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Contents
March 2011
Regulars
Projects
Tech Spec
Diary................................................................ 21
KIRK ORIGINALS Campaign makes sure the

eyes have it in this London flagship store........38
designers judgement Forbos new Step

range of slip-resistant flooring is put to the test
in the offices of architecture practice SHH...74
ForuM Your letters.......................................... 22

headliner Category winners of the Brit
Insurance Design Awards are named.............25
News Alternative plan for Walthamstow
stadium; CABE to merge with Design
Council; light fountain for new Westfield....27
Business New offices with scenic views;
Roca gets new CEO; new design director
appointed at Steelcase....................................31
top 5 Pick of the best new products...............33
Profile Design critic, author, commentator
and head of judges for the Brit Insurance
Design Awards Stephen Bayley.....................34
One to watch Two-year-old design practice
Not Tom pairs design and functionality........37
If Only ... buildings were more adaptable,
says WATG...................................................114
jalouse nightclub High-end club for

Londons brightest, by Mark Humphrey......42
15 Canada Square Swanke Hayden Connell
creates an HQ with a less-corporate feel......47
Features
charles holden The architect and designer
whose work on Underground stations design
was recently celebrated at the V&A had so
much more to offer..........................................64
LIGHT + TECH Jill Entwistle presents two

different projects that show how LEDs not
only do the job required but can be a costeffective choice of luminaire...........................76
MATERIALS With a bit of a tweak basic
favourites like stone, metal and ceramic have
something new to offer, says materials expert
Annabelle Filer.................................................80
Think Piece Is there one ism too many, asks

Aidan Walker, looking at a new book............61
SPEAK EASY A new rating of sustainability is
for fit-out and refurbishment schemes...........69
SHOES RETAIL Pamela Buxton puts on her best
walking shoes to have a look round the latest
design innovations in footwear stores..............52
Cover story: Page 38 Design consultancy Campaign

has its eye on the ball for new interiors at the Kirk Originals
eyewear flagship store in Londons West End
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Welcome
Diary
where to
go this
month
MIPIM
8-11 March, Palais des Festivals, Cannes
The worlds foremost real estate trade show, MIPIM is
expecting more than 17,000 of the most influential people
in the industry to pass through its doors this year. With
plenty of seminars to sink your teeth into, MIPIM is a great
place to learn and network not least on the beach at the
FX Breakfast, held in partnership with InterfaceFlor, from
8.30am to 10.30am on 10 March. To book your place,
email the FX editor at tdowling@fxmagazine.co.uk.
mipim.com
Natural Stone
Show
Interiors UAE
15-17 March,
ExCeL, London
9-11 May,
National Exhibition
Centre, Abu Dhabi
Showcasing natural
stone products from
around the world, the
Natural Stone Show
will also give visitors
an opportunity to
hare the expertise
of the UKs leading
stonemasonry
companies and view
all the latest machinery
and technology.
stoneshow.co.uk
One of the most stylish

and business-minded
places in the world,
the Middle East hosts
its annual Interiors
trade show. Highlights
include the European
Hotel Design Awards
and the Ghaf Gallery
installation, exploring
the link between art
and interior design.
interiorsuae.com
London
Design Week
Milan
Furniture Fair
Trade Preview 13-18

March. Public: 16-18
March, Design Centre,
Chelsea Harbour,
London SW10
12-17 April,
Milan Fairgrounds
See new collections

from all the Chelsea
Harbour regulars and
others. Use the tradeonly days to network,
meet designers and
participate in talks and
masterclasses with
renowned experts.
dcch.co.uk
Celebrating its 50th

birthday, Salone
Internazionale Del
Mobile 2011 plans to
this years event the
best ever. The fair
offers a chance to see,
touch and try out the
worlds best domestic
furnishings and well as
spot up-and-coming
new talent.
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Theresa
Dowling
Editor
here is a definite science

to retail design that makes
us buy, buy, buy. Retail
designers know the psychology and
are using it to great effect for their
clients, as our look this month into
retail shows.
This issue visits the must-have
shoe stores and illustrates how
designers are maximising sales
behind the scenes in. In our guide
to the best and latest design in this
specialist retail sector, a couple
of featured stores call their shoe
displays galleries. It is an indication
that shoe retailing has quite possibly
transcended into art. See what you
think. And stand aside or be crushed
in the stampede.
While still toting a shopping bag
through this issue, make a point
of taking a look at our Project
section, where Campaign has taken
the optician retail offer to another
level with some unique touches to
enhance the shopping experience.
Also featured in Projects is Mark
Humphreys design for a high-end
nightclub and Swanke Hayden
Connells inspired work for a
non-corporate corporate HQ in
Docklands, both worth investigating.
And talking about investigating,
in the wake of a recent exhibition on
the work for London Underground
by architect Charles Holden, we
take a look at his life and some
of his other equally stunning but
less publicised work, not least the
University of Londons Senate
House. Along the way it was
interesting to learn that he declined
a knighthood, not once but twice,
in the belief that architecture was
a collaborative effort rather than
an individuals sole achievement.
Would that happen today?
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UNDERSTANDING THE NEEDS OF RETAIL
reating a lighting scheme for a retail

environment brings with it a unique set
of challenges for a designer.
Its unlike any other sector as every single
retail space is different with its own set of
merchandise, branding and requirements.
This means that its actually very difficult to
draw on experience or lighting techniques
from other sectors.
Good lighting is vital to a retail space.
Poor quality lighting can drive potential
customers away, and if merchandise isnt
displayed to the best effect is it really
a surprise when sales suffer?
Providing an enhanced quality of light
is crucial to attract customers into the
store and help improve sales performance.
However, a single retail environment and its
lighting scheme needs to fulfil a multitude of
requirements from welcoming customers
through the door andgeneral lighting and
navigation to lighting
merchandise and
changing rooms, as
well as creating the
right ambiance in line
with the brand.
The good news
is that lighting
manufacturers have
been developing
retail environment
products specifically
to help meet these various requirements,
and they are constantly evolving to achieve
excellent light quality and lower energy costs.
When it comes to approaching a retail
lighting scheme, designers need to apply
caution, as there are opportunities for
mistakes when working from 2D drawings.
Specifying the wrong lamp or wrong
colour or missing vital details on a complex
drawing can have a negative effect on the
overall scheme. It also has to be said that
schemes can also suffer when designers are
provided with incorrect information from the
manufacturers.
Designers have to be able to depend on
the information they are given about the
products they specify, which is why dealing
with companies with a proven track record
in retail lighting is an absolute must.
When it comes to the technology itself,
ceramic metal halide (CMH) lamps are
ideal for retail applications. With the latest
CMH, designers can take advantage of
products designed to deliver the richness
and accuracy of colour required across retail
environments, and low-wattage CMH lamps
offer a reliable upgrade path for almost any
merchandise display area. CMH lamps are

also attractive from a maintenance and cost
point of view, with four times the efficiency
of halogen lamps.
Flexibility is often a major concern for
designers, particularly for stores that require
regular layout changes. This is where the
latest CMH lamps that have in-built reflectors
can help.
Look for lamps that have been designed to
offer multiple-beam spreads. This means that
changing from floodlighting to spotlighting
or visa versa is quickly and easily achieved,
or simply look for adjustable fittings to offer
flexibility of the beam direction.
In addition, until recently a significant
obstacle to the adoption of LEDs in retail
applications has been the need to change
the entire fixture when upgrading. But
luminaires are now available which will
accept a complete range of LED modules
with a simple twist
fit opening up
possibilities for the
use of long-lasting,
low-maintenance
LED technology
in retail stores.
Mistakes are
often encountered
in existing retail
stores when it
comes to retrofitting
older lighting fixtures with new lamps that
are not fit for purpose or do not offer the
same like-for-like performance as those they
are replacing.
Again we return to the issue of reliability
- there are extensive retrofit ranges available,
but being well-informed about the technical
capability of the product is key. Without this
even the most well-designed schemes can
fall short of customer expectations when
products do not perform as expected.
When it comes to retail applications,
designers are dealing with a unique
environment and the pressure to balance
high-level aesthetics with improved
efficiencies.
The capabilities of lighting solutions are
advancing all the time and products can
achieve excellent light quality, reducing
ongoing energy costs and creating less
environmental impact. But its the difference
they make to overall light and colour quality
to the shoppers perception that really is
the number one retail benefit.
Sven Rotgers, retail development director,
GE Lighting, Europe & MEA
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The Brit Insurance Design Awards

The Brit Insurance Design Awards is
an opportunity for the most innovative
and forward-thinking designers to come
together and showcase their work at the
Oscars of the design world.
Celebrating design from a range of
disciplines that include architecture,
products, graphics, furniture, transport,
fashion and interactivity, the awards enlist
experts to nominate designs from the past
12 months. Last years overall winner was
the Folding Plug by Min-Kyu Choi. Now in
production, this will revolutionise a humble
but essential piece of everyday equipment.
Chairing the 2011 jury of judges was the
celebrated and outspoken broadcaster and
critic Stephen Bayley, whose books, articles
and exhibitions have helped frame the
contemporary idea of design for more than
30 years. He was also the first-ever director
of the Design Museum. Current director
Deyan Sudjic says of him: Stephens sharp

eye and sharper pen make him a natural
choice for chair of judges, a jury that is
looking for design that matters.
Bayley (right) was joined on the jury
by art and design curator Janice
Blackburn, graphic designer Mark
Farrow, co-founder of digital
agency Poke Simon Waterfall,
novelist Will Self, and pro
vice-chancellor of Kingston
University Penny Sparke.
The 2011 furniture
categorys winner is the Branca
Chair by Industrial Facility, with
a design that draws on the growth
of tree branches and was created using
both robotic and handcraft processes.
Winner of best product is the Plumen
001, a low-energy light bulb by Hulger
that uses 80 per cent less energy and lasts
eight times longer than incandescent bulbs.

The name comes from plume birds
decorative feathers designed to attract
attention to their prowess and beauty, which
Hulgen believes its designs also do.
Architecture category winner is the
Open Air Library, Magdeburg by
Karo Architects. This open-allhours library began life in 2005
as a temporary installation
made of beer crates. The
architects reused a facade from
an old warehouse to complete
the structure.
The overall winner will be
named on 15 March. A list of all the
shortlisted entries can be found at www.
designmuseum.org, and they are on display
at the Design Museum until 7 August.
Words by Anna Lewis
Stephen Bayley profiled: See page 34
Il Salviatino
Fifteen elegant apartments in Florence
Right at the edge of the urban area of Florence, away from the traffic,
in the tranquility of a district that lies in a peaceful natural surrounding
but within easy distance of city facilities and amenities, we meet with
Alessandro Matteini owner of ALMAT Srl, specialized in purchasing and
renovating prestigious properties such as the Serristori Palace on Lungarno
Serristori.
Good morning Matteini, can you tell us more about the history of this
historical palace?
Good morning, first of all I want to thank you for giving me the chance
to tell you about Il Salviatino and I would like to take this opportunity
to spend a few words on the suggestive landscape that surrounds this
area. Behind the palace, dating back to the 20th century, are softly rolling
hills stretching all the way to the town of Fiesole. Along this route the
Florentine bourgeoisie built their exclusive homes over the centuries. The
neighbourhood began to develop at the turn of the last century when small
villas were built for the English travellers staying in Florence at the start
of their European tours. The area with its small villas and carefully tended
gardens still has a slightly English feel to it. Here, on the banks of the
river Affrico, surrounded by villas and parklands, is Il Salviatino, a former
pedriatic and maternity clinic. The main building and the botanical garden
were completed in 1909. The building was first used as a hospital and
surgical centre and became a maternity home in the 1920s, with the aim of
promoting assistance to unmarried mothers. Later, in the 1950s, it became
a childrens sanatorium. The botanical garden was modified on various
occasions, changing its original design and in the 1960s it was considerably
enlarged. In November 2002 the complex was bought at an auction (held by
the owner, the Florence local health authority) by ALMAT Spa.
square meters. The two apartments on the west side of the ground floor
are on three levels: ground floor with 5.30 meter-high ceilings in the living
areas and 3.60 meter-high ceilings in the sleeping areas, private gardens,
spacious lower-ground-floor and high mezzanines.
The other apartments on the ground floor are on one or two levels (ground
floor and mezzanine). The first floor comprises three large apartments all
featuring mezzanines. The largest apartment is on the south-east side and
has an exclusive 130 square-meters terrace with a private entrance from
Via del Salviatino. The first-floor living areas also feature lofty ceilings (5.30
meters high). The four apartments on the second floor are all on two levels
and the ceilings in the living areas are over 7.00 meters.
The building formerly housing the workshops has been converted into
2 apartments, windowed on three sides, with private gardens. Another
value-added feature included in the property price (millesimal calculation
on owned quotas) together with the double underground garages is the
lodge, an attractive building on the west side of the park. Furthermore,
all the units feature the most modern smart home appliances.
Who took care of the project?
The new renovation project, which is radical but conservative with regard
to the historical features of the buildings and park, was managed by a team
of highly professional architects headed by Prof. Arch. Paolo Portoghesi,
who was assisted for the whole duration of the project by T.A. Srl and by
Da.Sa Ingegneria, respectively in charge of the construction management
and the quality control. The team has successfully managed to return the
building to the public in its renovated beauty and to create new high-class
and spacious accomodations, using ecological building materials, decorative
trims and classic details.
Where exactly is Il Salviatino located?

Il Salviatino is part of Florences Quartiere 2 (Campo di Marte) on the
first hill towards Fiesole and is in a strategic position with respect to the
city and its services. The bus-stop taking you to Piazza Duomo and the
Santa Maria Novella railway station is just around the corner from the park
entrance. The Firenze Sud toll-station on the A1 is just two kilometers away.
A short stroll will take you to the Stadium and to some of the citys most
exclusive neighborhoods with a wide range of retail outlets.
Can you guide us into the discovery of these prestigious apartments?
Yes, indeed. This historic building, the one with the two side towers, houses
13 stunning, bright units ranging from around 80 square meters to 300
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DESIGN COUNCIL AND CABE

TO MERGE key roles AS
Government cuts funding
The Design Council and the
Commission for Architecture and the Built
Environment (CABE) are to merge key
design activities from 1 April.
CABEs future was thrown into doubt
in December when the Department for
Culture, Media and Sport announced
it was withdrawing funding. But in a
speech in January, minister for culture,
communications and creative industries Ed
Vaizey hinted that there would be a secure
future for the Design Council and CABE.
A statement issued by the Design
Council says that merger will allow both
organisations to speak with one voice
and support a broad spectrum of design,
architecture and public space, and [to]
place it at the heart of social and economic
renewal. The Design Council says the
new body will provide a one-stop shop
for design support and advice to industry,
communities, central and local government.
The Design Council will continue to be
financed through a combination of sources,
including Government grants, confirmed
until April 2013.
designcouncil.org.uk; cabe.org.uk
A new furniture
trade show called
Qubique premieres
this October at
the site of the former
Tempelhof airport
in Berlin. Described
by organiser Offshow
AG as the next
generation of trade
show for furniture
design, the four-day
event, which takes
place between 26
and 29 October,
will specialise
in high-end
furniture with a
focus on modern,
forward-thinking
design and quality
craftsmanship.
The first two days
of the show will
be for industry
professionals only.
qubique.com
Londons Four
Seasons hotel has
reopened following
a refurbishment by
architecture firm
Reardon Smith.
Taking 28 months,
the project was the
first time the building
had been entirely
stripped back to
its structure since
construction 40
years ago. The
design includes a
glazed extension,
newly modelled
garden suites, and
a new lift core.
Reardon Smith
brought in staircase
specialist Bisca to
create an elaborate
art deco-inspired
balustrade for the
staircase and gallery.
reardonsmith.com
SPACELAB OFFERS
SECOND PLAN
FOR GREYHOUND
STADIUM WHICH
LOCAL MPs
ARE BACKING
The German trade

fair organiser
Koelnmesse has
appointed Frank
Haubold director of
furniture fair IMM
Cologne and its sister
event LivingKitchen.
Haubold has worked
for Koelnmesse for
more than five years,
and was instrumental
in establishing the
Livingkitchen event,
which premiered
in January. He
replaces Udo
Traeger, who
stepped down
earlier this year. The
team headed by
Haubold will receive
external support
from Dutch designer
Dick Spierenburg as
creative director.
koelnmesse.com
OFF and running

