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January 2014

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New show calendar For three decades, January has meant a visit to the NEC for thousands of retailers – but this year will be the last time as Interiors UK prepares for a new home and date The news (see p7) that the country’s main interiors trade exhibition is to relocate to London next year and take place four months later than it traditionally has will come as a surprise in many quarters. It’s January, so that must mean visiting the NEC: right? Well in recent years the answer for increased numbers of retailers has been no. Fewer visitors has meant fewer exhibitors, which in turn gave retailers less reason to attend. I can remember when Interiors UK filled the ground floor of the NEC, with a waiting list of exhibitors. But times change and organiser UBM had to do something to

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put the show in an upward direction. It should be congratulated for taking the bold steps of a new venue and a new date rather than tinker at the edges and hope signs of an improving economy would improve matters. There will invariably be those who lament the change, but having the show later in the year means retailers should be able to make buying decisions based on medium-term performance, not just how the first weeks of the winter sale have gone. UBM’s hope is that by moving the show, it can make it more of an international event at a time when retailers have more time to attend. Another stalwart of the exhibition calendar, The Flooring Show, has also moved dates (see p7) for this year making the end of September a busy period for show-goers. The Office of Fair Trading has also been busy with its investigation into furniture and flooring pricing (it had claimed only 5% of sales were made at higher prices referred to in advertisements). It has cleared DFS of any wrong-doing (see p12) and the likelihood is that it will clear the other six chains before too long.

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CONTENTS

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Extra Support! INTERIORS MONTHLY JANUARY 2014

INSIDE THIS ISSUE NEWS 7 10 12

New home and dates for Interiors UK Online provides boost for Carpetright DFS cleared by OFT in pricing probe

FEATURES 20

Carpet

Wood and laminate

Being green, vintage, celebrations, wool fights back Praise for eco-collection

National Advertising Display Discounts Regional Support Show Centres Best Customer/Business Winners 2008-2013 Numerous order referrals Furniture Built to Last

Beds and bedroom supplement Years of heritage, technological success, new for 2014, an invitation, focus on quality, being green, Loaf’s plans

Retail West Elm makes its European debut

Retail

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Cath Kidston’s new flagship store The Furniture Show

Show guide Interiors UK, including full listings and hall plans

143 Preview International Furniture Fair Singapore

146 Services

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158 Upholstery Simplicity, showroom success, bespoke offer, comfort

176 Design Design trio of the year

REGULARS 13 14 188 190

Opinion New products Entertainment Final polish

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NEWS

Interiors UK to relocate to London next year The country’s largest furniture trade exhibition, Interiors UK, is to move to London in 2015 after three decades at the NEC. Organised by UBM, the show will run alongside the May Design Series at Excel. Andrew Vaughan, UBM brand director, says the move will increase the number of visitors, create a major international event and allow retailers to make better buying decisions as they will have seen the spring’s main product launches. ‘Timing is important to retailers and manufacturers and there are pressures around Christmas and New Year. Retailers are stressed about having

Neville Cormack The funeral of Neville Cormack, founder of Cormar Carpets, took place on 16 December. He died peacefully at home on 8 December, aged 83. Cormack joined Greenwood and Coope in 1949, the company founded by his father in 1924. Then in 1956 he founded Cormar Carpets and tufting began at Nunn Hills Mill, Stacksteads. Elected chairman of the Tufted Carpet Manufacturer’s Association in 1969, he was a prominent and highly respected member of the UK carpet industry and led Cormar Carpets for 57 years. In 1987 he was awarded the OBE for his services to industry. A service of thanksgiving will be held at St Anne’s Church, Tottington, Bury this month. Donations, if desired, can made to The Christie Charity, Wilmslow Road, Manchester M20 4BX.

their main industry event during their most important sale period. Retailers are time poor at this time, hence the drop in visitor numbers,’ he says. ‘May has the advantage of representing what has happened before in the spring. It’s the chance to put a major international event on the calendar.’ Vaughan says Excel offers an improved experience and excellent transport links. ‘It’s a tough decision but it’s the right one. We’ve carried out 18 months of research and exhibitors have seen the logic of moving. Exhibitions we’ve previously moved from the NEC to Excel have seen growth,’ he adds.

Excel will host Interiors UK from 2015

Revised September dates for The Flooring Show The Flooring Show is to be held later in September this year, after its planned 31 August to 2 September date was judged too early. The event will now take place from 21-23 September. ‘The revised dates are still at the heart of the retail buying window, but by moving away from the end of the holiday season we give breathing space to trade visitors, to overseas exhibitors, the contract and commercial sector, and other key groups such as facilities managers, architects and designers,’ says Wendy Adams, The Flooring Show event director. ‘The high level of interest from 2013 exhibitors and a healthy number of enquiries from lapsed exhibitors at the show was very encouraging, and we have made great progress in turning these into firm 2014 bookings. ‘We’re well ahead of where we were this time last year, and we will continue to introduce new features and content, as well as ensuring the show meets top international standards,’ she says.

Last year’s event attracted 2,300 visitors including 1,300 retailers and distributors. Moving the event later in the month will see it run alongside Decorex and close to the dates of The Bed Show and many London Design Festival events such as Design Junction and Tent London. ‘These are excellent new dates in a much sought after window for exhibition organisers. It will aid the growth of the show and increase visitor footfall,’ says Paul Stott, co-organiser. ‘We took over a struggling event in the depths of the recession, but a sustained programme of investment, strong management and new content – plus some long overdue economic optimism – have stabilised things. With the support of an important group of loyal exhibitors, who all want the show to continue, and with these excellent new dates, we’re confident we now have a great platform to rebuild it to a size and stature appropriate to this important industry,’ he adds.

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Go on, give in to Temptation Temptation is about to become even more irresistible! Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re putting the finishing touches to the new colour range which will add six of the best on-trend shades. With a wider choice of colour and all the widths from 2, 2.5, 3, 4 and 5 metres, this best selling carpet will go from strength to strength in 2014. Its plush, deep pile

comfort means consumers feel they are getting a lot of carpet at a competitive price, supported by a 20 year StainAway Warranty. Tempted? Your Associated Weavers Sales Manager will soon be calling to let you be one of the first to see the latest colour trends.

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Last year the Associated Weavers StainAway collection had a record number of sales making it one of the strongest brand names for Stain resistant carpet. During 2014 we will be adding new innovative ranges and extensive colour updates to make the StainAway brand even stronger. Our design and development team have put together one of our strongest collections to be launched at the Domotex carpet exhibition. Come along and visit Associated Weavers in Hall 6, stand A20 from the 11th to the 14th January 2014.

Multi-Width Saves your Customer Money It is not just colour and touch that sells a carpet. On the majority of Associated Weavers ranges we offer a multi-width service. 2m, 2.5m, 3m, 4m and 5m options enable you to sell a carpet with no joins and less waste. You can offer your customer a size that will fit every room in the house and save money. The introduction of 2.5m wide has helped the Associated Weavers customer fit a high proportion of Hallways and Stairs efficiently and economically. One more reason to buy your carpet from Associated Weavers. Look for the Butterfly in 2014.

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NEWS

Online sales boost provides bright spark for Carpetright Closer integration between its website and call centre has created the equivalent of another top 20 store for Carpetright. Sales conversion rates have improved with better follow-up from stores and its call centre. The chain receives 98,000 unique visitors a week and has seen sample requests grow by a fifth and appointments by 40%. Online provided one positive for the chain with online sales described as ‘growing strongly’. UK retail like for like sales were flat in the six months to 26 October in ‘volatile trading’, but with lower insurance and new house build sales and at new stores, overall UK sales fell by 2.2% to £185m. Underlying operating profit rose from 5.2% to 5.5%. It has now opened 16 sample-only stores which being smaller, have lower costs. It is reducing leases by about 10% when they are renewed. About a fifth of the chain’s 474 branches are due for renewal in the next five years. Beds now account for 7.1% of the sales mix up from 6.6%, and where they are in-store, account for 10.1% of the mix. European operations were again hit by performance in The Netherlands where the flooring market is falling by about 15% a year. Lord Harris, Carpetright executive chairman, says he

hopes it can outlast its rivals. ‘It will be last man standing and we hope to be the last man,’ he says. ‘Historically, the trend in UK mortgage approvals has been a useful lead indicator of consumer demand in our sector, bearing a positive correlation with floorcovering sales. Approvals began to show encouraging signs of improvement during the first half, although this is from a very low base by historic standards. In the past, we have seen a lag of around six months before the impact of a change in the mortgage approval trend has been reflected in our sales,’ he adds. ‘The success of our self-help activities in improving group performance during the period continues to be encouraging, demonstrating that a focus on factors within our control can yield good results. While we anticipate trading conditions will remain challenging, we expect these self-help initiatives will underpin an improvement in group performance in the second half and our expectations for the year as a whole remain unchanged.’ Lord Harris confirmed the chain had yet to begin looking for a permanent successor to Darren Shapland, chief executive, who left in October.

Britons still see their high streets as offering something distinct from online stores and are keen to see them thrive, according to new research. A survey of 1,465 people by Ipsos MORI for the British Property Federation found that 91% think it is important for their local area that their high street does well, and 83% think their area would be worse off without a high street. Threequarters say they visit their local high street at least once a week, with 12% visiting nearly every day. Almost half of the respondents (48%) say the quality of their high street is being maintained, 34% feel it is getting worse and 18% think it is improving. In terms of what could tempt more people to visit the high street more often, the most popular choice from a list of 16 was a better selection of shops (42%), ahead of fewer empty shops (31%), a better/more pleasant environment (14%) and better transport links (7%). The survey found use and strong support for the high street across every gender, age, class and income group, although there was higher frequent use (every day or most days) among lower income groups, older people and those in northern England, Scotland and the East. Even those who visited less than once a month think the high street is important, with 72% of this group saying it is important for their area that the high street does well.

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Some £682m a week is spent in Britain on furniture and flooring

£35bn of spending Consumers spent £35.46bn on furniture, furnishings and flooring in 2012: £682m a week. The Office for National Statistics’ Family Spending report found that shoppers spent £15.236bn on furniture and £13.62bn on

furnishings. Consumers paid £4.368bn for flooring, of which £3.952bn was for soft flooring. The report also reveals that a further £2.236bn was spent on household textiles including bedlinen and curtains.

NEWS

Recycling on the up

DFS cleared in OFT price fixing probe DFS has been cleared by the Office of Fair Trading’s investigation into alleged price fixing. ‘The OFT is completely satisfied that DFS is in full compliance in relation to the issues that it was investigating, and has therefore closed its investigation into DFS,’ says Keith Baker, DFS director of sales. ‘We are pleased the OFT has publicly welcomed DFS’ existing and continual commitment to open and transparent pricing. To make our commitment to transparent pricing even more visible to our customers, we are publishing our current existing pricing practices both on our website and within our formal terms and conditions. So when a customer visits DFS they can be confident that all our prices will always be the same whether they are in any of our stores or online. ‘In addition, we assure customers that no product will ever be on sale for longer than it is available at its normal price. At DFS a time limited offer, has always been just that,’ he says. The OFT’s investigation began after it claimed that only 5% of sales were made at the higher prices referred to in advertisements. Bensons Beds, Carpetright, Dreams, Furniture Village, Harveys and SCS Upholstery are the other retailers being investigated. The OFT decision came as DFS opened its 100th store – in Torquay – after seeing sales drop in the summer. Earnings fell 29% to £7.2m in the quarter to 26 October, traditionally its weakest, as sales fell £1.5m to £142.5m. The chain’s Doncaster factory is running at record levels of production after switching to a full double shift and the first two weeks of its winter sale, which began at the start of December, were described as ‘going really well.’

Opportunities for consumers to recycle their carpets have leapt according to new research, with the number of local authorities collecting carpets at household waste recycling centres trebling. According to Carpet Recycling UK, the number of councils collecting carpets has jumped to 45 in the past 18 months. It says that more than 200 HWRCs are now involved in segregating carpets, giving more than seven million households the opportunity to recycle their carpets. The average household carpet disposal rate is 6.7kg a year, with a range from 3.8kg to 9.6kg dependent on catchment area size plus the period of time in which collections have been established. Carpet Recycling UK says the research will be used to help more local authorities engage in collecting carpets, increasing their site recovery rates and saving raw materials for reuse or primary fuel replacement.

Green credentials Furniture companies have again been invited to prove their green credentials. British manufacturing members of the Furniture Industry Sustainability Programme (FISP), administered by FIRA and holders of The Furniture Makers’ Company Manufacturing Guild Mark, will be invited to enter the third annual The Furniture Makers’ Sustainability Award, which recognises, rewards and publicises the good work being done. The judges will look for evidence of how a sustainable approach improved performance, growth, competitiveness, customer perception and staff engagement in 2013. The deadline for entries is 31 January with shortlist presentations in March. Entry forms can be downloaded from www.furnituremakers.org.uk.

CSL becomes Sofaworks as it heads for record sales Upholstery chain CSL has rebranded itself as Sofaworks, as it anticipates breaking the £100m annual sales mark. The 26-store chain, set up by the Tyldesley family in 1984, has forecast sales of more than £104m, up 17%, helped by three store openings and single-digit like for like growth. The chain has developed its own upholstery ranges and plans to open nine branches this year. ‘With strong evidence of rising consumer confidence, our trading performance and plans for next year mean we are perfectly positioned to capitalise. We have always taken pride in treating customers with respect and being open and honest – these are the values that have been with the business from the start. However, as Sofaworks, we’re taking that proposition a step further, creating a truly unique and market-beating customer offer,’ says Jason Tyldesley, Sofaworks chief executive.

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OPINION

Darren Hargreaves Freedom Sofas md

Proud to support independents I am now in my 25th year in the furniture industry and proud to be putting my knowledge and experience to a satisfying use by launching Freedom Sofas, which has been created specifically with the needs of independent retailers in mind. I have managed a furniture retail store and have spent many years as an agent and sales director of Furnico, the parent company of Freedom. So, it is fair to say I have experience of the issues facing independents from both sides of the fence. There is often a perception that manufacturers go out of their way to favour groups, which can leave independents feeling sidelined and unimportant. I can fully understand the frustration of a high street store manager when their customer’s order is left waiting because deliveries to a chain have been given priority. And I well know the disappointment when a chain is selling the same model as you, but for £100 cheaper. Not to mention having to explain to customers why Christmas delivery is still available on their chosen suite from a large retail chain, but not from your high street store. The convenience and choice offered by chains cannot be denied, but the fact is that there is still a huge section of the market who prefer the personal service offered by a high street store. Customers also like to feel that they are supporting their town’s business community by shopping locally. After a quarter of a century in the business, I have decided that it is time some of the power balance is restored to our high street furniture stores. I launched Freedom Sofas to enable independents to combat the main disadvantages faced by competing with groups. I believe that both chains and independents have different advantages to offer the customer, so it should not be viewed as a competition in the first place. Because all our ranges will be exclusive to independents, they can be confident of making a decent margin and will be able to assure customers that they won’t find the same suite cheaper at a retail park. I am hopeful that, as the economic downturn begins to ease, our high street furniture retailers will see a new lease of life. Many of these are long-standing and often family-run businesses, which have a wealth of knowledge and advice to impart to customers. I am proud to be supporting them.

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NEW PRODUCTS

1 To support growth in retail Cormar Carpets opened a cross-dock distribution centre in Northampton. It has handled 18,000 individual items in the three months since opening in September. ‘We pride ourselves on our delivery performance, so wanted to make sure we had no disruption to our customers,’ says Craig Marshall, Cormar head of order channels and logistics. Visit: www.cormarcarpets.co.uk

2 The elegance of White Chalk from Minacciolo’s English Mood furniture collection is able to provide the right balance of warmth and privacy for those who live a hectic city life. The predominance of light wood provides the interior with a flavour of modern living by combining the precision of contemporary with the elegance of the shabby chic style. Visit: www.minacciolo.it 3 The Slide mirror series by Marc van der Voorn for Deknudt combines storage and reflection. The contemporary but simple design looks tight and fits perfectly in a modern interior. Those who love simplicity and functionality will appreciate this mirror. It can be fixed to the wall in two different directions, placing the mirror either on the left or on the right side. Email: sales@deknudtmirrors.com

4 Extex’s latest deluxe fabric range is Fauna. A deep pile chenille, suitable for the outdoors, Fauna stylishly upholsters and accessorises outdoor furniture and terraces, while cleverly adapting to the British seasons all year round. Tel: 01634 718 871 5 Leoline’s revamped Supercomforts brings together a portfolio of tile designs focusing exclusively on the resplendent looks of stone, with a variety of natural shades alongside superior underfoot comfort for warm, quiet flooring. It has a 10-year wear warranty, ensuring fantastic everyday performance and will be available in stores from early 2014. Tel: 0800 032 3970

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7 6 The Eliot table from Cattelan has a base in white, black or graphite embossed lacquered steel, or satine stainless steel. Its 15mm top is available in white or graphite painted glass or white Carrara or Emperador marble. It has an optional Lazy Susan top. It is pictured with Patricia chairs. Visit: www.cattelanitalia.com 7 Brabbu’s Yoho stool illustrates the glaciers and waterfalls located in the Yoho National Park in south-eastern British Columbia. Yoho stands out with its irregular marble texture on the base and polished marble top. Visit: www.brabbu.com

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8 Khaya Bella’s Stowe citrus and crimson striped pouffes will add a striking feature to any living space or child’s bedroom. The covers are removable for cleaning and the beans are contained in a fireretardant inner bag. The pouffes are also

available in grey with matching lampshades and beanbags. Visit: www.khayabella.co.uk 9 Case Furniture’s West Street chair by Robin Day is a pared-down design based on a cube. The frame has two upholstered leather pads that act as the seat and the back. The back pad is angled slightly for extra comfort. The chair is available in solid oak or walnut. Visit: www.casefurniture.co.uk 10 Home furnishing in 2014 demands pieces that create personal space and embrace the body. Over 50 years ago, Hans J Wegner created two iconic armchairs – the Wing Chair and the Oculus Chair – that continue to fulfil our evolving needs. Available from Carl Hansen, the designs sum up Wegner’s knowledge of ergonomics combined with his sculptural and minimalist expression. Visit: www.carlhansen.com

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Virtuous circle Reusing materials that previously would have been thrown away is a winner Manx Carpets continues to enjoy success by promoting the green credentials of its Eco Collection, which combines PET fibres and wool. Eco Designs uses 50% recycled plastic bottles – about 40 2litre bottles for every sqm of carpet – and 50% New Zealand wool. The three-ply, two tone natural loop pile carpet is available in 4m and 5m widths and seven shades.

