Duffy London
Christopher Duffy founded Duffy London in 2002 while working as a part-time furniture buyer after graduating from the University of Brighton with a BA in Product Design.
Duffy London's furniture designs are ideas-based, combining art and function, and playing with the concepts of gravity, geography and optical illusion. Chris works with a talented team of designers, artisans, and manufacturers to turn these concepts into high-quality pieces of luxury, bespoke furniture, and artistic sculpture. All the pieces are handmade to order here in the London studio by a skilled team of craftspeople using sustainable woods from Forestry Stewardship Council-managed forests and other eco-friendly materials and mediums.
Works are divided into six main collections - Abyss, Solo / Sculpture, Megalith, Up! Balloon, Swing and Meeting Pod. In 2019, a limited edition of the Abyss Table was acquired by the Musée des Arts Décoratifs at The Louvre in Paris to become part of the permanent National collection.
THE BRAND
Christopher Duffy founded Duffy London in 2002 while working as a part-time furniture buyer after graduating from the University of Brighton with a BA in Product Design.
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A chair suspended above its own shadow First exhibited in Milan in 2009, the Shadow Chair is a visual trompe l’oeil piece that plays on our perception with its gravity-defying, cantilevered design. The Shadow Chair has been reimagined for 2023 with a new fragmented design emphasizing contrast through light and shadow. Available in glistening mirror-polished stainless steel and gold finishes.
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Realised using the latest 3d printing technologies and eco-friendly materials, the Abyss Wall Tile is a design first for Duffy London, and an exciting new application for the original Abyss design. The tiles are based on Truchet Tiling, a mathematical tiling system, and uniquely designed so that no matter how they are combined, they can be re-arranged to create an entirely new, bespoke flowing pattern, that can be scaled up or down to fit different spaces and environments.
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The Flying Saucer coffee table combines vibrant pop colours and patterns in nostalgia-drenched, maximalist fashion. A statement design that refuses to follow convention and serves as a constant reminder to live one’s life to the fullest – go bigger, go bolder, be adventurous, have fun and don’t take life too seriously!
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An irregular, rock-like configuration splits apart to form the base. Each structure echoes the other’s form, emphasising where they were once joined together
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The UP Balloon Coffee Table is a playful trompe l’oeil furniture piece. A series of shimmering, polished metallic balloons impresses the illusion of a levitating glass tabletop. An engaging furniture piece that plays with levitation and buoyancy, evoking a sense of creative nostalgia.
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A dramatic new centerpiece for the living space. The Megalith Coffee Table is a chic entry to the Megalith collection, a dazzling statement piece of modern furniture from designer Christopher Duffy, and a luxurious new addition to the living space. A glass tabletop balances across a series of six toppling monolithic structures which appear frozen, as if locked in a permanent state of impending collapse.
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Expanding upon Duffy London’s Surf-Ace family, Malibu stays true to the uninterrupted curves of the familiar surfboard shape. Inspired by the first wave-riders and more traditional longboard shapes of the 1960s, Malibu exhibits a sense of effortless cool. A working table hovering above the ground upon an almost invisibly acceptable dark steel frame designed to ease the mind and free your soul just a little. Retaining the total purity of form and visual language of its inspiration, Malibu suits the needs of a most impressive Dining table on dry land.
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The Surf-Ace Bench is made using traditional surfboard manufacturing techniques giving this piece the same visual solid language as classic balsa wood surfboards. Wood has been the material used in the construction of surfboards since the ancient Hawaiians. This collection is beautiful not only to the eye but also to the touch, with its sumptuous curves and edges that are a treat to the senses as your hands glide over the Bench.
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Like all of the Duffy London Abyss designs, Abyss Host plays on the concept of depth and creates a dramatic geological cross-section as mesmerising as the deep ocean.
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Curve uses the same alluring visual language of classic balsa wood surfboards to create three unique sculptural pieces to accompany the 2009 Surf-Ace Table. Each Curved piece appears to have been reshaped by a natural glitch, a change, or a pull of gravity. The arced shape adds an enticing dimension to each sculpture, while the wood's natural lines and raw grain details call back to the waves. With a beautiful mix of layered, rich walnut and excellent ash wood, each Curve naturally becomes the focal point for the space. Wood has been the material used in the construction of surfboards since the ancient Hawaiians, making this collection appeasing the eye and touch. Its strong curves and sleek edges please the senses as the hand glides over the wooden surface.
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Reflect is a stunning new chair design from Christopher Duffy. A creative fusion of crisp lines and sharp-angled mirrors that make Reflect sparkle with modern brilliance. This chair is a void that captures and contains the space colors, and textures, giving a new perspective of every point of the room with its endless reflections inspired by a House of Mirrors. Designed by Christopher Duffy for Duffy London, this unique chair fully embraces his distinctive and quirky style.
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The Vortex coffee table from Christopher Duffy makes an absurdity of scale. It aims to introduce the mind-bending laws and compelling beauty of a distant, swirling galaxy into living space. Vortex is made from polished stainless steel and glass. Several finishes are available, including a copper or matte black exterior and shiny silver and gold interior, by Christopher Duffy for Duffy London.
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The Abyss Desk expands Duffy’s depth explorations with a mesmerizing depiction of the Earth’s seabed, played out in vivid turquoise colors and grounded on stainless steel drawers. Layers of glass and wood combine to create a three-dimensional viewing canvas; the yellow-tinted wood reacts with the blue glass to produce an array of luxurious colors, offering a glimpse into the thrilling ocean depths from the comfort of your dining room! The abyss Desk is raised to office level at 75cm high on matte black plinths.
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For this Dining table, Megalith Round takes inspiration from the original Megalith design. A series of delicately poised mirror-polished monoliths arranged in circular form and supporting a glass tabletop. A luxurious center-piece for any room, Megalith Round impresses with its illusionary design and dazzling finish.
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The Impossible table from Christopher Duffy is new to 2021. It builds on Duffy London’s repertoire of illusionary design, with a three-dimensional trompe-l’œil played out in eye-catching mirror polished and matte black steel. A blurring of the lines between furniture design and contemporary sculpture, the Impossible table is the ideal statement piece and makes for a dramatic, engaging focal point in the room. The impossible is equally impressive when placed against a wall and used as a console table.
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Serenity is a new single-piece console table that defies gravity, toying with our visual perspectives in a playful three-dimensional trompe l’oeil—an invigorating addition to any hallway, concourse, or living room. Vast geometric forms appear balanced one on top of the other to create a single, harmonious moment from an otherwise perilous and inevitable dance.
