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QUINZE & MILAN™ ORIGINALS ™ CREATED IN COLLABORATION WITH GUEST DESIGNERS FROM VARIOUS DISCIPLINES
Put your feet up, lean back, dip a chip, sip a Seltzer, and chill out on an original Quinze & Milan. Just keep in mind that Quinze & Milan collections go beyond furniture design. Our products prompt you to spin tales, to dream and to shape a reality all your own. Created by guest designers from various disciplines, Quinze & Milan collections encompass parts of a whole rather than existing as solitary objects. These are designer pieces that imbue a space with meaning by skirting the edges of all that is obvious. Pieces that exude energy and push the envelope of design. All our collections are rooted in specific projects, including public schemes, thus guaranteeing an extensive development phase and thoroughly tested results. Furniture designs are available in a standard range of 31 QM FOAM™ colours, as well as with leather or fabric upholstery.
QM FOAM SINCE 1999 Authentic Foamcoating, Premium Quality.
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CONTENTS 1>9
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW 1 5 7 9
11 > 83
QM FOAM COLOR SWATCHES QM FOAM OPTIONS UPHOLSTERY & WOOD SPECIFICATIONS
QUINZE & MILAN ORIGINALS 11 17 19 25 29 31 35 41 43 51
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ONE STEP FORWARD
PRIMARY MATRASS CLUB INFINITY SEATTLE CROSS DAI SOFA ROUND M2 FRAME ROOM 26
CREATIVES DESIGNERS, ARCHITECTS AND ARTISTS
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CONTACT
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AIRBENCH PENTAGON QUARTZ MAZE CAMPING JELLYFISH HONEYCOMB MINUS + LITTLE MISS O
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BROWN NCS S7010 Y10R PANTONE 7531 C
SAND NCS S4010 Y10R PANTONE 7500 C
TAUPE NCS S6010 Y10R PANTONE 404 C
CAMEL NCS S5020 Y10R PANTONE 7503 C
DARK PURPLE NCS S7020 R30B PANTONE 262 C
PURPLE NCS S6030 R40B PANTONE 255 C
MAGENTA NCS S1070 R20B PANTONE 225 C
RASPBERRY NCS S4050 R20B PANTONE 215 C
SKY BLUE NCS S1060B PANTONE 298 C
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LIME GREEN NCS S1075 G50Y PANTONE 382 C
EGGSHELL NCS S3005 Y20R PANTONE 7534 C
OCHRE NCS S3560 Y20R PANTONE 131 C
LIGHT GREY NCS S4502B PANTONE 423 C
BLACK NCS 809 PIGMENT PROCESS BLACK C
DARK BROWN NCS S8005 Y20R PANTONE BLACK 4 C
RED NCS 602 PIGMENT PANTONE 485 C
ANTHRACITE RAL 7024 PANTONE COOL GREY 11C
WHITE NCS WHITE PANTONE WHITE
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DIRTY PINK NCS S3010 R10B PANTONE 5235 C
GREY PINK NCS S5005 R20B PANTONE 436 C
KHAKI NCS S5020 PANTONE 5763 C
CHARTREUSE NCS S1080 G30Y PANTONE 376 C
ORANGE RAL 2000 PANTONE 151 C
YELLOW NCS S0580Y PANTONE 108 C
FIRE RAL 2002
NAVY NCS S5540R70B
CREAM RAL 9001
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CACAO NCS S8005R20B
BORDEAUX RAL 3003
CHAMELEON > SPECIAL GRADIENT COATING
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QM FOAM COLOR SWATCHES ™
WE LOVE COLOR Based on our technology we will match the indicated NCS, PANTONE and RAL colors as precise as possible. Foam and Coating samples are available upon request.
CUSTOM COLORS We may match practically any clearly defined color, specified according to an international color system like NCS, RAL and SIKKENS.
ADDING GRAPHICS For your specific commercial project needs, Quinze & Milan developed a paint-based technique which allows us to add your logo, text or graphics directly on the QM FOAM™
the foam itself.
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QM FOAM
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Original QM Foam
Heavy Duty QM Foam
AUTHENTIC FOAMCOATING, PREMIUM QUALITY SINCE 1999
A STANDARD, HEAVY DUTY COATING FOR ARCHITECTS & DESIGNERS
In 1999, the iconic PRIMARY collection kicked off the succes of QM FOAM™, a proprietary
Next to the original QM FOAM™ we all appreciate, its new, extra-strong Heavy Duty variant
material originally developed and produced by Quinze & Milan. QM FOAM™ refers to the
is a water- and weather resistant finish that can be easily cleaned with soap and water —
result of a chemical reaction between the polyurethane foam shape and different layers,
making this coating extremely well suited for both in- and outdoor use, especially for public
with different compositions, sprayed on to it.
spaces, schools, shopping malls, theatres, … and other intensively used public interiors.
It is a flame-, water- and weather resistant compound that can be cleaned with soap and
Offered in 31 standard colors, (and your own RAL color of choice)
water—making these pieces suited for in- and outdoor use, especially for pool terraces,
this new coating also contains a UV filter to prevent fading from the sun.
