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A S T R A L

A s t r a l benc h w as des i gned i n 1979 and has w onm any aw ar ds f o r bo t h i t s s c u l p t u r a l and i nnov a t i v e s hape . T he benc h c ons i s t s o f j u s t t w o c om ponen t s w h i c h , w hen r epea t ed end t o end , f o r m t he bac k and s ea t r es pec t i v e l y.

T he c ons t r uc t i on f o r m s a s em i - c i r c l e w he r eby t he benc h bea r s i t s ow n w e i gh t and c r ea t es a un i ques ea t ed s c u l p t u r e .

O P T I O N S & M O D I F I C A T I O N S

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Mate r i a l s :

Op t ions /cus tomiza t ion poss ib i l i t i es :C us t om s i z e pos s i b l e .

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This Side: Astral – Model 1111 – Jatoba oiled.

Opposite Side: Astral – Model 1111 – Jatoba oiled.

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S e l f - exp l an a t o r y d es i g nA s t r a l i s a g r and i os e des i gn s t a t em en t , t ha t ex pos es ex c l us i v i t y i n a non - f o r c ed w ay.

S cu l p t u r a l q u a l i t i es

C an b e u sed o u t d o o r as w e l l a i n d o o r

C u s t o m s i z es ava i l ab l e .

P r em i u m q u a l i t y5 y ea r s gua r an t ee . N o t ox i c ev apo r a t i ons .

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A s t r a l has been us ed i n r ec ep t i on a r eas and as an ou t doo r f u r n i t u r e p i ec e i n ho t e l s s uc h as H i l t on O m aha , U SA , F i r s t H o t e l , D enm ar k and f o r C o r po r a t e p r o j ec t s , i n c l ud i ng t he ;

— M i n i s t r y o f D e f ens e , D enm ar k .

— T he I n t e r na t i ona l F i nanc e C en t r e i n H ong K ong .

— B i l l und A i r po r t , D enm ar k .

— H o t e l F i r s t , D enm ar k .

P R I M A RY TA R G E T S E G M E N T S

C o l l e c t i o n s

C a r e , Pub l i c Spac e & C o r po r a t e .

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P E R B O R R E

E v er y one has p l ay ed w i t h m a t c hs t i c k s a t s om epo i n t i n t he i r c h i l dhood and bec om e f as c i na t edby t he i nnum er ab l e pos s i b i l i t i e s f o r c om b i n i ngs hapes t ha t t he i den t i c a l m a t c hs t i c k s p r ov i de . P e r B o r r e i s one s uc h c h i l d , bu t f o r h i m h i s f as c i na t i on o f i den t i c a l e l em en t s has on l yg r ow n w i t h age . H i s m as t e r p i ec e , As t r a l , f r om 1979 i s an ex c e l l en t ex am p l e o f t h i s . T he i den t i c a l s hape o f m a t c hs t i c k s and t he i dea o f r eus i ng t he s am e e l em en t ov e r and ov e r i ns p i r ed h i s aw a r d - w i nn i ng benc h .

B o r r e w en t on t o bec om e a f u r n i t u r e des i gne r and a r c h i t ec t . H i s i m m ed i a t e dem ands on a p i ec e o f f u r n i t u r e a r e t ha t i t “ m us t n ’ t c o l l aps e ” bu t i t m us t a l s o be ab l e t o j us t i f y i t s pos i t i on i n t he m a r k e t p l ac e . W henev e r he beg i ns on a new p r o j ec t , he us es a p r oc es s o f e l i m i na t i on t o de f i ne w ha t i t i s he i s l ook i ng f o r s o as no t t o c r ea t e s om e t h i ng s upe r f l uous .

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