4.5.2010 von admin.

Haus FK Schmerikon

Der MINERGIE®-certifizierte Neubau sitzt an einem Südhang mit  bester Aussicht auf den Obersee und die Glarner Alpen. Die Inszenierung der grandiosen Aussicht bestimmt den Grundriss und das Gesicht des Hauses.

Drei Geschosse mit drei verschiedenen  – aus der Funktion abgeleiteten – Raumkonzepten, sind harmonisch miteinander verbunden. Fliessende Grenzen zwischen Innen und Aussen ermöglichen einen vielschichtigen Lebensraum für die achtköpfige Familie.
Das Haus bietet Raum zum Wohnen, Spielen, Lesen, Kochen, Entspannen und zum Empfangen von Gästen - sowohl für die Kinder als auch für die Eltern.
Ein wichtiges Kriterium des Bauherren ist die optimale Ausnützung der Aussicht unter gleichzeitiger Wahrung der Privatsphäre. Das zweigeschossige Haus mit Attika ist dank seiner Hanglage von der Strasse her kaum einsehbar. Der lange, schmale Baukörper liegt parallel zum Hang. Dies ermöglicht u.a., das Haus möglichst hoch zu setzen, die Panoramasicht über die Nachbarbauten hinweg zu sichern.
Das Haus ist in Kindergeschoss (EG), Wohngeschoss (OG) und Elterngeschoss (Attika) gegliedert.
Der Hauptzugang zum Haus findet über die östliche Aussentreppe statt. Man tritt auf ein Zwischenpodest in die zweigeschossige grosszügige Eingangshalle, welche über ein grosses Nordfenster beleuchtet wird. Die Halle ist nicht nur Auftakt, sondern auch die räumliche und akustische Verbindung zwischen Kindergeschoss und Wohngeschoss. Die Treppe führt in den Wohnbereich mit offener Küche. Erst jetzt offenbart sich die einmalige Aussicht.
Das Wohngeschoss ist durch einen mit Holz verkleideten Körper - in welchem sich die dienenden Räume befinden - und durch den Verlauf der Glasfront in verschiedene Bereiche gegliedert. Auf derselben Ebene - gleichsam ins Wohnzimmer geschoben - liegt der Swimmingpool.
Über die teilweise gedeckte Terrasse und die Anordnung des Pools entsteht ein fliessender Übergang zwischen Innen und Aussen.
Die breite Freitreppe verbindet Wohn- und Kindergeschoss im Aussenbereich.
Die fünf Kinderzimmer im Erdgeschoss haben über eine Porch den direkten Bezug zur Spielwiese. Ein dickes Heckenkissen rahmt und schützt den privaten Aussenraum. Das Kinderbad und die Spielzone im Erdgeschoss sind über einen hangseitigen Bambushof belichtet.

Im zurückgesetzten Attikageschoss liegt der Privatbereich der Eltern. Er ist in drei auf die grosse Terrasse ausgerichtete Nischen gegliedert, welche das Büro, den Schlafbereich und das Bad beinhalten.

Die Garage ist vom Haus getrennt und nur durch einen Schacht mit dem Wohnhaus verbunden. Dieser Schacht ermöglicht den späteren Einbau eines Liftes und ist bis dahin mit einer Wendeltreppe ausgerüstet, die lediglich von der Garage ins EG führt.

Das Haus ist MINERGIE certifiziert.

Parzellenfläche: 825 m2

Geschossfläche: 330 m2

Projektierung: ab Okt 2005
Ausführung: 2007
Bezug: Mai 2008

In Zusammenarbeit mit
Pierre Robin, Architekt HTL SIA

Umgebungskonzept:
Rotzler Krebs Partner GmbH Landschaftsarchitekten BSLA>>
 
Schreinerarbeiten, Küche:
Odermatt Ideen-Schreinerei>>

Fotos:
Dominique Marc Wehrli>>

SOURCE: http://www.muellertruniger.ch/index.php/mt/Projekte/Wohnen/Haus-FK-Schmerikon

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14.4.2010 von admin.

http://www.ruckstuhl.com/de/company/video/video2.html

Die Kunst des Webens, der Herstellung von Teppichen und Textilien aus Naturfasern, ist eine der ältesten kulturellen Aktivitäten des Menschen. Heute geht die Aufwertung der Natur zur Kultur über viele Stufen, von der Fasergewinnung über die Garnherstellung zum Weben.

