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Vita
Jorge Pensi
Born in Buenos Aires in 1946, Jorge Pensi studied architecture in his native city. When he graduated in 1971, he had already begun to design furniture as a partner in an interior design firm.
He left Argentina in 1975, became a Spanish citizen and settled in Barcelona in 1977. Together with the designer Alberto LiĂŠvore and the theoreticians Norberto Chaves and Oriol Pibernat, he founded the "Berenguer Group".
In 1984 Jorge Pensi opened his own design firm. His most important colleagues are Diego Slemenson (since 1987), Constanze SchĂźtz (since 1995) and Roman Proubasta (since 1999). One of his first works, the aluminium chair Toledo for which he won several awards, made him famous far beyond the Spanish borders. Since then, he has worked as a product designer and architect for international firms.
Since 1993 he has taken on teaching posts, including a design course headed by Richard Sapper and Klaus Lehmann at the Academy of Arts in Stuttgart.
Jorge Pensi is married to Carmen Casares and has two children.
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Method of working
Works
The architect as a designer
Function and emotion
The furnishing is added to the room and always relates to it in a certain context. The designer must decide whether the furniture is to be incorporated into the layout of the room when it is being designed or whether it is to be an autonomous object independent of a particular location, which can prevail alone anywhere and everywhere.
Jorge Pensi not only considers it legitimate but also indispensable to have and preserve his own personal style. Objects must not simply serve their purpose, but also arouse emotions.
It is characteristic of Pensi's work that he sovereignly commands both aspects. As a qualified architect, Jorge Pensi sees the room as a whole; as an industrial designer, he sees the individual object. Truly modern objects are those which can adapt to the most varied requirements without losing their identity.
The designer as an artist
For Jorge Pensi, designing something means working with matter, giving it shape and transforming it into a concept. Although he gives shape to objects which can subsequently be reproduced ad infinitum, he feels a very close affinity to the sculptor.
At the moment of creation, he lets himself be guided by intuition. Only after this moment are his creations compared and discarded, analysed and selected. He achieves maximum expression with as few means as possible. No matter how abstract the form, his aim is to convey emotion.
His objects are personalities which he endows with characteristic traits in accordance with their function. Identity as the counterpart to a universal stylistic standardisation.
Awards and partners
Jorge Pensi was awarded the Spanish National Design Prize for his life's work in 1997. The importance of his work is reflected in numerous international design awards, many papers published in trade journals and the presence of his products at leading design exhibitions.
He has designed for: Akaba, Amat, Andreu World, B.Lux, Cassina, Disform, Driade, Kron, Kusch+Co, Inno interior, Mobles 114, Punt Mobles, Frighetto, Leucos, Perobell and Poggenpohl, amongst others.
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Fascination
Poggenpohl and Jorge Pensi. One of the
world's best known kitchen brands and an international designer who has won innumerable awards display the fascination of a new formal idea. An aesthetic alliance which proves that good design can never be anonymous.
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VH 475 titanium grey and VH 479 mineral white
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Light
The shelf unit of sectional aluminium has double-sided, translucently coated glass shelves which transmit the integrated light horizontally upwards and downwards. Together with the vertical light element in the recess area, this creates optimum lighting conditions.
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Tray with glass top
A pull-out tray with a clear glass top becomes a showcase presenting and simultaneously protecting its contents. Like all pull-outs and drawers, it is equipped with the quietly and gently closing deluxe MOTION 速 mechanism.
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Support
Filigree supports as visible design elements make the striking worktop appear to float weightlessly. The supporting crosses are laser-cut from a steel panel and powder-coated in aluminium colour.
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Tray
Pull-out trays turn the free space between the worktop and base unit into a new design feature. The trays are made of hard elm wood and run on concealed runners with the automatic closing mechanism MOTION 速.
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Architecture
Open and closed areas form an innovative composition which repeatedly develops new rhythms. Together with the changing commodities of everyday use, this results in an architectural landscape of shapes and colours, materials and light.
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Block of tall units Doors which can slide one behind the other make tall units an elegant, space-saving solution. They are based on lightweight panels with a honeycomb core guaranteeing total dimensional stability and permitting low weight. The oven from Miele is integrated into a shelf unit with illuminated glass shelves.
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Wall unit
As on the tall units, the front sliding doors on the wall units move in front of the aluminium runner profiles, with the rear doors running between. The illuminated shelves of translucently coated glass reflect their light upwards and downwards.
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Island block Based on a base unit of the same colour, the titanium-grey worktop forms a T-shape significantly emphasizing the horizontal aspect. Free-standing, it provides an elevated seat for working, talking and eating. The fronts are coated with satin lacquer characterized by an exceptionally fine structure.
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Cooking centre
Different cooking methods can be professionally combined with individually composed elements from Miele's CombiSet range. Here we see a gas hob for the wok, a glass ceramic grill and two gas hobs.
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Presentation
A new freedom in design. Open and
closed areas enter into a strong, poetic dialogue between presentation and concealment. A flexible concept in which omission as well as addition becomes an opportunity for design.
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VH 477 aqua blue with VH 479 mineral white and FG 365 elm
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Worktop with a luminous display
Worktop with drawer
The dominant worktop is one of the design features of PLUSMODO速. It can, as an option, be fitted with an illuminated logo displayed in the aluminium-coloured frame.
