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Dining by Design New York (March 19 - 23, 2015)
DIFFA: Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS
at Pier 92 / 12th Avenue at 55th Street, New York, NY
Co-located with Architectural Digest Home Design Show
Cocktails by Design
Thursday, March 19, 2015
from 7:00 PM to 10:00 pm
PUBLIC VIEWING
Thursday, March 19*Saturday, March 21
11am – 7pm
Sunday, March 22
10am – 6pm
*Thursday till 3:00PM
GALA DINNER
Monday, March 23
6:30 – 11pm
We proudly support DIFFA
and Dining by Design.
Sponsors:
illumination by:
designed by: Mac Stopa
Design by Mac Stopa
“Hybrid Collection”
Casali with Tonon, Mohawk Group, Ghelamco and Artemide, designed by Mac Stopa
With organic forms and parametric vibes, the “Hybrid Collection” installation designed by Mac Stopa
for Dining by Design 2015 explores the synergy between Mac’s passion for creating innovative design
based on digital geometries and organic random geometries created by nature, and transforming
two-dimensional objects into something three-dimensional.
The “Hybrid Collection” is framed by 10 mm extra-clear lacquered glass partitions featuring neverbefore-seen three-dimensional patterns with organic forms on glass from Casali’s Hybrid Collection.
The transparency on glass coordinated with Mac’s 3D patterns creates a spherical effect with morphed
movement producing multiple artistic impressions.
Mac’s Table, designed by Mac for Tonon, is an innovative table system with a modular sculptural leg made
of medium density integral polyurethane foam that offers unlimited possibilities. The leg’s reversible
geometry allows for creating an infinite number of table base configurations as well as multiple matching
table top shapes and dimensions in a variety of materials, with no limit to the table’s shape or length. The
Hybrid Collection 3D pattern on the glass walls is repeated on the glass table top, resulting in a powerful
visual effect of three-dimensionality.
Dining by Design New York (March 19 - 23, 2015)
DIFFA: Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS
at Pier 92 / 12th Avenue at 55th Street, New York, NY
Co-located with Architectural Digest Home Design Show
Cocktails by Design
Thursday, March 19, 2015
from 7:00 PM to 10:00 pm
PUBLIC VIEWING
Thursday, March 19*Saturday, March 21
11am – 7pm
Sunday, March 22
10am – 6pm
*Thursday till 3:00PM
GALA DINNER
Monday, March 23
6:30 – 11pm
We proudly support DIFFA
and Dining by Design.
Sponsors:
Also designed by Mac for Tonon, the Tako chairs with an organic vibe perfectly complement Mac’s Table,
creating the ultimate ambiance for dining, entertaining or for the modern office. The Tako chair has a
sculptural backrest, whose organic geometry flows fluently into the geometry of the chair’s wooden
legs producing one sleek form from two different materials. Tako conforms perfectly to the body for the
utmost in seating comfort.
The Spherical Infusion tessellating modular carpet tiles are part of the Breaking Form Collection
designed by Mac in collaboration with the Mohawk Group. With Breaking Form, the floor becomes
kinetic. The geometric patterns that simulate movement transform the floor from two-dimensional to
three-dimensional.
Each of the products designed by Mac featured in the installation is an award-winning design. The
lacquered glass walls with organic patterns, part of Casali’s Hybrid Collection, was awarded two Interior
Design Best of Year Awards 2014 and two Interior Design Best of Year Honoree Awards 2014. The modular
dining table, Mac’s Table, received a GOOD DESIGN™ Award 2014 and a Best of Boutique Design/NY
Product Design Award 2014. The Tako chair was awarded an Interior Design Best of Year Honoree Award
2014. The tessallating carpet tiles with organic shapes and geometric patterns that simulate movement
from the Breaking Form Collection was awarded Contract magazine’s Best of NeoCon Editor’s Choice
Award 2014 in the modular carpet category.
Manufactured by different producers using a variety of manufacturing processes, the products form
one creative organic unity in the “Hybrid Collection,” beautifully illuminated by Michele De Lucchi and
Giancarlo Fassina’s iconic Tolomeo Collection lamps by Artemide.®
Supporting the mission of DIFFA, the concept of the Dining by Design “Hybrid Collection” installation,
which highlights innovation, creativity, unity and partnership, and illustrates how the actions and
movements of one reflects on and influences others, can also be applied in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
Click on the icon below to view the “Hybrid Collection” animation.
illumination by:
designed by: Mac Stopa
Design by Mac Stopa
Dining by Design New York (March 19 - 23, 2015)
DIFFA: Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS
at Pier 92 / 12th Avenue at 55th Street, New York, NY
Co-located with Architectural Digest Home Design Show
For more information about the products showcased in the “Hybrid Collection,” the designer,
the product manufacturers and sponsors of the installation, see more information below and
on the following pages, and be sure to click on the amazing videos! (See also sponsor company
folders on the USB. High resolution images available upon request.)