Bei Ruckstuhl verstehen wir uns auf die Kunst, aus Naturwerten Kulturwerte zu schaffen. Für uns ist es dabei wichtig, dass die Natur erhalten und gesund bleibt. Denn das Wohlbefinden, das dem Menschen durch eine sinnvolle Kultivierung einer gesunden Natur ermöglicht wird, ist durch nichts zu übertreffen.

 source: www.ruckstuhl.com

CLAUDY JONGSTRA FOR RUCKSTUHL 2010

DEBORAH MOSS FOR RUCKSTUHL 2010

ALFREDO HAEBERLI FOR RUCKSTUHL

 HUGO ZUMBOEHL FOR RUCKSTUHL 2010

JUTTA BERNHARD FOR RUCKSTUHL 2010

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11.3.2010 von admin.

www.carlhansen.com

The founder and first-generation owner, Carl Hansen, was a master cabinetmaker who made furniture to order as well as in small series. He opened his first workshop in Odense, Denmark, on October 28, 1908.

The company entered a second generation of growth when the founder’s son, Holger Hansen, took over the reins from his father. A master cabinetmaker himself, Holger Hansen understood the making of quality furniture from the ground up. He was also quick to discover a new breed of young Danish furniture designers that were coming onto the scene after WWII – including the then relatively unknown Hans J. Wegner.

The cooperation between Carl Hansen & Son and Hans J. Wegner began in 1949. Wegner, who trained as a master cabinetmaker before he became a designer, worked closely with Holger Hansen and his team of craftsmen to find a way to bring Wegner’s daring designs into series production. The first models, including the legendary CH_24, “The Wishbone Chair”, were introduced in 1950.

Since then Carl Hansen & Son have crafted a wide range of other Wegner chairs and tables. Many of these have achieved status of as collectors’ items and design icons in their own right.

Today, Carl Hansen & Son is led by Knud Erik Hansen, grandson of the founder. The third-generation company now produces these enduring designs in a new, dedicated facility according to the strictest quality and environmental standards, with exports throughout the world

WISHBONE CHAIT CH24 1949

SHELL CHAIR CH07 1963

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11.3.2010 von admin.

REEDANDSIMON’S NEW PARTNER

For more than seventy years, Louis Poulsen has collaborated with visionary architects and designers to produce innovative lighting solutions for buildings and their surroundings. The superior styling, craftsmanship and quality of Louis Poulsen products can be found on prominent projects around the globe.

