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Bigwigs | Founders of Gabriel Scott
SCOTT RICHLER AND GABRIEL KAKON
Founders of Gabriel Scott
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Q: Who are Gabriel Kakon and Scott Richler? Can you tell us about your background?
Gabriel: I studied industrial design and then architecture in Montreal and went on to work in high-end residential architecture. Scott and I are brothers-in-law – he is married to my older sister.
We set up Gabriel Scott in 2012 and I’m based at our studio in Montreal which is home to our design and manufacturing processes. Scott’s a master in product development and also has a background in jewelry design. My expertise is in brand exposure and marketing. What we do is very collaborative.
Scott: I married Gabriel’s sister and together we started the fashion and jewelry brand Jennifer Scott. But having studied architecture, I wanted to return to that and began designing custom pieces of furniture for clients. Joining forces with Gabriel was very organic – we were both drawn to the same industry and share the same aesthetic and interests. I’m now based in London where we recently opened our European flagship showroom in Mayfair (in September 2019).
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問: 誰是Gabriel Kakon和Scott Richler? 你能告訴我們有關你們的背景嗎?
Gabriel: 我在Montreal(位於加拿大的城市)學習了工業設計和建築學，之後從事高端住宅建築工作。而Scott是我的姐夫 – 他和我姐姐結婚了。
我們在2012年成立了Gabriel Scott，工作室位於Montreal(位於加拿大的城市)，這裡是我們設計和製造流程的地方。我們過去現在所做的事都能為我們帶來完美的協作，Scott是產品開發的專家，同時有著珠寶設計的背景。而我的專長是品牌曝光和市場營銷。
Scott: 我娶了Gabriel的姐姐，之後我們一起創立了時尚珠寶品牌Jennifer Scott。從建築學畢業後，我想回到家具設計領域，為客戶定製和設計家具。
我們有著共同的審美觀和興趣，同時亦被這份事業深深吸引著。我現在的工作地點在倫敦，而我們最近在Mayfair(在英國倫敦市中心的一個區域)開設了我們的歐洲旗艦陳列室(2019年9月)。
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Q: How was the idea of your brand Gabriel Scott born? Tell us about this alliance.
Gabriel: Scott and I had both been working in residential architecture and would often choose to design furniture pieces to best fit certain projects. This soon became a full-time project that led to the start of Gabriel Scott. An early commission for a custom fixture followed and quickly inspired a full collection of various lighting items that range from pendants, to wall sconces and desk lamps.
Scott: Having been exposed to similar references in aesthetics and design, along with our common architectural background, we had a distinct compatibility from the get-go. We launched a collection at ICFF in New York which was risky, but fortunately people loved the pieces and the price points. More shows led to further growth and we opened our New York showroom in 2014 in downtown Manhattan.
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問: Gabriel Scott這個品牌的想法是如何誕生的？
Gabriel: Scott和我都曾在住宅建築領域工作，經常會為不同項目選擇最合適的家具。就這樣我們開始了Gabriel Scott，成為了我們的全職事業。由早期定制燈具的委託工作隨後更迅速激發起我們設計一系列不同的燈具，從吊墜到壁燈和檯燈。
Scott: 我們的美學和設計方面都有著類似的參考文獻和我們帶著共同的建築背景。我們相遇之後，就在紐約ICFF推出了帶有冒險的系列，幸運的是人們都喜歡這些作品。之後就有著更多不同的展覽的機會，帶來了進一步的發展，而我們於2014年在曼哈頓下城就開設了我們的紐約展廳。
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Q: How would you describe your furniture and lighting style?
Scott: Our inspiration comes from geometry, nature and chemistry. I explore things from a material perspective or geometry. I’m interested in what more we can do with glass and how it can be combined with metal. Right now, it’s about very simple fixtures and stripping it back. Paying attention to good design and high craftsmanship. My interest in jewellery brings out the delicate side to our work.
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問: 你覺得Gabriel Scott的家具和照明的風格是怎麼樣的?
Scott: 我們的靈感來自「幾何」，「自然」和「化學」。 我會從不同角度探索事物，如材料或幾何等等。 我對玻璃的「可造性」及如何與金屬有著不同的結合而抱著重大的興趣。
我們注重設計和高深的工藝。 同時我對珠寶的興趣，使我們的工作變得微妙。
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Q: Gabriel Scott has collaborated with renowned brands like Cartier and Bar Basso. Can you tell us about your experience?
Scott: To celebrate Bar Basso’s 51st birthday in Milan, we created a tailored-made light installation with our Welles Glass Long Chandelier. Working closely with bar owner Maurizio Stocchetto, we decided to reference the famous Italian Negroni cocktail, using Campari-coloured glass for a glass fixture which sits in the window of the Bar.
The installation hangs as an almost revolutionary act, as it is the first time, since 1967, that new elements have been added to the bar’s interior.
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問: Gabriel Scott與Cartier和Bar Basso等知名品牌合作。 能告訴我們一些相關的經歷嗎？
Scott: 為慶祝Bar Basso在米蘭成立51週年，我們用Welles Glass Long Chandelier製作了定制的照明裝置。
我們與酒吧老闆Maurizio Stocchetto有著緊密的合作，並參考來自意大利的著名雞尾酒 – Negroni cocktail，使用Campari-coloured glass作為酒吧窗口中的玻璃固定物。自1967年以來的首次革命性的動作，亦都是自1967年以來第一次將新元素添加到酒吧當中。
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Q: Do you have any upcoming projects/projects we can keep an eye out for?
Scott: Our expansion into the UK and Europe allows us to further cement our relationships with existing clients on this side of the world and allow for closer collaboration within the design community here. From London we can access a lot of the main design and specification companies and it also provides great links to the market in the Middle East and elsewhere in Europe.