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Eco Designs builds on the success of Eco Collection’s debut range, Eco Style. This loop carpet mixes 90% PET with 10% wool and offers five plains and five coordinating stripes. Recycled PET carpet has qualities that make it attractive and practical to use, including stain resistance and the plastic fibre wearing well. The PET used to make drinks bottles is

a high quality resin because it must meet US Food and Drug Administration standards to be considered food grade. Its quality is not diminished by the recycling process – even after being ground into flakes, melted and extruded into carpet fibres, it produces a yarn of a higher quality than most other synthetic carpet yarns. Manx Carpets, tel: 01827 831 434

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CARPET

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Delivering to independents Edel Telenzo is building on the success of 2013 Following a strong fourth quarter, Phil Hartley, Edel Telenzo Carpets chief executive, believes the timing of Domotex in Hannover (11-14 January), is ideal for launching its 2014 collection and continuing the positive momentum of the past few months into the New Year. ‘Our design and development team have been working to meet the deadline presented by the exhibition, and will not disappoint, delivering a strong package of new ranges suited to the UK and in some cases, our wider global markets,’ he says. ‘We are focused on the independent retailer sector, this is where we have an unenviable reputation for service and quality and it is in this sector where we are focusing the majority of our efforts and investments.’ As an example of this, he cites being awarded for the first time Supplier of the Year by Greendale Carpets and Flooring. ‘This is of course, all to do with Lesley Inman, operations manager and the team in Elland, which has developed a highly efficient service centre over the years and it is

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proper, that they get recognition of this,’ he explains. ‘We aim to not only live up to this across the whole of the retail sector, but to also ensure that we maintain and enhance service to all of our independent retailers,’ adds Hartley. Visit: www.edeltelenzocarpets.co.uk

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Appreciating heritage Ulster has added to its wool ranges Ulster Carpets has expanded its offer with Heritage Twist, offering a line-up of classic tones. Comprised of 80% wool and 20% nylon, Heritage Twist is a two-ply 45oz carpet. It is available in 24 on-trend colourways, in a combination of plains and soft heathers, each with subtle vintage tones that offer a nod to the past. All colourways are available in 1m, 2m, 3m, 4m and 5m colour-matching widths. Using Ulsterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s multi-width offering reduces waste and cost. An easy-living mix of soft textures, brought together by a sophisticated colour palette, Heritage Twist is designed to add to the ambience of a home without compromising on quality and practicality. Visit: www.ulstercarpets.com

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The big 50 Brockway Carpets has been in business for 50 years Brockway Carpets is celebrating 50 years of carpet manufacturing this year. Marking the start of its anniversary year, Brockway will present its wool-rich tufted carpets at Domotex, with its Designer (including Carnaby pictured), Vogue and Classic collections headlining. Brockway, which has been designing

and producing carpets in Kidderminster since 1964, will also show its Laneve wool programme. ‘We are very proud to be showing our complete ranges of the highest quality carpets to mark the start of our 50th anniversary year,’ says Charles Annable, Brockway md.

‘Our heritage is based on combining real craftsmanship with the latest environmentally-aware technology and the finest raw materials to ensure sustainable manufacture and create innovative, beautiful and desirable floorcoverings,’ he adds. Visit: www.brockway.co.uk

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Clean fight for wool Initiative highlights cleanability A campaign to promote wool carpets as being easy to clean has been launched as suppliers try to increase demand for wool carpets. Clarendon, Crucial Trading, Gaskell Wool Rich, Georgian Carpets, Kersaint Cobb, Kingsmead, Manx and Mr Tomkinson have been joined by British Wool, Woolsafe and Wools of New Zealand in creating WOW (Wool Owners Warranty) to convince consumers that wool carpets are as easy to clean as man-made fibres. For years manufacturers of polypropylene carpets have successfully promoted that the carpets can be bleach cleaned, with many consumers seeing wool carpets as more difficult to clean. Under the new initiative, consumers will receive a 12 month warranty against staining for their new wool carpet. At the time of purchase, or later, they can register their details at www.wowwarranty.com and they or the retailer select a Woolsafe accredited carpet cleaner. Once the carpet has been fitted, the cleaner will visit and give them a stain removing spray and advice. If the homeowner cannot remove a stain themselves, the carpet cleaner will clean the carpet free of charge. If after 12 months the carpet is professionally cleaned, the warranty will be extended for another year. POS for WOW is being introduced to retailers this month. The website also has cleaning advice and videos showing how wool carpets can be cleaned. The initiative is open to other companies and the initial members of the scheme are hopeful more wool carpet firms will swell the ranks. Visit: www.wowwarranty.com

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Eco recognition Kahrs’ flooring shortlisted in prestigious awards Pirdra

The world’s first floor made from dualcertified FSC-Fairtrade wood – developed by Kährs – was shortlisted in the Surfaces category of the FX International Interior Design Awards 2013. Part of Kährs’ World Collection, ‘the eco-range is the most eco-conscious and socially responsible wood floor in the world,’ according to Harvey Booth, Kahrs’ UK manager. ‘Produced as part of the first FSCFairtrade sustainable small scale forestry

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and eco-tourism project in Chile’s Curacautin Valley, the production supports the restoration of biodiversity in the forest and also aims to reduce poverty and restore the rights to the indigenous Mapuche people and descendants of pioneer families.’ Floors are made using a combination of sustainable native Rauli and Roble hardwood timber. The hardwood is used in the surface layer only, while FSC Mix certified wood is used for the core layers,

combining eco and performance benefits. ‘This prestigious achievement is particularly relevant, as it illustrates the importance of ethical, eco-focused products within interior design and specification. ‘The range also satisfies demand in terms of design and performance, providing a contemporary surface option that ticks all of the boxes,’ says Booth. Visit: www.kahrs.com

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BEDS AND BEDROOM The Heritage Collection has four models combining pocket springs and latex Below: Storage options include an ottoman base

Tried and tested Rest Assured has applied its experience to create its latest collection With 2,000 individual pocket springs and natural latex, the Sherbourne Latex 2000 mattress from Rest Assuredâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Heritage Collection has been created using tried and tested techniques to offer customers the ultimate in affordable luxury, says the company. Handmade in Britain using Rest Assuredâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 115 years of bed making experience, the Sherbourne has been designed to allow for ease of movement and full body support, so customers wake up feeling relaxed and refreshed. The mattress has a luxury yarn surface and is tufted right through for long-lasting support. It also features air vents to allow air to circulate freely. Four drawer options are available, including an ottoman base allowing for additional discreet storage. Other beds in the Heritage Collection range include the Portland memory 2000, Helmsley Cashmere 1400 and Farnham Silk 800. All come with a choice of plain or patterned headboards and a selection of storage and base options in colours to suit any style of bedroom. Rest Assured, tel: 01282 851 111

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Rest assured it’s the bed your back would choose

New from Rest Assured our new traditional pocket spring collection • it’s designed for optimum back support • it’s hand crafted in Great Britain • it’s the ultimate in affordable luxury • it’s exclusively for you For more information: Phone: 01282 851 111 Email: enquiries@rest-assured.co.uk www.rest-assured.co.uk

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A Hybrid New Year Sealy is enjoying success with its latest collection The new Hybrid beds from Sealy Posturepedic are proving successful following their launch in September. ‘We had an outstanding exhibition at The Bed Show with a huge amount of interest shown in the new Hybrid range by all the visitors to our stand. So much so, we surpassed all our targets for sales there including a lot of new accounts and have since been busy trying to catch up with customers who weren’t able to get to Telford, but who have heard about the new beds and want to know more about them,’ says Neil Robinson, Sealy marketing director. ‘These innovative beds are going down a storm and although it’s early days, we are thrilled to be seeing repeat

The Hybrid beds combine gel, foam and springs while the mattress ticking uses Adaptive Far right: Neil Robinson

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orders for them coming through already.’ Sealy is supporting the launch with a major promotional campaign to the public so retailers will hopefully see lots of customer requests to try out the beds. The six Hybrid beds are a fusion of Geltex, a new highly elastic gel and breathable foam merged with the latest, specially designed, innovative springs. The top layer of unique cooling and breathable gel foam offers anatomically correct support, hygienic protection and no sweating or shivering – the ideal sleeping climate for every season. ‘Unlike normal memory foam beds, these Hybrid divans and mattresses are wonderfully springy and bouncy, combining springs and the Geltex layer,

offering the best of both worlds,’ he says. In addition to Sealy’s Smart Fibres, the ticking is a new type of flexible, stretchy soft mattress covering that contains Adaptive. Adaptive is a new treatment that changes passive textiles to textiles with a dynamic response to environmental changes such as temperature and humidity. Adaptive reuses the energy (heat) of the body to boost moisture wicking, moisture evaporation and cooling, to keep the sleeper and the mattress cool and dry, all night. Adaptive treated mattress ticking works through the bed sheets and/or mattress protector as long as the textile layers have good breathability. Sealy, tel: 01697 320 342

We’d like to raise a glass to all our retail partners and thank them for making 2013’s launch of the Sealy Hybrid Collection such a success. Containing Geltex, Adaptive technology and Sealy’s unique Posturepedic spring system, you’ve really got behind this innovative new product and we know it will continue to gain in popularity in 2014.

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BEDS AND BEDROOM Left: Somnus has its own flocks of sheep Below: New fabrics include satins and crushed velvets

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supremacy Somnus has introduced its 2014 collections Somnus has launched the latest generation Supremacy Collection and the new luxury no-turn range The Concordia Collection. Both are handmade using natureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s finest materials, unique wool blends developed from the Somnus Farm, and new spring technology. Somnus is at the forefront of pocket spring design technology and has designed each model with a higher number of springs to give a more supportive, comfortable sleeping surface. The Sensa iP Intelligent Pocket spring system has the springs moving independently of each other, distributing the sleeperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s weight across a higher number of springs and so supporting and contouring more exactly to body shape. The result is fewer pressure points and better sleep. Only the finest natural upholstery materials are selected. To help guarantee the quality of the materials Somnus has its own sheep flocks on the Somnus farm and has developed Yorkshire Dales and Herdwick Eco wool. These have been turned into unique

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The beds are handmade

blends of 100% natural upholstery fillings that are then carefully layered into each bed. This makes for perfect temperature control all night and ensures supreme comfort. Somnus blends the most luxurious fillings such as silk, mohair, cashmere and the finest Egyptian cotton with the highest quality locally produced wool for breathability and with hand-teased horsehair to channel away moisture and maintain a

healthy, fresh, well-ventilated bed. The Supremacy Collection now boasts a range of 12 traditionally hand-built models and the Concordia Collection will feature seven luxury no-turn models. To complement the 2014 collections, Somnus has selected a fashion-inspired range of fabrics including opulent satins and crushed velvets and headboard styles that will add a sense of luxury and style into the bedroom. Visit: www.somnus.co.uk

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At Somnus, we only ever promise a good night’s sleep, with all our beds uniquely handcrafted for unsurpassed sleep luxury. Every step of the manufacturing process combines sumptuous upholstery and unique spring technology to deliver the very best in comfort. Our state of the art Sensa iP Intelligent Pocket Spring system provide luxurious support, making sure every spring responds to each individual’s weight and sleeping pattern giving the ultimate sleep experience. We lovingly nurture our very own sheep ﬂocks on the Somnus farm to create Yorkshire Dales Eco wool, which our team of sleep specialists have developed into unique blends of 100% natural upholstery ﬁllings. This ensures every Somnus bed delivers supreme breathability and temperature control for naturally, the best night’s sleep for the rest of your life. THE QUEEN’S AWARDS

Somnus will be hosting an ‘At Home’ Show from Monday 3rd until Friday 7th February 2014 to give our existing & prospective retail partners the opportunity to view the very latest Somnus collections.

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Open house Nolte Delbrück wants retailers to visit its German showroom Bedroom and living room company Nolte Delbrück is inviting retailers to visit its showroom near Paderborn in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ‘Nolte Delbrück will not be at Interiors UK this year. It’s a conscious decision as there was too much to show on the stand,’ says Wayne Dance, InHouse Inspired Room Design md, Nolte’s UK representative. At Paderborn retailers can see the full range of Nolte Delbrück’s bedroom and living furniture, and get inspiration from the roomset designs. Retailers will also have the time to assess the quality of the furniture in the manufacturing facility. The company boasts numerous awards for its furniture, including the Deutsche Gütegemeinschaft Möbel (German Furniture Quality Assurance Association) seal of approval and the Alliance for Quality. Further accolades include the Blue Angel Environmental Award and the proud stamp of Furniture with Style Made in Germany award. ‘Providing first class support to retailers combined with quality of furniture and stunning styles is key to Nolte Delbrück. We want to make our UK retailers’ businesses a success, so if you’re looking for a change, come and join us in Germany,’ says Dance. Among the designs on show will be Trenta, Skyline and My Way. Trenta makes a statement in the classic Bauhaus style. Front designs are in high gloss black or white, set in high quality chromed steel. The modular Skyline has units in four module heights and two widths, that can be combined to meet the requirements for modern furniture concepts. With multifunctional solutions, My Way offers spacious units, angular roof slopes and corner units and can be used in the bedroom, home office or living room. Nolte Delbrück, tel: 01661 842 304

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Focus on quality Wiemann is looking to continue its growth With optimism that 2014 will be a revival year in the fortunes of the industry and after eight years of continuous growth, Wiemann’s focus is on quality rather than quantity and working closely with retailers as committed to the brand as Wiemann is to the UK, according to Peter Hewitt, md of Litmus Furniture, Wiemann UK and Republic of Ireland agent. ‘We think we’ve got the depth of choice, quality and service to make that happen,’ he says. Still taking centre stage is the Loft from Wiemann’s top end VIP range, looking at its best in a combination of dark rustic oak and magnolia finishes. It will be presented at Interiors UK as a 3m

Shanghai in white and Sahara gloss

Bergamo in a dark rustic finish

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wardrobe run with six large lower drawers. ‘The infinitely flexible traditional Luxor continues to see a surge in interest, particularly in light ash finish, while popular entry level hinged-door robe range Sunny will get a makeover in a new finish, Santana light oak; and an updated version of Dakar – Dakar 2 brushes up beautifully in this year’s new finish sensations, dark and light rustic oak,’ says Hewitt. Launches for 2014 include another wood finish range, Bergamo, satisfying a demand for a more traditional style for the mid-market with a choice of dark or light rustic oak; and Shanghai, in a multitude of glass colours – not just for

the door fronts but for the sides, too, in a choice of sliding or hinged door wardrobes and corner arrangements. Jive is a potential eye-catcher with panels and matching faux leather headboards contrasting against white in lime or mango as well as the more conventional Sahara and Havanna. In addition to the new Savanna oak finish, Wiemann is introducing Polar larch for 2014 – it will be shown combined with Havanna in the new Stockholm range at Interiors UK; while Qatar plugs a gap for a glitter-adorned collection in black. Queens is a new overbed range in rustic oak featuring towers with drawers. Visit: www.wiemannuk.co.uk

Stockholm in Polar larch and Havanna finish

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Born again New life is given to old timber

Astern tall dresser

Astern Wardrobe

Little Tree Furniture’s bedroom ranges illustrate the company’s green credentials. The Astern range uses recycled boatwood. Boats that have reached the end of their lifespan are dismantled. The wood itself is extremely strong having survived years of erosion by the sea and the elements. Bolts, nails and screws are removed, often leaving holes in the planks. To remove all the moisture, the planks are then kiln dried for 15 days. Some 90% of the wood from a single boat is used, preserving the paint flecks, cracks and

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BEDS AND BEDROOM holes – features that make each piece of furniture unique. To complement the naturally aged timber, many items feature a steel casing or steel frame, giving the range individuality and a contemporary rustic feel. The Rustica upcycled chest of drawers is handmade from reclaimed hardwood that previously formed part of housing and general premises in India. In most cases this wood is hundreds of years old. Previously the timber would have been destroyed and lost forever, however, in line with the company’s policy of ‘wood working with a conscience’, the timber has been upcycled. The Mary Rose collection takes its nautical name from the fact that most of the hardwood used to create the colourful collection is from reclaimed fishing boat timbers and still bears its natural colouring and markings. Some of the wood used is more than 150 years old. Visit: www.littletreefurniture.co.uk

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Kayflex Kayfoam Kayfoam Woolfson Kaymed Kelletts (Oldcastle) King Koil Kintech Kumfy Sleep Kyoto Futons Layezee Mammoth Mansion House Bedding Company Mattison Contract Beds MiBed Myer's Nestledown Nubed Nulife

Old English Bed Company Palatine Parker Perfecta Pirelli Pocket Spring Bed Company Pureflex by AJ Raskelf Regency Bedding Relyon Repose Respa Rest Assured Royal Strathclyde Blindcraft Industries Salus Sealy UK Seetall Furniture

Shire Siesta Signature Silentnight Silentsleep Simmons Simply Elite Sleep better Sleep Inn Sleep Marketing Sleepeezee Sleeping Comfort Sleepshaper SleepWise Slumberin Slumberland SMP Snug Mattress Softheads Somnus

Spink & Edgar Sports Therapy Sprung Slumber Staples Stevro Stuart Jones Swanglen Furnishings Swift Mattress Co Sweet Dreams The Foam Company The Old English Bed Company Trusleep USEL Vi-Spring Vita Cellular Foam UK Vogue Willowbrook Windsor Bed Company Zen

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Hypnos prides itself on creating the most comfortable beds possible and has recently launched the Royal Comfort collection, its most premium and luxurious range of beds to date. Inspired by the designs and specifications from Hypnos’ Royal archives and Royal commissions, Royal Comfort is a range of handcrafted beds, created by the company’s most experienced craftsmen at its Princes Risborough factory. In a company first, Hypnos chose to

partner with Sanderson to offer Royal Comfort customers 58 fabrics to choose from to upholster the divan base and headboard. Renowned for its traditional, English inspired design, Sanderson is known for its innovative use of colour and production techniques. The company draws on the creativity of young contemporary designers, alongside the work of artists and historical documents to create a vast selection of fabrics. Royal Comfort features a unique threetier sleeping system, comprising a soft topper mattress above a supportive pocket spring mattress core, sitting on a hand-tufted and hand-lashed sprung divan base. All three tiers boast multiple comfort layers made from the finest natural materials, designed to actively regulate body temperature, ensuring a relaxing night’s sleep. The range offers customers the opportunity to create a bespoke bed, suited to their individual tastes. By offering a range of fabrics from Sanderson, as well as a range of designer headboards, divan styles and feet, Hypnos is offering a piece of personalised furniture, as well as a good night’s sleep. Visit: www.hypnosbeds.com

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The art of simplicity Loaf has been hailed as the country’s fastest growing home furnishing brand Frustrated at spending a precious Saturday buying a bed, Charlie Marshall decided he could do better himself. ‘I think too much choice can be really stressful, especially with shopping,’ he says. So two years and 187 mattress and bed factory visits later, he founded The Sleep Room in December 2008 selling just 12 beds and one mattress online. In October 2012 The Sleep Room was

rebranded as Loaf (chosen as it is a onesyllable word that is easy to remember and evokes comfort) and it began selling products for other rooms last year. Fast forward to today and Marshall is forecasting sales of £18m for the year to March 2014 for loaf.com. He wants sales of £100m in five years’ time. And Loaf has been profitable since its launch. It made £189,000 from sales of £1.3m in its first full year, rising to

Above: Coco Left: Bobbin Below: Margot

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Our New Next Day Express Delivery Service... Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s as Wide as Our Range. Our new Next Day Express Delivery has been designed desi to provide stockists with unbeatable service. Order before 1p 1pm stating that you wish to take advantage of the new express disp dispatch and goods will be delivered to you the next working day.* The new NATIONWIDE service will be ma managed by our own logistics team to ensure every aspect of the operation is handled to the highest of standards. It iis aimed at efficient delivery on orders providing you with fast and efficien â&#x20AC;&#x201C; doing all we can to assist you in securing a sale and keeping your customers happy.

