“Simplicity Is the Ultimate Sophistication” Leonardo Da Vinci

EXTREMIS THIS IS NOT FURNITURE THESE ARE TOOLS FOR TOGETHERNESS

“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication” Leonardo Da Vinci

tools for togetherness

2 TOOLS FOR TOGETHERNESS OVERVIEW 6 HOW TO DESIGN A TOOL FOR TOGETHERNESS? 18 COLLECTION 18 GARGANTUA 26 PANTAGRUEL 38 ABACHUS 44 INUMBRA&INUMBRINA 52 EXTEMPORE 60 HOPPER 78 MARINA 92 CAPTAIN’S CHAIR 108 KOSMOS 122 WALRUS 134 STICKS 144 PICNIK 152 ARTHUR 158 ICECUBE 162 ROMEO&JULIET 166 QRATER&WOODSTOCK 170 SERPENTINE 174 BUNDLE 176 COLOPHON TOOLS FOR TOGETHERNESS

18 GARGANTUA 26 PANTAGRUEL The Gargantua table offers superior Meet the son of Gargantua. functionality thanks to its adjustable benches. Featuring a ‘Lazy Susan’.

52 EXTEMPORE 60 HOPPER TABLE A full range of modular outdoor furniture. Boarding the Hopper stays easy, thanks to four pass through zones on each table.

78 MARINA PICNIC 78 MARINA TABLE A picnic table in its most basic shape, A freestanding table offering lengths offering lengths from 1,65m to 12,10m. from 1,95m to 11,75m.

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38 ABACHUS 44 INUMBRA / INUMBRINA A high table with a little extra: while standing, All technical parts that open and close the screen you can lean against one of its six arms. are above the UV resistant fabric.

60 HOPPER SHADE 60 HOPPER BENCH Both opened and closed, Hopper Shade perfectly Public space bench with multiple positions follows the lines of the Hopper table. & multiple functionalities.

78 MARINA COMBI A combination of chairs & benches allowing you to mix and match to your heart’s delight.

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92 CAPTAIN’S CHAIR 108 KOSMOS Its wide shell offers ultimate seating pleasure, A table-seating combination with even for big or tall people. a lounging function.

134 STICKS 144 PICNIK A space divider, and the perfect way to Table-seating combination create privacy wherever needed. made from a half massive plate of aluminium.

162 ROMEO & JULIET 166 QRATER / WOODSTOCK This bench adds a touch of green to your An attractive campfire dish made out of weathering steel. To terrace or project. be used with Woodstock, a wood rack including a chariot.

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108 KOSMOS PARASOL 122 WALRUS The Kosmos parasol opens and closes as a fan. The very first outdoor sofa. Blanket & comfort pillow can be stored in the back rest.

152 ARTHUR 158 ICECUBE Providing extra accessibility Simply the perfect cooler at all your parties, with the rotating ‘Lazy Suzan’ in the middle. self-service!

170 SERPENTINE 174 BUNDLE A garden shower with an attractive Random branches strapped together, a swinging and practical design. bench and sofa design.

5 HOW TO DESIGN

6 A TOOL FOR TOGETHERNESS?

“Don’t make anything, unless it is both necessary and useful... and if it is, don’t hesitate to make it beautiful.” This Shaker community quote is our rule number one. Our main concern is solving a problem, not just delivering a beautiful object. And if a problem has already been solved, we need to add value at some point, otherwise, it has no reason of existence. For example, Walrus has an everlasting hide, and it stores warm and cosy blankets inside the back rests. So no ugly covers are ruining your terrace view. Bringing comfort outside has never been that easy!

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Design is human! It’s all about the people and the interaction between them, isn’t it? According to an American study, parents and children currently only spend an average

8 A TOOL FOR TOGETHERNESS?

of fifteen minutes together per day... It’s in our mission to improve the quality of their togetherness and to prolong it.

