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COMBINE IN CONTEMPORARY NEW URBAN
FURNITURE COLLECTION
NEWSWORTHY
FLOWCRETE
FLOORS WINERY
Flowcrete South Africa has worked
alongside the Constantia Uitsig
Wine Estate to provide flooring
solutions for a brand-new winery
and for its artisanal craft cottages.
For the new winery facility, the
client
wanted
to
combine
its
wine making with the latest food
production materials. This meant
that the floor in its facility would
have to be up to the challenge
of
withstanding
high
impact
conditions within a modern winery.
Flowcrete
the
supplied
antibacterial,
1,076m 2
of
polyurethane
resin floor system Flowfresh RT
in Cream for the main processing
areas. This solution was ideal, as
its thick, robust nature meant that
it would provide a seamless, slip
resistant and operational surface.
As the Flowfresh range is HACCP
International certified, the floor
will maintain a hygienic, food
safe finish. Flowfresh includes the
antibacterial additive Polygiene®.
The estate also refurbished a row
of cottages used by small food
producers as well as a coffee
shop and restaurant. By installing
450m 2 of Flowfresh MF which is
impervious and its seamless finish
easy to wash, this helps it keep
an unblemished and attractive
appearance no matter how busy
the cottages get or how much food
and drink is spilled on the floor.
www.flowcretesa.co.za
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After four years of development new urban furniture brand,
ARPINO is here. A collaboration between Portuguese industrial
designer Carlos Pereira and Angolan architectural studio, Cipro-Group,
ARPINO’s OX and Urban Office collections combine art, technology
and sustainability in their contemporary design.
Designed and produced between Portugal and Angola , ARPINO
launched in South Africa in February, before
heading to Milan’s Furniture Fair for the start
of Europe’s 2018 Spring/ Summer season.
The 16 piece range brings high-design
to the public place, adaptable to
commercial builds, city streets,
parks and shared spaces.
Its culture-neutral style
easily assimilates into
different geographies and
environments, adding a
futuristic look to common areas
in office blocks, shopping centre
squares, parks, campuses and
BIKE RACK
airports. The new Angolan International
Airport has for instance specified its full
range
into its urban and public spaces.
URBAN BENCH
“We’ve reimagined urban furniture such as bike racks, bollards and
wayfinders for the global village. The pieces would look as at home in Times Square as in
Cape Town’s Silo District or Angola’s Viana,” comments Pereira.
ARPINO has two ranges: The Urban Office and OX. The “Office” – a
LITTER BIN
solar powered Wi-Fi and mobile charging station - allows the public to
recharge, and connect online, for free. “In African cities where power is
often interrupted and data costs high, the Urban Office is a cost-effective
conduit for communities to connect without being reliant on local resources
or unreliable telecoms services,” comments Pereira.
The core OX range turns tradition on its head
to redesign everyday, urban items. It
includes stylised urban lights and
wayfinders, pergolas, multimedia kiosks,
bollards, bike racks, bins and benches.
“ARPINO has been designed for
urban spaces around the world, not an
exact location or geography. It’s
versatile, modular form can be fit
to form however, customising
places from housing estates,
retail centres, public parks
and high streets,”
says Pereira.
www.arpino-design.com
CARLOS PEREIRA
Industrial Designer
Interior Watch