Dieter

Textural, subtle, and practical: exactly what you can expect from Markian.

Dieter showcases the delicacy and symmetry of the Vieira shell with exquisite timber differentiation. The Dieter low table seamlessly houses extra seating with three Warwick upholstered seats nestled quietly under the shell. You can sit on the seat, or recline on the floor using the seat as a backrest and removable tray.

Customise Dieter to suit your space with your choice of Markian’s nine colourways, designed to delight your senses and enliven your space

  • Tretford Rugs by Markian are handcrafted and manufactured in Brisbane, Australia by joining colours from the Tretford ROLL carpet to create custom pieces. 

    Tretford carpet has exceptionally clean, elegant lines due to its unique construction using cashmere goat hair. 

    The natural properties of Tretford Rugs actively reduce airborne dust and allergens, promote energy-saving, and facilitate excellent indoor acoustics. 

    From the company’s foundation in the mid-1950s, Tretford’s focus has been utilising natural and renewable resources – which in today’s terminology means  using sustainable raw materials.

     Produced in Germany and Ireland for over 50 years, Tretford carpets positively contribute to healthy living and working environments. This is largely due to its unique feature, Cashmere goat hair from the highlands of Inner and Outer Mongolia.

    Tretford Roll & INTERLIFE Tile largely consist of this long top hair of the Cashmere goat, and also other renewable and recycled raw materials, for example, jute in Roll format, and 80% recycled polyester felt in INTERLIFE tile backing. This unique construction – with its distinctive structural corded look and proven quality – has established Tretford as a much-loved brand around the world.

    The Tretford Rugs by Markian range is an extension of the range motif and carries with it the playfulness of colour combinations, the stark graphic delineations that separate but join and the shapes that combine it all together.

  • 12-14 weeks depending on volume of order. Please note this now made without marble.

  • “Good design is innovative. Good design must be useful. Good design is aesthetic design. Good design makes a product understandable. Good design is honest. Good design is unobtrusive. Good design is long-lasting. Good design is consistent in every detail. Good design is environmentally friendly. And last but not least, good design is as little design as possible.” - Dieter Rams.Dieter Rams was born in Wiesbaden, Germany, in 1932. An industrial designer and retired academic, Rams developed the ten principles of good design, sometimes known as ten commandments, which have secured worldwide recognition and appreciation. Rams attended Wiesbaden School of Art, graduating in architecture with honours in 1953. In 1955, he was recruited to Braun as an architect and an interior designer. In 1961, he became the chief design officer at Braun, a position he retained until 1995. Rams and his staff designed many memorable products for Braun, including the famous SK4 record player and the high-quality 'D'-series (D45, D46) of 35mm film slide projectors. The SK4, known as the "Snow White coffin," is considered revolutionary because it transitioned household appliance design away from looking like traditional furniture. By producing electronic gadgets that were remarkable in their austere aesthetic and user-friendliness, Rams made Braun a household name in the 1950s.Rams was influenced by his grandfather, a carpenter,  and the Bauhaus movement, which brought art and industry together and suggested good design was about achieving beauty and utility. In doing so, it could transcend its origins and influence society on a broader scale. He introduced these sensibilities to consumer products, explaining that “Indifference towards people and the reality in which they live is actually the one and only cardinal sin in design.”Almost every industrial designer since has been influenced by his work. His designs inspired Appledesigner Jonathan Ive, including Apple's iOS 6 calculator, a clear reference to the 1977 Braun ET66 calculator. The designer responsible for the iPhone, iPod, and iPad has described Rams’ work as “Bold, pure, perfectly proportioned, coherent and effortless. At a glance, you knew exactly what it was and exactly how to use it.”

  • VIVID 2021 Emerging Design Awards Finalist

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