What is asked for a terrace chair? That it lasts and does not despite. Already if it is beautiful … to achieve that British Trinity the British Tom Dixon He has used not a few efforts the last 10 years that are fruitful in the collection Groovehis debut in the universe outdoor.
“An exciting trip with many tensions and disappointments, but they all taught me great lessons,” he acknowledges. Data the beginning of this tour a decade ago when he did a project for a Italian technology museum. The next milestone was the Hydro Chair In 2021, manufactured next to the Danish company leader in aluminum production and that is a direct predecessor of the furniture that now presents, with a significant decrease in the sale price: of the around 2,000 euros of that, the Groove without headquarters remains in the 294.
Although the growing eagerness outdoor typical of the postpandemic era is among the motivations of this adventure, the truth is that Dixon has not taken a step forward until finding the appropriate manufacturer to make his idea come true. “Most furniture outdoor It is made of steel or wood, we were firm in which we wanted to use aluminum for its superior durability and lightness too. “
This key aspect, since as Dixon acknowledges, they are chairs and tables of Nomad nature: “They must be light enough to stack them or move them to the place where the Sun gives. That represented a technical challenge in regards to the rigidity of a very fine aluminum sheet and make the tubular legs and the frame fused in the most unappreciable way possible.”
The effort to use this material responds to another unavoidable requirement in these times, that of sustainability. In the complex context of making responsible decisions, “the clearest argument is to manufacture only products that can survive for a long time. Both in the material, for the quality of construction, as well as in terms of style: do not do things that will be discarded. In addition, Aluminum is infinitely recyclablean almost unique attribute. “
In his commitment to a Aesthetic longevityDixon has reduced chromatic possibilities to two. An exercise of reductionism intuits anything simple. “Color is always a very personal choice and here there was an endless discussion! But in the end we chose the Moss tones [musgo] y Putty [palidísimo beis-gris] in an attempt to mix them and highlight them at the same time. “
They work wonderfully on the porch and on the edge of the pool, even inside it! Maximum expression at all use that Dixon had in mind for the Groove series that offers identical Pattern of grooves in chairs (and their corresponding padded cushions), dining table and stool, reminiscent of a licorice album.
“It is difficult to identify with an aesthetic period; it could be seen as Art Deco, postmodernist … it also adapts to a variety of different environments, both urban and rural, interior or exterior. Chameleonic character It is often the secret formula that guarantees the success of our best known products. “
It also allows these new designs to dialogue with the previous production of Dixon, whose special inclination for lamps also illuminates the garden. “Technology has allowed us to think of light in general as a laptop, as it was 200 years ago before gas lighting was popularized. Everyone seems to concentrate on small desktop lamps that you see in restaurants; We believe it is time to be bolder, so it had all my way to do it with Melt, our best selling model. “
The new outdoor version is available with a tripod base or with a leather tape (which makes us think of the Plusminus system of Stefan Diez for vibia) to hang it from trees or pergolas. “Portability in all types of lighting is one of the great trends that come“.
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