appointed head of design of Habitat, where he would be
Creative Director until 2008. At ICFF, Dixon is showing a
lively concatenation of brushed brass table and standing
lamps surrounding his Machine Age-inspired "Beat Table".
Dixon's designs are notable for their muscularity, almost
a toughness, and the "Beat Table" is no exception. The
lamps, in contrast, evince a botanical delicacy—one
thinks of the botanically structured decorative designs of
avant-garde Victorians Owen Jones and Dr. Christopher
Dresser.
The Stone Forest in China, an astounding terrain of lime-
stone formations, is known as "The First Wonder of the
World." Stone Forest is also the name of a remarkable
collection of designs for kitchen, bath and garden which
Stone Forest
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