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child-oriented areas, and health-care interiors. Offered in countless colors, the coating also contains a UV filter to prevent fading from the sun.
QM FOAM™ ensures easy cleaning, superior comfort and durability. Offered in 31 standard colors (and your own RAL color of choice).
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS For technical specifications, certificates and cleaning instructions (daily maintenance and intensive cleaning), please consult the technical documents included with your country’s pricelist.
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UPHOLSTERY & WOOD QM™ OAK FINISHINGS
UPHOLSTERY OPTIONS
Collections: ROOM 26 / CAMPING / AIRBENCH Single products: PRIMARY POUF 04 / M2 FLAT TABLE / MAZE LARGE TABLE
CAT.01 CAT.02 CAT.03
Field, Remix by Kvadrat, Stamskin-Top, Beans by Innofa Divina, Divina Melange, Sinclair and Chicago by Kvadrat QM Leather
ATTENTION
NATURAL OAK FINISHING STANDARD
BLACK OAK FINISHING OPTION
Depending on the specific fabric, Quinze & Milan may have to consider minimum quantities per color code. For QM Leather collection, minimum quantity per color is 5,5 sqm. No quantity restriction exist only with the following colors: ESPRESSO / CAFFÉ / NERO / SMOG / MOKKA / CREME / POLAR / KALAHARI
C.O.M. QM™ EXTRA WOOD FINISHINGS
As much as possible we have tried to indicate the quantities needed in case you send us your fabric or leather to produce the items. (See also QM Terms & Conditions of Sale)
Extra finishings on request for: Collections: ROOM 26 / CAMPING / AIRBENCH Single products: MAZE LARGE TABLE / M2 FLAT TABLE
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS All fabrics selected in our collections correspond to extremely high levels of quality in terms of Abrasion-value, lightfastness, shrinking, ... (more information can be obtained from our sales network)
FLAME RESISTANCE In order to reach specific levels of flame resistance, it may be necessary to apply also flame retardant foam and wadding. The consequences in terms of extra costs can be calculated for specific projects, based on the quantities involved.
“Our designs are never the end of a thought process, but the beginning of a dialogue, an exchange of ideas.� Primary Pouf was honored with some of the most prestigious global design awards.
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PRIMARY DESIGN QUINZE & MILAN / 1999 Stripped to the essence, PRIMARY is the first comprehensive Quinze & Milan collection and a line that deserves to be called a Quinze & Milan classic. PRIMARY kicked off the use of QM FOAM™, a proprietary material developed and produced by Quinze & Milan. The pieces in this collection include stools with and without legs (POUF 01, POUF 02, POUF 03 AND POUF 04); one-, two- and four-seater settees (SOLO, DUO and QUATTRO); and a chaise longue (LOUNGE). Soft materials and a simple design language are a tried-and-true formula for a happy marriage. Not only did POUF 01 receive a triple Henri van de Velde Award (Belgium, 2001), but the sassy character of this comfortable, water-repellent collection has made it a hit worldwide: look for PRIMARY in prestigious public spaces from San Francisco and Detroit to Cannes and Porto. The pieces in this collection also lend themselves to residential projects.
PRIMARY POUF 01 ›› ITEMS AVAILABLE UPHOLSTERED IN LEATHER AND FABRIC ›› Custom colorS or sizes available upon requesT
PRIMARY POUF 02
PRIMARY POUF 04 / NATURAL OAK LEGS
PRIMARY POUF 03
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PRIMARY SOLO
SOLO VARIATIONS
SOLO STRAIGHT BACK
SOLO MIRROR
PRIMARY SOLO OTTOMAN
PRIMARY DUO
DUO VARIATIONS
DUO STRAIGHT BACK
DUO MIRROR
LUCKENWALDE PUBLIC LIBRARY
QUINZE & MILAN HEADQUARTERS
LUCKENWALDE / GERMANY
KORTRIJK / BELGIUM
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PRIMARY TRIO MIRROR
TRIO VARIATIONS
PRIMARY TRIO
PRIMARY TRIO STRAIGHT BACK
PRIMARY QUATTRO
QUATTRO VARIATIONS
PRIMARY QUATTRO STRAIGHT BACK
PRIMARY QUATTRO MIRROR
PRIMARY LOUNGE
QUINZE & MILAN HEADQUARTERS KORTRIJK / BELGIUM
PRIVATE RESIDENCE IXTAPA / MEXICO
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MATRASS DESIGN QUINZE & MILAN / 2000 MATRASS, an offspring of PRIMARY that was purpose-designed for lounge settings, is available in four sizes, with or without backrests. All pieces can be mixed and matched to create unique arrangements. MATRASS fits right into any number of environments. Tuck it into a corner of the loft or living room. Use it in the children’s room. Park it next to the swimming pool, or add an extra level of comfort to the wellness space.
