Los Angeles – Moore + Friesl’s first stand-alone furniture piece intelligently designed by Marcus Friesl uses a single folded piece of thin sheet metal to support both upper- and lower-level wood drawers. The C1 Credenza represents Friesl’s belief that an ultra-contemporary furnishing using metal can have warmth and character, not necessarily be cold and uninviting. Friesl developed an embedded structural system in the drawer units allowing the C1 to span a full seven feet without intermediate supports, and instead of traditional support legs, he inventively bent the sheet metal to resemble “feet,” so the credenza appears to float in space.
The handles for the top shelves are “cut” into the metal shell, so there are no extruding handles on the front face, which is a single unobstructed plane.
The wood drawers made of gum wood feature a rich grain that esthetically complements the black matte nish on the sheet metal. The result is an elegant work of art revealing beauty and simplicity within its choice of materials and its unusual and expressive form, which commands visibility and attention. The C1 Credenza is available in custom sizes, and custom wood and metal fi nishes. The current finish pictured is matte black (retail $19,500.00). The C1 was exhibited in Como, Italy, where it won the Golden A’ Design Award for Furniture, Decorative Items and Homeware Design. Founded in 2011, Moore + Friesl is an award-winning, full-service, Los Angeles-based architecture firm off ering comprehensive design, construction administration, and fabrication services, for commercial and residential projects of various sizes located around the world. The firm possesses acute technical knowledge that allows them to facilitate the execution of almost any project, and is distinguished by the ability to expertly translate this knowledge into e fficient, buildable designs. For more information about Moore + Friesl, visit their website at www.moorefriesl.com
