Spectrum preview. (Design Review).Spectrum 2003, the annual international furniture and interior design show, takes place between 13 and I 6 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. , London. For the first time, the AR is mounting an evening lecture, which has been generously sponsored by Gensler. John Pawson John Pawson (born 6 May 1949 in Halifax, Yorkshire) is a British architect and designer associated with minimalism. Notable projects by Pawson include London's Cannelle Cake Shop, several Calvin Klein stores, the Novy Dvur Monastery, Abbaye Notre-Dame de Sept-Fons, Czech , the distinguished and internationally renowned architect and interior designer, will be talking about his approach and work at 6 pm on Wednesday 14 May. Pawson's work is well known for its purity and elegance: he has created many houses and domestic interiors as well as shops and showrooms. As in previous years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time AR will give an Award for Excellence to the best new product in the show. The panel of judges Panel of Judges is an indie pop band from Melbourne, Australia. Members
Among this year's exhibitors who all attend by invitation only, new exhibitors include Interstuhl, Inform Furniture, Natural Elements and Donald Brothers. In addition to this, a special exhibition of ColleXion 2003 will feature over 120 latest advances materials from all over the world. Material ColleXion, sponsored by Dupont Antron, is a definitive and fascinating international source of information on new materials and processes with a library of over 1400 materials. The exhibition will be open from Tuesday 13 May to Thursday 15 May, 11 am-9 pm, and on Friday 16 May 11 am-5 pm Pre-registration can be arranged from now onwards, and the AR Spectrum lecture will be organized on a first come, first served basis Tel: 0870 4294420 www.spectrumexhibition.co.uk Rob Gregory previews this year's selection. 801, 802 THONET Glen Oliver Low's 560 cantilevered chair, 801, with its minimalist tubular steel frame that has now been developed into a complete range. The new $1195 table by Delphin Design, 802, provides a flexible folding table solution for use in conference, cafeteria or educational environments. Tel: +49 6451 5080 Fax: +49 6451 501 108 Email: info@thonet.de www.thonet.de 803 LESCO LESCO Lahore Electric Supply Company (Pakistan) LESCO Logistics & Environmental Support Services Corporation (Huntsville, Alabama) PRODUCTS F.A. Porsche's design for the Office Car is a sleek new mobile office storage unit ma e from brushed 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. a d anodized aluminium with adjustable 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. and flexible modular compartments. Tel: +44 (0) 1227 63637 Fax: +44 (0) 1227 762 239 Email: info@lesc co.uk www.lesco.co.uk 804 BULO Easyrider, designed by Danny Venlet, is a mobile desk and seat, the injection moulded frame of which is available in a range of five fabric finishes. Tel: +32 1528 2828 Fax: +32 1528 2829 Email: va@bulo.be www.bulo.com 805 TRACY HILLIER Tensile (Orange & Blue) is Tracy Hillier's bold new range of 100 per cent pure wool, hand-tifted rugs and wall hangings. Fax: +44 (0) 20 7251 2909 Tel: +44 (0) 20 7251 2909 Email: tracyhillier@yahoo.co.uk www.tracyhillier.co.uk 806 SEDUS STOLL Matteo Thun's Turtle Club lounge armchairs, which are available in five colours, comprise semi-spherical polypropylene shells raised on four tapering Tapering Gradually reducing the amount of a drug when stopping it abruptly would cause unpleasant withdrawal symptoms. Mentioned in: Narcotics tapering, n aluminium legs. Tel: +44 (0) 20 7566 3990 Fax: +44 (0) 20 7566 3999 Email: sedus@sedus.co.uk www.sedus.com 807 TEKNION ie is Teknion's groundbreaking new desking and workstation product that creates an architectural framework of internal' and 'external' spaces within the office environment. Tel: +44 (0) 207 490 2101 Fax: +44 (0) 207 253 6105 Email: sonya.hayden@euteknion.com www.teknion.com 