Welcome to Gabriel Ross located in beautiful Victoria, BC, on the corner of Rock Bay and Bay St.Timeless Classics: Sunburst Clock, Ball Clock, Asterisk Clock, Spindle Clock. Designer Michael Graves Kettles with Small Bird-Shaped Whistles, Lluis Clotet Foix Round Tray, Richard Sapper 9090 Espresso Makers. Noguchi Table, Eames Aluminum Group Lounge Chair, Carl Hansen & Son CH445 Wing Chair, Cassina Nest Sofa. Gabriel Ross Showroom Accessories. Eames Molded Fiberglass Armchairs, Eames Molded Chairs by Herman Miller, Cherner Chairs, Emeco Aluminum Chairs, Panton Classic Chair. Eames Bird, Foscarini Diesel Fork Lamp. Eames Chair, Knoll Womb Chair, Foscarini Big Bang Lamp, Fritz Hansen Swan Chair, Eero Saarinen - Executive Arm Chair . Eames Lounge, Nanimarquina Ovo Rug, Knoll Joseph Paul D'Urso Sofa, Samba Coffee Table by Cattelan Italia. Gabriel Ross Fawcett Atom Sofa, Antonio Citterio Grand Repos Lounge Chair, Noguchi Rudder Table. Maralunga Sofa by Cassina, Bonaldo Collage Tables.
Gabriel Ross Fawcett Atom Sofa. GABRIEL ROSS SHOWROOM AND INTERIOR DESIGN VICTORIA, BC If you haven't had a chance to experience our new showroom yet, please stop by and visit us at the corner of Bay Street and Rockbay Avenue in Victoria. Gabriel Ross Inc. 2500 Rock Bay Ave. Victoria, BC, Canada V8T 4R6 PH: 250-384-2554 Mon - Fri 9AM - 5:30PM PST Sat 10AM - 5PM PST Closed on Sundays and all Holidays Gabriel Ross is a specialty furniture, home accessories and lighting store in Victoria BC. Featuring many of the world's most internationally recognized names in mid-century and contemporary design, we also have on-site interior design professionals to assist with your next project. At our newly renovated 6000 square foot showroom in the Rock Bay Design District, you will find award-winning office chairs, designer sofas, chairs and coffee tables, lighting to enhance any room, home accessories by Alessi, Iittala and Blomus, high-end patio furniture, storage solutions, exquisite bedroom furnishings, Italian bed linens and top-end fabrics to renew any furniture upholstery project.
View some of the brands you can find at Gabriel Ross here.is added to your shopping cart. is added to your wish list. Continue ShoppingGo to cartGo To Wishlist NOW AVAILABLE TO ORDER At Humanscale, we believe the best designs are based on purpose and function. If a design solves a functional problem as simply and elegantly as possible, the resulting form will have a beauty that is honest and timeless. The Panton Chair is a modern day classic from Verner Panton. Dimensions Height: 83cm (seat height: 41cm) x Width: 50cm x Depth: 61cmMaterials & finishes Polypropylene, dyed through, satin surface. Additional Information The Panton Chair has also been named as 'Parent Friendly' by The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Telegraph. Call us on 0044 114 243 3000 Thank you for subscribing to our newsletter.You will receive an email asking you to confirm your subscription. Sign up to our newsletter for a chance to win a Hay About a Chair AAC22The ideological background of Scandinavian design was the emergence of a particular Scandinavian form of social democracy after the WWII.
The idea that beautiful and functional products should not be reserved only for the wealthy but accessible and affordable to everyone was born in line with these prevailing democratic social views. That’s way Scandinavian design is often referred to as democratic design. This does not mean that it was deprived of beauty in any way whatsoever. Other important influences responsible for the development of this distinctive design were increased availability of new low-cost materials and methods for mass production. Last but not least, the Lunning Prize, awarded to outstanding Scandinavian designers, two each year, from 1951 to 1970, was instrumental in defining the concept and profile of Scandinavian design as well as promoting it at home and abroad. The concept of good design that prioritizes functionality without eliminating beauty and is intended for everyone lies at the heart of Scandinavian design. This notion has been maintained ever since and has contributed significantly to modern design.
Scandinavian design has been perhaps most widely recognized in furniture. Subtle, minimalist and functional forms characterized by clean lines and light colors draw inspiration from the Nordic nature and the way of life that, for centuries, revolved around the home. Through time Scandinavia has had a number of world-renowned furniture and interior designers, but when we talk about the pioneers of Scandinavian design, we mean Alvar Aalto, Arne Jacobsen, Verner Panton, and Eero Arnio. These Nordic designers have laid the foundations and established criteria of what is known worldwide as “Scandinavian design”. They have produced so many design classics during the fifties, sixties and seventies of the 20th century that stand as reference points in the history of modern design.Finland’s most celebrated architect and one of the key figures of mid-century Modernism Alvar Aalto (1898 –1976) made his international breakthrough as a furniture designer. His furniture designs were a natural extension of his architectural thinking.
Alvar Aalto exclusively used wood (mainly Finnish birch) and became the first furniture designer to use the cantilever principle in chair design. In 1935, Aalto founded Artek, a Finish furniture company set up to market and sell Alvar and Aino Aalto’s furniture, lamps and textiles. Aalto’s furniture designs are still popular today.Danish architect and furniture designer Arne Jacobson examined the potential of plywood for the mass market using new techniques and achieved to create a design classic in 1955 with his Model 3107 chair. New techniques have enabled him to bend plywood in three dimensions and create a light and compact object that fits perfectly into modern homes to this day. It is one of the most sold chairs in the world and the most copied too.Towards the end of the 1950s, Jacobson increasingly began to experiment with plastics and foam that would ultimately enabled him to create the famous Swan and Egg armchairs in 1957.Verner Panton also utilized the properties and possibilities of these new materials, especially plastics.
During his career, one of Denmark’s most influential 20th century furniture and interior designers created futuristic designs in vibrant colors that are stylistically close to Pop Art. In 1960, Panton designed the world’s first single-form moulded plastic chair — The Panton chair, also called the S chair due to its S shape. It is considered to be one of the masterpieces of Danish design and Panton’s most mass-produced chair.Most of Panton’s bold and colorful furniture models are still in production. His designs, along with those of Finnish designer Eero Aarnio, have been used in a number of science-fiction film productions as part of sets due to their futuristic look. Aarnio’s favorite material was fiberglass. The workability of the material enabled him to design geometric and ergonomic forms without restrictions. The Ball chair, the Bubble chair or the Pastil chair are some of the most iconic fiberglass creations made by one of the great Scandinavian innovators of modern furniture design.
When we talk about Scandinavian design, it would be unfair not to mention contributions to the glass design. It is usually overshadowed by furniture and interior design although this industry gave some of the best craftsmen and designers in the world. One of them is certainly Tapio Wirkkala whose art glass and glassware sets virtually created the look and content of iittala design.The vast oeuvre of Tapio Wirkkala, Finland’s internationally best-known designer stands on the border between the arts and crafts. During a vital period of Scandinavian design, he designed more than 400 different art glass objects and glassware series for iittala.Wirkkala’s countryman and fellow, Oiva Toikka, is another great name in Scandinavian glass design. Originally trained in ceramics, Toikka took up glass design later in life and made his name as one of iittala’s highly regarded designers. His iconic collection of iittala Birds began to spread back in 1972 and soon won the hearts of collectors all over the world.