Lighting by e15 to debut in Milan

Milan 2014: German brand e15 will launch a collection of floor, table, pendant and wall lamps at this year’s Salone Internazionale del Mobile, including lights made from copper discs and X-shaped extruded aluminium (+ slideshow).

Lighting by e15 launching in Milan
North pendant light

Six designers have created five families of lights for the e15 collection.

Lighting by e15 launching in Milan
North pendant light and North floor light

Hamburg-based Eva Marguerre and Marcel Besau have created North, a collection of lights each made from two circular brushed copper or powder coated steel discs, joined at just one point on their circumference.

Lighting by e15 launching in Milan
North pendant light

The lights reflect abstract geometrical forms or phases of the moon depending on which angle they are viewed from and are available as pendant lights, wall lights and floor lights. The powder-coated steel versions come in white and yellow.

Lighting by e15 launching in Milan
North pendant light

Palo by Michael Raasch is a horizontal disc-shaped light diffuser that slides onto a slim vertical stand, enabling its height to be set as desired.

Lighting by e15 launching in Milan
North wall light

Palo is made from steel and powder-coated aluminium in white or black, and comes with an optional marble base in white Carrara or black Marquina marble. It is available as a floor or table light.

Lighting by e15 launching in Milan
North pendant light and North floor light

Also by Michael Raash, Span is a horizontal, x-shaped pendant suspended from either end. It’s made from extruded aluminium in sections of up to 3000mm and can be used for uplighting or downlighting, making it suitable for working or dining. White and black finishes are available.

Lighting by e15 launching in Milan
North floor light

The collection also features new floor, table and wall versions of Mark Holmes’ Seam Light Series, as well as the Colour lamp designed by Daniel Rybakken and Andreas Engesvik in 2010.

Lighting by e15 launching in Milan
Colour floor light

The e15 lighting collection will be launched on Tuesday at Salone Internazionale del Mobile, Hall 16 Stand E53, alongside furniture by German designer Jörg Schellmann and accessories by Philipp Mainzer, Mark Braun and Jan Philip Holler.

Lighting by e15 launching in Milan
Span pendant light and Colour floor light

The products will also be exhibited at the e15 showroom, Via Tortona 31, from 8 to 13 April.

Here’re some more information from e15:


e15 Lighting

In Milan e15 celebrates the debut of e15 lighting, a progressive lighting collection of strikingly simple lights consistent with the brand’s artistic point of view. Consisting of five distinct lighting families, the lights bridge between residential and contract applications featuring enduring design with innovative quality construction, energy efficient LED technology and sufficient light output.

Lighting by e15 launching in Milan
Span pendant light

E15 also showcases three unique products by German designer Jörg Schellmann and a collection of elegant and functional accessories with character for dining and living in premium materials.

Lighting by e15 launching in Milan
Palo floor light

After its premiere at Cologne, the e15 accessory collection will be presented internationally for the first time, featuring enduring design in combination with high grade materials and innovative, handcraft production methods.

Lighting by e15 launching in Milan
Span pendant light

With diverse lighting requirements in mind, a range of floor, table, pendant and wall lights in pure materials and colours elegantly define a comprehensive collection featuring e15 lighting. Five lighting families designed by internationally renowned designers Daniel Rybakken and Andreas Engesvik, Mark Holmes, Eva Marguerre and Marcel Besau as well as Michael Raasch reflect e15’s brand ethos of high grade materials paired with extraordinary craftsmanship.

Lighting by e15 launching in Milan
Span pendant light

Emitting beautiful atmospheric light NORTH is an expressive floor, table, pendant and wall light with distinct underlying simplicity, designed by Hamburg-based design duo Eva Marguerre and Marcel Besau. Minimalism, theatricality and architecture illustrate the essence of COLOUR by Norwegian designers Daniel Rybakken and Andreas Engesvik. In its refined simplicity free of conventional aesthetics, the light COLOUR expands the field of sculpture and light.

Lighting by e15 launching in Milan
North wall light and North pendant light

With sculptural structure and accurate folds the SEAM light series by Mark Holmes follows the principle of reduced components and focuses on the element of light itself. SEAM is made of firmly bonded, folded sheet aluminium, available as a floor, table and wall light. By German designer Michael Raasch, the light PALO elegantly offers smart solutions for floor, table or bed side reading. The slim light diffuser in cylindrical form simply slides onto the linear stand. The visible cord lends a casual and dynamic edge to the precise form of PALO while accommodating individual positioning for down lighting at desired points. An optional marble foot adds a luxurious touch.

