La Chance : Jekyll and Hyde

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This week at the Salone del Mobile 2012 in Milan, French company La Chance is launching Jekyll & Hyde, its first furniture and lighting collection created by 10 of the hottest young designers around the world ! The designers include Pierre Favresse, Bashko Trybek, Suzanne de Graef, Luca Nichetto, Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance, Charles Kalpakian, Note Design Studio, Francois Dumas, Dan Yeffet and Lucie Koldova, Pool Design and Jonah Takagi.

About : The products of La Chance share a sophisticated, rich, and distinctive design based on noble materials (metal, marble, solid wood, glass). It is a return to a warm and uninhibited luxury, breaking away from cold and conceptual design. We see two potential audiences for luxury furniture, there are the design enthusiasts, who want uncompromising pieces in bold colours. Then there are people who love contemporary design but prefer more muted tones. To accommodate these two audiences, each piece of the collection comes in two “moods”: Jekyll and Hyde.

The Jekyll version features monotone or natural materials, like brushed metal and oiled wood.
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The Hide version features prime colours and shiny finishes.
Photo © branding and print material by Artworklove

Jekyll and Hyde collection will be presented at MOST, the new high-profile platform for creative innovation instigated by Tom Dixon, held at the National Museum of Science and Technology in Milan. Here is a first preview of selected products.

Vulcain, a table lamp designed by Léa Padovani & Sébastien Kieffer – Pool Design
It materializes the illumination with a visible element and by structuring by taking codes and materials from the lantern, more particular from its beak. Jekyll version comes with a brass lampshade and a Corian base.

Vulcain table lamp in its Hyde version that comes with a painted metal shade and a metal base – dimensions : L20cm H45cm

Borghese sofa by Noé Duchaufour Lawrance – Hyde version

Borghese sofa by Noé Duchaufour Lawrance – Jekyll version

Bolt stool by Note Design Studio – Hyde version

Bolt stool by Note Design Studio – Jekyll version

Magnum dining table by Pierre Favresse – Hyde version

Magnum dining table by Pierre Favresse – Jekyll version

Behind the scene of a short film in preparation… Photo © La Chance on Facebook

Photo © La Chance on Facebook

A bit more about La Chance : Jean-Baptiste Souletie and Louise Breguet, two design enthusiasts, met by Chance and gave life to their crazy aspirations with a new design brand serving an ambitious purpose: epitomize their vision of French design and give a contemporary interpretation of the ornamental and decorative furniture traditions.

Each product passing through the hands of La Chance’s craftsmen is the object of special attention. All products are made in Europe in human-size facilities. La Chance has rallied the best talents of the effervescent French Nouvelle Vague, but also seeks inspiration from around the world with designers from Italy, the Netherlands, Israel, Sweden and the US.

Live installation 2 days ago from Milano ! photo © Pool – merci Lea : )

Product photos © Stanislas Wolff

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