Next Day Express Delivery On All Orders Placed Before 1.00pm Please contact the Next Day team via: E: nextday@serenefurnishings.co.uk T: 0121 505 0278 F: 0121 505 4516 * Based on orders requesting the Next Day Express Delivery service and received before 1pm. The new Next Day Express Delivery service is based on the next working day (Monday to Friday, excluding Bank Holidays). Delivery charge applies and varies depending on items being dispatched. Unless requested on order, deliveries will be dispatched on our usual 7-10 day service. Excludes delivery to: Isle of Wight, Scottish Highlands, Isle of Man, Channel Isles, Northern Ireland & EIRE.

BEDS AND BEDROOM £800,000 from £7.79m of sales last year and a profit of £1.8m is forecast for this year, selling around 800 beds and sofas a week. Last month the retailer was ranked 40th in The Sunday Times Virgin Fast Track 100 with annual sales growth of 81% over the past three years and sales of £7.79m for the financial year 2012/13. When it comes to business, Marshall constantly bangs on about the three Rs: ‘Reduce, Reduce, Reduce!’ This involves working concepts through again and again to make them as simple as possible. For Loaf, the art of keeping things simple is everything. Stripping back an idea, design or functionality to its core applies to all facets of the business so that the entire shopping process – from that first click on to the website to receiving the goods – is as easy as possible for the customer. Marshall says that he sometimes wrestles with a ‘discotheque’ of ideas, and distilling them into coherent thoughts can be challenging. ‘Simplicity is not easy to achieve. In fact it’s insanely difficult.’ To attain that simplicity, he spends a great deal of time ‘working out the question we are trying to answer. Once we have the answer, we test one approach thoroughly – and if that doesn’t work we test another – to get to where we want to go. Rather than trying everything at once in the hope that something – anything – will work.’

Charlie Marshall Born: London, 16 August 1974 Education: Eton College, Oxford University, Pembroke College: BA honours, modern languages 1997–1998: Private property developer 1998: Sets up Primal Soup at age 24

Left: Frenchie Right: Woody bed and Mole bedside cabinet Bottom: Luna headboard

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The food-manufacturing company supplies Pret a Manger, Pizza Express, Caffè Nero, Selfridges, Harvey Nichols and Eurostar. 2005: Sells Primal Soup December 2008: Age 34, launches The Sleep Room, investing £350,000 October 2012: The Sleep Room is renamed Loaf March 2013: Loaf expands to offer products for all areas of the home Family: Married with two children Interests: Tennis, holidays, property, daydreaming, the weather

19th - 21st January 2014

This is THE Show for all furniture retailers. AIS Ltd have brought together over 40 leading Brands and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re opening the doors to non members to show the very latest in furniture and accessories. THE Show takes place at one of the UKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s premier exhibition venues - Cranmore Park with unrivalled show facilities, excellent catering and ample FREE car parking just minutes from J4 M42, only 8 miles from the NEC. Complimentary lunch for all pre-registered guests.

19th - 21st January 2014 Scan now to register or visit www.thefurniture-show.co.uk for more information e: info@cranmorepark.co.uk Follow us: twitter.com/FurnitureShowUK Cranmore Park Exhibition Centre Cranmore Avenue, Shirley, Solihull, West Midlands B90 4LF

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Clockwise from top left: Cedric chair; Loaf website; Antoinette; Knotty rug; Souffle sofa

The question Loaf was founded on was: ‘How do we solve the problem of buying a bed from the high street, which is expensive and complicated?’ Marshall’s answer: ‘Offer a limited range of gorgeous, insanely well-made products that won’t break the bank – and do it online.’ On marketing Marshall says: ‘We trim the fat wherever we can. Especially with copy for our newsletter, blog or brochure. We always ask ourselves: “What are we trying to say? Why is it interesting? Would I want to read this? Do our customers want to read this?” This makes sure that our messages are crystal clear.’ Loaf sends out a weekly newsletter to its 50,000 (and increasing) subscribers. A quarterly direct marketing campaign will see 1.3m brochures land on doormats across the UK over the next 12 months. As far as product development is concerned, this side of the business also subscribes to Marshall’s three Rs. With all

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the design work done in-house, the approach to the design process is fairly simple with the team creating pieces they’d want in their own homes. As with many an online company, things are a little different with job titles such as Head of Happiness, Head of Stories and Head of Numbers. And Loaf is also different from many etailers, with plans to open large destination stores (Loaf Shacks) if it is to meet the £100m target. Omni-channel is much more than a buzzword for Marshall, who believes that the future of the homewares industry will see physical spaces running alongside online offerings. At Loaf staff pride themselves on an honest, plain-talking and straightforward approach, they believe in talking to their customers as they would to friends. Customers respond well to the chatty, natural tone of voice and their loyal

customer base is steadily growing. ‘Brand content is becoming more and more personal and informal. Customer–business relationships have changed and I think that consumers are looking for brands that they can trust both online and offline. Nowadays people subconsciously expect a personal relationship with their preferred brands,’ he explains. Having started out as a one-man band and then employing a team of three in year one, Loaf is now 38 strong and will increase to about 50 people at its west London showroom and head office over the next few months. Marshall highlights the importance of good people, good training and good communication throughout the company. ‘We seek to employ people who get what we do from the start, and who uphold the simple, age-old values of good manners, a can-do attitude,

See more exciting designs from us at The Furniture Show Cranmore Park Exhibition Centre, Sheward House, Cranmore Avenue, Shirley, Solihull, West Midlands, B90 4LF Sunday 19th â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tuesday 21st January 2014

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Clockwise from top left: Flopster sofa; Strappy table and Bossy chair; Jeepers daybed; Monty sofa

common sense and hard work,’ he says. He looks for employees who are ‘disarmingly normal’, a quality he says is surprisingly hard to find as people tend to put up corporate fronts. ‘Employees’ happiness is key to encouraging productivity, creativity and a culture of honesty. I don’t believe in corporate hierarchy or rules as it doesn’t bring out the best in people – you should be able to be yourself in the workplace.’ Free Thursday lunches, duvet days, a bike to work scheme, and friends and family discounts are a few of the perks. Marshall applies the same down to earth philosophy to Loaf’s relationships with suppliers. International and British manufacturers are chosen for their cando attitude and are usually family-run companies with a good work ethic. Currently 50% of Loaf’s suppliers are British, with all of the mattresses made in Wiltshire and upholstery hand-produced in Long Eaton. Loaf is working through the challenge of growing from a fairly small company into a medium enterprise without losing

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any of the brand’s magic and integrity. The priority is to maintain the smallbusiness mentality that Loaf was built on and remain true to its open, friendly and personal approach. Owning the company outright makes it is easier to do this. Marshall describes himself as ‘impetuous by nature’ and having 100% control means that, ‘We don’t have to answer to a board or spend hours in long non-essential meetings. This way things can happen much quicker.’ The biggest joy of running the company is ‘that moment after our new designs have been photographed and are showcased on the website and in the brochure. Conception to the end result is a jigsaw puzzle – I love seeing it all come together,’ he says. To enable Loaf to grow, cash is continuously reinvested back into the business. The rapid growth has been the result of increasing the product range (with sofas becoming a significant contributor), boosting press and Google advertising, and the introduction of

direct marketing through the brochure. Growing brand awareness happens more through word of mouth thanks to the blog, newsletter and social media. A new IT system is being invested in to streamline all areas of the business – one which is more user friendly for employees, can cope with the everexpanding product line, and ensure better communication with the back end of the business such as finance and warehousing. The website design has recently been changed to cater for over 40 new fabric options for sofas, love seats, armchairs, upholstered beds and headboards. Ask Marshall about the Fast Track listing and he barely pauses before replying: ‘It’s good to know that all the hard work and sleepless nights are paying off. But there were 39 companies who were ahead of us which we need to do something about next year.’ Make no mistake, it is Loaf’s aim to become a household name, but to do it simply of course. Visit: www.loaf.com

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The West Elm store is in the centre of London

Over here Williams-Sonoma has opened its first West Elm store in the UK

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RETAIL Exclusivity and service makes the store stand out

US retail giant Williams-Sonoma has arrived on this side of the Atlantic, with the European launch of its West Elm brand in London last month. The 12,000sqft furniture, flooring, lighting and accessory store is the latest interiors addition to Tottenham Court Road. ‘We’re excited to continue Williams-Sonoma’s global expansion with our first West Elm store in Europe. West Elm is our fastest growing brand, and has proven successful in markets around the world. We’re looking forward to the response to our new store in the UK,’ says Laura Alber, Williams-Sonoma president and ceo. Aimed at the mid to upper end of the market, West Elm’s first catalogue was launched in 2002 and its first store a year later. Since then it has increased to 57 stores (excluding London) in the US, Canada and Australia and sales of £205m in 2012. It has a franchise operation in the Middle East. West Elm’s offer is best described as classic contemporary (‘unique, affordable designs for modern living’), balancing the more traditional look of its sister chain Pottery Barn. ‘London has such vibrant communities centred

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Williams-Sonoma has eight brands: Williams-Sonoma (cookware and wedding registry), Pottery Barn (furniture and wedding registry), Pottery Barn Kids (kids’ furniture and baby registry), PBteen (girls’ bedding and boys’ bedding), West Elm (modern furniture and room decor), Williams-Sonoma Home (luxury furniture and decorative accessories), Rejuvenation (lighting and hardware) and Mark and Graham (personalised gifts and gifts for the home). For the 53 weeks to 3 February 2013, it had combined sales of £2.45bn and an operating margin of 10.1%. In November, Laura Alber, ceo, raised her forecast for 2013/2014, to sales of £2.64bn.

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around design and innovation. I couldn’t think of a better location for our first West Elm store in Europe,’ says Jim Brett, West Elm president. ‘We are confident the broad assortment, globally-inspired aesthetic and engaging in-store experience of West Elm will appeal to customers in the UK.’ Brett says that having made its UK entry, it is in the process of securing a second London site, before expanding to other large cities such as Glasgow and Manchester. Its UK ecommerce website is expected to launch this month. He says while the UK market is competitive, inspiring consumers, its exclusive product and world class service will allow it to stand out. The store will offer workshops, design classes and an interior design service. Williams-Sonoma also plans to introduce Pottery Barn to the UK, with Brett describing it as a priority for the group. Pottery Barn has 192 stores in the US and Canada and has often served as an inspiration for UK retailers looking for the next trend or merchandising idea. In 2012 it enjoyed sales of £1.06bn, up 8.5%. Visit: www.westelm.co.uk

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RETAIL London taxis covered in iconic Cath Kidston prints burst out of a giant Christmas present at Marble Arch, London, to celebrate the opening of the largest Cath Kidston store at 180 Piccadilly during the brand’s 20th anniversary year last month. For one week the chain sponsored eight taxis to offer shoppers free journeys to the store from anywhere across central London. The streets around the store were covered with clean graffiti in one of the brand’s iconic floral prints combined with pigeon footprints. More than 20,000 products are displayed in the 7,070sqft flagship store across three floors including home, accessories, fashion and kids. The home of modern vintage will play host to various new ranges and services including the Cath Kidston bespoke furniture upholstery service. For the first time customers can browse their favourite prints, historic and new, and create a unique sofa or chair for their home. The store is a far cry from the small shop in Holland Park, west London where the company started out in 1993. There are now 68 UK stores including the new flagship branch, taking the total number of stores globally to 143. ‘Twenty years ago, when it first began I never imagined that we would have over 100 stores across the UK, Europe and Asia. We are so excited about the London flagship launch and delighted that we have found this perfect landmark site in Piccadilly. It fits our brand perfectly,’ says Cath Kidston, founder and creative director.

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‘It was always our plan to open a flagship store in London… it is our home city and we are a quintessentially British brand’

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People queued for the store to open with the first 180 shoppers receiving gift vouchers worth ÂŁ180

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RETAIL Kenny Wilson, Cath Kidston chief executive, says: ‘It gives our customers the chance to come in and experience the brand at its best in our largest store. We chose 180 Piccadilly as the home of the brand because London is an obvious location for a brand founded in London and this is a really iconic location. ‘It was always our plan to open a flagship store in London because at the end of the day it is our home city and we are a quintessentially British brand, and while we have large stores around the world where we are growing, London is the heart and soul of the brand. The brand is one that appeals to everyone and there is something for everyone at every price,’ he adds. Cath Kidston opened its first overseas store in Tokyo in 2006. The company is majority-owned by private equity firm TA Associates. Global sales rose by 24% to £129m in the year to 1 April 2013. The £50 Day Bag is the bestselling item in the UK and Europe, with four sold every five minutes. Six mugs are sold every two minutes and an ironing board cover – the brand’s first product – is sold every seven minutes. Visit: www.cathkidston.com The store has more than 20,000 products with six mugs sold every two minutes

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UNDERLAY

Helping hand Floorwise has introduced an underlay that backs the charity Breast Cancer Care Floorwise Aware is the first underlay to give to charity and to have a profile worthy of focus in-store, according to Richard Bailey, Floorwise md. For every 15sqm of Floorwise Aware installed in the home, Floorwise will donate £6 per roll to Breast Cancer Care. ‘In a wider perspective the underlay also represents an opportunity for retailers to engage with their local community and to make a positive and supported step in raising their profile in the eyes of present and potential customers. The key to this is that the story behind the underlay is probably bigger than the product itself,’ he says. ‘We all know someone that has been affected by breast cancer, either directly or through a friend or relative, and this is what makes the support of the Breast Cancer Care charity so natural. ‘By donating to this charity, we are spreading just a little of this positive light upon flooring retailers, giving them a real opportunity to open dialogue with potential and existing customers without it having to be focused on the hard sell. Instead a conversation can be started focused around the work of the charity and how the retailer is doing their part, whether in fundraising or holding events, to raise funds for Breast Cancer Care.’

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Floorwise Aware supports Breast Cancer Care

One of the most powerful visual tools of the charity is the attention grabbing colour pink. There are pink themed goods from other consumer product sectors, so it was decided that Floorwise Aware should be pink too. ‘The underlay, packaging, website (www.comfortthatcares.com) and in-store marketing material all feature pink, helping to reinforce the association with

the charity and creating instant recognition,’ adds Bailey. Each retailer will receive a pack of marketing materials to make the most of this association with posters, leaflets and dispenser, a window sticker, balloons and sample presenter all geared towards spreading the message of Floorwise Aware and Breast Cancer Care. Visit: www.comfortthatcares.com

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PREVIEW Left: Wade Upholstery will be among those exhibiting as will O&G (below) Right: Whitemeadow will be among 35 exhibitors Centre: Tetrad is taking part for the third time Below right: Marinelli will show its latest upholstery

Hattrick The third edition of The Furniture Show

Facts to know about AIS ● AIS is the largest non-food buying group of its kind and has more than 260 members made up of independent department stores and specialist retailers. ● Overall, those retailers operate more than 700 stores in the UK and Republic of Ireland with a combined turnover of about £1.8bn. ● Furniture is the single biggest AIS trading category and its listed furniture suppliers deal with more than half of the AIS membership.

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Associated Independent Stores (AIS) will again welcome members and nonmembers when the third The Furniture Show takes place this month. In the past two years the event has become an established date in the show calendar, with a host of exclusive exhibitors. The first two days of the show remain exclusive to AIS members with a further three days being open to non-members, running concurrently with Interiors UK at the NEC. ‘This gives all buyers another reason to visit Birmingham during that time, especially as the location of The Furniture Show at Cranmore Park, Solihull, is so near to the NEC, making it easy to take in both shows. In addition to the attractions of the Cranmore Park setting, those exhibiting are not at the NEC, so if retailers that aren’t members of AIS want

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to see their new ranges in January, then they need to make time to visit The Furniture Show at AIS,’ says Suzy McMahon AIS furniture controller. A variety of manufacturers will exhibit in the ground floor AIS showroom area where the friendly buying environment gives visitors a more intimate and relaxed atmosphere conducive to making buying and ranging decisions. There is free on-site parking, refreshments and a complimentary lunch for all pre-registered guests. ‘Returning again are major brands such as Tetrad, Himolla, Nathan and Sutcliffe and these will be accompanied by many established names such as Wade, Actona, Whitemeadow and Marinelli and fashionable brands such as MWA, O&G, Domitalia and Habufa. ‘What buyers will find when they visit

Cranmore Park is a good mix of contemporary, transitional and traditional product ranges that can only be seen here,’ McMahon adds. Peter Mallinson, AIS merchandise director – home, adds that the products that are exclusive to AIS members will not be on display during the three general trade days and that anyone interested in gaining access to those should consider joining the buying group. Cranmore Park is located just off the M42 within a few minutes of Birmingham International rail and air links. The first two days (17-18 January) are for AIS members only, while nonmembers can visit on 19 January: 8.30am – 5pm; 20 January: 8.30am – 6pm and 21 January: 8.30am – 5pm. Visit www.thefurniture-show.co.uk

Actona Alf Uno Spa Andrena Furniture Baker Furniture Carlton Furniture Casabella Cavendish Cintique Corndell / Witney Imports Daro Domitalia Spa Frank Hudson Habufa Meubelen Himolla HND UK Jakobsen Home JC & MP Smith Marinelli MTE MWA Aktuell Nathan and Sutcliffe Furniture O&G One Home UK Origin Red Premier Quaratta Qualitas Recor TCH Furniture Tetrad Unique Furniture Value Mark Furniture Wade Welbeck Whitemeadow Yeoman Listing correct at time of going to press

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Exhibitors

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PREVIEW

Top: Cosyform Above: Los Angeles and Armstrong Left: Palena recliner Right: Mark Litterst

Chair reaction Himolla is hoping for a repeat of the good response its latest recliners received in Brussels Mark Litterst, Himolla UK export manager, has a broad smile on his face. It is a smile that visitors to last year’s Brussels Furniture Fair also saw reflected on the faces of export staff on the Himolla stand, and one that Litterst hopes to repeat at The Furniture Show. ‘Until recently about 70% of our turnover was based on sofa groups. But we now have convincing evidence that recliner chairs are a coming force in the marketplace. And we have good news for our stockists,’ he says. To consolidate its position Himolla has launched two families of recliner chairs, enabling the company to present what it says is Europe’s widest selection of recliners. These will make their UK debut at the show.

