PLISAGO
Side Table with pleated effect:
PLISAGO made out of FÜRSTENBERG porcelain is a side table in which the form represents the design, and the
design represents the form: two interlocking cones form the basic shape
in three-dimensional pleats that determines the whole shape of the
table.
Elegance and refinement of porcelain for modern home environments
Furniture made of porcelain? In this design co-operation, FÜRSTENBERG proves that porcelain is about more than sophisticated dining. The porcelain manufacturer developed the pleated effect PLISAGO side table as well as the PLISAGO wallboards, which is made entirely of high-quality manufactured porcelain, together with Studio Besau-Marguerre. The luxurious design brings the elegance and refinement of porcelain into modern home environments, and is honoured with the German Design Award 2019 in Gold in the Furniture category. PLISAGO is available in two different sizes and in a miniature version, all in classic white or delicate rose.
PLISAGO is a side table in which the form represents the design, and the design represents the form: two interlocking cones form the basic shape in three-dimensional pleats that determines the whole shape of the table. “We want to present the softness, the poetic, the delicacy, the sensuousness, the fragility of porcelain, and so have given our side table a soft, textile character. Pleats unite these aspects,” is how the design duo explains its creation. The lavish design demands absolute precision in its manufacture. The pleated, almost textile structure of PLISAGO and the matt glaze create a charming contrast to the diamond-polished top.
Developement
With this side table, FÜRSTENBERG and Besau-Marguerre are presenting a real innovation in interior design. The story behind the origin of this design, with its extraordinary interaction of material, form and function, is no less remarkable in its uniqueness than the article itself. “We generated the side table using a generative software for a CAD program. The software was specially designed for this project”, explained Marcel Besau about the creative process. “The interaction between human and computer is a fascinating topic. The unusual and unexpected combined with technology – it’s the interaction of parameters, algorithms and chance, which creates a fine interplay of straight lines and asymmetry. And it’s particularly exciting to combine traditional craftsmanship such as porcelain manufacture with a generative design process.”
Designer
Studio Besau-Marguerre is the name behind which lie the two creative minds of Eva Marguerre (*1983) and Marcel Besau (*1980).
After studying product and communication design in Karlsruhe and Wuppertal, in May 2011 the pair founded their own interdisciplinary design studio in Hamburg, where their repertoire has encompassed not only interior design but also visual communication, editorial design and styling.
The pair’s joint design approach leads to extraordinary, innovative ideas and products, in which they frequently combine the experimental use of unconventional materials with a striking colour scheme. Even though still at an early stage in their careers, Eva Marguerre and Marcel Besau have already celebrated some considerable successes, having been nominated for numerous international design awards and selected by the German Design Council in 2014 as one of five Newcomer finalists. They have also appeared at prestigious trade fairs and exhibitions in Germany and abroad.