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Belle Nouvelle – A Modern and Eclectic Style Apartment in Paris The apartment located in the center of Paris owns a bright colors and vivid graphic decoration and breathtaking views over the city. This 140 sq.m. apartment in the center of Paris is mainly used by its owners as a guest house, since they are a young couple of travel lovers. Before starting to create the ideal ambience, the designer chosen for this project, Nika Vorotynstseva, made an intensive study by analyzing the Parisian chic interiors. She found out that most of the interiors had an eclectic design with a gentle touch of glamour, so after this research, the designer opted to create an ambiance that was fresh, open and modern. To create has must space as possible Nika opted to eliminate the small and old-fashioned division style and open in bigger and more spacious blokes like “fireplace area, TV area, dining room with kitchen, master unit with bathroom and dressing room, and a guest room with a bathroom. As a result, we got an open space flooded with sunlight”, explains Nika. She elaborates “Our client has an artistic sort, loves bright colours and mirrors, we used this information to play with the space. Since the apartment is not for permanent residence, it gave us an opportunity to use bright colours and vivid graphics freely.” The color palette present at this residential project is so varied as the color Paris may have. The sleeping area is opposite to the living room. It’s created with soft cream colors that invites to relax. The curved ceiling in the bathroom and in the hall relate to a classic style, that supports the classic spirit of this apartment. >>
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To create a balance between this classic look and the modern flair of today’s design Nika opted to use current pieces of furniture, as well as areas such as the kitchen, that function as a bridge to everything beautiful, comfortable and ergonomic, created today. “The centerpiece of this interior is considered to be the emerald wall with decorative protruding elements in the TV area, which was created according to our sketches made in Ukraine.” Nika tells us.. To create the elegance and balance necessary with this vibrant emerald wall the designer opted once more to innovate in the dining area by choosing a lamp that is itself a statement Ella Suspension Lamp by DelightFULL, the lines of this Lamp are so timeless as the decor can be, inspired by the 50’s and 60‘s this is the perfect combinations for the classic but modern look that emerges all over the apartment. By the fireplace, we can relax, enjoy the nature outside and appreciate the light inside with the two Ella Wall Lamps also by DelightFULL, which can make the nights seems calm and everlasting together with the classic mirror. Photography by Mathieu Fiol
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Nika Vorotynstseva Nika is a young Ukrainian designer based in Kiev, owner of the Nika Vorotyntseva Design & Architecture Bureau. She has currently several works in progress all over the world. “We love what we do. Our work - is the ability to create something special, important for people. Each project is unique and also unique experience that we acquire. We try to implement the ideas that bring pleasure to the customer and ourselves. Our team is ready to work actively, sharing fresh ideas and take part in the formation of modern trends.”
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Readership & Circulation Breakdown Microperforated 600mm x 600mm S-Clip F swing-down tiles with fleece installed on the System 3000 concealed grid in signal white were specified to complement this design. 3DReid’s Felicity Hurling said there were a number of metallic finishes within the project and it had been critical that the ceiling tiles complemented the skirting, flooring, trims and sockets but Armstrong provided a number of iterations through design development and worked hard to achieve a finish that matched the client’s design aspirations. She said: “The ceiling layout is particularly complex, utilizing a number of ceiling finish levels and interfacing with joinery products. Additionally there are a number of access requirements from the ceiling due to the quantity of services and the final outcome achieved full void access without reducing the integrity of the aesthetic.” 3DReid originally approached Armstrong due to their previous work with the practice. It was critical that they worked with a UK supplier to achieve the cost and programme requirements of the project as the construction programme was particularly tight.
Armstrong Ceilings shows its global head for heights with United Airlines When global architects 3DReid were looking for a UK ceiling tile manufacturer, which was “critical” for the costing and timescale of their project, there was really only one option – Armstrong Ceilings.
future lounges and 3DReid worked closely with Chicago-based practice Solomon Cordwell Buenz on designs for the interiors of the United Global First Lounge aimed at first and business class passengers.
But specifying Armstrong Ceilings, which has production facilities in Tyne n Wear, Stafford and Sittingbourne also came with a bonus, it being part of the global Armstrong World Industries group based in the US where 3DReid’s client, United Airlines, is also based.
