PHOTOGRAPHY: PAULINE CARANTON WRITER: ALICE MORBY
In 1966, designers Peter Banks and David Heeley
set up Banks Heeley Plastics, pioneering the use
of Perspex to create critically acclaimed furniture
collections. Banks’ daughter Penny has now
chosen to re-release a range of designs in a more
environmentally conscious material called
Green Cast, which is made from 100 per centBorn again
A Perspex furniture range is re-released in a new eco-conscious material
‘PB01’ DRINKS TROLLEY, FROM
£1,150, BY PETER BANKS, FOR
PB ORIGINALS. ‘AURORA’
WATER GLASS; ‘AURORA’ WINE
GLASS, BOTH €60 FOR SET OF
SIX, BY ALBA GALLIZIA, FOR
ICHENDORF MILANO, FROM
THE CONRAN SHOP. ‘ACCOR
1000’ CARPET IN ORANGE,
€34 PER M, BY OBJECT CARPETrecycled acrylic. ‘We extensively researched the
original production methods to ensure we remained
true to the actual methods used in the 1960s,’
she says. The limited-edition collection will include
lounge seating, dining tables, clocks and lighting.
PB Originals launches at the London Design Fair,
19-22 September, pboriginals.co.uk(^2019)
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