copperindesign

copperindesign
exploring the potential of copper in design world
www.copperindesign.org
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Janus Collection
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Parametric Pedants
Sofa So5Good
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issue 70 June 2015
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McCartney Store
Pure Brass
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Palæo Restaurant
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The Department Store
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CS1 Table
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TwoRuba Bar
Bowl Table Lamp
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www.copperindesign.org is a meeting space for contemporary designers and their followers. This
international platform provides a comprehensive source of information on the crafting of the red metal:
copper creations, first-hand accounts from designers, exhibitions, competitions and many others. The
website is aimed at creators, design professionals, journalists and all copper-loving netsurfers, offering
them an invitation to (re)discover this material whose natural properties have established it over the
past few years as an essential feature of the design scene.
Sponsor: European Copper Institute www.copperalliance.eu
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Daniel Schofield
Janus Collection
Created by New York-based designer Joe Doucet, Janus
is a family of candleholders with a form that allows for both
a standard taper (regular candles) and a tea light candle to
be used interchangeably by rotating the holder.
Made from hand-turned solid copper and steel, the tall
candlestick weighs in at nearly 10 pounds, emphasising the
durability and commitment to quality as Janus is designed to
become a modern heirloom, passed down from generation
to generation.
Janus is available in different versions as polished copper,
steel, silver and black nickel.
Link: www.joedoucet.com
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Colin Westeinde
Parametric Pendants
Inspired by variation and ideation, the Parametric
Pendant, by young Canadian designer Colin Westeinde,
marries opposed forms and materials with heat and pressure
through its fundamentally generative design. In a multi-step
process which begins in the computer, a heuristic model of
the faceted vessel form is used to create a unique iteration
of the pendant’s water jet-cut copper shell. This rational
shell is then transformed through the introduction of a
smoke-grey glass bubble.
As the copper and glass interact, they form a single object
– the glass reacting to the shape it is expanded within and
the copper adopting a natural heat patina and weakening
under the intense heat of the glass to the point that it
moves and responds simultaneously. This system allows
for a family of objects both efficiently producible and
consistently unique.
The process begins from flat patterns of the copper
shell sections which are water jet cut, hand folded and
assembled. A smoke-grey glass bubble is prepared and
inflated within the assembled copper shell. After picking up
the copper, minor changes can be made to the pendant
form, but the pendant’s overall character is derived from
their initial interaction.
Link: www.colinwesteinde.com
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Janne Kyttanen
Sofa So Good
Janne Kyttanen is a Finnish designer and conceptual
artist, best known for his pioneering work with design for
3D printing. Kyttanen’s work has been extensively exhibited
and integrated into permanent design collections at leading
galleries and museums around the world. Such museum
collections include MOMA, FIT, MAD and the Vitra Museum.
Notably, Kyttanen was the first designer to commercialise
high-volume, 3D-printed products including creating the
world’s first 3D-printed lights, shoes and gradient structures.
Kyttanen is now Creative Director for 3D Systems, the largest
specialised 3D printing company in the world.
He has recently designed Sofa So Good, a 3D-printed lattice
structure lounger chair, coated in high polish copper and
chrome, and weighing only 2.5 kilograms.
The sofa was created in a single print on a ProX 950, one of
the largest format 3D printers by 3D Systems. Over several
days, 6,000 layers, each measuring 0.0099 centimetres in
thickness, were laid down on top of each other to form
the sofa.
Copper and chrome plating was added after production
to achieve the desired finish whilst keeping the design
lightweight. The final product can hold up to 100 kilograms
in weight, according to the designer.
Link: www.jannekyttanen.com
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interiors
BAUX Träullit
Stella McCartney Store
The redesigned Stella McCartney flagship store, located
in an 18th century neoclassical historical building, includes
a concrete slab floor punctuated with integrated Calacatta
marble running through the ground floor and a brass and
marble staircase backed by an installation by Swedish design
team BAUX Träullit.
The wall panels are made from a combination of wood,
wool, cement and water. Brass linear rails connect them,
finished in a mixed-textured concrete render displaying
Stella’s signature designs that play on masculine and
feminine.
Handbags, including the popular Falabella, are
merchandised on book-matched brass and marble shelving.
Link: www.stellamccartney.com
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Ben Cramp
Pure Brass
Ben Cramp is an award-winning, English industrial
designer who has worked for some of the key design
powerhouses in both the UK and Australia. Jam’s distinctive
design language is a simple result of his ‘selfish desire’ to
create objects that he loves.
Pure Brass is his latest collection of candle holders, which
bring soft ambient light to the domestic landscape with
the flickering candles reflect in the brilliance of the polished
brass.
Each candlestick is individually hand machined from a bar
of pure, solid brass bar, the top half of each one hand
polished to a wonderfully mirrored finish and each base
dipped with white to create a stunning contemporary and
luxury home accessory. The exception to this rule is the
simple Candle Snuffer, where the base is hand polished
and the top dipped.
