Martin Haldane

Background

¢  HALDANE MARTIN established in 2002, is a contemporary furniture design

¢  His company is based in Cape Town, South Africa.

¢  The collection consists of over 30 unique furniture pieces

¢  All originally designed and produced locally.

¢  Haldane creates a small number of new pieces each year which are exclusively manufactured by HALDANE MARTIN.

¢  The furniture has been exhibited in Madrid, London, Paris, New York, Copenhagen, Oslo, Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban.

¢  The furniture has been featured extensively in the local press and international design publications.

¢  The furniture is specified for high end, domestic and hospitality interiors worldwide, for example the acclaimed desert retreat, Little Kulala in Namibia, and the Emirates VIP Lounges at OR Tambo Airport.

¢  The furniture can be purchased online or through select interior design businesses and boutique retailers in South Africa, Europe, Scandinavia, Australia, Canada and USA.

¢  The furniture manufacturing is outsourced to specialized component engineers and furniture manufacturers all over South Africa.

¢  Owner / director / designer - Haldane Martin was born in Johannesburg in 1970, qualified as an Industrial Designer in 1992 and is father to four beautiful children.

Zulu Mama Chair

¢  The Zulu Mama Chair is an exploration of an indigenous Zulu basket weaving technique that has been adapted for weaving recycled plastic onto recycled stainless steel frames. The baskets express the archetypal feminine activity of gathering, an appropriate gesture for café seating. The weaving work contributes to the economic empowerment of township women.

Polyhedra Coffee Table

The sculptural, porous form of Polyhedra Modular Coffee Table System finds its inspiration in the micro world of organic bone structures. The complex geometry is derived from Weaire-Phelan "soap bubble" structure, and is made up of interlocking dodecahedrons and tetra-decahedrons. These have been rotated and split at an angle that creates a seemingly random pattern, yet it is made up of only 5 different shapes. Multiples of the 5 shapes are effortlessly assembled to one another using neodymium magnets. This enables users to playfully create their own randomly shaped coffee table. One could describe it as "post-rational" Lego for grown-ups

Fiela Feather Arc Light

¢  Inspired by the lightness of dandelions, the Fiela Feather Arc Light, has been designed to create angelic ambiance over dining and lounge spaces. It has been named after Dalene Mathews book "Fiela se Kind". This heart-warming South African story is set in Oudtshoorn, the same ostrich farming district where the feathers that form the diffuser, are sourced. The soft white feathers which give the energy saving CFL lamps a warm natural glow, are arranged in a spherical flower petal pattern. The arc light frame pays homage to the archetypal Arco light by Achille Castiglioni and is made from recycled stainless steel and reconstituted stone. The feathers are a renewable resource, and are also a by-product of the local Ostrich Hide industry.

Awards

Real Simple, SA
SABS DISA award, SA
Birmingham Furniture Fair, UK
Elle Decor, EDIDA, SA
SASDA
Elle Decor, EDIDA, SA
Bright Young Things
Decorex, Jhb
Decorex, Cape Town
House & Leisure
Style Design Awards
Style Design Awards Green Innovation Award (Design)

¢  Zulu Mama Café Chair
Best Dining Furniture
Furniture Designer of the Year
South African Stainless Steel Awards
Designer of the Year
Runner-up
Best Exhibition Stand
Best New Product
Best Chair Design
Winner Functional Animals
Winner Multi-functional Furniture 2008