Lighting by e15 launching in Milan
Palo table light

Simplicity is the allure and strength of the SPAN pendant light, also designed by Michael Raasch. Balanced from two suspension points, the unique X-shaped extruded aluminium section is made exclusively for e15 and incorporates a diffuser. SPAN radiates plentiful light suitable for dining or working environments.

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Palo floor light

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Office extension with a faceted copper roof by Emrys Architects

A faceted roof made from a shimmering copper-bronze alloy covers this extension by British firm Emrys Architects to a pair of Georgian townhouses in London (+ slideshow).

Great James Street Office extension with a faceted copper roof by Emrys Architects

Emrys Architects was asked by property management firm GMS Estates to modernise and extend its offices, which occupy two former residential properties on Great James Street in Bloomsbury.

Great James Street Office extension with a faceted copper roof by Emrys Architects

The architects installed a new two-storey structure at the rear of the buildings to create additional rooms and improve connections between existing workspaces.

Great James Street by Emrys Architects

“The client wished to break out from the confined spaces of the Georgian terrace to allow easier communication between each other whilst retaining some delineation between departments,” explained the architects.

Great James Street Office extension with a faceted copper roof by Emrys Architects

“Our solution was to retain and enhance the grandeur of the terrace and to introduce an entirely new structure in the tight land-locked space to the rear to create a dramatic transition from old to the new,” they added.

Great James Street Office extension with a faceted copper roof by Emrys Architects

The triangular sections of the metal roof angle up and down to create varying ceiling heights inside the new structure, lining up with different parts of the old brick buildings.

Great James Street Office extension with a faceted copper roof by Emrys Architects

“We took the existing heights of key points around the perimeter and used this for inspiration for an unusual triangulated roof form,” said the architects.

Great James Street Office extension with a faceted copper roof by Emrys Architects

Inside, recessed lighting highlights the edges of each plane, while triangular skylights bring daylight into the space from the corners.

Great James Street Office extension with a faceted copper roof by Emrys Architects

A cantilevered wooden staircase leads down to the lower level, where wooden ceiling joists have been left exposed.

Great James Street Office extension with a faceted copper roof by Emrys Architects

A meeting room is contained at the centre of this floor and occupies an old barrel-vaulted brick structure that was formerly used as a vault.

Great James Street Office extension with a faceted copper roof by Emrys Architects

Glass doors help to bring in extra daylight and lead out to small courtyards, plus both levels feature oak parquet flooring.

Great James Street Office extension with a faceted copper roof by Emrys Architects

Photography is by Alan Williams.

Here’s a project description from Emrys Architects:


Great James Street

Two Grade II* listed Georgian properties that have been the head offices of GMS Estates for generations have been redeveloped for the 21st Century. A melee of unconnected post-war extensions and dank lower ground spaces has been replaced with two storeys of striking contemporary work space.

Great James Street Office extension with a faceted copper roof by Emrys Architects

Background

32-33 Great James Street comprises two five storey terraced townhouses built between 1720 and 1724. The terrace is one of the few remaining intact Georgian streets in London, close to Grays Inn in Bloomsbury. The properties suffered bomb and fire damage during the Second World War and were patched-up shortly after with a series of rear extensions. This annex contained poor office accommodation and some areas were in such bad condition that they were only suitable for storage.

Great James Street Office extension with a faceted copper roof by Emrys Architects

GMS Estates are landowners and landlords who own many properties in Central London and take pride in keeping them to a high standard. Having recently completed several refurbishments of residences and offices for the rental market, they realised that their own accommodation was hampering their productivity and staff well-being.

Great James Street Office extension with a faceted copper roof by Emrys Architects

The boardroom at 32 Great James Street was spectacular with original oak panelling and portraits of previous company chairmen, accessed from an oak panelled staircase. However, other areas of the building were jammed with staff in various rooms on different levels. Internal communication involved moving up and down the stairs, opening fire doors and bumping into tired office furniture and trailing wires. The team felt disconnected from each other. Many rooms lacked adequate natural light and felt oppressive. Some of the post-war extensions were damp and warren-like. Furthermore, the organisation was growing and could not easily be contained within the existing structure.

