The architects at Massachusetts-based Cambridge Seven Associates are fast establishing themselves as masters of the waterfront. Witness their 93,000-square-foot Marine Science Center at Kuwait University, the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward and the Osaka “Ring of Fire” Aquarium in Japan.
 
Recently, two of Cambridge Seven’s younger architects teamed up in a lower-profile arena: furniture design. They were among the six contestants chosen to represent the United States at Milan’s much-touted International Furniture Fair. Achyut Kantawala, 29, who trained at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design, is originally from India; Edward Ng, 27, who studied at the Rhode Island School of Design, hails from Hong Kong. Calling their venture SEED, the pair introduced their own form of modern luxe, which to them is all about flexibility – but, Ng adds, “Not in a cheap way.”

“No tools are needed to put our furniture together,” Kantawala explains, “and no screws. Everything is completely customizable and very light.
 
SEED’s In & Out seating collection, shown, is made of plywood and stainless steel and can be reconfigured in myriad ways.

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