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Kristalia at Now!Design à Vivre - Paris 2011

Salon Maison & Objet, Paris - Casamania

A word by Casamania

For the International exhibition Maison & Objet 2011, Casamania is back with a collection of pieces selected and developed with a close and careful attention to detail. The collection is characterised by a strong desire to bring a sense of enthusiasm and optimism into the spaces, which surround us, bringing together issues of comfort and the use of high quality materials. A collection of exciting and captivating products, some of which presented last April at the Salone del Mobile of Milan, creations by leading international designers and young designers alike. Among the numerous themes touched upon by the 2011 collection, perhaps the most omnipresent is the subject of eco-sustainability, a topic which is increasingly at the heart of the design and development process. Casamania is proud to present products which take this concept further than the mere idea of ‘recyclability’, embarking instead into a world where sustainability is extended into areas of social responsibility and cultural preservation: the teak used in the collection comes from special plantations which are certified and managed according to the rigorous criteria of the Forest Stewardship Council; the wool used in the GRANNY lamp is cultivated as part of a project designed to safeguard the traditions of the Tyrolean shepherds and famers, then treated and elaborated by the workers of a community based project rehabilitating people in need. The POLIART tables are part of an initiative designed to offer support for some of Europe’s most renowned historic cities.

Casamania is always recognised for the strong use of colour, a unique, unusual and rich language that put quality at the first place. The company is characterized by the desire of diffusing its own personality, enthusiasm and positivity in the spaces that we furnish. Casamania prefers to let its products speak for the brand, telling the story of a company which aims to furnish all spaces, both defined and transcendental, with a strong sense of personality, good taste and enthusiasm.

Avant-Scène Favorites:

Nuance
Design: Luca Nichetto


Nuance is a new concept in upholstered seating. Nuance is available in two versions: one designed to be used with a table, and a “lounge” version- lower, wider and more welcoming. The upholstery of Nuance incorporates a subtle range of colours thanks to the careful workmanship involved in utilising fabric off-cuts. Nuance combines a strong ergonomic approach with visual appeal and the hand-made tradition of the master craftsman, giving extra value to the product as well as minimising waste.


Materials: fire resistant, expanded foam with metal internal structure; Cover: fabric or leather
Finishes: fabric or leather


Trans Her
Design: Fabio Novembre


Lightness and sensuality come together in the latest version of the iconic HER chair. Continuing research into new chromatic effects lead to the development of a new production method, which in turn, has given birth to a new transparent, glass like version. Trans Her is created using rotational moulding technology combined with transparent polycarbonate.


Materials: polycarbonate
Finishes: transparent, smoked


Philippe I
Design: Sam Baron


Philippe I is a mini-collection of “gueridon” or small tables and coffee tables. The Philippe I side tables are easy to place in any type of environment, either singularly or in couples. The collection is completed with an intimate dining or coffee table, which evokes the romanticism of candle-lit dinners in the warm Parisian night. Explicit stylistic references reminiscent of the 18th century French cabinetry tradition, coupled with an attention to detail, manufacturing methods, and usability that are characteristic of our 21st century way of life.


Materials: lacquered MDF, Lime-wood, walnut, transparent/ mirrored glass
Finishes: black, white


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For more information on Casamania, dimensions or pricing, please don't hesitate to contact Avant-Scène.

To learn more about the Salon Maison & Objet in Paris, click here.

Salon Maison & Objet, Paris - Arper

Avant- Scène Favorites:

Pix
Design: Ichiro Iwasaki


Clean, essential lines define the soft, generous volumes of Pix: a system of poufs that marries the Arper style with the creativity of the Iwasaki Design Studio. Pix provides a note of ease in interior design schemes for waiting or relaxation areas in collective or domestic settings. This pouf comes with one-, three- or five-seater, a wide range of colors and adjustable feet.




Saari Sofa
Design: Lievore, Altherr, Molina


The Saari collection is a versatile system of sofas ideally suited for waiting areas in restaurants, hotels and tea rooms. Available as a one-, two- or three-seater sofa or as a bench, Saari is distinguished by the precise, clean lines of its design, which are enhanced by a wide choice of materials and colors. Wooden frame padded in polyurethane and upholstered in fabric, leather, faux leather or customer’s own fabric. It comes with a 4-leg base in steel – painted, chromed or veneered. One-, two- or three-seater or bench version.