REFURB ALTERNATIVE TO
DEMOLISHING THE STOW
Architecture practice Spacelab has
unveiled plans to bring greyhound racing
back to Walthamstow stadium in east
London, which was closed in 2008.
The proposal is an alternative to plans of
developer London and Quadrant to replace
the dog track with 300 new homes, a leisure
centre, childrens nursery and allotments
a plan opposed by those who would like to
see greyhound racing return to the stadium.
Spacelabs design proposes the
refurbishment of the stadiums main stand
and track, the retention of the listed dog
kennels and front facade, while the south
stand would be demolished to make way
for up to 140 flats.
East London-based Spacelab has been
working on the scheme with Save Our Stow
(SOS), an organisation campaigning for the
return of greyhound racing to the stadium,
and has presented the scheme to London
mayor Boris Johnson. He called for London
and Quadrant to listen to the wishes of local
people. The scheme is also supported by local
MPs Iain Duncan Smith and Stella Creasy.
spacelab.co.uk
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News
v&A museums cast
courts all set for
major refurbishment
Londons V&A Museum has
appointed Julian Harrap Architects as lead
consultant for the refurbishment of its
Cast Courts (pictured below, awaiting
renovation).
Designed by General Henry Scott
and opened in 1873, the Cast Courts
are among the museums most popular
galleries and house some of its largest and
best-loved objects, such as a 5.5m-high
cast of Michelangelos sculpture David.
Julian Harrap Architects plan for
the two double-height galleries include
reinstating the Victorian decorative
scheme to enhance the architectural
detail of the galleries, restoring the tiled
floor, and opening up archways between
the two spaces to create new vistas. Areas
of damage to the roof, ceiling and walls
will also be repaired.
The refurbishment is expected to be
complete by the end of next year.
julianharraparchitects.co.uk
the digital
water feature
will merge
technology and
art, says designer
jason bruges
fountain of light for Westfield

olympic site shopping centre to get
jason bruges light installation
London and
Melbourne-based
Artillery Architecture
and Interior Design
has been given a
platinum special
commendation at
the City of London
Clean City Awards.
Presented at a
ceremony in London
in January, the
Clean City Awards
aims at raising the
profile of responsible
waste management
and encouraging
businesses to
reduce, reuse and
recycle. The judges
offered special
commendations
where they felt there
was an outstanding
effort worthy of
recognition.
artillery.co.uk
Italian chair
manufacturer
Billiani is to
celebrate its 100th
birthday at this years
Salone Internazionale
del Mobile (Milans
annual international
furniture fair) with
the launch of a
new collection.
The new range
includes chairs called
Croissant and Tracy,
and new variations
on Billianis Doll
range of seating,
designed by
architect and
industrial designer
Emilio Nanni and
launched at the show
last year. New items
will include a stool
version, available with
or without armrests.
billiani.it
Danish Architecture
practice Bjarke
Ingels Group (BIG) is
to collaborate with
local practices TNT
Nuuk, Ramboll Nuuk,
and Arkitekti on the
design of Greenlands
new National Gallery,
to be situated in the
capital city, Nuuk.
On a steep slope
overlooking some
of the countrys
famous fjords, the
3000 sq m National
Gallery building is
designed as a perfect
circle, which Bjarke
Ingels, founder of
BIG, says will be
both physically and
visually in harmony
with the dramatic
nature of the
landscape.
big.dk
Installation artist and designer Jason Bruges of Jason Bruges

Studio is to create a digital water feature for the site of the new
Westfield shopping centre next to the Olympic site in Stratford,
east London.
Responding to a brief from developer The Westfield Group asking
for a feature that is both engaging and sensorial, Brugess design uses
light to mimic flowing water, effectively creating a fountain of light.
Bruges says the installation will create a synergy between the different
sections of the Westfield Stratford City development and will have
a strong presence during the day and at night. The resulting design
seamlessly merges technology and art, taking a traditional concept
before inverting it to create something groundbreaking, says Bruges.
Keith Whitmore, head of design and construction at The Westfield
Group says: Art, design and culture are critical pillars in the creation
of Westfield Stratford City and will be woven through the fabric of the
development. We are proud to have been able to commission such an
acclaimed artist as Jason Bruges and are confident that his striking work
will be enjoyed by millions of visitors for years to come.
Westfield Stratford City is due to open in September.
jasonbruges.com
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Business
glass walls of
meeting rooms
were painted by
scenic artist mark
morley-smith with
architectural
features
fishing basket inspiration

clinches phuket island
culture centre commission
Construction of a new cultural
centre in Phuket designed by local
architecture practice Able Architects,
has begun after securing 252,000 of
public funding.
Due to open in November, the Orang
Laut Cultural Centre on the Thailand
island of Phuket comprises a 182 sq m
exhibition space and a 144 sq m activity
building and will be built on a 4,000 sq m
site on government-owned land.
Able Architects won the commission in
a competition set by the Phuket Cultural
Office and Phuket Department of Public
Works and Town and Country Planning.
The brief asked architects to submit
designs inspired by the local culture.
Able Architects energy efficient
design, which promotes a shape based
on the traditional bamboo fish traps
used by the areas sea gypsies, won
the judges approval for its use of
locally sourced natural materials and
sustainable technology.
Materials including hemp and
bamboo will be used extensively in the
buildings construction, and transparent
polycarbonate roof tiles inlaid with
photovoltaic strips will use sunlight to
generate electricity. The building has
also been designed to maximise natural
ventilation, eliminating the need for
artificial cooling.
The centre is in line with a local
government bid to gain Green City
status for Phuket.
ablearchitects.com
Bathroom company Roca has appointed

Ramn Asensio as its new CEO.
The 59-year-old will replace Jose Miguel Roca
Sans, who stood down at the end of last year.
The chairman of the board of directors, Javier
Roca, praised Miguel Rocas achievements as
CEO during a difficult time for the economy. He
will continue in his role as president of Rocas
environmental foundation, We Are Water.
Asensio has worked for Roca for more than
25 years and has been the companys HR senior
managing director since 1998.
roca.com
scenic views for marketers

colourful and vibrant new
offices are created brick by brick
Office fit-out specialist The Interiors Group and theatre set
designer Malin Lindholm have completed a project for marketing
group Chiel just four weeks after accepting the brief.
Chiel, which handles marketing for electronics company Samsung,
recently moved from Samsung House in Chertsey, Surrey, to new
serviced offices nearby.
The company asked The Interiors Group and Lindholm to create
a bright, airy and vibrant interior, while making sure its corporate
image didnt stray too far from that of its main client, Samsung.
Lindholm and The Interiors Group used brightly coloured carpets
and door frames to add colour. Scenic painter Mark Morley-Smith
was commissioned to paint the glass walls of the meeting rooms
(pictured above), and created architectural features.
Inspired by parkland surrounding the office, Lindholm used the
trunks of several birch trees placed perpendicularly along one side
of the office as a design feature.
interiorsgroup.co.uk; malinlindholm.com
Four leading architecture and construction

firms have established a green retrofitting
business for commercial buildings.
Brookfield Construction has joined architectural
practice Woods Bagot, engineering consultancy
WSP Group, and mechanical and electrical
contractor Mercury to create Brookfield Green.
The new company will combine construction,
engineering and design skills to offer a
comprehensive environmentally sustainable
retrofitting service, catering for a market estimated
to be worth 500bn.
brookfieldeurope.com
Office furniture specialist Steelcase has

appointed John Small as design director of
Steelcase International.
Small worked for Foster and Partners in London
for 25 years, specialising in furniture, product
and interior design. He has worked on concept
interior designs for the Swiss Re Tower in London,
the Supreme Courts in Singapore and the Hearst
headquarters building in New York.
Small will be based at the Steelcases
International WorkLab in Strasbourg, where he
will lead its European design studios.
steelcase.com
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Stephen Bayley
From his earliest days this critic, author and commentator

has been involved with design. Even as a baby he was
snapped with a iconic car, not a teddy, says Jamie Mitchell
esign critic, author and cultural

commentator Stephen Bayley is a
man whose reputation precedes him.
A quick search on the internet describes an
outspoken aesthete, an elitist whose work
including the book Woman as Design, in
which he invites us to consider the female
form as we might the body of a classic car
invites controversy. There is also the idea
that anyone who refers to himself as a design
guru must have boundless self-confidence.
Or is it arrogance?
In person, however, Bayley is affable,
witty and with a stand-out passion for design.
I am your plaything, he assures me at the
beginning of our interview. Ask me whatever
you like.
Born in Cardiff in 1951, Bayley grew up in
Liverpool, which he remembers as a seething
cauldron of popular culture and a city
whose architecture had a formative influence
on him. I didnt grow up in any hardship
myself, he says in an accent that bears no
trace of his North West roots, but when you
grow up somewhere like Liverpool you do
see hardship. I was always aware that certain
environments and buildings were lovely and
certain others were not. You cant grow up
in Liverpool and not notice architecture.
He was, he admits, a spoilt and petulant
only child, and his father, who worked in
the aircraft industry and used to take his son
around aircraft factories, had a big influence
on the way he learned to see the world
around him. My father always had nice cars
when I was young, Bayley says. In the first
photograph of me as a child Im sitting on the
bonnet of my fathers Georges Roesch Talbot
I wasnt photographed with a teddy bear.
He studied at Manchester University and
Liverpool School of Architecture, and in
his 20s lectured in the history of art at the
University of Kent. In 1979 he began working
for Terence Conran who asked him to set
up the Boilerhouse, Britains first permanent
exhibition space for design, in the basement
of the V&A.
As the precursor to Londons Design
Museum, the Boilerhouse hosted 20
exhibitions in five years, including ones on
Ford, Sony, Issey Miyake and Coca-Cola,
before closing in 1989. Then Bayley founded

the Design Museum near Londons Tower
Bridge. He never actually ran the Design
Museum, believing, as he says, that the
person who starts a business isnt always the
best person to run it. But 20 years later he
returns, to chair the panel of judges at this
years Brit Insurance Design Awards.
A large part of me thinks never go back,
but I was very pleased when Deyan [Sudjic,
director of the Design Museum] asked me
to chair the awards, he says. Im not so
much interested in promoting the work of
individual designers as I am in getting the
public interested in the world around them,
and its a great opportunity to re-engage with
something I feel very strongly about.
How, I wonder, will the outspoken
design guru cope as chairman of a panel
of similarly outspoken judges, including the
writer Will Self? Im probably the worlds
most unsuitable chairman, he admits. The
chairman shouldnt impose his opinions
his role is to moderate the opinions of others
so the big challenge for me is to try to
coordinate and harmonise the process, which
actually might be very good for me. It might.
So has Bayley, now 59, mellowed? Not
much. Hes fiercely critical of superstar
designers who he accuses of prioritising their
own celebrity over the quality of their work.
Ive always thought that design is at its most
significant when the designer is least wellknown, he says. Theres a sort of inverse
law: the less well-known the designer, the
more important and influential is his work.
Philippe Stark, for example: hes a clever
guy, but theres no doubt in my mind that
in the history of design he will be nothing
more than a footnote.
Architects are also in the firing line:
[Architecture] has always been terribly
egotistical, he says, but as the process
becomes progressively deskilled the architects
ego has become commensurately larger.
Architects are making more and more claims
for less and less achievement.
Often acerbic, always eloquent, Bayley
has a sort of mental Rolodex of quotes to
support his assertions, and here he whips out
a favourite from the late author John Updike:
Celebrity is a mask that eats into the face.

Perhaps so, but Updikes warning about the
nature of fame: One can either see or be seen,
is not one that Bayley has always heeded.
In 1997 he took on the high-profile job
of creative director of the Millennium Dome,
a project from which he was able to emerge
with his reputation reasonably untarnished.
Somebody called me to ask if Id like to do
it, he explains. I thought about it over the
weekend, went back to them and asked,
Are you serious? Youre going to spend
this much money on raising popular
awareness of architecture and design?
Then, yeah, sure. Im in.
That, he says, was the good part.
Thereafter, everything I suggested was
second-guessed, interfered with and
frustrated. Bayley famously clashed with
so-called Dome minister Peter Mandelson,
eventually resigning after only a few
months on the project, and generating some
interesting headlines in the process.
He now describes the affair as the funniest
thing Ive ever been involved in, but he also
regrets the wasted opportunity. In the end,
he says, those two things, creativity and
politics, simply dont work together.
In articles for The Observer (he has been
the design critic since 2007) Bayley is as
provocative and outspoken as ever, but says
he isnt interested in courting controversy.
I dont set out to be outspoken only a
bumptious fool would do that. That may be
the result, but its not the intention. Ive very
strong principles and I believe in what I say.
He does, however, object to being called
elitist: For me, excellence in design means
many things, but perhaps overwhelmingly
design means the ordinary thing done
extraordinarily well. He recalls an interview
with the journalist Lynn Barber in which
she found it risible that he cared about the
appearance of teapots, something he says she
construed to be arrogant and effete elitism.
Really its quite the opposite, he wrote
in response. My inspiration has always been
that of the old Italian Communist Party
the best salami for everyone!
Design is (at least meant to be) the
ultimate in pop acceptability.
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One to watch
NOT TOM
WHO:
Founded in London
in 2009, the Not
Tom design studio
specialises in furniture
and exhibition design,
consultancy and
project management,
and installation.
Founders are Richard
(Dick) Jennions
and Harry Osborne.
Geddit?
1. For last years
WHY:
In a bid to defy the

gnashing jaws of
global recession,
Not Toms work
pairs original design
with uncompromising
functionality.
Osborne and
Jennions are both
passionate about
3D design, and the
giddy excitement
they feel for each

project really comes
across in their work.
WHERE:
www.not-tom.com
Unit 9 Waterside,
44-48 Wharf Road,
London N1 7UX
(by appointment
only)
London Fashion
Week, Not Tom
worked on various
projects for the
event organiser
Bacchus and its
clients, the British
Fashion Council
and Woolmark,
including this design
for the Campaign
For Wool party
held by Woolmark.
2. Not Tom designed

and project-managed
a stand for Remote
Control Lighting and
Precision Lighting
at The ARC Show
last year. The
design is based on
the concept of an
amphitheatre, with
the movement of the
remote control lights
resembling dancers.
The project took just
10 days from brief
to installation.
3. The Pixel Bench

is a modular seating
system designed for
contract furniture
manufacturer Sky
Creations and
inspired by the form
of an LCD pixel.
The upholstered
bench is designed
primarily for use
in reception and
breakout areas,
but its suitable for
a variety of other
spaces, too.
Kirk Originals flagship store // In the

quest to create an eyewear store that breaks
away from the clinical-style box of the
traditional practitioner, design consultancy
Campaign focuses on the unique specs
Client: Kirk Originals // Design: Campaign // Size: 66 sq m // Completion
time: Five weeks
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PROJECT 1
Ever felt like you were being watched?

Luxury eyewear brand Kirk Originals has
taken its 66 sq m boutique in Londons West
End and broken away from the clinical box style
that seems to be the norm for opticians with
a futuristic design scheme inspired by its latest
collections of specs.
We are extremely proud and excited about
the new Kirk Originals flagship store, says Kirk
Originals managing director, Jason Kirk. We
wanted to create a fashion store that excites
the shopper, provides a unique experience
and steers clear of the clinical white box of
traditional opticians.
Design practice Campaign took inspiration
from fashion retail rather than opticians outlets.
Recommended by trend-forecasting agency
Future Laboratory, Campaign was brought in
to create a futuristic store that would give the
customer a shopping experience to match
the unique eyewear on display. With just five
weeks and the budget of a pop-up shop, the
designers put their heads together and got to
work on the shop floor.
That youre being watched feeling starts
even before entering the store, with the
front window display. Lit with uplights from
Microlights, it features a series of oversized
lenticular prints of eyes within frames created
by London-based design studio Pencilkit.
Lenticular technology is used in printing to
give an image the ability to change or move as it
is viewed from different angles: here it has been
used to have the eyes wink at the customers as
they approach the store. The spectacle-shaped
frames are made of powder-coated metal and
are suspended from the ceiling on threaded
rods, fixed with metal plates and screws.
The stores narrow but deep floor plate
largely dictates its layout. While not an ideal
shape for all retail projects, here it has been put
to work with good effect, allowing a clear view
into the store and to the back, where a looped
kaleidoscopic projection of the Kirk Originals
logo provides a point of interest to help
to draw passers-by in. The attraction is
reinforced with an
unbroken flowing wall
of product display and
a chevron pattern on
the floor.
The brief from the
client asked that the
store act as a blank
canvas for the display of
eyewear, so a restricted
monochromatic palette
and modest materials
were selected, including blue-grey painted walls
and the retention of the existing dark-grey slate
flooring, overlaid with a chevron design and
simple, adjustable spotlights from Microlights.
A statement wall running the full length of
one side of the store echoes the interactive
Previous page,
look this way the
winkies display the
eyewear. This page,
top, a projection of
the Kirk Originals
logo sits between
banks of product, a
chevron floor guides
the customers eyes
into the store between
the lenticular framed
prints of eyes
eyes of the front window, with a wall of what the

designers call winkies. Also made by Pencilkit,
these are white powder-coated sculptural bands
each with their own pair of eyes. Each displays
one style of glasses, and they can be tilted or
repositioned to create clusters of eyes looking
at the customer, creating a retail environment
reminiscent of an art installation. They also
provide the customer with an instant idea
of what the eyewear could look like on, and
a ready audience to the browsing and trying-on
experience...
The opposite side of the store functions
as a trying on space with backlit mirrors
where customers also consult with staff.
Sidestepping the expected, Campaign has
crafted a space thats definitely worth failing
an eye test for. Words by Anna Lewis
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Jalouse Nightclub // Mark Humphreys

