Stemming from the natural world, design in 2023 embraces the curves and sinuous softness of materials like wood—as in the iconic Noguchi table—or fibreglass, such as the perfect sphere of the Bong coffee table from Capellini. Sculptural forms are also expressed in the porcelain of a pendant light named after the ancient Greek word for together: Hyphen. Or in the now-classic tubular Bibendum lounge chair—by a pioneer of modern design, Eileen Gray—which is both edgy and harmonious with its enveloping curves.

Our Favourite Examples of Flow State

Photo by Clinton Hussey; Styling by Nicole Sjöstedt

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Rug: Fly Your Own Kite rug by Zoë Luyendijk Studio, $22,850, salari.com

Sofa: Nuage sectional sofa, from $26,072, onceatreefurniture.com

Coffee Table: Bong coffee table by Capellini, $2,297, informinteriors.com

Side tables: Alwa III side tables by Sebastian Herkner, from $3,495, avenue-road.com

Accent Chair: Mart chair from B&B Italia, $20,726, informinteriors.com

Hyphen pendant light by Alexandre Joncas for Studio d’Armes
Hyphen pendant light by Alexandre Joncas for Studio d’Armes

Hyphen pendant light by Alexandre Joncas for Studio d’Armes, from $2,470, lightformshop.com

Vertigo pendant light by Constance Guisset for Petite Friture
Vertigo pendant light by Constance Guisset for Petite Friture

Vertigo pendant light by Constance Guisset for Petite Friture, from $1,555, grshop.com

Bibendum lounge chair by Eileen Gray
Bibendum lounge chair by Eileen Gray

Bibendum lounge chair by Eileen Gray, price upon request, avenue-road.com

Brioni chair by Zoran Jedrejcic for Woak
Brioni chair by Zoran Jedrejcic for Woak

Brioni chair by Zoran Jedrejcic for Woak, $1,850, spencerinteriors.com

PK60 coffee table from Fritz Hansen
PK60 coffee table from Fritz Hansen

PK60 coffee table from Fritz Hansen, $4,831, informinteriors.com

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Barb Sligl

Barb Sligl