The Sagome pendant light uses shade and transparency to establish a strong formal quality.
A high-polished metal band holds the LED strip and is draped with translucent washi paper, serving as the light as diffusor. The lightweight yet structural washi paper reacts to its enviroment, moving slightly, for example, with the opening of a window, giving the light a lively expression.
The contrasting materials are interlocked by thin nylon rope. The construction does not require the use of glue for assembly. When the light is off, the white washi paper and polished steel bow have a calm sculptural quality.
Material: Washi paper, high polished stainless steel, Nylon rope, LED band
Dimensions: H92 W92 L4
Design Year: 2021
Photos: LORENZ CUGINI
The project was supported by Wohnrevue, Schätti Leuchten & Okro Gallery.
This table collection comprises of a coffee and side table. The mirrored frame creates a shifting effect and separate the table top in two parts.
The story behind these pieces is that you can always see things in life from two sides and this concept of perspective was the staring point. The table seems to be symmetric at first glance but then looks totally different if you look at it from different angles. I play with basic shapes, order and symmetry to offer multiple viewpoints, reflecting the always changing nature of perception. I think the result ultimately expresses harmony and balance, which is something I always aim to achieve.
Material: The powder coated metal frame is manufactured in Wädenswil, Switzerland and the marble tabletops in Carrara, Italy.
Dimensions: Coffee table: H38 W89 L89 - Tabletop ∅ 86cm, Side table: H47 W56 L56 - Tabletop ∅ 53cm
Customization: We offer custom table top materials; a wide range of marbles, sandstones, granites or glass. The base can be powder-coated in RAL and NCS colors.
Design Year: 2016
Photos: Nadine Ottawa
An abstraction of traditional weaving on a macro scale. Convergence.
Material: Using a combination of wool and bamboo silk, the carpets are woven in Europe using the highest quality looms that give both a luxurious feel yet long-lasting / hard-wearing. Each sq meter contains 820,000 points. Base: 95% Wool / 5% polyamide base - Pile: 100 % Bamboo Silk Viscose
Photos: ZigZagZurich
Design Year: 2022
Client: ZigZagZurich
Designerin Isabell Gatzen hat sich an den tektonischen Plattenbewegungen inspiriert, welche die Bündner Berglandschaft zu ihrer heutigen Grösse hat auftürmen lassen. Zwei abgeschrägte Blöcke aus massivem Marmor stehen sinnbildlich für die schneebedeckten Berghänge. Das Wasser, welche diese umspielt steht für die unzähligen Bergseen der Region. Mit der Referenz auf Wasser und Boden als Lebensgrundlage nimmt die Designerin Bezug auf den Kontext des Plantahofs.
Text: Rik Bovens
Photos: Elisa Florian
Material: Stainless steel & Thassos marble
Location: Plantahof in Landquart by Grigo Pajarola Architekten
Curated by: OKRO Gallery
Design Year: 2021
EDITION N°1 & N°2 are hand crafted in Ubud, Bali, by skilled people I simply love working with. All porcelain vessels are thrown by hand from exceptional materials such as white porcelain and volcanic sand and are finished with night blue glaze, dyed porcelain and 24k gold luster.
The materials and graphics of Edition N°1 are inspired by the island of Bali itself: Traditional black and white patterns, the gold ornamentations richly used in Balinese culture, and the black volcanic sands of the island shores have inspired this capsule collection.
Edition N°2 draws from studies of cartography. Meridians, equators, longitudes and latitudes are scribed and meticulously inlayed with dyed blue porcelain using the Korean sanggam technique
Photos: Nadine Ottawa
To see the full collection or purchase this item go to: atlascrafts.com
This collaborative project, designed by Isabell Gatzen & Kyle Solá, takes for its inspiration the iconic and unmistakable Swiss Emmentaler Cheese. Cheese is fundamentally appreciated as sustenance, although it represents labor, tradition and industry for Swiss farmers and producers, while the word “cheese” is colloquially understood as currency. These layers of meaning find their parallel in the cheese’s translation into a sculptural and permanent object, cast in brass.
Der goldene Käse, Le fromage en or, Il formaggio d’oro, Il chaschöl d’or, or The golden cheese – as the work is named in each of the official Swiss languages – represents a dichotomy. The work was produced by Kunstgiesserei St. Gallen, whose craft and quality exemplifies these Swiss ideals. The material can be easily mistaken for gold, but handling or closely inspecting the work corrupts this illusion. The significance of the deceptive appearance of the brass is brought to bear on the implicit metaphor of Der goldene Käse; a malleable, oft-consumed, and ubiquitous block of cheese, now in monumental form, offers a tongue-in-cheek critique of the myth of Switzerland as utopia. As a work of art, intimate experience of the piece is prohibited and ownership is inaccessible to most, a complication that brilliantly challenges the stereotype of Swiss perfection with sophistication and biting humor.
Text: Eva Jensen
Photos: OKRO Gallery
Design Year: 2020
Material: Brass
Size: 7.5 x 12 x 2.5 cm
Manufacturer: Kunstgiesserei St. Gallen
Edition: AP 1/1
For the exhibition „Inspired by Switzerland“, 12 Swiss designers were asked to develop projects explicitly inspired by local reference objects. But what is typically Swiss? And is today’s multicultural and globalized Swiss Confederation itself still Swiss?
The 12 projects and the corresponding sources of inspiration show how differently broad and versatile creative design processes can be applied. Visitors are invited to get inspired by the creative potential of their own design culture.