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Client: Moruf Yoozooph & Freddie Achom // Design: Mark Humphrey London
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In the restaurant industry good design

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interior designer Mark Humphrey brought some
unusual and rather lofty influences.
Inspired by past masters, I focused on fusing
different periods together harmoniously, from
Da Vinci to Matisse and from Moore to Newton,
says Humphrey, who created several of what he
calls functional sculptures for the club, such as
sculpted washbasins inspired by the human form
in the mens, womens and VIP toilets.
The brief, driven by the club owners,
entrepreneurs Moruf Yoozooph and Freddie
Achom, was to design an elegant interior that
raises the standard of design for high-end
nightclubs in London. As the rather mocking
name suggests (Jalouse French for jealous
references the clubs exclusive entrance policy),
much time and money has gone into making this
one of Londons most desirable nightspots.
I combined both natural and synthetic
materials, of the highest standard and quality,
says Humphrey, including precious onyx,
hand-carved by master craftsmen, and custommoulded, jet-black, mirror-polished carbon fibre.
As with all designer nightclubs, lighting was
hugely important, and the focal point of this
scheme is a lighting installation in the ceiling
directly above the main dance floor. It twinkles
with nearly 3,000

diamond-shaped pieces
of cut crystal, lit by LEDs.
The ceiling took
months to implement,
says Humphrey, who
also designed a moving
centre, which changes
colour independently from
the rest of the installation
as it travels up and down.
Entrance to Jalouse is
members only on most nights, so the entrance
to the club is deliberately discreet in its design.
A raised Jalouse logo on the metal handle of
one of the twin glass doors is the only indication
to the clubs name. The doors themselves
have a surround made of brushed stainless
steel, and panels of frosted glass lit from
behind by coloured LEDs give just a hint of
what lies within.
Inside, a staircase lit by 13 LED lights
mounted in hand-carved onyx sconces takes
guests down to the main open-plan club area
where they pass one of Humphreys functional
sculptures, the Goddess Lamp, hand carved by
Italian craftsmen in Pietrasanta from rare onyx
and lit from within.
The bar and DJ booth, both also designed
by Humphrey, are custom-made sculptures of
black mirror-polished carbon fibre topped with
60mm deep honey-coloured onyx counters. The
Previous page, a
twinkling lighting
installation is over
the main dance floor.
Above, clockwise
from top left, the DJ
booth is in polished
carbon fibre topped
with onyx; the central
lighting feature with
illuminated oynxtopped podiums
below; LED lit
washroom basins
dance floor has been tiled with back porcelain

tiles and has podiums with illuminated onyx tops.
Co-owner Achom had noticed that a lot of
high-end nightclubs were let down by the design
of their washrooms, so he asked Humphrey to
create something special.
The mens and womens washrooms are
tiled with satin-finish black porcelain tiles and
feature oak-veneered cubicles with laminated
glass doors. Each washroom has washstands
made of black mirror-polished carbon fibre
topped with polished hand-carved white onyx
basins illuminated with coloured LEDs. The VIP
washroom has a one-off polished rock-crystal
and marble washbasin.
If this profusion of luxurious materials seems
like too much of a good thing, remember that
Jalouses clientele (Paris Hilton and Ronan
Keating both attended the launch party) arent
easily impressed. Opening a club like this in the
midst of a recession was something of a gamble,
and Yoozooph and Achom knew they had to go
all out on the clubs interior.
The gamble seems to have paid off, with
Jalouse winning plaudits including best new club
at the London Bar and Club Awards in 2009 and
Best Club at the same awards last year.
Whether or not the Jalouse regulars recognise
that the beautiful things around them were
inspired by the likes of Da Vinci and Matisse is
anyones guess, but who cares it works.
Words by Jamie Mitchell
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For Swanke Hayden Connell Architects, a

recent project to design the interiors for a new
building at Londons Canary Wharf was all about
designing the right experience. Six years in the
making, the 14-storey building at 15 Canada
Square is the new HQ of accountancy firm
KPMG, and has brought together some 4,500
of the firms staff previously stationed at offices
across London.
According to senior associate and project
designer Angela Sasso, the building has been
designed to feel less corporate than some of
its neighbours mostly big banks. From the
beginning, KPMG wanted to do something
very different, says Sasso. KPMG wanted an
outward facing building, one that reflected
transparency and warmth, and we worked closely
with Canary Wharfs base-build team to change
the original architectural design to a more tailored
expression of the companys aspirations.
The vibrancy and warmth that Sasso talks
about is evident at soon as you enter the bright
double-height reception space. A coffee bar
to the left of the reception desk (outside the
buildings secure zone) has a lighting sculpture
supplied by Light Bureau (the main lighting
consultant on the project) which wouldnt
look out of place in a highly designed office;
plinths facing the windows in the reception
area display artwork by students from Sir
John Casss Foundation.
Also on the ground floor, an events and
exhibition area with its own reception and
a presentation suite provides theatre-style
seating for 200 people.
Branding has been kept to a minimum
the KPMG logo is used only once, on the wall
at the reception desk but the KPMG branding
team was active in every aspect of buildings
architecture and interior design, says Sasso.
Theres a very carefully controlled palette,
she says. The branding team didnt want lots
of bright colours. It isnt supposed to be funky
KPMG is one of the UKs leading accountancy
firms, so the look we were going for is very
tailored and professional.
Blue is the companys colour, and this
appears throughout the building in subtle
design features, such as a strip along the wall
behind the reception desk, which appears
mirrored during the day and changes later
to an illuminated blue strip. Corner rooms are
lit with blue light so that from outside there
appears to be a continuous column of blue light.
The first floor is given over to client meeting
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entrance and extensive
glazing promotes a
warm and transparent
ambience. This page,
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area features bespoke
high-back seating.
Above, the restaurants
lightboxes add a rare
splash of strong colour
areas and meeting rooms

of various sizes. We
convinced KPMG to get
away from the idea of
having all the meeting
rooms by the windows,
says Sasso.
They couldnt all
have had windows, so
if none of them do then
you create a more equal
environment; plus each
room isnt defined by the window mullions, so
they can be the size they need to be. The rooms
themselves are simply designed and spacious,
with Bunner tables modified so that the legs
conceal cabling.
An open atrium gives an impressive view from
the first floor up though the building and four
cassette atria (one every three floors) provide
breakout spaces for staff. Sasso says that this

layout single floors of breakout space shared by
three floors of office space encourages
staff to interact.
With new-build projects of this scale, there
is huge potential for designing in ecological
features. Theres also a serious responsibility to
make sure that the building is environmentally
sustainable and will remain so. I think the only
way you can do it and really make in impact is to
start with the building, says Sasso.
We were careful to integrate sustainability
right from the base build, says Melvin Rose of
KPMG. But we didnt do anything for show:
there are no solar panels because the payback
on them would have been too long, (110 years,
says Rose).
An range of eco features has earned the
building a BREAM rating of Excellent. A gas-fired
trigeneration unit produces electricity with lower
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carbon emissions than mains-sourced, while

energy efficient chilled beam air-conditioning and
daylight-control sensors that link internal lighting
to lighting levels outside help to save energy.
A grass roof helps to keep the building cool
and a greywater recycling system treats and
reuses water from the hand basins and showers
to flush toilets. Space originally slated for parking
now provides 200 bicycle spaces, with shower
and changing facilities provided for those wishing
to cycle to work.
Sustainability was also central to the interior
design. Carpets made of recycled material have
been used throughout, including carpets by
Quadrant in the first-floor client area.
On the office floors, tea-station counter tops
are made from Durat, an ecological solid surface
material which contains recycled post-industrial
plastics and is itself 100 per cent recyclable;
planters are made from recycled glass and
the built-in screens on the Knoll Wa desks are
covered with a material made from recycled
plastic bottles.
KPMGs new HQ is an exemplar of modern
office design: a sustainable building in which
every feature has been carefully calculated
to promote flexible working and provide a
welcoming place where visiting clients will feel
as at home as staff.
In the end, the success of a building like this
is judged by the way staff and visitors use it. It
makes me feel very happy to see people using
every part of the building as we intended it to be
Right, colourful
lightbox illumination
is featured over the
restaurant servery; in
the office space glazed
walls carry graphics in
KPMGs corporate blue
used, and in some cases

in other, surprising ways,
says Sasso.
On my visit late on
a Friday afternoon in the
first week of January its
clear what Sasso means.
The breakout spaces,
furnished with modular
sofas by Davidson Highly
and comfortable bespoke
booths which Sasso
says are the most popular areas for working in
the building are buzzing with people.
According to Rose, the average age of a
KPMG employee is 31, so its perhaps not
surprising that a flexible style of working has
caught on: private offices are fast becoming a
thing of the past in modern offices, and judging
by the popularity of the these versatile spaces,
formal rows of desks may be the next thing to go.
Says Sasso, the fact that KPMG is a
partnership meant that the design process was
much more collaborative than it would have been
with, say, a bank where the process is usually
driven from the top down: There are, I think,
670 partners at KPMG and I must I talked to
every one of them!
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New Looks flagship
store in Oxford Street
London. Design
features include
this shoe tree, with
illuminated clear
globes at the end
of each branch and
a white catwalk
path snaking
through the store
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Pamela Buxton goes shoe

shopping to see what latest
innovations in shoe-store design
are being rolled out to keep the
insatiable desire for shoes fed
The Shoe Galleries

at Selfridges Oxford
Street have six
central areas with
distinct designs that
function as shops
in their own right,
and with designer
houses around
the perimeter of the
whole space
s every reader of the style

magazines knows, shoes, recession
or not, loom larger in the lives of the
fashion-conscious than ever before.
The obsession has gone way beyond
those who can afford Manolos and
Jimmy Choos. Even if the needy shop
at the mass market New Look, they still
want the same style at more affordable
prices, and a taste of the glamorous
shop environment of the bigger names
to boot. To meet this appetite, retailers
have been investing in store design to
create a sense of theatre and panache
to the display of shoes.
When Selfridges opened its Shoe
Galleries in London store a few months
ago, the event warranted celebrities and
drew crowds on Oxford Street. But
then with 100,000 shoes priced 20 to
2,000, this can claim to be the worlds
biggest destination for footwear, and
even has its own stylish cafe where
shoppers can ponder purchases over a
dainty pastry and a glass of bubbly.
But shoe-shop design has its
challenges: essentially how to make rows
of similar-sized objects look interesting
and exciting without detracting from
the product itself. For Urban Salon,
designer of Oliver Sweeneys new retail
concept, the key was to approach it as
exhibition design, literally showcasing
key items. Found Associates aimed to
create an overwhelming sweet-shop
effect in its design for Kurt Geiger.
For New Look, designer Caulder
Moore aimed to create an X Factor
experience in its new shoe gallery, while
at Selfridges, Jamie Fobert Associates
went for broke, creating a variety of
flamboyant, textural spaces that give
even the most outlandish shoes a run
for their money.
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Sebastian Manes, director of
accessories, Selfridges
What were the main priorities of
the Shoe Galleries project?
The aim was to create the best and the
biggest shoe department in the world.
The priority was the offer and the
experience [created] in the department
but there could be no compromise on
service. We needed large stockrooms
that needed to be as close as possible
to the retail space without disrupting
it. The maximum time between asking
for shoes and getting them should be
about 1.1minute.
Selfridges Shoe Galleries, London

Designer: Jamie Fobert Architects
rchitect Jamie Fobert had never

designed a shoe shop before he
took on the Selfridgess Shoe
Galleries project but he did have a
strong track record creating stylish
stores for Givenchy and Aveda.
The Selfridges job was a bumper
commission, involving not only the
architectural framework of the whole
3,253sq m space but the creation of
six distinct shoe galleries, each almost
a shop in itself, plus sites for a host of
designer houses special areas for
key brands such as Dior and Gucci.
These houses, designed by the
brands themselves, are arranged
around the perimeter of the space with
the six galleries in the middle. The
result is a merry mix of colour, texture
and theatrical display that has seen
sales exceed expectations despite the
state of the economy.
Foberts strategy was to create a
classic backdrop of white walls, wood
flooring and marble surrounds to the
designer houses, concentrating on
creating a more pleasant ambience
by raising the ceiling height where
possible and introducing more light
through skylights and perimeter
window lighting. While this is

conceived as timeless and durable,
the six galleries are designed to be
theatrical, with eye-catching displays
that can easily be replaced without
disrupting the whole space.
Working with specialist fabricators,
Fobert explored different textures and
forms to create each display, ranging
from bright-green fibreglass plinths in
Gallery 2 to elegant alabaster plinths
in 6. Dynamic concrete benches are
combined with Corten perimeter
displays in Gallery 1 but the most
memorable salon is Gallery 3, where
Fobert created pewter-topped display
tables that incorporate wooden shoe
lasts, which jut out of the sides of the
tables and form the base of the tables
structure. Bright-pink upholstered
seating dominates Gallery 4. Gallery
5 incorporates re-upholstered vintage
cinema seats while Gallery 6 is a
dramatic procession of 42 alabaster
plinths, hand-crafted in a south
London workshop from boulders
imported from Spain. This is an
elegant, restrained finale to a suite of
galleries that are fun and overflowing
with textures velvet, resin, suede,
pewter, glass, steel, concrete and oak.
Fobert, who is currently creating
a new retail concept for Versace,
has delivered a winner that not only
entertains customers with its visual
appeal but satisfies the more pragmatic
concerns of the client. As well as
increasing sales, it has a longevity
that gives Selfridges scope to update
elements in the space without
embarking on a major refit.
How did the Shoe Galleries

concept evolve?
Jamie Fobert had the concept
for different galleries. One of the
inspirations was the Jeff Koons
exhibition at Versailles where different
artists showed in a succession of rooms
that ends in this view over the gardens.
Jamie came with a set of different
materials and we chose carefully
according to the offer Gallery 2, for
example, is fun with glossy fixtures,
while Gallery 4 is more sophisticated
with glass and velvet. The boutiques
[around the perimeter] transformed
into the apartments of the designers,
and are meant to be the best of the
offer of each gallery.
How did you balance creating
eye-catching displays that didnt
overwhelm the product?
We did a lot of mock-ups and some
of the fabrics were replaced because
they detracted from the product. We
trialled for weeks and weeks to refine
the recipe. At one point in Gallery 5
we had a natural leather which didnt
work, so we mixed cracked leather
with velvet and steel. For Gallery 6,
we trialled the alabaster plinths in
white MDF and monitored sales.
Do you have a favourite gallery?
I cant choose. They all have
something Im really proud of. I
wouldnt change anything, except
maybe because of the success a bit
more seating in Gallery 1.
How have the Shoe Galleries
performed commercially?
We plan our sales targets over three
years from the opening, and were
already between Year 2 and Year 3.
Its 71 per cent up on last year. Its
obviously recognised as a destination
for shoes its packed from 11am.
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Oliver Sweeney, Manchester

Designer: Urban Salon
liver Sweeney is a very different

shoe retailing operation from the
large scale of the Selfridges and
New Look stores (see next page).
This expanding brand of highquality footwear and accessories
occupies small sites and concentrates
on fewer than 100 shoe designs, and
it has been working with design and
architecture practice Urban Salon to
create a new Manchester flagship store
and a pop-up concept in London.
In Manchester, Urban Salon made
the most of the double-height store
front by devising an all-glass facade
supported on horizontal structural
rods. To add to the impact, the shop
name is a vertical sign rising the full
height of the facade. Inside, the scale is
more intimate, with the main sales area
inside a single height timber box.