This range of candlesticks captures the golden ratio of
luxurious hand polished brass combined with rich, almost
enamelled gloss white. The well-considered, simple
geometry emphasises this relationship.
Link: www.jamfurniture.co.uk
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Johannes Torpe
Palæo Restaurant
Copenhagen-based Johannes Torpe Studios has created
a new design for Danish healthy fast food chain Palæo,
inspired by the simplicity of the paleo diet and lifestyle.
The design team created an inviting rustic environment
for the Palæo eateries using raw materials such as brass
for lamps, leather, wood and wool. A modular system was
also designed based on the client’s desire to optimise and
enhance the workflow behind the counter. The space was
designed as a scalable concept to ensure ease of expansion
throughout locations of varying sizes.
The studio observes, “The new design concept is divided
into different areas, with accessible seating areas as well
as more cosy lounge areas, in order to meet the needs of
the wide variety of customer demographics. The feeling of
hygge and comfort has been achieved through a toned
down colour scheme and natural materials such as brass,
leather, stone, and wood that create a relaxed ambience
in the space. This furthermore allows the colours of the
fresh greens and fruits to take centre stage in the open
kitchen displays.” The Danish word hygge is an expression
dedicated to an innate feeling of cosiness that can be
achieved through environments and social situations.
Link: www.johannestorpe.com
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Lee Broom
The Department Store
During Milan Design Week 2015, London-based
designer Lee Broom launched his new collection named
The Department Store, mainly made of copper and brass.
Crescent Light is an illuminated sphere sliced in half to
reveal a crescent-shaped, brushed brass fascia. It seamlessly
combines the solid and the opaque.
Hanging Hoop Chair consists of a hanging element with
two circular, brass-plated hoops with the seat and backrest
upholstered in wool.
Glass on Brass is a new line of glassware which balances
crystal vessels on solid, spun, polished brass bases in a
meeting of delicate and robust materials.
Link: www.leebroom.com
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Mathias Hintermann
CS1 Table
Astfrei, a collaboration born in California with
manufacturing in Switzerland, has released their first
product CS1 Table. The concept speaks a fluent form
language with an emphasis on material exploration. Its
interplay of California-based walnut, concrete and copper
creates a unique aesthetic appeal. CS1 consists of a coffee
and side table that create a harmonious ensemble.
CS1 is led by 24-year-old Swiss Industrial Designer Mathias
Hintermann. The award-winning designer, currently living
in California, explains: “Through careful consideration of
the overall appearance, the concrete and copper legs
transition effortlessly into the walnut tabletop. Cold concrete
contrasts the dark walnut, which fluently merges into the
warm appearance of the copper leg. The edges of both
tables have thin edges that give a lightweight appearance
to a sturdy construction. Additionally, the concave top of
the surface separates one into two functional surfaces.“
Astfrei designs all furniture outside its manufacturing facility
in Switzerland. This interplay of foreign inspiration with
Swiss manufacture creates a unique contemporary business
model.
Link: www.astfrei.ch
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AfroditiKrassa
TwoRuba Bar
London-based AfroditiKrassa pushes the boundaries of
the traditional curtain with a modern interpretation of the
room divider using ‘metal mesh drapery’, an innovative, eco
friendly and hardwearing bronze metal material.
The space-defining metal mesh architectural drapery is
part of the interior design for Hilton Tower Bridge’s 300
square metre destination bar, TwoRuba, which opened in
September 2014. Nearly a century old, the Hilton brand
is going through a transformation, loosening up its brand
guidelines for design and inviting rising stars of hospitality
design such as AfroditiKrassa to contribute to the future of
their sites. AfroditiKrassa’s unique approach to conceiving
TwoRuba included sourcing of a unique material to develop
an extremely flexible space that transforms seamlessly from
casual coffee bar in the daytime to sleek destination lounge
bar at night. “The curtain works alongside a central ‘catwalk’
area which links all three levels of the bar and from which
the entire space is articulated.” says the studio.
To emphasise this strong sense of direction, bronze lighting
pendants rhythmically dress the ceiling and guide customers
through the space. The combination of bespoke, modular,
loose furniture ensures maximum flexibility for both groups
and more intimate private settings.
Link: www.afroditi.com
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Knut Bendik Humlevik
Bowl Table Lamp
Copenhagen design house New Works, launched its
latest collection at the last DesignJunction in Milan, and
included in the collection is the Bowl Table Lamp, by Danish
designer Knut Bendik Humlevik.
Almost like a fire in a small valley, the toned glass surrounds
the light bulb with a smoky aura. This gives any space a
calm and comfortable light.
The two contrasting materials of glass and copper draw lines
back to old lanterns, which inspired this modern version.
Bowl Table Lamp comes in two variations with copper bases
and glass shades.
Link: www.newworks.dk