A collaboration with Laura Fisher, the Historic Hooked line of hand-dyed rugs blurs the boundaries of folk art to blend amazingly well with both traditional and contemporary interiors. Windowpanes is distinguished by geometric patterns and subtly patinated colors. 506 East 74th Street, New York, NY 10021; 212-734-9665. circle 350 Laura Fisher, 1050 Second Avenue, Suite 84, New York, NY 10022; 212-838-2596.

A sturdy ribbed solid in a flurry of captivating colors, Flax is tailored enough for the corporate world and durable enough for hospitality. Expect this nylon broadloom to become a staple in your design library. P.O. Box 1287, Dalton, GA 30722; 800-241-4585; invisioncarpet.com.

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Linoleum is limitless, thanks to a whopping 55 new colors and six fresh patterns. Easily coordinating with other Armstrong products, the range includes strong Marmorette, crisp Colorette, and heavy-duty Uni Walton. Sheets measure 6 feet by 7 inches. 2500 Columbia Avenue, P.O. Box 3001, Lancaster, PA 17604; 877-276-7876; armstrong.com.

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Courtesy of a sink-linking circular tab handle, Connect allows an infinite number of basins to line up on one counter. Appropriate for both commercial and residential installations, these clever sinks in enameled aluminum, brass, or chrome are available in custom colors. 32B Shakespeare Street, Nottingham NG1 4FQ, U.K.; 44-115-947-4809; philipwattsdesign.com.

Starting from the idea of uniqueness, Gaetano Pesce introduced Nobody's Perfect in 2002. The collection featured signed and dated tables and seating handmade of polyurethane elastic resins. Now, beds have joined the line, their "male" and "female" profiles designed to meet in a kiss. 85 Industrial Circle, Lincoln, RI 02865; 401-724-4470; zerous.com.

For the third consecutive year, this manufacturer has invited designers to reinvent the chandelier by exploiting the beauty and technical possibilities of crystal. Among the 10 exhibits in 2004, Tord Boontje's Ting Ting Ting stood out for its ruby-colored sparkle and tinkling sound, produced by 101 suspended tubular bells. 14-15 Conduit Street, London W1S 2XJ, U.K.; 44-20-7016-6780; swarovskisparkles.com.

The Diamond collection is absolutely precious. Patricia Urquiola's square and rectangular tables are available in black anodized aluminum, polished aluminum, natural or gray-stained oak, and wengé. The elegantly tapering legs support a slender top in wood or glass. Ernest Stoecklin International Furniture, 135 Fort Lee Road, Leonia, NJ 07605; 877-665-8364; molteni.it.

Setsu and Shinobu Ito, a Japanese duo based in Italy, evoke origami with their Shiki screen. An anodized-aluminum sheet folded into triangles, this space divider measures approximately 63 1/2 inches high, 33 1/2 wide, and 16 1/2 deep. The base has fixed feet. 14 Corso Venezia, 20121 Milan, Italy; 39-02-777201; depadova.it.

A steel-wire frame gives serious body to the Shroom light's formed wool-felt cover, attached by metal fasteners. Measuring 8 inches high and 12 inches across, the fixture uses compact fluorescent lamping. Shroom's curved base is powder-coated carbon-steel wire. 340 North 12th Street, Unit 301, Philadelphia, PA 19107; 215-925-9359; mioculture.com.

Famous for her associations with Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret as well as for her own designs, Charlotte Perriand has joined the luminaries in the I Maestri collection. Riflesso, a cabinet from 1939, combines painted wood and satin-finished aluminum sliding doors. The piece can be wall-mounted or equipped with feet in two heights. 155 East 56th Street, New York, NY 10022; 800-770-3568; cassinausa.com.

Bound to be the center of attention, Kaswell's distinctive end-grain flooring is available in seven species, including hornbeam, larch, and southern yellow pine. 58 Pearl Street, Framingham, MA 01772; 508-879-1120; kaswell.com.

Among the new seating from this manufacturer, Konstantin Grcic's Dummy prototype had the smart money talking. The polyurethane-foam hood is designed to pull down over a side chair—and a suitable rigid-polyurethane model is currently in development. 60 Via Nazionale, 33010 Cavalicco (Udine), Italy; 39-0432-577111; Luminaire, 301 West Superior Street, Chicago, IL 60610; 800-494-4358. moroso.it

Large-scale graphic patterns distinguish Chris Baisa's debut rug line. Woven from wool hand-knotted in Nepal, the 28 styles include abstract Flux. 536 14th Street, 4, San Francisco, CA 94103; 415-626-5463; delinear.com.

Like abstract artwork for the floor, Gregory Evans's line of rugs includes bold Black and Blue, painterly Sunday, and striking Green Circle. Each of the lines' six patterns in wool-mohair is produced in a limited edition of 10. 748 North La Cienega Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90069; 310-967-0064; cfarr.co.uk.

