Spectrum preview - Design Review

Architectural Review, The, May, 2003

Spectrum 2003, the annual international furniture and interior design show, takes place between 13 and I 6 May in the Commonwealth Institute on Kensington High Street, London. For the first time, the AR is mounting an evening lecture, which has been generously sponsored by Gensler. John Pawson, the distinguished and internationally renowned architect and interior designer, will be talking about his approach and work at 6 pm on Wednesday 14 May. Pawson's work is well known for its purity and elegance: he has created many houses and domestic interiors as well as shops and showrooms.

As in previous years, the AR will give an Award for Excellence to the best new product in the show. The panel of judges, chaired by AR Managing Editor Catherine Slessor, will include Niall McLaughlin and Clare Wright.

Among this year's exhibitors who all attend by invitation only, new exhibitors include Interstuhl, Inform Furniture, Natural Elements and Donald Brothers. In addition to this, a special exhibition of ColleXion 2003 will feature over 120 latest advances materials from all over the world. Material ColleXion, sponsored by Dupont Antron, is a definitive and fascinating international source of information on new materials and processes with a library of over 1400 materials.

The exhibition will be open from Tuesday 13 May to Thursday 15 May, 11 am-9 pm, and on Friday 16 May 11 am-5 pm Pre-registration can be arranged from now onwards, and the AR Spectrum lecture will be organized on a first come, first served basis Tel: 0870 4294420 www.spectrumexhibition.co.uk Rob Gregory previews this year's selection.

801, 802 THONET

Glen Oliver Low's 560 cantilevered chair, 801, with its minimalist tubular steel frame that has now been developed into a complete range. The new $1195 table by Delphin Design, 802, provides a flexible folding table solution for use in conference, cafeteria or educational environments.

Tel: +49 6451 5080

Fax: +49 6451 501 108

Email: info@thonet.de

www.thonet.de

803 LESCO PRODUCTS

F.A. Porsche's design for the Office Car is a sleek new mobile office storage unit ma e from brushed stainless steel a d anodized aluminium with adjustable shelving and flexible modular compartments.

Tel: +44 (0) 1227 63637

Fax: +44 (0) 1227 762 239

Email: info@lesc co.uk

www.lesco.co.uk

804 BULO

Easyrider, designed by Danny Venlet, is a mobile desk and seat, the injection moulded frame of which is available in a range of five fabric finishes.

Tel: +32 1528 2828

Fax: +32 1528 2829

Email: va@bulo.be

www.bulo.com

805 TRACY HILLIER

Tensile (Orange & Blue) is Tracy Hillier's bold new range of 100 per cent pure wool, hand-tifted rugs and wall hangings.

Fax: +44 (0) 20 7251 2909

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7251 2909

Email: tracyhillier@yahoo.co.uk

www.tracyhillier.co.uk

806 SEDUS STOLL

Matteo Thun's Turtle Club lounge armchairs, which are available in five colours, comprise semi-spherical polypropylene shells raised on four tapering aluminium legs.

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7566 3990

Fax: +44 (0) 20 7566 3999

Email: sedus@sedus.co.uk

www.sedus.com

807 TEKNION

ie is Teknion's groundbreaking new desking and workstation product that creates an architectural framework of internal' and 'external' spaces within the office environment.

Tel: +44 (0) 207 490 2101

Fax: +44 (0) 207 253 6105

Email: sonya.hayden@euteknion.com

www.teknion.com

808, 809 DAUPHIN

Roland Zund's high-tech Zuco Duca, 808, can either be fully upholstered or fitted with a lightweight transparent mesh to provide a dynamic seating solution.

Join me, 809, is an innovative folding table that can be used in three configurations; from slim filing furniture, to a training table with knee screen, or to a modular square table for larger meetings or seminars.

Tel: +44 (0) 207 977 0377

Fax: +44 (0) 207 977 0374

Email: info@dauphin.uk-limited.com

www.dauphin.com

810 INTERSTUHL

X&Y is a new range of folding stacking seminar chairs. With or without armrests. X & Y respectively can be effortlessly stacked in piles of 5 or 12, and come with a full range of row connectors and seat numbering accessories.

Tel: +49 7436 871 375

Fax: +49 7436 871 313

Email: m.welte@interstuhl.de

www.interstuhl.de

811 RONEO

Micama offers creative new sofa solutions. It is a convex-shaped sofa made up from cushioned roll-ups, large enough for three people, or when opened out as a generous chaise-lounge or day bed.

Tel: +44 (0) 8701 600 771

Fax: +44 (0) 8701 600 441

Email: lynnh@roneo.co.uk

www.roneo.co.uk

812 DONALD BROTHERS

CONTRACT by Donald Brothers is a coordinated and innovative collection of contract quality furnishing fabrics including among others, a lustrous wool satin and a lofty milled wool.

Tel: +44 (0) 1382 462007

Fax: +44 (0) 1382 453105

Email: sales@donald-bros.com

813 WILKHAHN

Solis brings a new dimension to dynamic seating with its industrial design. which has been consistently reduced to simple forms and homogenous geometric surfaces.

Tel: +44 (0) 207 324 2900