Meet
Curated by
Whilst the current image of workplace collaboration is seen as open plan and funky furniture, so much still happens in the boardroom. The MEET experience, designed by Defurb, will pay homage to one of the oldest forms of getting folk together. Defurb are a small boutique design studio based in Cheshire who are passionate about understanding company DNA and approach for every project in a collaborative style. Defurb love to create smart environments, drawing on the energies and ideas of the surrounding landscapes and the people who occupy these environments.
Meet The Designer
Lesley McPhee Design Director Lesley is the founder of Defurb, a new boutique design studio that specialises in delivering creative interiors for workplace and retail environments. Lesley’s experience spans 26 years and reaches as far as South Africa, Ireland, Berlin and Paris. Projects closer to home have included The Hut Group, Majestic Wine and Protector Insurance. The studio is currently working on a number of exciting projects, including undertaking a project as the lead concept designer for a long-established high-street retailer.
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Experience
Furniture & Lighting
Flooring
Plants
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My inspiration behind the design of the MEET experience was marshmallows – the good old fashioned sweet. Soft in colour and soft in texture. They make me smile so I’m hoping the experience will make people smile too!
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Products
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Top Down Moduleo 55_ Desert Crayola 46533 Moduleo 55_ Desert Crayola 46616
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5 6 1. Buddy 2. Babila Stool 3. Snooze
4. Arki Table 5. Nolita Table 6. Babila Chair
Above An exampe of the array of flora provided to Meet by Moss Floral Artisry
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Partners
IVC is the commercial division
Pedrali is an Italian company that
Moss Floral Artistry was created
of IVC Group, part of Mohawk
produces contemporary furniture
and founded by Hollie Normanton,
Industries, Inc. We are Europe’s
for contract and residential sectors.
providing truly bespoke blooms
largest manufacturer of carpet
Careful and accurate research is
with love, passion and rustic flare,
tile, LVT and sheet vinyl, and are
carried out to create functional and
using only the freshest high quality
committed to finding the flooring
versatile industrial design products
blooms. Whether it’s wild and
solution to meet the needs of any
made of metal, plastic, wood, as
whimsical or romantic and raw, she
project. Whether office, hospitality,
well as upholstery. Pedrali seating,
loves anything rustic, bohemian
retail, education or healthcare,
tables, complements and lighting
and earthy. The studio workshop
our floors excel in demanding
are exclusively manufactured in Italy
based within Greater Manchester, is
environments, and we’re keen
through a design process which
where all the magic happens. If you
to show you how at Mix Design
combines tradition, innovation,
are looking for something a little
Collective.
engineering excellence and creative
out of the ordinary, her florals may
brilliance.
be just what you are looking for; perfect for every occasion, season and loved one.
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With thanks to Our Designer: Defurb Our Partners: IVC Moss Floral Artistry Pedrali
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