The key to success in the contemporary design industry is to always stay one step ahead. Check out the latest products, collection launches, technology innovations, new releases from this September!
Yves Delorme is the French brand of luxury home linens with international scope. The brand federates poetry, audaciousness, excellence & savoir-faire. Since its creation in 1845 by the Fremaux family, it has been a symbol of continued innovation in technique and quality. Now with over 450 stores worldwide, they have an unrivalled reputation for producing the finest bed and bath linens. With classics, seasonals and limited editions, the Yves Delorme’s creative research studio ensures there is a collection to complement every interior style. With time dedicated to the conception and perfection of designs, attention to details and precision of gestures, they are now offering a bespoke programme for Designers; as well as monogramming and personalisation services. The creativity and freedom to design is endless with the new Yves Delorme Couture collection.
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One of the UK’s leading contract furniture providers to the care and hotel sectors has launched a new range of products to meet the growing demand for high-end luxury in restaurants, bars, hotels and care homes around the UK. Featuring sofas & chairs, dining furniture, storage & sideboards and bespoke furniture solutions, The Collection has been crafted to offer the very best in design, detail and durability. From the sumptuous comfort of the Valeria three-seater to the striking modernity of the Prism sideboard, this is furniture that elevates its surroundings. James Parr, Head of Marketing at YTM comments:
“The Collection feels particularly special because each piece has the power to transform rooms and interior spaces. As specialists in our field we understand how people interact with furniture and how a well-considered piece can impact on wellbeing. In this collection we have pieces that can bring joy and comfort to people by making their surroundings more inviting."
Every item of furniture in the new range has been designed to meet YTM’s lean manufacturing and environmentally conscious credentials. YTM carries membership with the British Contract Furniture Association (BCFA) and panel membership at the Society of British and International Design (SBID). The business also holds the ISO 14001 accreditation for Environmental Management Standards and the ISO 9001 accreditation for Quality Management Standards.
Roundhouse was founded over 20 years ago by architects with a passion for beautiful, functional design. Roundhouse is a multi-award-winning, design-driven, luxury kitchen company made up of independent British designers, architects and craftsmen. Roundhouse creates bespoke kitchens and furniture with a discreet aesthetic, using a huge range of innovative materials, textures and colour. Because Roundhouse brings design vision and architectural perspective to bear on every detail, there’s a much greater scope to what can be achieved. Their team work on a wide range of residential projects, from small but perfectly formed London apartments to grand designs in large spaces.
Roundhouse bespoke projects are eclectic, elegant and architectural, built to suit the most exacting requirements and to serve the maximum potential of each space. Every design is not merely made to measure; it is totally flexible. The company offer an almost limitless choice of materials, colours, fittings and styles, carefully built to any size and virtually any finish, colour or veneer by skilled cabinet makers in the Roundhouse state-of-the-art factory in Malvern, Worcestershire.
Viveroo’s stunning range of wall and furniture mounts for the iPad enhance and complement this icon of design. The distinctive sculptured range is hand-crafted from premium materials and has been created to blend perfectly with the iPad’s form. Each mount in the range offers different features designed to provide improved visibility and functionality of the iPad in both domestic and commercial environments.
Intended as an iconic element within the office, this armchair designed by ITEM Designworks aims to be the differentiating factor in work spaces. Thanks to its dynamic and open conception, it enables conversation, reading and the use of electronic devices without falling into a relaxed state which impedes your concentration. To maintain the active attitude, we have removed its arms and set at 180 degrees which favours privacy for the user due to its high degree of sound proofing. Badminton invites you to sit, change space and position, leave the independent work desks. “It is a kind of throne that impresses you with its size and shape. The aim is to feel well and comfortable, but always with an active attitude”, explains Javier Cuñado, director of ITEM Designworks. A piece that responds to the changing needs of work spaces, more friendly, illuminated, ventilated and one that promotes communication and work together.
