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DESIGN REVIEW.


Spectrum 2000, the annual furniture and design fair, will be taking place 17-20 May in the Commonwealth Institute on Kensington High Street Kensington High Street is the main shopping street in Kensington, west London.

Kensington High Street is the continuation of Kensington Road and part of the A315. It starts by the entrance to Kensington Palace and runs westward through central Kensington.
. With the release of the whole top level of the Commonwealth Galleries, the event will be the largest yet, including 20 new companies and bringing the number of exhibitors up to 130. As in previous years, the Years, The

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 AR will be giving an Award for Excellence to the product new to the UK and judged the most worthy by an eminent panel of judges Panel of Judges is an indie pop band from Melbourne, Australia. Members
  • Dion Nania (Golden Lifestyle Band) - guitar
  • Alison Bolger (Clag, Sleepy Township) - bass
  • Paul Williams (Molasses, Jaguar Is Jaguar) - drums
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, including Rick Mather of Rick Mather Architects, Perry King of King and Miranda, Dinah Casson of Casson Mann and Penny McGuire, AR's senior editor.

This year, the restaurant will be designed by Gregor Seegor for Vitra. It will be furnished with a new polypropylene version of the classic Eames Plastic (EPS (Encapsulated PostScript) A PostScript file format used to transfer a graphic image between applications and platforms. EPS files contain PostScript code as well as an optional preview image in TIFF, WMF, PICT or EPSI, the latter being an ASCII-only format. ) chairs from the Vitra Standards collection, and Ron Arad's Tom Vat chairs, which are now available with a powder-coated finish and can be used outside. The exhibition will be open from Wednesday to Friday 10am-9pm, and on Staurday 10am-6pm whena there will be a children's club for visiting families. Pre-registration can be arranged from now onwards: tel: 0870 7511 479. Information about special hotel and travel discounts - tel: 0207 372 2001. Spectrum web-site: www.spectrumexhibition.co.uk

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, Davison Highley, De Ploeg, Design Division, Domus, Dorma, DPG DPG

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, Ercol, Ergonom, FSB (FrontSide Bus) See system bus.

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  • Herman Miller (writer) (1919–1999), Hollywood writer and producer
, HB Sign Company, Howe UK, Humanscale, lB Office, Indecasa, Intercraft, Interface Europe, Interface Fabrics, JGH JGH Jewish General Hospital (Montreal, Quebec, Canada)
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invite you to...

SPECTRUM 2000

Definitive contract design: furniture, lighting, textiles, floor coverings and accessories

Wednesday 17 to Saturday 20 May

Commonwealth Galleries

Kensington High Street, London W8

Opening hours

Wednesday 17 to Friday 19 - lOam-9pm

Saturday 20 - lOam-6pm

Spectrum Saturday 20th May

Spectrum Kids Club free of charge for ages 3-10 years

The Spectrum Sale - discounted classics

Pre-register on 0870 7511 479

www.spectrumexhibition.co.uk

Accommodation & Travel

For negotiated discounts on hotels and travel call Expotel on +44 (0)20 7372 2001

A Spring Break in London

- Best available prices on trains/flights/coaches

- Special hotel and theatre/evening packages for Saturday night 20th May

- The Total Millennium Experience Tour for Sunday 21st May

List correct at 20 March 2000

Call Expotel on +44(0)20 7625 8651

501 WALES + WALES

Chai: upholstered conference/desk chair, designed by the firm.

Tel: +4401825 872764. Fax: +4401825 873197.

502 FREDERICIA FURNITURE

Model No. 2214: upholstered two-seater sofa by Borge Mogensen.

Tel: +45 75 92 33 44. Fax: +45 75 92 38 76.

503 AMAT-3

Splash: armchair with anodized aluminium frame, sees support in injected aluminium and seat in recyclable polypropylene.

Tel: +34 93 775 5651, Fax: +34 93 775 3454.

504 R. RANDERS

Sala: ergonomic chair by Hans Thyge Raunkjaer. Curving sprang back supports spine end shoulders.

