Wednesday, 29 February 2012

Marina Chic - All the Italian without the Price...



Marina Chic reveals itself in a new up-to-date look beginning with white and expressing itself fully in colour. It enriches lines by making use of the flashy gloss and the rigour of matt surfaces, together with new elegant or integrated handles. Marina Chic suggests innovative functional solutions that are both practical and elegant. Moreover it is a more economical choice from Febal as well as space-saving.


Designed by architect Alfredo Zengiaro, the Marina Chic model is versatile and has a wide range of functional and stylish elements interpreted by contemporary easy living styles. The new pull-out family dining table meets the demands to save on space or to incorporate the fixed table with a divider panel to help create free and fluid spaces. There are two new handles available; the first is in polished chrome and wavy in shape, the second is perfectly embedded within the door panel.


The Marina Chic kitchen is made up of unique finishes which include melamine surfaces to gloss laminates, mat-gloss laminates and including glass doors. The kitchen model is made for easy living where it furnishes large spaces, but is also suitable for more limited areas. The Chic secret lies in taking advantage of the full potential of a modular system. 

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Wednesday, 8 February 2012

Art Meets Furniture


Colombostile was founded in 1886 in Meda, in the heart of Brianza, where the wood and furniture industry was already known and appreciated, from Europe to the United States The Company was structured in 1973 becoming a leading company in the furniture-furnishing sector. Colombostile still maintains the best know-how of artistic craftsmanship from the Renaissance and is able to combine manual skills with the most sophisticated manufacturing and production techniques of industrial kind.

Classic
A milestones of the design history is revived with the same materials and the same manufacturing process that has delivered throughout history: Louis XV, Louis XVI, Empire Style, but also Sheraton, Regency, the seventeenth century, arriving to Biedermeier and each ornate piece owned . The historical reinterpretation of the great styles through history, becomes the basis for building important collections close to today’s feelings and ideas. 


Eclectic
Furniture distinguished by the most accurate furnishings, the most precious materials and the most exclusive fabrics. An unmistakable style, different to all the others, that is by now the true definition of "the made in Italy excellence" of the world. Any combination is allowed and every experiment is studied, revised, reinvented, until it becomes the purest of styles. The totally contemporary items are created, inspired by traditional techniques and use of materials, of which Colombostile is a proud 


Contemporary
The contemporary collection suggests a language, a new song, in which, at times, we hear an echo of old tunes. New harmonies create images in total freedom, assuming dynamic and current forms. The contemporary design of Colombostile, leavesimages of a unique atmosphere  with minimal  suggestions, with juxtaposition of  vitality, tactile and visual sensations, that play on feelings of light and dark.


Are you Classic, Eclectic or Contemporary? Three creative poles are outlined, between innovation and tradition, that characterize Colombostile’s production. The Classic Collections, perfect editions of period furniture, and the Eclectic Collections, extreme luxury with unbridled imagination. The third area of creation is currently under development: the Contemporary Collection: the contemporary design seen by Colombostile, has the Elit's collection as the first example. The deep knowledge of every material allows the combination of the most precious woods with steel, plexiglass with Venetian stucco, glass with lost-wax bronze casting, also using gold, silver and hard stones.



Monday, 12 December 2011

Poltrona Frau + UNICEF


Poltrona Frau + UNICEF

3 Armchairs, 1 Gesture for 1 Mission. Zero is possible.

3 special armchairs produced as a limited, numbered edition. 1 mission, to zero infant mortality worldwide. 1 special gesture, like the Archibald 2011 Special Edition Armchairs, 1 concrete aid to UNICEF for the development of the Believe in Zero project, Zero is possible. 


Archibald 2011 Special Edition. Elegance and Perfection between the sky and the ground.

3 armchairs, 3 colours, 3 upholsteries exalting in the capacity of Poltrona Frau know- how. Nuances expressing a love for the natural material and sought- after detail. The totally white leather armchair is both exquisite and poetic like the white snowflake. For the high armchair with leather and velvet pouf the materials are deep and immense as the blue of the clam sea. As for the ram leather armchair it depicts the warmth and honesty of the land that has just been sown.
The enveloping design is exalted by the free play of softness created by the upholstery over the entire interior of the backrest, making it pleasantly undulating and welcoming. Artisan mastery and precious contrast stitching give a note of refined elegance. Every detail of the construction has been executed with care and attention to ensure a generous, comfortable seating experience. The backrest and seat frame is in steel with polyurethane foam padding, moulded, with polyester wadding in the zones where more comfort is needed. Suspension is provided by elastic strips. The base is made up of four cast aluminium feet with a tubular steel frame in a gunmetal grey and white lacquered finish.




3 Programs. 1 Mission. Zero is possible.

Believe in Zero. We want Zero. Every day we can potentially offer 22 000 children a better life. It is about helping children living in areas of poverty that are left behind in the race of life. Mosquito nets especially treated to keep insects away, vaccination doses against polio, measles and tetanus and anti- parasite treatments to protect the children from intestine diseases can save precious lives. Zero is possible. Each Archibald 2011 Special Edition armchair is associated with one of these 3 types of interventions.

Each example of the Archibald Special Edition is unique and unrepeatable, marked by a gunmetal plate, customized with the name of the model and the sequential number, further stressing the exclusive nature of this exceptional item of furniture, designed specifically for those who see furnishing choices as a value to be handed down over time and for those who, by making an aware purchase wish to help the lives of others. 




