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Pocket Catalog 2017-2018

Pocket Catalog 2017-2018
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BUZZI SPACE

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Established in 2007, being awarded numerous design prizes and working in partnership with well-known designers, demonstrates that BuzziSpace creates furniture, acoustic solutions and acoustic lighting that accommodate the demands of the changing workplace. BuzziSpace combines aesthetics and noise reduction, thanks to the sound-absorbing materials used in the designs, making day-to-day life better in every way. Creating happy and healthy workspaces that enhance the well-being of employees is key. BuzziSpa innovation is the key to worldwide success. With showrooms in Antwerp, Chicago,...

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OUR JOURNEY FOUNDED IN ANTWERP BELGIUM SAS ADRIAENSSENS DESIGNED THE FIRST PRODUCTS FOR BUZZISPACE OVAM Ecodesign Award PRO 2009 (BuzziScreen, BuzziZone and BuzziBoard) OUR FIRST INTERNATIONAL FAIRS ALAIN GILLES STARTED DESIGNING FOR BUZZISPACE THE FIRST YEAR WE ATTENDED ORGATEC (DE) Henry Van de Velde Award 2011 (company) 2008 OPENING LONDON SHOWROOM FIRST TIME EXHIBITING AT NEOCON (US) The year we started manufacturing in the US (High Point) Designer of the Year 2012 (Alain Gilles) RELOCATION BUZZICAMPUS KONTICH (BELGIUM) WITH THE BUZZICHICKENS We welcomed some BuzziBees at the...

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Manufacturing At heart, we’re all makers. We’re born that way. Each one of us possesses the skills to create things that will amaze and surprise others, even ourselves. It happens daily at our local manufacturing facilities in Bladel (NL) and High Point (US) – fueled by a shared desire to make durable and highquality furnishings, both facilities bring out that extra sparkle in every BuzziSpace product that sets the brand apart from the compe

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Local Manufacturing in Bladel & High Point Furniture-making is a tradition that goes back many years in both Bladel and High Point. While the story behind each facility is unique, a common thread unites them: the ability to create quality products of the highest standards. In fact, the rich legacy of manufacturing furniture in both areas is a major reason why BuzziSpace chose Bladel and High Point for its manufacturing locations. Just across the border of Belgium in the Netherlands, you will find our manufacturing facility in Bladel. From the outside, it might look like any other production...

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Designers BuzziSpace has always given opportunities to both upcoming and established designers to develop products and ideas that match the DNA of BuzziSpace. These designs are often ahead of their time and each tell a unique story. They do not only look good but they also meet a particular need

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14 — BuzziSpace Stories BuzziSpace — 15 Sas Adriaenssens Sas Adriaenssens obtained a master's degree in graphic design and illustration and, after several years in marketing, naturally moved into the world of interior and product design. After many years of experience in companies of all shapes and sizes, she went freelance in order to create her own cocktail of creativity and practical organisation. She prefers to describe herself as a 'creative problem-solver with a compulsive aesthetic sense'. Sas designed the very first products of BuzziSpace, which were made out of ecofelt, a hundred...

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13&9 Design We encourage interdisciplinarity in every design project. Our different backgrounds give us the ﬂexibility to use unconventional skills in developing new products. Austrian product design ﬁrm 13&9 was founded in 2013 in Graz and is based on the partnership between architect and CEO of INNOCAD Architecture, Martin Lesjak (Contract magazine’s Designer of the Year) and designer Anastasia Su (who also studied medicine).13&9 is a design studio for international companies and also has its own label that designs, produces and sells their own products. The interdisciplinary team’s...

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18 — BuzziSpace Stories BuzziSpace — 19 ■■ All our furniture designs share a certain relationship: there is always a link, a kind of visual logic and a magical interplay of relationships. Call it unity in diversity if you will. Conspicuous details give all our designs a distinct identity and catch everyone's eye. BUZZISPACE PRODUCTS BuzziTrihex BuzziBounce BuzziPlank Gerd Couckhuyt Belgian designer Gerd Couckhuyt opened his own design studio 'Bhoom' in 2012 and was a late bloomer in the design world. At a very young age he began his career at Bekaert Engineering as a mechanic and later as...

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Jean-Pierre Galeyn Axel Enthoven We design from the bottom up, creating unique, innovative products appreciated by consumers, concerned by better quality and long-term use. Axel Enthoven (1947) a big name in design land. With his design bureau, Yellow Window (formerly known as Enthoven Associates Design Consultants), he not only designs furniture but also buses, trams, trains or even medical equipment. This Antwerp-based design bureau has already made 1,900 products, and is active worldwide in product development, design consultancy and innovation research. The team has won several awards,...

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22 — BuzziSpace Stories BuzziSpace — 23 22 — BuzziSpace Stories BuzziSpace — 23 is Not a Luxury From the very beginning acoustics have been a driving force when developing or considering new products. A well-balanced room with a perfect acoustical level is a key factor to the performance and well-being of workers all over the world and therefore our logical main concern. For BuzziSpace, acoustics is more than just a generic word. It's our way of caring for workers and contributing to a pleasant working environment by balancing any given space with the recommended reverberation time...

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Frequency The wavelength determines the sound frequency. It is measured as the number of repetitive vibrations per cycle per second and is expressed in Hertz. The audible range of sound is between 20 to 20 000 Hz. The higher the frequency, the higher the tone. Recommended background noise level in an office Low tone Long wave - Low frequency (50 - 250 Hz) E.G. heating systems, ventilation, elevators, copy machines, server rooms Mid tone Mid length wave - Speech frequency (250 - 2500 Hz) E.G. speech, vowels, consonants High tone Short wave - High frequency (2500 - 12000 Hz) E.G. ringtones,...

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