Креденс Poltrona Frau LLOYD

Jean-Marie Massaud has designed Lloyd, a system of storage units and bookcases, with variable geometries.‎ A series of thin vertical wooden rods form light grids that run from top to bottom on invisible horizontal rails.‎ Each grid can be moved as desired creating different sequences each time.‎ A fluctuating score of solids and voids, of light and shade.‎ A playful game that allows  a glimpse of the contents, books and objects, without fully revealing them.‎ The most advanced technology is combined with traditional materials, wood and saddle leather, forming a solid and minimalistic structure.‎ The horizontal elements on which the grids slide are made from HPL, a material which even in very thin layers guarantees stability and strength, with a natural oak veneer.‎ The vertical uprights, covered with Cuoio Saddle or Cuoio Saddle Extra leather, are placed at regular intervals to give the piece a rhythm and enhance the effect of the movable grids.‎ Each grid is a meticulous phase of cabinetwork.‎ The solid oak rods are cut in different thicknesses and then individually glued by hand.‎ Also, on the thin surfaces of the rods,  the lead-coloured dye is  applied by hand in several phases.‎ The base of the wall version,  is closed by MDF panels which are covered, like the uprights, with Cuoio Saddle or Cuoio Saddle Extra leather.‎ In the freestanding version, the movable grids run along both sides creating  a more vibrant and chiaroscuro effect.‎ In every version the sides of the structure are closed by fixed grids.‎ The Lloyd product can take the form of large bookcases or an open storage units of various sizes.‎ Widths range from 225 to 280 cm, heights from 46 to 188 cm and its depth is 42.‎5 cm.‎ The units can rest on lead-coloured solid oak stands or sit directly on the floor on steel feet with matt gunmetal grey finish.‎