Ferro Arredamento · 2022

Petit Duc Panca

by Julien Hac

A' Design Award di Ferro 2022 in Arredamento
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About Petit Duc Panca

Petit Duc è una panca progettata per l'uso sia in esterni sia in interni. La seduta è una lastra di arenaria scistosa, una pietra locale estratta nei pressi di Malmedy, in Belgio. I blocchi di pietra vengono tagliati, lavorati a macchina e lucidati, mentre gli smussi sono sagomati a mano. La lastra poggia su gambe slanciate in acciaio metallizzato con verniciatura a polvere resistente alla corrosione e ai raggi ultravioletti. La panca misura 2000 mm di lunghezza e pesa 80 kg. Sono disponibili quattro finiture: grezza, levigata chiara, levigata scura e sabbiata. L'obiettivo era conferire nuovo valore a un materiale locale.

About the A' Design Award di Ferro

Petit Duc Panca ha vinto l'A' Design Award di Ferro, un riconoscimento prestigioso conferito a buoni design che soddisfano i requisiti professionali e industriali attesi da creazioni ben progettate. I vincitori di Ferro dimostrano la grande abilità, l'elevata specializzazione, la comprensione esperta e la capacità creativa dei loro creatori. Ci si aspetta che Petit Duc Panca sia una creazione molto apprezzata, ammirata e amata, pratica e innovativa. Questo design vincitore dell'A' Design Award di Ferro integra le migliori pratiche del settore e ha caratteristiche tecniche competenti legate a know-how e talento. Petit Duc Panca è rispettato per la sua accuratezza ed è progettato per offrire miglioramenti della qualità della vita che aiutano a rendere il mondo un posto migliore.

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Unique Properties: The Petit Duc is composed of a shale sandstone tablet. This stone is unique in the world, after machining we obtain different surfaces which offer specific patterns. This table is placed on refined legs made of metallized and powdered steel specially designed to support the stone. This table has been designed to resist to bad weather and to embellish your terrace but it will also sublimate, by its presence, your interior.
Dimensions & Packaging: 340 mm x 2000 mm x 450 mm x 80 Kg.
Tags: bench, design, garden, outdoor, indoor, marble, sandstone, metal
Production Technology: To transform steel and shale sandstone into Petit Duc, various machining operations are required. The Warche quarry extracts the blocks, which are then cut using a single wire machine. The tablet is obtained after being machined by the CNC. The stone is polished according to the desired finish and the chamfers are made by hand. The steel is laser cut and then the parts are bent. The set of parts is welded together by an iron worker. The welded steel structure is placed in baths to be metallized, a layer of powder paint is applied as a final coating, this layer ensures resistance to corrosion and UV.
Design Challenge: One of the most complicated points on this project was the technical characteristics of the stone and its density. We had to think about transport methods and solve problems for the placement of the furniture.
Storage solutions were implemented to facilitate stock management and production flow.
Textures were a real challenge, as we are the only ones to use shale sandstone for furniture, there is only few research on the technical properties of this material.
The prototyping process was a challenge, the density of the stone and the technical restrictions linked to it, required a considerable investment.
Research: The objective was to answer this question: How to bring more value to the shale sandstone? Part of the stone extraction is used in architecture and the rest is crushed. The choice turned to the decoration sector. The employment of a local material and to support the short circuits was an important stake as well as to guarantee the quality of the product.
Inspiration: This bench can be installed outside and inside, its stone shelf is unique, the stones of "Moellons" are of Malmedienne origin a small town located in Wallonia. Numerous footpaths surround the quarry of the Warche. Numerous benches litter the paths and the Belgian gardens. In order to realize an ideal product for our region Malstone opts for the use of local materials with a local knowledge.
Project Duration: The project started in January 2021 in Malmedy and finished in January 2022 in Malmedy.
Operation Flow: The first step is to select a block of stone from the Warche quarries, which is then cut and processed to obtain the exact dimensions. The different parts that make up the steel part are laser cut and folded, and finally welded together.
The whole furniture is assembled at the Warche quarry and Malstone takes care of the delivery and placement of the furniture.
Patents: Trademarks: "Malstone (2021)/Nelles SA"
Image Credits: Image #DSGN_Award_Banc_01_3600 : Photographer Gilles Poitier, the table outside, 2021.
Image #DSGN_Award_Banc_02_1800 : Artist Julien Hac, 3D render Grand Duc N°1, 2021.
Image #DSGN_Award_Banc_03_1800 : Artist Julien Hac, 3D render Grand Duc N°1, 2021.
Image #DSGN_Award_Banc_04_1800 : Photographer Julien Hac, Detail Logo Grand Duc N°1, 2021.
Image #DSGN_Award_Banc_05_1800 : Photographer Julien Hac, Global view Grand Duc Collection, 2021.