De La Espada - Matthew Hilton 2016

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Matthew Hilton is an esteemed British designer whose eponymous brand expresses the technical knowledge and clarity of vision gained over three decades in the industry. Utilising robust materials that improve with the mark of age, Matthew Hilton creates timelessly beautiful, exceedingly functional products that are rigorously engineered. Every view of a design is valued equally, every aspect carefully considered, allowing for a sense of appreciation over time as new details are discovered. Luxury modern woodworker, De La Espada is the manufacturing partner for the Matthew Hilton brand, crafting each product to the highest standard at their own production facility in Northern Portugal.

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MOODBOARD

Raised in the naval town of Portsmouth, where massive concrete structures line the edges of the sea, Matthew Hilton has an appreciation for paradox - weight and weightlessness, anthropomorphism and abstraction. He is also attracted to the mark of age on robust materials like metal, stone and wood. These influences and concepts reveal themselves in both Hilton’s inspiration photography and his product design.

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395 OVERTON TABLE 388 PORTO CHAIR 390RL NITEROI ROUND 16 PENDANT 8

398CL OTLEY CORNER UNIT SOFA 381L HORIZON LARGE COFFEE TABLE

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395 OVERTON TABLE 388 PORTO CHAIR 390RL NITEROI ROUND 16 PENDANT 10

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398CL OTLEY CORNER UNIT SOFA 381L HORIZON LARGE COFFEE TABLE

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396 BRETTON BED 373L TALL MAIA

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397 BRETTON BEDSIDE 392LR CONISTON ROUND MIRROR

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“If you live with something, you might pick it up and look at the bottom. So the bottom of it is equally important. Every aspect is important because it is something that is going to stay in your life.� - Matthew Hilton

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344 FIN DINING CHAIR 364 WELLES TABLE 373 MAIA

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384 MARY’S CHAIR 341E LIGHT EXTENDING TABLE 373 MAIA 20

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351 HEPBURN BED 351T HEPBURN BEDSIDE

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369 MCQUEEN TALL CHEST

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365 ORSON DESK 349 MANTA DINING CHAIR

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TIMBER Matthew Hilton products are available in a choice of American Black Walnut, American White Oak, or European Ash. The timber we use is from sustainable farms. The trees on the farms are pruned regularly to allow for consistent grain patterns and fewer knots, ensuring exceptionally strong planks of the highest quality. Our oil finishes embrace the inherent colour and grain variations in the timber, whilst providing a renewable surface for enduring beauty. Stains are sealed with a clear matte lacquer to maintain the colour whilst preserving the tactility of the surface. Our painted timber is wire brushed before the application of the paint to create a textured surface.

“My work is not about styles, it’s about making real, functional, long-lasting, beautiful things.” - Matthew Hilton

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DANISH OILED AMERICAN BLACK WALNUT

BROWN STAINED EUROPEAN ASH

DANISH OILED AMERICAN WHITE OAK

BLACK STAINED EUROPEAN ASH

WHITE OILED AMERICAN WHITE OAK

BROWN PAINTED RAL 8019 EUROPEAN ASH - BRUSHED

DANISH OILED EUROPEAN ASH

BLACK PAINTED RAL 8022 EUROPEAN ASH - BRUSHED

WHITE OILED EUROPEAN ASH

WHITE PAINTED RAL 9010 EUROPEAN ASH - BRUSHED 29


INSPIRING BOOKS

“The books I have around me in my studio and at home are about the work of artists, architects and photographers who have inspired me or generally aligned with my way of seeing. The architecture of John Lautner, Luis Barragan and Geoffrey Bawa exhibits some magical quality, often either use of the indigenous building technique and styles or paradox of enormous weight in apparent weightless structure. The art and photography captures something raw, with minimal intervention or a great paring down to the essence: the sculpture of Brancusi and David Nash, Arte Povera, the drawings and paintings of Victor Pasmore and Picasso, the photography of Henri Cartier-Bresson and Harry Callahan,” Matthew Hilton.

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Between Earth and Heaven The Architecture of John Lautner

Luis Barragan: The Architecture of Light, Color and Form

The Sculpture of David Nash

Geoffrey Bawa: The Complete Works

Harry Callahan

The Genius of Photography Gerry Badger

Victor Pasmore

Henri Cartier-Bresson: Here and Now

Arte Povera (Themes & Movements)

Viviane Sassen: In & Out of Fashion

Brancusi By Radu Varia

William Turnbull Jr.: Buildings in the Landscape

“There is something particular about De La Espada, people with expertise in handcraft, who understand wood, but now have this extra element of CNC precision. This is what allows me to make more challenging pieces out of timber.” - Matthew Hilton

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PRODUCTS

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343 COLOMBO DINING ARMCHAIR

344 FIN DINING CHAIR

348 TAPAS DINING CHAIR

345 I-BEAM SIDE TABLE

373 MAIA

381 HORIZON COFFEE TABLE

348S UPHOLSTERED TAPAS DINING CHAIR

349 MANTA DINING CHAIR

349S UPHOLSTERED MANTA DINING CHAIR

385 MARY’S SIDE TABLE

387 ARMSTRONG COFFEE TABLE

341E LIGHT EXTENDING TABLE

362 HASTOE WINDSOR CHAIR

384 MARY’S CHAIR

388 PORTO CHAIR

393F LIGHT RECTANGULAR TABLE

394F LIGHT OVAL TABLE

355T MARS ROUND TABLE

340 LOW LOUNGE CHAIR

359 KIMBLE WINDSOR CHAIR

360 BURNHAM WINDSOR CHAIR

364 WELLES TABLE

395 OVERTON TABLE

365 ORSON DESK

389 MIRA LOUNGE CHAIR

340O LOW OTTOMAN

389O MIRA OTTOMAN

365S ORSON COMPACT DESK

391 HEPBURN MODULAR SOFA

350F HEPBURN FIXED 3-SEATER SOFA 33


PRODUCTS

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386 ARMSTRONG SOFA

398 OTLEY SOFA

358 DIFFERENT TRAINS CABINET

368 MCQUEEN LARGE CHEST

369 MCQUEEN TALL CHEST

378 MCQUEEN 8 DRAWER CHEST

380 MCQUEEN LOW CHEST

379 MCQUEEN BEDSIDE CHEST

397 BRETTON BEDSIDE

351 HEPBURN BED

396 BRETTON BED

383 POLE LIGHT

390 NITERÓI LIGHT

392R CONISTON ROUND MIRROR

392V CONISTON RECTANGULAR MIRROR

“I am drawn to things that appear very simple on the surface, but which have a palpable depth. Things that are very developed, well thought through. I seek these things in my own life, so this is what I endeavour to create when I design.” - Matthew Hilton

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