Bocci, the Vancouver-based brand name designer, specializes in lighting products that, for lack of a better term, illuminate design spaces all over the world. Bocci lighting works with many renowned lighting designers, most notably Omer Arbel. Bocci creates absolutely amazing lighting products; from the Bocci pendants to Bocci chandeliers it is hard to go wrong with one of the brands collections.
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A report by Karen Rosenkranz and Mariel Brown
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By its very definition it’s a hard concept to prove at an early stage. Film, music, fashion, architecture all inspire towards it and it’s a statement which can come back to haunt you after a decade or two. But we will take that risk. Tibi is a luminaire suitable for virtually any application. Inspired by a classic principle and brought right up-to-date with contemporary technology, Tibi is ‘’timeless’’.
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The art exhibition is on display until the next Milan International Furniture Fair (April, 7-13 2014) and hosts a selection of Authors representing the contemporary “fare italiano”, a mix of Innovation and Tradition comprising different generations and new fields of Art: Design, but Contemporary Art and Graphic as well.
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Started by acclaimed designers Marcel Wanders and Casper Vissers, Moooi has quickly developed a keen ability to produce some of the industrys most inspiring and truly innovative lighting products. Such products include Moooi lighting systems, like Heracleum, which was designed by Bertjan Pot, and collections like Raimond and Random Light.
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Our Aquaduct brand creates unique and beautifully designed covers and components, using the latest cutting edge technology. Our attention to detail allows you to harmoniously fuse together separate components within your home, from shower drain covers to extractor fans and floor registers, using a uniform design or finish.
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A report by Karen Rosenkranz and Mariel Brown
Every year the Milan design fair heralds a tidal wave of new concepts and products, the sum of which allows trend researchers to spot patterns for the year ahead. Mariel Brown and Karen Rosenkranz from design and innovation agency Seymourpowell, filter through this seismic swell of the new and uncover the standout projects that will set the design mood for 2014.
By its very definition it’s a hard concept to prove at an early stage. Film, music, fashion, architecture all inspire towards it and it’s a statement which can come back to haunt you after a decade or two. But we will take that risk. Tibi is a luminaire suitable for virtually any application. Inspired by a classic principle and brought right up-to-date with contemporary technology, Tibi is ‘’timeless’’.
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The art exhibition is on display until the next Milan International Furniture Fair (April, 7-13 2014) and hosts a selection of Authors representing the contemporary “fare italiano”, a mix of Innovation and Tradition comprising different generations and new fields of Art: Design, but Contemporary Art and Graphic as well.
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Within this range of inventive concepts you will find a combination of shapes designed to illustrate how your product could stand out from the crowd,
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Started by acclaimed designers Marcel Wanders and Casper Vissers, Moooi has quickly developed a keen ability to produce some of the industrys most inspiring and truly innovative lighting products. Such products include Moooi lighting systems, like Heracleum, which was designed by Bertjan Pot, and collections like Raimond and Random Light.
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The intangible space of museum shall be created with the display cases.docxRelicaseDisplay
In the 1980s, a collection of cultural relics was accidentally discovered in a hoard in Xuyi, Jiangsu Province. Among them was a vivid gold beast covering on a bronze ewer. The gold beast is 17.5 cm long, 16 cm wide and 10.2 cm high and could date back to the Western Han Dynasty at the latest. Its whole body is decorated with circular markings. It contains 99% gold and weighs 9,100 grams, which is the heaviest ancient gold ware unearthed in China.Through seamless collaboration with the exhibition designer,Relicase fabricated Automatic Diagonal open freestanding Display Case for the Most Valuable Treasures in The NanJing Museum.
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EARLIER THIS YEAR, WE ATTENDED THE INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY FURNITURE FAIR IN NEW YORK AND THE SALONE DEL MOBILE IN MILAN. AFTER SEEING COUNTLESS EXAMPLES OF GREAT LIGHTING, FURNITURE, AND PRODUCTS, KALEIDOSCOPE DESIGNERS DISTILLED OUR OBSERVATIONS INTO SIX KEY INSIGHTS FOR FUTURE PROJECTS. WE INVITE YOU TO SHARE IN OUR FINDINGS.
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Foscarini is a very powerful brand with emotive products that bring out the essence of a design space and brighten up its inhabitants. Through working with top designers like Patricia Urquiola, Marc Sadler, Karim Rashid, and Vicente Garcia Jimenez, Foscarini has solidified its place in the lighting realm of the design world. Foscarini lighting is too very emotive, offering lighting fixtures, and a collection of Foscarini lamps that spotlight what the brand is all about: style and emotion.
