We were first introduced to Preform Construction at the IDSwest event held at our showroom last week. Alongside architect AA Robins, Preform is breaking the prefabricated home mold; if you are familiar with prefab homes, it is plain to see that this customizable housing system is far from ordinary.
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In 1973 D-Lines first product the Ø 14mm U-Shape handle was manufactured and has since been the defining visual language for the rest of their design.
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For decades they have been producing precisely machined hardware for both home and contract use. Made from stainless steel the collection consists of a range of door handles, pulls, passage sets, hooks, and a variety of other architectural hardware.
Curated and Produced by Trevor Boddy
When: January 16th to March 27, 2010
Where: Woodwards Atrium, West Cordova between Abbott and Cambie Streets
Visit the grand opening of the exhibit on Friday January 15th at 6:00pm and be the first to view.
Recently Kazuyo Sejima (above right) of SANAA Architects was named the director of the 2010 Venice Architecture Biennial, the first women to hold the position.
Together with Ryue Nishizawa (above left) they have recently worked on projects such as (below left to right) the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York, the Kanazawa museum of Contemporary Art, and the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion. Their work is speaks of honesty and is often transparent in some form, nothing to hide but everything to show.
Their homepage http://www.sanaa.co.jp/
Along with Architecture, Kazuyo Sejima has worked with a few manufacturers on some wonderful designs.
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