Gabriel: As we grow our business, we have been working tirelessly to ensure a seamless client experience.
From access to showroom presentations, to complete sample kits, as well as customized drawings, complete with a timely delivery on all orders – we have been focused on providing an impeccable experience from start to finish, and will continue to do so.
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問: 有任何即將到來的項目/我們可以關注的項目可以分享嗎？
Scott: 我們將擴展至英國和歐洲，使我們進一步鞏固與世界各地的客戶之關係，並在整個設計界中進行更緊密的合作。 從倫敦我們可以看到許多不同設計與規模的公司之外，這個領域還提供著連接中東和歐洲其他地區市場的通路。
Gabriel: 隨著我們不斷地發展，我們一直著重於「客戶體驗」，並持續專注提供無可挑剔的體驗。
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Minimalist Style | Theo Wall Unit
Theo Wall Unit
Multiple storage options from Theo Wall Units within home & office. The styles available offer soft-edged configurations with a desk, cabinet or bar counter.
Theo Wall Unit With Shelves
The Shelving Unit features five solid oak panels that allow for versatility and multiple storage options within home or office.
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Theo Wall Unit With Cabinet
The sliding cabinet is made from oak and provides a great option when that extra storage is needed. It features three large solid oak shelves with soft edges throughout and solid- and veneer oak cabinet with sliding doors.
The Desk Wall Unit offers a working space combined with storage. This unit is made from solid oak, featuring two shelving units and a soft-edged desk area. Fitting for homes and offices alike.
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Theo Wall Unit With Shelves
The Shelving Unit features five solid oak panels that allow for versatility and multiple storage options within home or office.
Theo Wall Unit With Cabinet
The sliding cabinet is made from oak and provides a great option when that extra storage is needed. It features three large solid oak shelves with soft edges throughout and solid- and veneer oak cabinet with sliding doors.
The Desk Wall Unit offers a working space combined with storage. This unit is made from solid oak, featuring two shelving units and a soft-edged desk area. Fitting for homes and offices alike.
Residential | Understated Luxury | Hong Kong
Designer Firm: Bean Buro
A couple living in a 1,680-foot unit in Repulse Bay, Hong Kong. They invited Bean Buro, a Hong Kong design studio, to make a luxury look for their new home. And now their home can be a cozy gathering place, and it is also an ideal place for friends to come and have fun.
The company’s co-founders Kenny Kinugasa-Tsui and Lorène Faure saw the property’s advantage of having a perfect view, creative theme of this project, using the outdoor scenery to match the interior and awaken the infinite vitality.
Designer Firm: Bean Buro
The dining room has soft and elegant pink dining chairs and Cirque pendant lamps by Giopato & Coombes.
Lamps with slender thread-like structures in brushed brass, that change form to create infinite geometric compositions. The figure, suggesting circus gear, is interrupted by capsules that project continuous light.
Designer Firm: Bean Buro
Product Information
Cirque Chandelier
by Giopato & Coombes
“The figure, suggesting circus gear, is interrupted by capsules that project continuous light.”
Cirque Eclipse Pendant
Lamps with slender thread-like structures in brushed brass, that change form to create infinite geometric compositions.
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Cirque Column Pendant
Lamps with slender thread-like structures in brushed brass, that change form to create infinite geometric compositions.
Cirque Chandelier
The figure, suggesting circus gear, is interrupted by capsules that project continuous light.
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Cirque Column Wall
Each capsule, made in ribbed glass with extremities in brass, crafted with a lathe using a very refined technique that starts with a solid block of the material, conceals light guides used in the automotive sector that make it possible to connect the LEDs contained in the ends of the capsule, conducting the light along the entire length.
Cirque Eclipse/Ring Celling/Wall
A giant Cirque has landed. It can be either positioned on wall or the ceiling
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Further reading & External links:
1. Home Journal
2. Home Journal – 隱身淺水灣的家庭屋裡，有著多功能生活場域和夢幻兒童房 (Nikey Cheng)
3. Designer – bean buro
Featured Chandelier you can’t miss on 2020
The Gem is the latest member of the Giopato and Coombes collection. After launching it at last year’s Salone del Mobile, receiving a lot of positive reactions and fine-tuning the product, we can officially present the Gem to the world and to you.
GEM: A journey to the Moon and back
Dreaming with eyes wide open we continue our research into Supernatural Daydreams. For Milano Design Week 2019 we imagined a journey on a path that joins the surreal with the ordinary, where light is the common thread. Aiming for the moon, a dream, explorations and the wonder of collecting pieces to bring back to earth as treasures from a faraway place.
Gem is a magic branch attracts stardust gems
“We were strolling on the Moon, and all of a sudden a magic stick rolled towards us, bumping softly, in the low gravitational atmosphere. As it got closer and closer, several stardust gems were attracted to it. They crystallized in random combinations thanks to a lunar magnetism. I was dreaming about a journey to the Moon and back!”
There are several compositions from branches to clusters, to multiple stems.
All chandeliers composed with vertical stems can have a downlight added on request, to implement a focused light above the table.
The glass gems cling to a brass tube, via brass buds which contain a proprietary led source.
It’s also possible to customize compositions, adding more stems to the chandelier.
Extraordinary Production Process
It is made in hand blown glass, with “a lume” technique, which is another expertise within the Veneto region. Every single glass element is different and slightly irregular, emphasizing the hand-made nature. The surface can be clear or with a “corroded” finish, which recalls a white moon dust coating.
The transparent glass version contains a proprietary led source, where a small aluminum screen is fixed to the acrylic dome to diffuse the light emission towards the sides.
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