Tel: +45 87 80 2222. Fax: +45 87 80 2244.

505 JGH DESIGN

70:50: simple stacking chair, inspired by origami The code name for Microsoft's Ultra-Mobile PC. See Ultra-Mobile PC. , made from a single sheet of aluminium.

Tel/fax: +44 020 7371 9845.

506 LAMB MACINTOSH

Abacat: flexible pedestal for changing work practices and an addition to Abacas desking. Designed by Royston Burrows and Dominic Cleary.

Tel: +44 01753 522369. Fax: +44 01753 517216.

507 BENE INVENTIV

AL Group: range of aluminium framed, mobile storage units, by Johannes Karl and Kai Stania.

Tel: +44 020 7689 /234. Fax: +44 020 7689 1250.

508 DAUPHIN

Mi/In Miglia: range of swivelling, tilting and cantil evere office chairs, by Kerstin Hagge and Alfred Puchta.

Tel: +440/254 52220. Fax: +4401254 680401

509 ALLERMUIR

Wave: bench in Canadian rock maple veneer and stainless steel stainless steel: see steel.
stainless steel

Any of a family of alloy steels usually containing 10–30% chromium. The presence of chromium, together with low carbon content, gives remarkable resistance to corrosion and heat.
 frame, by Jens Bredudorff and Carsten Schmide.

Tel: +4401254682421. Fax: +4401254 673793.

510 KUSCH+CO

Grappa Series 1050: bistro and restaurant c chairs, rs, benches and bar stools and tables in beech, by Justus Kolberg.

Tel: +44 020 7336 7561. Fax: +44 020 7336 7562.

51I KNOLL INTERNATIONAL

Fog: cast aluminium stacking chair by Frank Gehry,

Tel: +44 020 7236 6655. Fax: +44 020 7248 1744.

512 KNOLL INTERNATIONAL

Neil Frankel Collection: chair and mobile table for meeting spaces and public areas. Designed by Neil

Frankel and Cindy Coleman.

Tel: +44 020 7236 6655. Fax: +44 020 7248 1744.

513 SCANDIA

Zebra: conference/meeting chair with slatted back and upholstered seat. Designed by Rud Thygesen and Johnny Sorensen.

Tel: +44 01844 237561. Fax: 444 01844 238181.

514 GEBRUDER THONET

Programm 5900: range of stackable chairs with aluminium alloy frames. Recyclable components.

Designed by Foster & Partners From Hemsley Associates

Tel: +44 020 8998 4806. Fax: +44 020 8240 4326.

515 HERMAN MILLER

Abak: desking system by the firm's design team.

Tel/fax: +44 020 7388 7331.

516 GIRSBERGER

Zampano: ergonomic seating by Dieter Stierli and the Girsberger Team.

Tel: 44 020 7490 3223. Fax: +44 020 7490 5665.

517 KLOBER

Canoe: swivelling chair air with aluminium base; flexible weight adjustable or fixed arms. Designed by Burkhard Vogtherr. From Neil Rogers Interiors.

Tel: +44 01664 464000, Fax: +44 01664 464111.

518 JGH DESIGN

Butterfly: wall mounted public seating system with cantilevered stainless-steel shell, designed by Jonathan Harvey.

Tel/fax: +44 020 7371 9845.

519 SAMAS SYSTEMS FURNITURE

Milea 21: adaptable furniture system designed by Clement Rousseau.

Tel: +44 01322 223477. Fax: +44 01322 222890.

520 NESS FURNITURE

Ascari: seating range by Trevor Bloxham. Chairs can be linked and stackled, fitted with armrests and numbers and can be upholstered.

Tel: +44 01388 816109. Fax: 444 01388 818683.

521 HUMANSCALE

Freedom: orgonomic seating by Niels Diffrient.

Tel: +44 01675 467166. Fax: +44 01675 467199.

522 DESIGN DIVISION

Wing: Chair with moulded playwood and upholstered seat by Alex Palmer.