Providing the residential market with generous 19 1/2-inch carpet tiles, Flor's 2004 collection includes 14 new lines in a variety of patterns—check out our favorites, Toy Poodle and Thick and Thin. Sold by the tile for use as area rugs or wall-to-wall installation, this contract-interior mainstay is destined to be a hit at home. 900 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 2W, Chicago, IL 60607; 866-281-3567; interfaceflor.com.

Is it a faucet or a fountain? The slick KWC Murano shoots water through a center control, enticing users to sculpt the resulting waterfall. The collection also includes showerheads, bidets, and a medley of bath accessories. 1770 Corporate Drive, Suite 580, Norcross, GA 30093; 678-334-2121; kwcfaucets.com.

Appropriate for indoor and outdoor use, the fluid Wave chaise recalls sailboat construction. Its gel-coated cast-fiberglass body, measuring 24 by 76 inches, comes in white, sand, orange, red, or black as well as custom colors. Matching bench and stool available. 1804 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103; 215-985-1441; floatland.com.

Door hardware and jewelry merge in Giangi Razeto's translucent LEO, or Lighting Eccentric Object. Soft in the hand and easy on walls, these sandblasted-acrylic pulls are offered in white, blue, or amber. The support is aluminum. Fratelli Razeto e Casareto, 38 Via Caorsi, 16030 Sori (Genoa), Italy; 39-0185-700903; freegodesign.com.

The sleek powder-coated laser-cut aluminum form of the Axis cocktail table struts this manufacturer's metal-fabrication stuff. The bent stainless-steel base doubles as a pivot hinge for internal storage compartments with formed door pulls. Available in a range of colors. 4737 Darrah Street, Philadelphia, PA 19124; 800-755-9843; amuneal.com.

This manufacturer excelled in two very different forms of seating. Fernando and Humberto Campana's Corallo armchair, in epoxy-painted steel wire, expresses a mix of handicraft and design—like all the strongest pieces by the Brazilian fraternal duo. Meanwhile, Francesco Binfaré's sofa, On the Rocks, explores modularity via irregularly shaped elements padded in dense, soft polyurethane. Monica Mazzei's fabric choices do the rest. 106 Via Livornese Est, 56030 Perignano (Pisa), Italy; 39-0587-616660; edra.com.

This manufacturer excelled in two very different forms of seating. Fernando and Humberto Campana's Corallo armchair, in epoxy-painted steel wire, expresses a mix of handicraft and design—like all the strongest pieces by the Brazilian fraternal duo. Meanwhile, Francesco Binfaré's sofa, On the Rocks, explores modularity via irregularly shaped elements padded in dense, soft polyurethane. Monica Mazzei's fabric choices do the rest. 106 Via Livornese Est, 56030 Perignano (Pisa), Italy; 39-0587-616660; edra.com.

The name sounds like new in Italian, and it writes like egg. In fact, silver-leafed wooden eggs are a hallmark of this very imaginative company, which produces furniture, tableware, embroidered linens, ceramics, and lamps melding antique shapes and traditional manufacturing techniques with colorful, playful pattern and decoration. Thanks to the humor and knowledge of owner-designer Arianna Fioratti Loreto—who specialized in Romanesque sculpture for her master's degree at Princeton—the pieces never fall into the trap of reproduction. The newest items take their inspiration from 18th-century Italy and Holland. 3 Via Giotto, 50121 Florence, Italy; 39-055-673043; nuovoitaly.com.

Shown at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan, Alfredo Häberli's Nais wire chairs for Classicon are smaller and lighter than their famous forerunners by Harry Bertoia and Charles and Ray Eames. The chromium-plated version is indoors only; powder-coated or color-coated options also allow for outdoor use. Armrests are optional for all three, as is a removable back and seat cover that adds comfort without subtracting sculpturality. 3 Sigmund-Riefler-Bogen, 81829 Munich, Germany; 49-89-7481-33-0; classicon.com.

Matt Sindall photographs colorful floral and geometric subjects, prints them on transparent melamine, and uses it to wrap the wooden structure of Anna Morph. The limited-edition bookcase can thereby stand proudly on its own four stainless-steel feet—without so much as a single volume inside. 11 Via Manzoni, 20121 Milan, Italy; 39-02-863951; sawayamoroni.com.

The creator of the Frank Gehry Furniture collection needs no introduction, and these accessibly priced pieces display the unmistakable deconstructivist touch of his architecture. Made of rotation-molded polymer, the cubes, bench, easy chair, table-seat, and sofa are all suitable for commercial, institutional, and residential use, indoors or out. 149 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010; 212-685-4200; helleronline.com.