A “Metissage” of Thoughts, Philosophies, Images, Colours and Styles Present Kartell Today at the 2017 Salone
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A “metissage” of thoughts, philosophies, images, colours and styles present Kartell today at the 2017 Salone Milan, 4th April 2017 On the design planet, Kartell is a Nation daily life is depicted by a set of moods, nature, contaminated by different ideas and styles. knowledge, cultures and minds that intertwine, It has no limits or boundaries and no barriers interface, intersect each other, contaminate stand in the way of creativity, which roams each other and symbiotically evolve to breathe freely inside the Nation. Kartell’s population is life into lofty and unique moments of creativity a mixture of ethnic groups and thoughts. Its lying outside pre-established lines or trends. In a territory is crossed by rivers of colours and continuous overlapping of technological research vast expanses of projects and volcanoes from and ideas, the Kartell collection becomes which new technologies and the energies of “contaminated” and a part of increasingly different continuous innovation erupt. and less standardised universes with projects that ContamiNation is the theme with which Kartell is reflect the contemporary way of life not only in presenting itself and its new collection of products Italy, but all over the world. It is no longer a State forged from collaboration with international or a precise geographical location, but a truly designers and closely linked to the concepts of global nation made up of single contaminations, uniqueness and identity - and not only ethnic or a ContamiNation. cultural - that are synergically pooled together in New prototypes and several products that have the Kartell project. been finalised and are arriving in their final version, “Contamination” or better yet, “metissage”, is ready for sale, are major attractions at the trade the essence of the current project represented fair exhibition space. They represent Kartell’s in design as in art, literature, fashion. Thanks to essence made precisely of contamination and at the communication media that have altered the the same time capable of contaminating different speed of perceiving images and information, our styles and thoughts. KARTELL IS SOCIAL! #KartellContamiNATION #KartellMDW17 #ComponibiliTurns50 #KartellHeritage FOLLOW US ON WEChat GENERIC: THE “UNIVERSAL MODELS” OF SEATING ACCORDING TO STARCK In the beginning was the essence of the chair, in the purity of its shape and function; then it was covered with new meanings. Now it is time to go back to the origin and discover the universal models with a task of sweeping away all the superstructures. It is an ambitious project with profoundly ethical aspects, where new targets to be met, in which creativity places itself in a perspective of service for everyone, are set for contemporary design. Starting from different reasons - economic, emotional, functional, cultural - Kartell’s goal is to identify the “generic” seating models for public areas thanks to Philippe Starck’s creative idea. They range from the world of offices to entertainment venues, and offer an exciting new added value to Kartell’s sales strategy in both the habitat and contract divisions. Generic - Designed by Philippe Starck The Generic family launched last year with two chairs emerging from the concept of essential, a natural evolution of the most traditional seating, is extended and enriched this year with new models and a table boasting a functional and linear design. Added to the A and C models dedicated to the world of offices and coffee (coffee bars, restaurants, entertainment venues) with matt and soft touch finishes, which have now reached their final version, are the Generic for Venice and Generic Catwalk chairs with super glossy finishes. NEW Generic for Venice is a tribute to Venice and the historic Harry’s Bar with its manager Arrigo Cipriani, son of the founder Giuseppe. The living room armchair interprets the mood of the small and aristocratic Venetian bar with its thousand facets with a discreet style combined with extreme comfort. Generic Catwalk is dedicated to the world of haute couture and explores one of its interesting paradoxes. On the one hand is the richness and sophistication of high fashion with its elegant clothing and on the other, the need for extreme humility and simplicity of seating designed for the fashion shows, precisely to enhance the extraordinary beauty of the creations and the world of fashion surrounding them. The chair is proposed for both indoor and outdoor use. NEW Generic B Bistrot is a new table idea, fruit of the designer’s spirit of observation that is able to look at everyday objects from a new perspective with the aim of improving their aesthetics and functionality. TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION The mix of creative design and technological research is part of Kartell’s DNA. New materials constantly pose new challenges that the company has been taking up for many years with large investments to overcome new limits every time. After transparency, Kartell is