Monday, November 5, 2018

BAUX & Stella McCartney: Beautiful Sustainable Design

Since 2013, the luxury fashion brand Stella McCartney has used BAUX as an integral part of the shop design across a global scale. It started when Stella and her team was in the process of renovating her flagship store in Milan and was looking for innovative sustainable materials to finish the display walls and staircase.


Text by Matt CAREY
Photography by Joe AKER


Back in January 2013, when BAUX has just launched their first collection of acoustic tiles, Managing Director, Fredrik Franzon, received an email from luxury fashion brand Stella McCartney. Stella was in the process of renovating her flagship store in Milan and was looking for innovative sustainable materials to finish the display walls and staircase. BAUX wood wool tiles became an integral part of the Milan store design and today, BAUX and Stella McCartney are global partners, with BAUX acoustic tiles adorning the walls of Stella McCartney stores in Japan, Italy, Netherlands, Greece, France, Spain, Azerbaijan, US, UK and Australia.

"When we got the call from Stella McCartney, we’d just launched BAUX and instinctively knew it was a great match. Stella is passionate about beautiful sustainable design and like us she has huge respect for nature and our planet."   
— Fredrik Franzon, CEO, BAUX

Stella McCartney’s stores are a visible commitment to her respect for nature and her passion for sustainably sourced materials. Like BAUX, Stella believes that modern design should be beautiful and sustainable. The Milan store is located in a stunning 18th century neoclassical building with integrated Calacatta marble running through the ground floor and staircase. Large white rectangular BAUX tiles and linear brass and steel walls rails create an exquisite milieu for Stella’s signature designs.



"In this store what’s particularly exciting is that it’s the first time we have used BAUX, a tile made from sustainable wood wool from Sweden. 
— Stella McCartney"

To partner global brands like Stella McCartney, Google, Amazon and WeWork, BAUX has built up a network of 25 sales locations worldwide. But one thing hasn’t changed: all BAUX products are made from sustainably managed forests in Sweden.

For us it’s really important that as we grow, we continue to produce materials that meet the highest sustainable standards,” explains Fredrik. “At BAUX, we want to contribute to a better planet.”




Stella McCartney was one of BAUX’s very first customers and like many since; she was attracted to the unique properties of wood wool tiles. “The creative potential was something that the store designers at Stella McCartney were very quick to see. They asked for samples of all our tiles, in many different colors before settling on the large white rectangular tile”, explains Fredrik. “What started as one store has grown into global partnership, and we’re and very proud to be a part of their vision and journey.”





BAUX

BAUX Acoustic products meet contemporary expectations of architects and designers with a canny combination of form and function. They can be combined to create remarkable structural patterns that rejuvenate residential, industrial and public spaces. Designed by the renowned Swedish design studio, Form Us With Love, BAUX Acoustic Tiles, Panels and Pixel are available in five color sets and a range of beautiful patterns. Designers and architects can personalize any installation with endless creative possibilities.

BAUX Acoustic Wood Wool products store ambient heat and release it when the air temperature falls. This contributes to lower energy costs, reduced environmental impact and stable indoor climates. BAUX Acoustic products are rot resistant. BAUX is a joint venture between entrepreneurs Johan Ronnestam and Fredrik Franzon and the founding partners of design studio Form Us With Love; Jonas Pettersson, John Löfgren and Petrus Palmér.

This article is re-shared by permission and © BAUX.

For more information please visit:

BAUX: www.baux.se

Link to case: www.baux.se/acoustic-case/stella-mccartney/

Link to products: www.baux.se/acoustic-wood-wool-products/

Thursday, November 1, 2018

Award Winning, Hand Painted Height Charts by Family Rule

Made to last for generations, the Award Winning Family Rule wooden ruler height charts are a piece of design to be treasured that will hold a sense of your families nostalgia for years to come.


Chamfered along the longest edges to create the aesthetic of a true ruler with both imperial and metric measurements carefully painted on by hand. Available in four different wood shades ('Fawn' is Family Rules' best seller) as well as fully bespoke options using the gorgeous Annie Sloan Chalk Paint.



Chalkboard Ruler Height Chart
Award winning, hand painted wooden ruler height chart with chalkboard middle. Comes with a chalk pen to start capturing those growth spurts right away!


Designed to be hung on the wall approx 21cm from the floor to take into account most skirting boards. Each one comes with a little tool kit containing everything you need to hang your Family Rule safely as well as a special pen to start marking those heights.

Whats more, if you are ever plan to move (or redecorate) you can simply take it with you. No more leaving those memories behind or having to paint over them!



Best Selling Ruler Height Chart in 'Fawn'
Award winning, hand painted wooden ruler height chart.


Designed to capture the whole families growth spurts (or shrinkages) they measure heights up to 2m tall.



Hand Painted Height Charts
Award winning, hand painted height charts available in three different measurement styles.


Each piece of wood has its own characteristics, which means that no two ruler height charts will ever be the same. Painted by hand and personalised with any message you would like, in a choice of three font styles, making them a truly original pieces.

They make a perfect gift for new families... or your your own!

PRICE RANGE: £88 -£135 + Delivery

Family Rule
www.familyrule.co.uk

All images courtesy of Family Rule.