Forrest Bench by Giuliano Ricciardi |
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| DESIGN NAME: Forrest PRIMARY FUNCTION: Bench INSPIRATION: Thinking of a bench, the first picture that comes to mind is probably the “Forrest Gump” movie. The main character, sitting on a bench, deeply describes his life to the different people who exchange seats, while they wait for their buses passing. Bench is a meeting place, it’s a place of exchange, expectation, conversation, meditation and confidence; is not only a place for rest, is a means that brings travellers together, no matter if they know each other. UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Forrest bench is a monolith which bases its elegance to the minimal shape and to its projecting structure covered with porcelain stoneware that embellishes the surfaces. Thanks to these elements, it's possible to perfectly emulate any stone, wooden or metal material while maintaining the technical advantages (durability, lightness, resistance, etc.) that such materials usually do not provide. The structure is completed by the lightened corten support made almost evanescent by plasma cutted pattern. OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: The bearing structure of Forrest consists of a mdf box which could be accessed through a door on the side for storing functions like mats, books, etc. The corten support element has a pure static and decorative function. The associated texture with corten and the specific stoneware crafting and finishing, allow for a better bench definition and adaptation to any stylistic and environmental context. The strip led below has a soft light touch function both for indoor and outdoor settings. PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: The project started and ended in September 2019 in Taranto. It obtained the first prize in the "Design With Gres" contest organized by SpazioBianko with Arch. Bernardo D'Ippolito, CEO of KinoWorkshop srl, as jury president and was prototyped to be exhibited at the award ceremony during the Gres & Dress event FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Furniture Design |
PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: Plasma cutting for Corten, waterjet cutting for Gres SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: 2400 mm x 800 mm x 400 mm TAGS: bench, gres, corten, led, laser cutting, waterjet, marble, luxury, seat RESEARCH ABSTRACT: Market research analysis showed that the bench has always perceived as a poor and vaguely crude looks object. It is often made by low quality and easy to find materials. These conditions, reduce elegance and value of a useful object that could enrich an urban landscape, a park, or a museum or residential space. Forrest is the answer to the current need of living in a refined design setting while respecting the sustainable consumption of natural raw materials. CHALLENGE: The main challenge was to provide lightness to a heavy-looking monolith, by replacing marble with other materials, like the mdf for the support and the porcelain stoneware for coating. These materials, when appropriately cut, would keep the texture continuity and allow to create a storage space. The secondary challenge was to give emphasis to the seat with a corten made support, which the aesthetic and structural features would make the bench complete. ADDED DATE: 2022-02-28 20:02:04 TEAM MEMBERS (1) : IMAGE CREDITS: #1 Designer Giuliano Ricciardi, Forrest 01, 2019 #2 Designer Giuliano Ricciardi, Forrest 02, 2019 #3 Designer Giuliano Ricciardi, Forrest 03, 2019 #4 Designer Giuliano Ricciardi, Forrest 04, 2019 #5 Designer Giuliano Ricciardi, Forrest 05, 2019 |
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NAME: d-Lab studio PROFILE: d-Lab studio is a design studio based in Taranto (Italy), founded by Giuliano Ricciardi, senior designer. It was born as a container of ideas and professionalism, a place where designing means believing in one's own ideas, being open to confrontation, having an open mind, thinking outside the box, hazard going beyond everything that is approved. Only with this openness to the outside is it possible to create a system able to offer a complete range of services ranging from the concept to the creation of the product. Matter, technique and craftsmanship are the basis of the design by d-Lab studio, because the hand of man is an essential ingredient for a realization that makes the difference. |
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Forrest Bench by Giuliano Ricciardi is Winner in Garden and Outdoor Furniture Design Category, 2021 - 2022.· Press Members: Login or Register to request an exclusive interview with Giuliano Ricciardi. · Click here to register inorder to view the profile and other works by Giuliano Ricciardi. |
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