products trends collaborations By Matt Dougherty JOINT VENTURE Seven designer-manufacturer partnerships are taking product design to new levels 1 2 1 Defined by its precise forms and generous proportions, RH Contract's Porto collection from Richard Forwood boasts a raked seat that floats within a broad plank openwork frame of solid teak. RESTORATIONHARDWARE.COM; PTCVN.COM 2 Tai Ping partnered with Yabu Pushelberg on the water-inspired Mizu collection, which includes Kawa. The pattern resembles a river's surface with an abstract composition that channels the calm and constant tension of the current. HOUSEOFTAIPING.COM; YABUPUSHELBERG.COM 3 René Roubíêek named his chandelier design for Lasvit And Why Not! in reference to his lifelong experimentation and search for form incarnated in glass. The fixture's sculptural shape resembles a flash and evolves the glassmaker's signature style of dynamic abstraction. LASVIT.COM 3 hospitalitydesign.com May 2018 163http://www.RESTORATIONHARDWARE.COM http://www.PTCVN.COM http://www.HOUSEOFTAIPING.COM http://www.YABUPUSHELBERG.COM http://www.LASVIT.COM http://www.hospitalitydesign.com