


Do-it-yourshelf
Architonic ID: 1026649
Año de Lanzamiento: 2001
Concepto
Zurich based Designer Beat Karrer has radically minimized the concept of the shelf: It is made out of one sheet metal board only. It is perforated by lasercutting. All required elements are being cut out of this one sheet. This not only saves material, it also gives its unique identity to this shelf. The shelf will be delivered in unbent condition. The mounting instructions will be printed directly onto each metal board.
Material: chromatized steel 1mm, silk-screen-printing
Sizes: 630 x 270 x 1 mm and 430 x 270 x 1 mm
Sistemas de estanterías
Residencial

Switzerland
Where does a product designer get his ideas from? From new materials that encourage challenging new applications. From new production techniques that make the previously unthinkable possible. And by observing everyday life manifesting unsatisfied needs. It is in this arena that Zurich designer Beat Karrer together with his team develops new products which resound favourably with his renowned clientele such as Anthologie Quartett, Ballfinger and Designerslabel (Germany), Boffi and Corian/DuPont (Italy), Offecct (Sweden), Burri, Röthlisberger, Kidsmodern and Tossa (Switzerland) or TossB (Belgium). As well as among the juries of international competitions in Belgium, Germany, Spain and Switzerland that awarded Beat Karrer with several prizes for his designs which often are unusual in their approach yet very functional and practical in their daily application. Nowadays Beat Karrer is also an active visiting teacher, lectures all over Europe, participates in juries and leads workshops for example for the Vitra Design Museum. Beat Karrer's ideas have appeared in many publications and various books.