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PROJECT GARGANTUA 1994

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Designed to fit for purpose. Every design decision has a specific reason: Selecting the right materials increases user comfort. Take a look at Gargantua. The central part of the tabletop is made of perforated steel, but the edges of the table that come into contact with the body are made of wood, which feels warmer. The robustly constructed feet are made of galvanised steel, but the seats are wooden. Once again, contact with the body determines the choice of material... Furthermore, it is no coincidence that the table legs are angled. This allows for enough space and distance to easily adjust the moveable seats to different heights.

11 HOW TO DESIGN

12 A TOOL FOR TOGETHERNESS?

100 CM

200 CM

USE IT WISELY 1/2 SHEET The slats for the benches are made from the leftovers of The perforated central stainless steel sheet is exactly half the wooden arches from the tabletop. This means that the size of a standard sheet, which means that none of the wood wastage is kept to a minimum. material goes to waste during production.

Keep your ecological footprint to a The desire to be sustainable influences every minimum. From the very first sketch, the design and production decision. Applying idea was to design products that would last. quality materials ethically and wisely is Not only technically, but also esthetically: we a main condition. We try to find solid do not design fashionable items you want materials that look as good or even better to get rid off after only two years. A tool for after time, if possible with few maintenance: togetherness must be a convenient product galvanised steel may not be the most for conviviality, which one can pass on to beautiful material, but it is ideal for outdoor the next generations, including the good use. It is resistant to corrosion and lasts for memories. a long time without any traces of wear.

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Carefully made in Belgium. Not only are tools for togetherness designed by the greatest minds out there, they are also produced by the hands of the greatest craftsmen. Quality control is executed with great care on every single product.

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15 HOW TO DESIGN

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Designed for outdoor and indoor. Indoors or outdoors, work or leisure, at a meeting or a dinner party, serious and concentrating hard or playful, inspiring fun… Extremis’ tools for togetherness do away with all those outdated oppositions. The extremis collection works perfectly in apparently contradictory surroundings.

17 GARGANTUA

18 GARGANTUA According to an American study, parents and children currently only spend an average of 15 minutes together per day. To improve the quality of this togetherness, Dirk Wynants wanted to create a table where children could comfortably sit at the same height as the adults. This was to enable better communication.

19 GARGANTUA

20 AMSTERDAM AIRPORT

Transavia TransPort building, Schiphol — Amsterdam / Netherlands. TransPort is the head office of transavia.com and Martinair in Schiphol- East. This sustainable building was designed by Architectenbureau Paul de Ruiter, with a clear focus on its users and has an optimum commu- nicative image and interaction with its surroundings. It is the first building in the Netherlands to gain LEED Platinum and BREEAM NL – Very Good certification with respect to its sustainability. In 2011 the complex was presented the Dutch Construction Award: sustainable integrated design, construction, operation and maintenance.

Extremis won the “Green Good Design Award” from the Chicago Atheneum in 2012.

21 GARGANTUA

“The perfect family piece, blending into every surrounding.”

Private house — Oostduinkerke / Belgium.

22 Art festival — Watou / Belgium.

23 GARGANTUA

Gargantua with optional back rest and cushion. Anti-aging materials with low maintenance – eco-design: small bench slats for optimal material usage, low transport volume.

24 Table is the perfect parasol foot for Inumbr(in)a.

Highest position for xxl tabletop and (wheel)chairs.

25 When we started Extremis in 1994, we named our first piece Gargantua. It was based on a famous 16th century series of novels by a French monk, Rabelais, describing the life of two giants: Gargantua

26 PANTAGRUEL

- whose appetite was unstoppable - and not a better version of his father, he’s his son Pantagruel. The Gargantua table just different. There’s no perfect table for has a huge tabletop and is even extendable everyone, we’ve learnt that each person has by putting the benches at table top height. a different focus.

The second generation, Pantagruel, is © designed by Dirk Wynants

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28 PASTA PARTY

This galvanised Pantagruel table found its home in the hillside of Flanders: Rodeberg — Heuvelland / Belgium.

29 PANTAGRUEL

Breakfast served by a white Lazy Susan. Bed & breakfast lodge ‘Blauwpoort’ has a seminar room in an old barn.

