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Beginners

Mike Mills is a graphic designer and music video director. He is also the brains behind what has been one of this summer’s box office hits – Beginners. Starring Ewan McGregor, Melanie Laurent and Christopher Plummer, Beginners is a simple yet seductive film centred on old ties and new starts.

If we didn’t have such an eye for good design, we could quite easily have lost ourselves within the touching American tale. We should really make it clear here that our wandering eye was not due to any failure on the film’s part to keep our attention, indeed we were hooked from the beginning (excuse the pun!). Yet, nestled in the changing lives of these complex characters, was an all-important set. And making up this set was a collection of iconic Thonet bentwood chairs.

Mills is a graphic designer. His choice in visual effects is not accidental. The Thonet chairs are featured in McGregor’s home. They are surrounded by individual objects that induce an important sense of nostalgia. They’re part of a collection that suggests an accumulation of furniture that has been hand picked over time to form a family home. The Thonet chairs here have existed across decades, been sat on by children who have turned to adults and adults who have now become dependent.

Ultimately, Mill’s has employed these chairs in the best possible way. He’s used them to create a visually impactful film but also to denote a silent message – Thonet is the constant in change. Thonet bentwood chairs are the product of careful, classic design that stand the test of time and exist through generations from the beginning right until the very end.

- Sian Gray

Italian tile company Refin have just launched in the UK, and we have fallen for the Terraviva range in a big way. Designed by Massimiliano Adami, and made out from porcelain stoneware, these tiles have a series of cracks running through them.  Despite their random appearance, the cracks are made by hand and a variety of different designs can be created. Terraviva tiles can be used on walls and floors, and are available in a palette of colours.

To see more stunning tiles, visit the Refin website at www.refin.it

Proud To Announce.

Here at Industry Publicity we are thrilled to have taken on a new client, the Italian ceramic tile company Refin. With a state of the art factory in Bologna and a new showroom in Milan they are pioneers in the art of ceramic tiles, producing more than 6 million square metre tiles per year. Working with illustrious designers  as Michele De Lucchi, Elio Fiorucci, Karim Rashid, Alessandro Mendini, Mario Bellini, Krizia and Vivienne Westwood. We look forward to working on exciting new projects with them on the run up to their 50th anniversary in 2012.

To discover more on Refin visit http://www.refin-ceramic-tiles.com/

Burgbad Romance

Here at Industry Publicity we love nothing more than the idea of sinking into a luxurious bath to relax and unwind after a hard day’s graft. Lucky for us we have Burgbad on hand to help make that dream become a reality.

To find out more on what they have to offer, visit them at http://www.burgbad.com/uk/en/home/

Czech them out…

Industry Publicity are now working with Czech & Speake.  Czech & Speake is the quintessential luxury English brand with a range of taps, accessories and furniture.  This year, their DCA range celebrates its 10th anniversary. Designed by award-winning architect Sir David Chipperfield, the DCA range is a contemporary classic: an elegant design with cross handles that sit comfortably across a world of architectural styles.

www.czechandspeake.com

Registration is now live for 100% Design.  400 exhibitors over 4 days and thousands of launches. Sign up and see what will be happening 22-25 September at Earls Court. Great British design, international pavilions, seminars and installations.

www.100percentdesign.co.uk

Sheffield based design agency Peter & Paul have unveiled the new creative campaign for 100% Design.  The Head is a larger than life model filled with furniture, lighting and product designs from 100% Design.  See the Head at the show and in media across the globe over the next few months.

www.100percentdesign.co.uk

www.peterandpaul.co.uk

Shed Heaven

Viaduct is showing its latest furniture and lighting straight from Milan at Clerkenwell Design Week.  See the latest from Bensen, E15, Maruni and Montis in The Farmiloe Building’s Shed.

Last night saw the Institutes’s Summer party herald the dawning of a new age as its status was officially celebrated.  The interior design world was out in full with nearly three hundred guests mingling at The Saatchi Gallery to strains of live jazz. The Merit Award was presented to Mary Fox Linton by Alan Rickman for her outstanding contribution to the the interior design profession.

Naoto Fukasawa has created a series of dining chairs for Thonet, which were launched today at the Salone del Mobile, Milan.

The 130 chair series comprises solid-wood chairs and armchairs that are available either in plain wood, with padded seats, or with fully upholstered seats and backrests. All models are available in beech and oak. A further design features seats and backrests with a texture-varnish finish. The 130 chairs complement Fukasawa’s 1130 table series, which have a rectangular tabletop with curved edges on conical, tapering legs. Fukasawa’s intention was to create “something square where you can still sense curves”.

www.thonet.eu