Best in Show: IMM Cologne Bulbous furniture, sculptural floor lamps and designer Ferréol Babin’s delicate balance between art and industry

DELICATE FRAMES AND THIN LINES WERE SCARCE AT IMM COLOGNE 2020. INSTEAD, BULBOUS FORMS AND CHUNKY PROFILES REIGNED

PUKKA BY LIGNE ROSET

Paying homage to Italian legend Gaetano Pesce’s 1969 UP5 armchair, Toronto- and New York–based studio Yabu Pushelberg’s latest furniture design features an ultra-flexible polyurethane foam base wrapped in a range of stretch fabrics to form its chubby profile. ligne-roset.com

REPETA 01 BY WOAK

While also art directing Woak, Milan’s Andrea Steidl designed a number of new pieces for the Swiss brand, including this chunky cupboard. Featuring a marble top and ribbons of thick wood piping, the walnut or oak unit comes in six finishes, from black (shown) and blue to natural stains. woak.ch

GEAR TABLES BY NORR11

Despite their seeming heft, the Gear coffee (shown) and side tables are surprisingly lightweight. Made of handpainted cast fibre-reinforced concrete, their thick tops and cylindrical fluted legs are inspired by ancient Greek columns. norr11.com

OASIS BY NORTHERN

Rounding out its existing Oasis line, the Norwegian brand completed this series of self-watering terracotta planters with a new 20.5-centimetrewide version. The interlocking system consists of an upper vessel and a base that features an integrated water reservoir. northern.no

CINEMA BY SCHÖNBUCH

Made of five-centimetre-thick cast glass in four bright hues, these bookends by Frankfurt-based designers Jonathan Radetz and Antonia Henschel take typography as a departure point, drawing their shape from the negative spaces within letters. schoenbuch.com