›› ITEMS AVAILABLE UPHOLSTERED IN LEATHER AND FABRIC ›› Custom colorS or sizes available upon requesT
MATRASS SEAT 75
MATRASS MAT 75
MATRASS SEAT 150
MATRASS MAT 150
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CLUB SOFA 01
CLUB NEW SOFA 02
132 / 51.9” 182 / 71.6”
CLUB OTTOMAN 01
CLUB OTTOMAN 02
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CLUB DESIGN QUINZE & MILAN / 2005 Simple, plain, bold: three words that describe the body language of CLUB, a design that seems to say: ‘If the basics are right, who needs ornament?’ Made from our proprietary QM FOAM™, CLUB is happy indoors and out. After many succesful years, CLUB is now enhanced with a series of new shapes and solutions. Especially the loose cushions are important additions. The seating cushions are made of a combination of memory foam and wadding to create extreme softness and comfort in just a few centimeters of thickness. The back cushions are made of goose dawn. All loose cushions have removable covers. The new lateral units come with a straight back on the inside. Versions with an inclined inside back are available upon request.
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CLUB NEW SOFA 03
158 / 62.2” 208 / 81.8”
CLUB NEW SOFA 04
184 / 72.4” 234 / 92.1”
CLUB NEW SOFA 05
250 / 98.4” 300 / 118.1”
CLUB POUF 01
CLUB POUF 02
300 / 118.1”
A WORLD TO DISCOVER For 23 years Abitare il Tempo has been one of the most exclusive trade fairs for interior design; an event which brings together the finest quality in each of the merchandise categories, and combines the traditional, the avant-garde, the classical and contemporary in perfect harmony.
QUINZE & MILAN AT ABITARE IL TEMPO VERONA / ITALY
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CLUB SOFA 02 EXTENDED
300 / 118.1”
CLUB SOFA 02 + 01 EXTENDED
52 / 20.5” 300 / 118.1”
CLUB LATERAL VARIATIONS
SOFA LATERAL 02
SOFA LATERAL 03
SOFA LATERAL 04
SOFA LATERAL 05
66 / 25.9”
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CLUB SEATING CUSHION 92
CLUB BACK CUSHION 92
CLUB SEATING CUSHION 66
68 / 26.7”
CLUB BACK CUSHION 66
64 / 25.2”
65 / 25.5”
CLUB CORNER CUSHION
52 / 20.5”
CLUB EXTRA CUSHION
52 / 20.5”
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INFINITY STRAIGHT S
INFINITY STRAIGHT L
INFINITY STRAIGHT XL
INFINITY CUBE S
INFINITY CUBE XL
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INFINITY DESIGN QUINZE & MILAN / 2000 A collection of seating elements that can be combined into… that’s right… INFINITY. These pieces are perfect for large public spaces – lounges, lobbies, waiting rooms – or for any spot that will benefit from being divided and subdivided ad infinitum. Those who live in less spacious quarters can stack INFINITY modules to make partition walls. The possibilities are infinite.
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INFINITY Z-SEAT
INFINITY L-SEAT
INFINITY CORNER
DISNEY The 81.000 SF Disney Store Headquarters by Clive Wilkinson Architects was a conversion of the historic Royal Laundry Building for The Children’s Place, to create an open and collaborative work environment for 230 employees. The existing brick walled structure inspired the creation of brick-like elements for the interior, which allude to the playful building block habits of children. A 20-person ‘Block Conference Room’ is formed on two sides by foam block walls. When the foam modules are disassembled, they become the seating system for 200-person company meetings.
DISNEY STORE HEADQUARTERS PASADENA / CA / USA
KOREAN AIR VIP LOUNGE SEOUL / KOREA
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SEATTLE CROSS DESIGN SCOTT WILSON / 2004 OMA (Office for Metropolitan Architecture) commissioned Quinze & Milan to furnish the Seattle Public Library, a project for which the seating system had to comply with the strict standards of the ISDA.
Scott Wilson
SEATTLE CROSS 01
> TOPVIEW VARIATIONS
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QUINZE & MILAN HEADQUARTERS
KAZUKO OKAMOTO
KORTRIJK / BELGIUM
MILAN / ITALY
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DAI SOFA DESIGN KAZUKO OKAMOTO / 2009 Kazuka Okamoto creates designs combining fun and function. Fun? A perfect cut out Dai Ottoman right out the Dai Sofa. Function? Extending the sofa with a table piece attached to the sofa. Put your laptop on your sofa! Put up your feet on the Ottoman! Recreation all in one piece of foam. Kazuko Okamoto
›› ITEMS AVAILABLE UPHOLSTERED IN LEATHER AND FABRIC ›› Custom colorS or sizes available upon requesT
DAI SOFA
DAI OTTOMAN 30 / 11”
56 / 22”
48 / 18.9”
75 / 29.5”
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It’s all yours, down to the smallest detail. Wood, fabrics, leather, metal frames, QM FOAM™, … Variations in size, colour or finish? On request, we can make exactly what you want. Quinze & Milan supports architects and designers in the realization of their ideas, and like to push the boundaries – our own and those of the people around us. In our cosmos, boundaries exist only to be shifted… In addition to producing furniture at our in-house factory, we work in close collaboration with specialized manufacturers that make use of Quinze & Milan’s proprietary equipment when producing products and designs. In both cases, the result is a quality product that has the added advantage of flexibility – particularly important when serving clients with special requirements.
