Avant - Design Business Directory

Avant

Avant, a collection of suspended furniture with a design contemporary and timeless beauty, which exalts the simplicity of the rectangular shape. A robust and minimalist perimeter frame in relief, encloses the profile of the suspended furniture. The fronts are assembled, thanks to the exclusive brushed aluminum profile, a distinctive feature of the collection, which allows different thicknesses of top and/or glass to be joined, creating an asymmetrical and balanced relationship. Sight and touch coexist in a dialectical relationship, in a multisensory composition through shapes and materials.

Created by Manolo Duran Diseño

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Honored with the A' Design Award.

Manolo Duran Diseño

Before it happens you have to dream it... Since its inception, it has understood design as a strategic activity that is not limited to styling, but begins with the discovery of an opportunity, constantly seeking new perspectives and ideas with which to redefine services, products and experiences, providing value and innovation. For more than twenty years collaborating with a wide variety of human teams from different industrial sectors, they have contributed the experience in each project, which allows the transmission of knowledge, processes and innovation between industries and sectors. The philosophy pursued in his study is based on studying each case, defining needs and objectives, promoting the growth of the company by applying creativity, enthusiasm, common sense and solid technical experience, to provide products and services with a differentiating aesthetic character, within a fully functional framework, which allows its customers opportunities to generate business.

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