With two types of different bases (in saltire and the other peana with a 70 cm diameter) which enable a 360 degree turn and two different height models (armchair and seat), Badminton was a new challenge for Actiu. In its manufacture it employed new injection techniques and materials never before used in its factories. In short, it is a safe product which will not leave anybody indifferent and where the creation, inspiration and design feel with you.
Luxury furniture retailer and interior designer Juliettes Interiors has just launched its new, long-awaited Trade Account aimed at professionals in the interior design, architecture and luxury property arenas worldwide. Trade customers will have access to generous discounts with no minimum order value. A comprehensive customisation service allows clients to specify unique items and products. Alternatively, the Juliette's design team can create a single item of luxury furniture or a complete bespoke collection - an invaluable resource for anyone wanting something very special for their clients. Old, discontinued or antique pieces can be re-created or matching pieces designed. With their wealth of knowledge and sourcing ability, the Juliettes team also pride themselves on finding the items their customers can’t.
Juliettes Interiors can work seamlessly as part of your team if required. Architects and developers can take advantage of a full or partial interior design service. Drop shipping and installation are available to all Trade clients, as well as project management from initial drawings through to final snagging. Trade customers are also able to use the beautiful Juliettes Interiors Chelsea showroom for client consultations.
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The Summer may be drawing to a close, but the design industry is always looking ahead! Check out our round-up of latest must-have interior products and design features to keep your designs ahead of the curve with new collection launches, product releases and creative collaborations to welcome the Autumn season in style!
For London Design Festival 2018, Nicholas Anthony is privileged to unveil the latest in grandeur lighting through its partnership with Occhio. As the recent winner of the Lighting Design Awards 2018 for best “Architectural Luminaire Interior”, Occhio’s prestigious ‘Mito’ design will be on display for all to see during the LDF period in the form of a breathtaking installation. The beautiful ‘Mito’ design is coupled with the Occhio Air System technology and touchless control, allowing you to effortlessly alter the lighting in any environment. Emphasising the Occhio ‘Mito’ is a simple task as the elegant design oozes class and adds that extra sense of quality and wow-factor to any interior.
During the event itself, Nicholas Anthony will play host to the large audiences by welcoming them into the showroom to talk and network; as well as supplying the finest Louis Roderer champagne and freshly made canapés. Once you step inside the showroom you will be greeted by the newest in Occhio interactive technology. From 15 and 17 - 22 September, make sure you find yourself at the Nicholas Anthony Knightsbridge showroom to witness the splendour of the Nicholas Anthony x Occhio ‘Mito’ partnership display.
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Clartés Bohemia is known for being an expert in manufacturing bespoke lighting installations, luxury luminaires and glass objects used in spectacular interiors. In their family-owned glass factory in the north of the Czech Republic, they take interior designer's challenging concepts and turn them into a reality. Having the glass factory and metal processing workshops, the independence from other suppliers makes the difference. All their production is handmade to provide the clients with results of supreme quality and a unique level of artisanship. Their factory offers an extensive range of colours in glass matter and optical moulds catering to any bespoke project need.
Their latest project is the launch of an online UK boutique. They introduce a signature collection of Hobnail Glassware which revisits a successful design from the mid-century supplemented with a modern touch. The collection features a unique optical décor which reflects the light in an exquisite way. All the glassware is mouthblown, lead-free and dishwasher safe, and will become your favourite piece of tableware.
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Designed by Jonathan Hindle FCSD, KI’s new Take5 lounge seating collection is inspired by mid-century styling and designed for today’s workspaces. The collection’s single, two- and three-seater sofas with low or high backs are complemented by ottomans, coffee tables and side tables. Take5’s pillowed shapes and curved armrests are evocative of a teddy bear, instantly inviting the user to feel comfortable and relaxed. The space beneath the armrests also acts as legroom, allowing the user to pivot to the side. The flat top of the armrests double as both a secondary seating surface and a worktop for notebooks or laptops. Each sofa can be fitted with power and USB modules. Matching or contrasting upholstered high backs can be added to reduce distractions, increase a sense of privacy and for noise reduction. These elegant products help to create a more domestic atmosphere in the corporate workspace.