DANISH ROYAL LIBRARY COPENHAGEN / DENMARK
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ROUND DESIGN DISSING+WEITLING / 2008 Round was originally designed for the University Library, a part of the Danish Royal Library, Copenhagen. Round was created to cater for easy socializing in the lounge areas. By composing the various basic elements it is easy to create a relaxed landscape of seating and socializing possibilities. The new humanities faculty library offers the students a well designed, functional library building designed with singular focus University Library Copenhagen
on creating the optimum facility based on users’ needs. The architects from Dissing+Weitling’s project group have liaised closely throughout the entire process with a user group of Royal Library employees. ›› ITEMS AVAILABLE UPHOLSTERED IN LEATHER AND FABRIC ›› CUSTOM COLORS OR SIzES AVAILABLE UPON REqUEST
ROUND 03
CAKE Ø Seating height Total height
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ROUND 02 Ø Height
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ROUND 04 120cm 37cm
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CENTER FOR DENTISTRY (CUSTOM) HAMBURG / GERMANY
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MUSEUM 1302 KORTRIJK / BELGIUM
BW1 SOFA 02 EXTENDED (CUSTOM) UPHOLSTERED SEATING CUSHION
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IRREGULAR (CUSTOM) DESIGN QUINZE & MILAN (
DYNAMIC EXCITEMENT Encouraging interaction between employees while communicating the company’s brand values and identity were the dual aims of the design of Red Bull’s new 1,860 sqm headquarters. Designed by Jump Studios, the resulting £2m offices stimulate employees and visitors alike. The stunning interior generates adrenalin and a sense of dynamic excitement, emotions associated with the Red Bull brand and its various activities.
RED BULL HEADQUARTERS LONDON / UK
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M2 DESIGN SCOTT WILSON / 2003 Flexible by nature and ideal for large public spaces, the M2 is a modular seating system designed by Scott Wilson for Quinze & Milan. Three basic units (corner, linear and level units), each 1m², supported by powder-coated steel frames fit together to form the desired configuration. Components can be interconnected or can stand alone. Scott Wilson
Steal elements are powder-coated in standard grey. Sidetable standard grey or black.
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M2 FLAT
M2 STRAIGHT
M2 CORNER
M2 FLAT TABLE
M2 SIDE TABLE
SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY SEATTLE / WS / USA
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FRAME DESIGN QUINZE & MILAN / 2004 Part of moving forward is looking backward. FRAME is a 21st-century remake of the old-fashioned armchair. Familiar and fascinating at the same time, FRAME combines a stationary tubular-metal frame with QM FOAM™ or upholstered in leather or fabric all for matchless comfort. Its fresh, distinctive look complements any contemporary setting, while blending with equal ease into a more classic environment. FRAME includes one- and two-seater settees with and without armrests.
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FRAME ARM 100
FRAME ARM 75
FRAME 100
A PIECE OF CONTEMPORARY TOKYO AnAn is a new Japanese noodle bar designed for Autostadt, Germany, the theme park and communications platform of the Volkswagen Group. Hosoya Schaefer Architects won the design competition held by Autostadt GmbH in 2005 and completed the project in 2007. The task was to build a Japanese noodle bar that represents on a small area, a piece of contemporary Tokyo. The space is conceived to be both transparent and filled with a range of different graphics and sensibilities creating a heterogeneous, urban whole.
ANAN, JAPANESE NOODLE BAR AUTOSTADT / WOLFSBURG / GERMANY
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SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY SEATTLE / WS / USA
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WHO’S BAD? “From the outset, Quinze & Milan used the slogan Creators of Atmosphere: a piece of furniture was not an aim in itself but a medium for a lifestyle that set out to challenge the reigning minimalism: wild and sexy, carefree and fun, loud and outrageous. Even the most respectable and critical international trade magazines soon welcomed Q&M as the pop star of furniture and the ‘bad boys’ of the design world: a bit of punk, but also a bit of Prada.”
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SECOND SKIN Blast from the Past What makes a chair a chair? What distinguishes it from a stool, a sofa or a bench for that matter? For Second Skin, we stripped down the notorious easy chair from all unneccesary frills, until we were left with nothing but its core, the bones. Given the deconstructed chair and keeping in mind traditional upholstering in leather, we then started playing – the result being a comfortable chair reflecting a 21st-century interpretation of time-honoured craftmanship.
DESIGN QUINZE & MILAN / 2010
A strikingly simple framework, created from massive lacquered oak, supports a generous piece of leather skin which is wedged between the back and arm rests. Each chair is constucted by hand and totally unique, due to the variety in cut-outs of big pieces of leather and the way they are draped around the framework. The wink to fashion should be obvious, as well as the reasoning behind its name - although apart from leather, there is also the option of upholstering the chair in the desired colour of Kvadrat速 fabric. If desired, up to five layers of (contrasting) leather or fabric can be applied to one chair.
