Press Release — 2015 Modus Press Release Clerkenwell Design Week — Modus Showroom 28-29 Great Sutton Street London EC1V 0DS 19 - 21st May 2015 Modus are fresh from Milan and New York having just launched new March by Grange Everyday by Mårten Lily by Michael Sodeau ranges to the international stage. SmithMatthias Claesson, Eero Koivisto and — Now, for Clerkenwell Design Week, — Ola Rune Michael Sodeau’s Lily chair is now Modus are pleased to show these Sir Kenneth Grange and joined by the Lily sofa. Inspired by new collections alongside additions — SmithMatthias have paired up Masters of simplicity, Swedish the grace and beauty of the calla to the evolving Edge range by again, this time to create March: lily, Lily is crafted from a single shell PearsonLloyd. design studio Claesson Koivisto an all timber stacking chair with an Rune have created in Everyday, that gently cradles the user with a unexpected degree of comfort. a chair of modest refinement. luxurious and inviting ergonomic. Timeless in its design and faultless Everyday has a quiet confidence With its pinched detail at the arms, in its ergonomics, March is a unity that arises from its simple, honest the Lily sofa evokes the great of natural materials and meticulous and user friendly form. With a British tradition of fine tailoring attention to detail. wide choice of leg options to suit and its compact form and light any scheme, Everyday belongs aesthetic make it an ideal choice anywhere, its superb comfort and where space is at a premium. pure form mean it really is a chair for use every day. Edge by PearsonLloyd — Launched in our showroom screens, trays, shelves and lamp In addition to new storage ranges, earlier this year, Edge is a new holders - to ensure a clutter Modus will also be revealing the table system developed by free workspace. Edge is a fully high back Edge sofa: Alcove PearsonLloyd that spans the adaptable, future proofed system seating that repeats the aluminium divide between workplace and that is the culmination of years of frame and corresponds with hospitality, between independent research and its eco credentials the table and storage ranges to table and full desking system. are testament to its considered provide complete compatibility Offering complete flexibility, Edge design. and consistency. The Edge family embraces the mixed demands has grown to offer a full system of a modern workplace, from the For Clerkenwell Design Week, with complementary intelligent intimate, creative studio to the high Modus are delighted to introduce storage and seating options density desking of a corporate new members of the ever growing that perpetuate an elegant, environment. Edge family: To compliment the pared back aesthetic that can table system, a coordinated transform workplace or hospitality Unlike traditional, heavy, goalpost storage system has been environments. Edge brings order, desks, Edge remains visually meticulously developed with symmetry and congruence with and functionally simple. With its open and closed storage options maximum functionality. beautifully engineered aluminium from simple credenzas to office knuckle and extruded aluminium storage. Beautifully simple cut legs, Edge has an unburdened, out handles continue the refined refined aesthetic and total aesthetic and every piece uses adaptability. Starting with a simple the same aluminium frame so that table from which to eat, meet or it correlates with the desking to work, the system can be scaled up create a balanced and harmonious to function as a large workbench or look. touchdown area and customised with accessories – acoustic For more information about Modus, including high resolution images please contact Neşe Halil [email protected] Please download images at +44 (0)7976 959625 www.modusfurniture.co.uk/press. Press Release — 2015 About Modus About Grange SmithMatthias About Mårten Claesson, Eero About Michael Sodeau — — Koivisto and Ola Rune — Modus is an award-winning British Sir Kenneth Grange is Britain’s — Michael Sodeau studied product brand collaborating with a roster leading product designer, his The Swedish design partnership design at Central Saint Martins of renowned British designers prolific career spans over 50 years Claesson Koivisto Rune College of Art & Design where including Sir Kenneth Grange, and he is responsible for designing was founded in 1995 as an he graduated in 1994. He was a PearsonLloyd, Simon Pengelly some of the most iconic and architectural office but is, in founding partner of Inflate, and and Michael Sodeau, as well as familiar products and appliances the classic Scandinavian way, set up his own design studio attracting celebrated international that shape our daily lives. Kodak multi-disciplinary, practising both Michael Sodeau Partnership in designers, among them Claesson cameras, the silhouette for the architecture and design. On the 1997, designing for MSP his own Koivisto Rune, Monica Forster, Intercity 125 train, Kenwood food list of completed architectural production company. Patrick Norguet, Stephen Burks, mixers, Parker pens, and the re- projects are: Sfera Building culture Arik Levy and Christophe Pillet. design of the London black cab house in Kyoto, the Swedish Michael has also designed Championing emerging talent, are just some of his well-known Ambassador’s residence in Berlin, for many other manufacturers Modus has always promoted the designs. Ingegerd Råman house and studio, including Abet, Asplund, Bute, considerable skill of our young Kjell A Nordström residence, Sony Christopher Farr, E&Y, Gervasoni, designers. In 1972 Grange, together with Music headquarters Stockholm, Gordon Russell, Isokon Plus, Alan Fletcher, Theo Crosby, Colin One Happy Cloud restaurant, Livit, SCP and Wedgwood. With an integrated approach to Forbes and Mervyn Kurlansky Gucci Stockholm, Louis Vuitton Michael Sodeau has exhibited manufacturing, Modus has quality, established Pentagram, a world Stockholm, Scandinavian Airlines internationally and has had solo sustainability and considered renowned multi-disciplinary design Euroshop, Asplund shop. Other shows in London, New York, Paris, design at its core. Working closely consultancy. More recently, Grange works in progress include several Stockholm and Tokyo. He also with the A&D community, Modus has produced distinctive designs private houses. has designs in the permanent anticipates the cultural shifts in that have become part of our — collection of the Victoria and Albert the way we live and work and its landscape, from the Adshel bus www.claessonkoivistorune.se Museum. extensive range reflects these shelter in 1993 to the Rural Post — changes. box for Royal Mail in 1998. www.michaelsodeau.com Grange SmithMatthias is a new Founded in 2000 by Jon Powell collaboration of experience and and Ed Richardson, a keen youth combining the design understanding of manufacturing expertise of Sir Kenneth Grange processes and breadth of and Jack Smith who graduated materials has enabled Modus to from the prestigious Design develop a diverse product range Products course at the Royal and implement a wide spectrum College of Art in 2011 and forms of commercial, hospitality and one half of the design partnership residential projects globally. Modus SmithMatthias. has built its reputation on quality, — attention to detail and inspired www.smithmatthias.com creativity. — www.modusfurniture.co.uk About PearsonLloyd — PearsonLloyd is an award winning multi-disciplinary design consultancy based in Central London. The studio’s work focuses on design for manufacture and strategic research in the fields of furniture, transport design and the public realm. Work includes the new First Class Seat for Virgin Atlantic Airways and projects for Artemide, Knoll International, Magis and Walter Knoll. PearsonLloyd has won numerous awards throughout Europe for their work and ranked 1st in the design week Top 50 Creative Survey for the Product Design category. In January 2015 two PearsonLloyd products received the German Design Council’s Interior Innovation Award. — www.pearsonlloyd.com For more information about Modus, including high resolution images please contact Neşe Halil [email protected] Please download images at +44 (0)7976 959625 www.modusfurniture.co.uk/press..