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Push Collection Armchair

Push Collection

Push Collection is a modular seating range built around a stackable armchair. The armchair design is reduced to a minimum in order to reveal the essence of each element. Only two materials are used: die-cast and extruded aluminium for the frame, which is fully recyclable, and technical fabric obtained from recycled PET bottles for the upholstery. By replacing a few parts of the seat frame, four items can be produced: a chair, an armchair, a backless seat and a two-seater armchair. The collection joins minimal form with sustainability and robustness.

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Xu Wei Art Museum

Xu Wei

Xu Wei is a lighting design for an art museum in Shaoxing, a Chinese city with a history of 2,500 years. The museum stands within an old residential quarter, so the lighting is kept low-key and calm. L-shaped light troughs and linear wall washing fixtures are hidden on the facades to brighten the walls evenly. Faint light marks the bronze statue of the artist, and tree shadows fall along the corridor. The square is lit at a moderate level, and hidden projection allows different scenes for public cultural events.

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Freelight Luminaire

Freelight

Infinity Freelight is a cylindrical track luminaire designed for the Infinity lighting system. The luminaire emits light from its whole surface, with a 360 degree beam angle. Flexible neon allows the body to be shaped freely, so lighting compositions and light objects can be created. The luminaire is available in lengths of 1.6 metres and 5 metres. Installation in the track is simple, and a patented click fixation adapter holds the luminaire in place. The 48 volt supply provides electrical safety. The flexible neon is odourless and releases no harmful chemicals.

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Niemeyer II Armchair

Niemeyer II

Designed by Joana Santos Barbosa, the rounded forms of the Niemeyer II armchair are influenced by the modernist House of Canoas of Oscar Niemeyer. Having a refined design with architectural details, this armchair is minimal and yet a statement piece. The upholstery work is meticulous, with seams reduced to essential, in order to reproduce the backward movement of flat roof when seen from an aerial view. Upholstered in a special woven bouclé, this welcoming armchair receives people with a gentle embrace and feels the most comfortable place in the room.

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Capsule Lighting System

Capsule

Capsule is a modular lighting system designed for the home. The system combines one handheld lighting module with different base modules, so each configuration can suit productivity, entertainment or ambience. A pressure fit attachment holds the lighting module in place without tools. A rotating ring on the module controls the brightness, and the diffusers can be unlocked and exchanged to change the light effect. The main module is made of aluminium by CNC milling. Capsule can serve as a desk lamp, a flashlight or a ceiling lamp.

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Luar Armchair

Luar

The Luar armchair is the result of a transformation into a piece of furniture of the iconographic stone sidewalk patterns of Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, the designers' hometown. The armchair presents a composition of contrasts: Wood, with all its slenderness and transparency, contrasts with upholstered elements that are robust, soft and comfortable. Its shape comes from a technique that the companies Lattoog and Schuster have researched over ten years. Pressed wood micro laminates that allow seamless, curvilinear, and highly resistant structures, with optimal use of the material.

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