Features include a long, sweeping bar, floor-to-ceiling windows with views of the airfield, and high-quality finishes throughout including a large Big Ben replica clock in the tea lounge section. The United Global First
The added benefit of Armstrong being able to deliver samples and advise their clients directly had provided reassurance and a cohesive working environment. The Armstrong systems were installed by HLS Installations for main contractor ISG Group.
section had a bronze colour theme and the United Club section had a silver/chrome theme, both reflected in the ceiling choices. Some 800m2 of Armstrong’s Axiom Knife Edge 9290mm x 1200mm canopies with a mixture of perforated metal MicroLook 8 tiles in a pearl beige finish with fleece, the bespoke RH-225 hook-on ceiling system, also in pearl beige as well as brushed aluminium satin and signal white, and the
This enabled Armstrong’s global Architectural Specialties team to deliver samples to the airline and advise them directly when it came to the complex ceiling design for the 2,000m2 United Global First Lounge the new Queen’s Terminal (Terminal 2) at Heathrow airport. This is one of two new United Airlines facilities at Heathrow’s new Star Alliance terminal and gives testament to the airline’s commitment to Heathrow as its hub for Europe. It reinforces their new design concept recently launched at Chicago O’Hare airport which aims to signpost passengers with distinct design elements which reflect the lounge’s location. The first carrier to operate out of the new terminal, United Airlines’ brand is key to
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GALLERY DIRECT WINS LOCAL BUSINESS AWARD
As well as our regular readers we are always ensuring we are gaining new subscribers at trade shows, design exhibitions and many more other relevant events. Circulation breakdown We send 56,000 digital copies to Professional Interior Designers, Architects, Designers, Contract Specialists, Product Designers and Manufactures covering private, commercial, public and hospitality sectors.
Bisley the classic British storage specialist will be relocating from Great Portland Street to a stunning new showroom in Dallington Street in the heart of Clerkenwell during the first quarter of 2018.
Gallery Direct has won Business of the Year at this year’s Swale Business Awards, which recognise local excellence in the Kent borough. The judges look at financial performance, entrepreneurial spirit, environmental credentials, marketing skills, community links, staff welfare and a range of other attributes. Peter Delaney, MD of Gallery, comments: “Following winning the Sittingbourne Business of the Year award in 2016, we are thrilled to have gone one better to win the overall Swale Business of the Year this time. "We beat a lot of strong competition, from some excellent local businesses across Swale. Last year we impressed the judges with the huge strides made to improve our infrastructure – enlarging the warehouse, creating a delivery fleet, etc – to give us a firstclass trading platform.
"This year, the theme we presented to the judges was the two main pillars of our business - Product and People, the critical ingredients that make our business tick. And it won the judges over unanimously. It’s what we are all about and at the core of our business. "I’m incredibly proud of the whole team. We are building an outstanding business
together, and we all play an important role in its success.” Gallery plans to continue to develop the business from its Kent premises, which includes a head office and 130,000 sqft warehouse, along with a large showroom. The company's growth strategy features focused customer service, and high-quality, competitively-priced, design-led products.
IKEA SEES SIXTH YEAR OF UK GROWTH Ikea enjoyed healthy growth in the UK in the past year, despite a sharp increase in costs. The chain, which celebrates its 30th anniversary in the UK this year, saw sales rise by 5.8% to £1.814bn in the year to 31 August 2017. Growth was helped by the opening of stores in Reading and Sheffield and putting prices up by 3.6% in response to higher costs thanks to the weakness of sterling. Costs rose by 13.7%.
LIBRA EXPANDS ITS RETAIL OFFERING British furniture and interiors brand Libra has added to its retail offering with a new 50 sq ft concept showroom at the family-run garden centre Reg Taylors, based in Southwell, Nottinghamshire.
‘To keep our range accessible and affordable for the many, we absorbed most of these costs, increasing prices by just 3.6%,’ said Gillian Drakeford, Ikea UK retail manager. The firm added 1,000 positions during the year, bringing its UK workforce to 10,900. Some 850 jobs will be added when stores in Exeter and Greenwich, south-east London, open this year.
