WIRED takes a look at the best in skeletal design and homeware

WIRED takes a look at design's bare bones with this selection of structural gear

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DAVID ADJAYE FOR KNOLL WASHINGTON SKELETON CHAIR

Constructed from three separately cast pieces of aluminium, the Knoll Washington chair is fixed together using mortise and tenon joints with stainless-steel fasteners. This creates a combination of propping and balancing struts to support the cantilevered geometric lattice seat. Six finishes are available: copper, nickel, green, grey, white and black. £1,668

RADO TRUE THINLINE SKELETON

Limited to a run of 99 units, the Skeleton watch is cased in polished black ceramic with a sandblasted titanium caseback. Semicircular cutouts on the face allow the wearer to view the movement inside. The watch also boasts a 42-hour power reserve. What is most impressive, though, is that all this is achieved in a watch with a silhouette of just 7mm. £3,740

O SIX HUNDRED KAYAK

Copying the 4,000-year-old design of the traditional Inuit kayak - but swapping the stretched animal skin for translucent carbon fabric - the O Six Hundred kayak weighs in at just 10kg. Its easy-to-construct frame is made from 42 precision cut marine-ply ribs, with cedar spines for lateral strength. AU $2,000

POSTLER-FERGUSON BUOY LAMPS

The London-based design studio looks to the sea for inspiration with this range of three industrial-engineering-themed lamps. Each of the "buoys" is constructed from jet-cut plywood ribs held together by tensioned rope, with a neon bulb at the centre. They range from a table-top-sized 50cm tall task illuminator to a 190cm-high feature light. £poa

TAL ENGEL OTAKU BATHTUB

Inspired by the construction technique of traditional Vietnamese boat-builders, the Otaku tub is woven together from strips of white ash and maple veneer. Placed on a mould and steamed into shape, a resin coating keeps your bathwater in place. An open frame, made from powder-coated steel, suspends the wooden lattice while showing off the patterning. £poa

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