Coinciding with the launch of Take5, KI have teamed up with leading textiles designer, Natasha Marshall, as well as Bute Fabrics, to create exclusive print fabrics to further enhance the collection’s domestic appeal. Two new designs, ‘Vista’ and ‘Pompom’ have been produced in exclusive colourways especially for Take5. Custom colours can also be produced to match a specific project. Jonathan Hindle comments:
“Workplaces are increasingly taking cues from hospitality and domestic environments to create altogether more inviting, comfortable spaces. Untethered from our desks, we now seek spaces that support casual collaboration, or give us an opportunity to get away from the hustle and bustle of a busy office space. Take5 was created to allow workers to find an appropriate work setting for either individual or group tasks, or to simply take ‘5 minutes’ away from work and regenerate.”
A collection of sophisticated 100% solution-dyed acrylic fabrics designed by the heritage textiles company. The original British company was founded in 1861 by artist and designer William Morris, and became known for decorative patterns and wood block prints. The collaboration features these iconic patterns in new fabric qualities - Strawberry Thief, Branch, Rosehip, Bachelors Button, Marigold, Poppy, Willow Bough - while also debuting four qualities inspired by Morris’ innovative spirit - Ascot Stripe, Piccadilly Stripe, Jaunty, and Blurred Lines. It also boasts four new colourways - Spearmint, Zephyr, Blue Moon, Peppercorn - updating historic styles with a fresh and pure colour palette. The collection highlights traditional British patterns while introducing soothing tones, offering ornate yet accessible pattern play, and transforming William Morris’ centuries-old designs into exquisite liveable fabrics that can be styled indoors or out.
The pretty muted pastel shades of Sandy Bay’s new Retreat Collection are bang on trend, as is the lovely, tactile matt effect glassware, and attractive packaging featuring the Sandy Bay branding. The 4 gorgeous fragrances are true to their names, Sublime (pomelo, magnolia, jasmine, clove, patchouli and nutmeg), Radiance (rose otto, cassis, lemon, bergamot, violet, geranium and soft woods), Heavenly (watermelon, basil, cucumber floral and musk) and Decadence (citrus, geranium leaves, lemongrass, pine needles, cedar and black pepper). Each has been designed to transport you to a happy place of pure self-indulgence. These are fragrances that you will want to use every day, so the addition of new, natural hand washes and hand lotions are a perfect way to pamper yourself with these delightful scents. The natural theme of this range flows though all products, candles are hand poured using Sandy Bay’s own unique blend of Natural Wax which contains Coconut Wax, and the Reed Diffusers are made with an alcohol-free, odour-free base.
If you have a space that is in need of a vibrant, unique and artistic touch, Deni Lillian Art, the professionals in providing abstract art create bespoke pieces for their clients. Now, a new and exciting collaboration with ImageCo Interiors takes this to the next level! ImageCo Interiors bring a wealth of experience in reproducing large format art in a variety of sizes and finishes - and even provides installation services!
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Satisfying growing demand for stylish interior design storage solutions within the bathroom, Heritage is increasing its offering with a new vanity unit designed especially to co-ordinate with its best-selling Granley basin. The Caversham Freestanding Vanity Unit offers even more distinctive design options within the Granley range, and sits beneath the Edwardian style Granley basin; mirroring its angular edges and iconic shape.
We particularly love this piece because - in this day and age - space truly is of the essence! Heritage bathrooms have not only combined classic, understated designs with convenient storage solutions, but also made the collection available in a modern colourway with a selection of four on-trend colour options including Dove Grey, Graphite, Oyster and White Ash to give any bathroom a fresh, contemporary lift.
While we've still got bathrooms on the brain, let's take a look at what Bette has in store. Bette exhibited at Clerkenwell Design Week this year, showcasing some of their most innovative products in the Design Fields exhibition space to offer even greater design freedom; introducing product lines, new functions, additional features and extended colour ranges. As extravagant styles and bold colours are becoming increasingly popular within interiors and the interior design industry, Bette has created a new ‘effect’ colours range which opens up a multitude of possibilities for eye-catching bathroom design.