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ROOM 26 CHAIR 01
ROOM 26 CHAIR 03 / STACKABLE
ROOM 26 CHAIR 02
ROOM 26 CHAIR 04 / ARMRESTS
ROOM 26 SEAT
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ROOM 26 DESIGN QUINZE & MILAN / 2004 ROOM 26 has a look that fuses the familiar and the timeless with ‘something different’, offering an extensive range of products that can transform an interior into a space that shouts ‘26’ or, when used sparingly, can conjure up a room that barely whispers the word. Key to the collection is oak, a material playfully combined with fabric, leather or QM FOAM™. Selected ROOM 26 items are also available upholstered in leather and fabric. Chair, Barchair and Seat are now all produced with easily exchangeable seating cushions.
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A LOOK THAT FUSES THE TIMELESS WITH SOMETHING DIFFERENT
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ROOM 26 BARCHAIR 01
ROOM 26 BARCHAIR 03
ROOM 26 SIDETABLE
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DIE KUNSTBAR Wooden boxes used in art transport are covering ‘die kunstbar’. What’s behind it, stays unrevealed. A metaphor for the church not revealing what happens in the church as its trying to keep hold to its controlling role in society. Those boxes wrap up art, church wraps up the freedom of the mind. Quinze & Milan furnished the interior of the 174 sqm large ‘die kunstbar’ with various adaptations of the Room 26 Seat.
DIE KUNSTBAR COLOGNE / GERMANY
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ROOM26 TABLE SMALL
ROOM26 TABLE MEDIUM
ROOM26 TABLE LARGE
ROOM26 BARTABLE
104 / 40.9”
115 / 45.3”
290 / 114.2”
SALONE DEL MOBILE 2008 / MILAN / ITALY
QUINZE & MILAN HEADQUARTERS KORTRIJK / BELGIUM
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AIRBENCH DESIGN QUINZE & MILAN / 2008 As an ultimate communication tool, an Airbench setting creates a landscape of human interaction. Available in variable shapes — crosses, rectangles or meanders — airbenches are multifunctional and modular, offering endless combination possibilities. Airbenches Small and Large move tortuously in public spaces. By accident people meet each other as they take place on the bench and immediately look into the opponents eyes. Airbenches are the ideal communication tools in public areas; musea, exhibitions, libraries, lounges, airports, waiting areas,... ›› ITEMS AVAILABLE UPHOLSTERED IN LEATHER AND FABRIC ›› Custom colorS or sizes available upon requesT ›› STANDARD NATURAL OAK FINISHING Custom OAK FINISHINGS (BLACK / WHITE WASHED) upon requesT
AIRBENCH SMALL BOOMERANG
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AIRBENCH SINGLE 01
AIRBENCH DOUBLE 01
DOUBLE 03
DOUBLE 04
DOUBLE 05
AIRBENCH DOUBLE 02
A SENSE OF WONDER Airbench Double settings by Quinze & Milan for Futurotextiel 08, which not only introduced visitors to spectacular and advanced textile applications, but also focus on the importance of research techniques and developments in the textile industry. The exhibition aims to instil not only a sense of wonder but also some form of awareness in the visitor. Textile and the innovative technological applications thereof are the ideal basic ingredients for artists. Companies, educational establishments and artists joined efforts to structure the content of the exhibition.
INTERIEUR 2008 / FUTUROTEXTIEL 2008/ KORTRIJK / BELGIUM
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AIRBENCH SMALL CROSS
INTERACTION On the Airbench Cross, you’re almost seated in front of each other. Staying silent is no longer an option as it burdens you with an unpleasant feeling. Verbal and social interaction, giving new energy and impulses, becomes the only standard in community life. On the Airbench Single and Double, people receive glimpes of each other and start communicating out of curiousity. People get interwoven by interaction. They are forced to sit in an open atmosphere and cocooning is very much a memory from the past.
AIRBENCH CROSS (CUSTOM SIZE) KORTRIJK / BELGIUM
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PENTAGON POUF
PENTAGON
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BASE + TOP > QM FOAM BASE + TOP > OAK BASE > QM FOAM + TOP >OAK BASE > OAK + TOP >QM FOAM
PENTAGON
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BASE + TOP > QM FOAM BASE + TOP > OAK BASE > QM FOAM + TOP >OAK BASE > OAK + TOP >QM FOAM
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PENTAGON DESIGN THOMAS TRITSCH / 2007
Thomas Tritsch
Don’t think one, think five! In his design Thomas Tritsch underlines the sturdy form of the mathematical figure existing out of five corners. Inspired by medieval fortressess proved well-fortified when built as a pentagon. The result is a broad collection combining different materials: oak wood, qm foam or upholstery in several pieces or in one single piece. Put the modular collection together in multiple variations and discover its numerous possibilties.
›› ITEMS AVAILABLE UPHOLSTERED IN LEATHER AND FABRIC ›› Custom colorS or sizes available upon requesT ›› STANDARD NATURAL OAK FINISHING Custom OAK FINISHINGS (BLACK / WHITE WASHED) upon requesT
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SOFA SMALL 75
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SOFA LARGE 75
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TRY IT YOURSELF! The loose cushions or wooden table tops of the pentagonal and hexagonal shapes fit in a 4x4 cm edge of the base. The several sofas, the hexagonal shape and the linking piece create practically innumerous possibilities to create compositions, going in special curves, circles or also straight lines. Everything is possible. Try it yourself!