Collections like Caboche, Big Bang, Twiggy, Gregg, and Birdie are among the brands most visually impressive. Others, like Havana, Behive, Diesel, Allegro, and Lumiere are distinct and appealing in their own right. Some of these collections include lamps, while others stretch beyond into suspension lighting.
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offers lighting that evokes a flood of emotion through its purposeful designs. The company has a full stable of impressive, renowned, and progressively thinking designers, as well as collections to mirror those reputations. Collections like Big Bang and Caboche are as intricate as they are eye-catching, and can prove to be quite versatile as an element of design. Foscarini's other notable collections are Gregg and Havana, which both offer functional lighting with a focus on simplicity and modern design. Also, the Tress and Twiggy collections present an even more modern take on lighting design, while again offering simplicity in research based design.
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This presentation was made to help designers who work in publishing houses or format books for printing ensure quality.
Quality control is vital to every industry. This is why every department in a company need create a method they use in ensuring quality. This, perhaps, will not only improve the quality of products and bring errors to the barest minimum, but take it to a near perfect finish.
It is beyond a moot point that a good book will somewhat be judged by its cover, but the content of the book remains king. No matter how beautiful the cover, if the quality of writing or presentation is off, that will be a reason for readers not to come back to the book or recommend it.
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A tale about our culture around the use of fertilizers and pesticides visiting small farms around Ahmedabad in Matar and Shilaj.
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Bocciis a contemporary design and manufacturing house based in Vancouver, Canada, with a satellite company based in Berlin,
Germany. Unlike typical corporate structures, Bocci operates unconventionally as a co-operative community of designers, architects,
craftspeople, technicians, agents, governance bodies, testing facilities, raw materials suppliers and fine shops. Our aim is to build a healthy,
flexible and stable network united under the goal of creating practical but striking consumer goods of the highest quality. The trend in
contemporary manufacturing is to outsource production. In contrast, Bocci is committed to manufacturing at our Vancouver factory. We
have a fully equipped glass blowing studio in the same building as our offices, warehouse and design studio, and off site locations for glass
casting, ceramics and metal sand casting. Our designers, technicians and salespeople walk through the factory floor to get to their desks, and
thus have an intimate and profound connection to our work. All these activities take place around a central courtyard with a very large tree,
carved into the 5th floor of a renovated art deco former printing press building located close to Vancouver’s downtown, on the edge of the
Pacific Ocean. As a company, we are committed to participate in the speed of contemporary culture. We’ve structured ourselves to hold
strong inventories, and have invested in a network of warehouses worldwide, such that the things we make are available with astonishingly
short lead times and in many cases shipped within 24 hours of an order. Even though our pieces focus on the more emotional, irrational and
romantic shades of the contemporary design spectrum, we are deeply committed to rigorous and intelligent execution. We are not afraid of
technical complexity, and are constantly searching for technical innovation. When we came to the conclusion that commercially available
lamps did not meet our rigorous quality standards, we developed and are now manufacturing our own proprietary Xenon and LED lamps,
which have longer lamp lives and lower failure rates than any available alternative. Our thirst for innovation translates into everything we
do, ranging from the process of making the sculptural chandelier shades, to the design of the components that hold them together, to the
lamps that are used to light them, and to the packaging that contains them.
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Design
After apprenticeships at Miralles Tagliabue Architects and Patkau
Architects, in 2005, Arbel founded a multidisciplinary design studio
focused on blurring the boundaries between the fields of building,
industrial design, and materials research. It has been said of Arbel’s
practice that its industrial design works, in both limited edition and
mass produced formats, appear to be motivated by larger scale
concepts which can only be considered architectural. Conversely,
critics have noted that the practice’s built works appear to be inspired
by an obsession with the object, the possibilities implicit in the process
of making, and the intrinsic quality of materials.
In 2005, Arbel became Bocci’s creative director. His conceptual
approach, now fueled by an infrastructure for prototyping, fine craft,
manufacturing and distribution, has given birth to a collection of
conceptually driven lighting, furniture, electrical accessories and
objects, which have since gained significant presence and impact
within the design community.
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Bocci offers consultation, design, and fabrication services for custom chandeliers of unlimited configuration – from petite to linear to
oversized chandeliers. With pendant cascades reaching 100’ (30.5 meters) in length; boundless canopy size, shape, depth, and finish; and
variations on standard pendant colors. Our custom capacity is infinite.
The ceiling canopy is created to your specification. We offer a range of finishes, from our standard white powder coated mild steel to
custom options of matte stainless steel and color-matching RAL shades. For those clients who wish to explore their own paint finishes, we
offer a primed mild steel canopy.
