Like Want Need - August

Sofa, Coast, Arketipo
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What? Sofa
Product: Coast
Made by:  Arketipo

Coast is an informal and comfortable sofa designed by Francesco Rota for Arketipo. An unbroken line links the back and arms, and surrounds a big, comfortable seat. The metal structure grants the sofa with solidity, while the seat padding is made of a quilted cotton cover filled with goose down. Staked on the curved line of the backrest, the sofa communicates a sense of comfort that is informal and elegant at the same time.

United into a single surface, the discrete and thin structure of the backrest and armrests encompasses the seat, encouraging conviviality and relaxation. A dormeuse designed with the same line matches the sofa: a large and comfortable seat cushion closed on two sides by a light structure.

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What? App
Product: Sketchbook Pro
Made by: AutoDesk

AutoDesk has been making graphics programmes for desktop computers for as long as there have been desktop computers, but this is the first application for the iPhone and iPad. With a single sub-megapixel resolution of 768 x 1024, the program provides a great deal of artistic freedom and tools. In its latest form, Autodesk brings a whole new meaning to finger-painting.

What? Furniture
Product: NOVECENTO
Made by: Natuzzi

Natuzzi has introduced Novecento, a modular wall unit collection that can be fully customised. The collection features a variety of separate pieces, including a sideboard, wall shelves, benches, drawers, cabinets and TV elements.

What? Book
Product: City Building: Nine Planning Principles for the 21st Century
Made by: Princeton Architectural Press

John Kriken of the award-winning planning firm SOM has been at the forefront of urban planning for over forty years, and in City Building he brings both his wealth of experience and his great optimism for the future. In this new book, Kriken illustrates a means for comprehensive rather than symptom-based problem solving.