Bene Office Furniture

PARCS

DESIGN BY PEARSONLLOYD: PRODUCT DESIGN

"PARCS by definition, is a loose-fit programme of objects, with elements designed to address many and different situations. With such a reliable and respected company, and its associated and strong sales force, Bene can describe or prescribe some layouts to help educate people about how to use PARCS."

Tom Lloyd, PearsonLloyd

The individual elements are relatively monolithic in their characterisation. Their neutrality allows them to easily complement a variety of office interiors. It is the way they interface that creates energy and a dy-namic design.

The clear design language of PARCS makes combination with other designs easy. This surely will be an interesting aspect for Interior Designers, Architects and planners who are looking at the office in its holis-tic entirety.

Each element creates spaces that facilitate different types of activities without defining precisely how people are going to use them – this is the innovative design about PARCS.





Causeway

The Causeway – a series of different height orthogonal structures – derives its title from The Giant’s Causeway. It is a natural landmass in Ireland, where an awe-inspiring rock terrain comprising 40,000 interlocking basalt blocks and columns makes up the magnificent structure. The Causeway alludes to the way in which people visiting this World Heritage Site sit, perch, lean, lounge and stand in groups or individually, using the basic structural elements to make themselves comfortable.

Another source of inspiration for PearsonLloyd were the Spanish Steps in Rome. The allusion to the Spanish Steps acknowledges how, even when crowded, small groups are interacting in clusters even though there is only a couple of feet separating the groups.


Toguna

The Toguna references a traditional meeting space used by the elders of the Dogon tribe in Mali in West Africa. In Africa the Toguna’s special aspect is that it only has a height of about 1 metre. It forces everyone who is present to remain seated throughout the meeting. The construction effectively inhibits people from standing up to make a point. That way, discussions can be held more democratically.


Wing Series

The Wing Chair and Wing Sofa are perhaps the most familiar of the PARCS elements. Designed to promote a degree of personal privacy and concentration, the seats can swivel and feature upholstered wings that form curved blinkers at head-height.


Idea Wall

The Idea Wall provides another aspect to PARCS which anticipates and incorporates technology to facilitate communication and presentation requirements. The Idea Wall settings are collaboration spaces for screen-based activities.

"PARCS has sensitivity and a light touch and I think that that will pay dividends in fitting into lots of different environments and not dating too quickly because fashion is a dangerous thing with design.
The design of PARCS is intended to be calm and neutral. At the same time it is very modern."

Luke Pearson, PearsonLloyd