Louis Poulsen Lighting DK

1874	Ludvig R. Poulsen sets up a wine importing business under the name Kjøbenhavns direkte Vin-Import-Kompagni (The Copenhagen Direct Wine Import Company). The firm closes down in 1878.
1891	Denmark’s first electric power station opens in Odense.
1892	Denmark’s second power station opens in central Copenhagen, and Ludvig R. Poulsen opens his second business, this time selling tools and electrical supplies.
1896	Ludvig R. Poulsen hires his nephew, Louis Poulsen.
1906	Ludvig R. Poulsen dies. His nephew Louis takes over the business and, two years later, moves it to Nyhavn 11, which is still the domicile of the company’s headoffice today.
1911	Sophus Kaastrup-Olsen becomes a partner in the firm, whose name is changed to Louis Poulsen & Co.
1914	Louis Poulsen & Co. publishes its first catalogue - featuring machines and tools.
1917	Sophus Kaastrup-Olsen buys Louis Poulsen’s share in the firm for 10,000 Danish kroner and becomes the sole owner of Louis Poulsen & Co (Louis Poulsen).
1918	The industrial and agricultural sectors are utilising electricity to an increasing degree: Louis Poulsen’s turnover exceeds five million kroner.
1924	Designer Poul Henningsen begins working together with Louis Poulsen with a view to taking part in an international exhibition for decorative art to be held in Paris called “Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs & Industriels Modernes”. A competition is held to find qualified participants: Henningsen is one of the winners.  Poul Henningsen
1925	Poul Henningsen’s lamps win a gold medal at the exhibition.
1926	Louis Poulsen and Poul Henningsen are awarded a contract to provide lighting for the newly constructed Forum building in Copenhagen using the now-legendary PH lamp with three shades. Louis Poulsen starts marketing light fittings, and its first lighting catalogue is published with descriptions in Danish, German, English and French.
1929	Louis Poulsen distributes Henningsen’s lamps through agents abroad in most of Europe and in North and South America, Africa and Asia.
1933	The first wholesale electrical supplies business opens in Jutland (Denmark).
1938	Sophus Kaastrup-Olsen dies and Emun Rager becomes managing director.
1939	Louis Poulsen & Co. becomes a limited company: Louis Poulsen & Co. A/S.
1941	Louis Poulsen & Co. A/S acquires the Laurits Henriksen metal goods factory in Copenhagen and becomes a manufacturer of lighting fittings. The first issue of LP-NYT is published with Poul Henningsen as editor. Henningsen designs a blackout lamp for the Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen which allows the Gardens to stay open until midnight: the light from the lamps cannot be seen from aeroplanes flying over the city.  Tivoli 1941
1958	The PH5 lamp is launched: the 5 in its name refers to its 50 cm diameter.
1959	Louis Poulsen’s new building at Sluseholmen in Copenhagen is inaugurated. It will be used for fluorescent lamp assembly and as a warehouse for electrical supplies. Jens Kaastrup-Olsen is appointed managing director.
1962	The first lighting subsidiary outside Denmark is set up in Western Germany.
1964	The wholesale sales division grows with the acquisition of A/S Classen-Smidth, who provides Louis Poulsen with branches in Odense and Vejle. A lighting subsidiary is established in France.
1965	The Laurits Henriksen metal goods factory changes its name to Elpefa A/S.
1967	The partnership I/S El-Salg is founded.
1969	Elpefa A/S moves to a new factory building at Sluseholmen and takes over all production and assembly of fixtures and fittings.
1975	A lighting subsidiary is set up in Sweden.
1976	Hans Cordes is appointed managing director after the death of Jens Kaastrup-Olsen.
1977	The metal goods manufacturer Elpefa A/S merges with Louis Poulsen. Louis Poulsen class B shares are quoted on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange for the first time.
1978	The wholesale electrical supplies warehousing function moves from Sluseholmen to two new locations outside Copenhagen. The old warehouse building is converted for production use.
1981	Louis Poulsen purchases the S.C. Sørensen company’s wholesale electrical supplies division, thereby taking over eight wholesale electrical supplies outlets.
1984	The trade and engineering firm Elpefa Handels- og Ingeniørfirma A/S is founded.
1985	A lighting subsidiary in the USA, a wholesale electrical supplies business in the Faroe Islands, and JO-EL A/S are set up.  Louis Poulsen Lighting, Inc.

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4.2.2010 von admin.

FROM SEPTEMBER 2007 TO MARCH 2008

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10.12.2009 von admin.

From this day on, you can experience the Fritz Hansen Shop in Shop in our showroom. Come and see some swans ants and eggs!

ARNE JACOBSEN_ARCHITECT AND DESIGNER  ( 1902-1971 )

1902-71
Arne Jacobsen is the Danish architect who master the most personal and successful interpretation of the international functionalism. His architecture includes a considerable number of epochmaking buildings in both Denmark, Germany and Great Britain. Arne Jacobsen initially trained as a mason before studying architecture at the Royal Danish Academy of Arts, Copenhagen, graduating in 1927.

