TRON DESIGNS CORIAN® USING LIGHTTAPE®


During last edition of Milan design week , DuPont® present ‘TRON designs Corian@’,  an exhibition of living solutions designed in Corian® that are influenced by Walt Disney studios’ movie ‘TRON: legacy’. the project is entitled ‘safe house’ and is a collaboration of various designers who have each been selected to address various spaces within the domestic dwelling including: bathroom/wellness, living, bedroom, outdoor, home theatre area and kitchen/dining. The kitchen features an island that incorporates high-tech film electroluminescent light company tape Italian-based studio Aquilialberg ( Laura Aquili and Ergian Alberg) have teamed up with kitchen manufacturer Ernesto Meda for their contribution. They have been selected to design the kitchen / dining area of the ‘safe house’ which features an island workspace that incorporates a high-tech electroluminescent light film produced by company LightTape. Italian designer Ilaria Marelli  create the bedroom space. Entitled ‘Capo d’opera’  utilize Corian® that is layered in a topographical way. Jacuzzi surprise visitors of the exhibition with a bathroom and wellness area that feature bathing areas and mirrors made from Corian® that take on the shape of large circular forms that emulate the discs of TRON. the space was conceived by Milan-based Marco Piva architectural and design studio. Giulio Cappellini’s ‘home theatre area’ present a unique version of its ‘TRON armchair’ designed by new york-based Dror Benshetrit. Furnishing company Lago, with design contributions from Shai Akram, Jordi Canudas, Andrew Haythornthwaite and Lago Studio, is responsible for the living area. TAO Esterno present outdoor furnishings, conceived by Setsu and Shinobu Ito of milan-based studio Ito Design. More information at the links below.

www.lighttape.com www.dupont.com www.aquilialberg.com www.ilariamarelli.com
www.studiomarcopiva.com www.cappellini.it  www.lagostudio.com www.shaiakram.co.uk
www.jordicanudas.com www.haythornthwaitedesign.com www.tao.eu