Integrated into the worktop, a handleless drawer makes use of the available space. It is available in three widths with beech sides, MOTION速 closing mechanism and individual interior equipment.
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Tray with glass top
A functional recess cut into the clear glass tops provides a minimalistic handle with which the trays are easily pulled out. Filigree supporting crosses allow several trays to be arranged side by side.
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Pull-out tray
Base unit
The pull-out trays are available with or without the glass top. They run on concealed rails and are equipped with the deluxe closing mechanism MOTION速, like all drawers and pull-outs from Poggenpohl.
In the closed version; worktop, drawers and pull-outs are flush finished with the front. The innovative aluminium strip handles with reduced design protrude slightly and emphasize the horizontal aspect.
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Fixed tray
Bar unit
As presentation elements which cannot be pulled out, the fixed-position trays reflect the wall unit depth of 35 cm in the base units – a systematic concept which further increases the various planning possibilities.
The free-floating worktop can protrude by up to 90 cm, thus creating a seating area right in the middle of events. Ideal for a quick breakfast, cosy cooking evenings and interesting conversations.
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Worktop
The 13 cm thick laminate worktop is closed on all sides and doubled in lightweight construction. A honeycomb structure makes it extremely stable and permits a cantilever construction without the need for additional support.
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Shelf unit
Glass shelf
The glass shelves in this shelf unit are connected and stabilized by a U-section of steel coated at the sides with an aluminium coloured lacquer. The rear panel is available in all fronts.
An integrated lighting system lets the shelves reflect the light uniformly upwards and downwards. Enclosed in an aluminium profile, the shelves are made from glass panes translucently coated on both sides.
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Mix of materials
Strip handle
Different materials give every kitchen its own look. Here, wood, aluminium and satin lacquer join together in a harmonious overall picture conveying quality and care.
A drawn aluminium section with cutouts at the sides becomes a reduced strip handle. In keeping with the clear formal language, it is inserted into the topgrooved door with an invisible harpoon web.
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Block of tall units
Cover
The block of tall units painted mineral-white incorporates the fridge and oven from Miele. With horizontal strip handles and a reduced height of 130 cm, it reflects the lightness and transparency of the shelf unit.
An aluminium-coloured cover defines the lines in the block of tall units and reinforces the impression of lightness. It ends flush with the carcase and, with a thickness of just 6 mm, reflects the cross-section of the side elements and supports.
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Interior equipment
Breadbin
Pull-outs become perfect functional units with individually combined solid beech wood inserts and stainless steel cross-dividers. Storage space is increased and optimum organization guaranteed.
A solid beech wood container keeps bread fresh and tasty for a long time. Air circulates through a wooden lattice base. Lids of unglazed clay absorb and release moisture.
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Island block
The striking worktop of highly resistant laminate material finishes almost flush with the satin lacquer fronts. The clear, calm impression is strengthened by the horizontal lines of the strip handles.
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Communication
The principle of trans-
parency and openness as a sensual experience. Flowing transitions between cooking and living areas do not separate work and pleasure, or design and function. The communicative properties of a living area become an expression of contemporary living culture.
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FG 365 elm
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Vertical vent
Closing mechanism
A stainless steel vent with an under-floor extractor is unassumingly integrated into the illuminated recess system. The front cover folds down to allow removal of the dishwasher-proof aluminium filters.
All drawers, pull-outs and trays are equipped with the supplementary MOTION速 function. No matter how violently they are pushed, they slow down shortly before reaching the stop to close quietly and gently.
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Surfaces
Horizontally veneered, the elm fronts appear spacious and magnificently underline the homeliness of the wood. This natural impression is reinforced by the significant stone worktop of matt-black granite.
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Recess unit with shelf
Recess unit with luminous display
Implements and ingredients can be stored in an ergonomically optimum area in the aluminium cover of the recess elements. The profile is up-edged to prevent the contents falling out.
A recess unit can be fitted with the Poggenpohl logo on request. It appears on a luminescent film protected by a panel of acrylic glass.
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Recess unit with switches
Here, the recess is used as an ergonomically important area for a variety of purposes. With railing, switches, socket outlet, radio and a sensor button to dim the light, for example, or to adjust the temperature or to open and close the Venetian blinds.
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Corner carousel
Larder unit
Available space is optimally utilised by the carousel shelves in the corner base unit. With a railing to prevent items falling out and a self-closing door mechanism.
The light and dimensionally stable sliding doors on the block of tall units conceal a perfectly organized larder. With wire baskets, drawers and pull-outs.
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Pharmacists pull-out
The upper element in the larder unit can be pulled out completely. Wire baskets of variable height and with solid bases ensure that everything is clearly presented and cannot fall over.
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Sideboard
The sideboard painted in mineral white stands out through its soothing, horizontal lines. The aluminiumcoloured cover ends flush with the carcase, underlining the purist form.
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Shelf unit
Shelves
The principle of open living structures is highlighted by shelf units which can be extended infinitely and fitted with or without sliding doors. They are available in three widths and can be adjusted with absolute precision with the Poggenpohl suspension system.
The shelves enclosed in aluminium profiles are made from coated glass panes. With their integrated illumination, they emit a pleasant homogeneous light in both directions.
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