From 1927 until 1930, he worked in the architectural office of Paul Holsoe. In 1930, he established his own design office, which he headed until his death in 1971, and worked independently as an architect, interior, furniture, textile and ceramics designer. He was proffessor of Architecture at the Royal Academy of Arts, Copenhagen, from 1956 onwards. His best known projects are St. Catherine´s College, Oxford, and the SAS Hotel, Copenhagen.

Arne Jacobsen´s designs came into existence as brief sketches and were then modelled in plaster or cardboard in full size. He kept on working until his revolutionary ideas for new furniture had been realized at the utmost perfection. The “Ant” from 1952 became the starting point of his world fame as a furniture designer and became the first of a number of lightweight chairs with seat and back in one oiece of moulded wood.

Model “3107″ from 1955 is often merely called ” The Number Seven Chair”. It was launched in beech, black and white. The colour scale has through the years been further developed by a.o. the Danish architect Verner Panton and the Danish painter Poul Gernes 1925-96 and today includes a variety of colours in lacquer or lazure as well as beech, maple, ash, and cherry. “3107″ has become the most important success in Danish furniture history - manufactured in more than 5 million copies.

The Royal Hotel 1956-61, situated in Copenhagen, is one of Arne Jacobsen´s masterpieces. For the decoration of the hotel he designed several pieces of furniture, lamps and fabrics, and also cutlery, glasses, and door handles. As significant counterpoints to the stiffly upright, monumental building his easy chair, the “Swan” and the “Egg”, stand out as organic sculptures.

During the 1960´es Arne Jacobsen turned to forms as the circle, cylinder, triangle, and cubus. On the whole, his mind as an architect began to influence his design. Both the stainless steel tableware set “Cylinda-Line” and the lamp series “AJ” reflect this. Common to all Arne Jacobsen´s designs is that they have become international design classics.

“The Ant” and “The Number Seven” ´chairs made Arne Jacobsen world famous as a furniture designer and made Fritz Hansen an international manufacturer of design and quality furniture. Fritz Hansen´s collection of timeless furniture includes both well-known Danish classics and more recent furniture series designed by Danish and international designers.

SOURCE_WWW.SCANDINAVIANDESIGN.COM

PETROL STATION_KYSTVEJEN 1936

DANISH NATIONAL BANK_1970

CITY HALL MAINZ_1973

THE EGG 1958

THE SWAN 1958

THE ANT 1952

LILY 1970

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11.11.2009 von admin.

Marcio Kogan’s Panama House is a residence designed for art. Located in São Paulo, Brazil, the house makes a powerful but subdued statement in its low, open, elongated elegance — a hallmark of Kogan’s architecture.

In the past few years, the award-winning, Brazilian-born architect’s Studio MK27 has produced a steady stream of low-rise, boxy work – all with an uncanny intimacy, yet without any of the usual stuffy treatments that supposedly create intimacy.At the Panama House, there are no cozy nooks, no soft furnishings, no homey touches. And yet, there is a feeling of comfort and livability in this art-gallery-of-a-house that makes you want to move in tomorrow.All levels of the three-storey house — including the bedrooms, office, gardens and patio — are used to display the owner’s substantial collection of predominantly modern Brazilian art and sculpture.Most beautifully, they also create the soft play of light that matches the overall linear shapes — created by creases in window treatments, the floor boards, the rows of pillows on long sofas, the stone work outside — continuing the elongated language of the entire building.

The São Paulo-born architect Marcio Kogan graduated from Mackenzie University in 1976 and created films until the age of 30. His considerable talents of creating drama, understanding a setting and leading the eye are certainly evident in the award-winning Panama House. -

SOURCE_WWW.THECOOLHUNTER.NET ARTICLE BYTuija Seipell

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11.11.2009 von admin.

 WWW.CLASSICON.COM

Our modern classics are collector’s items − not only the masterpieces of yesterday, but of tomorrow as well. We aim above all to produce individual pieces of great originality and formal perfection – pieces with the potential to become classics in their own right one day. Displaying the kind of value that lasts, these pieces are destined to become coveted investments for future generations.