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The latest Zerostress recliners have – in line with long-held customer expectations – been developed to include an integral footrest. ‘It is the perfect option for customers who like the look and comfort of the traditional Zerostress range but didn’t like the clutter of a separate footstool,’ explains Litterst. The new Cosyform range is aimed at the top end of the market. Like Zerostress, they are offered in various sizes and widths, but have both manual and three electric motor options. ‘From the stockist’s point of view, another advantage lies in the way the new ranges integrate into the existing Himolla concept without requiring significantly more floorspace. Our

stockists know perfectly well which styles are best suited to their stores and will dedicate the amount of space the products deserve. It has never been our policy to impose our ideas on our partners, beyond our standard quality controls, of course,’ adds Litterst. ‘There was a hugely favourable reaction to the new ranges at the Brussels show, so we’ve geared up for the demand projected for January, but will maintain the existing strict, stockist-only policy. As coverage of the UK is almost complete – barring a few blank spots on the retail map – we will be carefully considering which stores will be most suited to carry the brand in the future,’ he adds. Email: mark.litterst@himolla.com

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Keeping La-Z-Boy moving Andrew Porter celebrates five years of working with La-Z-Boy

More than 2,500 La-Z-Boy suites are delivered throughout the UK and Ireland every month. Keeping the brand moving is furniture logistics and storage specialist Andrew Porter, which has worked as delivery partner for La-ZBoy UK since the licence was taken on by David Winter, La-Z-Boy UK md, five years ago. The firm acts as an outsourced warehousing and logistics division for La-Z-Boy, providing dedicated stockholding space of 35,000sqft, or 4,500 pallet spaces, routeing and planning every delivery to stores and homes, as well as managing reverse logistics. Tim Aspey, Andrew Porter md, commented: ‘One of La-Z-Boy UK’s key selling points is its provision of priority delivery on a range of selected models, and for this reason a huge amount of stockholding is required. ‘Clearly the lead up to Christmas is a vital sales period and we have seen in excess of a 30% increase in deliveries over the past three months. During this time, out of the 8,000 product deliveries, we have seen a success rate of 98.6%, which is far above the industry standard,’ said Aspey. La-Z-Boy UK’s Winter, says it is vital to be able to have an open and trusting relationship with a logistics supplier in order to have confi-

Andrew Porter Porter House Huyton Road Adlington

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dence in providing the highest possible standard to customers. ‘La-Z-Boy retailers expect a great deal, and for good reason as they are buying a premium priced product,’ he said. ‘We can only control so much of our customers’ buying experience and a part of that is always in the hands of Andrew Porter. For this reason we appreciate the efforts that Tim and his team go to in order to work with the needs of our customers and forward-plan to ensure a smooth order experience from start to finish. ‘Throughout our working relationship we have experienced the growing pains that come with raising a business from a £6m turnover to £26m. Andrew Porter has worked with us throughout to ensure that our provision to customers not only remained consistent, but improved where possible. We regularly visit Andrew Porter’s premises in Lancashire and are impressed at the care put into the management of our stock and the attention to detail that is evident,’added Winter. The firm’s work with La-Z-Boy UK is set to increase again in 2014, with the introduction of a raft of new products from the worldrenowned brand. And to further cement the partnership, Andrew Porter now has special La-Z-Boy branded wagons within its furniture logistics fleet.

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Interiors UK show guide

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31.5m²

2.5 m² 9.75m²

19.5m²

3.5

1.5

130m²

166.75m²

169m²

3.00

22.75m²

27.5

VE DOOR 1.1

6.5

1/B37

1/A40 7

1/B35 6

1/A1 39m²

28m²

1/A18

1/A20

16m²

1/A4 7

5 10m²

112m²

3.00

385m²

27.5

3.00

28m²

2.50

52m²

1/A3

4.00

6.5

3.01

2.94

8 tive

1/A15 3

3.5

1/A7

1/A5

12m²

1/A17

19.5m²

10.5m² 16m²

16m²

VE DOOR 1.2 1.3

HALL 1

Parker Knoll G5 Picture Frame TV A5 Portfolio Collection C70 QD Design A3 Qualita E63 Richard Stamp Agencies F2 Robert Scott BP11 Robin Furlong : Furniture Designer BP1 Rug-Maker.com G38 Sally Clarke Furniture BP26 Scandinavian Design B30 Smartbedz C56 Soap Designs BP12 Softnord F72 Splinter Works BP29 Stone Italia C34 Swaffer Fabrics FAB4 TCH Furniture F71 The Art Of Design G80 The Original Book Works C42 The Real Paintbox Company B52 The Source BP35 Titley & Marr FAB3 Todd Knights B53 Troynorth B31 Westbridge Furniture C37/E78 William Self BP22 Willis & Gambier (UK) F50 Winsor Furniture E65 Woven Art Company FAB6 Wychwood Design A18

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HALL 2

8.22

2/G27

VE DOOR 2.5

Interiors Monthly January 2014

3.00

1.44 m²

VE DOOR 2.4

2/F40

0.44 m²

4.00

0.44 m²

2/E30

1.44 m²

3.00

Visitor Seating

Roller Shutter

2/B25

New

3.00

1.44 m²

2/B26

3.00

2/A28 3

VE DOOR 2.3

Urban Flora Voa Design, Saidani Weavart Westminster Teak

A16 F20 3/F13 E5

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4 00

VE DOOR 3.1

Visitor Seating

Abbeylands Furniture G2 AIMMP C8 Akante A7 ARC - Industria De Mobiliario B10 ArdiI and Koo International E8 Artcopi A2a Artedi UK D10 Asiatic Carpets F1 Azuljos Borja A25 Bernard Siguier A6 Bespoke Shades B7 Birmingham City University A28/B24 Boissigny A5 Bramblecrest A1 CadLine A17 Ciambella Legnami F2 Couture A2 Egoitaliano D15 Epoca Gold B9 EstiMac - EstiPC A20 Fama C5 Flair Rugs G10 Furlong Flooring F4 GCL Furniture (UK) EH2 GLPC A5 GD Sports & Leisure E7 Gooch Oriental Carpets F6 Greenapple Systems A19/B3 Grupo Iniesta Siglo XXI A21/A22 Hitch Mylius E1 Isomi E16 JTS Cushions A12 Kok Maison A3 Mastercraft Rugs G19 Mattex G7 Maxzara (UK) G8 Office & Reception Planters A4 Oriental Carpets & Rugs/Think Rugs E13 Oriental Weavers F3 Ornate Carpets G5 Oxley's Furniture E4 PCA Oriental Carpets E10 Panelfx A15 Parkside Tiles F10 Pedro Ortiz Upholstery A9 Peressini Casa C1 Perletta Carpets F17 RV Smith Leisure A29 Rama Carpets G3 Sits B6 Skovby Mobelfabrik D5/D8 Stil-furniture A11 Tajoma E9 Tomasella C15 Tontarelli E18 Tribal Rugs G13 Uber Design B8 UK-CF C27 Unnatural Flooring Company F9

Visitor Seating

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SHOW GUIDE

VE DOO 2.2

2.00

3.00

35m²

3.00

71.5m²

3.00

90m²

126m²

2.00

162m²

2.00

13 3 00

5.5

5 35m²

28 6.5

3.00

2/F30

2.00

2.75

2.00

5.5

2/F20

4.5

2 2.50

2/E11

2/E13

Flooring

2/F6

2/F4 7.5

7.5

50m²

7.5

4.75

7.5

2.00

45m²

41.25m²

2.5

2/E10

37.5m²

LIFT 56.25m²

22.5m²

5.5

2/E1

7.5

4.00

4.5

0.44 m²

2.5

0.44 m²

21.37m²

39m²

13.5

45m²

7.5

174.62m²

4 32m²

12.37m²

0.44 m²

26m²

2/F1 6

14m²

6.5

4.5

2/E29 0.44 m²

2/F3

4 14m²

19.5m²

3.5

2/G13 2/F2

Organisers Office

7.5

2.50

3 10.5m²

12m²

16m²

3/F13

3/F15 3

nar Theatre

4 16m²

24m²

2/G4 8.5

3.00

140

2/G2

2.50

21m²

2 2 2/F10 2/F9

2/F17

2/F19

3.00

13.5 13.5

13.5m²

6m²

6 30m²

129m²

2/G8

69m²

1.44 m²6.75m²

2.50

2/G7

1.44 m²

1.5

2/G10 6m²

2.00

1.5 1.5

1.44 m²

4.5

6m²

3.00

69.75m²

29.25m²

1.44 m²

3/G1

3.50

2/G3 4.5

4.5

Out Of The Dark

15.5

3.00

2/G5

2/G19

6.5

3.00

2/G20

4.5

3.50

4.5

13.5

3.00

6.5

1.5

4.00

2/E19

2/E20 0.44 m²

0.44 m²

2/E9

19m²

2/E8

39m²

2/E16

2/E14

11 7

30m²

91m²

18m²

52.25m²

50.81m²

4.75

82.5m²

91m²

13 3.00

4.75

3.00

39m²

2/E5

45.5m²

10.5m²

6.5

2/E4

2/E6

0.44 m²

Central Bar, VIP & Media Lounge

0.44 m²

1.44 m²

Designers Block

2/E7

7 1.44 m²

6.5

9.5

2/E18

16.5

2/D5

12 12

96m²

428m²

2/D8

2/D10

2/D15

VISITORS ENTRANCE

5.5

156m²

24m²

96m²

2/C1

13 3.00

8 8

5.5

2.50

1.44 m²

Design Britain

123.56m²

2/C10

2/C5

1.44 m²

130m²

13 3.00

5.5

98.56m²

80m²

55m²

12.5

2/C15

2/C27

15.5

12.5

2/B8

2/B9

3 27m²

2/A25

2/A26

2.00

2/A12

2 10m²

2/A18

10m²

3.50

32m²

3.00

26m²

42m²

2.50

6.5

12 3.00

168m²

7m²

3.00

10m²

65m²

80m²

2/A24 10m²

Organisers Office

2/B3

2/B7

2/A27

5.5

7m²

5.5

3.50

104m²

84.5m²

2/B6

3.00

2/B11

6.5

2/B10

2/B24

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5 3.00

110m²

5.5

SHOW GUIDE

2/A23

2/A22

2/A21

4.5 3

3 15m²

15m²

2/A19

2/A9

2/A9a

11.25m²

15m²

7 7

2.4 m²

VE DOOR 2.1

113.76m²

2/A1

49m²

6.5

2/A8 27m²

2/A17

7.5m²

35.75m²

2/A16

2/A6

84m²

24m²

2/A10

2/A3

2/A7

2.5

7.5m²

2/A15 4

15m²

2/A5

12m²

2/A11

35m²

2/A2a

9 64m²

2/A4 6

3.5

12 3.00

28m²

VE DOOR 1.7

54m²

3.00

30m²

PUT IN LAYER TO TURN OFF WALL 2/A2 WHEN USING HALL 1 & 2 3.5

18m²

2/A20

2.5

2/A29

2.5

36m²

Access To Hall 2 (High Level)

17.51m²

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HALL 3

Light VE DOOR 3.3

VE DOOR 3.2

3.00

3/A20

3/B80

3/C35

1.20

1.44 m²

1.19

3.88

30m²

48m²

3.50

6.5

VISITOR SEATING

3.61

3.5

3/A16

3/B70

3/B50

3/C32

3 19.5m²

10.5m²

3/A15 3/B40 3

3 6m²

24m²

96m²

3.00

16 2 3/A10

VISITOR SEATING

24m²

3.5

2.00

3/B20 3/B30 3

6m²

3/A9 4

50m²

14m²

2.00

3/B5

14m²

3.5

7.5m²

3.5

4 7.5

3/B6

3/A8

32m²

8.5

3/C8

3/C5

3/C7

3.88

140m²

5 35m²

35m²

3/B3

3.5

3/C6

3/C3

3/A4

7.5

3/B4

3.62

52.5m²

8.5

2.00

VISITOR SEATING

1.44 59.5m² m²

1.21

1.20

3/C4

21m²7

42m²

3.00

35m²

3/C1 5

2.00

3.00

35m²

10 4.00

VE DOOR 3.1

21m²

3/C2 5.5

3/B1

110m²

4.5

8.22

13.5

3.50

3.00

2/G20

2/G5 4.5

29.25m 1.44 m²

6m²

1.44 m²

2/G10 6m²

3 6m²

69m²

129m²

30m² 3.00

3.00

13.5

2/F17 24m²

2/F30

3/F15

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2.00

3.5

Seminar Theatre

3 19.5m²

10.5m²

16m²

3/F13

3.00

2/F40

2 2 2/F10 2/F9

2/F19

13.5m

10 6 13.5

1.44 m²

2/G8 2.00

Out Of The Dark

1.5 1.5

1.44 m²

6.5

3.00

2/G19 4.5

2/G27

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8 16.5m²

2.5

3/D15

3/B7

14m²

3/B15 3/B25 5

3/B8 5.5

3/A11 3

2.00

A&W Trading C10 Albioncourt B4 Avivo Lighting E8 C and S Loxton F28 Casada N29 Castro Lighting C2 Chambers International E10 Clifton Lighting B30 Culinary Concepts G1 Dar Lighting F8/G8 Envy B1 Fantastic Lighting D23 First Class Lighting D11 Firstlight Products G18 Gallery Direct H6 Gap Lighting G22 HM Lighting B8 Hamilton Litestat E28 Hh Collection C1 Illuma Lighting / Searchlight Electric F2 Illuminati Lighting UK E7 Impex Russell D2 Innova Editions H17 Inspired Lighting E1 Intelligent Retail B5 Interiors 1900 A4 JH Miller & Sons C7 Kosnic (UK) C4 KVT Kristall F26 Lux Co B70 Mandarin Arts D14 Marshall Arts H16 Midland Reproduction Mirrors H20 Mima Moo Home A10 More Than Bags E17 Nordlux C8 Oaks Lighting A8/A9 Pacific Lifestyle F1 Paul Neuhaus Gmbh B15/B20B25 Red Mud E16 Terre D'Hautaniboul B7 The Lighting & Interiors Group F18 TP24 D15 Villalumi C3 Yearn Glass & Co H14

