artist, Caleb Ferris. Its whimsical base recalls the shape of pasta, w...
Category
2010s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Maple
Customizable 3-Globe Lenox Chandelier in Powder-Coated or Plated Steel
By ASTRAEUS CLARKE
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The scalloped design of the Lenox series is a sophisticated and modern take on Art Nouveau. The metal tube bends around the shape of the globe light, creating a flow of movement and ...
Category
2010s American Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Steel
Customizable 3-Globe Flush-Mount Chandelier in Powder-Coated or Plated Steel
By ASTRAEUS CLARKE
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The scalloped design of the Lenox series is a sophisticated and modern take on Art Nouveau. The metal tube bends around the shape of the globe light, creating a flow of movement and ...
Category
2010s American Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Steel
Chrome-Plated Metal Vase by Disciplina Studio
By Disciplina Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Made from welded and chromed steel, this vase combines a common material with a rough technique and an intentionally crude finish to yield a refined and beautiful functional object. ...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Vases
Materials
Steel
Customizable Powdercoat Aluminum Ribbon Stool by Laun
By LAUN
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Simultaneously delicate and bold, the Ribbon stool is a playful addition to Laun's outdoor furniture catalog. The layered aluminum tubes stack together t...
Category
2010s American Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Customizable 5-Globe Flush-Mount Chandelier in Powder-Coated or Plated Steel
By ASTRAEUS CLARKE
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The scalloped design of the Lenox series is a sophisticated and modern take on Art Nouveau. The metal tube bends around the shape of the globe light, creating a flow of movement and ...
Category
2010s American Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Steel
Untitled (Squeeze 1) Coffee or Side Table in Walnut by Christopher Norman
By Christopher Norman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Los Angeles–based artist Christopher Norman's work explores the traits of molded forms executed in exceptional woods. In any setting, they call out to be used and enjoyed. Each item ...
Category
2010s American Modern Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
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