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mandarin oriental
hong kong
We had a long collaborative history with Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong. Back in 2002, we already helped furnish their business centre with an assortment of our standard and bespoke Chinese furniture pieces, including coffee table, horseshoe armchairs and side tables. Our work with them deepened starting from 2010, when we are involved with their fine restaurants one after the other, including the Pierre, Man Wah, Mandarin Grill + Bar, and the exquisite Krug Room.
The Krug Room is their cosy small restaurant right next to the kitchen, created in partnership with the House of Krug. One may wonder who is the main character of the show, whether it is the creative cuisine or one of the world's most prestigious Champagnes. The original chairs there looked good, but were deemed too fragile and not comfortable enough for prolonged seating. We started from scratch, trying to create a form that not only solves these two problems, but one that possesses a form inspired by Champagne. The result is a high armchair that bears a back silhouette resembling the graceful waist line of a Champagne bottle. The design goes well with the mood of the original Krug room (as seen in the photos), and even the recently refurnished mood as a train carriage.
For the other restaurants, our major works are the trolleys, as well as the associating side tables and handbag tables. Worth special mention are the Champagne and beverage trolleys, which greatly enhance the guests' dining experience. Each of these trolleys, despite having similar functions, bear a distinctive style designed to suit the mood of each restaurant. The superb structural integrity of our solid wood construction enables the trolleys to bear the significant weight of all the wines and ice combined. The highlight achieved by all the chrome metal parts is genuine silver plating over solid brass.
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香港文华酒店
我们与香港文华酒店合作良久。第一次合作可以追溯到 2002 年，当时我们向酒店的商业服务中心提供一系列的标准与定制家具，包括咖啡台，圈扶手椅，条桌等。协作关系从 2010 年起开始深化，帮助他们的高级餐厅一家接一家，包括 Pierre，文华厅，文华扒房+酒吧，和最专贵的库克厅。
库克厅是特别设于酒店中心的舒适精致小餐厅，是跟著名香槟品牌库克联手合作打造的全球唯一一家库克厅。我们不禁疑惑谁是主角，是崭新的美食还是显赫的库克香槟。餐厅原本配置的高椅款色新颖，但却不牢固并且不舒适。我们回到起点重新设计，不仅希望解决这两大问题，更希望可以带出香槟的主题。最后成果是一张带扶手的高椅，其背后线条轮廓令人想起香槟瓶迷人的腰线。这设计完全配合原来库克厅的格调，跟最近重新装修后像火车车厢的私人环境一样匹配。
至于其他餐厅，我们最主要的工作是提供服务车，包括连带的服务台与手袋小几等。特别值得一提的是香槟服务车与饮品服务车，这配置大大提升了客人的用餐体验。每一辆车虽然结构相近，但外观完全融入每家餐厅的不同风格。另外我们家具优异的实木结构让香槟车可以承受多瓶香槟加上大冰箱的重量。冰箱与其他金属装饰都是用黄铜打造，最后镀上纯银。
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Typical modern high chairs tend to be minimal in look and do not have armrests. The Krug Room chairs we designed however have a different mission - it needs to provide a sturdy support for the guests, especially when rounds of wines have been consumed.
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现代高椅一般都是尽量简化而不带扶手。我们设计给库克厅的高椅却有非一般的任务 - 需要向客人提供舒适稳定的支撑，特别是当客人喝酒以后。
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Almost all wooden furniture used in the commercial world is made by using stapler guns, connecting plywood and to a much lesser degree ordinary solid wood components. Visualise how we offer furniture that can't be more different, from the choice of materials to structural design to the final crafting, all through an artisan mind rather than a contractor mind.
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差不多所有的商用木制家具都是用不锈钢钉连接的方法制造，让夹板或普通实木成为支架。请细看我们的实木结构是多么不同，从选料至结构设计至手工艺，全都是用公丈精神创造的。一般的粗制滥造无可比拟。
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