Landscape Forms, North America's leading designer and manufacturer of high-design site furniture, structure, LED lighting and accessories, is pleased to introduce Rockford Litter + Recycling, a system of 45-gallon recycling, litter and compost receptacles designed to provide adaptable performance and elevated aesthetics for public outdoor spaces. The system was designed in collaboration with Michael Welsh, a Grand Rapids-based industrial designer and Principal/Owner of Michael Welsh Design.

"Rockford is designed to be a universal system,” says designer, Michael Welsh. "Its modern, clean aesthetic fits in to just about any city, university or corporate campus, while its modularity allows Rockford installations to grow or contract depending on what a site requires."

Available in side-opening and top-opening styles, Rockford's increased volume, durable all-metal construction and ease of servicing make it an ideal solution for high-traffic public outdoor spaces like busy campuses, urban parks and downtown streetscapes. It's adaptable in function and form, designed to work solo or in scalable groupings and with understated modern design that quietly elevates its fellow site furnishings.

"This large, 45-gallon capacity is the standard specification for many cities, downtowns and parks," describes Landscape Forms Director of Design, Ryan Heiser. "So, our intention with Rockford was to create a core product that addressed the fundamental needs of our customers, fit into a wide variety of settings, but also had the unique details that elevate it to another level of design and quality."

On the side-opening version, the lid takes the form of an origami-inspired folded plane, seemingly floating above the container and creating new and interesting silhouettes from different viewing angles. The top-opening Rockford Litter + Recycling's lid is akin to an oblique pyramid with the faces cut out, lending the receptacle a directional quality and a rhythm when placed in groupings. On both versions, the lid can be color coded to clearly communicate to users its appropriate contents.

Central to the design of Rockford was ensuring an easy and intuitive experience both for people who use the product and for people who service the product. "Based on market feedback and conversations with our clients, we designed a locking front access door with an easy bag catch so that, in servicing Rockford, you never have to lift a heavy bag and liner up and out through the top of the container," Heiser says. "This design just makes the job easier for the staff who use it on the day to day."

Rockford Litter + Recycling is available in Landscape Forms’ new powdercoat color palette, a thoughtfully curated range of options designed to fit into diversity of architectural styles and bring new opportunities to the company’s proprietary Pangard II® Polyester Powdercoat System recognized for its industry-leading durability, color retention and resistance to wear. 

Learn more about Rockford Litter + Recycling.

À propos de Landscape Forms 

Landscape Forms is the industry leader in integrated collections of high-design site furniture, structures, accessories, and advanced LED lighting. Depuis sa fondation en 1969, Landscape Forms s'est taillé une réputation pour son excellent design, ses produits de grande qualité et son service exceptionnel. The company is headquartered in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and our family of brands includes Loll Designs in Duluth, Minnesota; Summit Furniture in Monterey, California; and Kornegay Design in Phoenix, Arizona.  It has sales representatives throughout North America, South America, the United Kingdom, Monaco, Australia, the United Arab Emirates and Asia. Landscape Forms collaborates with renowned industrial designers and consultancies, landscape architects, and architects to design and develop integrated collections of products that address emerging needs and help create a sense of place. De plus, l'entreprise a établi des partenariats internationaux en marketing avec certaines entreprises qui partagent son engagement envers le design. Landscape Forms compte sur une base de produits partout dans le monde. La liste de nos clients inclut des municipalités, des centres de transit, des entreprises, des collèges et des campus de soins de santé; et des leaders de marque familiers comme Harvard University, Linked In, New York Central Park Conservancy, Bryant Park, Google, Coca-Cola, Oculus, U.S. Tennis Association (USTA), Nike, National Museum of African American History (Washington, DC), Barclays Center, Adidas, Children' s Hospital of Philadelphia, Microsoft et Uber. Nous avons été nommés l'un des meilleurs lieux de travail en matière de fabrication et de production pour 2020, 2021, 2022 et 2023 par le magazine Fortune, fabricant de l'année du Michigan 2020 par Michigan Manufacturers Association et par 269 Magazine comme l'un des merveilleux lieux de travail du Sud-Ouest du Michigan.

About Michael Welsh 

Michael Welsh is an industrial designer who holds extensive experience in the contract furniture realm with an emphasis on seating and design leadership. Après avoir obtenu un baccalauréat ès sciences en design industriel de l’Ohio State University, Michael a commencé sa carrière au Steelcase Design Studio, pour ensuite devenir responsable de la conception de sièges au Haworth Design Studio. Ses créations ont remporté de nombreux prix, notamment IDEA, Reddit, Best of NeoCon et d’autres prix nationaux et internationaux. En tant que directeur et fondateur de Michael Welsh Design, basé à Grand Rapids, son objectif est la création de nouveaux produits pour les environnements intérieurs et extérieurs. Il croit que la clé pour atteindre et créer une expérience optimale commence par le design. « Le design est ce qui crée une expérience, alors créons en une formidable ». En tant que kayakiste passionné, explorateur et passionné de la nature, Michael s’efforce d'intégrer sa passion pour l’environnement dans son travail de conception. Cette appréciation de la nature et des espaces extérieurs est ce qui pousse Michael à créer des conceptions durables et circulaires qui profitent à la fois à l’utilisateur et à ce grand projet.