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Casselden Lobby Banquette Seating by Peter Rattle Wins the Bronze A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Peter Rattle honored for interior space and exhibition design by the international grand jury of the 2025 - 2026 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 21, 2026 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Casselden Lobby Banquette Seating by Peter Rattle, designed for Commercial Upholstery Solutions (Vic) Pty Ltd, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category. The award was conferred within the 2025 - 2026 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The Bronze A' Design Award Explained
The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
More About Casselden Lobby Banquette Seating
The building design concept was to provide a unique but flexible work/leisure environment with Banquette seating, communal benches and loose furniture setting a new standard in customer experience creating an urban oasis for casual and organised meetings amidst textural elements, earthy tones, curated art, specialised lighting displays and greenery, blending the outdoor experience with internal spaces. Sustainability was a key factor in the refurbishment of the lobby through the retention of existing flooring and wall finishes that reflected the botanic landscape.
About Peter Rattle
I am a Civil Engineer by background having worked in the Mining Industry for several years, then finding myself in the Carpet Manufacturing business. Here I used my Mechanical Engineering skills to good use designing both new carpet designs and the machinery used to make them. Since then, I have transitioned into Furniture Manufacturing, whereby my previous skills allow me to see what the Client wants and the best way to make their dreams a reality. Unlike others we can work in all mediums, not only timber but metals, glass, and stonework. This allows Commercial Upholstery Solutions to have the capacity to take on the needs of small and large projects alike.
Award Record
With this recognition, Peter Rattle is a winner of 4 A' Design Awards. The awards span the editions from 2016 - 2017 to 2025 - 2026 of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Interior Space, Retail and Exhibition Design Award
The A' Interior Design Award is an international interior design competition recognizing good interior designs by interior designers and architects worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to interior designers, interior architects, architects and decorators from all countries. Entries typically include residential interiors, restaurants, hotels, offices, galleries and retail stores. Awarded interior designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/interior
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/171520
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/171520
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!171520
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/179358
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
Designers.Org
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press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Casselden Lobby Banquette Seating
- Function
- Banquette Seating
- Category
- Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Packaging & Retail
- Colors
- Dim Gray, Gray, Dark Olive Green, Dark Gray and Dark Slate Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Commercial Upholstery Solutions (Vic) Pty Ltd
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Peter Rattle
- Country
- Australia
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2025 - 2026
- Design ID
- #171520
Credits
- Image Credits
- Sarah Louise Photography Pty Ltd ISPT Peter Rattle
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The fitout consisted of Booth style Banquette seats which were designed to follow the botanic landscape within the lobby, creating an urban oasis for casual and organised meetings.
- Inspiration
- To set a new standard in customer experience with the addition of numerous seating spaces such as executive lounges, conference and meeting rooms and cafe areas.
- Research
- The ground floor foyer project involved the refurbishment of the existing area including larger glazed windows, stone flooring, as well as carpeted areas, paneled interior walls along with a green wall which utilises recycled water. With the Client looking at Green Star aspirations, we took on board the use of recyclable materials which we incorporated into our design so as to minimise our carbon footprint.
- Challenge
- The hardest challenge was to ensure that the sculptured plinths matched up to both 90-degree right angles as well as the curved corners. This was overcome by prototyping and making adjustments to the final design.
- Realization and Technology
- The design utilises both a hard memory foam with a softer outer core wrapped in Dacron. This was then covered in commercial grade vinyl that will endure the most stringent wear and tear. All items used were fire rated as well as recyclable.
- Operation and Interaction
- The Banquettes were designed with a commercial green vinyl to match the botanical theme. To enhance the design a sculptured solid timber plinth was added along with LED down lighting.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project required several months to manufacture in the factory and approximately 4 weeks to install over several areas within the ground floor location.
- Specifications
- The upholstered seats were manufactured with Australian hardwoods to the carcase. The carcase frames were then screw fixed to the polished concrete floor. The seat cushions were adhered to the carcase frames by commercial Velcro. The tapered rear cushions were fixed to the planter box with French cleats for easy removal. The sculpted plinths were manufactured in various lengths, numbered accordingly and then screw fixed to the frame on site. The total meterage of seats exceeds 50 lineal metres.
- Keywords
- Banquette Seating, Upholstery, Fabric Panels, Joinery
