BOOM , Prototype 2008
Launching during ICFF a collection of occasional tables designed to bring impact to a space. Functional surfaces provide useful surface while the open center provides maximum visual impact and the ability to nest.
Todd Bracher Wins 'Best New Designer' ICFF 2008
T No. 1 , Fritz Hansen 2008
As always, the products that demonstrate Bracher’s provocative theories are easy on the eye and this is certainly true of the T-No.1 table. Sophisticated and natural are the words that best describe the T.No1 table. The material highlights its beauty, communicating both its presence and purpose. The sturdy, structural legs are made from mirror polished aluminium, also available in black lacquer. A streamline table top available in glass, white laminate, maple, walnut and oloured ash veneer in black. The table is available as individual units, or in combination with several units it makes up endless lengths of tables.
T-No.1 Table launch Milan: April 17th 2008 - Fritz Hansen Showroom Corso Garibaldi 77, Milano
Fancymarble, Mater 2007
On auction in Milan this April 08 this new limited edition edition by Todd Bracher will be auctioned online in collaboration with actics.com with profits going back to the producers in India. For details on how to bid see: www.actics.com/mater_limited_edition or www.materdesign.com
Mater launch Milan: April 15th 2008 - Grand Danois Zona Tortona via Forcelia 13, Milano
DOME, Mater 2007
The black/white steel dome table lamp is produced in a medium-sized lamp factory in the city of dongguan in southern china. a family-run business, which mater is collaborating with to raise its production skills and meet the quality demands.
MARBLEWOOD, Mater 2007
Bowls, candlesticks and candelabras made of turned components in black or white Jaipur marble or Indian shisham wood. Bracher came up with the idea after visiting Indian artisans in workshops and noticing that their cast-offs included small chips of marble. By collecting and combining them, he has not only created strikingly graphic “conical totems” but also used waste material and provided extra income for the craftsmen.
FLORA, Georg Jensen 2007
The form of the Flora vases is reminiscent of a bust, a female form, as the contours of the vases have been crafted with a distinct roundness and slenderness. What makes this vase unique is its ability to contrast and fuse together symmetry with asymmetry - a phenomenon which is found frequently in nature. The sculptural oval body implies containment which fuses into the slender neck implying growth found in nature.
Designed as a ‘beauty mark’ for a room which brings physical and visual support to a space. The table’s organic quality acts a visual transition from floor to surface which contrasts the usual rectangular forms of the sofas and beds it sits beside. The table is designed understanding it may never exist alone, but instead always next to something else. The reach of the surface over a sofa or bed allows greater flexibility in the home.
A small piece with a strong personality. like a beauty mark.
FREUD, Zanotta 2002
A sofa, daybed, lounge chair, sculpture. FREUD is a flexible piece for everyday life.
*Roaming Exhibition:
SOMEWHAT
DIFFERENT
Contemporary Design and the Power of Convention
Sep 18 – Oct 12, 2005 - The Townhouse Gallery / Cairo
*Collected by the Freud Museum Vienna.
LIBRI LOUNGE, One-off by Zero First 2003
A One-off production presented at Tokyo Designers Block 2002.
*Awarded the TOSO prize in Tokyo, Japan as the ‘Sofa for the 21st Century’ (2003); I.D. Award, USA (2006).
MASAI, Habitat 2006
A storage collection composed of three pieces. Bar, low unit and bookcase.
RIBBED, Mater 2007
Handmade dark grey cushions in cashmere with a leather trim and bottom. produced in the shanghai province, china.
LILIA, Georg Jensen 2006
The candleholder is a backdrop to present the beauty of the flame. The flame flickers and dances against the purity of the steel - much like the Lily's petals act as a pure, understated backdrop to the vivid beauty of the Lily's stamen.
GRANUM 46, Contrasts gallery Shanghai 2006
To expose the contrast found inherently in a material when exploited from one extreme to the other.