Offering a range of furniture, lighting and accessories, the new space brings together handpicked products from Libra’s extensive portfolio, styled into inspirational displays which draw on the brand’s exclusive themes. Taking inspiration from the year’s most influential design trends, each theme showcases Libra’s signature style and dedication to craftsmanship. Adding to the garden centre’s striking 25 acre site, which includes a traditional tea room and extensive garden offering, the new showroom will provide cusstomers with inspirational looks and ideas which they can translate into their own homes. Paul Taylor, sales director at Reg
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Taylors, says: “We’ve been fans of Libra for many years so we are delighted to be able to provide our customers with a dedicated showroom and the opportunity to explore an array of furniture and accessories sourced from around the globe.” Over the last two years Libra has rolled out six dedicated concept showrooms across the country, working closely with leading retailers to create coherent displays that are not only striking but are commercially beneficial. The Libra showroom is open now at Reg Taylors Garden Centre, Hill Farm Nurseries, Normanton, Southwell, Nottinghamshire, NG25 0PR.
The announcement comes after a significant drive to expand its international presence with a new 6,000 square foot showroom in the Flat Iron District of New York to serve the North American Market, a new flagship space in the buzzing district of Salamanca, Madrid, as well as a new showroom for Paris in Rueil-Malmaison and significant refurbishments in Dubai and Ireland.
REST ASSURED BEGINS STUDIO PUSH Rest Assured has begun the introduction of studios among its retail stockists. Cousins has opened a 750sqft studio at its Manchester store displaying nine models.
The recent appointment of Robin Bayliss to Director of International Sales, reaffirms Bisley as a major player on the global stage. Robin comments: “This is an exciting time to join Bisley. This much loved brand is evolving
from a manufacturer of storage to a provider of workplace furniture solutions, competing and collaborating with some of the biggest and brightest names in the market.”
strive to offer our customers a broad range of comfort and style options to make the buying experience as enjoyable and informed as possible. Rest Assured’s range really stands out and we’re anticipating a great response from our customers.’
Rest Assured studios will also open in Cousins’ Birmingham and Dudley stores later this month, ahead of a further rollout in 2018.
‘This partnership with Cousins is a fantastic fit for the Rest Assured brand. We’ve worked together successfully for many years, so the opportunity to be able to launch our most comprehensive range in this retail environment is an exciting development.
‘Rest Assured is a much loved British heritage brand that’s synonymous with quality and we’re delighted to be the first retail partner to open a Rest Assured showroom,’ said Matthew Shotton Cousins, retail director.
The showroom offers us the chance to showcase our latest products including the British Wool Collection and our recently launched range of lifestyle products that complement our beds.
‘We know that choosing the perfect bed is a big decision and a big investment, so we
Customers can expect great quality products and outstanding service from Cousins in-
store experts,’ added Mark Robinson, Rest Assured sales director. ‘The simple premise of mattress collections offering the customer an easy choice of softer, medium or firmer comfort really comes to life at Cousins: our new branding and our new product ranges work perfectly in this kind of retail environment,’ said Louise Boden, Rest Assured brand manager, pictured with Shotton
WAYFAIR LAUNCHES PHOTO SEARCH FUNCTION Wayfair has launched Search with Photo in Europe, a new feature which leverages artificial intelligence (AI) to make it easier for shoppers to find the furnishings they want. Shoppers can able to simply take a photo to find and purchase specific products that match from Wayfair’s selection of more than 8 million products. “We know that everyone has a unique vision for their home and that ideas and inspiration can come from anywhere – a sofa in a friend’s house, a Pinterest board, a barstool at a favourite restaurant, or a pillow featured in a design magazine, can all spark ideas for decorating one’s home,” says Steve Conine, co-founder and co-chairman, Wayfair.
“And while finding a look you love may be easy, finding the specific products to bring that look to life can be time consuming and require a lot of searching. With visual search, shoppers can now search for and find a particular product or style instantly.”
and purchase or add their choices to an idea board to save for later or share with others. Wayfair’s visual search feature is available on Wayfair.co.uk/de.
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Compact living space saving New York dining table Compact living, due to expanding urbanisation, is changing consumer demands. Danish furniture brand, BoConcept has been exploring this tendency for many years; steadily adding space-saving and shape-adaptable furniture to its range. The latest in this category is the spacesaving New York dining table. Some figures estimate that around 400,000 people are moving to big cities every day. In 1970 the world had three megacities. Last year there were thirty-five; with Asia alone expected to have thirty by 2025. It is a fact: more and more of the world’s population are choosing small city apartments over the space of rural and suburban areas. Calming elegance The New York dining table was born out of that consumer ‘trend’. As well as communicating elegance, its calming, sculpted form makes the best use of room and floor space. While its colours and reflective surfaces add lightness, further emphasising that feeling of space.