Alternate to our standard pendant offerings, we produce the following variations, which are available as options on our standard
chandeliers as well as custom chandeliers. The blown glass pendants of the 28 series can be created in diameters of 5” (130 mm) up to 11”
(280 mm) and are available in a range of glass colors (see our custom color catalog for the full breadth of options). Alternate to our
classic 14 series clear cast glass pendants, we now produce a grey version. Also available is the 21 series pendant in charcoal grey raw
porcelain.
Our in-house design team assists in developing each custom chandelier – from concept, to design drawings, to final shop drawings, to
production. We work with your CAD files and dimensions to create 3D renderings of the utmost detail, which include your specific
space and detailed installation instructions.
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Sustainability
At Bocci, we strive to create objects that become companions in people’s lives. We believe that an object contributes in the most meaningful way to the
sustainability discussion if it is, quite simply, never thrown away. If we are able to make objects that suggest the possibility of a commitment to living an
entire lifetime alongside them, then the selection of one object over another becomes important and meaningful – and therefore, investment in the quality,
value, beauty and worth of the objects that surround us becomes paramount. In pre-industrialized western societies the average individual owned less that
100 objects throughout their lifetime. A lifetime with only 100 discreet objects is a life in which each object is likely practical, beautiful, particular, inherited,
and well made. These objects are undoubtedly precious to their owners; each possessing a tremendous emotional depository of memories. In contrast,
today’s consumer society is characterized by what could be described as an unhealthy relationship between the subject (us) and object (the things that
surround us). At Bocci we strive to make wonderful objects that suggest the possibility of a lifelong commitment to and by their owners. Of course, the
objects designed at Bocci also take into account conventional sustainability principles. The 14 series cast glass chandelier is made of recycled glass, for
example, and our packaging is, of course, recycled and recyclable. Our LED lamps use a unique replacement design, which is unlike typical embedded
LED fixtures as it eliminates the waste associated with catastrophic failures that, in conventional applications, requires the replacement of the entire fixture.
When it comes time to re-lamp with the 24.2, the LED heads may simply be replaced, as with conventional lamps. The 24.2 keeps the fixture out of future
landfills, protects your investment and introduces a significant saving of energy. With that in mind, we hope that our greater contribution is in the
conceptual model discussed above. If we are able to define (or at least suggest an alternative to) what we see as a fundamentally unhealthy relationship
between people and objects, we hope to contribute to the growth of a responsible and committed materialism, which we see as a more evolved and humane
alternative to current consumptive trends.
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Traditionally, chandeliers have been understood as central, sculptural installations,
which become the visual focus of a room. The 14 series, designed by Omer Arbel in
2005, is the original chandelier to challenge this concept. Instead of a central sculptural
object, the 14 series is an ambient chandelier, achieving its power through a strategy of
composition and clustering. The 14 series fills the volume of a room, making the height
and shape of its dimensions understood to the inhabitants in a direct physical manner.
The 14 series pendant is an articulated, seamed cast glass sphere with a frosted
cylindrical void that houses either a low voltage (12V, 10Wattxenon) or proprietary and
replaceable LED. Individual pendants are visually quite subtle, but gain tremendous
strength when multiplied and clustered in large groups. Light interacts with the bubbles
and imperfections of the cast glass to produce a glow reminiscent of small candles
floating within spheres of water. Cast glass is an organic process, imperfect by nature,
and each 14 series pendant is handmade; thus, every piece produced is unique. Our
standard collection offers flexibility in both design and measure, starting from a single
pendant and continuing through to 36 pendant chandeliers in a range of canopy shapes
and sizes. The clustering effect can be manipulated through various combinations to
create larger scale groupings with profound phenomenological impact.
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19 is an exploration of sand casting, which is a low fidelity technique used for making metallic
objects. The technique involves pressing a shape into sand to create a void, and then roughly
pouring molten metal into the void. Some overspill is a by-product of this process, which is, in
conventional circumstances, cleaned up after production and re-finished.
In this project we explored the expressive possibilities of the overspill. We developed a technique
that encourages a generous and unpredictable overspill during production, which occurs along
the entire open perimeter of the cast piece, making a unique 'halo' for every piece fabricated. We
chose to use a high copper content brass such that the overspill oxidizes instantly, producing an
extremely textured surface that stands in
contrast to the interior of the piece, which retains a smooth finish because it does not come in
contact with air, and which we hand-polish to a near mirror finish.
19.280's are unlimited production, numbered and signed. 19.540's are a limited run of 95 pieces,
numbered and signed. 19.800's are a limited run of 19 pieces, numbered and signed.
Made of recycled brass in East Vancouver at the oldest foundry on the West Coast of Canada.
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21 is an exploration of an analog system of making, whereby thin sheets of porcelain are draped
over a sandblasted borosilicate glass inverted trumpet diffuser. The thin porcelain skin is allowed
to dress over the borosilicate core to create whatever form is most natural to it. This makes a
unique shape, of varying size, in every iteration of the fabrication process.