SALONE DEL MOBILE 2009 / MILAN / ITALY
ABITARE IL TEMPO 2007 / VERONA / ITALY
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QUARTZ DESIGN QUINZE & MILAN / 2007 Quinze & Milan tackles geometry once again and has furthered its work on forms and faceting, seeking new effects from the wood and creating a chair whose design is a combination of the past and future. Using the most classic of materials, Quinze & Milan has successfully made an object with a symbolic shape in which the material gains qualities of luminosity. Quartz is an object of the future that retains the intrinsic value of wood – strong and hard-wearing, comfortable and basic. “We wanted to give the material a different look without however ignoring its natural qualities. The facets give a dynamic and vibrant appeal, while the surface plays with the light, creating a sparkling effect. Just like quartz.”
CHAIR
SALONE DEL MOBILE 2007 / MILAN / ITALY
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MAZE DESIGN QUINZE & MILAN / 2006 The MAZE collection was born in our studio, but its genes are of the East – MAZE means table in Hindi. Viewed from above, it’s almost as if you’re looking through the mesh of a net. There’s something mysterious about it; it looks different depending on the angle you view it from. Although small in size, the MAZE SIDE TABLE enchants everyone with its suggestion of transparency. Its common sense lies in its flexibility: place it inside, in the living room or in the bathroom, or outside, in the garden – with its plastic body, MAZE SIDE TABLE fits in anywhere. MAZE SIDE TABLE is light, adaptive, stackable and low maintenance.
›› CUSTOM COLORS OR SIzES AVAILABLE UPON REqUEST ›› MAzE LARGE TABLE SEATS 5 TO 7 PEOPLE ›› MAzE LARGE TABLE: STANDARD NATURAL OAK FINISHING CUSTOM OAK FINISHINGS (BLACK / WHITE WASHED) UPON REqUEST
MAZE LARGE TABLE
MAZE SIDE TABLE HIGH
MAZE SIDE TABLE LOW
SUPERSTUDIO PIÙ 2005 / MILAN / ITALY
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CAMPING DESIGN QUINZE & MILAN / 2004 Certain Quinze & Milan collections began as purpose-designed products never intended to be available to the public. An example is CAMPING, which was designed for the Hotel Ellyse collection. Carried on the waves of success, it eventually became part of our Quinze & Milan collections.
›› Custom colorS or sizes available upon requesT ›› STANDARD NATURAL OAK FINISHING Custom OAK FINISHINGS (BLACK / WHITE WASHED) upon requesT
CAMPING TABLE 220
CAMPING TABLE 250
CAMPING TABLE 220 BIS
CAMPING TABLE 250 BIS
PRIVATE RESIDENCE ST. TROPEZ / FRANCE
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JELLYFISH DESIGN WIEL ARETS / 2006 A relaxing chair that encourages active use is JELLYFISH, a seat for lounging, for listening to music, for having a bite to eat, for talking with friends. The dynamic JELLYFISH is a modern rocking chair. Owing to the rounded form of the base, the chair moves slightly. It’s a seat that ruffles the feathers, so to speak, but in a positive way. Wiel Arets
The standard JELLYFISH HOUSE collection is produced in sturdy rotation moulded PE which is extremely well suited for outdoor use, the same frame is used as the base for an upholstered edition (leather and Divina by Kvadrat®), therefore few of these chairs have the same outward appearance. The colours are UV stable.
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JELLYFISH HOUSE CHAIR
JELLYFISH HOUSE OTTOMAN
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DISNEY STORE HEADQUARTERS PASADENA / CA / USA
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HONEYCOMB DESIGN CLIVE WILKINSON + INTELLIGENT DESIGN / 2007 Honeycombs one of the oldest architectural concepts known, inspired this design of a flexible shelving system. Of course we had to call it HONEYCOMB. The individual units are made from rotation-molded thin walled polyethylene resulting in an exceptional transparency and rigidity. A straightforward riveting system allows for an efficient and reversible installation with unlimited and flexible compositions. Clive Wilkinson
HONEYCOMB ensures an enhanced structural capacity that allows stacking up to 7 meters in two directions and even allow the removal of units within a built wall to create ‘windows’. So keep your things in place, your peeping neighbors out or your friends in and make your own humming environment…
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BAG STOOL DESIGN GITTA GSCHWENDTNER / 2009
Gitta Gschwendtner
Referencing material consumption, Gitta Gschwendtner has created concrete and woodcrete stools cast from moulds based on paper shopping bags. Their individual, irregular form is created during the casting process. This playful design looks like it’s popping up right from the ground. Gschwendtner poses people consume too much today and she wants to turn around the process just like she turns up side down the shopping bag into a sitting element. The concrete version is suited for outdoor use and the woodcrete version for indoor use. This second is a lighter version made up from a mixture of concrete and wood fibres which makes it lighter and more environmentally friendly. ›› CONCRETE VERSION 65 KG ›› WOODCRETE VERSION 30 KG ›› Custom colorS or sizes available upon requesT
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MINUS+ PRIMARY SOLO
MINUS+ PRIMARY DUO
MINUS+ PRIMARY QUATTRO
MINUS+ CLUB 01
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MINUS + DESIGN QUINZE & MILAN / 2006 Playful. Soft. Cosy. Stripped of fuss and frills… MINUS+ emerged from a need for furniture that zooms in on the world of a child. Furniture that stimulates to play and hide and at the same time gets the seal of approval from their parents. MINUS+ already makes a cross over with existing Quinze & Milan classics from the PRIMARY and CLUB collection, all made in QM FOAM™, certified for juvenile use. At the same time, children specific furniture is announced: High Chair, Play tent, Storage boxes, Screen jungle. Run, play, hide and seek. Grown-ups are welcome to join the fun. By invitation only.