The other priority, according to
design director Alex Mowat, was to
avoid creating a sea of shoes and small
objects by designing an environment
that enabled the shop staff to segment
the products by colour and style.
Urban Salon came up with three
main displays. On the perimeter of the
box is a bespoke oak and rubber peg
display system for high-density shoe
display. At the rear of the shop is a
horizontal niche with LEDs lighting a
set of shoe positions, as if illuminating
displays in a museum. And then there
are display tables, including a number
of blown-glass display domes created
by glass artist Simon Moore.
Urban Salon wanted to include
something that referred to the
craftsmanship of the shoes, and also

solved the problem of how to protect
high-value items that might otherwise
have been displayed next to the till.
The designers asked Moore to
create 30 glass domes to be used in
Manchester store and other outlets.
This includes the London pop-up
store, which opened in November in
Cheapside in the City.
For the pop-up store, Urban
Salon created a family of timber
display plinths of different heights,
with integral storage and carrying
handles. These can also be used at
exhibition events, and come with wool
upholstered tops in either green or
grey. The backdrop for the store is a
curtain with a pattern by d.vision made
by furnisher Bowden & Tollit.
Photographer: Gareth Gardner
Clockwise from top

right, blown-glass
domes by Simon
Moore; the main
sales area is inside
a single-height
wooden box; a peg
display system is
one device to avoid
a sea of shoes; the
facade is all glass
with a floor-to-ceiling
vertical shop sign
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Photographer: Guy Archard
Left, mirrored
ceilings and walls
exaggerate the size
of the space and
offer. Right, at the
shoe Gallery at New
Look, dark floors and
ceilings are a great
backdrop to a wall of
paparazzi flash lights
at the entrance and
a white catwalk path
that is mirrored on
the ceiling by white
stretched fabric
Kurt Geiger, Covent Garden, London

Designer: Found Associates
ou can do a lot with mirrors, as

Found Associates demonstrates
in its design for Kurt Geigers
flagship store in Covent Garden.
Mirrored walls and ceilings
exaggerate the space and multiply
the product to create a dazzling and
grand interior. It had to be like a
sweet shop with an overwhelming
sense of product, says designer Daniel
Beardsley. Its amazingly glitzy.
This emporium look had to be
achieved while also enticing customers
down to the lower-ground floor, the
larger sales area of the shops two
floors. Found took the bold decision
to widen the staircase thus losing
shop-floor area in order to create
a more dramatic stairway. The stair
is emphasised further by a stepped
display wall in the same untreated
wood materials, which serves to draw
customers down to the lower level.
Walls are mirrored but the reflective
ceiling is created using a metallic
stretched ceiling, which has the
advantage of being lighter than glass
and usable in larger panels. It could
stretch around the sprinklers needed

to meet fire regulations unlike mirror,
which would have had to be cut. It is
the first time the product, by Stretch
Ceiling, has been used in the UK.
To offset the shiny, hard surfaces,
Found specified the rough finish of
the untreated timber floor on the
ground floor and the stairs, plus a
12m-long polished plaster wall and
a deep-pile carpet in the basement.
Here, the straight lines of the perimeter
shelving are countered by two brightred, curvaceous sofas which repeat
endlessly in the mirrors.
The designers worked with visual
merchandiser John Field who created
a shoe chandelier at the rear of the
ground floor, again to encourage
customers right into the 230 sq m
store. He also came up with mini
display stands on the shelves in
different textures, such as velvet,
wood, acrylic and lava stone, to create
focal points along the shelves.
The new retail design concept has
also been applied to stores in Liverpool
and Newcastle.
New Look , Oxford

Circus, London
Designer: Caulder Moore
ew Looks Shoe Gallery on

the fourth floor of its new
Oxford Circus store can hold
up to 8,000 pairs of footwear. Caulder
Moore created the new name and
brand identity, which aimed to give
customers the glitz and excitement of
an X Factor experience, no mean feat
considering the particularly low ceiling
height coupled with the need for highdensity shoe merchandising.
As they come up the escalator
into the Shoe Gallery, customers are
welcomed by a wall of paparazzi flash
lights at the gallerys entrance. Dark
ceramic floor tiles and a dark ceiling
are offset by a white catwalk that
snakes through the store, and which
is mirrored above by illuminated
white stretch fabric on the ceiling.
Clear zones are created through
design features such as bespoke,
giant, gold shoes that double as
seating, and the shoe tree, which
displays footwear in illuminated
globes at the end of each branch.
I think we really gave the
consumer experience at the Shoe
Gallery the wow factor, which
demonstrates even at the value end
of fashion retail you can still have
the glamour and fun experienced at
higher-end boutiques. Tthe response
has been amazing since opening,
says Ian Caulder, creative director
of Caulder Moore Design.
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Aidan Walker takes a stroll through

the pages of the new book Sustainism
is the new Modernism A Cultural
Manifesto for the Sustainist Era, by
Michiel Schwarz and Joost Elffers
f course, I latched on to this

book as soon as I saw Alice
Rawsthorns piece about it in the
(digital) New York Times. Datelined
London, she begins: Heres the skinny.
Modernism is dead, and design needs a
new ism to define it.
She seems to quietly approve of
this unusual book, but puts her finger
on the problem: The critical issue
for any designer committed to the
principles identified in Sustainism is
how to put them into practice, which
always threatened to be problematic,
but is proving to be even more so
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than expected. Those problems are

particularly acute when it comes to
environmental issues. Progress is
hindered by the general confusion
over fundamental questions such as
what does and doesnt constitute
environmentally sensitive design,
sourcing, manufacturing and disposal;
and how we should judge them.
Determined to develop ideas of my
own which I have previously outlined
in these pages the philosophy and
practice of Eco-Mentalism (not the
derangement of windmills, sandals and
muesli, but a set of principles designed
to empower us poor earthly weaklings to
make the behavioural changes we need
to make), my heart sort of sank when I
saw the name of the book and concluded
that someone else had got there first. But
it aint quite like that, Im glad to say.
Schwarz and Elffers, a cultural
theorist and a creative producer/designer,
both Dutch and both working in the
USA, have created a fairly extraordinary
work in book terms, and set out a simple
but heady stall in eco-thinking terms.
Most of the ideas contained within
are already familiar, and one thing that
this book is not is a work of densely
argued, scholarly discourse, so its as
easy on the mind as the eye. But it is
indicating a new path, one which many
writers, commentators (including me)
and thinkers must also tread, upon
which we define the problem as we see it
from the point of view of design and
engage our readers, positive and critical,
in debate about how we are going to
cope. Or even fix said problem.
Its a graphic designers tour de
force. Elffers has created a whole
family of signs, symbols and logos to
communicate and enshrine the essential
elements of Sustainism most notably
the trefoil knot. There are logos for
recycling, for localism, for globalism, for
technologies (acknowledged as social
designs), for sustainist high-tech (light,
versatile, low-energy, minimal-resource,
interactive, open, shared, recyclable); the
list goes on. Almost every page is set in
a different typeface; there are pages of
luscious patterns; much is made of the
eloquence of display type, with many a
reference to the classic American fonts
of the pre and post-war eras (the ones
that remind you of the Chrysler Building
or a Cadillac Diner).
As a manifesto, it probably works.
Lets at least say that it is better that
such a book exists rather than it doesnt,
because it will set people talking and
thinking, and we hope cooperating
and collaborating. Because that is
Schwarz and Elffers basic message,
without being academic about any of
it Sustainism is a cultural force... a
movement without historical precedent:
worldwide but rooted in localism, and
with a cultural power that needs no

formal authority... Sustainism, unlike
modernism, builds on a mass of engaged
people organised in millions of citizenled organisations, the largest movement
in the world. (Theyre talking about
non-profit organisations.)
Its networked, its digital, its localist
(why not local?); its how we make our
world, how we relate to nature, what we
see as possible, desirable and acceptable.
As a critic, I started to find a few
holes, a weakness here and there.
Sustainism, for instance, is proposed as
the next logical step on from modernism,
which Schwarz and Elffers apparently
believe held the world in its machinistic,
mechanistic, rationalist, linear grip for
a large part of the 20th century. This is
arguable, and possibly a weakness which
to some extent, thought critical me,
undermines their proposition, because
surely the two great cultural forces of the
20th century have been capitalism and
communism, the latter now discredited
and the former wondering what the hell
is going to happen next?
Modernism, in all its forms (of
which architecture and design are but
two), was and still is a way of making
sense of a new world, but I think its fair
to say that as a life principle it passed the
majority of the human race by.
I was also a bit uneasy about the
whole language thing. This might
stem from Schwarz and Elffers being
Netherlanders and not having English
as a first language, though Ive never
met anyone from their country who
cant speak English better than some
natives... Sustainism as a word seems a
bit awkward, the awkwardness of which
spills over on to other pages. On the page
where they do their definitions, it seems
to veer towards sustainity, another
neologism whose distinction from
sustainism is not immediately apparent.
Enough of this carping though. As
I compared my own thinking about
Eco-Mentalism with the proposals that
Schwarz and Elffers make, I realised
that in this very critical response is,
somehow, lodged part if not all of the
problem. Initially I was fearful have
they stolen my thunder, I should have
been quicker with my thing, etc etc
until I realised that if I was going to live
by my own principles which are very
much based on the sharing, collaborative,
open-minded, open-sourced ideals of
Sustainism then I should be glad
about what theyre doing, and get in
touch with them to share ideas and begin
colloquy (which is why Ive sent this text
to them as well as to the FX editor.)
It has to be a matter of people
working and thinking together,
hammering things out, swapping ideas,
building a common good out of
a common cause.
The difference between Sustainism

and Eco-Mentalism is that with the latter
I am aiming to propose a template for
personal practice. As Alice Rawsthorn
says, and as anyone who has tussled
with the behavioural aspects of the
eco-problem (lets call it that for now)
knows full well, its all very well saying
what weve got to do.
We all kind of know the best
wisdom. How the hell are we going to
make ourselves do it? Eco-Mentalism,
which broke on to an unsuspecting and
ever-to-be-grateful world at Ecobuild
earlier this month, is based on a set
of human powers that we already have,
we just dont know it. To make the
human changes necessary for the ideal
world of Schwarz and Elffers to become
a reality, we need a practical road map
of self-transformation.
It isnt a preaching, nagging,
punishing, do-this-or-you-will-be-forever-doomed sort of thing. It has to be
presented in a way that will make people
want to do it. Compare the enormous
self-improvement industry, for such it
is, and the countless books about how
to love better, live better, be thinner,
richer, a better golfer, designer, writer,
salesman, miner. Not all of us subscribe
to that sort of thing, but many millions
feel innately that they are capable of
so much more.
I humbly recommend that you follow
Eco-Mentalism (Ive got the domain but
there isnt anything on it yet) to make
your own mind up about whether this
too is a useful blueprint for a survivable
tomorrow. And youll be a better
designer for it as well. Better humans
make better designers. No guarantees.
Sustainism is the new Modernism
A Cultural Manifesto for the Sustainist
Era, by Michiel Schwarz and Joost Elffers,
Distributed by Art Publishers, New York,
and in the UK by Thames & Hudson,
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CHARLES HOLDEN
Above, the Senate

House and Library,
completed in 1937.
Its harsh exterior
was met with mixed
reviews. Above
left, the Belgrave
Childrens Hospital,
designed in 1910,
ell respected and lauded in his

day, English architect Charles
Holden is probably best
remembered for his designs of London
Underground stations.
The designs were the subject of a
recent exhibition at the V&A, yet often
overlooked is his other work, including
the striking University of London
Senate House and dozens of sites for the
Imperial War Graves Commission.
With fit for purpose as a byword,
Holdens ideas were simple, functional
and not conforming to a specific style
or genre, but rather to what suited the
project in hand.
I dont seek for a style, either
ancient or modern, Holden wrote in
was influenced by
the Arts and Crafts
movement. Far
left, the architect
Charles Holden. He
twice turned down a
knighthood, saying
that architecture was
a collaborative effort
an essay, The Kind of Architecture

We Want in Britain, published in
1957. I want an architecture which is
through and through a good building; a
building planned for specific purpose,
constructed in the method and use of
materials, old or new, most appropriate
to the purpose the building has to serve.
So respected was he for his work that
he was twice offered a knighthood, in
1944 and again in 1951, declining on
both occasions to be singled out for the
honour in his belief that architecture was
a collaborative effort.
Born in 1875 in Bolton, he worked
first as a store clerk and then as a lab
technician, but studied draughtsmanship
at evening classes. He considered
going into engineering before joining

his brother-in-law in his architecture
and surveying practice. From there
he became articled to EW Leeson, a
Manchester architect. During this time
Holden attended and became a star
student at Manchester School of Art.
Although Holden was clearly a
singular talent in terms of innovative
design, for most of his career he was a
partner of Adams, Holden and Pearson,
a commercial practice that closed in the
Seventies (he died in 1960).
The practice specialised in the design
of hospitals and a number of Holdens
earliest work were Tudor Revival and
Arts and Crafts designs for hospitals,
including the Belgrave Hospital for
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CHARLES HOLDEN
Above, the Tudor

Revival-styled Bristol
Central Library, the
commission for which
Holden won in 1902
in an architectural
competition
Children in Kennington, south London,

designed in 1900. It was influenced by
the work of Philip Webb and Henry
Wilson and features Arts and Crafts
signatures including steeply pitched
roofs, corner towers and window
surrounds in stone.
In 1902, he won the architectural
competition to design the Bristol Central
Library. Here the Tudor Revival
elevations in Bath stone complement
the adjacent Abbey Gate of Bristol
Cathedral, and the front plays host to
oriel windows and sculpture groups
featuring figures of Chaucer, Bede and
King Alfred, by Charles Pibworth.
For the interiors Holden kept the
design classical, and the library was
once described by architectural historian
Andor Gomme as one of the greatest
masterpieces of the early modern
movement. It was compared to Charles
Rennie Mackintoshs Glasgow School of
Art, and this led to the suggestion that
Mackintoshs designs for the later part of
the school were inspired by Holdens.
Over the next few years, Holden
designed many more inspirational
buildings, one of which was the Sir

Ernest Cassel-funded King Edward VII
Sanatorium, built between 1903 and
1906. Here Holden took the needs of the
patients in to consideration by creating
long wings of south-facing rooms to
maximise their exposure to sunlight
and fresh air. He also designed the
sanatoriums V-shaped, open-air chapel.
During the First World War, Holden
expressed a strong sense of personal
duty and service and in 1917 put his
architecture on hold and served with the
Red Cross as a stretcher-bearer.
Immediately after the war and for
10 years until 1928 he designed 67
war cemeteries and memorials across
France and Belgium for the Imperial
War Graves Commission, including
cemeteries at Louvencourt and
Forceville in France, which became
prototypes for his further designs.
Holdens first involvement with
London Underground came in
1923 when he was commissioned
to design a facade for a side entrance
at Westminster Tube station. This
led to the designs for seven new
stations in south London.

In contrast to his much-liked
Underground stations, Holdens designs
for the University of London, built
between 1931 and 1937, were met
with mixed reviews. In the centre of
Bloomsbury and a stones throw from
the British Museum, the university
Holden planned had an enormous
single campus building featuring two
skyscraper towers and 17 courtyards,
all linked by a continuous spine.
Due to a lack of funds the scheme
was gradually cut back and only the
library and Senate House, one of the
two planned towers, were completed.
It could have been a blessing in
disguise, for Senate House and its
surroundings were criticised for being
cold and rather intimidating looking,
despite Holdens use of rich materials
and decorations inside.
Holden stuck to his guns, saying
of the Senate House that he believed
the building should have significance
in form and take on a character of
its own, requiring little in the way of
embellishment. Fit for purpose indeed.
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SPEAK EASY
reach for
the ska
The new environmental Ska Rating means

that fit-outs and refurbishments can earn
green points too, says Kevin Goldsmith
With the new rating,

even part-building
projects or schemes
with base-build
issues that are
beyond the control of
the fit-out team can
earn sustainability
credentials
f youre lucky enough to be designing

a building from the ground up, there are
several tried and tested ways to ensure
the new space youre creating represents the
latest thinking in the field of sustainability.
BREEAM, for example, is well suited
to the job and has been measuring the
sustainability of new-build construction since

the Nineties. More recently we have seen the
equally capable American LEED becoming
increasingly popular in the UK.
But until recently there was no effective
way of measuring the environmental
performance of fit-outs and refurbishments.
It was possible to use BREEAM, but a large

percentage of the elements that a fit-out might
reasonably include werent recognised, so
many of the more environmentally positive
elements of the project could go unrewarded.
Similarly, because these systems rewarded
factors outside the scope of fit-out projects,
SPEAK EASY
such as the location of the office and the

energy efficiency of the base building, there
were credits out of the reach of the typical
tenant or landlord.
Considering that the fit-out sector was
worth a significant 7.1bn in 2009, this blind
spot begins to look like a major gap in our
ability to measure the environmental footprint
of our built environment which accounts for
50 per cent of the UKs carbon emissions.
Launched by the RICS (Royal Institution
of Chartered Surveyors) less than a year ago,
the Ska Rating was originally created by a
group of businesses from the interior design
and fit-out industry when they recognised
there was no relevant way of benchmarking
their sectors environmental performance.
Now freely available for anybody to use
via the web, it represents the first of a new
generation of environmental assessment tools
that are driven wholly by the project teams.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the Ska Rating
has already drawn comparisons with existing
tools, such as BREEAM. The truth is that the
two dont really compete as they assess very
different aspects of the building industry and
can therefore be used in a complementary
fashion according to the nature of the project.
It may be that your client wants to target
dual certification for the environmental
performance of both the building itself and its
interior, or that the landlord uses BREEAM
to assess the base building construction and
then the tenant uses Ska to assess the fit-out.
So how does it work? Perhaps the most
important thing to remember is that the Ska
Rating is project specific and it only measures
the project in hand not matters relating to
the building itself.
This means that youre rewarded for the
good practice measures you choose to adopt
and not penalised for aspects of the building
over which you have no control (such as its
proximity to public transport links or a lessthan-efficient air conditioning system that is
not being replaced).
It also means a design team looking to
create a new interior spread across just part of
a building (one or two floors, for example) is
not hamstrung by the fabric of the building or
pre-existing central plant that is outside of the
teams control. In other words, a good fit-out
in a bad building is still recognised as being a
good fit-out.
Guided by a list of more than 100 good
practice measures, the team can decide which
aspects are within the scope of the project,
and a rating of gold, silver or bronze is then
awarded according to how many of these
in-scope measures have been achieved.
The good practice measures cover a wide
range of areas split into general headings,
which include energy, materials, transport,
waste, water and wellbeing. The measures
are all freely available online via the Ska
Rating website, as is a web-based tool which
allows users to register their or their clients
project and be guided through the process
of identifying which measures are in scope.
From there, the system works alongside the
project, and as each good practice measure

is achieved, it benchmarks progress toward
the rating that is being targeted.
There are, of course, weightings applied
to the measures to ensure an honest
appraisal of the project and guaranteeing
that projects dont just choose to tackle the
easiest elements of the fit-out in order
to achieve a higher rating.
This is a vital aspect of the tool and
ensures that the motivation driving the
design team keeps on increasing levels of
environmental good practice, not ticking
boxes to score points.
Taking this a step further, design teams
working on larger projects may choose to
enlist the services of an RICS-accredited Ska
Rating assessor to independently verify and
certificate the level achieved. Equally, a Ska
Rating assessor can be asked to work across
a portfolio of property, ensuring consistent
approaches to each fit-out.
Case study:
Bank of China
Scoops Silver
Pringle Brandon has recently
managed the fit-out of a new
10,700 sq m HQ for the
Bank of China in the City
of London a project that
targeted and received a silver
Ska Rating.
With sustainability
embedded in the project
from the earliest stages, the
Bank of China was keen to
ensure its fit-out matched
or exceeded the BREEAM
rating Good already
achieved by the building.
This early commitment from
the client meant that the
Ska Rating guidance could
be used to inform critical
design decisions relating to
when the budgets get squeezed a little.