“Read the story of Gargantua & Pantagruel – based on the novel of François Rabelais – at extremis.be”

30 ON THE SPOT

31 PANTAGRUEL

32 ON THE SPOT

Blowing bubbles – Eating pancakes, a great afternoon in Summer.

33 PANTAGRUEL

Pantagruel, white powder coated, with H.O.T.wood, our ecologically certified alternative to tropical hardwood reaching highest durability possible. In the center you can find a Lazy Susan, in order to pass through things easily.

Pantagruel with a set of optional back rests.

34 Pantagruel with Inumbrina parasol, offering a lot of shade, thanks to the unique opening mechanism. (More about Inumbra & Inumbrina at page 44)

35 PANTAGRUEL

36 Pantagruel, black brown powder coated, with matching black Inumbra.

Pantagruel, earth powder coated, with matching set of cushions. Pantagruel, white powder coated, HPL version.

Pantagruel, galvanised steel version. Pantagruel, white powder coated, HPL version.

37 ABACHUS

ABACHUS Look around you at a party or reception and you will very often see guests grabbing a chair to sit down or just to lean against the back rest. So if you combine an ordinary cocktail table and this desire for support, you end up with the blueprint for Abachus: a high-top table with a real bonus. Six arms to be precise, against which you can lean comfortably. No more lugging chairs, which end up getting in the way anyway, but the ideal tool to enjoy a get-together with relatives, friends, or acquaintances having a drink in honour of Bacchus.

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“A cocktail table that intensifies and prolongs every conversation”

40 GENTSE FEESTEN

The Duvel terrace at “Gentse Feesten”, a street performances festival in the centre of Ghent, equipped with 16 Abachus tables. As you can see, its robustness was tested and proved by the local band – Ghent / Belgium.

41 ABACHUS

Arm or side leaning against tabletop, back or bottom resting against rubber bars. The most robust cocktail table available for permanent outdoor use.

42 THE LEANING TABLE

A perfect match with Inumbrina. (More about Inumbrina on the following pages)

43 INUMBRA

INUMBRA

44 & INUMBRINA

The classic parasol has been around in its current form for more than 2500 years. That makes it about time for an update. The classic parasol has become so familiar that hardly anyone would stop to consider how the design could be improved. But that is a designer’s job. The courage to question familiar values and certainties lies at the root of creativity and innovation.

45 INUMBRA

46 & INUMBRINA

“Tranquillity for the eye in a timeless design.”

Malika, as an interior designer, has the perfect garden with Gargantua, Inumbra and Icecube in it — Avelgem / Belgium.

47 INUMBRA

Private house — Poperinge / Belgium.

Uncle Henri’s Orchard — Poperinge / Belgium.

Shopping mall — Taipei / Taiwan.

D-hotel — Kortrijk / Belgium.

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Shade, brought to you by Inumbra — Mallorca / Spain.

49 INUMBRINA

Inumbrina 380 cm — concrete foot. Inumbrina 380 cm — Gargantua combination.

Inumbrina table base. Inumbrina high table base.

Inumbrina base.

50 & INUMBRA

Opening a parasol was never this easy. More shade because the surface is larger yet closer to the table. Flat shape & high tension make it extremely windproof. Hi-tech: the most advanced fabric available.

51 EXTEMPORE

EXTEMPORE

52 Extempore is an extensive and modular outdoor furniture range offering solutions for all your day-to-day needs such as sitting, dining, lying, relaxing, reading, etc. As the Extempore range is made exclusively with top-quality materials, it can be left outdoors all year long. The range’s extensive nature is clearly exemplified by the large choice of table sizes, each with matching chairs or benches, and the foot rest, lounge chair and sun lounger that are also included in the range.

54 Chalet – Amden / Switzerland.

55 EXTEMPORE

Private house — Ieper / Belgium.

“The original extensive range for the whole garden.”