ClassiCon has from its inception aspired not only to offer pieces by established figures such as Eileen Gray and Eckart Muthesius, but also to foster contemporary design and to present selected examples in its program. Naturally, the models chosen must display the kind of quality and advanced form that earns them the designation “classic”. That’s why ClassiCon is always open to new design ideas.

The ClassiCon brand stands for quality, individuality and a timeless aesthetic – regardless of passing fashions. More important than the degree of fame achieved by the designer is a demonstrated fascination with new formal concepts. This focus helps ClassiCon to continually discover exciting young designers. In the case of Konstantin Grcic, this has resulted in a longstanding collaboration, which the Munich designer took advantage of right from the start by including references to the iconic Eileen Gray in his Orcus secretary.

Eileen Gray - Her Life and Her Work

By Peter Adam

A comprehensive, richly illustrated study on the life and work of stalwartly independent interior designer Eileen Gray, a radical modernist who created icons of modern living. Largely forgotten
when peers like Le Corbusier were lionized as visionaries, she was rediscovered in the 1970s.

Eileen Gray - Her Life and Her Work By Peter AdamSchirmer/Mosel. 360 pages, 174 colour and duotone plates and 265 illustrations. Size: 25 x 29 cm, hardcovern. www.schirmer-mosel.com ISBN English edition: 978-3-8296-0420-8 Price: EURO 78,00 Now available in good selected bookstores.

 EILEEN GRAY

KONSTANTIN GRCIC

SERGIO RODRIGUES

BARBER OSGERBY

ROQUEBRUNE CHAIR_EILEEN GRAY

PALLAS TABLE_VENUS CHAIR_KONSTANTIN GRCIC

PARIS SHELF_BARBER OSGEBRY

LOTA COUCH_ST TROPEZ RUG_EILEEN GRAY

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11.11.2009 von admin.

Origin

Boom boxes were introduced commercially by various companies in the late 1970’s, when stereo capabilities were added to existing designs of the radio-cassette recorder, which had appeared earlier that decade. More powerful and sophisticated models were subsequently introduced. They are often associated with 1980s phenomena such as breakdancing and hip hop culture, having been introduced into the mainstream consciousness through music videos, movies, television and documentaries. It was during this time that the major manufacturers competed as to who could produce the biggest, loudest, clearest-sounding, bassiest, flashiest and/or most novel boomboxes. As the decade progressed, manufacturers tended to compete more on price (often at the expense of quality), and smaller designs (often designed for simple background listening) became more popular. This era was prior to the introduction and cultural entrenchment of the Walkman style, personal stereos with headphones which would later displace boom boxes in popularity.

Features

Technically a Boombox is, at its simplest, two or more loudspeakers, an amplifier, a radio tuner, and a cassette and/or CD player component, all housed in a single plastic or metal case, often with a handle for portability. Most units can be powered by AC or DC cables, as well as batteries.

Various boombox designs differ greatly in size. Larger, more powerful units may require 10 or more size-D batteries, may measure more than thirty inches in width, and can weigh more than 20 pounds.

Audio quality and feature sets vary widely, with high-end models providing features and sound comparable to some home stereo systems. Most models offer volume, tone and balance (Left/Right) controls.

More sophisticated models may feature dual cassette decks (often featuring high-speed dubbing), separate bass level control, five- or 10-band graphic equalizers, Dolby noise reduction, analog or LED sound level (VU) meters, larger speakers, ’soft-touch’ tape deck controls, multiple shortwave (SW) band reception, auto song search functions for cassettes, Line and/or Phono inputs and outputs, microphone inputs, loudness switches and detachable speakers. A handful of models even featured an integrated vinyl record player or a (typically black and white) television screen, although the basic radio/cassette models have historically been by far the most popular.

A few of the most modern boomboxes have integrated (or removable) satellite radio tuners. Also in many cases with newer versions of the boombox, iPod docks have been put in place of cassette players, creating a fusion of new technology and old personality.

