Bocci
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Bocci is a contemporary design and manufacturing company based in Vancouver, Canada[1], with a satellite office in Berlin, Germany [2]. Bocci was founded by entrepreneur Randy Bishop and architect Omer Arbel [3]in 2005. The company is represented by numerous design purveyors such as Lumianire [4], Inform Interiors [5], Viaduct [6] , etc.
Though young and based in North America, the company has grown to compete with well established European industry leaders such as Flos [7], Artemide [8], and Louis Poulsen [9] primarily with its best selling and critically acclaimed 14 series chandelier [10] and 22 series electrical accessories [11].
The Bocci collection includes conceptually motivated, high craft furniture, lighting and electrical accessories, all designed by Omer Arbel [12]. Pieces from the Bocci collection have won various international design awards including The I.D. magazine annual design review [13], the Red Dot Design Award [14], the Chicago Athenaeum Good Design award [15], and nominations to the D&AD yellow Pencil Award [16] and the German Design Award of the German Federal Republic [17].
[edit] References
- ^ bocci.ca
- ^ Hello Design Hungary
- ^ Wikipedia Article Omer Arbel
- ^ Luminaire
- ^ Inform Interiors
- ^ Viaduct
- ^ Flos
- ^ Wikipedia Article Artemide
- ^ Louis Poulsen
- ^ Luminaire
- ^ Dwell
- ^ Omer Arbel official website
- ^ ID Magazine
- ^ Red Dot
- ^ Chicago Athenaeum Good Design
- ^ Yellow Pencil
- ^ German Federal Republic
