Barcelona design week draws to a close, but this beautiful city still continues to inspire and provoke fresh ideas….
My skip chic collection for RoomService Gallery is a direct result from time spent in the Catalonian capital.
Below are a few images of the new products and also the video we made to coincide with the launch Punto Verde – Video and the Video Trailer
For the full range of images go to http://www.ryanfrank.net/limited-editions/
AYO Collection
Rosemary, sage, re-claimed pine and castor wheels are some of the ingredients Ryan Frank used for his latest commission of outdoor furniture for the Terrace Bar & Food, a sustainably-led restaurant at the National Theatre, London.
Earlier this month eco superstore NUDGE opened its doors in Helsinki and I was lucky enough to get invited to design and produce the shops display furniture. I took inspiration from the original Hackney Shelf..[an experimental project i did a few years ago...where i installed white boards at graffiti hot-spots around London]
The end result was a family of large, fat and small Hackney style shelves all displaying the sexy merchandise Nudge has on offer, which is a mix of eco clothing, furniture and accessories.
Besides the display furniture…. you can also find my full retail collection on display in the heart of Helsinki, including Isabella & Enzo stools, Zilka clothes hangers, TAPE cork accessory range and The Hackney Shelf.
A big thanks to Anu and Monica from Matteria for making this happen
I recently discovered a stash of old scaffolding planks….These boards are made from a good quality pine and are full of character.
I also had a few furniture commissions on the go…
One was a memorial bench for a regeneration consultancy called Renaisi based in Shoreditch East London, and the other from a private client to design and build a giant farmhouse table.
I decided to make use of this valuable material source ….below is the result - strong, sturdy, salvaged free-range furniture.
table made from salvaged scaffold boards, with steel cut legs
It all started with a quirky cork record sleeve for new record label TAPE…. an overwhelming response led to the iPouch for MP3/phones and CPUsleeve for laptops. We are now covering Apple’s new iPad and Amazon’s new Kindle Reader.
The Cork Sleeve Range - now including iPad and Kindle reader
Original record sleeve for TAPE Records
Cookie
2009 was a busy year with many mad projects, but one of the highlights was working on a new concept restaurant in Glasgow called ‘Cookie’. I was commissioned to design and supply a range of pieces, which included seating, storage, display systems and accessories. It turned out great…. So if you are ever feeling hungry and you are in Glasgow you know where to go.
shot of the interior with my stools, display shelves and accessory hooks