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For more information on Arper, dimensions or pricing, please don't hesitate to contact Avant-Scène.

To learn more about the Salon Maison & Objet in Paris, click here.

Salon Maison & Objet, Paris - Tacchini

Avant-Scène Favorites:

Babela
Design: Pier Giacomo and Achille Castiglioni


The Babela chair is the product of an historic partnership between brothers Pier Giacomo and Achille Castiglioni, with Dino Gavina, the Italian industrial design pioneer. Unveiled in 1958 as part of the furnishings for Milan's Chamber of Commerce in Via Meravigli, it was designed to solve the furnishing needs of large meeting rooms and conference halls. The chair is built light so that it can be easily moved around, and stackable with minimal clearance. It can be arranged to create long straight rows, armrest against armrest, making the most of the available space. Its functionality is enhanced by a pronounced feeling of comfort and correct posture.



Cage
Design: Gordon Guillaumier


Gordon Guillaumier's Cage coffee table design focusses on the use of metal strips which have been stamped with a slight bend so as to soften the geometry of the whole piece. It is made to adapt to the rounded shapes of chairs and sofas.




Dressed
Design: Luca Nichetto


By drawing on the protective padding used in sportswear, designer Luca Nichetto incorporated the sofa into a single covering that "clothes" the frame like a dress. Soft, comfortable, and fully customizable with different types of coverings, Dressed stands for a casual-chic style that is as well suited to the home as it is to public furnishings.

V-Table
Design: Xavier Lust


The V-Table collection is a project with a marked simplicity and versatility that meets the needs of large-scale production and distribution, while maintaining high standards in quality and style. Its lightweight design combines a sense of movement with excellent three-leg stability. Many forms, finishes and options match the needs of different decors: indoor and outdoor, households, or collective, professional and catering spaces. The table is a great furnishing complement to sofas or chairs.



Sancarlo
Design: Achille Castiglioni


The Sancarlo armchair and sofa consist of a basic structure with an added metal tubing frame, upholstered with padding in variable degrees of thickness to ensure optimal support to every part of the body. A synthesis of ergonomics and design that is suitable for public spaces and the modern household.



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For more information on Tacchini, dimensions or pricing, please don't hesitate to contact Avant-Scène.

To learn more about the Salon Maison & Objet in Paris, click here.

Salon Maison & Objet, Paris - Kristalia

A word by Kristalia:.

To celebrate its third attendance at NOW! Design à Vivre, Kristalia will take two design projects, created in France, to Paris, as well as many other new products. Renowned international designer Christophe Pillet has created the elegant Pulp cantilever chair for Kristalia and the Neat table, which combines sensuality and versatility in a few clear-cut lines.

For the first time, the BCN Wood and Elephant Wood chairs will be presented at the Paris fair, respectively designed by the well-known creative pair Harry&Camila and Neuland Industriedesign: comfortable modern shapes enhanced with the warm tactile appeal of wood.

The technical and stylistic excellence of the Sushi Outdoor 12 table and the soft silhouette of the Joko chair mark the tenth year of a partnership with the great creative team of Bartoli Design while the Rest collection by Harry&Camila establishes itself as a strong point of reference for those who want to furnish an outdoor space. The design projects by Luciano Bertoncini, another master of Italian design, are also a forgone success, including the ingenious Rotor convertible table that catches the eye.

Kristalia in Paris: a range of strong clear-cut shapes in bright and moderate colours, sharing the same excellent product engineering and respect for the environment that have always been the “trademark” of Kristalia.

Avant-Scène Favorites:

Joko
Design: Bartoli Design


Studio Bartoli Design had been working for years on a project for a poetically minimalist chair. The outcome is Joko, an absolute product. The difficulty lays in minimising it as far as possible, without making it too basic or rigid. Its distinguishing feature is the single fused shape, which is soft and organic, of its surfaces that include the front legs, the back and the rear legs. Its continuous surface can be upholstered in a variety of materials: in leather and in fabric in different colours and versions.




Rest Collection
Design: Harry & Camila


A complete furniture collection developed together with two outdoor design specialists: Harry&Camila. It includes a stackable chair, a stackable lounge chair with or without armrests, a stackable chaise longue and a lounger on wheels. They have epoxy-lacquered aluminium frames for outdoors while upholstery is in polyester rope or interlaced straps in the same material, for a textile and technological effect. The frames and upholstery are available in beige, brown, anthracite grey and black to provide tone-on-tone shades or to experiment with many colour combinations.



