TABLE, BENCH, CHAIR  – Industrial Facility Sam Hecht

L’ispirazione per la creazione della Panca deriva dagli interni della linea metropolitana Yamonote di Tokyo. I treni giapponesi hanno generalmente panchine con braccioli che dividono gli spazi, ma la linea Yamonote ha una panchina verde con un unico posto isolato in mezzo, inconsciamente i passeggeri sono portati ad occupare uno spazio isolato in maniera matematica così da creare una consapevolezza spaziale. Hecht ha esplorato questo concetto con un design estremamente semplice, che non ha connessioni fisiche tra le diverse componenti nonostante unisca il design di un tavolo e di una sedia con la possibilità di sedersi su entrambi e realizzato in solida quercia.

The inspiration for Table, Bench, Chair derives from the interior communication of the Yamonote line on Tokyo’s Metro. Japanese trains generally have benches with armrests dividing the spaces, however the Yamonote line has a green bench with a single gold seat in the middle, subconsciously passengers are drawn to the isolated space in a mathematical manner creating spatial awareness. Hecht has investigated this concept with the versatile series of Table, Bench Chair, with reference to traditional Bentwood furniture. The design is extremely simple, whilst cleverly it has no physical connections between the different components or joints, further merging the worlds of a table and chair, allowing the seating to cross over into both. Designated seating space is profiled into the solid oak base.

PORTER  - André Klauser & Ed Carpenter

TANK TABLE – Light

PUNCH  – Storage - Alexander Taylor

LANDMARKS – Sylvain Willenz

L’ispirazione per la creazione di questa famiglia di luci da terra e da scrivania nasce dall’osservazione della segnaletica trovata sulle strade. Sylvain Willenz ha pensato di portare tipologie grezze e funzionali negli ambienti interni, per mescolarle ad un uso domestico.

“The inspiration for this family of desk and floor lights comes from signage found alongside the roads and motor-ways. The idea was to bring rough and functional typologies into the domestic environment, for indoor use,” explains Sylvain Willenz. Willenz’s usual starting point for a design will begin with a material, but with LandMarks, he began with an idea, a sketch and a reference. He has developed the initial concept into a functional domestic product that reflects perfect proportions, colours and lines, presenting a strong form. These engaging, graphic forms have been reworked in powder-coated sheet steel and an opal, acrylic diffuser added. The lights are available in table and floor versions.

SURFACE CHAIR – Studiowoodgate