808, 809 DAUPHIN Dauphin, town, Canada Dauphin (dô`fĭn), town (1991 pop. 8,453), SW Man., Canada, on the Vermilion River. It is the retail and distribution center for an agricultural, lumbering, and fishing area. Roland Zund's high-tech Zuco Duca, 808, can either be fully upholstered or fitted with a lightweight transparent mesh to provide a dynamic seating solution. Join me, 809, is an innovative folding table that can be used in three configurations; from slim filing furniture, to a training table with knee screen, or to a modular square table for larger meetings or seminars. Tel: +44 (0) 207 977 0377 Fax: +44 (0) 207 977 0374 Email: info@dauphin.uk-limited.com www.dauphin.com 810 INTERSTUHL X&Y is a new range of folding stacking seminar chairs. With or without armrests. X & Y respectively can be effortlessly stacked in piles of 5 or 12, and come with a full range of row connectors and seat numbering accessories. Tel: +49 7436 871 375 Fax: +49 7436 871 313 Email: m.welte@interstuhl.de www.interstuhl.de 811 RONEO Micama offers creative new sofa solutions. It is a convex-shaped sofa made up from cushioned roll-ups, large enough for three people, or when opened out as a generous chaise-lounge or day bed. Tel: +44 (0) 8701 600 771 Fax: +44 (0) 8701 600 441 Email: lynnh@roneo.co.uk www.roneo.co.uk 812 DONALD BROTHERS CONTRACT by Donald Brothers is a coordinated and innovative collection of contract quality furnishing fabrics including among others, a lustrous lus·trous adj. 1. Having a sheen or glow. 2. Gleaming with or as if with brilliant light; radiant. See Synonyms at bright. lus wool satin and a lofty milled wool. Tel: +44 (0) 1382 462007 Fax: +44 (0) 1382 453105 Email: sales@donald-bros.com 813 WILKHAHN Solis brings a new dimension to dynamic seating with its industrial design. which has been consistently reduced to simple forms and homogenous homogenous - homogeneous geometric surfaces. Tel: +44 (0) 207 324 2900 Fax: +44 (0) 207 324 2901 Email: sales@wilkhahn.co.uk www.wjlkhahn.com 814 COLEBROOK BOSSOM SAUNDERS Zorro zorro: see fox. Zorro masked swordsman, defender of weak and oppressed. [Am. Lit.: comic strip (1919); Am. Cinema: Halliwell, 794; TV: Terrace, II, 461–462] See : Disguise is a new generation of flat screen monitor arms compatible with CBS's award-winning wishbone wishbone see furcula. system, providing full movement for monitors of up to 10kg in weight. Folder is a new range of toolbar A row or column of on-screen buttons used to activate functions in the application. Many toolbars are customizable, letting you add and delete buttons as required. Toolbars may be fixed in position or may float, which means they can be dragged to a more convenient location in the and slat wall accessories which include paper and telephone trays. CD and pen holders, and memo boards, all laser cut from 1mm steel with powdercoated finish. Tel: +44 (0) 20 7587 5283 Fax: +44 (0) 20 7587 5275 Email: sales@cbsproducts.co.uk www.cbsproducts.co.uk 815 RANDERS ONObreak and ONOMeeting are two completely new tables from Randers, with finely sculpted sculpt v. sculpt·ed, sculpt·ing, sculpts v.tr. 1. To sculpture (an object). 2. To shape, mold, or fashion especially with artistry or precision: polished aluminium bases available in a variety of different frame colors and veneers or laminates. Tel: +45 8780 2222 Fax: +45 8780 2244 Email: km@r-randers.dk www.r-randers.dk 816 NATURAL ELEMENTS FELTRO COLOR is a new 7 colour range of Ruckatuhl felt carpets that can be combined to make individual rugs by using a new welding method developed by Ruckatuhi. The density of the felt guarantees good wear resistance for use in public buildings as well as domestically. Tel: +44 (0) 20 7354 8100 Fax: +44 (0) 20 7354 9977 Email: natural-elements@msn.com www.natural-elements.co.uk 817 INTERFACE FABRICS 24/7 is an innovative new upholstery fabric designed specifically to withstand the rigours of 24 hour use. seven days a week, in constant activity areas. With a 10 year guarantee, the range includes