Element
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Glober
manufactures furniture with very high quality standards. Their products are made
of furniture boards covered with solid aluminum sheets, and glass. They have been
in business for 58 years and have a solid reputation for quality, design and service.
With Glober’s new manufacturing capacity, this super clean collection is
executed to perfection.
Details include a 3/8 thick glass top with rounded edges, giving the pieces a
soft feel while boosting a bold look. The clean line is carried to the front facade
with a curtain of glass covering the drawers. There again, de Blois’s mastery
of cleanliness strikes with perfect alignment and order.
Drawers are literally wrapped in a soft contoured metal, then covered with glass.
The massive construction is placed on equally substantial feet, making the furniture
float above the ground, yet still maintaining a clean, « easy to work with
» look.
Bold for a bed : Is what appears to have been on de Blois’s
mind when he designed the headboard. It is made of a long and shallow sleek monolith,
much like crystal, which runs across the headboard, exceeding the matress edges
and over the night tables. De Blois has been quoted to design with a sense of
“understated sophistication” ††. With this new intro for
Glober, one feels this collection certainly has a high fashion european flair.
The bed not only is beautiful, it also has the quality of being quick to assemble
and compact to ship, both qualities that retailers will appreciate. The dresser
mirror somehow epitomizes the collection: A bold monolith block running along
the back supports a curtain of mirrored glass, falling much like a waterfall.
The mirror is detached from wall creating depth and lightness. Other pieces include
a leaner featuring the softly contoured metal wrap with a nicely scaled stand
for the mirrored panel, a three and six drawer chest, and two TV armoires.
Element is a very good name for the collection. It is clean, pure and yet, like
nature’s elements, this collection is tailored to show many different flavors
: It is available in six glass colors and ten metal finishes.
Glober is reputed for its outstanding quality of construction and service. One
can undoubtedly predict they will carve a landmark with this design, and de Blois’s
line-up for a third bedroom Pinnacle Award is a sure bet. De Blois’s other
staple collections include Java and Soho ( 2001 Pinnacle Award ), both made by
Baronet. “This collaboration with Glober is very good” says de Blois.
Other products he designed for Glober include the Eclipse buffet and a console.
Dreamscape
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Description:
The bed incorporates a frosted glass headboard. The glass is supported by a square tubing metallic frame and “L” shape support brackets. A continuous shelf runs behind the headboard. The shelf is part of the side tables assembly and they are offered as an option, separate from the bed.
Inspiration
Transparency: A word more often heard about objects than corporations…Perhaps it is one reason we turn to our homes for peacefulness. Transparency in objects has invaded our home environment. It reflects our unconscious need to live in integrity on a personal level. Clean and bright objects thus provide a peaceful environment that allow art and people to come to the forefront. This arrangement of surfaces and their materiality brings new possibilities for the placement of the bed in a room. Because it does not hide, but values what is behind, it can be placed away from the wall or against a window…
The intention we pursued in creating this design is to provide such a canvas for
what we believe is the ultimate shelter for our humanity: The place we sleep.
This idea has many branches:
The first involves our sense of warmth: for this we provided a surface behind a translucent headboard, on which light sources can be placed to softly illuminate through the frosted glass.
An other dimension is the need for security: to address this aspect, we made the headboard frame strong and clean, with long metallic supports for the glass. Horizontal bars are placed only to provide perceptual support for the glass. The tubes do not touch the glass.
The architecture of the bed provides comfort. It has a sloped back that is ergonomic: The lights placed behind the headboard plate glass will warm-up the surface to the touch. The side tables rotate about their support, which is off centered, thus placing the table further or closer to the bed.
As the bedroom plays a great act in the theater of the sentimental expression of our life, such a backdrop becomes a scene for statements: Objects placed behind the headboard are perceived, but not visible. As humans share their life with their mate, the bed invites them to share their icons and taboos in intimacy. Our intention was to create a bed that is not just pretty. It makes people look their best and enjoy being there. It welcomes the softness of intimate relationships. That, again, is something hardly found.
Made by Elite Manufacturing Los Angeles. 1-800-354-8356. List of retailers
Le
lit offre un appuie dorsal fait d'une plaque de verre givrée, permettant
aux objets plaçés sur la tablette arrière de profiler leur
silhoutte.
Cette conception 360º accomode les aménagements style loft. Les tablettes
latérales pivotent sur un axe décentré, permettant de d'approcher
ou d'éloigner la tablette de la surface du lit.
Sri
Lanka collection
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This solid maple set is produced by Baronet.
Cet ensemble d'érable massif est fabriqué par Baronet.
Baronet can be contacted directly at (418) 387-5431, www.baronet.ca
Sri
Lanka chifonnier
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« Sri Lanka » chiffonier. This unit is part of a collection of bedroom furniture. Its design is sober but sophisticated. Built in solid maple, the finish is made with an aluminum-like painting. Produced by Baronet.
Chiffonnier
« Sri Lanka » Ce meuble, au design sobre et sophistiqué, fait partie d’une collection
pour chambre à coucher. Il est construit en érable massif et la finition est réalisée
avec une peinture de couleur aluminium.
Fabriqué par Baronet.
Baronet can be contacted directly at (418) 387-5431, www.baronet.ca
Sri
Lanka Office Setup
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This solid maple set is produced by Baronet.
Cet ensemble d'érable massif est fabriqué par Baronet.
Soho
collection
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La
collection Soho s'est méritée le 2001 Pinnacle Award, décerné
par l'
American Society of Furniture designers, dans la catégorie chambre à
coucher.
The Soho collection has won the 2001 Pinnacle Award, from the American
Society of Furniture designers in the category Bedroom sets.
The soho collection features clean contemporary lines and details, with natural
anodized aluminum hardware.
Since 1989, we have designed various
collections for Baronet, including the most recent Biaritz,
Denver, Whistler, Normandie.
Valencia, wich was transformed later
into Java, the Sri Lanka and Key
Biscayne.
Some
of these collections are not shown here, but are available in store.
Baronet can be contacted directly at (418) 387-5431. Visit www.baronet.ca
to find out where to buy Baronet furniture in a place near you.
Java
collection
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This solid maple set is produced by Baronet.
Cet ensemble d'érable massif est fabriqué par Baronet
Available
at :
www.storehousefurniture.com
Key
Biscayne collection
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This set is made by Baronet for Bloomingdale’s. This collection is not available anymore.
Ensemble fabriqué par Baronet pour Bloomingdale’s. Cette collection n'est plus disponible.
Valencia
Collection
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Bedroom
furniture made by Baronet. Built in solid maple with traditional assembly methods.
This collection is not available anymore.
This collection was redesigned and streamlined to become the JAVA collection. As seen here, it is no longer available.
See Java collection by Baronet above on this page.