4.5

Hall 3 Interiors UK 19-22 January

SHOW GUIDE

4.5

14m²

6.5 5.5

2/F20 2/E13 VOA DESIGN

2.00

14m²

2 5

2/E11

2.50

SHOW GUIDE

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ting VE DOOR 3.4

Removeable Access Screen

VE DOOR 3.5

Removeable Access Screen

3/J30 4

1.5 3.50

3/J28

3.00

8.5

3/J27

1.44 m²

3/J26

1.5

36.75m²

15m²

6m²

22.5m²

3/H20

6.75m²

3/F18

3/G19 3

3 6

3/E17

24m²

30m²

54m²

3/J15

2 18m²

39m²

1.5

36m²

13 3.00

3/H17 3/H16

3/G18 3

9m²

33m²

3 39m²

3 78m²

2.00

3/E16

3/E28

2.50

3/D23

5.5

3.00

3.50

1.44 m²

22.5m²

31.5m²

3/J20

2 18m²

4.5

36m²

3/H22

5.5

1.44 m²

4.5m²

1.20

2.5

4.5

75m²

3.00

3/G22

3/G21

3.50

3.00

3/F28

2.00

1.20

1.21

2.00

4.5

3/F30

3/F27

1.44 m²

2 3/F26

3.00 1.20

2.5

1.5 5.5 3/E8 3/E7

3/D14 3

2.00

3.00

3/G8

3/F8

1.5

2.00

3/J14

3/H14

1.44 m²

3/K15

27m²

5.25m²

2.00

3/D11 3/E10 3

3 9m²

72m²

18m²

3 15

17 17

2.00

104m²

55m²

3/D5

24m²

2.00

TP24

3/H6

3/E6

3/K9

5 7

4.5m²

153m²

5.5

1.5 7

3/E1

140m²

3/F1

1.44 m²

221m²

2.00

38.5m²

25.5m²

2.00

1.20

1.44 m²

3/F2

1.5

1.20

1.44 m²

1.21

75m²

3/D4

3/J4

135m²

3.00

15 3

3/D2

18 18

4.5

3/C10

45m²

13.5m²

1.44 m²

5.5

7.5m²

3.00

90m²

126m²

2.00

162m²

2.00

234m²

3.00

243m²

2.00

3.00

11 3.00

71.5m²

28 15.5

3.00

3/G1

3.50

3/J1

1.44 m²6.75m²

2/G4

12m²

8.5

2/F3

2 6

45m²

32m²

8 0

2/F6

1.5

7.5 7.5

2.00

2/F4

2.50

1.5

26m²

2/F1

16m²

2/F2

Organisers Office

7.5

2.50

2/G13

6.5

21m²

2/G2 3

2.50

5m²

140m²

1.5

2/G7 3

3.00

69.75m²

5m²

4.5

2/G3

Flooring

VISITORS ENTRANCE

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Removeable Access Screen

VE DOOR 3.5

Removeable Access Screen

3/J30 4

1.5 3.50

3/J28

3.00

2.00

3/K30

3/J27

8.5 1.44 m²

6 3.50

8.5

3/K28

93.5m²

3/J26

1.5

66m²

36.75m²

6 3

33m²

54m²

9m²

18m²

3.00

1.5 7

39m²

60.5m²

36m²

3.00

3/J15

2.5

3/K16

3/H17 3/H16

3/G18 3

3 39m²

1.5

5.5

3/E17

9 2

2.50

3/G19

3/F18

53.75m²

6.75m²

2.00

5.5

7.5m²

3.50

/E16

22.5m²

3/K26

3/K25 3/ 1.44 m²

2.50

3/J20

3/H20

31.5m²

22.5m²

3/H22 18m²

4.5

36m²

5.5

4.5m²

3.50

3.00 6m²

15m²

3/G22

1.20

1.44 m²

2.5

3.00

2.5

3/G21 4.5

4.5

3/F28

1.20

2.00 2 3/F26

2.00

4.5

/F30

9 1

6.5

2.00

3/F8

3.00

3/H14

3/G8

2.00

6.5

1.5

3/J14

1.44 m²

3/K15

3/K17 6.5

.5 5.5 E8 3/E7

5.25m²

24m²

72m²

17 17

3/E6

58.75m²

2.00

17 55m²

1.5

3/K13

6 6

3/H6

3/K8

3/K9 7

7 4.5m²

/E1

221m²

13 13

3/F2

3/F1

68.5m²

3/J4

18 18

2.00

9 9

2.00

5.5 7

1.44 m²

1.5

153m²

38.5m²

5m²

1.21

1.20

1.44 m²

6.5

Interiors Monthly January 2014

Avivo Lighting Ltd

3/K3

18 18

1.44 m²

7.5m²

2.00

162m²

2.00

234m²

3.00

243m²

2.00

192m²

2.00

11 3.00

126m²

3.00

3/G1

3/J1 5

6 2

/G2

6.5

1.5

140m²

1.5

1 Wall M22/M23 3D Board N46 Anaica K9 Art Marketing M17 Artko K14 Beaver Lodge Prints K26 Bitten London M32 Blue Poppy Art N12 Bluebone Imports K6 Britannia Mirrors L15/L17 Brookpace Lascelles M30 CIMC L8/L10 Camelot Pictures N17 Changzhou Yanxiuxuan Culture N28 Complete Colour K20 Cotton Productions M20 D & J Simons & Sons K24 Deknudt Mirrors J26 Derry's M10 Dreamweavers UK & Europe K17 Duvet and Pillow Warehouse N23 ECO Furniture K8/K13 Edge Company N6 Edge Sculpture M21 Elephant AV M13 Febland Group M7/N8 Final Touches Dundee K28K30 Fragilistic K25 Genesis Fine Arts K32/L25 Global Sourcing & Trading M5 Grupo JK UK M14 Haley Studios N26 Hanlin N16 Health Connection N24 International Art UK M19 Jadeed Interiors N20 John Garghan Artist N7 Kelston House International K19 LBA Interiors K21 Lifestyle Arts & Crafts L29 Liquid Art Prints @ Fractal Tiger M33 Lladro J20 Louis De Poortere N9 Lovelane J27 Makasihome K12 Malini J15/K16 McGowan Rutherford J30/L30 Minster J1 Mirrortech K15 Moor-ish Gate Home Products J14 Morris Mirrors M15/M18 Mystique Wholesale J28 Optimise Solutions N5 PD Global L6 Premier Housewares J4 Pushka Knobs N25 R V Astley N1 Roost Furnishings N14 Spires Gallery K1 Spoonzee N11

HALL

3/F27

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SHOW GUIDE

87m²

6.5

Organisers Office 26m²

/F1

Flooring

VISITORS ENTRANCE

VIS ENT

50m²

LIFT

Steven Shell L1 The Art Group/ Pyramid International L27 The House of Ugly Fish N32

The Red Cabinet Tiger Moth Trade Fair International Unique Arts Zenithart

N21 N10 K3 H22 N2

SHOW GUIDE

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Décor

VE DOOR 3.6

Removeable Access Screen plant

railings

3/L30 4

148m²

172m²

VE DOOR 3.7

3.50

6.5

3.00

3/M32

3/K32 4

3/L29

2.00

3/N38 3/N36 3/N37

3/M34 3

3/N40 4

12m² 26m²

64m²

4m²

Tiger

12m²

28m²

7 7

3/N34 7.5

3/N35 7.5

7.5

3/N31

3/M30

3/L27 8

6.5

7.5

3/M33

6.5

3/L25

4m²

3.00

2.50

6.5

68m²

3.18

42m²

2.50

136m²

127.5m²

30m²

7.5m²

3/N32

9m²

52.5m²

7 3.00

Roller Shutters

58.5m²

2.5

10m²

3/N24 5m²

12.5m²

2 7

3/N17

3/M18

4m²

3/N21

2.50

9m² 13.5m²

3/M17

3/L17 3

7.5m²

12m²

3/N20

1.5

12m²

1.44 m²

3 6m²

13.56m²

3/N25

2 5 3/N26 3/N28

3/N23

3 1.5

40.5m²

3/M21

6.5

24m²

3 1.5

46.95m² 23.64m²

3 1.5

1.44 m²

3/L15

4 2 3/N29 3/N27

3/M22

3/M23

4.5

1.5 1.5

12m²

1.5

3/M19

3/K24 3

3.00 9.75m²

1.5

6.5

3/K21

3/N16

3/K20

4 16m²

45.5m²

119m²

48m²

63m²

35m²

2.92

49m²

3.00

6.5

VISITOR SEATING

48m²

3/K19

6.5

3/K14

3/M15

3/L10

3/N12

3/N14

3/N10

6.5

3/M20 8

VISITOR SEATING

18m²

3/K12

3/L8

27m²

7 3

3.5 7

21m²

6.5

3/N8

1.44

112m²

33.56m² m²

119m²

6.5

3/N5

7 3.5

1.44 m²

45.5m²

3 6m²

10.5m²

3.5

3/N7

3/N6 3.5

3/N11

3/N9

3/M14

56m²

4.5

VISITOR SEATING

40m²

136m²

16 16

2.00

128m²

6.5 6.5

3/L6

35m²

2 7

3/M7

3/M13 4

8m²

3/K6

31.5m²

2.00

9.75m²

1.5

42.25m²

3/N1

4 20m²

2.92

3/M10 11

11 4

3/N2 18

18 14

99m²

3/M5 7

117m²

3.00

288m²

3.00

306m²

2.00

70m²

2.00

63m²

30m²

2.00

126m²

3.00

VE DOOR 3.8

3.00

6.5

18 7.5

4.00

3/L1

3/K1

13.5

3.00

4/A19

4/A7

3 4.5 3 51.5m²

2.5

8.5

4/A5

Organisers Office

101.25m²

5.5

1.44 m²

3.5

6m²

1.44 m²

4/A25

6m²

1.44

4m²

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Final flourish A round-up of highlights as Interiors UK prepares to be hosted at the NEC for the last time

Killymoon’s Madison

Halls 1 and 2: Design • Fabric • Flooring Arkana is debuting its boutique hotel inspired upholstery, promising flowing lines, fabrics and specifications to add to the theatrical twist of the designs. Furlong Furniture will showcase its Crossbow dining chair along with Stanton nesting tables representing a collection including side and low occasional pieces. Hot Lobster promotes its bespoke manufacturing capabilities. Giant makes its Interiors UK debut with Italian solid wood flooring in thicknesses of up to 22mm. It will launch a variety of matt lacquer and natural oil finishes at the show. Greenapple is introducing its Mirage range, consisting of a coffee table, lamp table, console table, shelving unit and TV stand with polished stainless steel bases and walnut veneer tops. Also on display will be the kinetic-inspired design of the new Magic lamp and coffee tables. These will be joined by a new range of high gloss TV stands and three occasional

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tables plus a dining table with a mirrored stainless steel base and a glass top. Killymoon Bespoke Living’s additions include Madison, bringing a modern twist to a wing chair and the deep buttoned-back and side-panelled Majestic headboard. Journeyman Furniture will show its Footprint table, made in solid European oak with footprints contoured into the top surface and on the underside – giving the impression that the table has been walked on and the surface has been pushed through. It is also introducing a matching dining table for the Ribbon chair. The table seats four to six people with a 120cm diameter glass top on a wood and steel base. Shore is an occasional table adapted to the original design for the Footprint table, and Art in a Box is the first in a series of cabinets. Westminster’s new designs for 2014 include the Venetian seating range with all-weather PU leather cushions, the Web chair in four colours and the Leaf chair.

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New identity Oriental Carpets and Rugs has become Think Rugs Think Rugs is the new brand and trading name of Oriental Carpets and Rugs. The aim in changing the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s identity was to create a unique, smart and simple brand within the rug market. The www. thinkrugs.co.uk and .com websites have taken all the best parts of the previous website and added features with an up-to-date design. The aim is to drive consumer traffic to the website with the focus on helping consumers find a product, check stock and then find a stockist. Despite the name change the product base will be based on the same ethos: the 2014 brochure includes more handmade products from India and China than before. Think Rugs now has more than 80 products originating in India and more than 100 from China. This year will see the debut of more than 80 products picked with new trends and the rebranding in mind. Product launches include the bold Aztec design, influenced by the increasing trends of South American styles and made from 100% handtufted wool. One of these collections that is now available is Fusion. Currently offered in three designs, each with a variety of colours, Fusion is constructed using wool and polyester creating a high density soft finish. The range has been created using colours from Pantoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2014 colour charts

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Sculpted Simplicity and Tribal Threads. New designs in the Hong Kong range such as HK-867 and HK-326 ensure it stays on-trend. Using designs based on the same inspiration, the latest Matrix range offers four designs in four colours each. These introductions mean Think Rugs has a selection of more than 300 products, all in an assortment of sizes. Visit: www.thinkrugs.com

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Hall 3: Design • Decor • Lighting Show Camelot Pictures plans to launch hundreds of lines at the show. Kelston House is showing its classic furniture ranges, including the new Lou Alexander with living room, bedroom, occasional and accessory pieces. Louis de Poortere will show the new Cameo rug collection, including the updated Multi and Fedra and the new Savonnerie design, all featuring a distressed texture for a gently worn, antique look. The new Fading World collection has a variety of once rich yet now faded colours such as Wild Ruby, Blue Night, Atlantic Deep, Dark Pumpkin and Imperial Jade. There are two

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Hyder Beds Ltd was born through the infusion of 3 small bedding companies, combining experienced management with years in the industry. Though in its infancy, this newly formed family business is fast developing and punching above its weight. Based in Dewsbury on the outskirts of Leeds producing traditional handcrafted beds and mattresses, combining traditional techniques and craftsmanship with the state of the art technology and design. In our quest to be the best, all our beds and mattresses are meticulously hand-crafted to enhance their individual character. The finest materials are used to ensure the greatest comfort, and traditional hand-finishing helps extend the life of the bed.

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designs, Medallion and Old Kilim, in eight sizes. Also on show will be its latest carpet designs: Urbanite, Catkin, Superbirds Velvet, Superbirds Comfort and Super Hermes along with an updated colour palette. More Than Bags is launching a range of lampshades, handcrafted in Anglesey. The range includes more than 50 designs in Lokta paper or embroidered paper/silk. Spires Art will add a new product to its framed art range every month in 2014 and at the show will highlight its expanded gift range including blockmounts, glass gifts, clocks, aluminium prints, glass art paintings and framed contemporary paintings.

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Crystallising nature A touch of glamour from Castro Lighting The Safi collection is one of the latest from Castro Lighting. The detail of the handmade work is inspired by a tree trunk and combined with crystals. Maeve combines a contemporary style with sophistication and attention to detail, making the chandelier perfect for the most refined places. The collection is available in several sizes and formats. Euphoria has silver and golden tones that bring elegance, harmony and sophistication to a living space. Ravel is inspired by classical music, especially in the melodies of the French composer. Visit: www.castrolighting.com

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The Portfolio Collection publishes exclusively limited edition giclee prints from original work by Bella Pieroni. Prints are only published once the originals have been sold. Pieroni recently had a successful Affordable Art Fair in London where she broke all records and sold 25 original paintings. This has meant that the company can publish a new collection of limited edition prints, with some of these showcased at Interiors UK. The company will also have new work by Jessica Zoob. Visit: www.theportfoliocollection.com

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Furmanac will show its latest collection of adjustable and divan beds under the MiBed and Hestia brands. These will be joined by new hand side-stitched mattresses and the Upholstered Bed Frame collection, all handmade in the UK. MiChair will also exhibit the latest rise and recline chairs and matching sofas. Furniture Link will have a record 22 ranges available,

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SHOW GUIDE Emmanuelle bed, shown in a black leather frame and Bianca white pads. Also on display from Gamamobel’s range of sofabeds, will be Sleep, a contemporary design that comes in two or three-seater options or chaise longue. It features chrome legs and a removable, anti-bacterial and anti-fungal treated cover for hygiene and easy maintenance. Hyder Living is adding bunks and single frame designs including the Midi Space bunk, with the bottom bunk suitable for children from the age of two and up rather than the usual age of six. Hyder will also introduce divans with an emphasis on natural, organic fabrics including silk and cotton. Details about its new DHD service will also be on show. Lebus Upholstery will be showing seven new designs along with a selection of the bestselling models and promoting its fast-track lead times on certain models. Due to the success of Seconique’s Cambourne range, which was introduced at Interiors UK last year, it has extended the collection to include a stowaway dining set, one-door display cabinet, console table, dressing table set with storage stool, three-door wardrobe, 3+2 drawer chest and five-drawer narrow chest. Cambourne is finished in a Sonoma oak effect veneer. Sitting Pretty is launching Cromwell, with six sizes of lift recliners/recliner chairs with complementary sofas and accessories. Visit: www.interiorsuk.com

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Onwards and upwards Julian Bowen is looking to build on a successful year Julian Bowen is reflecting on another successful year where sales increased 15% over 2012. It will start the New Year exhibiting at Interiors UK, focused on driving forward with the launch of a number of developments alongside the existing bestsellers. As part of its continued growth strategy in the bedroom market, it will launch a white painted bedroom range. ‘The classically styled design takes its influence from the Louis XV period with a comprehensive range of chests, wardrobes and dressing table. The shapely cabriole leg, finely carved detailing and silky smooth stone white painted finish makes this collection la pièce de résistance in any bedroom,’ says Emmett Lenaghan, Julian Bowen commercial director. The recently launched Marlborough oak bedroom collection will take centre stage. ‘It’s a competitively priced range with a sumptuous waxed finish and has been one Versailles of the best bedroom launches in our history and proving to be a real winner,’ he says. Also recently launched, the childrens’ Kimbo cabin bed will be exhibited at Interiors UK for the first time. This multifunctional eye-catching cabin bed offers the option of a pink and white or a blue and white colour combination. The Scorpion Racer bed in a high gloss red finish will also be an impressive feature on the stand, complete with matching bedding and direct home delivery included in the price. It will be extending its comprehensive range of beds with the launch of a chrome bed frame, described as ‘majestic with exquisite detailed castings offering great value for money’. Also being launched is Versailles, a white painted bed frame with a distinctive panelled head and footboard together with two solid pine beds in antique pine and wenge finish. A new format catalogue is being unveiled at the show featuring new product photography and styling, as the company raises the bar. ‘We are looking ahead to another positive year of continued growth and to facilitate that growth we have extended the warehouse to 140,000sqft with plans for further investment in the infrastructure and supply chain to improve our customer service,’ adds Lenaghan. Visit: www.julian-bowen.co.uk

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Streamlined portfolio Kettle is building on its most successful launch ‘We are particularly proud of what we have achieved with this new launch of Stamford. Last year at Interiors UK we launched Oakham that, almost overnight, became our most successful launch. We’ve used this range as the basis for Stamford, adapting it to deliver retailers even better value. Given the level of value we’d achieved with Oakham, Stamford really is quite exceptional,’ says Simon Ainge, Kettle sales director. Based on a similar blueprint to Oakham, Stamford has been resized to be suitable for smaller rooms and has a darker more ageing tone and rustic edge. Designed for living, dining and occasional use, Stamford contains 38 items including butterfly extending tables, bookcases, cupboards, wine cabinets, hall bench, laptop desk and three coffee tables. ‘Rather than stand in competition to Oakham, Stamford helps to make the clearly popular look more accessible, bringing the on-cue style and natural appeal of oak. By tailoring the dimensions of the range to fit within more compact rooms, we’ve been able to improve value and provide the retailer and homeowner with a great range that is incredibly stylish and also really quite affordable,’ says Ainge. The company has discontinued a number of ranges, which Ainge says will benefit stockists with better quality control, improved stock levels and faster supply. ‘By discontinuing some of our least popular ranges, we free up more warehouse space and simplify production, helping us to provide retailers with a hugely reliable supply chain. Our aim is to deliver consistent lead times across all our furniture, from the most popular items through to the occasional “must have” requests,

whether that is for wholesale delivery or bulk supply orders,’ says Ainge. ‘We really feel that our streamlined portfolio is more in keeping with the needs of the modern furniture retailer and with a reliable supply chain, it will give them huge confidence when it comes to working with Kettle Interiors. We want to become the benchmark in quality furniture supply for independent and multi-location furniture retailers and 2014 puts us even nearer to this ambition,’ he adds. Kettle Interiors, tel: 01536 444 960

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Going with the grain Sweet Dreams will highlight an array of bedsteads alongside a new sister-upholstery company Summer and Shelley, and an array of leather-look TV beds will Four wooden bedsteads were launched in September by Sweet also be on show. At least a third of the stand will be dedicated Dreams, and a selection will be displayed at the NEC. Included to Sweet Dreamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; collection of British-made divans and will be Lawford, available in double and king sizes with an upholstered hybrids. extra-wide slatted base and four full-size drawers within the Comfort Zone Sofas, a new company launched by Riaz frame. All four drawers fully extend even if a bedside cabinet is Ahmed, Sweet Dreams owner and md, will also be exhibiting at adjacent. Lawford, made from pine, comes in two colour effects: Interiors UK, showing British-made upholstery. oak and dark mahogany, and is matched by a bedside cabinet, Sweet Dreams, tel: 01282 830 033 wardrobe and four-drawer chest. Dovetailed joints and drop metal handles to the drawers are stand-out features of this ready-assembled furniture. The three other wood beds are Taylor, Isaac and Dawson, all in rubberwood and available in double and king size. They feature sprung slatted bases with a range of matching bedroom cabinet. Taylor has minimalistic styling with a gently angled, slatted headboard and elliptic side bar. Dawson and Isaac feature heavy-looking headboards and footends with a nod to Far Eastern style. The Dawson furniture comprises three chests, including a four-drawer with a cupboard; a mirror to complement the sixdrawer chest; and a bedside cabinet. Other bedframes including the bestselling leather-look Cher, metal frames Knightsbridge by Comfort Zone Sofas

