ROCHE - BOBOIS METEORE DESIGN BY SACHA LAKIC
ROCHE -
BOBOIS METEORE DESIGN BY SACHA LAKIC
Meteore
modular sectional upholstered in Opus leather, corrected grain, pigmented
finish. Seat in cotton batting on HR foam core 35 kg/m3. Back in cotton batting
on foam core 18S. Structure in solid wood, plywood, particle board and metal.
XL elastic straps suspension. Legs in cast aluminium with rough metal finish.
Other dimensions, straight sofas, armchairs and ottomans also available.
Optional deco cushion.
Photo credit:
Michel Gibert
You may visit
Sacha Lakic’s designs for Roche – Bobois Bubble Sofa, Spoutnik Armchair, Roman
Sofa and for Venturi Car America to click below link
http://mymagicalattic.blogspot.com.tr/2015/04/roche-bobois-bubble-sofa-design-by.html
http://mymagicalattic.blogspot.com.tr/2014/08/venturi-america-for-electric-vehicles.html
SACHA LAKIC PHILOSOPHY
Lakic is a rare designer, capable of moving from one design field
to another with both ease and effectiveness. Having designed cars, bikes,
furniture, architecture and everyday objects, both playful and refined,
rational and moving, comfortable and revolutionary, Lakic is playing with
industrial constraints to give to projects timeless modernity.
What characterizes the world of Sacha Lakic, is the extraordinary
sense of movement that animates his creations, they come to life as sleek shapes
with high velocity. Combines beauty, functionality and sensuality, as a master
of movement and speed, he transforms the living environment with new
technological horizons and dreams, inspiring well-being and pure emotion.
Sacha Lakic’s designs are timeless and are destined to become
future classics.
http://www.lakic.com/en/the-studio
SACHA LAKIC
MASTER OF MOTION
“One should always be a little improbable” – Oscar Wilde
Born in Belgrade, Sacha Lakic moved to Paris at a very young age,
and it wasn’t long before he was drawing his first sketches. His father was a
designer for some of Avenue Montaigne’s most famous outlets, and it was in his
father’s workshop that Lakic was first exposed to fluidity, to movement, to the
shapes of the human body beneath fabrics. While his friends were dreaming of
riding mopeds, Lakic, pencil in hand, was sketching the motorcycles and cars of
the future. Driven by an unrelenting passion, he found his way to Peugeot’s
Interior Style offices where he honed his
skills under the tutelage of design artist Paul Bracq.
In 1986 he joined Alain Carré’s studio – at the time the zenith of
the design trade – and at last saw international showrooms displaying his
motorcycles, including the Axis 749, designed by Lakic, made with Yamaha parts
and developed by Lakic’s friends, Thierry and Bertrand from Boxer Bikes in
Toulouse.
The design was a revelation, and the start of a rapid chain of
events. Firstly, Lakic took charge of the integrated design offices of the
Franco-Japanese manufacturer MBK-Yamaha. Upon his arrival, he made his mark on
all of the brand’s products, from concept bikes to mass-produced models, and
from show bikes to futuristic designs, earning recognition from his peers in
the shape of the 1993 Janus design award. It is a huge credit to Lakic that the
futuristic bikes he created alongside British Formula 1 constructor Brabham are
still fresh and don’t look out of place even 20 years on.
Lakic makes optimum use of his discussions with engineers and the
industrial limitations to breathe life into his projects as they constantly
become bolder, more modern, and more high-tech. On the other side of the coin,
however, Lakic ensures that his designs are always evocatively organic and
dynamic.
In 1994 Lakic branched out on his own, creating Sacha Lakic Design
in the centre of Paris, overlooking Montmarte. Once there he launched his first
collaborative efforts, designing scooters and motorbikes with Piaggio and
Bimota, creating the Why Not furniture range with David Lange
and shaping watches and fashion accessories with Jean
Colonna.
