London • 100% Design Review

While Milan’s Salone Internazionale del Mobile represents the pinnacle of furniture-fair style, the London event 100% Design is a reference point for pathbreaking ideas and homegrown talent. New products at the September 2006 fair and satellite shows offer a sneak peek at trends that other designers will surely embrace. - David Sokol

The Dot Matrix

Designers are using circles, spheres, and everything in between for furniture and lighting. To modernize this classic shape, a circular tabletop has been paired with surprisingly folded legs, while a pastille-like light is studded with a pattern ripped from the pages of a horticulture textbook.