SOURCE_http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boombox

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11.11.2009 von admin.

Architekten- und Künstlerhaus am Fusse des Üetlibergs in Zürich. Das Mehrfamilienhaus am Fusse des Uetlibergs hat zum Ziel, preisgünstigen Wohnraum mit hohem Wohnwert für vier unterschiedlich grosse Parteien zu schaffen. Dabei soll jede Partei möglichst gleichwertig einerseits von dem südseitigen 3000 m2 grossen Umschwung, andererseits von der nordseitigen Sicht über die Stadt profitieren. Dies generierte eine unkonventionelle, komplexe innere Organisation des Gebäudes. Von einem zweigeschossigen Eingangsraum werden alle 4 Wohnungen erschlossen, die jeweils über eine eigene interne Treppe über ein oder zwei Geschosse verfügen. Grundsätzlich sind zwei Duplexwohnungen und zwei Attikawohnungen so ineinander verschachtelt, dass die Qualität des auf vier Seiten orientierten Gebäudes voll ausgeschöpft werden konnte. Die gewählten Materialien sind gängige, unveredelte Baumaterialien wie Beton, Holz und verzinkter Stahl, die spannungsvoll zueinander in Beziehung gesetzt werden. Der präzise Einbau der farbigen Küchen mit spiegelnden Glasabdeckungen und die grossflächigen bunten Glasverkleidungen der Wände in den Nasszellen kontrastieren den groben Beton und die organischen Holzmuster.Das Kellergeschoss, die vertikalen Treppentürme und die Trennwände zwischen den Wohneinheiten sind in Ortbeton (Schalungstyp 1) gefertigt. Dadurch werden feuerpolizeiliche und akustische Anforderungen erfüllt, die der Holzelementbau, aus dem mehrheitlich die restliche Raumstruktur besteht, generiert. Der Betonkern bildet das ‚Skelett’ des eigentlichen Holzhauses, das mit seiner organischen Weichheit das Rohe des Betons überhöht. Decken und Wände bestehen aus vorfabrizierten, isolierten Holzelementen aus Fichte. Die Innenflächen bestehen an den Wänden aus Kistensperrholz, an den Decken aus Dreischichtplatten. Konstruktion und Raumbegrenzung sind kongruent, die einzelnen Bauteile und die Arbeitsprozesse ablesbar. Der Holzbau erhält durch die leicht polygonale Geometrie den Charakter eines vom Schreiner hergestellten Möbelstückes. Auffälligstes Merkmal der aus verzinkten Blechen bestehenden Fassade ist die differenzierte Ausbildung der Fensteröffnungen der Nord- und Südseite.

SOURCE_http://www.afgh.ch

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10.11.2009 von admin.

In 1952, Pierre Paulin’s first designs caught the attention at the Thonet firm through which he discovered and mastered new materials in the manner of the American designers Eames, Saarinen and Bertoia. It is only in 1956, after responding to harry Wagemans’invitation to join Artifort, that Paulin found the means and the support he needed to realize the production of his designs. In his concern for simplicity and refusal of any lyrical effect, his designs were given numbers. His innovate productions anticipated social revolutions through the lifestyles they encouraged. At the end of the 1960’s, Paulin benefited from a close collaboration with the talented and inventive artisans of the new atelier of research and creation from “le Mobilier National”, which coincided with the renovation of the Denon wing of the Musée du Louvre, the renovation of the private apartments of the President Georges Pompidou at the Elysée and lastly the creation of furniture for the Presidential Office of François Mitterrand in 1983. Although these prestigious commissions contributed to his renown, other designs, however, permitted the public to discover the comfort of modern living. These are the designs which we have decided to present at the gallery, a place that draws them closer to the sculptural works that in essence, they are. At once sculptural and rigorously functional, they’re studied forms cradle the body in perfect harmony. A man of the future, Paulin scattered his path with poetic objects that were ahead of their time and whose rediscovery more than 30 years later inspire admiration.

