April /2009

Danish Design Exhibition

Danish Design Exhibition: April 16 - May 13 Opening Reception Thursday, April 16th  6 - 8 pm   Classic to new generation of Danish Design products will be on display and available to you at Zinc Details, 1905 Fillmore Street, San Francisco location from April 16 through May 13th.  Please join us for the opening reception to cerebrate many great Danish designs by Royal Copenhagen, Norman Copenhagen, Architect Made, Menu, Ego, Stelton, Le Klint and more!  When you become an enthusiast of Modern design you'll notice how influential Danish design was to early adapters of modernism in 1950- 60's. You can't avoid finding Aarne Jacobsen's Ant chair or Poul Henningsen's Artichoke lamp or Erik Magnussen's Stelton Vacuum jug somewhere on a page when you are flipping through the Mid-century interior books. America fell in love with Danish design back then and many of us are still in love with them.    In the Danish design tradition, quality is closely related to function, aesthetics, economy and environment. Throughout the 20th century, it has become a fundamental principle for Danish designers to emphasize the user needs and functionality.  Such ideas perhaps originated in the design and teachings of Kaare Klint before the Second World War, but were more closely identified with the work of leading furniture designers such as Finn Juhl, Hans Wegner, and Arne Jacobsen.   Group of Young Danish Designers start presenting a new, expressive, internationally inspired designs during the 1990's. Today there are two trends you'll find within the new Danish design designers.  One is "wild" with pioneering design and an informal idiom using spectacular and sculptural forms. The other is "disciplined", with a clear basis in the Danish design tradition in its respect for classic craft, yet sufficiently bold to experiment with new technology and new materials. Both trends have given Danish design and especially Danish furniture design the talent and energy in short supply for several generations. The new generation has added humor and irony to the traditional values.       We have to note that Denmark's strong Design awareness's one of the contributory factor is the Danish government's commitment to design. In the late 1990s, the Danish government was one of the first in the world to define an actual design policy - an initiative which in 2007 was followed up by the launch of DesignDenmark as part of the general Danish trade and industry policy.

Sale Alert !

Knoll Space Sale 2009 Friday, May 1st - Sunday, May 10th    We are pleased to announce the Annual Knoll Space Sale will take a place from May 1 through May 10, 2009. For the duration of the sale, you'll receive 15% off published U.S.  MSRP on all Knoll Space Products.      Please contact us at 415. 776. 9002 or info@zincdetails.com to receive product information, price quote, textile samples today.

Launch Event

Heath Ceramics Summer 09 Collection Exhibition + Launch Event  Thursday, April 23rd : 6 - 8 pm        Please join us for the launch event for Heath Ceramics's Summer 09 collection at Zinc Details, 2410 California Street, San Francisco location on April 23rd, from 6 to 8 pm.   Heath's summer collection season continues to explore where science meets art, finding inspiration where the two disciplines converge. This season the new work will be displayed at Zinc Details in San Francisco from April 23rd-May 20th . There will be a launch event on Thursday April 23 from 6-8pm. Throughout the show, 10% of profits from the sale of the pieces will be donated to Architecture for Humanity ( architectureforhumanity.org).   The new accessories collection features overlapping glazes to produce extraordinary interactions of the colors, a legacy of its founder, the pre-eminent ceramicist Edith Heath. She developed her own exclusive recipes and original formulas, to create unique glazes. This winter, Heath Ceramics Creative Director Catherine Bailey continues the tradition of Edith's glaze experiments with a palette of vibrant, glossy reds, inspired by the season's berries and autumnal foliage.   A fusion of simple crisp lines, geometric forms and lustrous glazes in vivid hues are what is most prized in Heath Ceramics by designers and architects. This season, the unique glazes, in glossy and matte finishes, are explored in a variety of unexpected ways, applied on bowls, cups and vases. Specifically, the accessories collection consists of two tones of red glaze layered to give rise to a surprising fusion of graphic effects and textures.   The Deep Serving Bowl highlights such effects of overlapping glazes, resulting in an unmatched depth and beauty, demonstrating remarkable complexity and simplicity at once. Each product is handcrafted, reflecting individual variations in the depth of color. Other items in this season's line-up include: a bud vase, a multi-stem vase and tall modern cups.   About Heath Ceramics: The late Edith Heath, was a defining influence of twentieth century American design, creating distinctive handcrafted ceramic dinnerware and architectural tiles that were unlike anything commercially available at the time. She and her husband Brian founded Heath Ceramics in 1948, which quickly became a California institution, symbolizing the creative free spirit of California. Heath Ceramics dinnerware has been used in homes for more than half a century, and also in other restaurants, including chef Alice Water's Chez Panisse and Brasseries 44 at the Royalton Hotel. Heath Ceramics continues as one of California's last remaining mid-century era potteries. In 2003, husband and wife team, Robin Petravic and Catherine Bailey purchased Heath Ceramics with a mission to revitalize the company by placing a strong emphasis on design, while preserving Edith Heath's handcrafted techniques and designer-maker legacy. Heath now makes both classic and new designs with the highest level of craftsmanship that ensures an enduring quality and aesthetic. Today, facing new economic and environmental issues, business challenges and politics, Heath remains a small and privately owned local manufacturer in order to be able to stay true to its core values in the making of products: focusing on great design and craft and making responsible and holistic decisions for the long-term benefit of our customers and our employees. For more information, contact 415 332 3732 or visit www.heathceramics.com

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