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What was the boy wonder of British design in the 1980s, Tom Dixon, who was even awarded the medal of the Order of the British Empire, launched his first office furniture collection and revolutionised the industry. Proof that his talent has by no means withered over the years.
He became famous through his work with Hatsfor whom he designed - among other things - the iconic 'S' armchair and the polypropylene lamp Jack (in our photo gallery at the bottom of the article), Dixon wanted to blurring the boundaries between office furniture and home furnituredesigning pieces that would also look good in the living room of a home. The reflection starts from the observation of new lifestyles and working styles, where the dividing lines between the two spheres are becoming increasingly blurred, as now life and work time are strongly intertwined. There are people who work on the bus, or at Starbucks, or at home.
"The common feature of this product line is the refusal to create a distinction between the quality of life people want to have at home and what they seek in a workplace," said Dixon when presenting the new furniture design line.
The highlights of the collection are the Boom lamp and the Slab School desk. The lamp has been described by the designer as a 'minimalist sculptural composition', and is inspired by the typical lamps used by industrial designers: a cylindrical head, two slender stems and three round joints that make it swivel in any direction. The counterweight on the upper arm is distinctive. The Slab School desk has an apparently simple design, inspired by Victorian-era school desks, but hiding highly sought-after detailssuch as the solid wood of its construction, gently rounded edges, a hole reminiscent of the old inkwells through which power and connection cables can be passed, and discrete grooves designed to hold pens and other accessories. Soon the range will be complemented by a marble and metal version of this desk.
The collection is completed by the Cube stationery linemade of zinc alloy and machined from solid billet, for a design with a very solid and robust air, communicating a sense of functionality and durability. Prototypes of the complete collection were developed in the two co-working spaces which Dixon set up in London, with the aim of giving help and opportunity to young up-and-coming talent.
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