The Art of Design Issue 22 2016 | Page 86

86 SLIMPORT ROUND METAL VISION FRAMES When we consider the possibility of moving in with someone we are very selective and try to choose someone who shares our values, who we can imagine spending the rest of our lives with and be ourselves. Why should it be different with our furniture? With strong emphasis on the timeless design, sustainability and outstanding quality, MINT Furniture believes it shouldn’t. MINT furniture was founded in 2009 by two designers - Janis Rauza and Ieva Andzane, of North European origin, where historically the design core values are functionality and natural aesthetics. MINT Furniture highly values ease and authenticity. Simplicity of the shape, lightness of the design and easy installation, as well as high quality of the materials and variations of colours are MINT values that will turn furnishing of the house into a pleasant experience inspiring achievement. www.mintfurnitureshop.com 550MM  AVAILABLE IN 4 SIZES - 250, 350, 450, 550MM 450MM  AVAILABLE IN 4 DOOR THICKNESSES - 40, 44, 50, 54MM  MANUFACTURED FROM MILD STEEL AND STAINLESS STEEL  FULLY FIRE TESTED TO SUIT TIMBER DOORS AND STEEL DOORS  CONCEALED FIXING ONE SIDE  AVAILABLE AS A FULL KIT WITH GLASS AND GLAZING TAPE SLIMPORT CIRCULAR VISION FRAMES WITH THEIR CLEAN LINES ENHANCE THE APPEARANCE OF ANY DOOR. 350MM THIS FLUSH FITTING DESIGN IS AVAILABLE IN STAINLESS STEEL, OR ZINC PLATED MILD STEEL READY FOR COLOUR COATING. NOW PRACTICAL VISION REQUIREMENTS NEED NOT COMPROMISE AESTHETICS. SLIMPORT VISION FRAMES WITH THEIR UNIQUE CONCEALED FIXING DESIGN ARE THE ANSWER. IDEAL FOR LUXURY OFFICE SUITES, CORRIDOR DOORS, CLASSROOMS, RESTAURANTS ETC. 250MM RECTANGULAR AND CUSTOM SHAPE VISION FRAMES, ALSO AVAILABLE. Zero Seal Systems Ltd Units 43 - 45 Ladford Covert, Seighford, Stafford, ST18 9QG, United Kingdom Tel : +44 (0)1785 282910 E-mail : [email protected] WWW.ZEROPLUS.CO.UK I intend to pursue answers to very simple questions, related to architectural design, and more importantly, the generation of ideas in architectural design. Unlike in science, where the test of an idea is, when same method produces the same results, in our profession we expect, that using the same way of inquiry methods, we can arrive to completely different results. Related to the WHAT? question, the object and the intent of our activity, I posit three notions: Connotive, Cognitive, Volitive (related to feeling, thinking and will, respectively). My intent is therefore, to unify feeling and thinking through will. The will is manifested with drawing. To answer the HOW? question, I conduct my investigations with "Surface Drawings", or "Spaceprints". In this intentionally simplified quest, the WHY? question's answer is: this method simultaneously investigates, analyzes, explores and articulates solid and void, or matter and space. These Spaceprints are therefore the first manifestations of the intended physical reality, so they are illustrating the transition of spirit to matter. Excerpt from "Palladian Space-Neurons", LitFire Publishing, 2016