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Collection MARIE
By : Maison Marie Saint Pierre x BARIL
GRANDS PRIX DU DESIGN – 15th edition
Discipline : Product
Categories : Industrial Design / Bathroom : Gold Certification
The MARIE collection is the meeting of two women, two entrepreneurs and two leading Quebec brands, a luxury house, and a high-end faucet manufacturer. For the 35th anniversary of Maison Marie Saint Pierre and BARIL, the two women have joined their respective talents in a collaboration whose motivation is to bring beauty, functionality, and well-being to everyday life. Sharing a passion for quality and unique design, the MARIE collection pushes the boundaries of creativity in faucets and water accessories.
"I am a fanatic of water in all its forms, be it the sea, a lake, a river. This resource inspires me. When BARIL asked me to design faucets, I accepted right away. I wanted to rethink what the faucets could evoke in our daily lives. The inspiration came to me when I sculpted an imperfect sphere evoking our planet in which I inserted a BARIL spout. By executing this gesture, the sphere became a podium." – Marie Saint Pierre.
The MARIE collection evokes a geodesic shape found in nature that stimulates the imagination through its purity. This pure form declined in different formats and finishes, as well as the flexibility of installation of the components, brings a notion of uniqueness that contributes to the reduction of visual noise and provides well-being and peace of mind.
"The pure forms, the slightly faded coloring and the matte/glossy finishes allow this object to be positioned in a living space like a sculpture or an art object. There is in this collection a desire to honor water, to give it a podium, referring to the fashion universe. For its part, BARIL has pushed the technicality to ensure the perfect marriage of form and function" – Marie Saint Pierre
MARIE's bespoke color palette can be adapted to each component of the collection, allowing designers and users to fully customize their faucets and easily integrate them into any project. The components can also be installed with unprecedented flexibility in terms of layout. The handles controlling water flow and temperature can be placed anywhere, whether for better ergonomics, visual intrigue, or both.
The design of this collection involved several challenges, including adapting the manufacturing processes to allow for a balance between versatile and efficient use, and a sculptural and customizable appearance. The delicate shapes of the range and the careful consideration of the different applications give this collection a sculptural look. To achieve this, the team rethought the installation processes of the system components as well as the deployment of the water pipes. The handles also had to look handcrafted while maintaining a high level of quality. Their slightly imperfect shapes led to a rethinking of the manufacturing tools and the adaptation of new machining processes to be able to repeat these details in an industrial and quality-controlled context.
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