DESIGN NAME: Eikon Exe
PRIMARY FUNCTION: Wiring Devices
INSPIRATION: Eikon Exé is a new design line, targeted to architects and interior designers, interested in an essential style, but willing to personalize their choice through a wide range of prestigious finishes. The platform is characterized by a modular system that gives flexibility of combining multiple functions in an easy and modular way. The same design is available for different international standards.
UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Eikon Exé design has an essential and minimalist shape. It is available in 27 different finishing, in different material like: glossy and brushed metals, glasses, mirrors, wood, leather and marbled stoneware. Eikon Exè offers a complete range of functions, from traditional device to home and building automation, available with different requirements for the use of energy of various nations.
OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: Eikon Exè is a wiring device system characterized by a modular system that gives flexibility of combining multiple functions in an easy and modular way.
The same design is available for different international standards. Architects working for different international projects can always refer to Eikon platform, without the pain of changing product when they change country.
PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: The project started in June 2017 and finished in December 2018
FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Lighting Products and Fixtures Design
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PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: Various mechanical technologies, in particular water jet for glass and mirror, pantographing and varnishing for wood, waterjet cutting for stoneware, leathers and zamak die-casting with dedicated surface treatments.
Materials include glossy and brushed metals, glasses, mirrors, natural woods, high quality leathers and marbled stonewares.
SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: 122 mm x 7 mm x 90 mm
TAGS: Wiring devices, minimal, material, essence, versatility, tailor made
RESEARCH ABSTRACT: An in-depht design study allowed us to find a complete range of finishing, from the cold one to a various choice of warm one. Materials are different: 27 different finishing, divided in 9 family. The shape of the plate is extremely minimal and essential.
CHALLENGE: The creative challenge was to find different materials to make plates for an exclusive range; high mechanical works are used to work metals, woods, glasses, mirrors, marble stonewares and leathers.
ADDED DATE: 2019-03-06 15:34:45
TEAM MEMBERS (1) : Designer: Matteo Thun & Partners - Matteo Thun & Antonio Rodriguez
IMAGE CREDITS: Vimar Spa
PATENTS/COPYRIGHTS: Patent n. 003838531 of 03 April 2017
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