staking everything on lightness by carrying forward the intuition of the super light chair Piuma, on new injection moulding techniques and on the search for new materials with the production of the Bio Chair. NEW Matrix Chair – Designed by Tokujin Yoshioka Tokujin Yoshioka presents Matrix Chair made with an innovative 3D structure that gives the chair a theatrical effect of marvellous sophistication and lightness. A simple and essential shape that the designer has designed to create an innovative chair made by combining Tokujin Yoshioka’s creative and experimental ideas and Kartell’s sophisticated production technology. The chair is made by using an injection moulding techniques and a metal structure. Piuma, Piumino and Piumone - Designed by Piero Lissoni The new stools Piumino (low) and Piumone (high) continue the project started with the Piuma armchair by Piero Lissoni, one of the most revolutionary and daring products in the evolution of technologies and materials used by Kartell, winner of Red Dot Best of the Best 2017 award. Behind the essential design are years of intense research to implement the use of an unprecedented mixture: a complex thermoplastic polymer with carbon fibre added that provides outstanding mechanical rigidity combined with extraordinary lightness. By adopting this mix of materials, not only are Piuma, Piumino and Piumore ultralight and very slender, but they are also incredibly strong. Bio Chair – Designed by Antonio Citterio Kartell has developed a revolutionary material unique in the furniture industry, and is presenting a furniture project sustainable in an industrial perspective and that of top quality and high creative value. The Bio Chair designed by Antonio Citterio has now arrived in its final version, the result of research into BIODURA™, an innovative material made from renewable raw materials not involved in the production of foodstuffs. Kartell was the first to test this type of material in the furniture sector, and more specifically in its injection and moulding. The result? An elegant, durable and perfect chair that can be used both outdoors and indoors. Ideally, in the right conditions it can fall within biological cycles or be biodegraded at the end of its lifetime. KARTELL IllumiNation The lighting sector in the Kartell Nation is an increasingly extensive territory: arising from its search for new stylistic and technological solutions are the new proposals for the décor sector and for lighting work spaces that carve out a prominent role for themselves in Kartell’s way of life. NEW Bella - Designed by Ferruccio Laviani Exactly 13 years ago Kartell made a comeback in the world of lighting with a lamp that in terms of size, cost, technology and gamut of colours was to leave its mark to become, and still be, an iconic best-seller. So in the aftermath of the success of FL/Y, now it is Bella’s turn with a new collection of lampshades in two different sizes. The new textured finish and colour palette filled with pale and desaturated colours make the matt material more similar to biscuit than to glass, giving a new and more contemporary perception of plastic. The two different lampshade proportions define a more functional and neutral lamp in the small size, which becomes more distinctive and personal in the large size. NEW Spin - Designed by Front Distinguished by the enveloping shapes of its curved blades, the Spin lamp by Front was forged starting from a single repeating shape, that of a twisting surface that gives the object 3D expressiveness and creates different lighting effects. Spin filters a warm and indirect light through its curved openings while emanating a direct and functional light downwards. The single blades repeated in sequence create a complex and aesthetically attractive shape inspired by nature but that at the same time calls to mind the industrial process with which the lamp was built. NEW Kabuki - Designed by Ferruccio Laviani The three new Kabuki mini, Kabuki outdoor and Kabuki suspension lamps have joined the floorlamp version. The product family retains the peculiar woven structure inspired by lace and recreated by adopting a very sophisticated injection technology, and it is distinguished by a perforated surface from which the light is diffused. Lantern - Designed by Fabio Novembre Fabio Novembre has designed an original portable LED lamp, an injection moulded clear “rechargeable lantern” that is charged by setting it on a conductive base. The light is projected through the design’s graphic effect. Available in the amber, crystal, smoky grey, red, and wisteria versions. Aledin - Designed by Alberto and Francesco Meda Aledin is a LED table lamp with articulated polycarbonate arms that have two aluminium slats that perform the conductor function in place of wires. In the Tec version, the lamp has a flat head, ideal for office use. In theDec version, the indoor lamp designed for decorative use has a luminous head with a small faceted cone. Planet – Designed by Tokujin Yoshioka The Planet lamp family is enriched with the floor version in two sizes, 130 and 160 cm, to join the suspended, low table, and metal structure models.