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The bed range will have four mattresses and four motion bases

La-Z-Boy is to enter the bed market and widen its upholstery look After 18 months of research and product development, La-Z-Boy is to expand into the bed market with the launch of four mattresses and four motion bases at Interiors UK. The mattresses in the Double ZZ Sleep System have double layers of springs, foam and filling. Four pocket-sprung mattresses will be available, from System 21 with 2,100 springs, through System 25 and System 27 to System 30 with 3,000 springs. Bases will have a choice of a front-opening half-storage base, with or without an additional two drawers, as well as two full storage bases, opening from either the front or the side. Each base has a choice of four fabric colourways and the standard single, double, king and super-king size options. Matching head and footboards will be available. David Winter, La-Z-Boy UK md, says: ‘We are confident there is a gap in the market to introduce an internationally recognised brand to the bed market. We have done all that we can to ensure that our products present clear and unique benefits to consumers which, in turn, will allow retailers to make a strong margin on quality branded products. ‘The La-Z-Boy brand values of comfort and quality are just as applicable to beds as they are to recliner chairs. Our range of

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motion bed bases has a clear synergy with our reputation for innovative motion furniture. What’s more, the customer has a choice of 256 possible combinations in our beds range, which again fits with the La-Z-Boy philosophy of giving consumers an unrivalled selection of options and upholstery.’ The company is also adding to its upholstery offer with contemporary and traditional collections. ‘Our retailers have been telling us that they’d like the opportunity to offer the La-Z-Boy brand to a wider cross-section of their customers and Inspirations will allow them to do just that,’ says Dave Darragh, La-Z-Boy UK sales director. The products have a very different look and feel to the current product range and will have their own POS materials to enable retailers to present them in a separate and defined area in-store to maximise customer interest. Fresh Inspirations, with sleek lines and bold colouring in luxury fabric, leather or combination upholstery, will be available in static or power reclining options. Vintage Inspirations will be the company’s first fully static range, channelling the look and feel of its much loved classic designs. Visit: www.la-z-boy.co.uk

BREM Invite the outdoors in! With its “sawn wood” effect, asymmetrical fronts and bookcase with oblique lines, BREM evokes a certain authenticity and durability, its daring tones and shapes creating a highly personal interior

PREFACE A bold and contemporary range Available in 5 finishes and perfect for any room of the house, the PREFACE collection has been designed to optimise and enhance space with its bookcases and storage units. This range is distinguished by its modularity and boldness.

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Left: G Plan Cabinets’ Natur Below: Production in the late 1800s

Wealth of experience Morris Furniture Group is going strong after 130 years in business The Morris Furniture Group celebrates its 130th anniversary this year. Since Harris Morris founded the company, supplying cabinets to cruise ships, it has accomplished such accolades as producing cinema seating for the first talking film, The Jazz Singer in the 1920s; providing a vital service during the Second World War by making casings for Barnes Wallis’s bouncing Upkeep bomb; rifle butts for the Enfield rifle and helicopter blades made from laminated wood for the Sikorsky helicopter. The company was also commissioned to design a bedroom suite as a wedding gift to the Queen and Prince Philip from the people of Scotland, which is still at Sandringham Castle. ‘Through two World Wars, many recessions, many changes of taste, culture and growing demands, the Morris Furniture Group has come through all of the struggles stronger and more equipped to deal with the challenges of today. A feat that could not have been achieved without such strong support from a network of stockists throughout the UK and Republic of Ireland,’ says Robert Morris, Morris joint-md. He says Morris Furniture is in the advantageous position of having a wealth of experience within the furniture industry that

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is shared with its customers. Not only does it have the experience to lead its partners forward, but it also has the facilities – a 700,000sqft facility that can hold up to £10m worth of stock, so that it can get the bestselling products to customers quickly and efficiently. ‘Morris Furniture is proud to be celebrating its 130th anniversary and it is a great record to be proud of. It may be in a different time and place 130 years on, but our desire to offer furniture to retailers and ensure their business is prosperous has never changed. We have a continued commitment to invest in the business and also to offer in 2014 and going forward, higher stock levels, faster deliveries on key items and to offer even more flexible services for home delivery,’ adds Morris. The group will launch some furniture ranges at the NEC as well as display previous bestsellers and ranges launched last year, including the Brooklyn and Hudson dining collections from Zone, Polo from Morris and Natur from G Plan Cabinets. Relaxateeze will be bringing its largest selection of new products to the NEC with more than 20 new models. Visit: www.morrisfurniture.co.uk

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Trim and tone Sasaki can help you get fit at home Sasaki will be showing its range of massage chairs. The 5 Series, two in one Tone ’n’ Massage chair combines the features of a regular massage chair but helps people trim and tone at the same time. The chair delivers an automatic or customised massage programme combining rolling, kneading, tapping and shiatsu to help users feel relaxed and refreshed, but its unique feature is that the seat turns into a vibration plate. By pressing the vibration button it can be used like a vibration plate to trim and tone. The 3D Transformer Cube is designed for homes where there isn’t room for a standard massage chair. It massages the back and waist and incorporates Sasaki’s 3D foot and calf massager. It folds away for easy storage, or can even be used as a stool in a home office or study. It adopts air pressure technology with a gentle and flexible massage touch to achieve a feeling of a multidirectional massage. Elemis recently installed 11 of Sasaki’s massage chairs at its British Airways spa at Heathrow airport. Sasaki, tel: 01908 322 888

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3D Transformer Cube

Forte Furniture is taking the opportunity at Interiors 2014, Hall 5 Stand G49, of launching 5 new bedroom ranges, together with 3 new ways of ordering. Forte can now offer more style options with greater flexibility of delivery.

Forte Furniture Ltd Building 1 Radway Green Business Park, Radway Green, Crewe CW2 5PR Tel 0845 351 0355 • Fax 0845 351 0360 Email: graham.garrod@forte.com.pl • Tel: 07799 692843 • www.fortefurniture.co.uk • www.forte.com.pl

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Embracing change TCS is urging retailers to be different and claim their independence

TCS will introduce new sofabeds

Royal Coil mattresses

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‘As a result of the growth over the years of multiple retailers throughout the industry, the independent retailer is being squeezed more and more out of the market and finding trading even more challenging,’ says Thomas Small, TCS md. ‘Although these multiples have established themselves in the market, there are many advantages to being independent and being in a position to offer customers more of exactly what they want and need, and not merely basic offerings.’ TCS has been working with its customers to take the positives of what an independent has to offer and highlighting these to raise shoppers’ expectations and bring them into retailers’ stores. ‘One of the main advantages demonstrated by the research we have undertaken is the ability of offering what customers want with quicker lead times and more flexibility. With the multiples, one of their key weaknesses is their inability to be flexible on the available options across their product offerings,’ he explains. ‘Being solely committed to serving independent retailers throughout the UK and Republic of Ireland, and working even more closely with our customers, through feedback, meeting with and getting the views and opinions of the customers, we are asking all independent retailers to claim their independence and redefine their business, and not to try to emulate what the multiples are doing.’ Small says that providing a unique point of difference from the multiples will be key to the long-term future of independent retailers. To help with this redefinition, TCS is offering marketing, servicing and quality upgrades including: providing professional free in-store studios and merchandise, six to eight week deliveries, a 24-hour dedicated customer service system and a choice of products. As well as a flexible upholstery offer in the UK and Republic of Ireland offering millions of possibilities, the company has new and improved fabric offerings, its largest stock range for immediate delivery, new Royal Coil mattress ranges exclusively available to independent retailers and not available online, and its latest dining chair collection. Over the past year TCS has been developing its tcsforless.com website to help independent retailers purchase promotional products in single orders at lower than container prices. ‘This helps small independent retailers have different promotional products on a monthly basis to compete against the larger retailers without tying up cashflow reserves,’ adds Small. Visit: www.tcsforless.com

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Meeting customer needs GFA listens and reacts to what its stockists want

Global Furniture Alliance will unveil a host of upholstery models, and for retailers unable to visit them at the NEC its new showvan will be touring stockists after the event. The company has enjoyed annual growth of 10%-15% in recent years, which it says comes from listening to what retailers want and reacting accordingly. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s offer will be no different, and will see an increase in contemporary shapes and fabric chairs after these were requested by stockists. There will also be more lift and rise recliners and GFA will introduce its first Belgian fabric. Among the new models, Marrakesh is a swivel chair available in five colours including crimson, with a natural base. Copenhagen will have two PU colours: black and taupe and one fabric/PU mix with a star base. Zurichâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s colours include red and black and it has a chrome base, Casablanca is a pushback recliner while Tuscany is a promotional model. The company has also switched to a preferred supplier model for components, giving it more control and improved quality. It has continued to invest in spare parts and has increased its UK warehousing. Visit: www.gfa.uk.com

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The four installations will be on show in hall 2

Out of the Dark trains young people from disadvantaged backgrounds

Brighter futures

extended family and it is this association that we really connect with,’ says Elliot Brook, Deadgood director. ‘Without our creative, operational and strategic partners, we too would be nothing more than a bright idea.’ Hospitality design consultancy Dtwo will create a hotel room. It says: ‘This is a fantastic opportunity to work with a talented group of individuals while at the same time giving something back. We can’t wait to see the outcome.’ Park Grove Design, creator of award-winning care home designs, will also work with Out of the Dark to create an inclusive design space. Park Grove works by the ethos that ‘great interior design can enhance the quality of people’s lives’, and it is this mantra that the company follows when creating its care home designs. Lori Pinkerton-Rolet, Park Grove Design director and former president of the British Institute of Interior Design, says: ‘That we have the opportunity to work with such a worthwhile group as Out of the Dark and Interiors UK makes this a unique opportunity and we are very much looking forward to the collaborative results.’ The fourth collaboration will see architect and designer Naomi Cleaver create an original design for student accommodation. ‘This is an extremely admirable project and I have been hoping to work with Out of the Dark since I met them at Interiors UK. I am delighted to be collaborating on this installation which I hope will inspire others to work with this great organisation,’ she says. Visit: www.outofthedark.org.uk

Out of the Dark returns to the show Out of the Dark, a charity that trains and educates young people from disadvantaged backgrounds in the art of furniture production, is showing for the second time after first taking part in 2012. The charity has collaborated with four designers to create four rooms, all with different briefs. Each room will contain exclusive pieces by the charity, which takes pre-loved items of furniture and revamps them with a contemporary twist, creating striking new products. This unique show set is ideal for specialist contractors and interior designers to gain both the inspiration and insight that a real life project entails while allowing Out of the Dark clients to diversify their skills and gain mentoring from some of the industry’s best designers. Modern British lighting and furniture distributor Deadgood, known for providing products with personality to its clients, has assisted in the design for a boardroom. ‘Out of the Dark operates on the premise of creating an

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Entries can be seen at the show and the winner will be announced on 20 January on the New Design Britain stand

New Design Britain Awards shortlist

Furniture

Joe Buttigieg, Bucks New University, Contemporary Furniture Design: Tess Chair ‘The Tess chair links the combination of structure and upholstery. The lamination of materials is a rational and economical use of resources. This process of making responds to the quantity of waste produced in conventional upholstery. This design started its journey through initially creating paper models derived from techniques such as origami. The crisp edges created when folding and making these paper models has influenced the geometry and design of this chair. The design has no curves and is a two-dimensional construction, then transformed from a flat object into a three-dimensional geometric form when zipped together.

Charlotte Millett, Bucks New University, Contemporary Furniture Design: Burst ‘Burst is an easy chair or two-seater sofa twisted into shape and strapped in place with a leather belt. Through bending the foam a precarious visual pressure is created, giving the impression that the sofa may at any moment burst at the seams. I was inspired to try to change the conventional use of foam and fabric by forcefully manipulating and constraining the foam to its limits. Through experimentation a functional form evolved which when covered in pure wool and harnessed with a strap created a lounger into which one felt you could collapse and relax.’

Elizabeth Ret, National School of Furniture, Furniture Design: You've Been Framed Desk Chair ‘The You’ve Been Framed desk and chair were designed in response to my MA thesis research. Here, I discussed how people’s belongings can potentially speak a thousand words about a person. While infusing my interest in unused space, this furniture not only holds a large quantity of objects, but aesthetically highlights a person’s things through its chamfered edge, mimicking a photo frame. Plus, its contrasting neutral outside faces to its brightly coloured inside, symbolises someone’s hidden personality.’

Alexander Mueller, London Metropolitan University, Furniture and Product Design: Woven Easy Chair ‘The Woven Easy Chair uses straight lines and angular planes to create a sense of movement within the chair’s form. The seating pattern is created by weaving waxed cord around an ash timber structure. The design is based on traditional weaving techniques reinterpreted with inspiration from Naum Gabo’s Construction in Space works and straight line drawings. The geometric seating pattern was created by deconstructing traditional weaving methods and examining the relation between the frame, the cord and the end user.’

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Surface Coverings

Elizabeth Jane Winstanley, Manchester School of Art, Embroidery: Illusions ‘I am a designer with an interest in illusions. Experimenting with alternative media, pushing the boundaries of embroidery I create illusions of line and colour by utilising pattern and light emitting wire. My process always begins by utilising everyday objects, often recycled materials. This particular project began with the inner tubes of pens. Upon building these units together I noticed that, when I layered the tubes they created illusions of line. I particularly visualise developing my work into interior features such as hotel and club lighting, furniture and wall pieces. I intend to develop into the realms of domestic products as well as interactive installations.’

Rosie Cook, Swansea Metropolitan University, Surface Pattern Design: Future Brights Collection ‘Future Brights is a versatile and stylish collection of interior fabrics, inspired by a passion for colour and form. Artists such as David Hockney and Patrick Heron informed the initial collages and mark-making exercises and this, alongside a strong desire to create innovative and exciting fabrics, has led to the collection. This is a commercial and practical collection suitable for both domestic and corporate interiors. Each pattern has been designed to be displayed at the customers’ requirements, either alone as a wall hanging or together for use as curtains, wall and surface coverings.’

Seema Shah, London College of Communication, Surface Design: Wooden Tiles ‘Using inspiration from the natural flaws and blemishes in wood, I created a range of hand-burnt wooden tiles to be used as wallcoverings. I experimented with burning on balsa wood by using different sized tips to create a variety of tones and textures. The tiles were the base point, which I then developed further by creating a range of “burnt” wallpaper designs. Keeping with the organic tone of the work, texture is the focus of this collection combined with the natural tones of wood. The colour palette primarily consists of various shades of brown, which contributes to the rustic and natural feel to the pieces.’

Rebecca Tudor-Price, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Textiles for Interior and Fashion: Barbules Paradise ‘These reflective floor and wall lamps form part of my Barbules Paradise collection, inspired by exotic birds and their habitat. My aim was to create lamps that can reflect the patterns of my fabrics while giving a contemporary feel to an interior. The coordinating wall lights allow the rich hues of the exotic birds to be experienced while illuminated or unlit in a more traditional pictorial format. When designing these lamps I focused on the plumage creating abstract patterns from feathers in flight. The reflective surfaces are laser etched to allow backlighting to illuminate the intricate patterns on to surrounding surfaces.’

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Fabric

Chloe Atkins, Arts University Bournemouth, Textiles: Hunger Games ‘A professional collection of interior fabrics and surface designs that reflect the themes found within the book, The Hunger Games. Using hand prints, transferred through to digital prints, laser cutting and etching, an autumn/winter collection of luxurious and textured interior based fabrics have been created using colour trends found on Style Sight of A/W 2013. Pursuing the use of The Hunger Games allowed the opportunity to create and relay my own impressions of the narrative story being conveyed, the hunting and apocalyptic world of District 12, in conjunction with the perfect, clinical stainless steel, eccentric style of The Capitol.’

Liz Ramsey, University of Derby, Fashion and Textiles: Cool Heat ‘Cool Heat is a lively and versatile collection of woven textiles, exploring the baked earth and cool water of the Mediterranean in bold colours and fluid hand-worked graphics. The designs come directly from the land and heritage of southern Italy – its buildings, ancient artefacts and ceramics. Otranto and the Lucanian Dolomites are the inspiration for the colour palette. The hot earth yields deep aubergine-brown, pale cream and soft jasmine. The vibrant aquamarine is taken from the sea and reflected sky and partnered with lime peel green and the green of pine tree fronds.’

Clair Whyman, Manchester School of Art, Textiles: Urban Perspectives ‘As a designer I have a passion for colour, pattern and breaking away from the norm. Urban Perspectives is a collection of handwoven fabric designs inspired by perspectives and contrasts in modern architecture. I use my camera as a drawing tool and manipulate angles to discover hidden patterns in normal, everyday buildings. With careful use of colour, proportion and pattern, these designs challenge the preconceptions of woven fabric by drawing your eye to the strong geometric forms and shapes that run through the collection.’

Joanna Hughes, University for the Creative Arts Farnham, Textiles for Interiors and Fashion: Geometric Construction ‘The Geometric Construction project has been influenced by contemporary architecture, contrasted with historical events: for this particular project a trip to Auschwitz contributed to the designs. Also looking at Russian Constructivism, artists including Alexander Rodchenko and Lyubov Popova. Throughout the project I used masking tape instead of screens; this allowed me to be really experimental with my printing and develop new designs each time I printed as I wouldn’t be able to get the same design exactly the same again. It was important to focus on contrast alongside the Russian Constructivism theme, using yellow alongside black and discharge stands out boldly and creates a very unique print.’

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Furnishing Accessories Bilge Nur Saltik, Royal College of Art, Design Products: Share Food Containers ‘Sharing food is not encouraged in every culture, in fact it may be considered inappropriate behaviour at a dinner party. In my home city of Istanbul, sharing food is an expression of generosity and pleasure. As a playful response to the dining etiquette of the 21st century, I developed Share.Food: a series of ceramic dishes that would facilitate the sharing of food, therefore inspiring communication at the table. The angled bottom of each plate and cup allows the vessels to rotate and adjust their position, thereby providing access to multiple diners and encouraging people to share food. It is a nice gesture to tip the plate and offer your food to someone. Opening your plate to someone is kind, surprising and playful.’