Hybrid Collection by Mac Stopa for Casali
The Hybrid Collection features neverbefore-seen three-dimensional patterns
with organic forms on glass. Transparency
on glass coordinated with the 3D patterns
creates a spherical effect with morphed
movement producing multiple artistic
expressions. The Hybrid Collection
combines dissimilar materials, glass and
lacquer, resulting in a visual effect of
three-dimensionality. The collection has
its genesis in the synergy between Mac’s
passion for creating innovative design
based on digital geometries and organic
random geometries created by nature, and
the use of high technology in production
and high quality craftsmanship of Italian
glass manufacturer Casali. Click on video
from Salone del Mobile 2014.
Mac’s Table by Mac Stopa for Tonon
Debuting at Salone del Mobile 2014,
Mac’s Table by Mac Stopa for Tonon is a
table system with a modular sculptural
leg that offers unlimited possibilities.
The leg’s reversible geometry allows for
creating an infinite number of table base
configurations as well as multiple matching
table top shapes and dimensions. The
legs, made of medium density integral
polyurethane foam, are available in 12
colors. Thanks to the leg’s stackability,
Mac’s Table may be transported easily
and cost-efficiently. Click on the video by
Sandler Seating, Tonon’s US distributor.
Tako by Mac Stopa for Tonon
Designed by Mac Stopa for Tonon, Tako
is a sleek modern chair with an organic
vibe. Made of soft touch medium density
integral polyurethane foam, Tako has a
sculptural-shaped backrest, whose organic
geometry flows fluently into the geometry
of the chair’s wooden legs, producing
one sleek form made from two different
materials that conforms perfectly to the
body. Tako comes in 12 colors and is also
available in premium leather and fabric.
Tako debuted at the Salone del Mobile
2014 in Milan.
Dining by Design New York (March 19 - 23, 2015)
DIFFA: Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS
at Pier 92 / 12th Avenue at 55th Street, New York, NY
Co-located with Architectural Digest Home Design Show
Breaking Form Collection by Mac Stopa for Mohawk Group
Introducing a new unique 12-inch by
36-inch (30 cm by 90 cm) modular carpet
plank with organic patterns, fluid movements and modern geometrics that can
be configured to create at a minimum 10
different looks. Patterns achieve multiple
directional tessellations and allow for
laying down multiple tile compositions,
successfully transforming the floor – a
two dimensional product into something
three-dimensional. Designed by Mac
Stopa in collaboration with the Mohawk
Group, the Breaking Form Collection won
Contract magazine’s Best of NeoCon 2014
Editors’ Choice Award in the modular
carpet category.
The Tolomeo Collection by Michele De Lucchi and Giancarlo Fassina for Artemide
Recognized as an icon of Italian design,
Tolomeo was designed by Michele De
Lucchi and Giancarlo Fassina in 1987.
Awarded with the Compasso D`Oro in
1989, Tolomeo – with its slim and elegant
silhouette and high-end technology
– has since become a design classic.
The Tolomeo Collection is an extremely
versatile set of luminaires designed to
meet diverse lighting needs. Over the
years, Tolomeo has dazzled Artemide’s
sophisticated clientele who appreciates
light conceived as emotion and a source
of life. The Tolomeo Collection includes a
unique assortment of sizes, finishes, and
colors and continues to evolve in design
and engineering, while embracing the
latest in LED technologies. Over the
years, the word “Tolomeo” has become
synonymous with quality and modernity.
Warsaw Spire lobby interior design by Mac Stopa for Ghelamco
Warsaw Spire is a unique office project
under development in Poland in Warsaw’s
city center. The complex includes a 180
meter-high tower building (48 levels)
and 2 lower buildings. Together, they will
provide approximately 1,000,000 sq. ft.
of office space equipped with the latest
technical solutions. Warsaw Spire is more
than just a modern office space, it will be
filled with carefully designed greenery,
elements of small architecture, fountains
and leisure amenities. The ground floors of
the buildings are dedicated to restaurants,
coffee shops and boutiques. The complex
will also represent Ghelamco’s green
attitude as it is designed and constructed
according to the eco-requirements of
BREEAM certification.
