Rob Gregory reviews the latest external furniture and lighting products.503 GARPA GARPA Global Alliance of Rapid Prototyping Associations With over 24 years experience, to complement their diverse collection of traditional teak products. Garpa now offer an alternative 'feather light' aluminium and stainless-steel range available with either taut strap weave or warm teak slats. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 501, 502 EXTREMIS Across a wide range of distinctive external furniture products, EXTREMIS seeks above all else to promote sustainability through production, and social interaction through use. With adjustable seat heights, the circular table Gargantua Gargantua royal giant who required 17,913 cows for personal milk supply. [Fr. Lit.: Gargantua and Pantagruel] See : Giantism Gargantua enormous eater who ate salad lettuces as big as walnut trees. [Fr. Lit. (502) operates in two modes; either as an eight seat table with the benches lowered, or with the benches raised to form a larger 12-person table. Fabricated with a galvanized gal·va·nize tr.v. gal·va·nized, gal·va·niz·ing, gal·va·niz·es 1. To stimulate or shock with an electric current. 2. steel frame, teak seats and a teak and stainless-steel tabletop, Gargantua is a distinctive blend of durability and refinement. PicNik (501) breathes new life into alfresco eating. Pressed from a single sheet of aluminium, bent into a futuristic sculptural form, PicNik is available in five distinctive colours, and is stackable for commercial applications. A junior version has been produced for children, and for true furniture enthusiasts a 1:10 scale model is also available. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 504, 505, 506, 507 WOODHOUSE Rotterdam (504), from the Light Stack range, is an elegant 4m high stainless-steel external 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 . With a 100-watt metal halide lamp Metal halide lamps, a member of the high-intensity discharge (HID) family of lamps, produce high light output for their size, making them a compact, powerful, and efficient light source. , the fitting provides excellent uniform light distribution. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Geo litter bin (505) has a stainless-steel cylindrical body with a polythene pol·y·thene n. Chiefly British Variant of polyethylene. [poly- + (e)th(yl)ene. liner providing a capacity of up to 70 litres. Available in single, twin or triple configurations, the bin can also be attached to Geo lighting columns to reduce pavement clutter. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Oblique (506) is an indirect luminaire, made in die-cast aluminium and fibreglass fibreglass or glass fibre Fibrous form of glass, developed in the 1930s. Liquid glass issues in fine streams through hundreds of fine nozzles, and the solidifying streams are gathered into a single strand and wound onto a spool. reinforced polyester resin, mounted on a 4m painted steel, stainless-steel, or an aluminium tapering pole. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Escofet BS3 bench (507) made from reinforced cast stone is available in granite, grey or beige and incorporates three stainless-steel bands which not only articulate the bench's composition, but also serve to deter skateboarders. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 508 CARL STAHL X-Tend stainless-steel cord netting by Carl Stahl offers designers new alternatives when resolving challenging landscape and architectural metalwork details. Whether cladding a landmark tower, or providing a supporting framework for a landscaped green facade, the system can be used in lengths of up to 30m, and being pre assembled in the factory is easily installed on site when combined with the I-SYS range of stainless steel components. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 509, 510, 511 STREETLIFE The Wait&See external seating system from StreetLife offers flexible solutions for public spaces. As a modular system it provides numerous configuration options, supported by a wide range of accessories, which include armrests, backrests, and tables. Fabricated with durable components, the system requires little maintenance and is available in a number of finishes. The timber options (510) include Robinia and Sapupira--both of which are sustainably sourced hardwoods from Eastern Europe and Brazil--while the SMC SMC Saint Mary's College SMC Santa Monica College SMC Solaris Management Console SMC Smooth Muscle Cell SMC Small Magellanic Cloud (also see LMC) SMC Safety Management Certificate (maritime shipping) range (509, 511) reinforces StreetLife's sustainability credentials by using recycled plastic to fabricated the seats with a sheet moulded coating, available in grey and blue finishes. All other components are fabricated using high-grade stainless steel. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 512, 513 VEKSO The Nimbus (512) is one of a range of wall-mounted bulkhead lights designed by Tom Stepp and manufactured by Vekso in Denmark. Made from heavy gauge galvanized steel it is available in the raw finish or a powder-coated variety of RAL 1. RAL - Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (UK). 2. RAL - An expert system. colours. Various lamp types are available including incandescent and fluorescent with conventional or electronic ballasts in 18W and 26W, while high-pressure mercury and high-pressure sodium are available in 50W. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The SHL SHL Shift Logical Left SHL Schweizerische Hochschule für Landwirtschaft (German: Swiss College of Agriculture) SHL Southern Hockey League SHL Silver Haired Legislature SHL Single Hidden Layer (neural networks) 1000 (513) is a bench made from heavy gauge steel and oil treated mahogany or ash, and is designed by MAA MAA abbr. macroaggregated albumin Schmidt, Hammer & Lassen K/S K/S Kirk/Spock architects in Denmark. While the SHL 1000 is surface-mounted, the SHL 1002 incorporates extended legs, with a choice of galvanized steel or powder-coated finishes. The SHL 1000 is part of the SHL range including a bollard bol·lard n. 1. Nautical A thick post on a ship or wharf, used for securing ropes and hawsers. 2. Chiefly British One of a series of posts preventing vehicles from entering an area. , a bicycle stand and a bin, which share the same simple and clean design. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 514, 515 RUNGE Runge offers a comprehensive selection of outdoor furniture from Germany across two ranges; while urban basics[R] (514) includes the more basic and well-established range of robust outdoor furniture, urban selection[R] (515) places its emphasis on modern design with pieces manufactured with high quality material such as electro-polished high grade steel and low maintenance hardwoods, all of which are sourced from FSC FSC See: Foreign Sales Corporation certified suppliers. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Enquiry 503 www.arplus.com/enq.html reader enquiries now at www.arplus.com/enq.html Enquiries 501, 502 www.arplus.com/enq.html Enquiries 504, 505, 506, 507 www.arplus.com/enq.html Enquiry 508 www.arplus.com/enq.html Enquiries 509, 510, 511 www.arplus.com/enq.html Enquiries 512, 513 www.arplus.com/enq.html Enquiries 514, 515 www.arplus.com/enq.html |
|
||||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion