Inspiration
Introducing the new City Collection from Elemento.
But why a city collection, you may ask? Well, the answer is simple and singular… Concrete! Concrete is at the heart of any city; it is the essence of it. Yes, there are steel and glass also, but without concrete, no city would exist. Concrete is what gives a city its strength, its texture, its form, beauty, and longevity. It is this same concrete that our City Collection is made of. So, the thought of drawing life and inspiration from cities around the world for our new bollard collection became just too compelling to ignore.
New York
Many of us have never been to New York but have seen lots of photos of the city and watched lots of movie scenes playing off in its streets. The one thing that has always struck me about this city is the needle-like appearance of the skyscrapers stacked so closely together. I can just imagine what it must be like walking in between these tall thin structures with the sunlight peering in from the top, washing down the sides of these slender, tightly packed, skyscrapers.
It was with this image in mind that the New York bollard came to light. This tall slender concrete structure with light peering in from the top, washing down the side of the structure, Illuminating and accentuating the concrete texture. The thin sharp edges of the light recess speaking of the crispness that can be produced with concrete and of the strength thereof, being able to be formed in such slender elegance.
Application
The New York is one of the most versatile bollards in the City Collection series. With its relative height and slightly angled light source, it projects light at an angle of 120° to form an oval pool of light in front of it.
It is ideal to light up pathways, circulation areas like a fire pit or open patio and to accentuate entrance areas. Due to its tall light column, placing the light inside a landscaped area creates a stunning light effect with depth of field, where the light bounces off the vegetation in front of the bollard without taking anything away from the light emitted to the surrounding areas.
Features and benefits
As with all our concrete products, the New York bollard is made from our high strength wet cast concrete. Due to the wet cast process, each product is presented as it comes out of the mould with the timber mould details captured beautifully in the surface of the concrete. Small air bubbles and slight mould bleed that are sometimes visible on the edges gives a unique and authentic appearance that only concrete can give, which is why we have been in love with concrete for so many years.
