The Koi chair from the London-based firm Innermost was one of the pleasant surprises at Designjunction, a showcase of mostly British firms in Milan's Zona Tortona neighborhood. Koi is something of a beautiful illusion: What at first looks to be stainless steel turns out to be thick wrought iron -- dozens of arcs welded by hand in a fish-scale pattern. Designer Jarrod Lim worked for two years in Patricia Urquiola's studio before starting out on his own. He said the inspiration for Koi was the humble wrought iron gate design that was ubiquitous in Singapore, where he now lives. Those handcrafted iron pieces are being supplanted by machine-made aluminum gates, Lim said, so his intent is to revive the material, the design and the craft by translating the fish-scale pattern into outdoor furniture.via latimes.com
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