Pulp
Design: Christophe Pillet



Cantilever chair for indoor and outdoor, embossed, in polypropylene available in a wide choice of colours.



“The table and chair I am designing for Kristalia are ambitious design projects, not only because of their design but also because of the difficulty in manufacturing them industrially. These objects are simple in shape but technically complex.
I designed them to suit the Kristalia image, which, in my view, has a democratic dimension, as the company creates objects that are ideal for everyone and which are not just attractive but also have a significant technical content that enhances a design project. The style of Kristalia stands out for its simple linear design. There is no exhibitionism, it is basic, but sensually basic, with a technical difficulty that I like very much, and which provides customers with an attractive and well-constructed object."

- Christophe Pillet

Watch a video of the show here

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For more information on Kristalia, dimensions or pricing, please don't hesitate to contact Avant-Scène.

To learn more about the Salon Maison & Objet in Paris, click here.

Salon Maison & Objet, Paris - Glas Italia

New in 2010:

I-BEAM
Collection composed of low table-benches, Chaise-longue
Design: Jean-Marie Massaud


These absolutely stunning pieces are achieved by gluing together 3 slabs of smoked glass, so that they look like a joist. The top-seat and the base are in 12 mm thick tempered glass, whereas the vertical support is in laminated glass.


The Chaise-longue has the seat in curved glass, supported by a vertical shaped element. Although the glass junction is narrow, highly resistant structural glueing allows it to handle the weight of a person.


This chaise-longue is particularly unique. When looking at it straight-on, the base almost vanishes leaving nothing but the beautifully curved glass seat hovering in mid-air. Truly an elegant and innovative design.


The collection is completed by removable cushions in a black colour fabric.


EDGE
High table
Design: Patrick Norguet


This high table is completely realized in 15 mm thick transparent extra-light glass. The prismatic bases are obtained by glueing shaped glass slabs, whose sides are all beveled at different angles.


The top is tempered and rests on the bases.

FLOAT
Series of glass chest of drawers
Design: Patrick Norguet


These incredible glass chests of different types, colours and sizes have a pressure opening system.


The sides and back, realized in 12 mm thick glued 45º transparent extra-light glass, support drawers in wengé surrounded by tempered glass, lacquered in different colours.


The bottom of the drawers is in the same glass finish as the outside.

HAROLD AND MAUDE
Low tables
Design: Claudio Silvestrin


These low tables in extra-light transparent glass are available in two different sizes. A complex and innovative curvature, characterized by particularly daring angles and gradients endow the low tables with a great deal of dynamism and plasticity.


The technical innovation is heightened by a very subtle thickness, which give the table and extremely light appearance.


Thanks to a special tempering treatment, the glass acquires an incredible strength.


Other Wonderful Products:

STURM UND DRANG
Mirror
Design: Piero Lissoni


A truly magnificent mirror with a Murano glass frame, achieved through a complex and refined hand-made production process, making each piece unique and inimitable.


The frame is composed of various elements which are fixed to a wall hanging structure upon which a 5 mm thick mirror is then applied.


NEW this year. The Sturm Und Drang can now be fitted with a LED backlighting system, making this stunning mirror even more extraordinary.

ANGELO E ANGELA
Vase
Design: Jean-Marie Massaud


These vases are composed of a parallelepiped shaped case, realized in transparent extra-light glass, glued 45º, and an organic shaped ceramic sculpture, supported and contained inside. The ceramic component, available in opaque white or platinum lacquer, is hollow and can contain water. Available in two shapes and sizes.


It wasn't until we saw these vases up close that we realized just how incredibly stunning they were. The platinum finish stuck out most of all.


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For more information on Glas Italia, dimensions or pricing, please don't hesitate to contact Avant-Scène.

To learn more about the Salon Maison & Objet in Paris, click here.

Salon Maison & Objet in Paris

From January 21-25, 2010, the Mobilier Avant-Scene team was in Paris for the Salon Maison & Objet. This year, the enormous venue grew to an even grander scale by adding an additional 3 halls to the previous 5. These 8 halls were filled with textiles, interior decoration, home accessories, furniture, lighting, and more.



The following are just some of the companies and designs that struck us the most with their elegant designs, comfort, high quality and innovation:

Glas Italia
Kristalia
Tacchini
Arper
Casamania
Capo d'opera