SOURCE_www.designaddict.com/exhibitions/paulin/

www.artifort.com

PIERRE PAULIN

LITTLE TULIP_1965

THE RIBBON CHAIR_1966

THE ORANGE SLICE_1960

TONGUE CHAIR_1967

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10.11.2009 von admin.

THE ‘DRAGONS’ ARMCHAIR, EILEEN GRAY, CIRCA 1917-1919

In the form of unfurling petals, upholstered in brown leather, the frame in sculpted wood, lacquered brownish orange and silver and modelled as the serpentine, intertwined bodies of two dragons, their eyes in black lacquer on a white ground, their bodies decorated in low relief with stylised clouds.

The unique and remarkable ‘Dragons’ armchair was acquired from Miss Gray by Suzanne Talbot, the first patron to provide her with an opportunity to create a complete environment. The exotic, symbolist character of the piece situates it conceptually within the first phase of Miss Gray’s creative cycle. It aligns with the figurative panels and screens that can be traced to her first public exhibit in 1913 and the first published feature on her, in British Vogue, of 1917; it has an altogether different spirit from that evidenced in reductionist features such as the ‘brick’ wall panelling and screens that gave the Suzanne Talbot apartment so radically modern a character. The armchair distils all that was so personal and so magical in the first, intimately expressive phase of Miss Gray’s career — surprising, imaginative, subtly sculpted and crafted, it is a masterpiece of invention and execution.

SOURCE_www.theglamazondiaries.com/2009/02

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10.11.2009 von admin.

Designer Tobias Grau
Entwurfsjahr 2009

FALLING IN LOVE – eine Lichtkugel in einem Nest liegend - stellt das Licht auf den Kopf.

Im Regal, auf dem Boden, auf einer Konsole, Licht auf Bilder - FALLING IN LOVE bietet viele Möglichkeiten. In der Ø 8cm großen Kugel sind neueste LEDs integriert, leistungsstark und mit bester Farbwiedergabe.
Es gibt sie in den Ausführungen aluminium poliert oder in schwarz, mit einer schwarzen oder gelben Zuleitung auf einem roten, blauen oder schwarzen Nest.

SOURCE_Architonic.COM ID 1075746

www.tobias-grau.com

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10.11.2009 von admin.

Montana Møbler A/S was founded by Peter J. Lassen in 1982. The company is a family-owned company based in Haarby on the island of Funen where the production takes place at a high-technological production site covering 19,000 m2. Montana has around 200 employees and has its own sales organisation in Denmark and at most European markets. Mr. Bjørn Thygesen is the General Manager and Mr. Joakim Lassen is Design & Communication Manager.
Montana Møbler A/S produces and supplies storage systems, tables, and chairs for homes and modern office environments. Montana is designed by Peter J. Lassen. The flexible modular sys-tem and the inspiring colour palette offer freedom to create your own personal room and to per-sonalize your style. Montana’s table and chair series are designed by Arne Jacobsen, Verner Panton, Andreas Hansen, Peter J. Lassen, Joakim Lassen and the architects schmidt hammer lassen.

www.montana.dk

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10.11.2009 von admin.

LA CLIENTÈLE

Le quartier Buci est devenu un vaste goulet d’engorgement de piétons. On en fait des bouchons, des caillots, des chenilles, colonnes et autres figures à grappes. Parfois, ça n’avance plus. Alors, on s’arrête dîner, ­déjeuner un peu n’importe où, d’où le mélange assez cocasse mais pas loupé du Café Germain. Il y a là quelques éclairés du quartier se planquant sur les arrières, les touristes en terrasse, les VIP se faufilant, des couples en torpeur, quelques extravagants cherchant un public où se mirer, des familles exténuées. Tout cela bouge pas mal avec un va-et-vient fort intéressant.

MAIS ENCORE

Est-ce cher ? Pas franchement, c’est même une surprise : croque-monsieur à 8 €, volaille et frites à 14 €. Finalement, en picorant à trois, nous nous en sommes sortis à prix Buci : 117 €. Conforme au prix du mètre carré.

