Solution: Loft Partition
Ever since the term “loft living” was taken up by the real estate sloganeers, homeowners have been struggling with adaptive use of open space.
While open plans evoke the freedom of a bohemian lifestyle, the reality is that we still take comfort in the division of purpose that traditional room arrangements provide. Furniture designers working in this loft era have a challenge before them: How does one create an elegant, functional object, while addressing spatial relationships in a single-room dwelling?
I’m not certain that this was the question Philipp Mainzer had in mind when he created the Shiraz sofa and the Pardis bed for e15, but he seems to have come up with an effective solution. Inspired by traditional Persian seating islands, the sofa system is defined by a dramatic backrest of varying height that can separate a living space. The bed, introduced earlier this year, can similarly be ordered with a tall headboard, and combined with Shiraz seating elements.
Furniture doubling as partition may soon answer the open plan dilemma.
While open plans evoke the freedom of a bohemian lifestyle, the reality is that we still take comfort in the division of purpose that traditional room arrangements provide. Furniture designers working in this loft era have a challenge before them: How does one create an elegant, functional object, while addressing spatial relationships in a single-room dwelling?
I’m not certain that this was the question Philipp Mainzer had in mind when he created the Shiraz sofa and the Pardis bed for e15, but he seems to have come up with an effective solution. Inspired by traditional Persian seating islands, the sofa system is defined by a dramatic backrest of varying height that can separate a living space. The bed, introduced earlier this year, can similarly be ordered with a tall headboard, and combined with Shiraz seating elements.
Furniture doubling as partition may soon answer the open plan dilemma.
Posted by: Brian Fichtner on Mar 19, 08 at 09:00 AM PDT
Posted by sohbet on 11/10/08 04:04AM PST
I have an open space loft with lots of great natural light. How can I create a private space for a bedroom for guests that will get privacy from the upper loft bedroom?
Posted by Ron Rosa on 06/22/08 04:32PM PDT
I love this idea. It addresses a few issues at once (sound management, space division...) without adding yet another piece of furniture needing to be dusted. Clever.
Posted by franki durbin on 03/20/08 08:00AM PDT
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