Focus: Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Weekly Designer Bio
1868 - 1928
Charles Rennie Mackintosh was born in Glasgow in 1868 and died in London on 10th December 1928. His personality is one of those that characterize the period immediately preceding the Modern Movement.
D.S. 5
Sideaboard ashwood frame stained black or stained walnut finish.
Enamelled glass mosaic decoration, bound with lead. Inlaid with mother of pearl.
Berlino Table
Table in natural cherrywood with extending top.
The opening mechanism is positioned under the top and is moved by pulling out a small board located in the middle of the longest side of the top.
By lifting the top surface it is possible to extract one or both the underlying extensions.
Ingram
Chair in natural cherrywood.
Padded seat cushion in polyurethane foam with upholstery in fabric or leather.
G.S.A Table
Table Ø 190 cm. in ashwood stained black or stained walnut.
The top has a revolving central part, Ø 110 cm., that can be adjusted approximately 3 cm. in height by means of a lever.
Veneered top in ashwood stained black or stained walnut.
Solid in ash frame stained black or stained walnut.
Argyle
Chair, ashwood frame stained black. Seat upholstered in a special fabric blue colour.
"Glass Session" by ESAD Reims at Villa Noailles
1 July - 2 October '11
For the 6th edition of Design Parade, Villa Noailles has invited the Ecole Supérieure d’Art et de Design in Reims (Reims School of Art and Design) to exhibit a selection of works, the result of two workshops which took place in 2011, with blown glass as the theme.
Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec at Centre Pompidou-Metz
7 October '11 – 30 july '12
Metz
France
The Centre Pompidou-Metz presents the first major retrospective in France dedicated to the work of Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec.
Meltdown by Tom Price
The 'meltdown series' by Tomprice are created using the same techniques applied to different materials.
The 'pp sheet' chair is created by heating and pressing a seat-shaped former into a bundle of crumpled polypropylene sheets. The sheets begin to liquify as they come into contact with the heated former, then set in the shape of the seat as it cools, creating a contrast in form and texture to the remaining sheets.
Casts and Moulds at the Aram Gallery
28 July - 27 August '11
London
The Aram Gallery presents Casts and Moulds, the next instalment in its on-going exhibition series, Prototypes and Experiments. The sixth show focuses on casting and moulding as a means of manufacture. Each exhibitor was selected because they are exemplary of the scope in moulding across design disciplines; product, furniture, jewellery and architecture.
Lady Killer Vol.1
by Atelier Ted Noten with Laikingland
Conventionally a jewellery box is a special container for storing your prized possessions, it’s often decorated and contains several sections. Lady Killer Vol.1 is certainly a special container, it has a boxy form that houses jewellery and is adorned with carefully crafted decoration, and it even has upper and lower compartments.
Focus: Charlotte Perriand
Weekly Designer Bio
1903-1999
Charlotte Perriand from the first decades of the twentieth century, brought about a profound change in aesthetic values and gave birth to a truly modern sensitivity towards everyday life.
Accordo Rug
A space for coming together and conviviality, this rug has been created to host the low table. Hand-knotted rug in pure wool.
Accordo
A sculptural, visually dynamic form, is the unique characteristic of this low table. The table top in mat lacquered black wood is supported by four legs that are elliptic in section.
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