As the name suggests, US - based company Council Inc. was born from the notion of collaboration, and it's collections reflect the contributions from an international roster of designers.

This is their "Optimism" collection; a simple, pared-down range of furniture includes dining and lounge pieces, storage, seating, and occasional tables created by names like Arik Levy, Mike and Maaike, Nendo and Cedric Ragot.

Our congratulations go out to Council, not only for their design ethos (quality, craftsmanship and honest good design) but also for winning an ICFF Editors Award at this year's edition...