DESIGN ICON
An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about DESIGN ICON
Project • By PEDDLE THORP NADIG ARCHITECTURE DESIGN WORKS • Offices
ICON
Located in central business district of Bengaluru city, Icon was envisioned to be a landmark building at the heart of the city which would grab one’s attention immediately. The site is tucked in between commercial and residential buildings on either sides and faces a busy road towards the south. The site area is approximately 19,200 Sft and the built-up area around 60,000 Sft.
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The brief from the client who is a renowned developer was to create a unique building that would strictly adhere to the local byelaws and be climate responsive in order to have maximum building performance for the end user.
Durjoy Chowdhury
Since the building has a south facing façade, we introduced lightweight vertical aluminum... More
Product • By Focus • Gyrofocus
Gyrofocus
This seminal design, created in 1968, was the first suspended, 360° pivoting model. Its easy maintenance and simple installation have all contributed to make the Gyrofocus the signature model and symbol of Focus.
This international classic has been voted “world’s most beautiful object” at the 2009 Pulchra Design Awards, against over 100 prestigious competitors.
It has been exhibited in the Bordeaux Contemporary Art Museum (1996) , in the National Centre of Contem- porary Art in Grenoble (1997) and in New York’s Guggenheim Museum (1998). More
Product • By B-LINE S.r.l. • MULTICHAIR
MULTICHAIR
Chair or armchair for conversing or relaxing in, Multichair is a convertible system based on the different combinations of two elements, which can also be used singularly.
The cushions have a steel structure covered with polyurethane foam padding and stretch fabric upholstery, while the various arrangements are created by fastening the leather belts and chromium-plated satin-finished steel buckles together in different positions.
Part of the MoMA and New York Metropolitan Museum of Art permanent collections.
New 2022 LIMITED EDITION in Sprinkles Febrik by Kvadrat. More
Product • By B-LINE S.r.l. • BOBY
BOBY
Boby is a trolley storage unit which has made its mark on history, mainly due to its outstanding versatility. Designed to guarantee simple vertically modular solutions, it provides customised storage capacity.
The structure and drawers are made from injection-moulded ABS plastic, while the casters are made of polypropylene.
Awarded first prize at SMAU in 1971.
Part of permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York and “Triennale” in Milan.
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