Evidence beginning to come through
the system points to a sustainable fit-out
often being a cost-efficient one too. While
some of the materials, fixtures and fittings
specified may attract a premium due to
their sustainable provenance, many of these
measures will then lead to cost savings in use.
Some of the more recent good practice
measures to be introduced by RICS focus
specifically on reducing energy in use, and
one City of London fit-out is targeting a
50,000-a-year saving on running costs
following the completion of its current fit-out.
The other area that makes a green fit-out
more financially attractive to the client is
the scope for accessing Enhanced Capital
Allowances (ECA) tax relief on the
purchase of qualifying plant or machinery.
This area in particular is emerging
as a key driving force behind the decision
to ensure new workspace is delivered in
the specification of materials,

fixtures and fittings.
Once the project had
started on site, the project
team worked to reduce
waste and maximise
recycling and reuse.
This has seen more than
85 per cent of site waste
diverted from landfill, and
where possible ceiling tiles
were reused and the tiles
and flooring that couldnt
be reused were segregated
and recycled offsite.
Demountable partition
walling has been favoured
over dry-wall systems
which not only makes the
space more flexible but
reduces the likelihood of
future waste.
Motion detectors
and light sensors have
We are beginning to see anecdotal

evidence from Ska-rated projects which
indicates that if a decision to target a Ska
Rating is made during the earliest stages of
the project, operating to good practice need
not cost any more than what might have been
the standard fit-out.
Of course, this all puts the design team
at the heart of driving the Ska Rating
process, and this could be the reason that
were starting to see Ska Rating assessments
included as part of the original package of
the designers pitches.
Even with the economic climate as it
is, our clients expect the spaces we create
for them to embrace form, function
and sustainability. They have corporate
responsibility commitments and policies to
live up to and we all know these types of
public statements cant just be jettisoned
been installed to reduce

energy usage, and water
consumption has been cut
by the installation of urinal
controls, low-flow taps and
low-flush WCs.
The sub-contractors
used needed to demonstrate
their own commitment to
environmental good practice,
and all materials were
sourced from sustainable
suppliers. For example,
the substantial amount of
timber used including
that purchased via subcontractors and trades all
came from fully certificated
Forest Stewardship Council
(FSC) sources.
Of the 68 good practice
measures considered to be
in scope for the project, 40
were targeted and achieved.
an environmentally sustainable manner.

Less than 12 months on from its launch,
the Ska Rating appears to have struck a chord
with the interiors and fit-out industry. More
than 620 users have already signed up to use
the free online tool and 81 projects have been
registered by Ska Rating assessors.
Clearly, there is a feeling that the Ska
Rating fills a significant gap in our armoury
as we designers now know we have a simple,
effective and persuasive way to demonstrate
our sectors green credentials.
For more information about the Ska Rating, or
to access the good practice measures and the free
online tool, visit www.rics.org/ska
Kevin Goldsmith is a project manager at
Pringle Brandon and was one of the first
Ska Rating assessors
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THE EXPERTS
Guy Matheson
Jill Entwistle
Annabelle Filer
Designers Judgement 74
Samples of Forbos new range of slipresistant flooring, Step are put to the test
in the London offices of SHH
Light & Tech 76

Jill Entwistle presents two very different
projects that show LEDs were able not only
fit the bill but be cost effective too
Materials 80
Its back to basics this month for Annabelle
Filer, who looks at old favourites that have
been tweaked to offer a little bit more...
Associate architect, SHH

Highly experienced architect Guy Matheson joined
architecture practice SHH in 2004 and has been the
project director on several of the practices high-end,
one-off, residential projects, on which the practice
originally built its reputation, and a number of major
leisure schemes.
Editor & writer

Jill is an editor and writer who specialises in
architectural lighting, following 12 years as editor
of Light magazine. She has authored two
Designing with Lighting books: Hotels, and Bars
and Restaurants, and is an affiliate member of the
International Association of Lighting Designers.
Creative director, SCIN

Annabelle calls herself an architectural deviant with
a passion for materials. She is the creative director
for SCIN, the materials sourcing and research
company, and prefers to spend her evenings
snuggled up to Plastics Federation Monthly and the
like, much to the dismay of her family and friends.
PRODUCT CATEGORIES
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DESIGNERS
JUDGEMENT
Forbos new range of slip-resistant

flooring gets put to the test in the
offices of architecture practice SHH,
with associate architect Guy Matheson
passing judgement...
lip-resistant flooring has been an irksome subject for

designers for some time. While selecting suitably grippy
flooring is an important consideration for the functionality
of our spaces there has, as a rule, been an aesthetic price to pay
for the safety they offer. Could this all have changed with Forbos
new Step range of slip-resistant flooring?
We were delivered half a dozen larger samples of the
Surestep range, which have been dotted around the SHH office
for a couple of weeks as a working test of the product, but also to
ascertain the various responses from our multidisciplinary practice.
Designers Judgement
shift, but did come off with a

minor amount of elbow grease.
The cleaning regime is
simple, with regular maintenance
being the use of a mop, with
spray clean and rotary machine
scrubbing recommended
periodically in high-traffic areas.
Aesthetics
Slip resistance
The product range achieves R
ratings from R10 up to a Velcrolike R12. The surface roughness
of 20microns makes it suitable
for use in areas where it is likely
to come into contact with water
or spilt drinks, but possibly not
oil-based contaminants. Given
that the product is virtually
flat, its slip resistance value is
quite impressive.
We are happy to report that
there were no workplace slips or
trips while our office-based test
was carried out. The sample in
front of the office shower has
proved particularly useful.
Durability
The Step range has a PUR pearl
coating for easy cleaning and
an attractive dull sheen. The
wear layer below is a 0.7mm
homogenous PVC build-up,
which looks as though it would
last well in high-wear areas.
Despite our best efforts we were
unable to damage the flooring.
Maintenance
The nature of the product
makes it significantly easier to
clean than other slip-resistant
floors with raised surface
patterns. The lightest, whitest
Surestep samples passed the
ubiquitous spilt tea and coffee
tests easily, while bike-tyre skid
marks proved a little harder to
The key feature of the range

is that it is big. There are eight
product ranges in the Step
collection with a total of 72
colours, all coordinated with the
larger Forbo flooring range.
While we would steer clear
of the imitation wood and stone
finishes, some of the products
in the original and star
ranges could be used where
a monolithic floor finish is the
design intent. The 2m-roll width
and welded seam jointing also
assist in achieving this look.
Environmental
Theres no getting away from
the fact that PVC flooring is
made from oil and chlorine
neither of which are particularly
green when it comes to
extraction and refining. Its also
not a particularly easy material to
recycle. On the flip side, it could
be argued that the thin nature
of the flooring makes it possible
to lay large areas with relatively
small volumes of material.
The product information
accompanying our samples
asserts that the backing is made
with recycled content, but does
not elaborate to what extent.
Conclusion
We dont see the Forbo Step
range making its way into our
high-end residential projects,
but it is well suited for uses in
the commercial and leisure
sectors for areas such as office
entry lobbies.
Its ease of maintenance,
durability and large range of
colours make it attractive for use
where slip resistance is an issue.
While we wouldnt use any of
the faux patterns masquerading
as other materials, the large
colour range makes it attractive
for use where a monolithic floor
finish is desired.
THE JUDGE
About Guy Matheson
SHH associate Guy
Matheson is a highly
experienced architect
who joined SHH in 2004.
He has been the project
director on a large number
of SHHs high-end, one-off
residential projects, where
he can indulge his passion
for developing designs with
strong architectural details,
as well as on several major
leisure schemes.
About SHH
SHH is an architecture
practice and interior design
consultancy, set up 18 years
ago by chairman David
Spence, MD Graham
Harris and creative director
Neil Hogan. SHH made its
name in high-end housing,
and has a dominant profile
with some of Londons
largest private luxury homes
on its books, but it also
is strong in interiors and
branding in leisure and retail
sectors, including stores,
restaurants and bars. This
year SHH won its 30th
industry award (best eco
house at the International
Design & Architecture
Awards) and most recently
completed the redesign of
both restaurant spaces at
the Barbican Barbican
Foodhall and Barbican
Lounge. In 2009 SHHs
Manchester Square office
project won the FX Award
for Best Workspace.
LED TO THE
RESCUE...
LEDs used to be considered with

caution and often dismissed as
being too costly. Jill Entwistle
looks at two very different projects
where LEDs have not only fit the
bill but been cost effective too
ON THE MONEY
Project: The 8,000 sq m
trading floor (100m at its
longest point) at One Angel
Lane, London EC4, the new
London HQ of investment
bank Nomura.
Lighting: Meit Associates
Interior architect: TTSP
Custom luminaire: designed
and manufactured by Wila
Lighting. More than 70,000
LEDs on 4.4km of LED light
strip were used to form the
2.2km of luminaires in 1.5m
x 400mm modules. The low

glare and uniform colour
appearance is achieved by
indirectly firing LEDs on to a
99 per cent reflective and 96
per cent diffuse reflector made
from microcellular polyethylene
terephthalate.
Energy efficiency: 12W/sq
m using 4000K LEDs cooler
temperatures would have taken
the installation closer to the
original target of 10W sq m.
Scheme: The design of the
luminaire is dictated by the
chilled beams. The architect
wanted to emphasise the linear

arrangement of the beams,
which draw the eye to the
Thames view, while creating
a stronger feature that would
distract from the beams
themselves. The designer
also wanted to provide a
continuous luminaire of greater
proportions with a bright,
evenly lit appearance, explains
Roger Dangell, director of
Meit Associates. Spacing was
dictated by the chilled beams
spacing. Going to a T5 solution
would have meant that fittings
further apart and a poorer

uniformity and greater variation
across the floor. The decision
to use LEDs came out of T5
not doing what we needed
and achieving the aesthetic
the architect wanted.
Getting an even illumination
using T5 fittings meant
overlapping lamps, resulting in
twice the lighting levels needed
around 900 lux. But dimming
down to the required level
meant compromising the light
quality, says Dangell. It was
felt that this would cause the
Light & Tech
he conventional wisdom is that in many applications LEDs

remain a pricier option than traditional sources, and that T5
fluorescent and metal halide are still hard to beat in terms
of capital cost and energy saving. However, the two very different
schemes examined this month one a workplace, the other a
heritage setting used as a venue challenge those assumptions.
As LED sources get punchier, the energy efficiency case
becomes more incontrovertible. This month therell be 20lm extra
out of the LED and by spring another 20lm, according to Peter Le
Manquais, technical director of Wila Lighting, speaking at the end
of last year. This brings them into T5 country where you could get
8W/sq m instead of 12W/sq m.
Its also not always simply a matter of the cost/energy equation.
Wila supplied specially developed fittings for the trading floor of
investment bank Nomuras London HQ, to date the largest LED
office lighting installation in the world. The reasons were primarily
aesthetics and maintenance. In this instance T5 couldnt deliver.
Mercers Hall is an entirely different proposition. Although
LEDs are not used exclusively they are the key fittings. Here the
issues were flexibility, light quality, discreet luminaire size and
price. Perhaps surprisingly, the LED downlights proved the
most cost-effective option for the job.
luminaire to appear lifeless and

we wanted it to be quite bright.
To be viable, the LEDs still
had to meet physical, technical
and financial criteria. First,
the fitting had to be around
350mm-400mm wide, less than
100mm deep and mounted
in continuous rows. Second,
glare and light levels had to be
achieved at the fixed spacing
to avoid screen reflections.
Finally, with LEDs being 50 per
cent more expensive than T5,
the maintenance/energy cases
had to be convincing. Nomura
was keen to have a green

building and, in this instance,
maintenance and source
longevity were more pertinent
than most because of the long
hours of operation, relamping
a trading floor is an expensive
and difficult.
Developing the fitting was
an exacting process as LEDs,
a point source, behave very
differently to fluorescent lamps.
With a microprosmatic optic,
ideal for a non-glare, even light
distribution, LEDs have to be
precisely positioned to avoid
unpleasant striations if the

back reflector was moved up by
just 2mm, the whole front face
of the fitting changed.
It took us a lot of time and
experimentation to get the angle
of the LED right so that we
had a completely uniform front
and no striations across the
microprismatic panel, says
Le Manquais. It made a
massive difference so we
had to be really accurate in
manufacture as well.
Lighting designers
comment: The luminaires
achieve very high uniformity

across the working plane,
which is what we wanted,
says Dangell. The thing
that surprised me most was
that we couldnt achieve the
energy savings with LEDS.
That was probably the biggest
disappointment.
But the longevity and
reliability are of huge
operational cost benefit to the
client. And Im really pleased
with the light quality I think
its one of the best illuminated
offices spaces Ive seen.
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VERSATILE VENUE
Project: The Ambulatory
at the Mercers Hall, City of
London. The lighting scheme
formed the second phase of
a project to make the hall a
more attractive and versatile
venue for activities, ranging
from business meetings to
wedding receptions. A broad,
low-ceilinged, basement-level
space, the Ambulatory leads
to the hall chapel and has no
natural light. Although LEDs
are not the only light source
used in the scheme CFL
wallwashers are used along the
perimeter and chandelier lamps
were replaced with new longerlife tungsten halogen capsule
bulbs unusually for a heritage
installation in day-to-day
use, it can now be lit entirely
by LEDs.
Lighting design: Sutton Vane
Associates
Lighting suppliers: Light
Graphix, Projection Lighting
Energy efficiency: The SVA
scheme is more than 3.5 times
more efficient using 1.3KW
compared to the previous
4.7KW. The scheme is fully
dimmable and all circuits can
be adjusted, either manually
using sliders or with
preprogrammed scenes. This
allows for scenes that use far
less energy if applicable and
maximum brightness for
special events/functions.
Scheme: The Ambulatory has
columns on two sides and a
coffered ceiling. The columns
had previously been lit by
inefficient 300W freestanding
uplights that simultaneously

caused glare and cast the
lower half of the room into
semi-darkness. These have
been replaced with four Light
Graphix 2W warm white
LED dimmable uplights
on each column.
The challenge in uplighting
the columns was to find a fitting
that was small enough to be
recessed in the base while fully
illuminating the column from
all sides, says SVA senior
designer Robert Jones. With
such tight restrictions on
space an LED luminaire was
the obvious choice. The
challenge was then finding
an adjustable uplight to aim
light toward the column rather
than straight up on to the
ceiling. After much searching
I found a suitable fitting with

a 40mm diameter and the
LED set with an inbuilt tilt
of six degrees. Warm colour
temperature and full dimming
were also important factors.
LED downlights were
installed in the coffered ceiling.
A key objective of the scheme
was flexibility so the setting
could be changed according
to the occasion. The layout of
downlights within the ceiling
coffers was key to the overall
look of the room and we
needed small adjustable fittings
less than 100mm diameter
instead of the more common,
large, compact fluorescent
downlights, says Jones.
Projection Lightings neat
adjustable 18W dimmable
LED downlight uses the Xicato
remote phosphor module

that gives a warm white light
(3000K) with high colour
rendering. The source is
recessed deep into the fitting,
reducing glare. The fittings are
fully dimmable and split into
seven separate circuits to allow
fine control of the space using
analogue wall sliders along with
the standard preprogrammed
scene selection.
Lighting designers
comment: As well as fulfilling
other criteria, one of the reasons
for the choice of downlight was
cost, says Jones. They were
very competitively priced
much cheaper than standard
compact fluorescent downlights
and not much more than an
adjustable recessed tungsten
halogen downlight.
BACK TO
BASICS
In this age of advancing technologies

and the search for super-materials it is
refreshing to look at old favourites that
now have, with a tweak here and there,
extra to offer, says Annabelle Filer
?? March 2011 FXmagazine.co.uk
ometimes it is cathartic to get back to the basic materials.