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LITTLE MISS O DESIGN CONCRETE AMSTERDAM / 2009 When UN Studio asked them to design certain areas for their major project, the Mercedes Benz Museum in Stuttgart, Germany, CONCRETE AMSTERDAM based all its designwork, down to the very detail on the specific identity of the owner. Their aim was to create identity within a total space experience: create individual worlds where a single visitor identifies with and which invites him to stay. The dishes, table linen Rob Wagemans Concrete Amsterdam
and silverware in the restaurant as well as the division of the spaces are all in a way renditions of the three-pointed Mercedes Benz logo. LITTLE MISS O, which is placed in the children island, is a result from that research and provides an ideal playground where to nurse children and play with them. ›› ITEMS AVAILABLE UPHOLSTERED IN LEATHER AND FABRIC ›› Custom colorS or sizes available upon requesT
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55 / 21.7”
32 / 12.6”
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MEET THE CREATIVES A PLATFORM FOR CREATIVE COLLABORATIONS Quinze & Milan is not a typical furniture label but a platform for collaborations, a think tank and factory of ideas, designs, concepts and experiments. It’s this approach that made Quinze & Milan turn into a successful label that guarantees rock ‘n roll, creativity, comfort, quality, excitement and ingenuity.
MAKE YOUR OWN FURNITURE Wood, fabrics, leather, QM FOAM: It’s all yours, down to the smallest detail. On request, we can make exactly what you want. Quinze & Milan offers its extended production platform to industrial designers and project architects. Quinze & Milan is a label that features the work of designers and supports other architects and designers in the realization of their ideas. We like to push the boundaries – our own and those of the people around us. In our cosmos, boundaries exist only to be shifted… In addition to producing furniture at our in-house factory, we work in close collaboration with specialized manufacturers that make use of Quinze & Milan’s proprietary equipment when producing products and designs. In both cases, the result is a quality product that has the added advantage of flexibility – particularly important when serving clients with special requirements. We can make exactly what you want in short order. Variations in size, colour or finish? It’s all yours, down to the smallest detail.
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Quinze & Milan
Wiel Arets
Pumped by QM’s authentic values, an in-house team of
Wiel Arets investigates and produces space in response
creatives translates the QM lifestyle and spirit into working
to life, the potential of function, the character of place
designs for a broad range of projects, becoming infectious
and the nature of material. As well as bespoke architecture
creations that pull you into their self-shaped sphere
and urbanism on every scale, the studio develops products for
and hold you captive. Constantly seeking for innovative
mass production in collaboration with leading manufacturers.
collaborations and designs, the team works as a laboratory testing out new materials and ideas.
Scott Wilson
Gitta Gschwendtner
Scott Wilson is founder of MINIMAL, a multidisciplinary
Born in Germany in 1972, Gitta Gschwendtner moved to
design studio. He’s an accomplished designer experienced
London in the early nineties to study design at Central Saint
in developing iconic, industry-leading products.
Martins, Kingston University and the Royal College of Art.
His alternating experience within three consulting firms
Following graduation from the RCA furniture MA in 1998
and four global corporations has provided him with the
she set up her independent design studio for furniture,
skills necessary to navigate through companies and
interior design, exhibition design and public art projects for
industries consistently delivering compelling consumer
cultural, arts and corporate clients. Gitta Gschwendtner’s
concepts to market.
studio focuses on conceptually rigorous, visually intriguing, functional designs across several disciplines.
Jürgen Mayer H.
Concrete Amsterdam
Founded in 1996 in Berlin, Germany, J. MAYER H Architects’
Concrete hosts different disciplines such as product and
studio focuses on works at the intersection of architecture,
interior designers, architects, visual marketeers and now
communication and new technology. From urban planning
an urban planning/architectural firm too. Concrete’s
schemes and buildings to installation work and objects with
deliberate choice of breaking away from traditional
new materials, the relationship between the human body,
hierarchies and the dominant forces which dictate the
technology and nature form the background for a new
design process today, gives our agency unprecedented
production of space. Jürgen Mayer H. is the founder and
freedom. Concrete’s designers want to be inspired not just
principal of this crossdisciplinairy studio. He studied at
by modern art but by comics too, by ideas from the world
Stuttgart University, The Cooper Union and Princeton
of architecture and multimedia, by haute cuisine and the
Universtiy. His work has been published and exhibited
snack bar. They appear contradictory, but, in this collision,
world-wide and is part of numerous collections including
the perfect expression of our post-modern age can be found.
