Philippe malouin biography of alberta
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Philippe Malouin’s 20 Planters
Philippe Malouin with 20 Planters.
Planters from Philippe Malouin’s 20 Planters.
Planter detail from Philippe Malouin’s 20 Planters.
Philippe Malouin’s 20 Planters.
Planter from Philippe Malouin’s 20 Planters.
Planter from Philippe Malouin’s 20 Planters.
Planter from Philippe Malouin’s 20 Planters.
Philippe Malouin’s Swings, the other half of his Movements installation.
A Caesarstone project.
Canadian-born designer Philippe Malouin has reunited with Caesarstone at Milan’s infamous design show, Salone del Mobile, to showcase 20 Planters, an aptly named collection of planters made from vintage Caesarstone surfaces. The project is one half of the two-part installation called Movements—the other half being his project Swings, which debuted earlier this year at Toronto’s Interior Design Show. Malouin and his team found the
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Philippe Malouin’s Swings
Philippe Malouin’s Swings, made of Caesarstone quartz. Photo courtesy of Caesarstone.
Philippe Malouin’s Swings, made of Caesarstone quartz. Photo courtesy of Caesarstone.
Designer Philippe Malouin. Photo by Justin Borbely.
A Caesarstone playground.
Canadian-born, London-based designer Philippe Malouin is known for his innovative use of materials and playful final forms—his brick lamp and hanger chair for Umbra Shift are just two examples. Now Tom Dixon’s protégé is taking the element of whimsy to new heights with Swings, an interactive playground-inspired installation on display at Vancouver’s Interior Design Show (IDS West), running September 24–27 (previously at IDS Toronto). His 12-piece circular swing set features Caesarstone quartz cut into rectangles and suspended from rope. The manufacturer is no stranger to conceptual installations; last year’s Islands installation included cu
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While in the past, Canada’s design identity could have been hung on a lot of raw wood and point blankets, today we’re seeing a dynamic mix of materials and colours that are changing the perception of what Canadian design means.
In the second instalment of our three-part series celebrating our nation’s best and brightest (check out our list of the firms and designers creating the the best interior spaces), we look at 30 industrial designers and collectives who are rebranding our country one item at a time. Some you are surely familiar with, others have only recently begun shaking up the scene.
1 Knauf and Brown, Vancouver
While third-year students at Emily Carr University of Art and Design, the duo produced their first licensed design, the Heavystock System of shelves, which debuted at MaisonetObjet in 2013 and was almost immediately picked up by Taiwan design house Esaila. One year later, their Profile Chair was on the roster at Brooklyn-based curator Sou