56 Wine tasting at Winetime — Nieuwpoort / Belgium.

d-hotel - kortrijk, belgium

57 EXTEMPORE

All functionalities in one range with a limited set of parts. Aluminium and wood for low maintenance.

Sets of cushions available for each seat, check extremis.be for colours.

58 Very limited transport volume and easy to store during winter. Stackable chairs. Wooden slats offer more comfort and dry faster after rain.

59 HOPPER

HOPPER

60 At a lively beer festival, elegance is almost certainly not the main concern, but this hasn’t stopped us from trying to improve access to the classic picnic table. We could incorporate more space at the sides to get in.

Barbecue around 2 hopper tables.

62 TABLE

63 HOPPER

“The best upgrade for your offices’ façade as well as for the team spirit of your employees.”

64 SHADE

A new coworking space with an extraordinary set of Hoppers in the back: Twelve — Kortrijk / Belgium.

65 HOPPER AT CREDIT SUISSE

Add some Hopper: the best upgrade for your offices’ façade as well as for the teamspirit of your employees. Credit Suisse — Zürich / Switzerland.

66 AT G-STAR & GOOGLE

Add some Hopper pt.2: at G-Star Raw headquarters — Rotterdam / Netherlands.

Add some Hopper pt.3: here at Google — Zürich / Switzerland.

67 HOPPER

Hudson Rouge, a creative agency with a very nice rooftop terrace — New York / USA.

68 TABLE – BENCH – SHADE

Hopper Bench at the harbour — Nieuwpoort / Belgium.

A line of galvanised Hopper tables and benches with taupe shades at MAS — Antwerp / Belgium.

69 HOPPER

Gasthuisberg’s winter garden features Hopper tables and Pantagruel, a nice combo. UZ Gasthuisberg — Leuven / Belgium.

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72 INDOOR

Hopper table, another tool that works perfectly indoors — Ghent / Belgium.

73 HOPPER TABLE

Durability: materials will last for generations. Eco-design: 10 table legs precisely mapped on a standard metal sheet.

74 Packaging design shortens assembly time to 15 min.

Optional back rests for every version.

No need to lift your leg.

World record award winning design?

GOOD DESIGN

75 HOPPER BENCH

Hopper bench with tabletop that also functions as a back rest.

76 HOPPER SHADE

Flat and low surface creates intimacy. Clearly inspired by hop gardens. 0pen and close in 2 seconds thanks to roll-up spring mechanism. A perfect match with Hopper.

77 MARINA

78 MARINA

Fattorini+Rizzini+Partners opted for a picnic table in its most basic shape and made it out of pultruded glass fibre profiles. This has allowed them to create seemingly endless tables. The Marina line is theoretically unlimited in length although it is made in one piece. This particular design once again shows the “Tools for Togetherness” philosophy of Extremis: having a large group of people over for a picnic has never been easier. The seemingly endless table is perfect for entertaining large groups of guests, friends and family. It can be up to 12 m long, so around 40 people can sit down at the table all at once.

“Long tables encourage people to start talking.”

80 PICNIC

Bar Marie - Mechelen / Belgium. 81 MARINA

82 PICNIC

A surf club fully equipped with Extremis’ tools for togetherness: Marina, Gargantua, Inumbra and Hopper: Twins Club — Bredene / Belgium.

83 MARINA

84 30M PICNIC

‘La Pomme de Lovely’ — Vlamertinge / Belgium

85 MARINA

Bert & Lies had the cosiest garden party at their home, yet with a very looooong Marina Combi table, Captain’s Chairs and Icecube — Ardooie / Belgium.

86 COMBI

87 MARINA

Extremis office presentation, IMM Fair — Cologne / Germany.

88 DESK & HIGH TABLE

89 MARINA

90 ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES

Chairs for daily use, benches when you’re having friends over. Superstrong fibreglass profiles — no frame at all.

Tabletop & bench always have a comfortable temperature. Extremely low transport volume.