four solid colourways and 12 shades. Tel: +44 (0) 1924 490591 Fax: +44(0) 1924 495605 Email: fabrics@eu.interfaceinc.com www.interfacefabrics.com 818 KLAESSONS Piano is Klaessons new wooden armchair, that combines birch and melamine melamine (mĕl`əmēn'), common name for 2,4,6-triamino-1,3,5-triazine. Melamine is a trimer (see polymer) of cyanamide, H2NC≡N, and is synthesized from calcium carbide. in a fusion of Nordic minimalist design with a distinctive new form of dovetail dovetail (dov´tāl), n a widened or fanned-out portion of a prepared cavity, usually established deliberately to increase the retention and resistance form. joint. The chairs can be linked for conference use, and come with either moulded or upholstered backs. The Piano range also includes a table with the same strict design idiom. Tel: +46 585 816 00 Fax: +46 585 816 29 Email: info@klaessons.com www.klaessons.com 822 MARTELA Pinna pinna /pin·na/ (pin´ah) auricle (1).pin´nal pin·na n. pl. pin·nae See auricle. pin is a modern space-saving stacking chair. With chrome tubular legs and a beechwood seat, it is ideal for contemporary office and meeting areas. Tel: +44 (0) 1908 257 900 Fax: +44 (0) 1908 604 799 Email: sales@marrela.co.uk www.martela.co.uk 819 INFORM FURNITURE Innovation C is a multi-functional upholstered seat with a lacquered lac·quer n. 1. Any of various clear or colored synthetic coatings made by dissolving nitrocellulose or other cellulose derivatives together with plasticizers and pigments in a mixture of volatile solvents and used to impart a high gloss to steel swivel base. Available in fabric and leather, the sculptural form invites users to adopt a number of comfortable seating positions. Tel: +44 (0) 207 228 3335 Fax: +44 (0) 207 924 5955 Email: jane@inform-furniture.co.uk 823 GIRSBERGER With elegant lines, the Girsberger G3000 looks at home in any setting. Tel: +44 (0) 207 490 3223 Fax: +44 (0) 207 490 5665 Email:mail@girsberger.uk.com www.girsberger.com 820 ORANGEBOX Tarn Tarn, department, France Tarn (tärn), department (1990 pop. 343,400), S France, in Languedoc. Albi is the capital. Tarn, river, France Tarn, river, c. is a flexible, truckable tub chair which can be used for various tasks within meeting, breakout, cafe or lounge environments. Tarn also has optional writing tables available for pc work, and comes available in leather and fabric upholstered finishes with cast aluminium grey/polished castered legs. Tel: +44 (0) 207 837 9922 Fax: +44 (0) 207 837 4441 Email: sales@orangeboxuk.com www.orangeboxuk.com 824 KVADRAT C210 and C220 have been designed in collaboration with French stylist Andree Putman. Woven from high-performance manmade materials they offer rich light refraction refraction, in physics, deflection of a wave on passing obliquely from one transparent medium into a second medium in which its speed is different, as the passage of a light ray from air into glass. and a modern industrial take on the classic look of horsehair horse·hair n. 1. The hair of a horse, especially from the mane or tail. 2. Cloth made of the hair of horses. horsehair Noun and herringbone, and are available in a muted palette including blue, red and brown hues. Tel: +44 (0)207 229 9969 Fax: +44 (0)207 229 1543 www.kvadrat.co.uk 821 SAMAS SAMAS Structure And Manpower Allocation System SAMAS Security Assistance Manpower Accounting System Avanti is a new office system that incorporates desking, casual seating. meeting tables, storage, screens and accessories. Based on a four-legged structure, with a cable management system, it is simple and easy to use, with mesh screens that provide a balance of privacy and light. Tel: +44 (0) 207 239 0280 Fax: +44(0) 207 239 0281 Email: info@samas.uk.com www.samas.com 825 TORNEX The Tornex Table includes a three-stage air filtration system which purifies smokey air, allowing smokers and non smokers to share the same space and the same smoke-free air. Tel: +44 (0) 1279 647288 Fax: +44(0) 1279 647299 |
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