21 pendants are designed to be arranged in groupings, such that the individual pieces touch each
other to articulate larger forms.
The relatively simple shapes of the individual pendants, when layered and nestled together, make
complex sculptural compositions.
Each diffuser houses a low voltage (12V, 20Watt xenon or 1.5W LED) lamp. A strong contrast is
established between the organically distributed soft light passing through the translucent white
porcelain skin and the sharp, crisp light passing through the borosilicate glass diffuser.
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The 22 is a complete suite of electrical wall accessories that challenges the traditional, tired and
ubiquitous cover plate concept. Power receptacles, lighting control dimmer switches, on/off
switches, telephone and data connections, cable and speaker outlets, etc. may now be mounted
flush into drywall or millwork with a new CSA approved (approved to UL standards by CSA)
utility system that eliminates the need for a cover plate.
Switches and power receptacles can now be flush with the wall surface and are visually more
subtle than ever before. US Patent Numbers: 7,956,295 and 8,232,482.
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Conventional upholstery is based on a simple principle: foam is encased in fabric to
provide comfort. The 25 bench eliminates foam from the equation and compensates by
providing a vast excess of fabric, which is allowed to fold and pleat haphazardly to
create a comfortable seat and back. Over time, the randomly folded pleats will shift as
they conform to the human body to create interesting organic patterns.
The 25 bench by Omer Arbel for Bocci is ideal for a wide spectrum of environments
including restaurants and cafes, boutiques and art galleries as well as private residences.
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28 series is an exploration of fabrication process which is part of creative director, Omer Arbel’s, quest for specificity in manufacturing. Instead
of designing form itself, the intent for the 28 series was to design a system that produces form. Arbel developed a method that has loose
parameters built into it, which produces a different shape in every iteration of the fabrication procedure. Thus, every 28 series pendant made is
formally different from any other in existence.
Individual 28 series pendants result from a complex glass blowing technique whereby air pressure is intermittently introduced into and then
removed from a glass matrix (which is intermittently heated and then rapidly cooled). The result is a distorted spherical shape with a composed
collection of inner shapes, one of which is made of opaque milk glass and houses a low voltage (12V, 20Watt xenon) lamp.
28 series pendants are designed to cluster in hexagonal shapes, which nestle into one another to create patterns as dictated by the needs of the
interior. They may also be clustered or composed in an ambient manner similar to their distant cousins the 14’s.
Standard 28 series pendants are made with clear glass exterior spheres and milk white interior glass cavities. Custom 28 series pendants are
possible with infinite versatility in color compositions, sizes and shapes. Due to the hand crafted nature of the 28 series, the pendant size as well
as color depth and tonality will vary. This includes the number and location of interior satellites, pendant diameter, color and sometimes shape.
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38 is a surrealistically motivated re-exploration of a technique of making originally developed for a previous project called 28, whereby air is pushed
in and out of glass that is intermittently heated and cooled. In the case of this project, the technique is stretched to the limits of
possibility. Large glass spheres are blown, and then a multitude of white cavities are introduced into them haphazardly, intentionally
intersecting and colliding with each other. Several of these are deep enough to contain earth and succulent and cacti plantings. Others are used as
housings for lighting elements. There are two or three lighting elements per large sphere, and one or two planters. Electricity and suspension
are achieved using stiff copper tubing, which is allowed to tangle and crinkle, seemingly without regard for gravity. Once in a while, these copper
tubes loop around satellite white planters, appearing to have escaped from the confines of the lit clear glass spheres.
Due to the hand crafted nature of the 38 series, the pendant size as well as the number and location of interior satellites, pendant diameter, and
sometimes shape may vary.
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57 is an exploration of a technique of making analogous to that used for producing
closed cell foam. The process involves trapping voids of air of different sizes and
configurations within a glass matrix, yielding a shape loosely referencing a rain cloud.
These pockets of air remain invisible when the piece is off, but come alive to reveal an
interior universe when the piece is illuminated. By virtue of the fabrication process, each
piece made is completely unique from any other piece even produced.
A flexible suspension system allows for easy composition: pendants may be
clustered such that they touch each other, referencing a cloudy sky (an especially
poignant reference in the City of Vancouver, where the idea was born); they may also
be composed as a field, such that each
piece can be perceived individually, perhaps referencing a child's drawing of a cloud
(equally poignant but in a more universal manner).
Most chandeliers are fundamentally vertical in composition, which is why they work
best in rooms with high ceilings; in contrast, 57 is conceived as a layer or strata of light,
or in other words: a horizontal chandelier.