91 CAPTAIN’S CHAIR

92 CAPTAIN’S CHAIR

Captain’s chair owes its name to its shape, which draws inspiration from yacht helm chairs. It’s a shell chair offering unrivalled seating comfort. It comes with not less than seven different bases. Its wide shell offers ultimate seating pleasure, even for large or tall people. The chair’s standard colours are black & white, but it is also available on request in other colours. Or add colour yourself by choosing the optional cushion or the upholstered shell.

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94 “Our test results: the most comfortable of them all.”

95 CAPTAIN’S CHAIRS

96 & MARINA

Breakfast by Nathalie at her lodge ‘Blauwpoort’, with Marina and Captain’s chairs — Westouter / Belgium.

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98 WOODY BASE

99 CAPTAIN’S CHAIRS

Gelinaz! – Ghent / Belgium.

100 SLED BASE

101 CAPTAIN’S CHAIRS

Spa and hotel Wu Wei, with Marina bistro tables and Captain Woody’s Chairs – Kortrijk / Belgium.

102 OUTDOOR

The very first Captain’s chairs with wooden outdoor legs were tested and approved by Roger & Ingrid — Poperinge / Belgium.

103 CAPTAIN’S CHAIRS

No need for extra straps to fix the cushion.

104 SHELL

Water drain and ventilation hole.

105 CAPTAIN’S CHAIRS

Optional storage net. Various options for the bottom frame. Both frame and shell are stackable for transport.

106 BASES

Captain’s Swivel Chair with upholstered shell. (check extremis.be for colours)

107 KOSMOS The intimacy and versatility of yacht furniture inspired Dirk Wynants in his search for a way to meet the expectations people in more Mediterranean climates have of outdoor furniture. “When space is limited, like on a boat, we need to be more creative.” Kosmos is the compact alternative to an expensive combination of table, chairs, lounge chairs, sun protection, dimmable lighting and so on. Let’s say: everything you need in your garden.

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109 KOSMOS

An entire day in the Kosmos — Ruddervoorde / Belgium.

110 ALL DAY – ALL NIGHT

111 KOSMOS

“A complete universe of its own: all functionalities within a limited space.”

112 ALL DAY – ALL NIGHT

113 KOSMOS

Kosmos meeting & break out cocoons — Utrecht / Netherlands.

114 Hotel — Fukuoka / Japan.

115 KOSMOS

Sun & water joy in an ‘Earth’ powder coated Kosmos lounger with pouf – Westouter / Belgium.

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Black & White: private villa with Kosmos, “between the two bridges” — Kortrijk / Belgium.

118 HIGH VERSION

Kosmos High version at a public library — Bruges / Belgium.

119 KOSMOS

Perfect for indoors and outdoors. Simply push the table down to create a daybed. Kosmos high is way better than a meeting room. Kosmos parasol with light creates a cosy cocoon. Breakfast, aperitif, lunch, siesta, lounge, dinner, drinks, snooze.

120 KOSMOS PARASOL

121 WALRUS

122 WALRUS

Water-resistant cushions quickly become dirty and grubby and, above all, they do not feel soft. Extremis already looked for a solution to this for a very long time, and have now come up with the Walrus: it was named after the impressive mammal that braves water, weather and wind with its thick, smooth hide. What is unique about this brand new design is the manner in which two different materials are combined in order to fulfil the seemingly irreconcilable requirements of high comfort levels, aesthetics and ultimate weather resistance. © designed by Dirk Wynants

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Extremis has turned the idea of outdoor seating completely inside out, by using a super robust cover material to make a sleek, weatherproof sofa that always looks great. An ingenious storage pouch in the back of the Walrus hides a foldout blanket and a thick cushion to provide the softness, comfort and touch that feel best in contact with your body. This softness is provided in a matter of seconds: a warm, dry and comfortable place to sit is instantly available outdoors whenever the sun comes out. Yes, in all seasons!

124 THE FIRST REAL OUTDOOR SOFA

125 WALRUS

The typical Walrus comfort, right after a rain shower. Walrus is ready to use in just a few actions, in any season. The pouches in the back always provide you with a dry seat!