Tel: +44 01902 574129. Fax +44 01902 353185.

523 FANTONI

Cherry Range: tables with glass or wood tops and capered metal legs. by Mario Broggi and Michael Burchardt. The range includes mobile desks and storage units.

Tel: +44 01483 894090. Fax +44 01483 890203.

524. COLEBROOK BOSSON SAUNDERS

Wishbone wishbone

see furcula.
: flat screen arm for dealing desks.

Tel: +44 7587 5283. Fax: +44 7587 5275.

525. TRACY HILLIER

Kinematic kin·e·mat·ics  
n. (used with a sing. verb)
The branch of mechanics that studies the motion of a body or a system of bodies without consideration given to its mass or the forces acting on it.
: hand tufted Wallhanging with brushed aluminium inserts. From the Modular Collection.

Tel: +44 020 7242 6344. Fax: +44 7837 2999.

526. ZUMTOBEL STAFF LIGHTING

Orea: suspended luminaire luminaire
 or light fixture

Complete lighting unit, consisting of one or more lamps (bulbs or tubes that emit light), along with the socket and other parts that hold the lamp in place and protect it, wiring that connects the lamp to a power source, and a
. Designed by Bea Frois.

Tel: +44 020 8573 3556. Fax: +44 020 8573 3560.

527. LUKE HUGHES + COMPANY

Napoleon: upholstered wooden-framed chair by Jane Dillon and Michael Waller.

Tel: +44 020 7404 5995. Fax: +44 020 7405 1839.

528. KVADRAT

Glove: simulated suede upholstery fabric.

Tel: +44 020 7229 9969. Fax: +44 020 7229 1543.

529. BYPRODUCT

Comb: a modular screen in two heights is with flexible footprint. Designed by Rob Melville and James Cannon.

Tel/fax: +44 020 7923 3430.

530. DORMA OGRO

Ships Screw: by Hans-Ulrich Bitsch + Ulrich Nether.

Tel: +44 020 8558 8411, Fax: +44 020 8539 6724.

531. DAVISON HIGHLEY

Snowdrop snowdrop: see amaryllis.
snowdrop

Any of about 12 species and many variations of white-flowered, spring-blooming, bulbous Eurasian plants that make up the genus Galanthus of the amaryllis family. Several species, including common snowdrop (G.
: sculptural tub chair, upholstered in leather and fabric. Designed by Barry Davison and Caroline Wood.

Tel: +44 01494 881912, Fax: +44 01494 881572.

532. SPONGE DESIGNS

Heartbeat: coathanger injection moulded in clear polycarbonate A category of plastic materials used to make a myriad of products, including CDs and CD-ROMs.  supporting up to 10 coats.

Tel/fax: +44 020 7498 7226.

533. FSB @ ALLGOOD

The Golden section: three new lever handles.

Designed by Jurgen Braun.

Tel/fax: +44 020 7387 9951.

534. TREVIRA

Trevira NSK/Trevira CS: innovative yarn for pleated and crushed lied textiles, designed by Gerhard Lactsch.

Tel: +49 69 305 81698. Fax: +49 69 305 81822.

535. INTERFACE FABRICS

ReSKU: woollen woollen

fabrics such as tweeds, felts, flannels, blankets, knitwear made of wool with a shorter fiber length than that used for worsted.
 upholstery fabric, designed by Cheryl

Kindness and made from recycled fabric.

Tel: +44 01924 490591. Fax: +44 495605.

536. ERGONOMIC WORKSTATIONS

Tel: +44 020 7613 4666. Fax: +44 020 7613 4653.

537. BOSS DESIGN

Tel: +44 01384 455570. Fax: +44 01384 241628.

538. K+N INTERNATIONAL

Tel: +44 020 8658 2247. Fax: +44 020 8658 2246.

539. MILLIKEN CARPETS

Tel: +44 01942 826 073. Fax: +44 01942 826 570.
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Title Annotation:Spectrum 2000, annual furniture and design fair
Publication:The Architectural Review
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Date:May 1, 2000
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