The Future Is Agile And Active
Tess Ritchie
Dynamic and collaborative workplaces, custom solutions and responsible design that thinks global, acts local. These are the values that are increasingly sought after when it comes to commercial design and the context within which Living Edge announces
Derlot Group: a new venture with chief designer and founder of the Australian-owned, multi-disciplinary design studio Derlot, Alexander Lotersztain.
Building on Lotersztain’s 15 years’ experience in leading the commercial furniture market and his truly collaborative and humancentred approach to design, Derlot Group is a new identity that brings together the best of Derlot’s furniture brands – Derlot Editions and Les Basic – and welcomes new and exciting furniture collections that centre locally sourced, custom and bespoke furniture solutions that are adaptable, versatile and uniquely Australian. And have a global outlook.
Exclusive to Living Edge, the exciting new venture was, as Lotersztain puts it, a “natural progression”. It represents two brands that have aligned values and agree on what it means to service an increasingly conscious, global-thinking and dynamic industry. “With a focus on locally made products and a shared commitment to the architecture and design community, I believe Derlot Group and its brands make a timely compliment to Living Edge’s portfolio.”
In terms of product offering, Derlot Group is as extensive as it is flexible. Priding itself on authentic, future-forward design, they provide furniture, lighting, and products for the contract, hospitality and education sectors. They also specialise in design schemes for
Florian Groehn human-centric, agile and active environments that are uniquely Australian and where, as Lotersztain says, “collaboration is the most important and rewarding part of the process.”
As a result, the collection is defined by “a level of modularity and flexibility that has come to be part of Derlot Group signature”. Alongside award-winning collections such as Derlot Editions’ Twig, Prisma and Les Basic homework line, Derlot Group launches with four new products that exemplify the two lines coming together: the Caterpillar Modular Sofa, which comes together in segments to offer complete flexibility for all kinds of meeting places and contexts; Strap Seating Collection, which fits indoor and outdoor hospitality, residential and commercial living spaces; and the extensive range of Tonne and Yeti tables.
Derlot Group is also, of course, looking ahead. “I think the future is all about responsibility with a strong focus on sustainability,” says Lotersztain. “At Derlot Group we are making inroads and investing in ways to address our environmental footprint. From our “Thinking Global, Acting Local” agenda, seeking manufacturing partnership across all our markets, our network of manufactures now extends to partners in Australia, New Zealand, USA, Italy, China, servicing each region we operate in.”
So, for workplaces that call for dynamism and collaboration, an architecture and design community that wants solution-based design and bespoke capabilities, and as the demand for socially and environmentally responsible design that is global in approach grows, Derlot Group with Living Edge delivers.