126 ALL SEASON

127 WALRUS

At this spa and hotel, called Wu Wei, Walrus is welcoming its guest for a glass of champagne, or for some more relaxing in between a massage and a swim.

128 POOLSIDE

129 WALRUS

The back rests of Walrus are waterproof storage spaces for blankets and comfort cushions.

When you open the pouch, just unroll the blanket.

“Instant availability: no hassle with ugly covers or dragging around with cushions.”

130 MODULARITY

Assemble whatever configuration you want with few building blocks, mix and match blankets and cushions.

It’s up to you whether you use the comfort cushion or not.

131 WALRUS

Corner seat with back rest and thus one storage pouch (and one Middle seat with back rest, upholstered with the sturdy tarpaulin fabric optional storage pouch). The arm rest can be installed on either the left which can be washed down with a hose... or the right.

Check out extremis.be for more blanket and cushion colours.

132 OPTIONS

Our various low (side) tables in solid hardwood planks are the perfect finish of your Walrus set-up.

This footstool may be used as a freestanding element or may be connected with other building blocks.

Check out extremis.be for combinations.

133 Sticks is a space divider, and the perfect STICKS way to create privacy wherever needed, inside or outside. Sticks divide your room or terrace optically, without losing the feeling of spaciousness. As the space divider comes in different sizes and separate modules, it is possible to let your imagination run away and create your own special place with sticks.

134 STICKS

135 STICKS

Sticks enlightened at private residence, designed by architect Bab Nimnim – Kuwait.

136 ENLIGHTENED

137 STICKS

138 PRIVACY INDOOR & OUTDOOR

139 STICKS

Architect Luc Binst – Antwerp / Belgium.

140 ENLIGHTENED

Illuminated version for great atmosphere and a play of shadows on the ceiling.

141 STICKS

Philips headquarters – Amsterdam / Netherlands.

142 Varieties in shape, dimensions, height and colour. Create privacy: in-out and out-in. Inline sticks divide spaces in a foldable design. Usable anywhere: indoors, outdoors, lofts, offices, showrooms, museums, restaurants, hotel lobbies, terraces,...

143 PICNIK

144 PICNIK

It’s easy to illustrate the Picnik idea using a simple sheet of paper, by cutting and folding the paper to create a tabletop with benches attached. The idea was to develop this at full scale from a single standard sheet of aluminium. Picnik came into being out of a desire for great simplicity. One flat aluminium sheet is transformed into a picnic table, thanks to a number of strategic incisions and folds. The basic shape is exactly half the size of a standard 3 x 1.5 metre aluminium sheet. Apart from the saw cuts and minimal rounding off, material wastage is nil.

145 PICNIK

B&B Maison Bousson — Bruges / Belgium.

Private house — Ibiza / Spain.

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148 NEW YORK

Standard Hotel — New York / USA.

149 PICNIK

150 Folding technique results in an extremely strong table, both indoor & outdoor. Eco-design: perfectly stackable piece for transport. Exactly 1/2 of a standard sheet of aluminium. Water evacuation thanks to the bends.

151 ARTHUR

152 ARTHUR After the design of Picnik, it was time to create a table for a large party. We have researched the optimal maximum distance across which two people could still communicate effectively, and this determined the measurements of the Arthur table. Its circular shape reminds us of the myth of King Arthur. Sitting together around the table as equals, without hierarchy, is a timeless social need.

153 ARTHUR

Black & White: private villa with Arthur “between the two bridges” — Kortrijk / Belgium.

Arthur table and Captain woody’s chairs at the Arts Festival — Watou / Belgium.

154 OUTDOOR & INDOOR

155 ARTHUR

With Lazy Susan: the rotating centre makes it easy to pass things round.

Ecological and economic use of material.

156 8 / 10 / 12

XXL table but easy assembly by a single person. Version for 8, 10 & 12 people & optional candle. This is also an outdoor table! Water drains towards the centre.