Dining by Design New York (March 19 - 23, 2015)
DIFFA: Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS
at Pier 92 / 12th Avenue at 55th Street, New York, NY
Co-located with Architectural Digest Home Design Show
MAC STOPA, IIDA, is founder and chief architect and designer
of Massive Design, an award - winning interior architectural design firm specializing in corporate interior planning
and design for Fortune and Global 500 companies, designing
interiors for public spaces as well as industrial design. Massive Design’s clients include, among others,
Google, Coca-Cola, Samsung, Orlen, GlaxoSmithKline,
BMW, Unilever, Mondelez (Kraft Foods), Cargill, Mars,
Mohawk Group, Pernod Ricard, IBM, Bacardi-Martini,
Deloitte, Credit Suisse, PwC, Lloyd’s, Legg Mason and EY.
Mac Stopa is known for his modern, innovative and unconventional interiors that reflect and enhance a company’s
corporate image as well as for designing interiors that are
functional, comfortable and productive work environments,
increasing a company’s appeal as “an employer of choice.”
For the Zywiec Group (Heineken) project, Massive Design
won the bronze medal for commercial interior design at the
Bienal Miami + Beach competition in the USA. In 2013, he
designed the interiors for the Ghelamco Arena in Ghent, Belgium, which won a Best of Year Honoree
Award 2013 in the public space category from New York- based Interior Design magazine. In 2014, the
Ghelamco Arena project was honored with an Interiors Award in the sports category during the 35th
Annual Interiors Awards in New York presented by Contract magazine.
Mac is also an industrial designer and graphic designer. His portfolio includes, among others, the Hexagon
bench for Casamania (Interior Design Best of Year Honoree Award 2011); Fin, Wakame and Shell lamps
introduced during “The Fresh Light of Corian®” exhibition in Milan in 2011; Penta sink (Interior Design
Best of Year Honoree Award 2013) and Penta tiles (Must Have Award 2013) for DuPont ™ Corian ®; Mesh
3D pattern on upholstery for Dauphin; the Hexa seating system for Nowy Styl Group (Diamond Award
2013); for Tonon, chairs Step (Interior Design Best of Year Honoree Award 2013), Structure (Interior Design
Best of Year Award 2013, Red Dot Award 2013, and 2013 GOOD DESIGN™ Award), Tako (Interior Design
Best of Year Honoree Award 2014) and Mac’s Table (2014 GOOD DESIGN™ Award and Best of Boutique
Design/NY Product Design Award 2014); the Hybrid Collection for Casali (two Interior Design Best of Year
Awards 2014 and two Interior Design Best of Year Honoree Awards 2014); as well as 3D/CB Wallcovering
(Interior Design Best of Year Award 2014).
His portfolio also includes the FLOW installation in Staron® for the Interni Legacy 2012 exhibition during
FuoriSalone. For Milan Design Week 2013, Mac designed the Interni Press Room as part of the Interni
Hybrid Architecture & Design exhibition, which featured his “Watch Your Step” 3D pattern on carpet,
wallcovering and upholstery. Also for the Interni Hybrid exhibition, Mac designed the Parabola chair
and table collection in i.design EFFIX® concrete by Italcementi (Interior Design Best of Year Honoree
Award 2013). Additionally, during FuoriSalone 2013 Mac exhibited a range of products in Staron®,
including the Odyssey table and the Hybrid electric guitar, for the Samsung Chemical Europe showroom
in Milan.
member:
At NeoCon 2014, in collaboration with the Mohawk Group, Mac’s Breaking Form modular carpet collection
(Best of NeoCon Editors’ Choice Award 2014) was introduced. During the HIP Awards at NeoCon, Mac
received an Honoring Industry People (HIP) Product Designer Honoree Award 2014 from Interior Design
magazine. His Futuro workstation for Mikomax and Pelikan chair with M. Ballendat for Profim were
introduced at ORGATEC 2014. In March 2015, Mac’s Trulli patterns for Mosaico Digitale were exhibited
at the Japan Shop show in Tokyo, Japan.
Mac graduated from the Cracow University of Technology’s School of Architecture and is a member
of the International Interior Design Association (IIDA). He is also an accomplished electric guitar player
and music composer.
www.massivedesign.pl
Design by Mac Stopa
@macstopa
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Dining by Design New York (March 19 - 23, 2015)
DIFFA: Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS
at Pier 92 / 12th Avenue at 55th Street, New York, NY
Co-located with Architectural Digest Home Design Show
Casali is a company based in Villalta di Cesenatico, Italy, which over the years has mastered the art
of shaping glass in every possible way. A genuine passion for this material has led Casali to push
the envelope in glass design and glass-working techniques, overlooking clichéd solutions to set
tomorrow quality standards. Casali® has redesigned glass, placing it in the spaces of everyday life,
pushing the limits of the usual methods of working with this ancient material. More than thirty
years of collaboration with architects, planners and designers has led to the creation of innovative
solutions and ideas for decorating spaces in transparent and harmonious ways. Glass is a structural
element that defines environments by dividing them without making them separate, allowing light
to become a surface that refines and amplifies space through reflection. Casali® combines aesthetics,
functionality and innovation with complete security.
