Exciting Going Ons ...
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It’s delivery time at the Zu!
The showroom was alive this week with new product being unloaded by our warehouse lads and unpacked by staff under the careful eye of Lidia our showroom manager (who, it must be said, was a gun on coffee duty).
The entire staff pool get so excited when new furniture arrives at the showroom. These are pieces we’ve spoken about, seen photos of, learnt about and we finally get a chance to experience them, understand their scale and dimensions and see their materiality composition close up. We debate their features as we welcome them to our daily lives. These pieces from our trusted suppliers form a fresh KE-ZU catalogue and will shortly tour the country visiting the showrooms which comprise our national distribution network.
Check out some new products below.
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The Lievore, Altherr & Molina studio for AW is back with their new design Manfred, a modular sofa program comprising individual lounge chair, two and three seater sofas, all with the same super comfortable rounded profile. Available with or without arms (timber arms born from reforestation and complying with FSC guidelines). Meeting the highest grade endurance tests, Manfred is well-suited for any application.
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We’re expecting big things from this adaptation. Andreu World have expanded on the Red Dot Design Award winning Sail collection designed by Piergiorgio Cazzaniga. Now in stock with an oak model of the same design, this stacking chair is available in different finishes - the perfect way to show off Sail’s angular aesthetic appeal. Sail is destined for greatness in hospitality applications and dining rooms the country over. A beautifully ‘green’ chair, Sail wood is made out from 100% recyclable wood from reforested areas, bears FSC certification and meets the chain of custody from the source of the material to the final product.
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Konstantin Grcic expanded on his Extrusions Collection for bd Barcelona. Side Table B is made of one piece of architectural concrete to aesthetically match the outdoor version of Table B (see images here). Side Table B works with a light visual weight comparable to its appearance – rounding out a holistic collection.
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The Waf table lamp is geniusly simple – two sheets of veneer fastened together with a button. Born from a fascination with movement from mechanical objects, Waf utilizes functionality with aesthetics, the top portion is adjustable to change levels of illumination changing the lighting effects throughout a room.
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Another modular sofa collection arriving at the Zu is Rafa Garcia for Sancal’s Menu. Available in six different modules, Menu is a fabulously scaled collection with various options for specification, perfect for both the home or contact applications.
Useful in small spaces as banquette seating, navigating corners in larger spaces, positioned back to back, the Menu system affords you the freedom to create the layout that best fits your space and your style. Available as clean upholstery or pressed studs, the legs are specifiable between materials also.
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Released at Salone Internazionale del Mobile 2013 by Andreu World. The Agora collection is a new fully upholstered lounge chair that features solid wood and aluminium bases. A chair that commands attention, Agora also provides the opposite, the perfect place for solitude, reflection and relaxation. With specifiable leg and seat material options, Agora is suited to any space which requires a chair with a lot to offer.