All Poltrona Frau Furniture available in South Africa, exclusively from EuroCasa - 

Johannesburg:
(011) 684 2221
Shop HO1A, Whiteley Street, Melrose Arch.

Cape Town:
(021 421 8161
Shop DO9, Dixon Street, Cape Quarter.


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Monday, 5 December 2011

Bimax


BIMAX

Bimax represents an experience of life as well as contributing towards the trend of a pleasant home. Bimax achieves this by giving a variety of proposals in order to gather all environments and pull them together with a simple and elegant mood capable of being sober and transversal. Bimax does not impose a style but rather allows the individual the possibility of venturing in his desires and renders them visible. 


Bimax – The Green Soul Environment


Bimax introduces the world to Biorovere. Bimax has taken the art of cabinet- making to a new level where they have taken the deep grain, the reassuring tones of real wood, the spirit and heart of oak wood and left the earth with its beauty.

Bimax has also adjusted the way in which they produce their lacquered products. Hydroline is an advanced technological system which uses water solvents in the lacquering process, this way reducing the environmental impact in a remarkable way. This ensures great benefits to the entire production of the range. The Hydroline technology guarantees results of high performance on the quality of the lacquering, both mat and gloss. Bimax does not only allow for the Green Footprint but high quality finishes as well. The lacquering process foresees a coating of high gloss lacquer subsequently buffed thus rendering the surface perfectly smooth. This process requires more time, effort, advanced technologies and skilled labour but produces a product no other can offer. The result is a smooth surface, free of impurities and resistant to aging phenomenons and yellowing of the lacquer.  


Bimax offers a wide variety of colour options. The factory has allowed you to truly have the environment you are looking for. With the blends of fabrics, materials, colours and finishes Bimax is the representation of colour coordination. Creating original chromatic combinations, which attribute to a scenic effect to furniture and the home through the use of light and colour. In the “NIKI” range offered by Bimax there are four new Perlage Lacquered colours with a crystallized effect, differentiating Bimax once again from the competition. Living spaces have become areas allowing freedom of expression. The combinations of book shelves and modular elements give these spaces the character they need. 


Please visit EuroCasa at either Melrose Arch in Johannesburg (011 684 2221) or Design Quarter in Cape Town (021 421 8161).





  

Friday, 11 November 2011

The Wall Of Art


The TU23 has been designed to feature in kitchens to compliment a simple layout with an island that stands out and becomes the focal point. Kitchens have become efficient, beautiful, clutter-free spaces which offer an inviting place for the entire family to meet, relax, work and entertain. Island kitchens are one of the most popular kitchen layouts, providing a practical and functional layout, especially when teamed with a bank of tall units with built in ovens / multi-functional ovens, tall fridges and freezers. When designed with all areas of preparation, washing and hob cooking in front of you, islands are easy to work around and also provide a very sociable way of cooking. Islands also work well in multi-functional living spaces, where there may be a combined living/dining room.


It was once believed that there must be a flow between the sink, oven, and refrigerator to create the kitchen triangle. This was suggested as the best kitchen layout for ease of cooking and working. While this may still be the general idea behind kitchen design, it has taken a more exact approach as homeowners seek better ways to create flow in the space. To create this “flow” most new kitchens are being designed to have large work areas suited to each need. Most modern kitchens are open and airy. They tend to flow naturally into other rooms, especially into a family room. There’s often no hard break between where one room ends and the other begins. Walls have been replaced with islands and tall storage units echo the scheme of the island in the background as a feature wall complimenting the island. The simple geometry of the TU23 hides all the inner workings of the kitchen, creating a clean, open environment.

The new trend is for the island to be in a different material to the tall units that are often in a natural or neutral tone. This enables the island to make more of a statement while the tall units blend in with furniture and colours elsewhere in the room. The kitchen forms an open plan view of smooth, uncluttered, uninterrupted surfaces, a kitchen that is functional yet minimalistic with tall units that frames the island. The TU23 brings an element of sophistication and elegance, like a piece of art against a wall complimenting the rest of the room.



Friday, 7 October 2011

EuroCasa launches “Febal Light” ... Find out the importance of Choice


EuroCasa is a spokesperson throughout South Africa for the values associated with the design and production of Italian-made goods. With the current economic situation, EuroCasa introduces a range which offers an alternative to the existing expected costs on the market.

For EuroCasa, the purpose of this new range is to make the quality of our Italian products more accessible.  Architects and Designers are using this opportunity to deliver quality kitchens to their Clients.

Febal Light is the latest release by Febal which is one of the most famous brands in Italy and around the world, renowned for the design of its kitchens, for the quality of its products, technological research and after-sales service.

By choosing from the
Febal Light
options, one can opt for quality at very reasonable prices.  A range designed by optimising production processes has enabled the creation of four models which are sophisticated, modern, built to last, and very affordable.  







Today, our furniture and kitchens are used by architects and designers like Jean Nouvel, Norman Foster and Richard Meier throughout the world in over 20 countries.
From luxury villas by Stefan Antoni, see apartments by Dennis Fabian and exclusive homes by Nico Van Der Meulen around South Africa and across Africa.