Dezeen's May Roundup: Playful Furniture and Lighting from London Designers
Dezeen's design and interiors reporter Jane Englefield curated a selection of furniture and lighting debuting in May 2026. Highlights include James Shaw's Sheep Inc chair made from London plane timber for the brand's Soho store, Andu Masebo's A4 Lamp from folded galvanised steel shown at Unit.d gallery in Haggerston, EJR Barnes' Super Ego GT chaise longue riffing on a psychotherapist's couch at GSL Gallery in Paris, Ralph Parks' carved ash cabinet The Rhine by Night, Deadgood's Lollipop chair launched at Clerkenwell Design Week, Vasco Fragoso Mendes' Quoridor coffee table doubling as a board game at Lisbon Design Week, and Jabez Bartlett's latex-covered metal floor lamp at Saatchi Yates in London until 14 June.
Key facts
- James Shaw created a chair for Sheep Inc using London plane timber from Camden Road.
- Andu Masebo's A4 Lamp is made from three pieces of galvanised sheet steel fitting in an A4 envelope.
- EJR Barnes' Super Ego GT chaise longue is on display at GSL Gallery in Paris.
- Ralph Parks carved and burnt ash boards to create The Rhine by Night cabinet.
- Deadgood's Lollipop chair debuted at Clerkenwell Design Week in London.
- Vasco Fragoso Mendes' Quoridor coffee table is shown at Lisbon Design Week.
- Jabez Bartlett's latex lamp is part of the Studio Iron exhibition at Saatchi Yates in London until 14 June.
- The roundup was compiled by Dezeen's Jane Englefield.
Entities
Artists
- James Shaw
- Andu Masebo
- EJR Barnes
- Ralph Parks
- Vasco Fragoso Mendes
- Jabez Bartlett
- Jane Englefield
Institutions
- Dezeen
- Sheep Inc
- Unit.d
- GSL Gallery
- Deadgood
- Clerkenwell Design Week
- Lisbon Design Week
- Saatchi Yates
- Studio Iron
Locations
- London
- United Kingdom
- Camden Road
- Soho
- Haggerston
- Paris
- France
- Copenhagen
- Denmark
- Lisbon
- Portugal
- Milan
- Italy
Sources
- Dezeen —