January kicks-off the yearly calendar of design shows, with news about fairs such as Imm Cologne, Top Drawer (London) and Maison&Objet Paris hitting design editorial inboxes, online media outlets and social media platforms far and wide. As ever, designers and manufacturers are keen to introduce new products and concepts, their PR machines cranked to the max. Invariably, Scandinavian brands are among those at the top of the class: standouts include Menu, &tradition, by Lassen, Skagerak and Brdr. Krüger.MenuScandinavian design brand Menu is adding a number of new items to its smart collection of products. Notable designs include: the Tailor Sofa by Portuguese designer Rui Alves, the Cage Table from Swedish studio Form Us With Love and the Copenhagen Tray Table by Danish studio Norm Architects.With its attractive wood frame clearly on show, the Tailor Sofa by Portuguese designer Rui Alves was inspired by memories of his grandfather’s favourite tailor shop. Recalling tailors bent over work tables and old wooden hangers holding grey suits, Alves translated this memory into the design of his Tailor Sofa, where the different materials are on display.Marble and steel combine to create the Cage Table from Swedish studio Form Us With Love. A tabletop and storage piece, Cage will make a dapper addition to any sofa or chair.Slender and versatile, the rather sleek Copenhagen Tray Table by Danish studio Norm Architects will display objets d’art with ap...