ESTABLISHED & SONS
DRIFT BENCH DESIGN BY AMANDA LEVETE
The idea of drifting a
line backwards initiated the design for the Drift benchThe naturally formed
fluid lines of that found object
provided inspiration for
Amanda Levete’s exercises in complex curves, angles and subtracted spaces. The
Drift bench is an extremely sculptural design whose function, as a seating
object, is clear although
the primary concern for Levete has been translating her organic, highly sensual
architectural language into a condensed form. This cast concrete version of the
bench is suitable for permanent outdoor use.
Dimensions: L2880mm x
D870mm x H420mm, seat depth 420mm
Notes Suitable for
permanent outdoor use, crated weight 400kg, incrated weight 325kg
Materials: Cement and
crushed white limestone with sealer
Colour Natural
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You may visit Amanda
Levete Installation’s news of Timber Wave at Victoria & Albert Museum
to click below link.
http://mymagicalattic.blogspot.com.tr/2014/03/timber-wave-by-amanda-levete-architects.html
AMANDA
LEVETE
Amanda Levete has spent
her career exploring the transformative potential of space through buildings
and furniture pieces. Research underpins her work and she is intellectually
driven by the challenge to find the idea that will unlock the potential in
everything she designs. She works with diametrically opposed elements, the
organic and the man-made, to create the unexpected and is recognised for her
ability to bring visionary projects to fruition realising the ambitions of
private and public sector clients.
Levete
has received a number of international commissions, including a new gallery,
courtyard and entrance for the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, a 1.5
million square foot luxury shopping mall and 6-star hotel in Bangkok already on
site, and a cultural centre in Lisbon commissioned by EDP. She has forged
long-term relationships with artists resulting in a joint project with Anish
Kapoor for the Naples Subway. Her individual furniture pieces for Established
& Sons have been called sublime, pushing materials and design to their
limits. Through this relationship she has produced a number of defining pieces
including Drift bench and the Around the Corner collection—each carved into a
form by an advanced software program and then worked by hand.
Levete
is a trustee of Artangel, the Young Foundation and the Arts Foundation. She is
a regular TV and radio broadcaster and writes for a number of magazines. She
trained at the Architectural Association and worked for Richard Rogers before
joining Future Systems as a partner in 1989.
The
formation of AL_A in 2009 realised Levete’s ambition to create a collaborative
office following her partnership with the late Jan Kaplický at Future Systems
where she completed award-winning and internationally recognised buildings
including Selfridges department store in Birmingham and the Media Centre at
Lord’s cricket ground which won the prestigious Stirling Prize.
http://www.ala.uk.com/people/amanda-levete/