We are in danger of losing ourselves in the complex spiral of
ologies, ics, bios and ings: nanotechnology, clean tech
material technology, biomimetics, auxetics, metamaterial, laser
sintering, rotating, vacuuming, injecting, biopolymers... need I
go on? It is no wonder as we become more demanding customers
in our need for smart materials, and our desire grows for
materials that cleanse rather than destroy the environment,
improve our health, weigh less and look good, that there is
a fervency in the laboratories and in the brainstorming sessions
for the super-material.
But perhaps it is time to draw breath and look at what can
be done with materials we have grown up with wood, stone,
aluminium, ceramics and brass. These materials may well have
individual merit, but just look what happens when some talented
designers and manufacturers have had some time to sit and think
or doodle over them.
Materials
LUMINAL
Good old aluminium. It really has a very useful

shelf life as materials go. For the uninitiated,
it is two thirds lighter than steel, easy to
process and recycle, and has a surface that
calls out for treatment.
As a result, this versatile material is as
comfortable in designs for aeronautics as
it is in those for furniture, transport and
electronics. The other important aspect is that
is doesnt deteriorate, thus the new generation
of products recycled from old may be of a
similar or higher quality. Many aluminium
products are created from aluminium alloys
that as a result present different mechanical
properties. So what else can those that wish
to tamper do?
Luminal is a prepainted aluminium with
a unique luminescent top coat for that spooky

green illumination in the dark. While it may be
printed and lacquered in many different ways,
with the subsequent potential for interior or
event designs, the core use is that of safety.
This finish will provide a light source for 30
minutes and could be fundamental in the
prevention of panic or accidents, for example
in power failure in a public space or lift.
Manufacturer/distributor: UK. Size: Bespoke.
Colour and range: Green when dark, a natural
aluminium colour in daylight but available
in a range of other in-light surface options.
Applications: Underground spaces, bathrooms,
events, advertising. Other: Non-flammable,
A1-certified in accordance with EN 13501.
www.novelis-painted.com
TEXXUS
This is a company that should

be on fast dial on every
architects phone, because it
is simply a can-do company
when it comes to the complex
geometries and algorithms many
architects crave. In fact, it is
the end-to-end company, from
design to fabrication, thanks
to a remarkable set of brains,
advanced CAD modelling,
3D scanning and production
software.
While the company is
clearly as comfortable working
in a range of materials, from
concrete to steel, resin and
plaster, it is for its work with
stone that Texxus is included in
this months selection, as it has
advanced production facilities
for stonework.
Texxus is able to use a
computer to simulate on screen
the machined-surface finish of
the stone and work out the tool
size and cutting strategies, and
thereby ensuring that texture
flows seamlessly between the
stone blocks. This is clearly
both time and cost effective.
Its technology is not
architecturally exclusive
though, and it can play an
equally important role in the
reproduction of decorative and
architectural classical elements.
These elements are modelled
on screen and then a sample
can be created using selective
laser sintering in nylon.
Manufacturer/distributor: UK.
Size: Bespoke. Colour and
range: Bespoke. Applications:
External landscaping, sculpture,
decorative architectural elements,
interior and exterior panels.
www.texxus.com
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Materials
ROUGH BRASS
Giles Miller is an experimenter of classic

proportions, whose ascent has been
extraordinary. One minute he is a furniture
designer with a degree show that has him
working with utilitarian corrugated cardboard
(albeit 3D), and the next minute he has
moved on to brass. Along the way he has
won many awards, studied under Ron Arad
at the Royal College of Art and exhibited at
some prestigious events.
Miller is a genuine surfaceaholic and
when it came to experimentation with brass,
his thoughts were simple: should he laser cut
and fold back small 5mmx5mm brass flaps
and then brush them in an assortment of
directions, or create grids of 10mmx10mm
brass pixels with slanted faces that,
depending upon the orientation, can create
imagery with up to four shades drawn in
the surface? The answer was simple too: he
did both.
The results are a tease to anyone who
finds it difficult to resist the sensorial
temptations these two tiles hold, in bucket
loads. Just as your mother would say, in a
loud voice, Dont touch, some rules call out
to be disobeyed, not least with these tiles.
PHOTOVOLTAIC
CERAMICS
This ceramic-based photovoltaic

tile is the result of coupling of two
very different materials yet this
is, according to the manufacturer
System Photonic, the first fully
integrated photovoltaic system in
architecture. Systems Photonics
has, through the industrial core
of companies to which it
belongs, extensive experience
in ceramic technology, and
Photovoltaic Ceramics have
been developed for the roof,
ventilated facades and as a
partner to external paving, and
presented in three collections.
The tiles are encapsulated
between a 3mm-thick ceramic
sheet and an encapsulant that is
five times harder and 100 times
stronger than the usual EVA
and PVB. This hybrid is surface
mounted, and as a result has
no visible frame. In addition,
there is a range of passive
ceramics in the same material
to further integrate the elements
on a facade. The notion of
a functional skin is core to
modern architectural thinking,
both of the present and future,
and this is one material that
ticks many boxes.
Manufacturer/distributor: UK. Size: Jamila

are 5mmx5mm brass tiles, Rosaic wall tiles
are 10mmx10mm pixels on a grid. Colour and
range: Brass. Applications: Interior wall panels.
www.gilesmiller.com
MONOFLEX
This is no ordinary translucent material

but neither is it new, both of which are
surprising. Monoflex, around since the
Thirties, is the by-product of wood pulp,
or cellulose as it is also known. Originally
developed as an insulation material by
and for the Scandinavian passenger rail
industry, Monoflex has over the years been
refined and improved, particularly in terms
of fire resistance, and it is now possible to
use Monflex A in conditions where both
insulation and translucency are required
as much as its UV stablility. It is hardly
possible to write about this material without

producing a whats amazing about this
material list. So a few of the highlights
include: fully recyclable and biodegradable,
non-toxic, easy to use, lightweight, rigid, long
lasting. For a material as urbane as insulation,
this has a visually engaging structure that
improves as the sheets increase in thickness.
Manufacturer/distributor: Sweden. Size: Sheet
size 950x3000mm, from 10mm to 60mm thick.
Colour and range: Moniflex T, Moniflex A ( UV
stable), translucent. Applications: Insulation of
roof ribbon windows and others. www.isoflex.se
Manufacturer/distributor: Italy/
UK. Size: Skin Collection (facade)
SPL-AA 1004mmx1004mmx8mm,
SPL- BA 1504mmx1004mmx8mm.
Colour & range: Skin, Roof
and Life (floor) Collections.
Skin is available in 13 colours.
Applications: Roof tiles,
ventilated facade tiles and external
flooring tiles. Other: The tiles have
a 25-year power performance
warranty and a 10-year warranty
against manufacturing defects.
www.system-photonics.co.uk
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Lighting & Flooring
Concord
Concord was the original designer and manufacturer of

architectural downlights and had a registered patent on the
term downlighter, which lasted from 1966 to 2006.
Concords LED 150 was launched in 1996 and defined
the term Low Energy Downlighter, specifically designed
for the new energy saving TC-D and TC-T compact
fluorescent lamps. With over 40 years experience in
downlighter technology, Concord introduces the new
LEDLED 150 once again redefining the genre of Low
Energy Downlights. LEDLED 150 provides a true
economic and highly efficient replacement for existing
CFL downlights offering unprecedented efficiency and
unmatched luminous flux. enq 300
iGuzzini
Bespoke is a modular open lighting system with recessed channel, suitable

for housing accent and indirect-lighting fixtures. The system minimises the
presence of the fixtures in the space by incorporating all the components. Two
spotlights are available small body for 100mm openings and large body for
180mm openings. Overlapping connections are possible for the fluorescent
tubes in order to achieve continuous lines of soft light. It is an extremely
flexible product designed to create multiple formal, linear and angular
compositions, ideal for application in false ceilings where space is limited. It
creates suggestive atmospheres and plays of light and shadow through a careful,
versatile lighting direction.enq 301
Osram
New Image Stone
Versatile and efficient LINEARlight Flex LED modules

have been installed in Hobbs flagship shop in Covent
Garden as part of a complete lighting scheme upgrade
undertaken by LAPD Consultants Ltd. Due to the compact
and flexible nature of the LINEARlight Flex, LAPD
has been able to achieve soft, warm up-lighting in a very
limited space to enhance the in-store atmosphere. LAPD
Consultants installed Osrams Optotronic electronic control
gear to operate the LINEARlight Flex modules. Specially
designed for use with LED modules, the installation of
this control gear ensures that Hobbs obtains the optimum
performance from each product. enq 303
Natural stone flooring not only looks

breathtaking but it also endures. At
New Image Stone the finest traditional
skills of the stonemason are combined
with the latest technology to realise
the unparalleled beauty and versatility
of stone. Natural stone is strong and,
in the hands of a skilled artisan, can
be used to create stunning statement
floors. It is a rich and beautiful
surface, with a timeless appeal for
any room, from kitchen to bathroom,
en-suite to poolhouse. The beauty of
natural stone is that no two pieces are
ever the same. Each piece of stone has
its own natural characteristics such as
colour, veining and markings, as well
as hardness and porosity. Your New
Image Stone floor is truly unique and
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Distinctive Pearlazzo PUR is the

latest homogeneous product to be
launched by leading commercial vinyl
floorcoverings manufacturer Polyflor.
Designed for the modern commercial
environment, Pearlazzo PUR delivers
the inherent low maintenance and
durability benefits expected of a
Polyflor homogeneous PUR product
while pushing the boundaries of
vinyl flooring decoration. The
striking 24-shade colour palette, a
combination of vibrant and neutral
shades, has been achieved by blending
tonal chips and pearlescent flakes
fused into a solid base colour for a
unique decorative option. enq 304
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Milliken Contracts ability to blend performance with

custom style has seen it become the carpet of choice at
the global headquarters of Halcrow Group Limited, an
international consultant specialising in design, planning
and management of infrastructure worldwide.
Some 11,700m2 of high-performance carbon-neutral
carpet tiles from Milliken Contract were specified in
various areas of this London building, helping to create a
flexible and collaborative working environment that allows
project teams to grow and change with minimal impact.
The vast range of Dorset Woolliscroft flooring solutions on offer from

the contracts division of Original Style includes vitrified and fully vitrified
slip resistant tiles for both internal and external use. Offering exceptional
performance and safety standards within industrial, commercial, domestic
and leisure markets, these tiles have been developed with specific areas of
usage in mind and can be confidently specified for use in the most exacting of
installations. The range also complies with all industry standards.
Original Style is one of the UKs leading manufacturers and suppliers of tiles,
mosaics, glass and natural stone for all commercial and residential projects.
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Khrs
Khrs bespoke walnut flooring has been specified

throughout The Lancasters a stunning residential
development situated directly opposite Hyde Park. All
flooring is being installed by CFA-member, Tyndale
Flooring, with first stage completion due in February
and final completion expected this summer. To reflect
the buildings heritage, Khrs was assigned to produce
two styles of sustainable walnut flooring to a bespoke
specification; a block floor, which was laid fully-bonded over
underfloor heating, in a traditional Herringbone design, and
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DE CHRISTO
de christo, a company offering top

quality, bespoke, engineered timber
flooring, provided Kings Place with
all the wood for the interiors of
the building. Following a limited
architectural competition, Dixon Jones
were appointed by Parabola Land
Limited as the architect for Kings
Place. The building had to be durable,
not only in terms of the design but in
the quality of the build and materials.
de christo were appointed to provide
the timber for the flooring and veneer
the concert hall, restaurant and
private dining hall. enq 307
Wilton Carpets
The ability of Wilton Carpets

Commercial to marry design,
flexibility and speed through its Ready
to Go carpet concept has proved the
winning formula for the Bury store of
Peter Jackson The Jewellers.
Specified by jewellery retail specialist,
Hallmark Design & Shopfitting to
add to the luxury feel of the interior,
the carpet was selected in the striking
floral of Fantasia from the Symphony
collection and proved perfect in a
standard colourway. enq 309
Flooring
Artwood
Antron
Some 3,500m2 of BRE A rated Zone modular carpet has been used
throughout lecture theatres, meeting rooms, breakout spaces, corridors and
staircases of the New Academic Building at Goldsmiths, University of London.,
designed by architect Stride Treglown. Suggested as a suitable carpet tile by
the Department of Estates and Facilities, Goldsmiths University of London,
the carpet had to meet the criteria necessary for the building to achieve its
BREEAM Excellent rating. In the colourway of Gromits Nose, the carpet
tile also had to be durable and easy to maintain, qualities possessed by Antron
Lumena carpet fibre. enq 310
With a shimmer and sparkle that plays with the light,

Silver Star from Artwood shines bright among wood
flooring. As just one finish in the striking Design Lacquer
collection that brings together high gloss, metallic, modern
and aged surfaces, Silver Star brings high design for a true
statement floor. Lovingly hand finished using only the
finest specialist products to achieve its unique look and
exquisite finish, Silver Star has the durability to withstand
the busiest of spaces, bringing lasting good looks to a range
of boutique environments. Presented upon high quality
engineered oak flooring for either floating or structural
application, Silver Star is joined by a range of metallic
colours available from order, as well as a full range of RAL
colours from matt to 90% gloss. enq 311
KARNDEAN
Karndean, a leading supplier of commercial design

flooring, has secured its first ISO accreditation as part of
its ongoing programme to develop and maintain more
sustainable ways of working.Following the introduction
of an Environmental Management System last year,
employees at the Midlands based headquarters and
distribution facility have participated in a vital auditing
and training process to ensure that all facets of the
company are doing everything possible to minimise
impact on the environment. After completing a six month
improvement programme, Karndean has been awarded
ISO14001. enq 313
Junckers
Junckers exclusive Oak Boulevard,

has been installed at a leading central
London art gallery by Pica Floorings
Ltd. The Agnews Gallery in Albermarle
Street specified Junckers stylish wider
oak plank in a Nordic finish to highlight
the contemporary look and feel of
the space. Oak Boulevard is one of
Junckers most prestigious floors and
a firm favourite with architects. The
sheer dimensions of the solid hardwood
floor boards are especially effective in
the Nordic finish, which illuminates the
natural characteristics of the timber to
create the perfect look for contemporary
interiors. enq 312
Vorwerk Carpets
Fresh and dynamic pattern are at

the heart of Levia design, the latest
broadloom collection from Vorwerk
Carpets. Designed to meet the needs
of hospitality venues as part of
the Comfort world, Levia designs
striated designs bring a modern edge
to hospitality carpet. Manufactured
from high tech 100% polyamide for
durability and ease of maintenance,
Levia design projects luxury, bringing
comfort and relaxation to the interior.
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Surfaces & Flooring
Lano
Lano Flooring Solutions has deployed a significant revision

to its Carve hotel-specific textured carpet concept in the
shape of a new and improved bank of colours. From floral
inspired textures to the river-like Carve 07 and geometric
Carve 25, each design uses Lanos manufacturing
capability to produce a multi-level cut and loop pile carpet
in high performance 100% Aqualon nylon. From stock,
specifiers and designers can now select from 19 beautiful
new shades that have been introduced to meet the colour
demands of modern hospitality interiors. enq 315
Polyrey
Noir Bti from Polyreys fashion forward Origine Premier laminate range
strongly references the interior design trend for textured surfaces. The Bti
texture is available on four plain colours of Noir, White, Feutre and Red, giving
classic plain colours an interesting design twist with a matt, structured surface
which mirrors the look and feel of freshly cut wood with natural large scale
graining. enq 316
NCS Colour
Colour is an essential part of architecture and design. A

thorough knowledge of colour improves the quality of
work and communication with clients and suppliers. There
is no easy way to acquire knowledge about colour. We
run two workshop style colour seminars on consecutive
days three times a year. The first aims to give a better
understanding of colour, colour systems and colour
specification. The second workshop looks in much more
detail at the properties of colour and creating colour
combinations. NCS is an international colour standard
with a range of 1,950 colours. NCS attended Ecobuild on
Stand EPP6. enq 318
ARTWORKS SOLUTIONS
CFS Carpets
Carpet and Flooring, one of the UKs

largest flooring distributors, are proud
to announce that their Bristol branch
is moving to St Annes and doubling
in size after 25 years at their old
premises. This exciting move means
Carpet and Flooring can supply even
more efficiently with our new and
improved Load n go trade counter
service. Within the new facilities there
is a Gradus Centre of Excellence
providing full service for nosing and
accessories. enq 317
PinArt from Artworks transforms the

humble pinboard from a mundane
element of the workplace into a
vibrant, branded, design led solution
that helps you to improve your
communication and performance.
It is easy to use and integrates
seamlessly with any working
environment. Produced using Forbos
innovative world class Bulletin
Board technology, it is available in
standard sizes or can be made to
your own specification, colour and
graphic design. A branded product
that is unique to you, this isnt just a
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LG Hausys
LG Hausys, after in-depth dialog with Architects and