157 This drink cooler adds the perfect finishing ICECUBE touch to any party, whether indoors or outdoors. Icecube does not only chill the drinks and keeps them within reach; its optional lighting unit also creates the perfect party atmosphere. Hosts don’t have to wait on their guests or put up with people coming into their kitchen and raiding their fridge. Icecube does not contain any cooling elements: Its double wall acts as an insulator.

158 ICECUBE

159 ICECUBE

Icecubes at Gelinaz! event — Ghent / Belgium.

160 ADD MUSIC – DRINKS – FRIENDS – ICE

The perfect party tool for serving cool drinks. Optional light to find the booze easily at night. Let your friends take their own drinks and treat them with togetherness.

161 ROMEO & JULIET

162 ROMEO & JULIET

Romeo & Juliet adds some green to an often colourless urban or industrial setting. The bench is made of long, rectangular strips of wood. Two round holes in the seat create room for large flowerpots, about to contain a small tree or a plant upon choice. Just like Romeo and Juliet, the trees are destined to be together without ever being able to touch. The bench seems to float between the trees. When several benches are put in line, the distance between the trees remains identical, creating architectural harmony.

163 ROMEO & JULIET

Romeo & Juliet in a row – Tapiola / Finland.

164 Bench and planter in one. Offers passers-by a comfortable place to sit and relax. Equal spacing between trees when lined up.

165 QRATER WOODSTOCK

166 QRATER – WOODSTOCK

Dirk Wynants is a keen horse rider. When he goes riding with friends, they regularly gather around a campfire in the evening. He looked for a “Tool” to bring the magical atmosphere of this age-old ritual to the modern garden. An incredibly simple fire bowl was constructed from weathering steel. The leading role is reserved for the fire: the play of flames has appealed to our imaginations for thousands of years. What TV programme could match this? Woodstock consists of a firewood rack and matching cart. You can fill the rack with a considerable number of logs and then transport them effortlessly to wherever you want. The rack keeps the logs stacked neatly and beautifully right where you need them, perfectly combining beauty and functionality.

167 QRATER

168 & WOODSTOCK

Efficient material use: trolley mapped inside the rack. Large rubber wheels make a robust trolley. Cart + rack are ideal to move wood where you need it.

Weathering steel will never rust all the way through. Big and small versions available. Comes with a set of accessories for bbq snacking. No ashes and dirt on the floor.

169 SERPENTINE

170 SERPENTINE

Serpentine is a stainless steel garden shower with an attractive and practical design. Its added value is reflected in the feather-light construction which provides very easy mobility in the garden: you really can place the Serpentine shower wherever you want. The adjective ‘serpentine’ refers to the curve of a serpent, a snake, and in the case of our outdoor shower, it is only an extension of a watering hose. Form follows function!

171 SERPENTINE

Clean design on/off valve at waist height.

172 Light and easy to move.

173 BUNDLE

BUNDLE

174 No trees in your garden? Bundle is also available as a bench with feet.

‘Bundle’ is a seating and swing design, inspired by nature. The aluminium tubes refer to random branches found in the woods. They are tied together with straps in a way Bundle offers great seating comfort. Since the entire piece is held up by the same straps, they also serve as a backrest. Extremis wants to point out the simplicity and genius of ‘design by nature’. This is how – only – two materials and a boyscout training can result in great design.

175 PUBLISHER Extremis Couthoflaan 20 b 8972 Poperinge www.extremis.be [email protected]

EDITORIAL OFFICE Dirk Wynants Design Works Watouseweg 4 8970 Poperinge www.dwdw.be [email protected]

DESIGN & CONTENT Bram Coudijzer [email protected] Steve Reynders www.stevereynders.be

PHOTOGRAPHY Studio DSP Verne Photographil Alexander Popelier Arne Jennard Hilde Verbeke Joost Demuynck Piet Dekersgieter Studio Pointu Thomas ‘Switn’ Sweertvaegher Abbas Almohri Sam Gilbert Frederick Buyckx Tim Van De Velde Simone Vogel Pieter Kers Dirk Wynants Bram Coudijzer

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