Great James Street Office extension with a faceted copper roof by Emrys Architects

The GMS brief to Emrys Architects was to identify ways of better utilising the property within the constraints of the existing listed buildings and their outbuildings. They required Great James Street to be a flagship headquarters and although steeped in tradition, GMS happily embrace contemporary architecture.

Great James Street Office extension with a faceted copper roof by Emrys Architects

Interiors

The client wished to break out from the confined spaces of the Georgian terrace to allow easier communication between each other whilst retaining some delineation between departments.

Our solution was to retain and enhance the grandeur of the listed terrace and to introduce an entirely new structure in the tight land-locked space to the rear to create a dramatic transition from old to the new.

Following an audit of the existing outbuildings, it was agreed with the local authority to retain some elements. The most notable feature was the existing silver vault, a brick barrel-arched structure that included a heavy steel door. Whilst this was not ideally located, it was used as the starting point for the space plan of the lower floors and became an unconventional meeting room.

Great James Street Office extension with a faceted copper roof by Emrys Architects
Lower ground floor plan – click for larger image

The new structure is on two levels and is accessible from the Georgian terrace at both lower ground and ground floors.

The work spaces have been configured to allow departments to occupy clearly demised areas, yet still allow full connectivity between groups. Departments are positioned in areas that have the best natural light and access to the external courtyards. There are no physical divisions between each place.

An asymmetric lofted ceiling sits under the new roof with recessed lighting accentuating the geometric planes. A double height void is cut out at the rear and a cantilevered timber staircase rises through to connect the floors. Use of roof lights and glazed access to courtyard areas has ensured that the building is flooded with light.

Chevron oak parquet floor runs throughout the new offices and timber joists on the lower floor have been left exposed and lime washed.

Great James Street Office extension with a faceted copper roof by Emrys Architects
Upper ground floor plan – click for larger image

Roof Design

Faced with the restriction of the land-locked site, we took the existing heights of key points around the perimeter to the rear of the listed building and used this for inspiration for an unusual triangulated roof form.

In order to maximise the potential of the space and introduce drama, certain elements of the roof shape were pulled upward increasing the internal floor-to-ceiling heights. The contemporary folded roof form is complemented by the use of a copper bronze alloy in a flush rain screen arrangement, the patina selected to harmonise with the existing townhouse.

The walls adjacent to the light wells are fully glazed and additional windows and roof lights added to maximise light penetration into the plan.

Great James Street Office extension with a faceted copper roof by Emrys Architects
First floor and roof plan – click for larger image

Structural Design

The structure is made up of a series of folded triangular plates that are self-supporting when all panels are in place. These are retained by a continuous light-weight steel ring beam that ties all the panels together and prevents them from sliding away. Triangular roof lights are placed outside this ring beam and allow light to penetrate down to the lower ground floor.

Great James Street Office extension with a faceted copper roof by Emrys Architects
Long section

Outcome

“Emrys Architects have taken unusable areas and created stunning new offices that have transformed our working day.” – Tom Gibbon, Managing Director, GMS Estates

Great James Street Office extension with a faceted copper roof by Emrys Architects
Cross section

Architects: Emrys Architects
Location: Bloomsbury, London WC1
Type Of Project: Refurbishment and Extension
Structural Engineers: Elliott Wood Partnership
Project Architect: Gwilym Jones
Design Team: Glyn Emrys, Matt Blackden, Nuno Meira, Gwilym Jones
Client: GMS Estates
Funding: Private
Tender date: December 2012
Start on site date: 4th March 2013
Contract duration: 36 Weeks
Gross internal floor area: 440sqm – 4,734sqft
Form of contract and/or procurement: Traditional /JCT Standard Form of Building Contract
Total cost: £1m

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London Design Festival 2013: Hunting & Narud: The design duo draws from their native Norway to create functional but wondrously sculptural mirrors

London Design Festival 2013: Hunting & Narud


by LinYee Yuan Rough quarry granite, matte steel and a highly polished copper mirror are the elements that make up one of the most visible design objects at this year’s London Design Festival. The sculptural Copper…

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State archive of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Bavaria by GMP Architekten

Copper walls will gradually change colour from dark grey to rich brown on the exterior of this church archive in Nuremberg, Germany, by Hamburg office GMP Architekten (+ slideshow).