The first of these is the sparkling new effect colour, Midnight: a new shade of anthracite that has been combined with sparkling particles, featured on the geometrically embossed BetteLoft Ornament freestanding bath. The new effect colours join the array of colour options offered by the Bette World of Colour. Hundreds of gloss and matt colours are available, as well as 22 exclusive matt colours that give bathroom designers the freedom to choose a Bette bath, washbasin or shower area to suit colour trends in tiles, natural stone and wooden floors.
YTM Group, a leading provider of contract furniture to the care home industry, prepared to launch their first new range in over six years. Often neglected in the interior design industry and not conventionally associated with the most cutting-edge designs, YTM is proving the drab and dreary perceptions of care homes to be outdated by introducing their new, innovative and design-led range.
“We began this project more than a year ago with the intention to design furniture that would look just as at home in the country’s finest hotels as they would in a care home environment. It is our belief that care residents deserve every bit as much luxury as homeowners and hotel guests. Indeed, the benefits of improving design standards in care homes can be wide reaching and play a clear role in resident health and wellbeing.” - Damien Duffy, YTM Managing Director
We always find it refreshing to see companies push traditional boundaries of design and creating hotel-standard luxury furnishings for care homes definitely represents a step towards change for the interior design industry as a whole. President of SBID, Diana Celella comments that "it is our role to celebrate interior design that reflects the highest level of competence. By bringing style and sophistication to the care environment whilst retaining functionality, YTM certainly achieve this.”
Combining IOT-ready technology, the power of plants and sustainable materials within a sleek, compact design to clean indoor air. The positive-social-impact company Clairy raised over $300,000 in only one week in a Kickstarter campaign for the new-to-market smart indoor air purifier, NATEDE. This simple but effective product looks like a plant holder, but serves as a sustainable air purifier, designed and crafted in Italy.
Plants placed in NATEDE metabolize a significantly higher amount of pollutants compared to plants potted in regular vases. The embedded technology allows NATEDE’s air flow system to quickly and quietly recycle air from a plant’s soil, helping to improve indoor air quality using its' advanced sensors. It also has a photocatalytic filter, which doesn't require regular replacement - reducing waste and expenses to replenish. Possessing the ability to eliminate 93% of VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds) and 99% of viruses and bacteria, this smart little system is a prime example of how technology can be integrated elegantly into a home to promote healthy living and provide solutions for purifying the air we breathe!
An interesting and important discussion is being launched here by kitchen design expert and SBID member Darren Morgan. This blog appeared in Modenus, one of SBID’s media partner for which Darren contributes regularly. Please feel free to leave a comment below. For more information about Darren, his work as a kitchen designer, writer and speaker, please contact him through his website.
‘I, like many, understand the power of hope and the bitterness of disappointment. The everyday exchanges that make up our lives are potentially loaded with both these emotions. But no matter how proactive we are in trying to protect our hope from disappointment, inevitably sometimes our valiant efforts are unsuccessful!
The funny thing about hope is that you only experience it when looking forward while disappointment always occurs in the present or past. It therefore seems appropriate as we look back at 2011 to consider the impact of both disappointment and hope upon the kitchen industry.
It is true that one of the main disappointments of 2011 has been the inability to shake off the global debt crisis which has not only hung around like a bad smell but has decided to act like an evil hobgoblin and dig its claws deeper into an industry that is reeling from an uncertain Euro zone. This uncertainty has stifled opportunities; well any that involves spending money, and even if corporate cash has been spent, those responsible for signing the cheque may well decide to change their mind as uncertain financial fear spreads like a disease. There have been one or two high profile companies who have decided to rethink their investment lately with Indesit deciding to abandon visionary plans for Scholtès UK and Lechner deciding to consolidate their efforts as opposed to spreading them wider.
But sometimes the darkness of disappointment can encourage us to look for the light of hope in places and ways we never imagined. Adaptation in the face of adversity is a basic human evolutionary principle that can be applied to our lives and our work. Although these shock disappointments cause further uncertainty and fear they also create gaps and market opportunities for other brands.