MoMA New York and SF MoMA.
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Clive Wilkinson + Intelligent Design
Marc Thorpe
Clive Wilkinson founded Clive Wilkinson Architects in
Since the establishment of Marc Thorpe’s studio in 2005
Los Angeles in 1991. He was educated as an architect
he has been working in New York producing residential
at the University of Cape Town in South Africa and at the
and commercial architectural projects as well as an
Architectural Association in London. His background
extensive body of work in the field of furniture design.
includes extensive experience with the design of cutting
Thorpe’s work can be defined as routed in function with
edge commercial and institutional projects, ranging from
a sensibility to character through detail. As a young
large scale new construction in Britain to the interior
practicing architect in New York City, he carries over his
architecture of some of the world’s most creative and
training to furniture design by exploring the impact a given
leading edge companies. Honeycomb for Quinze & Milan
program has on a products form in relation to its perfor-
was conceived in collaboration with Intelligent Design in
mance. This pluralistic approach to design gives Thorpe’s
Portland, USA.
work relevance and inherent meaning.
Hosoya Schaefer Architects
Büro Wehberg
Hosoya Schaefer is a Zürich based studio for architectural
Büro Wehberg is a Hamburg based studio for design and art,
designs, strategies and research. It was founded by Markus
founded by Max Wehberg in 1999. Their multi-disciplinary
Schaefer and Hiromi Hosoya in 2003. With an international
projects range from artistic project development, realization
network of collaborators, the studio is involved in building
and consulting for commercial clients, production of design
design and realization, media installations, strategic
products to stage design and artworks. “We see Quinze &
planning and consulting. Past teaching engagements link
Milan as a furniture label with a lot of possibilities and a
the studio to the Department of Architecture at Cornell
continuation of the DNA of our company. We make it happen
University in Ithaka, NY and the Berlage Institute in
for designers and architects and we love to work with a lot
Rotterdam.
of different people.”
Kazuko Okamoto
Thomas Tritsch
Kazuko Okamoto’s —born in Chiba, Japan but currently
Thomas Tritsch founded the design and furniture brand
living in Milan — interests lie in furniture and productdesign.
MORGEN in 1997 together with Sabine Mühlauer. He studied
In the past she has made tables, shelves and chairs but
art and made his master in environmental installations.
also cups and plates. Foam and oak wood are her favorite
When creating spaces like the COCOON VIP LOUNGE, a
materials to create furniture as the first has the most
hotelsuite for Juan Amador, offices for Sven Väth, Bread
flexible form you can play with and the second is all about
and Butter or Red Bull his mainly influenced by this artistic
nature. After working in a company she stepped in the world
view. One of his favorite credos is forming things as simple
of freelancers, exactly what Quinze & Milan was looking for.
as possible and creating spaces packed and stuffed with electrifying excitement.
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Dissing + Weitling
Søren Rose
Dissing+Weitling’s goal is to create optimal spaces
Artist, designer, merchant, entrepreneur with a highly
for human activity – at work, in the home and in the public
developed sense of quality, craftsmanship and a global
sphere. They have a clear and accommodating approach,
outlook of the things that will live past our time.
characterized by user-centric solutions that pay particular
That, together with a healthy dose of humor and a tongue-
attention to the physical, cultural and environmental context
in-cheek approach to life in general, is the DNA of Søren
of each project. D+W was formed in 1971 to continue the
Rose. It is also the essence of Søren Rose Studio.
work started by Arne Jacobsen. Since then, the company has refined and developed this Scandinavian design tradition with works that have set new standards in both design and architecture.
Jakob + MacFarlane
KiBiSi
Jakob+MacFarlane is an architectural firm based in Paris,
Founded by Kilo Design (Lars Holme Larsen), BIG,
founded by Brendan MacFarlane and Dominique Jakob.
(Bjarke Ingels) and Skibsted Ideation (Jens Martin Skibsted),
Its work explores digital technology both as a conceptual
KiBiSi is a Copenhagen based idea-driven industrial design
consideration and as a means of fabrication, using new
firm. Each partner contributes with intelligence and
materials as a possibility to create a more flexible,
experience from within his specific field providing KiBiSi
responsive and immediate environment.
with cutting edge knowledge and knowhow within the fields of architecture, design, furniture, electronics, transport, contemporary culture and lifestyle. “We believe the product should be the carrier of its brand
Zhili Liu
idea rather than some designer’s form and formula. In the fertile overlap between Design, Architecture and Ideation we seek to spawn a new breed of idea driven design.”
Zhili Liu was born in Chengdu (Szechwan, China) in 1979. In 2005, he started working for NHDRO/Design Republic in Shanghai as a furniture and product designer. In 2009, Zhili Liu was appointed senior designer at Shang-xia, a new luxury goods brand founded by Hermes. He’s planning to set up his own studio in 2010.
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