State archive of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Bavaria by GMP Architekten

The seven-storey structure houses the archive of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Bavaria and is located close to the main church building on the site of a former factory.

State archive of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Bavaria by GMP Architekten

GMP Architekten designed a pinkish sandstone plinth for the base of the building. This allows it to nestle against the side of a hill, as well as to fit in with its neighbours.

“Seen from across the garden, the new archive appears as a continuation and extension of the Theological Seminary,” said the architects.

State archive of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Bavaria by GMP Architekten

A glazed ground floor is sandwiched between this plinth and the copper-clad upper floors, which comprise two overlapping box-like volumes.

State archive of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Bavaria by GMP Architekten

The oxidising copper panels are arranged vertically and interspersed between narrow metal stripes. Alternate panels extend down over windows, creating the appearance of columns.

“The natural metal surface will undergo various oxidation stages and colour changes until it finally develops a velvety, brownish appearance,” added the architects.

State archive of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Bavaria by GMP Architekten

With 21 miles of shelving, the new facility doubles the storage of the church’s previous archive and provides an additional restoration workshop.

State archive of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Bavaria by GMP Architekten

A reading room for visitors is located on the entrance floor and leads out onto a large terrace with views of the nearby Wöhrder lake.

State archive of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Bavaria by GMP Architekten

GMP Architekten is best known for designing a series of stadiums, including three for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and three for the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai. See more architecture by GMP Architekten »

Other archive facilities featured on Dezeen include a concrete and steel bunker for the British Film Institute and a Corten steel-clad archive for the city of Essen, Germany. See more archives »

State archive of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Bavaria by GMP Architekten
Entrance floor plan – click for larger image and key

Photography is by Heiner Leiska.

Read on for a project description from GMP Architekten:


State archive of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Bavaria

Today, the Evangelical Lutheran State Church of Bavaria is inaugurating its new archive in Nuremberg with a special ceremony. The new building, which was designed by architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp), took three years to build and is located on a former factory site in the direct vicinity of the existing main building. With 34 kilometres of shelving, the State Church archive now has more than twice the storage space compared to previously and, in addition, accommodates a restoration workshop and enough space for visitor rooms. In the “Memory of Evangelical Bavaria”, the Church is archiving – amongst many other original documents – letters by Martin Luther and documents by popes and emperors, as well as numerous historically important books and paintings. The State Church archive has been designed to include passive air conditioning of the archives.

State archive of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Bavaria by GMP Architekten
Long section one – click for larger image

The new building consists of two intersecting solid cubes which seem to float above a transparent receding ground floor. The structure rises from a basement floor about one metre high along the road, which develops into full storey height along the downward slope towards the south, including a large terrace which offers views of the Wöhrder See lake. The ensemble consists of a solitary building sculpture with main facades on all sides. It thereby confines the adjacent Zeissstrasse on the one side, and the garden of the Theological Seminary to the east on the other side. Seen from across the garden, the new archive appears as a continuation and extension of the Theological Seminary. The plinth of the reinforced steel structure is clad with reddish sandstone which forms a continuation of the existing sandstone wall and anchors the building in the landscape context. The external walls of the archive are finished in a shiny copper facade with a subtle vertical structure. The natural metal surface will undergo various oxidation stages and colour changes until it finally develops a velvety, brownish appearance.

State archive of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Bavaria by GMP Architekten
Cross section one – click for larger image

Visitors enter the public areas of the archive via Veilhofstrasse. From there they also reach the lecture hall, which can also be used for exhibitions. This hall faces the corner of Veilhof-/Zeissstrasse in a manner that welcomes the public. The reading room faces both east and west and is located on the quiet garden side. The offices are located above, on two levels surrounding the archive areas, and provide easy access for members of staff to the repository. The repository areas themselves occupy four floors above the ground floor, as well as the two lower ground floors. Since the first lower ground floor extends out on the slope towards the south, access is available from Zeissstrasse to the workshop and functional rooms.