Because of wider economic pressures and disappointments the kitchen industry is now undergoing a pubescent change. Gone are the good old days where companies could have it how they liked, acting like spoiled kids who didn’t need to adapt or change. The kitchen industry is currently undergoing a period of introverted reflection and beginning to appreciate core values which will make it stronger in the future. And this new found maturity is certainly offering hope.
With less money around in the economy the kitchen industry is now driven by a clear need to deliver stylish value. And this determination brings with it better products, better service and better design. We are currently in the process of redefining the evolutionary path of kitchen design and therefore the industry as we know it.
Technology is driving the change with manufacturers using it to increase efficiency and market share. The products delivered by the flamboyant research and development budgets of the past are now being reconsidered, adapted and transformed in order to make them better and more cost effective. This is particularly evident in the production of laminate materials where choices and design options have bounded forward giving designers a cost effective alternative material to work with. The change in market conditions may also see a long term re-investment in Western industry as Eastern manufacturing regions like China may not seem as economically appealing to large scale producers.
For years kitchen designers have been seen as a consequential by-product of kitchen sales but now design is finally being accepted as a fundamental part of the process. 2011 has seen a surge in the number of associations and groups focused on the promotion of kitchen design as an important and influential discipline. Although it is disappointing that these groups appear to have different approaches and objectives, their very existence does provide hope for the future, encouraging new talent to get involved and changing the public perception of the lowly kitchen designer.
Because of the new importance given to kitchen design as a facilitator of sales software companies are investing heavily in order to make their products better. A major hope for the future is that 3D technology will begin to redefine the interface between retailer and consumer allowing designers creativity to flourish and consumers understanding to grow. The advancements in 3D technology will not involve standing in a showroom wearing funny glasses either as the technology already exists to experience 3D without them. Clients will experience kitchen design in an augmented virtual reality where they can use online resources and Apps to create photorealistic visions of their future space.
Imagine using your iPad as a window into the future, allowing you to stand in a pre-fitted architectural space and appreciate the post installed results. Simply by moving and rotating the iPad you will be able to see what your new kitchen will look like before it is even made. These advancements may well impact the current retail model with showrooms becoming smaller and in some cases, virtual spaces! The reality of remote showroom accessibility and newly “qualified” kitchen designers acting as design and product translators may well be just around the corner! Who said change wasn’t exciting!
Every cloud has a silver lining and every problem has a solution so don’t let the industry failings and disappointments of the past 12 months dampen your hopes for wp-content/2012. If you are inventive, passionate and persistent your hopes for wp-content/2012 could deliver your best year yet!’
Major furniture company and SBID PIP Gloster is proud to receive the acclaimed label "Interior Innovation Award - Winner" for two of its new outdoor collections: NOMAD & ASTA.
Funky, Cool and colourful - this is the motto of these stylish collections, embodying the current trends of relaxed lifestyles and informal socialising.
Removable and easily replaceable, multicoloured covers are central to both Nomad and Asta collections – adding an environmentally friendly twist to their stylish themes: Want to update that out-door space? A simple facelift is easily achieved... just add new covers instead of purchasing completely new garden furniture.
The Interior Innovation Award organised by the German Design Council was launched in 2002 by IMM Cologne and is recognised as one of the most prestigious awards of the furnishing sector world-wide.
Want to see for yourself? The award winning products will be on display in a special exhibition of the Interior Innovation Award wp-content/2012 during the trade exhibition IMM Cologne wp-content/2012 and Living Interiors. Additionally, both products are automatically entered for "Interior Innovation Award - Best of Best wp-content/2012" due to be selected at the awards ceremony during the 16th January wp-content/2012 in the "Alter Wartesaal", Cologne. Gloster are hoping for the big win!
