In architecture, digital aids make it possible to design free forms. Already in the pre-digital era, repeated efforts were made to break away from the right angle and regular geometries. Nowadays, it seems that there are no limits to imagination. All that is left to discover are the paths for implementing the ideas of form…
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Reportage: HOUSE 2 Malley
ALICE HOUSE 2 – COUNTER CITY is a 240 square metre public architectural installation situated next to the Toni-Areal in Zurich. The project is based on an experimental format for collaborative design and construction conceived by ALICE (Atelier de la Conception de l’Espace) — a laboratory of EPFL led by Dieter Dietz. ALICE…
Product launch: Incora
NEW FAÇADE PANEL – INCORA Swisspearl proudly announces Incora, the brand new façade panel. The one-of-a-kind result – a vivid character Part 5/5 Drawing on meticulous precision and long-standing expertise, the Niederurnen factory has always produced quality products for façades made from fiber cement. However, the spreading technique using natural marble granules is a…
Swiss Design Award 2017
SWISS DESIGN AWARD Swisspearl proudly presents the awarded work of product designer Michel Charlot! Overview Award category: Products & objects Work: Stool Essay Contemporary Product Design for Swisspearl with design culture. Simple, user-friendly forms have been found for the stools and tables. About the designer Michel Charlot is born in 1984. The product designer lives…
Good Design by Tradition
Design The Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (fdfa) published an article on Swiss design objects that have become design classics over the last years. fdfa admin Iconic Swiss designs like the pocket knife, the Helvetica typeface and the Swatch watch all have one thing in common: their combination of functionality and understated elegance. Swiss…
Tailored Architecture, Custom-fit building shells
Architecture and fashion are often set in relation to one another. The comparison between building coverings and body coverings reveals obvious and surprising parallels. The often invoked commonalities, however, have been overstressed at times. Several fundamental differences exist between the design of buildings and the design of clothing. Michael Hanak Customization is based on…
Perforated or engraved panels
KNOW HOW Perforated or engraved panels can be used for many purposes, for acoustic or aesthetical reasons, to depict works of art, letters, logos, etc. However, the fabrication process is rather labor intensive both for preparation work and also for the actual routing out of shapes and drilling of holes. Decisive is whether the panels…
Incek CEPA Houses, Ankara, Turkey
TECHNICAL VISIT ON SITE A good project is not just based on good products – it is as important that all elements are considered and worked just right during installation. For this reason, for Swisspearl it is always a key concern to be present on site in order to assist and advise the local installation…
FIBER CEMENT FORMULA
THE WINNING FORMULA OF SWISSPEARL FIBER CEMENT PANELS Natural raw materials and consistent ingenuity are the basis of the winning formula for a product that is more than 100 years old but has never become outdated—architecture can no longer imagine a time without it. In hand, fiber cement reveals its homogeneous materiality and a high…
Swisspearl Training, Niederurnen, Switzerland
Twice a year, we invite our new distributors to our headquarters in Niederurnen, Switzerland in order to show them the world of Swisspearl. It is important to have partners who know the company philosophy to bring the company’s own ideologies to the market. On May 8, 2017, visitors from around the world travelled to the…