Faut-il y aller ? Bah, bof…

Café Germain, 25, rue de Buci, VIe. Tél. : 01 43 26 02 93

François Simon LE FIGARO-ECONOMIE
23/06/2009 

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10.11.2009 von admin.

The new Kettner’s with its fun, delicious and semi-sinful French undertones and furnishings was designed by London-based Ilse Crawford of Studio Ilse. Crawford’s other hospitality and retail assignments include a restaurant for Grand Hotel Stockholm, interiors for Kranzbach Spa Hotel in the Bavarian Alps and Aesop’s Mount Street shop in London. - Tuija Seipell-THECOOLHUNTER.NET

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9.11.2009 von admin.

Established & Sons ist ein preisgekröntes, britisches Hersteller- und Designunternehmen, dass sich auf die Fertigung hochwertiger Möbel und Produkte spezialisiert hat. Innovation und Exklusivtät bestimmen das Erscheinungsbild sämtlicher Established & Sons Produkte.

In Zusammenarbeit mit bekannten Designern und jungen Designtalenten entstehen bei Established & Sons signifikante und richtungsweisende Designs. Qualifiziertes Handwerkspersonal und neueste Fertigungstechniken sorgen für die Umsetzung der Entwürfe.

Seit der Einführung von Established & Sons im Jahr 2004 hat sich das Unternehmen zu einem der wichtigsten britischen Designunternehmen auf dem internationalen Markt entwickelt. Bei einem Blick auf das Sortiment wird schnell die weitreichende Bandbreite und Vielfalt der Produkte deutlich.

Von der “Crate” Serie eines Jasper Morrisons oder dem “Aqua Table” von Zaha Hadid über den “Convex” Spiegel von Sebastian Wrong oder dem “Writing Desk”von Michael Young bis hin zur “Fold” und “Tank” Leuchtenserie des Design-Newcomers Alexander Taylor verspricht das Sortiment von Established & Sons eine Menge Vielfalt und Innovationskraft

SOURCE_www.connox.de/hersteller/established-and-sons.html

FUTURE SYSTEMS

THE BOUROULLECS NEW SITTING OBJECT_THE QUILT

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THE REEDANDSIMON PARTNERSHIP CONSISTED IN EXPOSING DESIGN FURNITURE AND TO PARTICIPATE

AT THE ARTIST INSTALLATIONS LIKE VOLUME MAGAZINE@GALERIE BEAUMONT..

Colophon 2011 should:

- Become “Colophon 2011 – 3rd International Independent Magazine Biennale of Luxembourg”

- Will a programme divided in three parts :
a three day symposium for experts, professionals and students including talks, markets and networking
a tour of magazine-related exhibitions on show for several weeks and months
a « Night of the Magazine » on the opening night of the symposium

- Make Luxembourg « The international gathering for the independent magazine industry »

- Invite Luxembourg’s main cultural institutions to become permanent and co-producing partners of the Biennale

- Invite international cultural institutions and organisations to become co-producing partners too
Colophon needs

- to become a permanent organisation linked through a convention to both the government of Luxembourg and the City of Luxembourg

- strong partnerships with private companies, embassies, organisations, etc.

SOURCE COLOPOHON2009.COM

CASINO FORUM D ART CONTEMPORAIN

GALERIE BEAUMONT

CASINO FORUM D ART CONTEMPORAIN

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“80 Teams, 180 race cars, 800 drivers, 220000 fans live”

PILOT_P.WILWERT     PHOTO_SEBASTIEN GREBILLE

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WINETASTING 2009

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MERUS WINERY_NAPA VALLEY

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EXTRA WALL-EXTERIOR

WALL_INTERIOR

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 REEDANDSIMON WANTS TO STRIKE AGAINST BORING CONFERENCE ROOMS_

WYSIWYG

ARTIFORT_NETHERLANDS

THONET_NETHERLANDS

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