Transnatural, the Amsterdam-based lab and cultural hub led by Arjen Bangma, prioritizes material experimentation in its product lineup. That’s certainly evident in Tijs Gilde of Studio Guilty’s Lamina sconce, a layered collage of translucent recycled acrylic. The slatted shapes—lozenge, half-moon, rectangle—slot into a horizontal light bar...

Some task chairs have so many adjustable elements that finding the right settings can feel foreboding. In response, Velo, by London-based studio Layer, eschews complicated user systems. It’s engineered with a weight-activated mechanism that responds to posture and flexes accordingly in real...