5.18.10 | Kalamazoo, MI | Landscape Forms announces expanded professional staff with the appointment of Brian P. Revoir to the newly created position of Senior Designer. Mr. Revoir brings to Landscape Forms an impressive background of 11 years as Senior Product Designer with Michael Graves Design Group/Michael Graves and Associates. His responsibilities there included the simultaneous management of multiple projects from concept to market, involving consumer products for major international companies; and day-to-day management of a team of staff designers, graphic designers and model makers. The expansion of its design team is a milestone for Landscape Forms, which has experienced significant annual growth over the past decade and a half, doubling in sales every six years.

The company’s Vice President of Design, Arno Yurk, explains, “This is an exciting step for Landscape Forms. It speaks to our growth and our direction for the future. We’re experiencing amazing activity. Our pipeline is full and we are continually collaborating with designers to create a stream of fresh products. Brian is highly talented and has been involved in the design and development of hundreds of products. His notable experience and the personal qualities he brings to this new position will enable him to integrate into our team-based work cultures.”

Landscape Forms is the leading designer and manufacturer of site furniture in North America. The company is entirely focused on site furniture and is recognized as an innovator in its industry. It is the first in the U.S. to offer “Integrated Solutions” for outdoor furnishings. This includes large families of related products that address a full range of site functions and activities to bring visual order and aesthetic harmony to outdoor spaces.

The addition of Mr. Revoir, who holds a degree in industrial design from Rochester Institute of Technology, will enable the company to expand the design and development of large and diverse collections and to grow its collaborative relationships with leading landscape architects, architects and industrial designers. He will work directly with Mr. Yurk, an outstanding in-house engineering team, and the design professionals with which
the company partners. During the past decade, these have included landscape architects Kathryn Gustafson, Tom Balsley and Bob Chipman; industrial designers John Rizzi and Brian Kane; architects Margaret McCurry and Robert A.M. Stern; and international design firms BMW DesignWorksUSA, and frog design.

Landscape Forms was recently named by the Wall Street Journal as one of the Top 15 Small Workplaces in the United States, and honored by the Michigan Business and Professional Association as one of the 101 Best and Brightest Companies in the state. Since its founding in 1969 the company has earned a reputation for excellent design, high quality products and exceptional service. Clients include municipalities, transit centers, corporate, college and health care campuses; and familiar brand leaders like Boeing, Cisco Systems, Disney, Sprint, American Airlines, Herman Miller and Nike. The Landscape Forms U.S. headquarters is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The company has sales offices throughout North America, the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates, Japan and Southern Europe. www.landscapeforms.com