# Playfully Modern Home Decor The Ladies & Gentlemen Studio Curiously Explores Materiality By Meghan Young | Published 2014-06-03 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ladies-gentlemen-studio References: [trendland](http://trendland.com/ladies-gentlemen-design-studio/) & [ladiesandgentlemenstudio](http://ladiesandgentlemenstudio.com/) The Ladies & Gentlemen Studio is quickly making an impact on the industrial design industry. Founded in 2010 by Dylan Davis and Jean Lee, it offers people practical pieces of furniture that are steeped in modernity and playfulness. For instance, its [Ovis Lounge Chair](http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ovis-lounge-chair) atypically combines materials to create a seat that is visually stimulating not to mention physically comfortable. Based in Seattle, Washington, the Ladies & Gentlemen Studio essentially create functional art pieces for the home. There is no other way to think of these home furnishings. Trendland points out that though the studio offers everything from jewelry to furniture, it particularly shines when it comes to [lighting](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/minimalist-lighting-design). Their unassuming automated details set them apart from other light fixtures. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.0/10 - Popularity: 93% | Activity: 78% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Practical Modern Furniture:** There is a disruptive innovation opportunity in creating furniture that combines modernity and playfulness, like the Ovis Lounge Chair. - **Functional Art for the Home:** The integration of art and practicality in home furnishings presents a disruptive innovation opportunity. - **Automated Lighting Fixtures:** There is a disruptive innovation opportunity in designing lighting fixtures with unassuming automated details. ### Where This Applies - **Industrial Design:** The industrial design industry can explore the disruptive innovation opportunities presented by practical modern furniture and functional art for the home. - **Home Furnishings:** The home furnishings industry can capitalize on the disruptive innovation opportunity of creating furniture that combines modernity, playfulness, and functionality. - **Lighting:** The lighting industry can explore the disruptive innovation opportunity of designing lighting fixtures with unassuming automated details. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Delicate Modern Furniture Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/studio-lehn.md) - [Material-Exploring Industrial-Style Lighting](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/industrialstyle-lighting.md) - [Elegant Metal Perforated Lamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/foreshadow-table-lamp.md) - [Ultra-Chic Sculptural Lighting Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sculptural-lighting-design.md) - [Metal-Inspired Homeware Capsules](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kutarq-studio.md) - [Gendered Concept-Exploring Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/la-casa-dentro.md) - [Sustainable Furniture Capsule Shops](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/light-and-dwell.md) - [Ultra-Elegant Timeless Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/timeless-furniture2.md) - [Juxtaposed Materials Furniture Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wool-diaries-collection.md)