Designers, is delighted to announce the launch of 9 new
stunning HI-MACS solid colours for 2011. This brings the
total number of colours on offer in HI-MACS to more than
100 fabulous shades. From multi-functional areas, through
relaxing and harmonizing spaces, to sophisticated areas
choosing colours is one of the most important decisions
when designing living spaces starting from the faade to
the smallest details of the interior design. The new palette
includes neutral and natural colours such as Marta Grey,
Mazarin Blue and Steel Grey which will fit perfectly in
combination to natural materials. enq 320
ARMSTRONG
Circular canopies from Armstrong Ceilings help reduce noise levels by 50%
in The Living Lab - the first PizzaExpress restaurant acoustically designed to
support having good conversations. Eighty of Armstrongs Optima canopies,
similar to those used in the Royal Albert Hall, hang from the restaurant
ceiling. They absorb and reflect sound, creating a far more peaceful,
comfortable environment for diners. The circular, sound-absorbent panels
were specially printed in pastel colours to match the colour scheme of The
Living Lab. enq 321
ARMSTRONG
Bigger and better than ever that is the latest A Book

guide to the stunning solutions that can be achieved in
ceiling design from interior solutions provider Armstrong
Building Products. Armstrong Ceilings latest A Book
(www.armstrong-ceilings.co.uk) is user-friendly testament
to the fact that the manufacturers innovative solutions
not only inspire but also perform in education, healthcare,
transport, office, and retail and leisure buildings all round
the world. Designed to inspire architects, specifiers and
interior designers, it showcases dozens of case studies in
colour-coded sections, providing examples of applications
that have made particular use of a wide range of
Armstrong products, ranging from mineral to metal and
wood tiles, customised canopies and wall solutions. enq 322
Strata Tiles
Parapan
Parapan, the original high gloss

acrylic, is increasingly popular in the
hospitality market for many innovative
and distinctive solutions. Waterproof
and simple to clean Parapan is
extremely hygienic and also easy to
maintain as minor blemishes can be
simply removed. Available in a choice
of 23 shades including a wide selection
of sophisticated neutrals as well as
vibrant brights Parapan colour is solid,
UV stable and will never fade. Suitable
for all vertical surfaces there are two
thicknesses 18mm for cupboard
doors, drawers and panels and 4mm
for splashbacks and cladding. enq 323
Strata Tiles strive to be at the

forefront of innovative design. A kite
shaped tile, inspired by the Ottoman
Empire? Weve got it. A self-cleaning
tile that cleans the air we breathe?
We supply it. But sometimes you will
find yourself seeking eternal style,
a true classic. Proudly presenting
Chromcrete, a compact collection
of fine porcelain tiles that promise
to provide exactly what you need
for heavy traffic, residential and
retail solutions. Available in a
neutral palette of our most popular
tones, from pale beige to pitch
black, Chromcrete will enhance and
complement your surroundings. Used
at Topshop Oxford Circus. enq 324
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BOSS
Komac, part of the Boss Design Group introduce the Q task chair.
Q successfully combines exceptional comfort, aesthetic styling and outstanding
functionality to deliver a distinctive chair with a unique height adjustable meshback. The construction of the mesh enables the maximum amount of flexibility
and breathability to ensure superb life-long support. Q also boasts a 70mm seat
slide and 3 degree forward seat tilt as standard and is available in 9 vibrant mesh
colours. Q is a task chair that will appeal to all tastes and environments. enq 325
Thanks to its understated styling and wide selection of

product options, the new Ticino collection of seating by
Design at Knightsbridge has quickly found favour across
the international hospitality sector, with applications
in lounge and reception areas, bars and restaurants
in addition to guest suites. Created for Design at
Knightsbridge by James A Wright, Ticino is inspired
by timeless geometry. Two- and three-seat sofas and a
matching low-level armchair boast extra-wide arms and
either plain or buttoned backs, and are supported by club
chairs in easy and compact styles, together with a classic
upright armchair. Ticino seating can be upholstered
in either fabric or hide to suit customer requirements.
Six standard show-wood finishes are also available to
complement the upholstery cherry, wenge, mahogany,
oak, beech or walnut supported by a polish matching
service to meet specific needs. enq 328
Connection
eboRcraft
The latest project commissioned

from office furniture manufacturer
Eborcraft comprises four suites of
desking and storage, together with
the conference table featured in the
image. A key requirement of the
project was that a unified appearance
had to be created across the
individual items. This was achieved
by combining Eborcrafts Oracle
collection of boardroom furniture with
its complementary Minster range of
executive desks and matching storage.
To reinforce the unified effect, each
piece of furniture was fitted with a
bespoke edge profile. The special
profile has a gullwing shape, which
was manufactured with a solid timber
edge measuring 45mm x 38mm.
The barrel-shaped conference table is
4.8m x 1.3m and is fitted with aerofoil
bases which conceal a fully integrated
wire management system. A discreet
removable cap fitted into the table
top is the only visible evidence of
the technological functionality of the
table. enq 327
Stanley, designed by Hilary Birkbeck for Connection, is an

executive chair with a few design twists.Sleek in its form
whilst retaining ergonomic comfort the chair is available in
two forms, high and medium back with an integrated knee
tile tilt mechanism.The chair offers four differing outer
shell finishes: white, zebrano, beech and wenge and is
perfectly balanced on a five star base with castors.Stanley
is available to order now from Connection and is well
positioned with in the companys task and meeting chair
range. enq 326
Morgan
Panama is a new collection from the

Morgan Studio. Dining and lounge
chairs feature a slim angled dynamic
frame and sharp square upholstery.
An ergonomic seating angle and
webbed seat create a light and
comfortable chair making Panama
a contemporary and ultimately
practical addition to the Morgan
portfolio. enq 329
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Andy Thornton
Newly opened in February, Jamies Italian Nottingham

is the latest opening in the hugely successful chain of
Italian restaurants from the world famous celebrity chef.
This award-winning concept features a vibrant blend
of innovation, theatre, efficient service, atmosphere and
great food. Andy Thornton Ltd was delighted to work on
the project with internationally acclaimed design practice
Martin Brudnizki Design Studio, following on from
previous successful collaborations with the designers. Martin
Brudnizki Design Studio specified a mixture of furniture
from Andy Thorntons extensive contract range, including
traditional style farmhouse side chairs and bespoke stick
back side chairs in oak, another classic farmhouse-style
design. The company also supplied bespoke high tables with
metal studded edging detail, designed by MBDS. enq 334
Couch Potato Company
Original Eames chairs in stock at Couch Potato Company. Couch Potato

Company are now stocking a wide range of Vitra products for immediate
delivery. Products include the DSR and DSW Eames Plastic chairs, as well as
Panton chairs all in a wide range of colours. And for that signature piece, the
Eames Lounge chair and ottoman are stocked in Santos Palisander, dark and
light pigmented walnut in both black and white leather. Also in stock are Eames
Aluminium office chairs, all with 30-year warranties. Usual lead-times are
6-8 weeks, so to be able to get them so quickly is ideal for projects with tight
leadtimes. All products are authorised originals by Vitra. enq 331
THE INTERIORS GROUP
BBI
Beacons Business Interiors (Bbi),

the facilities support specialist, has
announced that its entire board of
directors have successfully completed
the Institute of Occupational Safety
and Health (IOSH) Safety for
Senior Executives course. Six
candidates successfully took part
in the course, delivered by Santia,
which aims to equip senior executives
with an in-depth understanding of
the role of health and safety in the
construction industry. Throughout
the day candidates were required to
demonstrate their knowledge and
capabilities in both practical and
theoretical examinations. The course
sought to inform board members of
their legal responsibilities in terms
of health and safety and how to put
effective strategies in place. enq 332
The Interiors Group have completed a 24,000 sq ft

refurbishment of the first and ground floors at 89 Albert
Embankment, London, for the charity who run both
Comic Relief and Sports Relief. Comic Relief, which many
of us associate with both the Red Nose Day campaign
and Sports Relief, use the money raised from these events
towards helping poverty stricken people all over the world.
The brief given to The Interiors Group and Jump Studios
by Comic Relief, was to produce a simple design on a tight
budget. As always, The Interiors Group have carried out
work at Comic Relief with pure consistency according to
the brief that they were given. enq 333
KI
KI Intellect Wave seating has been

provided for the new Chelsea
Academy in Lots Road, London.
The furniture for the new building
needed to be appropriate for the
aspirational setting but robust and
fit for purpose. The Intellect Wave
chairs have light tone shells on
starlight silver cantilever frames. The
unique ribless design of the one-piece
polypropylene seat provides and
enhances comfort. enq 334
DESIGNS IN FULL COLOUR
Model: Venus by Johanson Design
Table and seat bases now

available in 66 RAL colours
as well as chrome and satin
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AIR UNO
The noise level of extractors has always been a bugbear,

but Air Uno has a number of models that operate very
efficiently even at a lower, quieter speed. The Tosca
(shown here), the Turandot, the Nabucco and the Mirror
hood all with an internal motor operate as quietly
as 38dB(A) which is no louder than a slight wind or a
whisper. A number of other models operate at 40-46
dB(A) at their quietest level. In addition and its a
misunderstood fact there are models available where the
motor, either a remote or external one, can be positioned
away from the kitchen, thus keeping the noise at bay. For
quiet, yet powerful hoods, look at the complete range at
Air Uno. enq 335
ROCA
Roca has always been committed to the environment in terms of both its
products and its production processes. The business is keenly aware that water
is a unique, limited resource, and has spent more than 50 years developing
water and energy saving devices for its products.To encourage water saving,
Roca also has a collection of shallow countertop basins. Each of the basins
offers a reduction in water capacity of more than 35% on average, when
compared to standard pedestal basins. The Urbi range, (shown above, Urbi 2)
can reduce water capacity by 52% on average. Comprising of eight different
designs, the Urbi basins are created with shallow bowls, a new design concept
from Roca. enq 336
SCHELL
Laufen
With a solution for every bathroom

requirement, Swiss manufacturer
Laufen has extended its awardwinning Living City collection to
include several new washbasin sizes
and co-ordinating furniture options.
Famous for its geometrical design,
the Living City series now includes
a 500mm and 600mm washbasin,
both with glazed backs to make a
gleaming impression, plus a 450mm
hand basin that is ideal for the smaller
guest bathroom or cloakroom. The
washbasins can be integrated within
a brand new washtop from Laufens
Open modular furniture range,
offered in a crisp white finish and able
to be cut to size to fit with millimetre
precision into any bathroom design,
even alcoves. enq 337
The latest item to hit the UK market from SCHELL

GmbH, one of Europes leading manufacturers of
water managing products, is the Compact II concealed,
automatic urinal flush. The concealed flush valve is
controlled by an infrared sensor wall-mounted above the
urinal which automatically releases a 0.3 litres/second flush
as soon as anyone walks away from the urinal. The valve
unit itself is concealed behind the wall and the only part of
the system visible to the user is a neat cover only 124mm x
153.5mm with a small horizontal glazed slit in it for sensor
recognition. The unit itself is unobtrusive and has no
projections but complete protection from vandals can be
assured by use of a stainless steel front cover as opposed
to the more normal plastic cover finished in either high
quality Chrome or Alpine White. enq 338
Rada
Ideal for light commercial or semiresidential applications such as leisure

clubs or University accommodation,
the new Rada V10 sequential
shower control offers exceptional
contemporary styling without any
compromise to performance. The
Rada V10 has all the aesthetic appeal
of domestic shower controls, but
with the build quality and safety
features necessary in the commercial
environment. Its robust cartridge
stops will withstand heavy usage in
public areas and occasional misuse
while the thermostatic mixing valve
conforms to TMV2, the standard
designed to prevent scalding. enq 339
Skopos
DIGITAL PRINT FOR CONTRACT
Let your imagination run wild....... Skopos have the capability to recreate your
concepts with the latest in printing techniques for contract furnishing fabrics.
Whether you want hi-res photographic reproduction or more conventional
printing with no origination charges and low minimums Skopos can provide
this service in-house on a wide selection of flame retardant fabrics. Zerorepeat floor-to-ceiling curtains, printed sheers, iconic cushions, branded
throws, printed upholstery velvets, even bespoke canvases for the walls you
can now tailor the fabrics to your original design. Unique, yet cost-effective
this can help you differentiate your interior concept with bespoke design
detail for clients seeking exclusive styling on a tight budget. Skopos is an
ISO9001 accredited company with over 30 years experience developing and
manufacturing high performance FR fabrics for the hospitality sector. enq 340
Halcyon by Skopos
Halcyon evokes nostalgic days of endless warmth and peaceful calm. Designed
specifically for curtains, bedspreads and soft furnishings, this collection
combines soft textures and loosely drawn organic imagery finely woven in
a luxurious gentle draping quality, ideal for hotel interiors. Create stunning,
contemporary interiors with this collection of striking organic lead-designs
and co-ordinates using colour palettes of nude pinks and neutrals. Inject
atmosphere into traditional interiors using hot mulberries and cerise or warm
chocolates and coppers with uplifting accents of lime and aqua. All the fabrics
are made from 100% Trevira CS, inherently flame retardant to full UK and
International contract specifications, and washable to 40OC. Skopos is an
ISO9001 accredited company and has over 30 years specialist experience in
the design and manufacture of high performance FR contract fabrics for the
hospitality sector. enq 342
Moderne by Skopos
Inspired by the glamour of the Art Deco movement,

Moderne, the new sculptured velvet collection launched by
Skopos, celebrates the symmetry and geometric style of the
period, combining strong lines with elegant fluid forms.
The stylish colour palette encompasses classic black
and white through to jewel like aquamarines, luxurious
mulberries and sophisticated neutrals, lending drama
and elegance to any interior scheme be it classic or
contemporary. enq 341
Venus II by Skopos
Karndean, a leading supplier of commercial design If you

found Venus a delight to use you will be overjoyed with
this revival! This sumptuous velvet collection from Skopos
is the ultimate in classic luxury. Four different qualities,
a plain, semi-plain, herringbone and stripe, complement
each other and offer endless combinations of textures
that work beautifully together. Inherently FR with a high
lustre, Venus II provides real glamour with a colour
palette stretching from glistening metallics, through strong
neutrals and regal clarets and burgundies to the brightest
peacock hues of blue and green. Appropriate for use as
upholstery and drapery these qualities are severe contract
grade and meet all relevant UK FR standards. enq 343
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Dorma, the global market leader of door controls,

automatics, glass and movable walls, has launched a new
spring-based cushion system to further enhance its Agile
150 sliding door system. The Agile 150 Dormotion,
brings a new dimension to the design and operation of
sliding doors by incorporating an innovative cushioning
mechanism that enables the smooth and safe, opening and
closing of doors. enq 344
The launch of a super efficient folding glass door marks a significant

development. Solarlux have launched their most efficient glass door to the
UK market. Combining four core elements that enable the door to achieve a
U value of 0.80Wm2K, the new SL97 wood/aluminium folding glass door is
specially designed with the demands of energy saving in mind. By using wood
internally and a combination of insulating material and protective aluminium
externally as well as triple glazing, the SL 97 has been able to combine the
advantages of four materials. Inside, the wood panels create a natural warm
atmosphere and, on the outside, the fully insulated rear-ventilated aluminium
facing sheets guarantee permanent protection from the elements with only
minimal maintenance. enq 348
Silent Gliss
Another world first from Silent Gliss the perfect

combination of panel glide and room divider system.
Silent Gliss 2760 not only enables the installation of panels
in rooms with uneven ceilings but also offers endless new
ways to separate, decorate, and design your room.Its
ability to be bent down to a narrow 15cm radius allows
the system to be used in countless variations. The system
available in a white powder coated finish is suspended
with special hangers allowing air circulation throughout
the room which is a prerequisite for hospitals. The sturdy
hangers offer excellent stability and are easily to install
and adjust. The already successful, innovatively designed
roller-based carriers and profiles guarantee a very smooth
and extremely quiet system operation. enq 347
LEGRAND
Legrand has seen products from its

wiring devices and cable management
divisions used extensively throughout
the newly reopened Savoy, London.
The company, which is the world
leader in both cable management
and wiring devices, supplied a wide
selection of Synergy wiring devices
and Swifts cable tray and ladder for
use in the ambitious restoration of the
world famous hotel. Legrand supplied
bespoke chrome and brass roped edge
wiring devices from its Synergy range
for use in all guestrooms and public
areas, while its Swifts cable tray and
ladder was used to carry power and
data cables through the hotel. enq 346
HARBRINE
Harbrine are pleased to announce the

launch of a revolutionary electronic
digital patch lock that can work on glass
doors. This patch lock can work on new
installations or even retro-fit against
existing rondo style patch locks. No
need to replace expensive glass doors,
just change the existing patch lock and
handles. Programmable at the keypad
with a range of commands which makes
it particularly suitable for medium duty
use in health, educational, commercial
and residential environments. The
key can be used to open doors for
management functions such as security
and cleaning. The added benefit of
having key operation as well, enables
this lock to be master keyed within a
Harbrine MK system. enq 345
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www.flatscreenarms.co.uk
Freephone: 0800 012 8010
email: sales@flatscreenarms.co.uk
Classified
DECORATIVE HARDWARE
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DISPLAY UNITS
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DISPLAY SYSTEMS
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GRAPHICS
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Whatever your space requires

Microslat is one of the UKs leading manufacturers and designers
of fine-pitched aluminium slatwall and display products.
25mm pitch, maximizing
product density
Accepts all standard

slatwall accessories
Much stronger than

traditional slatwall
No visible supporting
uprights
Modern hi-tech
appearance
Wide range of colours

and finishes
Quick to install
Easy to move &

re-assemble
Microslat International Ltd.