www.casali.net
Tonon is one of the best known international brands in the world of chairs and tables, reliable and
synonymous for design and quality “Made in Italy.” Characterizing features that come from the past:
their origins date back to the Twenties, many years of careful and creative craftsmanship. After that
came the industrialization of the Fifties with a remarkable production increase. The pleasure of
”thinking and making” however never failed. Tonon today bases itself on research and experience,
on cultural and marketing factors, on new materials and new technologies. All with a craftsman heart
and an industrial mind, a combination ensuring a better life while seated, whether relaxing, working,
or at the table.
www.tononitalia.com
Mohawk Group, the world’s leading producer and distributor of quality commercial flooring, delivers
industry-leading style, cutting-edge innovation, unmatched service and superior sustainability.
As the commercial division of Mohawk Industries, Mohawk Group has a heritage of craftsmanship
that spans more than 130 years. Our commercial carpet brands—Karastan, Lees and Bigelow—
and hard surface flooring solutions offer a full range of flooring choices for the floor. For additional
information about its proven design solutions, and to learn more about what is next from Mohawk,
visit www.mohawkgroup.com or call (800) 554-6637.
www.mohawkgroup.com
Dining by Design New York (March 19 - 23, 2015)
DIFFA: Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS
at Pier 92 / 12th Avenue at 55th Street, New York, NY
Co-located with Architectural Digest Home Design Show
Ghelamco Poland is a part of Ghelamco Group, a leading European real estate developer, established
in Belgium in 1985 by Paul Gheysens.
The company has been operating in Poland since 1991, reaching a position of a market leader and a
pioneer in creating public spaces. As an investor, developer and general contractor, Ghelamco Poland
delivered over 6,000,000 sq. ft. of prime commercial space. Ghelamco Poland has been consequently
implementing innovative building concepts, which set new market trends, such as its flagship project
currently being developed, the Warsaw Spire office complex. Its reputation of an unquestionable
leader in sustainable development in the Polish market is confirmed by eight BREEAM certificates
awarded to Ghelamco projects.
The company’s business operations have been going hand in hand with an active patronage over
cultural and artistic events. Ghelamco’s accomplishments were awarded with a number of prizes,
including the sevenfold title of Developer of the Year in Poland.
www.ghelamco.com www.warsawspire.pl
Artemide ranks as one of the world’s most prestigious contemporary lighting manufacturers. Known
for the philosophy “The Human Light” that places men and the pursuit of their well-being at the
core of research and development, Artemide has always been a synonym for Design, Innovation
and Made in Italy. Founded in 1959 by Ernesto Gismondi in Milan, Artemide offers a wide selection
of residential and contract lighting options that meet the needs of all lifestyles. Artemide operates
throughout the world with production factories in Italy, France and Central Europe. The Research
and Development Team aims at developing the latest in LED technologies and lighting engineering.
From the collaboration with the most acclaimed designers, Artemide introduces luminaires that are
considered on an international level as design icons, exhibited in museums of modern art and design
across the world.
www.artemide.com
Massive Design is an award-winning interior architectural design firm specializing in corporate
interior planning and design for Fortune and Global 500 companies, designing interiors for public
spaces as well as industrial design.
Mac Stopa, IIDA, is Massive Design’s founder and chief architect and designer. Mac is known for his
modern, innovative and unconventional interiors that reflect and enhance a company’s corporate
image as well as for designing interiors that are functional, comfortable and productive work
environments, increasing a company’s appeal as “an employer of choice.” Mac’s expertise designing
corporate interiors and public spaces includes custom furniture and lighting design. An awardwinning industrial designer, Mac Stopa also designs furniture, lighting, flooring, fixtures, textiles, and
other interior products for serial production.
Massive Design’s clients include, among others, Google, Coca-Cola, Samsung, Orlen, Ericsson, BMW,
GlaxoSmithKline, Viacom International Media Networks, Unilever, Mondelez (Kraft Foods), Cargill,
Mars, Mohawk Group, Pernod Ricard, IBM, Tonon, Bacardi-Martini, Deloitte, Credit Suisse, PwC,
DLA Piper, Brown Brothers Harriman, Lloyd’s, Legg Mason and EY.
www.massivedesign.pl