More information here: www.interior-innovation-award.com
Arriving at SIA is in itself an experience; I travelled to it at 8.30am in a people carrier with the European Council of Hotel Management Association who were heading to SIA to firstly host their own Board Meeting before visiting the show. En-route we held an inspiring impromptu conference and we put Europe right, a creative group of real people, proactive and fun as well as the united European voice for hotel owners and managers. I found the conversation and vision spot-on they collectively understand exactly what a hotel must deliver to be a success. As designers we must consult and include that knowledge within our decision making process. As architects and designers we should reflect on the experience the consumer has throughout the entire process of the hotel experience. I mean right back to the beginning from making the reservation to leaving the hotel with our luggage after paying the bill. Much of what is involved throughout that entire experience is `feeling` it is the emotion not the function the consumer experiences which remains.
I stayed at the Grand Hotel a magnificent celestial hotel of yesteryear, with everything that entails. The evening turndown service left a bookmark on my pillow, as a single occupant these little touches are an endorsement of the personal service, then I read the quote: “But where am I? I feel as if I am nowhere. If death is like this … this is not going to be nice. Everything gone, the people, the trees, the birds in the air, the wine, forget it” Fellini. Well now am I very happy to sleep in this big empty room with that last thought in my head? Design of an interior is more than just the furniture, the budget and the cleanliness although they are what the consumer purchases with their left brain thinking, their right-side thinking will keep them returning for the `soft` non tangible items a skilled designer provides.
The show was packed with the good and the great from Europe, and the opening ceremony was the usual wonderful ceremony in a way that only Italy can present, Regalia, more military uniforms and colours than I knew existed, with various shaped hats and gold braiding to demonstrate rank and importance, this was further embellished with a chest of medals and ribbons glistening on the proud chests of every rank and file who waited patiently for the arrival of the Minister of Tourism to endorse the importance of this annual event. The exhibition hall was built in 2001 and designed by German architects GMP of Hamburg and it is the most spectacular architecture and design for a conference centre I have seen throughout Europe. I love this venue, it is also the most inspiring show full of amazing manufacturers from all over Italy and with the true flair and desire to create and design, it is in the bones of almost every Italian to be creative in the simple things, from the way they dress, to the way they interact as a family unit to the respect for their elders and the manners and dress of every citizen, I do love Italy, and the world loves Italy, the show was brimming with boutique hotel owners looking out for designers for their projects, manufacturers looking for designers to specify their new collections and the Managers of hotel chains looking for new trends and colour as well as keeping their eye on the general market. Vanessa Brady Chairman of The Society was invited ad the special guest of AIpi the Italian counterpart organisation of Italy, Carlo Beltramelli is the new Board Director of the European Council of Interior Architects, the collective Country members who reach the highest level of competence are strenuously scrutinised to ensure the quality and reputation of the organisation founded in 1962 is retained. The Society of British Interior Design was elected as a full member after a presentation given by the Chairman Vanessa Brady in Helsinki in September. Mr Beltramelli introduced Brady at the opening ceremony. The show will have approximately 40,000 visitors over four days and is spread throughout ten halls.
The Society of British Interior Design took a small delegation from across the Country.
Simon Bell of Archial Group PLC an international architectural practice that has 17 UK offices and 7 more worldwide. Simon a member of The Society of British Interior Design and is currently the lead architect working on the remodelling of Harrogate International Centre (HIC). This £45 million pound multi-phased project is due to start on site next year and the practice has developed the designs over the last 3 years. Simon said `What an impressive exhibition and what an impressive venue! I will definitely return and I will inform our seventeen offices throughout the UK about it. I am grateful to The Society for inviting me to join its delegation.`
Johnny Grey a kitchen designer with studios in New York, San Francisco and the UK also attended and said `the exhibitors are friendly and displays sophisticated and stylish. I found more well designed and quality products here in my three day visit than I expected, I am really impressed, having joined The Society of British Interior Design I was invited to attend SIA, I had not heard of this show in Britain before, I cant believe its been going for 59 years, Ill definitely return`
Was this show a success in such a bad economic climate? I have to say this was the best trade show I have been too in years, Italy has many amazing shows and we will be collaborating with SIA throughout the year ahead to make next year in collaboration with the show organisers, project managers and their Press Office the most successful show of all time.
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