Orgatec: Catherine Slessor surveys Cologne's biennial encounter with the world of contract office interiors. This furniture makes doing business a pleasure.501 SEGIS A new addition to the Segis family--Nami stacking chair by Paolo Crescenti in recyclable polypropylene on a steel frame. Enquiry 501 www.arplus.com/enq.html [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 502 WILKHAHN Aline is a new compact, lightweight stacking chair by Andreas Storiko for Wilkhahn. A skid base frame supports a cantilever seat. Enquiry 502 www.arplus.com/enq.html [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 503 MAXDESIGN The eye-catching X3, an innovative polycarbonate A category of plastic materials used to make a myriad of products, including CDs and CD-ROMs. mesh seat on a chromed steel base by Marco Maran for maxdesign. Enquiry 503 www.arplus.com/enq.html [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 504 BULO Desk by young Antwerp-based designer Vincent Van Duyson for Bulo, based on the proportions of a traditional English bureau, refined and updated for modern business life. Enquiry 504 www.arplus.com/enq.html [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 505 BULO Tab chair by Belgian architect Alain Berteau for Bulo. Streamlined and stackable, it can also be used for extendable row seating without the need for any fiddly fiddly Adjective [-dlier, -dliest] small and awkward to do or handle fiddly adj [task] → delicado, mañoso; [object accessories. Enquiry 505 www.arplus.com/enq.html [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 506 LAMMHULTS A-Line modular seating by Anya Sebton for Lammhults is an extendable sofa system. Robust, light and stylish, it is supported by a slim extruded aluminium beam. Enquiry 506 www.arplus.com/enq.html [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 507 INTERSTUHL Stylish Silver chair from Interstuhl designed by Hamburg based architect Hadi Teherani. The sleek aluminium monocoque mon·o·coque n. A metal structure, such as an aircraft, in which the skin absorbs all or most of the stresses to which the body is subjected. frame has a touch of futuristic je ne sais quoi je ne sais quoi n. A quality or attribute that is difficult to describe or express: "Fishing has lacked a certain je ne sais quoi in terms of its public image, as all activities must that involve beer, worms and . Enquiry 507 www.arplus.com/enq.html [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 508 STEELCASE Think from Steelcase is a highly engineered 'intelligent' ergonomic chair that aims to anticipate user needs and react to them based on a weight-activated mechanism. Enquiry 508 www.arplus.com/enq.html [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 509 WALTER KNOLL Revisiting the '60s with FK Lounge, a low slung slung v. Past tense and past participle of sling1. slung Verb the past of sling1 slung sling bucket armchair in supple supple Physical exam adjective Referring to free movement of a body part leather by Preben Fabricius and Jorgen Kastholm for Walter Knoll. Enquiry 509 www.arplus.com/enq.html [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 510 VITRA Vitra introduce Level 34 by Werner Aisslinger Werner Aisslinger born Berlin 1964 is a German furniture designer. From 1987-1991 he studied Design at the University of Arts (Hochschule der Künste) in Berlin from 1989-1992 Freelanced at Jasper Morrison and Ron Arad in London. , a 340mm high bench containing cable management which acts as a base for containers, cabinets, shelving shelv·ing n. 1. Shelves considered as a group. 2. Material for shelves. 3. An incline; a slope. shelving Noun 1. material for shelves 2. , tables and seating. This accretional, flexible system can be used to create a range of different workplace configurations. Enquiry 510 www.arplus.com/enq.html [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 511 HOWE To mark the 40th anniversary of the famous 40/4 stacking chair by David Rowland (40 chairs can be stacked into 4 feet). Howe issued a limited edition in its six original 1964 colourways. At Orgatec, designers also paid homage by customizing the 40/4 in various quirky quirk n. 1. A peculiarity of behavior; an idiosyncrasy: "Every man had his own quirks and twists" Harriet Beecher Stowe. 2. and ingenious ways. The version on skis by Finnish designer Simo Heikkila (complete with video showing its performance on a frozen lake), was especially memorable. Enquiry 511 www.arplus.com/enq.html [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] See the new ar.products section on www.arplus.com |
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