John Hollington, York St John University, Product Design: Elica Pendant Light ‘Elica is a contemporary room pendant light manufactured from fluted polypropylene sheets, laser cut to shape and assembled by hand to create a helical pattern, giving a distinctive light source. The design is appropriated from traditional drum style pendants, with the appliance of new materials providing the opportunity to create a light with a unique appearance. It can be manufactured in various sizes in either white, black or coloured polypropylene.’

Juliette Bigley, Cass School of Art, Silversmithing and Jewellery: Whirling Beakers ‘Objects and the ways in which we relate to them fascinate me. Whirling Beakers invites you to interact with a functional object through play and through use, the movement of the hand and the movement of the piece mirroring the flow of conversation around a table. The beakers – hallmarked and made of Britannia Silver – move and can be rolled around the edge, but will not fall as the rim of the beaker acts as a stop. The beakers always sit at an angle, hinting at the conversation that their movement seeks to stimulate.’

Clea Jentsch, Kingston University, Product and Furniture Design: Desk Tidy ‘Each piece in this collection of pared down, folded steel desk tidies has a twist in how it works or how it is used, affording secondary functions. The range includes two tape dispensers, two pen tidies, an in-out-tray, a pencil shavings collector and a tray for pins and elastic bands. The Desk Tidies are easy to manufacture, being laser cut, folded and then powder coated in zinc yellow and mint green. The project started with developing Tape Dispenser S, which was folded from a single piece of mild steel and lets the tape rotate around the steel rather than fitting around a central wheel. More stationery objects were developed using the same material and process to form a collection of tabletop items. The ideas and nets were first quickly sketched out and then made directly in mild steel. Some of the forms actually came directly from the making process itself, for

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example the angled front of the Tidy originates from the fact that in that size it wasn’t possible to bend the last edge to a 90° angle. However, when the model turned out like that, I really liked the angled edge, giving access to the Tidy and providing a pivoting point: when you press the edge down, the items in the tidy slide out and are offered to the user.’

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Filling up nicely IFFS is heading towards being a sell-out

International Furniture Fair Singapore (IFFS) has sold more than 90% of available exhibition space for the 13-16 March event, co-located with The Décor Show and Hospitality 360°. This year’s edition continues the strong tradition of attracting topnotch brands from around the world. Many are returning exhibitors including: Andrew Martin, Bellagio Asia, Country Corner, Carezza, d-Bodhi, Deesawat Industries, Diretso, Falcon Incorporation, Fermob, Halo, Koda, Kenkoon, Ligne Roset, Ningbo Mengying, PR Interiors, Phillips Collection and Woven+. New exhibitors include: Alexander & James, Habitat France, J Vincent International, Moda en Casa, Murakoshi, Resource Décor, Saporini and The Big Ass Fan Company. The strong influx of international brands, a 20% increase from the 2013 edition, has given rise to the formation of country pavilions, bolstered by strong contingents from countries in the region and beyond, with France, Indonesia, Above: Phillips Collection Top: d-Bodhi Malaysia, The Philippines,

Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam and the US represented by more than 100 exhibitors. IFFS is introducing a new business opportunity and matching initiative to facilitate the strategic business-buyer pairing process. The New Buyer Programme is designed with firsttime trade buyers in mind, as it looks to work with the burgeoning Asian hospitality industry. With online registration, this initiative will match up to 100 prospective buyers and decision makers with businesses that are equipped to offer a suite of furniture, furnishings and hospitality solutions in an exclusive business setting at IFFS 2014. Making a return appearance will be the third instalment of SingaPlural 2014, a collection of design showcases from a myriad of creative fields including architecture, interiors, furniture and fashion design, held at various city spots. SingaPlural – Celebrating Design 2014 is also the anchor event of Singapore Design Week 2014. SingaPlural at IFFS 2014

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includes The Green Pavilion, one of three thematic showcases, featuring a lush garden environment within an intricately designed, sustainable cardboard shell setting, allowing visitors to enjoy a respite from the hustle and bustle of the fair while serving as a timely reminder of the need for sustainable practices in businesses today. Furniture Design Platform and FurnitureCraft will showcase prototypes by new and promising furniture designers in Singapore and the region and the creative works developed from the FurnitureCraft workshop using traditional materials respectively. FurnitureCraft is a joint project by Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore and King Mongkutâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s University of Technology Thonburi, Thailand. Visit: www.iffs.com.sg

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Benefits of networking Protection plans have become an integral part of customer service Once thought of as just an add-on sale to boost margins for retailers, and viewed with suspicion by consumers, protection plans have been transformed into an integral part of customer service. For Richard Gretton, Castelan commercial director, the focus is demonstrating how it adds value. ‘More and more it is our intention to show how we add value with every interaction, be it POS, training, answering the call from the consumer or the home visit,’ he says.

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‘By employing our own service network of 70 Furniture Care Network technicians we can ensure fantastic service delivery. You can only do that when you employ the network to ensure the consistency of service. ‘Retailers understand this. It is about delivering what the retailer promises. The value to the consumer is that when they need the service, for the response to be fast, efficient and of a high standard.’ And retailers seem to be listening to

Castelan’s message. House of Fraser became a client in October following ScS last spring and several independent retailers are signing up every week, along with growth among online retailers. As well as increasing numbers of retailers offering its protection plans, Gretton adds that it has seen strong growth particularly with care and repair products. Visit: www.castelangroup.com/furniturecare-network

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Prevention is the best policy Stroolmount’s flooring protection products continue to gain favour Mrs Smith has visited several furniture stores and after much consideration has ordered her new dining table and chairs from you. The day of delivery arrives and unfortunately one of your regular delivery men is sick. One of the salesmen is deputised to stand in for him but unfortunately when he is helping to take the table inside he drops it, leaving a nasty scratch on Mrs Smith’s dining room floor. Understandably she is not happy and you have a bill for repairing her floor. Situations such as this can be avoided if Stroolmount’s range of flooring protection products are used, says Gill Finch, Stroolmount md.

‘Retailers are finding that prevention is by far the best policy and realising that for very little money they can prevent unwanted claims while improving customer service. They can also offer the protectors to their customers,’ she says. Stroolmount’s range features products for protecting carpets, vinyl, wood, laminate and tiles. At the heart of the range is the QuickClick Glides collection of products, developed by German firm Wagner Systems. These are permanently screwed to the base of legs and are available in sizes from 17mm to 50mm and in several pack sizes. Also available are Move It pads to protect floors and make it easier to move heavy furniture and appliances. ‘2013 was a very busy year for us with new clients including a major furniture chain and a market leading flooring manufacturer,’ adds Finch. Stroolmount, tel: 08454 70 66 70

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Sell better not just more Shoppers want increased value from their protection plans Phil Griffin, Guardsman md, is clear in his message: ‘Consumers want increased value from warranties, need clear details of what is covered and need to understand the value of a Guardsman policy and the peace of mind that it delivers. To provide this Guardsman is redrafting policy terms and conditions, POS materials and our extensive retailer training programme in order to both improve communication and drive sales for our retail partners. Our research consistently shows that if the price proposition is right, and the policy is explained properly during the sales process, then more than of 70% of consumers value the Guardsman offer when buying upholstery. ‘Offering a protection plan early in the sales process also opens up material and colour choices that some consumers might have dismissed. For example, they may have sufficient confidence to go for a light fabric model rather than dark leather as the plan alleviates their concerns of a spilt coffee or takeaway meal on the sofa on a Saturday evening.’ Guardsman is also adapting to new market trends, providing training for technicians on the repair of the latest high gloss

The Guardsman technicians network and Safeclean are expanding

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finishes and developing new stain removal chemicals to increase the types of upholstery stains which can be removed at the first visit. ‘This is important to consumers as they may have to take time off work to be home when the technician visits, so fixing at the first occasion provides the least inconvenience. We have increased our network of independent technicians and the Safeclean cleaning franchise is expanding. Having an independent network allows us to provide the right person for each job based on their skills, rather than simply sending a general technician that happens to be in the area and on the payroll,’ explains Griffin. ‘From the initial phone call or contact from consumers seeking our assistance, we are trying to find the best, quickest and most efficient solution. For some we send a specialist stain removal or repair technician, whereas for other cases we know straight away we either need to order parts or even replacements.’ Griffin says increased media and regulatory attention on the sector and economic downturn has seen an increase in claims volumes, but the mix of claims has remained broadly the same. ‘It would appear that many consumers have deferred making significant investments in furniture, so as a consequence are looking for their furniture to last longer and are seeking maximum value from their Guardsman warranties. This pent-up demand for furniture investments should provide the opportunity to not only sell more furniture as the market recovery continues, but that consumers will continue to value the benefits of a Guardsman Protection Plan,’ he adds. Visit: www.guardsman.co.uk

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How have we grown in such an adverse economic climate? ‘Team-work’! We extend the same qualities that we value in our own company to our clients and partners. We have a team who care and are all well experienced in the furniture industry. We aim to go that ‘extra mile’ and not only meet, but to exceed our clients’ expectations. These values are expected from every team member and it shows! James Lane, Managing Director

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‘The thing that consumers spend the most time considering when buying furniture is appearance. If customers were blindfolded when they entered a store would they buy the same piece of furniture? Highly unlikely, so the preservation of that all-important appearance is clearly going to feature at some point in the buying decision,’ says Paul Aiston, Staingard and Leather Master UK md. Staingard and Leather Master are continually developed products designed to ensure that consumers can be confident they will be able to protect and maintain their furniture. With Staingard’s training and in-store support sales staff are well equipped to advise customers, gain trust and ultimately the sale. ‘We recently launched the latest versions of our fabric and carpet protectors, taking protection and hygiene control to new levels. Most leathers might feature some form of inherent protection when new but if abused and badly maintained can fail all too quickly, resulting in damaged and unsightly furniture,’ he says. Dyeguard was developed to ensure most of the common problems associated with general use that can cause damage are eliminated, including dye transfer for example from jeans, ink marks, general soiling and the transfer of bodily oils, cosmetics and medications. Damage is easily prevented,

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It has also launched a colour match and cleaning is much easier, says Aiston. service that needs only a swatch of Specialising in leather cleaning and fabric, wallcovering or any other material repair products, Furniture Clinic provides to produce a perfect leather colour its specialist care kits to consumers and match. retailers across the world. ‘It has been a fantastic few years for Since its launch in 2005, the company Furniture Clinic and we are looking has seen significant growth and, more ahead to the future with real excitement recently, a surge in international sales and optimism,’ adds Staerck. through its website. As a result of this it Visit: www.furnitureclinic.co.uk has opened an office in New York to Staingard, tel: 01244 888 247 service the US market. ‘Many customers in the US can be put off by a company that does not have a base in the country and we felt that the opening of this office would really help us to expand as a business and firmly establish our brand internationally,’ says Ben Staerck, Furniture Clinic founder. All products will continue to be manufactured in the UK and exported to America for distribution. In addition to leather cleaning and repair kits, which can be bought online, Furniture Clinic also offers repair and restoration services to businesses and consumers. With 11 branches across the UK, customers can send their items to a workshop where a trained technician will repair, recolour or restore their items using its specialist product range. Ben Staerck, Furniture Clinic founder

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Expona reborn Polyflor has relaunched its LVT brand after two decades Expona, Polyflor’s luxury vinyl tile brand, has been relaunched after 20 years and global sales of more than 35m sqm. The new offer comprises two designfocused collections across two specifications. Expona Design PUR has a 3.0mm gauge and 0.7mm wear layer, whereas Expona Commercial PUR features a 2.5mm gauge and a 0.55mm wear layer. Mirroring the beauty of natural materials, the extensive range of colours, materials and surface textures meet the demands of heavy commercial environments. Form and design are at the heart of the inspiration for Expona and the options within the 83 colours are further enhanced with creative inlay accessories to emphasise or accentuate the natural floor design. The development of the Expona ranges is the next phase in the evolution of Polyflor’s LVT offer. ‘Considerable research, development and investment has been made in the new Expona collections and the design possibilities are beautifully presented in a 120-page brochure and comprehensive new presenter,’ says Tom Rollo, Polyflor marketing manager. ‘The ranges are set out in a logical sequence in these support tools, offering a measured approach to the specification process while leaving scope for interpretation and imagination.’ Along with all its LVT collections, the Expona ranges are further enhanced with PUR, Polyflor’s exclusive polyurethane reinforcement that is cross-linked and UV cured for superior cleaning benefits. ‘Expona’s environmental credentials are impressive, achieving a BRE A+ rating and Indoor Air Comfort Gold, assuring that VOC emissions are below any globally determined levels,’ adds Rollo. All Expona flooring is 100% recyclable via the Recofloor recycling scheme and contains an average of 40% recycled content. Polyflor supports sustainable building and has an Environmental Product Declaration for Expona Design PUR and Expona Commercial PUR. Visit: www.polyflor.com/expona

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Polyflor has sold more than 35m sqm of Expona

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Feel-good factor Since its foundation in 1994, Jan te Linteloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s creation Linteloo has had two founding principles: fun and simplicity Jan te Lintelo was born in Haaksbergen in the eastern part of The Netherlands in January 1954 into a family of furniture retailers. His parents started the business te Lintelo Wonen which his brother Tonny turned into one of the most successful stores in the region with leading international furniture collections. In his spare time Jan helped his parents in the shop and began to appreciate the craftsmanship of furniture-making. He attended college in

Rotterdam and soon started his career with cabinetmaker Pastoe in Utrecht. After several years with Pastoe and later Gelderland he decided to start his own company Linteloo. Its first collection was previewed at Van Tellingen Interieurs in Zeist in December 1993, where he showed new designs by young designers Edward van Vliet, Roderick Vos and Roland Costeris. The collection was well received by the press and Jan won the prestigious Mobilia award in 1994 for his initiative. Dutch design was becoming a world brand in the 1990s but Jan wanted to go even further and started a new concept in 1995 with the now famous feel-good factor. The design for easy living with comfortable made to measure sofas and chairs was a big success in The

Netherlands and soon other countries followed. Today Linteloo has showrooms in Zeist, Cologne and Milan and about 250 stockists across the globe. Part of its 2014 collection will be introduced at Design Post during IMM Cologne and the remainder at its Via Tortona showroom during ISalone. Visit: www.linteloo.com

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Forever by Linteloo Lab in 2012

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Recess by Niels Bendtsen in 2013

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Pleasure by Linteloo Lab in 2012

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Above left: Fraser Above: Cliveden Left: The Felsted showcentre Below: Trinity

Showcentre time The number of Vale-Bridgecraft’s regional showcentres has reached double figures The opening in Felsted, Essex of ValeBridgecraft’s 10th regional showcentre completes a period of significant investment in the company’s future. ‘About £4.5m has been spent on brand advertising since 2001, directly raising awareness levels with the public. The regional showcentres create sales that have been lost through the gradual erosion of independent stockists capable of promoting to Vale-Bridgecraft’s niche customer base,’ says Stuart Chadwick, Vale-Bridgecraft md. Existing stockists benefit from

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showcentre referrals as well as sales from their own shopfloor displays, he adds. ‘Bona-fide stockists supply a steady stream of customers to the showcentres in the knowledge that the visit usually concludes with the customer upgrading on product or fabric. Showcentre sales account for 50% of the company’s turnover presently, representing a stable foundation for the future as the economy improves,’ he says. New models are previewed at the regional showcentres allowing money normally spent at exhibitions to be

invested in discounted floor displays for the stockists. ‘We launched five ranges during 2013 and all are repeating well.’ A further £600,000 will be invested in advertising this year. The company will sponsor Channel 4 TV’s Countdown on 6 January and this will be supported with national magazine and newspaper advertising throughout the year. The Felsted showcentre is about seven miles from Chelmsford and will serve stockists in the area and is within easy reach of London. Visit: www.valebridgecraft.co.uk

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Bespoke comfort Collins and Hayes has more than 140 years of manufacturing heritage Collins and Hayes has been designing, developing and manufacturing furniture for more than 140 years. Every order is individually made to the customer’s bespoke specification by the company’s craftsmen and women at its purposebuilt factory in Hastings, East Sussex. ‘Our wealth of knowledge and well established reputation ensures a deep understanding of the materials and skills required, which culminates in beautifully designed and crafted furniture. We offer a multitude of options to enable customers to create their own unique piece of furniture,’ says Martin Huggins, Collins and Hayes md. Comfort is particular to each individual and, for that reason, the company offers a selection of seat cushion interiors: foam with a polyester fibre wrap, foam with a feather wrap, feather or polyester fibre. Back cushions, pillow cushions and scatter cushions are feather-filled as standard but, in cases of feather allergy, this filling can be substituted. ‘Comfort and durability are essential, and to this end all of our furniture designs are archived, which means that nothing is discontinued. Even though there are 33 models displayed in our

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Top left: Remus Top right: Luna Left: Drake

current brochure, our philosophy now is that as long as we have the patterns for any past model it will be available to our customers. So, should customers wish to add to, refresh or replace their favourite furniture, they can,’ says Huggins. Thanks to its manufacturing facility, the company offers a Bespoke at Collins and Hayes service so the sofa’s width can be tailored if needed to fit a specific place. Arms and backs can be unbolted, where specified, to accommodate

restricted access in delivery and it also offers a customer’s own fabric service. ‘Collins and Hayes is certainly going from strength to strength as one of the few remaining, truly British, upholstered furniture manufacturers with a genuine regard for their customers. We are extremely proud to be able to offer such a wide and wonderful choice of beautifully designed and stylish products,’ adds Huggins. Visit: www.collinsandhayes.com

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Online performance Fibreline’s two seating brands are getting more exposure

The success of Encore-Fibre and Encore-Feather has prompted Fibreline to launch a website for the brands: www.encorecushion.co.uk. ‘Part of the project was to produce a video that explained the benefits of Encore construction. Boring you might think – well think again? We are hoping the website and video will bring a new understanding of what Encore is and the benefits it can provide. If we can entertain people at the same time so much the better,’ says Richard Prudhoe, Fibreline md. He says that when Fibreline launched Encore in 2010 it could not have foreseen the success of its seating system. Encore-Fibre has the look and feel of fibre with the recovery and durability of foam and has been awarded the FIRA Gold seal of approval. In FIRA tests it outperformed all other fibre cushions. The range has now been expanded to include Encore-Feather. This has a feather-soft feel and looks similar to a feather cushion but has greater recovery and durability. It is constructed using grade A duck feathers. A four-year guarantee against flattening is standard across the range. ‘An Encore seat cushion has the added advantage of being lighter than a similar sized feather or fibre cushion. It is therefore easier to pick up and plump. In fact, altogether less frequent plumping is required as the simple action of regular turning the cushion is enough to maintain its performance,’ adds Prudhoe. Visit: www.encorecushion.co.uk

