Habitat 60 Years of Design
May 2024
To celebrate its 60th anniversary, Habitat has launched the 60 Years of Design collection, a series of 60 exclusive design stories covering furniture, tableware, textiles and accessories. Habitat’s in-house design studio is made up of talented homeware and furniture designers who have conceived over 160 new pieces that represent the next generation of design. Harnessing a range of styles and aesthetics, each piece is united by exceptional craftsmanship and a consideration for unique, practical and enduring design. Alongside Habitat’s in-house team, the collection includes pieces created in collaboration with esteemed designers in the industry, bringing icons of the design world to the high street.Sebastian Conran, Felix Conran, Margo Selby and Tord Boontje join the exciting roster of talent, along with artist and designer Simone Brewster, ceramicist Silvia Kamodyová, furniture makers Planq, and former New Designers exhibitors Callum Hall and Guy Selwood-Miller. Silvia Kamodyová is a Brighton-based ceramicist committed to authenticity, individually creating handmade pieces that each have a story of their own. Inspired by the mark-making and vivid colour palette of Habitat’s Graffiti Sofa made in the 1980s, she worked with artisans in Portugal to create this terracotta collection which employs tactile brush strokes. “In a time dominated by software and technological advancements, my design practice remains firmly rooted in tangible processes where sketchbooks, pencils, paints or collages take centre stage.” Silvia Kamodyová