*Exhibition: Contrasts & Contradictions:
Chapter 1
CROSSOVERS//beyond art & design
September 2006, Pearl Lam and Contrasts Gallery have organized an
independent exhibition and two symposia to coincide with the 6th Shanghai
Biennial, which will center around the theme of "Hyper Design."
Contrasts and Contradictions: Chapter 1 Crossovers – Beyond
Art and Design" is an exhibition that examines the cross principles
of fine art and design and their cross-cultural impact. By defining
creativity as a form of artistic expression, Contrasts Gallery has
commissioned fine art artists to design functional objects and designers
to create non-functional works. The exhibition will feature new works
all made in China created by approximately 30 Chinese and 30 international
artists and designers. The participants are all using Chinese art
and craft techniques to challenge the boundaries of fine art and design.
BLOOM, 2001
A café ensemble waiting to blossom into a seating arrangement when needed.
*Awarded The Promosedia Design Award, Italy (2000); IDEÈ Award, Japan (2001); I.D. Award, USA (2002) and a UNESCO Design 21 Award, France (2002).
INOUT, Mater 2007
The porcelain in-out pitcher, with its removable lid, can be used for hot or cold beverages.produced in a small, family-owned factory in the gia lam province of vietnam, workers and management of the factory show commitment to the creation of each handmade piece and display a willingness to hone their production skills and improve corporate social responsibility related issues.
HALO, Elica 2003
Halo is an elegant synthesis
of industrial application and residential style.
The first noticeable element is the clean simple panel, surrounded by
light and floating over the cooking surface. Free from visually complicated
lighting and filtration details, Halo takes new precedent by presenting
its clarity with a completely unadorned principal surface. Around this
floating surface light spills through the natural opening which also acts
as the means for the smart motor system to intake the air to be filtered.
"Inspired by the mystery and perceived simplicity of fine cooking".
VESSEL, Frighetto 2003
A ‘kit’ bed. The customer can order any variation for the bed, with or without side table, headboard, finish, etc…
SLIM, Zanotta 2004
Books are beautiful
not only as works of art in their own right, but also as objects. Graphic
designers work just as hard at creating wonderful cover art, but for
some reason we insist on hiding them when books are placed side by side
on the traditional bookshelf covering one another.
I discovered by just nudging the books so that I can see the covers,
presenting them to the room, a completely new experience occurred.
SLIM displays the colorful cover artworks to the room creating a vibrant
pattern. The natural wood of the bookshelf was chosen to allow the beauty
of the books to be framed and presented proudly.
The angling of the books is an additional advantage for real living as it also allows for a more discreet bookcase, as it is greatly ‘Slimmer’ than a traditional library.
TWOWAY, Mater 2007
a two-way candleholder in turned black or white marble with powder-coated metal insert for both tea lights and candles, which when placed together, the form allows for various set-ups. The marble is crafted in a small specialist factory by the skilled artisans of the vishwakarma community. our production partners in india source the stone locally and maintain the quality of production. together we ensure improvement of working conditions in the factory.
TRAY, Liv'it 2004
TRIOLOUNGE, Triode 2005
A collection which displays the simplicity in construction, a simple leg notched at the bottom so it may be pushed up to any wall with floor molding, a simple surface and crossbeam.
*Exhibited at Spin OFF, Koln 2003.
BENT, Tronconi 2005
*Exhibited during Tokyo's Designers block 2003.
SOFT / OVERLAP TABLE, Idee 2003
Designed to be compact yet comfortable for the
Japanese market.
It is fascinating to me that today Japanese still do actually sit on the
floor, however they are interested in having a ‘western’ influence
in their home. So therefore I designed this sofa to be most comfortable
when seated on the floor just in front of the piece. The front side of
the sofa is angled to act as a back support when seated on the floor.
*Exhibited during Tokyo's Designers block 2003.
REDLINE, Pour Annick 2003
*Awarded the TOSO prize in Tokyo, Japan as the ‘Sofa for the 21st Century’.