November 2009
M	D	M	D	F	S	S
		Dez »
	1
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28	29
30

Archive für November 2009

Panama House, Sao Paulo, Brazil

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

Geschrieben in ARCHITECTURE | 1 Kommentar »

CLASSICON_GREAT DESIGNERS_GREAT FURNITURE

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

Geschrieben in DESIGN | 1 Kommentar »

BOOMBOX AKA GHETTOBLASTER

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

Geschrieben in STATEMENT | 1 Kommentar »

andreas fuhrimann, gabrielle hächler architekten eth/bsa

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

Geschrieben in ARCHITECTURE | 1 Kommentar »

PIERRE PAULIN 1927-2009

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

Geschrieben in DESIGN | 2 Kommentare »

YSL Dragon Armchair goes for $28 million at Christie’s

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

Geschrieben in EVENTS | 1 Kommentar »

FALLING IN LOVE WITH TOBIAS GRAU

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

Geschrieben in FRESHLY ARRIVED!, NEWS | 1 Kommentar »

KEEP IT CLEAN OR FUNKY WITH MONTANA

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

Geschrieben in DESIGN | 1 Kommentar »

CAFE GERMAIN-PARIS

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

Geschrieben in ARCHITECTURE | 1 Kommentar »

KETTNERS-LONDON

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

Geschrieben in ARCHITECTURE | 1 Kommentar »

ESTABLISHED AND SONS-COOL OF THE COOL

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

Established & Sons

FUTURE SYSTEMS

THE BOUROULLECS NEW SITTING OBJECT_THE QUILT

Geschrieben in DESIGN | 1 Kommentar »

colophon 2008

9.11.2009 von admin.

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