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To perfect the bowl's design and manufacture, [Patrick Messier] and recently enlisted firm member Laurent Descamp worked with Montreal ceramist Louise Bousqueter and her associate Guy Meynard in Limoges, France. The nifty spigot-like faucet is totally freestanding, rising independently up from...
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Published in | Canadian interiors Vol. 40; no. 4; p. 18 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Magazine Article |
Language | English |
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Toronto
IQ Business Media
01.07.2003
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Summary: | To perfect the bowl's design and manufacture, [Patrick Messier] and recently enlisted firm member Laurent Descamp worked with Montreal ceramist Louise Bousqueter and her associate Guy Meynard in Limoges, France. The nifty spigot-like faucet is totally freestanding, rising independently up from the floor behind the unit. "The faucet's balanced proportions," Messier maintains, "are realized through the application of a rigorous grid based on the classic golden section of design proportion." A significant order from an Italian hotel is pending, he adds. Gamba, according to Messier, involves the "rehabilitation" of that signature material of the 1960s - fibreglass. With new rigorous and accurate manufacturing techniques, sturdiness, flexibility of shape, and sharpness of colour are now excellent. 3-D modeling, he continues, allows a minimalist spirit to be combined with comfort. A test sit in the crisply white, sharp edge display chair confirms Messier's boast. |
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ISSN: | 0008-3887 1923-3329 |