State archive of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Bavaria by GMP Architekten
Long section two – click for larger image

Design: Meinhard von Gerkan and Nikolaus Goetze
Associated Partner: Dirk Heller
Project Leader: Karen Schroeder
Design Team: Christoph Berle, Katharina Traupe, Monika Braig
Implementation Team: Christoph Berle, Miriam Bamberg, Judith Saile, Alexander Schnieber, Sui Jinying
GFA: 9,327 square metres
Client: Evangelical Lutheran Church of Bavaria

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Copper Mirror Series by Hunting & Narud

Norwegian design firm Hunting & Narud is exhibiting a range of large pivoting copper mirrors with stone bases in London during the London Design Festival, which starts on Saturday (+ slideshow).

Copper Mirror Series by Hunting & Narud

The Copper Mirrors Series by London based design duo Amy Hunting and Oscar Narud of Hunting & Narud consists of a range of polished circular copper discs that are attached to mild steel frames.

Copper Mirror Series by Hunting & Narud

The pivoting mirrors can be spun 180 degrees and each mirror has a large grey stone positioned at the base.

Hunting and Narud have said that the mirrors were “inspired by the visual language and movement of the different elements of the solar system.”

Copper Mirror Series by Hunting & Narud

The mirrors were originally conceived for Fashion Scandinavia at Somerset House earlier this year, during London Fashion Week 2013. They are on display at Gallery Libby Sellers in London until 5 October 2013 and feature as a pre-cursor to London Design Festival 2013, which is open from 14 to 22 September.

Copper Mirror Series by Hunting & Narud

Other mirrors featured on Dezeen recently include two-way mirrors that reflect vinyl stripes covering the walls of an art gallery and a huge mirror installation where people appear to be scaling the walls of a London townhouse.

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Copper Mirror Series by Hunting & Narud

Photographs are by Gideon Hart, courtesy of Gallery Libby Sellers.

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Stand Alone Mirrors at NYC Design Week: Five designers free the mirror from its wall-mounted constraints

Stand Alone Mirrors at NYC Design Week


The idea of round hanging mirrors with thick leather straps may have blossomed with modernist designer Jacques Adnet’s “Circulaire” mirror—the result of a partnership with Hermés in the 1950s—but over the past two years we’ve seen it bloom even further, becoming both a…

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Absolut Elyx: Sweden’s new premier export embodies the legendary vodka brand’s extensive heritage and progressive attitude

Absolut Elyx


Over the past decade, Absolut became more synonymous with college parties and dance club bottle service than with its artistically-inclined, sustainably-minded Swedish roots. This shift in reputation is undoubtedly a…

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Copper Shines at NYC Design Week: Six designers call upon copper as the material of choice for a range of industrial designs

Copper Shines at NYC Design Week


The use of copper in functional industrial design has been on the rise for some time now, especially since seeing it all over London Design Festival last September. We spotted six new products during this year’s NYC Design Week that prove even more designers are embracing the multifaceted,…

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Prohibition Kit by Francesco Morackini

This liquor-distilling kit by Vienna designer Francesco Morackini breaks down into four perfectly innocent household objects.

Prohibition Kit by Francesco Morackini

The Prohibition Kit comprises a fully-functioning cooking pot, fondue stove, fruit bowl and watering can that can be combined to brew alcohol at home.

Prohibition Kit by Francesco Morackini

“Producing schnapps, liquor or alcohol is very restricted by the law in most countries,” says Morackini. “The separated elements are legal but put together the objects become illegal. I wanted to explore the limit of legislation.”

Prohibition Kit by Francesco Morackini

The set is primarily made of copper. “This material has always been used for the construction of stills since ancient times,” explains the designer.

Prohibition Kit by Francesco Morackini

“With the evolution of time and technologies, new materials have been introduced such as stainless steel, but old Europe will by no means exchange their copper stills.”

Prohibition Kit by Francesco Morackini

His design won first prize in the professional category of the Copper and the Home 2012 contest organised by the Italian Copper Institute.

Prohibition Kit by Francesco Morackini

Francesco Morackini studied industrial design and management then worked in Brazil, the United States and France before establishing his studio in Vienna.

Prohibition Kit by Francesco Morackini

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London Design Festival 2012: The Copper Impression

The metal reigns at LDF

London Design Festival 2012: The Copper Impression

The use of ultra-versatile copper is on the rise, whether inspired by the 204 copper petals forming this year’s Olympic torch by Thomas Heatherwick, the promise of the metal’s unique patina upon years of use or its ever-increasing street value. The reason for copper’s distinct resurgence is undoubtedly as…

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