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Above: Prudhoe hopes the video will inform and entertain

The website highlights Encore-Fibre and Encore-Feather

Filling a gap in the UK market Established in 1982, Fibreline was one of the first companies to manufacture carded fibre cushions for use in the UK upholstery market. Over the years it has grown to be a leading supplier of not only polyester fibre, but also feather and foam cushions. ‘As a manufacturer of all three fillings we have been at the leading

edge of developing a range of combination fillings for designers trying to offer something different to the norm,’ explains Richard Prudhoe, Fibreline md. ‘We intend to continue to be innovators in this market using our skills and the very latest technology to stay at the forefront of cushion design. Visit: www.fibreline-ltd.co.uk

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At home at work Making workplaces look like homes A few years ago flexible workplaces or office cocooning, were interiors buzz words. This was replaced by working from home, but according to Steve Symons, BuzziSpace founder (pictured), home working is the next trend, with workplaces looking more like homes. ‘If working from home was seen as the holy grail until fairly recently, today home working at the office is the new credo. Just think of the trendy working environments which Google, Facebook, Samsung or Yahoo create to give their employees a homely and comfortable feeling at the office. After all, why would you want to sit around at home when your working environment is sociable and welcoming, offers a trendy food bar and the best coffee too,’ he says. ‘We actually aim to be pioneers in collaborative furniture: we design furniture that optimises public spaces. These spaces vary from offices and hospital waiting rooms to hotel lobbies. We also want to bring a homely feel to the office: bringing the home to the office is our motto. By designing attractive, comfortable furniture that is used in the office, we are helping to create the ideal atmosphere in the workplace.’ Its Authentic Nordic collection grew

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out of a love of mid-century furniture, but with updated ergonomics. ‘The seats have been raised considerably, as people are much taller these days,’ he explains. It consists of an armchair, settee and sofa available in fabric and cognac or black leather and American walnut or black stained ash. Visit: www.buzzispace.com

The Authentic Nordic collection

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Meet our New Account Managers Axminster Carpets is pleased to announce that we now have an account manager for every region in the UK & ROI. Please join us in welcoming our new team members. TM

Ian McDermid Northern Regional

NEW Account Manager

Account Manager

Dave Wood

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NEW Account Manager Mike O’Brien Account Manager

Seamus Foody

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Dave Williams Account Manager

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LIVING AND DINING

Anniversary editions Old Charm turns 90 this year Old Charm celebrates its 90th anniversary in 2014 and is justly proud of its history. The firm was set up by Herbert Wood in 1924 in the East End of London. ‘From small beginnings “HW” experimented with many different materials and styles and culminated in the fine oak furniture that we now know as Old Charm,’ says Malcolm Nix, Wood Bros sales and marketing director. The company moved to larger premises in Ware, Hertfordshire in 1956, and business flourished both in the UK and abroad. Today the collections have expanded to cover a variety of styles, all in oak, but with different finishes from light to dark. The current ranges are Old Charm, Chatsworth, Ludlow and Hertford. ‘To celebrate our 90th year, we have designed some stunning new models, are bringing out a special edition 90th anniversary brochure, and have increased the choice of finishes to eight to include a unique distressing method called Heritage,’ he says. These new products will be on view on the company’s showvan from the early part of this year. A number of special offers will be available throughout the year, which stockists will be informed about through its newsletter. ‘All this is in addition to our Customer Charter, and the continued development of branded galleries sets 2014 up to be a positive and busy year,’ Nix adds. Visit: www.oldcharm.co.uk

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After 90 years of craftsmanship, Old Charm continues to evolve. For 2014 we are introducing new ďŹ nishes, new models and a new approach.

Our show van starts its nationwide presentation from January 2014 www.oldcharm.co.uk

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Designs on the UK Objekten Systems’ products are now available in the UK When Belgium based company Objekten Systems was founded in 2011, the aim was to create a new generation of European labels. ‘By rethinking the design and the production processes and associating technological innovations with quality materials, we have developed a collection of smart eco-friendly solutions,’ says Alain Berteau, Objekten co-founder. ‘Simple, yet versatile products conceived by some of today’s leading designers, they are sustainable

and affordable designs, flat-packed, always in stock, and made in Europe,’ he says. Crest Contracts has added Objekten to

its portfolio of brands including Artifort, Thonet and Carpet Sign, meaning its designs are now available in the UK. Visit: www.crestcontracts.co.uk Strates by Mathieu Lehanneur The elements of the Strates desk and storage system work as standalone products: tables, desks, shelves or side tables. The integrated shelves and table tops offer intuitive and convenient ergonomics, and the smart interlocking design makes it easy to put together. Strates System elements are produced in birch plywood in Belgium.

Slide System by Alain Berteau Slide is the modular version of Objekten’s sideboard and cupboard. The system composes any open or closed storage solution, self-standing or wall-mounted. Highly flexible and always evolutive, it is made of high-quality plywood and uses the strongest fastening details.

Swing by Alain Berteau Iconic, durable and eco-friendly, the awardwinning Swing is an extremely versatile lamp, offering 270° adjustability and comes in compact side lamp and desktop lamp sizes. It is made in Belgium from lacquered copper.

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Bankfield Mill Greenfield road, Colne, Lancashire. BB8 9PD Tel: 01282 862736 Fax: 01282 868307 Email: office@brontecarpets.co.uk Web: www.brontecarpets.co.uk

All carpets made in the UK in our Lancashire factory.

Bronte Ranges include:

Saxony & Velvet Eleven Saxony and Velvet qualities made from 100% wool 2 ply yarn for a luxurious soft finish.

Twist Four twist pile qualities made from 80% wool 20% nylon 2 ply yarn giving a soft but resilient finish.

Shag Pile Four shag pile qualities are available in 100% wool 2 ply yarn and two qualities made with a chunky 100% wool felted yarn.

Hand Crafted Borders. In addition to our plain ranges we have our completely custom made Hand Crafted Border collection. Our borders can trace the perimeter of a room or can be used to frame a centrepiece such as a dining table or coffee table.

Any Colour. Our range includes a selection of 60 standard colours to choose from but if you require a colour that is not in our range, simply send a sample of the colour you require and we will dye yarn specially to match your sample. Any Width. We make every carpet to fit your sizes in any width. Anything from a stair runner to pieces up to an incredible 12 metres wide without seams.

Made to plan. For irregularly shaped areas such as L shapes or T shapes we make the carpet to the shape required without seams or joins. This also cuts down on waste as you only buy the carpet you need.

Custom made service. Although we offer a number of standard qualities and weights in our range, if a carpet is required to match an existing carpet which may not be from a Bronte range we can usually make a carpet to match if provided with a sample.

LIVING AND DINING Monarchy by Yiannis Ghikas The stool, looking like an inverted crown, follows the bodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s movements. As a desk companion or as an occasional seat for the dining room, Monarchy is the classic solid oak stool with rocking capabilities. It is made in Germany.

Element Collection by Terence Woodgate The classic modernist rectilinear table, upgraded with rounded edges all over, celebrates the beauty of solid oak and gives the design a soft tactile feel. It is made in Germany.

Waffle by Alain Berteau The Waffle rugs and cushions have a unique three-dimensional structure, courtesy of their unique knitting process.

Kangeroo and Twist lamp by Alain Berteau Stop looking for your remote controls or magazines, the cushion just got smarter. One side of the Kangaroo cushion has wallet-like sleeve pockets for storage. Twist combines LED lighting with oak and is available as a bedside lamp, table lamp, floor lamp or fully adjustable desk lamp.

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Sideboard by Alain Berteau Eco-friendly, using strong and beautiful materials with smart assembly details, Sideboard combines industrial innovation with a timeless elegant look. Sideboard is conveniently designed to support both open and closed configurations. It is made in Belgium with birch plywood. Cover Stool by Alain Berteau Now back in production after being introduced in 2006, its cardboard core is stronger than many wooden frames. It can be wrapped with its upholstered cover and used as a stool or footrest.

Passo by Aller-Retour A low-tech revolution. Weaved with recyclable polypropylene straps in bold colourways, strong and easy to clean straps, Passo rugs can be enjoyed indoors and out.

Slim Barstool by Alain Berteau Suitable for both residential and public uses, swivelling stools with integrated footrest are available in standard counter and bar heights. With a powder-coated steel frame, it is made in Belgium. Table Rectangular by Alain Berteau With a thick oak veneer finish or coated, this rectangular table can be a desk or dining table. The foldable frame is made of dark grey powder-coated steel tubes. The top is made of formaldehyde-free MDF or birch plywood. It is made in Belgium.

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DESIGN

Every year Maison & Objet, Now! design a vivre and Scenes d’interieur reveal their designers of the year. We look at those selected for 2014

Tom Dixon Maison & Objet

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Born in Tunisia, Tom Dixon moved to England in 1963. He dropped out of Chelsea School of Art to play bass in the band Funkapolitan before teaching himself welding and going on to produce furniture. Dixon rose to prominence in the mid-1980s as the talented untrained designer with a line in welded salvage furniture. He set up Space as a creative think-tank and shop front for himself and other young designers. By the late 1980s, he was working for Cappellini for which he designed the iconic S chair. In the 1990s, he became a household name and Jack, his polypropylene ‘sitting, stacking, lighting thing’ designed for his own company Eurolounge, was a symbol of the age. He was appointed head of design at Habitat in 1998 and later became creative director until 2008. In 2000 he was awarded an OBE for services to British design.

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Dixon’s works have been acquired by the world’s most famous museums and are in permanent collections across the globe including the Victoria & Albert Museum, Museums of Modern Art New York and Tokyo and the Pompidou Centre Beaubourg, France. Since setting up his eponymous design company in 2002, Dixon’s work has become even more prominent, with the Tom Dixon brand giving him a platform to produce iconic designs such as Mirror Ball, Copper Shade, Wingback chair and Beat light. The company now sells in 63 countries. The brand includes an interior design arm, Design Research Studio, which designed Shoreditch House for the Soho House Group and the Joseph flagship store on Old Bond street, Restaurant at The Royal Academy, London, Tazmania Ballroom, a pool bar in the Central district of Hong Kong and Jamie Oliver’s

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restaurant, Barbecoa. Most recently Design Research Studio won its first hotel project, redesigning the iconic Thames-side Sea Containers House in collaboration with the US’s Morgan’s Hotel Group which was due for completion at the end of 2013. Dixon is at the forefront of the Parisian design scene. This year he will deliver his first French interior design project: Eclectic, a new restaurant from Fabienne and Philippe Amzalak and JeanLouis Costes. This 170-seat, contemporary brasserie opens on the ground floor of the Centre Beaugrenelle shopping mall, facing the Seine, and with interior design taking inspiration from the1970s era with a theme of tessellation throughout. This month also sees the fashion collaboration Adidas by Tom Dixon launch at Parisian concept store, Merci, tying in with Maison & Objet and Paris Fashion Week. Visit: www.tomdixon.net

TOM MANNION

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PEER LINDGREEN

TOM MANNION

DESIGN

London’s Commercial Design Exhibition

May Design Series returns to ExCeL on 18-20 May 2014 The fresh, intelligent, commercially focused event for the architecture and design community, attracts over 10,000 contract & retail buyers. Hitch Mylius, KKDC, Crosswater, Poggenpohl, Collección Alexandra, and SITS will be there amongst over 200 exhibitors.

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DESIGN

Stripes for Ligne Roset in 2011

Philippe Nigro Now! design à vivre

MERCEDES JEAN RUIZ

Born in 1975 in Nice, France, Philippe Nigro studied applied arts and product design at La Martinière School and École Boulle. Today, he works primarily in Italy and France. An independent designer since 1999, he began and completed his pursuits alongside Michele De Lucchi, with whom he took part in many design projects for products, furniture, lighting, interior design, events,

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and scenography until 2012. Since 2005, planned projects are supported by the VIA (Valorisation of Innovation in Furnishing), through which he receives backing for undertakings such as the Spiral shelf, the StorageUnit and the Intersections sofas, the latter renamed Confluences and produced by Ligne Roset (now part of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs collection). In 2009, he designed the Universal Base, rechristened the T.U., again by Ligne Roset, and the Twin-Chairs seats, both now in the Centre Pompidou collection. He has since designed for a variety of producers, such as De Castelli, for which he created the Think Station in 2010 as part of the Interni Think Tank exhibition. Past, present and future collaborations include DePadova, Foscarini, Ligne Roset, Hermès, Discipline, Skitsch, Artuce, Cinna, Serralunga, Interni, Manufacture de Baccarat, Barilla, VIA, Pernod-Ricard, LVMH, Fuchu, Comforty, Nava, Glasitalia, Nube, Felicerossi, Piba Marmi, Sintesi and De Castell. Visit: www.philippenigro.com

Passio for Ligne Roset in 2011

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PRODUCT RANGE Softstep Film

All our underlay products are manufactured in the UK

PRODUCT OF THE MONTH

Carpet Cushion Paper This is the latest addition to our revamped range of products. A 100kgm3 density product finished off in a distinctive printed crepe paper to one side & the other in a polyester spunbond. Available in March from your local distributor or contact Ezi Floor.

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DESIGN

STEFANO GALUZZI

Britt Moran (left) and Emiliano Salci

Dimore Studio Scenes d’interieur

BEPPE BRANCATO

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Emiliano Salci and Britt Moran learned their skills as art director and graphic designer working in family furniture businesses. Their chance meeting over the course of a Shanghai hotel project marked the beginning of a collaboration that has continued under the name Dimore Studio. The creative work of this interior design firm satisfies clients’ need for a more sophisticated identity, those wishing to distinguish themselves by crossing boundaries. By avoiding the use of superfluous or provocative forms, the firm succeeds in creating a high-impact identity composed of simple and sophisticated signs, evoking faraway places or distant times, counterpoised between softness and rigidity, light and shadow. The ultimate objective is to help the client be truly distinctive, possessing an enduring identity that survives the ceaselessly changing market. Dimore Studio’s creative atmosphere seeks harmonious coexistence of design, art, architecture and fashion to produce spaces that are warm, welcoming, functional and striking, with a truly unique personality.

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BEPPE BRANCATO

Grand Hotel et de Milan 2007/in progress Caruso restaurant, Milan 2010 Pump Room – Public Hotel, Chicago – Ian Schrager Company 2011 Caffè Burlot – Beaumarly Group / Thierry Costes 2012 Private apartment Brera Milan 2012 Private apartment Saint Germain 2012 Private apartment Solferino Milan 2013 Visit: www.dimorestudio.eu

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Somnus are leading manufacturers of handmade beds with an enviable record of very strong growth over recent years. Due to this success we are looking to strengthen the team by appointing an Area Manager for the South East & East Anglia territory. The successful candidate will be responsible for maximising potential for growth through the opening of new accounts, expanding displays in existing accounts, delivering Somnus marketing strategies, sales training and developing strong relationships with in-store personnel. Key qualities will include high level negotiating and presentation skills and the ability to drive up sales performance standards. A good working knowledge of the bedding industry in the premium sector and the ability to develop strong bed ranges supported by key marketing strategies is essential. The working environment is proactive and entrepreneurial and will suit an individual who has the experience, drive and creativity to continue to develop this leading brand with a ďŹ ne heritage. The position attracts a salary and bonus package appropriate with a leading company within the industry. Please forward your CV with a covering letter to Sinead Wachlarz, Harrison Spinks Limited, Westland Road, Leeds LS11 5SN or email: swachlarz@harrisonspinks.co.uk telling us about yourself and your future ambitions.

FINAL POLISH Trooping the colours: Finalists in the Best Use of Colour in Homes and Interiors category of the second Dulux Let’s Colour Awards are: Out of the Dark for Heal’s (pictured); The Lichen Collection by Simon Denzel; 2013 wallpaper collection by Miss Print; Brilliant Print by Zoe Murphy; Bikini Island by Werner Aisslinger and Triptych Stacks by Curiousa and Curiousa. Bethan Laura Wood and Wrong for Hay are shortlisted in the Contribution to Colour category.

Inside the sky den

Reach for the sky Häfele UK came to the rescue of a charity’s project to build an outdoor sky den in the Kielder Water and Forest Park in Northumberland, as part of the George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces TV show on Channel 4. The project was launched on behalf of

Calvert Trust, a charity that helps people with disabilities to achieve their potential through outdoor activities, and involved creating a fully-accessible room of only 14sqm that could fit two single beds, a table and chairs to seat four people in addition to ample storage facilities. ‘One particular problem we were working with was how to create a mechanism in the rectangle pod that allowed all visitors, including wheelchair users, to raise and lower the kitchen counters in addition to the sink, draining board and hob. It wasn’t long before we realised that Häfele has several

Donating bedding for the homeless Bedding manufacturer John Cotton Group helped homeless people in Leeds stay warm by donating bedding supplies to the city’s St George’s Crypt. ‘John Cotton has long-standing ties with St George’s Crypt and we’re very proud to support them in their mission to provide comfort and assistance to the homeless and disadvantaged,’ says Gary Gary Johnson and Cheryl Harrington, St George’s Crypt lead fundraiser Johnson, John Cotton business manager. St George’s Crypt has helped tens of thousands of people get their lives back on track since opening its doors in 1930. The Crypt relies on the help of local businesses to assist the 200 people they see on average every day.

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mechanisms designed for this exact purpose,’ says designer William Hardie. Various hinges and catches were used to create access flaps within the confined spaces of the sky den – flap hinges are designed to sit flush with the surfaces to maximise the space available for storage, which made them ideal for the project. Push catches allowed for push-open doors and panels and eliminated the need for handles that would protrude into the valuable space within the building.

Big screen hero Flooring supplier Designer Contracts has donated carpets to a community not-forprofit cinema, set up to provide affordable tickets to the young, old and disadvantaged. The Jam Jar Cinema in Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, is owned and run by volunteers and has benefited from carpets donated by Designer Contracts for the main cinema area and stairs. The cinema takes its name from the days when cinema owners were encouraged to take jam jars as payment for entry during the 1920s and 1930s. Today the cinema will discount a ticket when presented with a used, clean jam jar.

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