Bocci
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Bocci is a contemporary design and manufacturing company based in Vancouver
, Canada
, with a satellite office in Berlin
, Germany . Founded in 2005 by entrepreneur Randy Bishop, who continues to own and operate the company along with its Creative Director Omer Arbel
, Bocci operates with a network of individuals; craftspeople, designers, technicians, agents and operatives, which organizes in a co-operative design community.
Though young and based in North America, the company has grown to compete with well established European industry leaders such as Flos , Artemide
, and Louis Poulsen primarily with its best selling and critically acclaimed 14 series chandelier and 22 series electrical accessories .Bocci's products are sold in over 20 countries world-wide and can be found in showrooms such us; Lumianire, Inform Interiors, Viaduct or Neumarkt 17.
Its pieces can also be found in the work of architects and designers including Herzog & de Meuron, Norman Foster, Andree Putman and Yabu Pushelberg. The brand launches new collections annually at major international exhibitions such as the Milan Furniture Fair, ICFF or Maison & Objet. In 2010, in what has since become a watershed moment in its company history, Bocci exhibited a large scale lighting installation at Rossana Orlandi's gallery in Milan .
The Bocci collection includes conceptually motivated, high craft furniture, lighting and electrical accessories, all designed by Omer Arbel
.
Bocci began by producing its pieces in a renovated barn outside of Vancouver, with some components outsourced. In 2007 the company moved into a former printing press building in the center of Vancouver, invested in production facilities and equipment, and now manufactures its pieces in house .
Awards
Pieces from the Bocci collection have won various international design awards including The I.D. magazine annual design review [13], the Red Dot Design Award , the Chicago Athenaeum Good Design award [15], and nominations to the D&AD yellow Pencil Award and the German Design Award
of the German Federal Republic .
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, with a satellite office in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, Germany . Founded in 2005 by entrepreneur Randy Bishop, who continues to own and operate the company along with its Creative Director Omer Arbel
Omer Arbel
Omer Arbel leads Omer Arbel Office , a Vancouver-based design practice which aims to collapse traditional boundaries between the professions of building and industrial design, craft and materials research. OAO focuses on experimenting with material properties and fabrication methodology...
, Bocci operates with a network of individuals; craftspeople, designers, technicians, agents and operatives, which organizes in a co-operative design community.
Though young and based in North America, the company has grown to compete with well established European industry leaders such as Flos , Artemide
Artemide
ArtemideArtemis , in the religions of ancient Greece is the daughter of Zeus and Leto and twin sister of Apollo. She was one of the most revered gods of Olympus and its origin dates back to ancient times. [1] In Roman times she was associated with Diana, while the Etruscans with the name...
, and Louis Poulsen primarily with its best selling and critically acclaimed 14 series chandelier and 22 series electrical accessories .Bocci's products are sold in over 20 countries world-wide and can be found in showrooms such us; Lumianire, Inform Interiors, Viaduct or Neumarkt 17.
Its pieces can also be found in the work of architects and designers including Herzog & de Meuron, Norman Foster, Andree Putman and Yabu Pushelberg. The brand launches new collections annually at major international exhibitions such as the Milan Furniture Fair, ICFF or Maison & Objet. In 2010, in what has since become a watershed moment in its company history, Bocci exhibited a large scale lighting installation at Rossana Orlandi's gallery in Milan .
The Bocci collection includes conceptually motivated, high craft furniture, lighting and electrical accessories, all designed by Omer Arbel
Omer Arbel
Omer Arbel leads Omer Arbel Office , a Vancouver-based design practice which aims to collapse traditional boundaries between the professions of building and industrial design, craft and materials research. OAO focuses on experimenting with material properties and fabrication methodology...
.
Bocci began by producing its pieces in a renovated barn outside of Vancouver, with some components outsourced. In 2007 the company moved into a former printing press building in the center of Vancouver, invested in production facilities and equipment, and now manufactures its pieces in house .
Awards
Pieces from the Bocci collection have won various international design awards including The I.D. magazine annual design review [13], the Red Dot Design Award , the Chicago Athenaeum Good Design award [15], and nominations to the D&AD yellow Pencil Award and the German Design Award
German Design Award
The Design Award of the Federal Republic of Germany is the nation's official design award and is presented by the German Ministry for Economics and Technology. The award was given for the first time under the name 'Federal Award for Good Design' in 1969 and thereafter every two years. Moreover,...
of the German Federal Republic .