The latest collection from Chinese furniture brand Maisondada includes a seating series that references a David Bowie track and an armchair inspired by sumo wrestling.
The company founded by designer Thomas Dariel and Delphine Moreau stood out at this year's Maison&Objet trade fair in Paris with products including the Sumo armchair and Major Tom seating collection.
The Yiban Yiban chairs feature backrests made from two separate elements
Maisondada, which launched in 2016 in Shanghai and Paris, described the theme for this year's collection as "futuristic and time-for-dreaming designs".
The concept expands on its more general mission of "creating objects that are gently crazy, defying certainty, taste and gravity."
The Sumo chair has a curved back covered in wrinkled fabric Sumo ? a chunky armchair with a low seat and a curved back wrapped in wrinkled fabric ? epitomises the company's playful aesthetic.
Its squat shape and oversized proportions reference Japan's famous wrestlers, as well as typifying the "plus-size furniture" trend identified by Dezeen columnist Michelle Ogundehin as a key direction for 2020.
The Yiban Yiban chair and a Morocco Pop! mirror form part of the collection
"With four sturdy legs and a burly figure, Sumo is firmly anchored to the ground," said Maisondada.
"Yet while the armchair is the very image of purpose, fearlessness and unyieldingness, its rare shape, soft lines and fabric upholstery brings it ...