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To come up with something fresh and innovative, Arconas, a seating design and engineering company, and Joel Berman Glass Studios, manufacturer of decorative glass for architecture and design, have teamed up to create Bernù Ice. The two Canadian firms pooled their talent and expertise to create the line. The core of the design is from Arconas' award-winning Bernù seating line highlighting aeronautical shapes and an innovative peg construction system created by industrial designer Davide Tonizzo.
Bernù Ice looks just like what its name refers to. The line offers seats and backs made from translucent resin cast in Berman Glass Studio's Valencia texture. The surface-embossed resin is combined with a curvilinear metallic shape, making the seating to appear like glass, very delicate. Arconas' Bernù line, the inspiration for this collection, is typically upholstered or finished in epoxy-coated steel or polished aluminum.
"We wanted to create something unique and innovative that promotes design globally," says Joel Berman, founder and president of Joel Berman Glass Studios. "Collaborating with Arconas allowed us to jointly explore materials and continue our ideas around accessibility of design for the public."
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Innovation from Collaboration: Arconas, Joel Berman Glass Studios
Oct 6, 2009Bernù Ice looks just like what its name refers to. The line offers seats and backs made from translucent resin cast in Berman Glass Studio's Valencia texture. The surface-embossed resin is combined with a curvilinear metallic shape, making the seating to appear like glass, very delicate. Arconas' Bernù line, the inspiration for this collection, is typically upholstered or finished in epoxy-coated steel or polished aluminum.
"We wanted to create something unique and innovative that promotes design globally," says Joel Berman, founder and president of Joel Berman Glass Studios. "Collaborating with Arconas allowed us to jointly explore materials and continue our ideas around accessibility of design for the public."
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