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Additional info Dimensions: H74.5 x W100 and H74.5 x W80 Materials: Base in white metal. Top in clear or white glass or oak veneer. From £699 www.boconcept.com
A Taste of Persia Leading tile supplier, Solus Ceramics has brought a sense of style to a vibrant and exciting new hotel with the use of its bespoke tiling throughout the restaurant area. Located in the heart of Cambridge, the Tamburlaine hotel is a new 155 room luxury hotel from the Dublin-based O’Callaghan Group. Designed by the team at Bryan O’Sullivan Studio, the hotel joyfully fuses traditional and modern design, which echoes the heritage of the town along with its emerging prominence as a vibrant metropolis. Tamburlaine’s welcoming entrance has a dramatic double-height lobby with a feature staircase and overlooking library above. The ground floor flows between four different food and drink areas, each with its own particular offering and all tied together with a sense of quality, provenance of local ingredients, attention to detail, and distinct design.
conjured in the imagery of the play, combined with the traditional collegiate Cambridge aesthetic. This is what we had in mind when designing the stunning rooms and what we wanted to reflect in our tile choices. “In the reception, visitors are met with a striking tiled floor design made up of white, red and black tiles from the Program range. The client very much wanted a tile finish in reception and we felt the Victorian style aesthetic suited the Cambridge look and feel. However, we were conscious that an actual Victorian tile might look out of place in a new-build and in a space that vast, so opted for the Program range as it allowed us to fuse a contemporary tile and palette into a large scale traditional pattern. “The restaurant, a masculine, sophisticated space, sits as a juxtaposition to the adjoining Garden Room. Solus Ceramics supplied the vibrantly patterned floor tiles from its emerging Treasure range. The eclectic and
contemporary artisan eatery features the bold Elpis tile, which is emblazoned with a chic blue and grey geometric print, brought to life in a rustic hand painted style.” The Garden Room, which is truly like a page from The Secret Garden, offers guests an al fresco ambiance in the comfort of the hotel, and features a traditional black and white flooring pattern from Solus Ceramics Victorian influenced Program 2 range. “In the botanical inspired bathrooms, we wanted to create a strong retro feel and needed a glossy tile in bold colours to complement the Banana Leaf wallpaper design,” Blá continued. “The Diffusion range offered us a strong palette of traditional colours and included all the traditional tile trims to create a more authentic look and feel.” For more information on what Solus Ceramics can offer you, please visit www.solusceramics.com
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GRT Architects creates New York office with millennial-pink kitchen and dark “nap room” New York studio GRT Architects has renovated spaces at the top of a 19th-century building in the city, creating an office for a UX design firm that looks more like a home than a workplace. The local studio designed the interiors for Objective Subject, a digital identity agency based in the Flatiron district. The office takes up a series of gabled spaces that cover the building’s roof, and these existing rooms were used to guide the layout. “When adapting 19th-century buildings to new functions we more often than not find ourselves removing walls to accommodate new users’ needs,” said GRT Architects. “In this case we found that radically accentuating the differences between existing rooms and playing up the separation uniquely suited our client’s desire for an intimate work space designed more like a home than an office.” Each of the three areas is painted a different colour — pink, blue, and grey — and has tall pitched skylights reaching 16 feet (4.8 metres) to flood the rooms with natural light. >> Luxury Interiors Magazine - xx
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“Into this triptych we decanted the functions of a creative office,” said the studio. “One enters through a working kitchen with generous counters at standing height, designed for editing large format printed materials but usable also for informal dining and events.” The kitchen features white walls, light grey floors, and linoleum cabinetry coloured soft pink – a shade that has come to be known as “millennial pink” for its recent prevalence. Other interiors in the same hue include a hummus deli in Paris, a Dig Inn restaurant in Boston and a champagne bar in Kiev. In the New York office’s kitchen, a sizeable island provides plenty of counter space for eating, working and hosting after-hour parties. A nearby coloured dark blue is referred to as the “nap room”. Covered in carpet, a tiered stepped unit creates an area for resting and/ or sitting. The space also serves as a place to hold client meetings and has a smaller room attached. “Poured over with light from the roomsized skylight above, the space envelopes you with an absorbing depth, texture, and acoustic isolation,” said the firm. “Openings between rooms were left deliberately modest to accentuate the sense of departure when passing from one to the next.” A third, larger room acts as the main working area and is painted in a soft grey. Matching custom-made desks wrap around the perimeter, and light floods in through the high windows to create a greenhouse feel. Photography is by Nicole Franzen.