Curated by: Gabriela Chicherio
Sculpted in Carrara, Italy, by skilled people I admire. The inspiration for this edition is drawn from our fascination surrounding this naturally diverse geological material.
Embracing a centuries old Italian tradition of marble craftsmanship, each piece is transformed from natural stone to a sculptural object that is hand-finished to perfection.
Photos: Nadine Ottawa
To see the full collection go to:
True to its name, 721 Grams is made of high quality, hand polished brass and all pieces can be assembled and reassembled into countless shapes and sizes. It’s a modular concept allowing to personalize the candle holder to any social setting, from dressing up a long, elegant table to creating a more cosy, intimate atmosphere. It’s up to the user to design the overall look of the candle holder in its entirety.
One can feel the high quality in the weight of each piece (721g), hence the name, and enjoy the interactive experience of arranging each one into different configurations. Every piece is engineered to fit perfectly together which makes for an open invitation to interact with them.
“The inspiration for 721 grams comes from a desire to create a candleholder in the traditions of the past using a premium, natural material that would retain its value over time.” IG, Zurich 2015
721 grams won a special mention at the 2015 German Design Awards for Excellent Product Design.
Production Process: The solid brass material is heated and then forged into shape. After forging, the candle holder is CNC- machined into exact measurements. The candle holder is finished by undergoing a mirror polishing by skilled craftsmen.
Limited Edition of 300.
Year: 2015
Material: Brass
Weight: approx. 721 grams
Dimensions L 14 x W 2.5 x H 4.8 cm
Photos: Sandra Kennel, Nadine Ottawa and &tradition
The UNITY BOOKSHELF is crafted from white or grey marble and supported by a contrasting anodised aluminium frame. The precision engineered frame and shelves are interlocking, each supporting the other to create one unit, eliminating the need for screws. The shelf is a statement piece for the home or office.
Dimensions: H76 W40 L160
Photos: Nadine Ottawa & KARAKTER
Client: Karakter (DK)
Year: 2015
The LET IT SLIDE BOWL is made of two angled white Parthenon marble sections joined together by a contrasting anodised aluminium ring. The bowl has a strong architectural aesthetic, forming a stunning centerpiece.
Year: 2015
Dimensions: H 7 W23.8 L23.8
Photos: Nadine Ottawa
The HOOK ME UP table is crafted from white Parthenon marble. The table is formed of 3 solid marble legs, the strength of the marble enabled us to carve away sections to create a traditional burr joint that can then be hooked together to form the base of the coffee table.
The table is completed by a smoked glass table top through which the table base can be admired.
Year: 2015
Dimensions: H40 L78 W78
Photos: Nadine Ottawa
The reverence for one of the earth’s most naturally diverse material has inspired this object. The BETTER HALF BOWL consists of layered marble plates to create a strong graphical aesthetic, forming a playful centerpiece.
Embracing a century old tradition of marble craftsmanship, each plate is made from a piece of natural stone and hand-finished to perfection.
Year: 2018
Material: Nero Kinitra, Calacatta Rosato, Rosa Portogallo, Bianco Carrara.
Manufactured in Carrara, Italy.
Dimensions: H 6 W31 L31
Photos: Nadine Ottawa
The SEE RIGHT THROUGH ME MIRROR is made of white Parthenon marble and a one-way mirror which plays with light to enable the viewer to see through the mirror or catch a reflection. Available in small, medium and large, the mirrors are designed to work in different combinations and add an eye catching dynamic to any room.
Year: 2015
Dimensions:
S: H18.5 W2.5 L36
M: H24.5 W2.5 L48
L: H30.5 W2.5 L60
Photos: Nadine Ottawa
The Unity Coffee Table is crafted from grey Pietra marble and is supported by an extruded, CNC milled, anodised aluminium frame.
Dimensions: H 31 cm W 72 cm L 72 cm
Photos: KARAKTER
Client: Karakter (DK)
BURNING AT BOTH ENDS candleholder seeks to challenge the concept of gravity and possibility. The candleholder is striped to its minimum expression placing the candle at its centre.
Year: 2016 / Prototype
Material: The candleholder’s are made of metal and have a powder coated finish. Available in solid polished brass and stainless steel as well as various coloured finished.
Dimensions: H12, W3, L3
Photos: Nadine Ottawa
The WALK ALL OVER ME RUG is hand tufted out of two different fibers, fine New Zealand wool and a viscose blend. The rug features a herringbone pattern with an ascending and descending herringbone pattern using alternating fibers along the length of the carpet. The carpet is in one colour, as the light hits the carpet the two different fibers reveal the herringbone pattern.
Year: 2015
Materials: FINE WOOL AND VISCOSE BLEND
MADE IN PORTUGAL
Dimensions: S : 120 x 180 M: 150 x 210 L: 170 x 240
Crystal Decanter with cork copper or brass lid, produced in Bro, Sweden
Year: 2014
Manufacturedby www.soeder.ch
Photos: Sandra Kennel
Fusing two chairs into one used as a metaphor for human relationships. The missing legs are not only the sensual demand for a tête-à-tête, but also the load will be carried by the respective other. Everything which is apparently missing is now the fundament for communication and gives the opportunity for the jump towards the opposite.
The Fusing Chairs are made out of the classic Horgenglarus Bistrochairs (Mod. Classic 1-380) for the project Cafe Z am Park in Zürich. These are to be used and seen in the Café during 6 Months, after which they can be bought at an auction evening, giving room to new chairs after.
Treatment: legs remove, fused and upholstered with leather. 24. November 2011
Photos: Sandra Kennel
