Landscape Forms, North America’s largest designer and manufacturer of site furniture, has earned an FX Award for Metro40, its design-led collaboration with BMW Group DesignworksUSA, the international design studio and subsidiary of the BMW Group. Metro40 triumphed over seven other products and collections to garner the prize for Public, Leisure or Workspace Furniture at the prestigious awards. The FX Awards, held annually at the Grosvenor House Hotel’s Great Rooms in Mayfair, acknowledges the highest achievements in interior product and project design. Richard Heriford, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Landscape Forms stated, “We are delighted with the results of the competition. It is such a coup for our brand as the UK market is relatively new for Landscape Forms but is filled with amazing prospects.”
Metro40 sets new benchmarks in functionality and aesthetics for transit-related site furniture. The design team strove to give the various elements in the collection individual character while creating a strong common formal and material identity. Metro40 is designed to compliment diverse urban environments and to be internationally usable. Designs were conceived and developed to address cultural differences in usage patterns, global architectural styles and climate conditions, with quality materials and finishes that would ensure longevity.
The collection comprises seven distinct urban elements including, Connect: a transit shelter designed for bus or light rail; Rest: a series of benches available in several different versions, with or without backs or armrests, to provide a diverse range of uses; Ride: a bike rack that interprets the design language with discreet nuance; Collect: a series of litter and recycling receptacles; Hi Glo: a 12-foot tall LED pedestrian light designed as decorative lighting for sidewalks and Lo Glo: a 3-foot tall LED light for pathways – both of which offer environmental and health benefits associated with advanced LED technology; Show: a display structure designed to house advertising, signage and transit information; and Stop: fixed or removable bollards designed for traffic control.
About Landscape Forms
Landscape Forms is the leading designer and manufacturer of site furniture in North America. Since founding in 1969, Landscape Forms has earned a reputation for great design, high quality products and exceptional service. The company was started by a landscape architect, and design professionals continue to hold key executive and management positions: Bill Main, President and CEO of Landscape Forms holds a degree in Landscape Architecture and is an Honorary ASLA member. Today, there are over 230 employees at the 150,000 square foot manufacturing and corporate facility in Kalamazoo, Michigan and more than 30 sales offices in major cities worldwide. Clients include municipalities; transit centers; corporate, college and healthcare campuses; and familiar brand leaders such as Boeing, Cisco Systems, Disney, American Airlines and Nike. www.landscapeforms.com
About BMW Group DesignworksUSA
BMW Group DesignworksUSA provides design strategy, research, design development, sustainability consulting, brand communications, 3D modeling, and color, materials, and finish to many of the world’s great brands. In addition to being the creative partner to BMW Group, which includes BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, additional DesignworksUSA clients include Boeing Business Jets, HEAD, Hewlett Packard, Microsoft, Saeco, and Sony. The company was founded in 1972 by Charles W. Pelly in Malibu, California, and acquired by BMW Group in 1995. Since December 2009, President Laurenz Schaffer has reported into BMW Group Design Chief, Adrian van Hooydonk, and has led DesignworksUSA’s strategy and operations, which includes studios in Los Angeles, Munich, and Singapore. With global resources and clients across a spectrum of forward-thinking industries, DesignworksUSA has an unparalleled understanding of consumers and the world of design that surrounds them, both today and many years into the future. www.designworksUSA.com
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