Designed by Mario Botta for Artemide in the 1980’s, Shogun is now classed as a design icon – forming part of the Metropolitan Museum in New York’s collection. The structure of perforated steel creates beautiful plays of light and shadows that position themselves at will by moving the reflectors.
Botta is also an architectural researcher whose work is internationally recognized with such important awards as International Architecture Award, Merit Award for Excellence in Design, and IAA Annual Prix 2005.Artemide was established in 1960. Today, it is one of the best providers of modern lighting and practical illumination systems. The company operates under the philosophy of ‘Human Light’.
Stylecraft has been providing furniture of original, contemporary design for 65 years. First established in Melbourne, Stylecraft is now represented in six showrooms around Australia, as well as one in Singapore. Their product offering is suitable for commercial, educational, hospitality and residential spaces and is a collection of Australian designed and manufactured furniture and international brands that they represent on an exclusive basis.
Their European collection includes Arper, Artemide, Tacchini, Verzelloni and Sipa from Italy, Akaba, Stua and Vilagrasa from Spain, Cascando from the Netherlands, Prostoria from Croatia, Maiori from France and Eikund from Norway. Japanese companies, Ritzwell and Karimoku New Standard, offer traditional craftsmanship with a contemporary aesthetic to complement the European product offering. Their local brands include acp atelier, LEN by Helen Kontouris, Ross Gardam, Keith Melbourne, ESO, Thinking Works, SKEEHAN, and Urban Commons, together with their own exclusive in house collections designed and manufactured in Australia.