Lakic’s work underwent a digital revolution, as he progressed from
the propelling pencil to 3D models, without ever losing the spontaneity of his
sketchbook days. Over the years, he has built up a team of new talent from all
four corners of the world, ranging from product designers to vehicle
specialists to keen architects. Today, his multicultural team and his design
studio in Luxembourg are his most crucial assets, allowing him to read and
understand new trends in how people live.
Since 1996, Lakic has put his talents to work creating a variety of
designs to give shape and substance to the nascent French brand Voxan.
Ever the engineer, Lakic created “Black Magic”, picking up from where the
legendary motorbikes of the 50s and 60s, such as Norton Manx and Vincent had
left off to produce a roadster boasting the finest in motorcycle technology.
Black Magic is a pure, authentic and timeless work, illustrating perfectly the
harmony between bike and rider – a motorbike whose beautiful design hints at
the wonderful thrill of riding it.
Two encounters would define Lakic’s work.
The first was with Roche-Bobois and led to him designing the Onda bed in 1996. What started as a first
try turned out to be first class, and the magic carpet-esque Onda was awarded
the Casaidea prize in Rome.
Lakic formed an instant understanding with the Roche-Bobois teams
and the development meetings were productive and dynamic. These gatherings gave
rise to major collections, such as 2005’s Speed Up and 2007’s Dyna, as well as best-sellers including
the Synopsis sofa and the Speed Up sideboard.
Speed Up brings together strong Mediterranean personality and the
minimalist design that Lakic discovered during his trips to Japan. The
50s-inspired “love spaceship” sofa and even the dinner table with its carbon
leg are based on flow and motion. Still, but brimming with the power of
movement, Speed Up’s statuesque furniture blends modernity, innovation and
elegance, making it not simply a design but a genuine technological achievement.
Lakic’s second important encounter was with Gildo Palanca Pastor,
who arrived in 2000 to buy the sports car brand Venturi with the aim of making
it THE new age car manufacturer, driven by electric power.
This meeting not only led to a genuine friendship between Lakic and
Pastor, but to also to the creation of vehicles that posed serious questions to
the world of cars.
Fetish, Volage, Eclectic, Astrolab and America are the vanguard of tomorrow’s
cars, ready to be driven today.
From Luxembourg to Monaco, Paris to Lagos, New York to Shanghai and
Moscow to Dubai, Lakic continues to work with companies that stand out for the
meaning they give to their work, their visions for the future and their
constant focus on immaculate quality.
Sacha Lakic is one of very few designers who possess liquid
creativity, switching with ease from commercial products to architecture or
from photography to fashion.
What truly sets Lakic apart is the incredible feeling of movement
that flows through his creations, imbuing them with life, form and soul.
Sacha Lakic takes command of technical limitations to create
projects that join beauty and sensuality with functionality. As a master of
motion and speed, he shifts the frame through which we perceive the world,
opening new technological and abstract horizons, while evoking wellbeing and
pure emotion.
His creations transcend time and are destined to become future
classics.
AWARDS
BERLIN 2011 - Challenge Michelin, Prix Best design, Best
accélération, Lowest CO2 - Venturi Volage
PARIS 2009 - Prix de L’environnement GEO Magazine, catégorie
transport – Venturi Eclectic
PARIS 2009 - Prix Spécial du jury du Festival de l’Automobile –
Venturi Volage
CHICAGO 2008 – Good Design Award catégorie transport – Venturi
Eclectic
USA 2007 – Time Magazine, Eclectic élu 2e produit le plus
intelligent de l’année après le iPhone
PARIS 2002 - Talents du luxe et de la création, Prix de la
séduction - Fetish Concept
PARIS 2000 - APCI, "Etoile du design 2001" – Voxan
Roadster
ROME 1996 - "Compasso d’oro" Casaidea – Collection Onda Roche Bobois
PARIS 1993 - "Janus du Design" – MBK Evolis
