Théodore Gouvy Theatre by Freyming-Merlebach

Dominique Coulon and Associates designed the replacement for the historic theatre in Freyming-Merleback. The ‘Théodore Gouvy’ Theatre is situated close to the town centre and has become a symbol of the town’s renewal. Dominique Coulon & Associates

Maarten Van Severen .03 Chair

Design/ Furniture

Maarten van Severen studied architecture at the Art Academy in Ghent and produced his first furniture in 1986. In 1990 he began a collaboration with the architect Rem Koolhaus and started to concentrate on interiors. The .03 chair is designed to be unobtrusive yet comfortable and is made of resilient polyurethane integral foam. The chair is designed to respond to the body by flexing. Maarten’s collaboration with the family owned Swiss manufacturer Vitra commenced in 1996. Vitra

MSDS Studio Study Light

Design/ Interiors/ Lighting

The study light is designed by MSDS Studio, a Toronto based design practice. The shell of the light is made of a single cast metal part and is available in petrol blue or white painted aluminium. Would

Nils Strinning String Shelving

Design/ Furniture

Certain things become so strongly associated with an era that they become timeless. This is certainly true of Nils Strinning’s shelf system, string®, which was designed in 1949. It may seem strange that something as simple and humble as this little dainty light shelf with its thin side panels has become one of the twentieth century’s foremost design icons. String.

Richard Sapper 9091 Kettle

Design/ Electronics/ Homeware/ Objects

In 1982 Richard Sapper designed the 9091 kettle for Alessi. The central element in the design is the brass whistle which, when the steam exits, produces a short and pleasant melody. Richard Sapper wanted to avoid the usual anxiety-generating noise produced by other kettles then on the market, and by following this exquisitely poetic philosophy he produced what is probably the first multisensory object for the kitchen. Alessi