Unit F13 F14 Morton Park,
Morton Park Way, Darlington.
Co Durham DL1 4PQ
Call us now on 01325 351276
www.microslat.com
Classified

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HIGH GLOSS ACRYLIC
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VISION PANELS
Architectural Vision Panels
For Doors & Walls
Installation by Retail Plastics Plus
Easy installation in doors & walls

Complete pre-assembled units
New
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Custom etching/signage
Original Solid High Gloss Doors or Panels European Manufactured

Superior Reflective Fashionable Thermoformable UV Stable
Waterproof Bespoke Sizes 23 Colours
Telephone: 0113 201 2240 Web: www.parapan.co.uk
JOINERY & METALWORK
com
th4.
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30 min fire integrity option

Bespoke design service available
North 4 Design Ltd

Tel : 0208 885 4404
Web: www.north4.com
E-mail: sales@north4.co.uk
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SEATING
CHANTAL
Designed by Pergentino Battocchio
Stunning high gloss feature armchairs lacquered in black,
white or red with that Made in Italy style and quality.
Visit our website for more information and prices
w w w. l a p o r t a . c o . u k
Laporta Office Furniture Ltd. The Pipeworks, 26-30 Prescott Place, London, SW4 6BU Tel: 020 7720 6006
Classified

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LIGHTING
SIGNAGE SOLUTIONS
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WOODEN FLOORING
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Energy Saving Lighting Controls

Using built-in microwave detection to reduce consumption in unoccupied areas
Warehouse/Halls
Corridors/Car Parks
Stairwells/Lobbys
Meeting Rooms
With energy prices forever going up and

demands to reduce consumption increasing,
we have real solutions to decrease your carbon
footprint and ultimately save you money.
To find out more about energy saving

luminaires with presence detection, or
request a full catalogue contact us
Tel: 01442 865388
Email: info@mountlighting.co.uk
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LIGHTING
Kemps Architectural
Lighting Ltd
Unit 2 Matrix Court
Middleton Grove
Leeds LS11 5WB
LED LIGHTING
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By offering a bespoke linear

solution, Oldham Lighting is
cementing its position as one
of the worlds leading bespoke
linear lighting specialists and
handing back the design flair
to the designers.
Tel: 0113 271 5777

Fax: 0113 271 5666
sales@kempslighting.com
www.kempslighting.com
Oldham Lighting Ltd

+44 (0) 1372 459999
www.oldhamlighting.co.uk
sales@oldhamlighting.co.uk
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MOSAICS
Fine Mosaics
inspired by elegance.

Suppliers of finest stone artwork tiling.
Beautiful handmade, quality marble and stone mosaics for
wall and floor tiling. Mosaics made to your bespoke design
requirements for work and living space.
Tel. No. (01474)747202
e-mail: info@finemosaics.co.uk
Website: www.finemosaics.co.uk
For more information contact us by phone, e-mail or visit our website

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Vision Panels for doors & walls

Float Glass Design
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Tel: 01273 622176

www.floatglassdesign.co.uk
Stretch Ceilings Limited
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Tel: 01276 681 000

www.stretchceilings.co.uk
North 4 Design Ltd
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Tel: 020 8885 4404

www.north4.com
OMKSTAK STACKING CHAIR

www.omkassociates.com
Decospan
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Tel: +32 (0) 56 52 88 00

www.shinnoki.com
Turnstyle Designs Ltd
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OMK
Tel: 020 7631 1335
www.omkassociates.com
Tel: 01271 325 325

www.turnstyledesigns.com
RETAIL METALWORK & SHOP FITTINGS
HAWKESLEY ENGINEERING LIMITED

Unit 5, Avery Dell Industrial Estate Lifford Lane, Birmingham B30 3DZ
t: 0121 433 4277 e: richard@hawkesley.co.uk
Cifial UK Ltd
Tel: 01933 402008
www.cifial.co.uk
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Morgan
Tel: 01243 371111
www.morganfurniture.co.uk
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Hawkesley
Tel: 0121 433 4277
www.hawkesley.co.uk
Showcase
LUMIWALL
Lumiwall is the ideal system for displaying BIG illuminated
graphics and promotions in Retail Stores and Shopping Malls.
FRAMELESS GLAZING
The impressive Lumiwall works to create a memorable

in-store atmosphere and certainly produces a wow factor.
THE MISCEA HAND HYGIENE SYSTEM
The Lumiwall frame has an inbuilt patented tensioning

which holds the replaceable digitally printed face, as tight as
a drum skin and ice-rink smooth. We manufacture, print and
install the complete system.
For more information contact us on the details below.
Full touch-free operation All-in-one tap and dispenser

No cross-contamination Efficient and economical
TEL: 01604 678410
Various joint options
A new standard. A revolution in hand hygiene.

Cloakroom Solutions Ltd
sales@cloakroomsolutions.co.uk
www.cloakroomsolutions.co.uk
www.artillus.com
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Virtually seamless finish

Single and double flush glazing
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TEL: 01245 490333
Fully demountable and relocatable

Tested to the highest British Standards
Planet Partitioning: www.planetpartitioning.co.uk
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TEL: 0800 3289561
GET THINNER!
CaesarStone, synonymous with style and durability,
is delighted to introduce the contemporary Get Thinner
13mm collection, to compliment the existing
20mm/ 30mm thick range.
CaesarStones new 13mm collection offers unlimited design
possibilities and is available in six stunning colours;
Dusty Stones, Black Rocks, Buttermilk, Organic White,
Oyster and Mink. It is easily thermoformed to create curves
for truly unique designs.
Contact Chris Pepper: chris_pepper@crlaurence.co.uk
F: 00 800 0262 3299 www.caesarstone.uk.com
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TEL: 00 800 0421 6144
Westin are the only UK Company to manufacture and supply

custom-built domestic kitchen extractors, providing a
bespoke service without the designer price tag. Come and
talk to Westin at KBB 2010 - stand F15.
WS Westin Ltd. Phoenix Mills, Leeds Road,
Huddersfield, HD1 6NG
Email: sales@westin.co.uk
www.westin.co.uk
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TEL: 01484 421585
HANDLES AND FITTINGS LTD

HAF Selectdoor steel framed doorsets have been fitted to
Sleeperz Hotel Cardiff. Further hotels will be fitted this year,
with structural openings on site built to a specific size for the
pre-determined doorsets specified by the architect. Doorsets
were delivered fully finished with ironmongery already
morticed to the doors & frames to facilitate speedy fitting.
www.hafinternational.com
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TEL: 01992 505 655
STYLISH ASHDOWN TOWEL RAILS

FROM JIS EUROPE
JIS Europe have a new range of heated towel rails named
Ashdown. These rails are manufactured in an elegant round
section shape displaying an appearance of refined luxury.
The rails are manufactured in four sizes all 1250mm deep
with widths of 300, 400, 520 and 620mm. They can be used
in central heating, electric or dual fuel formats.
E: info@jiseurope.co.uk W: www.sussexrange.co.uk
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TEL: 01444 831200
ELEGANT AND AUTOMATED

SCHELL PURIS TAPS
TECHNISTONE FROM HADDONSTONE
SCHELL GmbH has been manufacturing elegant and

innovative taps in Germany for over 75 years. These are now
available in UK, distributed through the merchant network by
Fluid Systems of Guildford. The latest SCHELL products to
become available here are the Puris range of automated
hands free, hygienic taps with modern prize-winning styling
and an excellently engineered finish.
Technistone from Haddonstone has launched an online

shopping facility on its website. Technistone tiles for interiors
are ideal for use in kitchens, bathrooms and hallways as well
as commercial projects.
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TEL: 0845 680 6902
www.technistone-tiles.co.uk
TEL: 01604 770711
Recruitment
WE ARE AN EXPERIENCED CONSULTANCY THAT SPECIFICALLY FOCUSES

WITHIN THE INTERIORS/ SYSTEMS FURNITURE MARKETS
HISTORY OF MORGAN GLOVER

Morgan Glover is a Recruitment Consultancy which was established to specialise only within the Interiors / System Furniture
Industry. With over 9 years experience in the marketplace, I truly understand the importance of building good relationships
with clients and candidates alike. I feel passionate and determined about delivering an honest and professional service to
this very creative and niche marketplace, serving both clients and candidates alike. I strongly believe having a detailed and
thorough understanding of the clients and candidates needs and expectations are paramount.
CLIENTS
I acknowledge that each organisation, whether large or small, will have an individual criteria. I believe that it is crucial to
understand their business in terms of how they operate, where in the market place they are, and their long-term ambitions
as an organisation; equally, it is imperative to have a sound understanding of the culture of the company, particularly within
the smaller organisations.
CANDIDATES
As an experienced consultant within the Interiors marketplace, I fully understand that any career change is a big decision,
and extremely stressful. Morgan Glover tries to ease that pressure by interviewing candidates. I treat each candidate very
much as an individual, establishing their ambitions and abilities, as well as analysing which organisations they would fit
into culturally. If you are seeking a professional Consultancy to assist with your Recruitment requirements, or a candidate
seeking a confidential chat with no commitment, then please contact Morgan Glover.
WWW.MORGANGLOVER.CO.UK
Email: gabby.haselden@morganglover.co.uk T: +44 (0)1892-520-191 M: +44 (0)7778-333-607
Ref: V02372, Surrey
27,000 - 32,000
This specialist in office interior fit out, refurbishment and furniture

installation projects seek an Interior Designer with 4 to 5 years
experience in office interiors (preferably D & B), AutoCAD and
3 D literate confident in liaising with both the client and the sales
team.
Ref: V02371, Midlands
Neg package
This company helps brands and retailers through the creation of

experiential retail solutions and seek a Creative Director. You
will be articulate, ambitious and passionate about design and a
proven track record in the retail interior design industry
particularly with sports, technology, banking and luxury goods
and familiar with 3D Studio Max, Photoshop and InDesign.
Ref: V02369, London
20,000 - 25,000
This company designs and installs leading-edge kitchen,

wardrobe and interior glass door solutions for high-specification
residential and commercial projects. Working with the contract
market they seek a CAD Technician for the design of layouts,
detailing, pricing and graphics for presentations. With a
background in CAD for furniture/interiors/architecture, you will
need fluency in AutoCAD, Photoshop and a 3D
rendering/visualizing package.
Ref: V02361, Northants
Neg
This retail display consultancy seeks a Technical Designer

for producing 3D models and manufacturing drawings and
managing the build and completion of prototypes. With 5+
years in the retail design industry you will need knowledge of
designing for manufacturing, fluency in Solidworks (or similar)
and have good time management skills. Sketching ability is an
advantage as is AutoCAD, Adobe Suite and Studio Max.
Recruitment
ARC
RIBA Appointments
01892 554717
dan@austinrecruitmentconsultants.com
www.austinrecruitmentconsultants.com
020 7496 8370

info@ribaappointments.com
www.ribaappointments.com
ARC are "THE Recruitment Consultancy" for the Interior Design & Build and
Architecture & Design sectors. We have years of experience in these fields
and are proud to work closely with many of the industries leaders.
Careers In Design
01920 486 125
recruit@careersindesign.com
www.careersindesign.com
Design recruitment specialists for Interior Designers, Space Planners,

CAD Technicians, Specifiers, Furniture, Product, Exhibition, Lighting and
3D Designers, Visualizers, Bathroom/Kitchen Sales Designers.
The recruitment service of the RIBA has positions with many up and coming
practices as well as the top design firms in the UK and abroad.
Aberfeldy Associates Ltd

01457 859 219
aberfeldypeople@aol.com
www.furniturerecruitment.com
Recruiting sales, management, and support people solely in the contract

furniture and commercial interiors industries since 1995. Call in complete
confidence.
D4D Designers 4 Designers
The Recruitment Business
London: 0203 174 0352 Brighton: 01273 501050

info@designers4designers.co.uk
www.designers4designers.co.uk
0161 212 1520

mcr@macpeople.co.uk
www.macpeople.co.uk
D4D Designers 4 Designers is an interior design recruitment consultancy

based in London & Brighton. Whether you're a company seeking designers
or a designer looking for a new job, we look forward to hearing from you.
The Recruitment Business specialises in providing permanent and

freelance MacPeople, CreativePeople, WebPeople and AccountPeople for
advertising agencies, design groups and corporate in-house studios.
Studio
Paul Wells Consultants
0203 174 0185

lucy@studio.eu.com
www.studio.eu.com
01375 484 044

paulwellsconsult@btinternet.com
www.paulwellsconsultants.com
We recruit top talent for all your Studio vacancies. Studio specialises
in recruiting for Interior Design Consultancies, supplying contract and
permanent staff for your design teams and office support workforce.
PWC is one of the UKs fastest growing Commercial Interiors Recruitment

companies. Uniquely due to our first hand sales experience within both
the office furniture and fit-out industries.
Morgan Glover
Solution
01892 520 191

gabby.haselden@morganglover.co.uk
www.morganglover.co.uk
0845 408 1705

interiordesign@solutionrecruitment.com
www.solutionrecruitment.com
Morgan Glover is a professional recruitment consultancy specialising

ONLY within the Interiors/ Systems Furniture market place. The core of
Morgan Glover is to provide a quality service by their consultancy methods.
Solution - committed to providing a tailor-made service to both candidates

and clients, permanent & professional freelance positions within
Architecture & Interior Design. Be part of the solution...
Eden Brown
Fusion People Limited
020 7422 7386

interiors@edenbrown.com
www.edenbrown.com/interiors
020 7653 1070

fx@fusionpeople.com
www.fusionpeople.com
THE Interior Design specialists! 15 years recruiting for Designers, CAD

Technicians, Visualisation, FF&E, Space Planning and Exhibition. Call for a
friendly, professional approach with rapid results.
Whatever your specialism or career level within Interior Design or

Architecture, Fusion People can help you realise your potential with a wide
selection of permanent jobs, and challenging freelance assignments.
Park Recruitment
Bespoke Career Management
01892 535 351

sales@parkjobs.com
www.parkjobs.com
020 7242 4909

info@bespokecareers.com
www.bespokecareers.com
Park Recruitment has specialised in recruiting for Systems Furniture and Fit
Out Markets since 1980. Industry experts successfully match candidates
and clients throughout Europe.
Bespoke recruit architects, graphic designers, interior designers & support

staff for London's thriving design community.
On Target Recruitment Ltd

020 8335 3334
sales@otrsales.co.uk
www.otrsales.co.uk
On Target Recruitment Ltd has been successfully placing high calibre sales
people with all the leading companies within the office furniture and
interiors market for over 14 years.
Contact Daniel Kamli: 020 7936 6857

or daniel.kamli@worldmarketintelligence.com
Recruitment
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Mosaic Pathway (Portable Adaptable Temporary Hotel
With Alternative You-ses) is a versatile modular building that
can be used as a hotel, holiday home, temporary shelter or field
hospital in almost any environment.
Designed to respond to the fact that some 250,000 people are
affected by natural disasters each year and aimed at both the public
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prisms with built-in fixtures and furnishings, self-contained energy,
plumbing and lighting systems and self-levelling foundations.
The prisms are based on a modular assembly system constructed
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mechanical systems and enclosing skin can be shipped from
manufacturers to venues that are local or around the world.
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is stackable for ease of shipment; basic interior furniture is
contained within this folded structure. All of the internal elements
unpack with the prism as it is unfolded and are popped into
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