One of the leading contemporary furnishing companies, B&B Italia opened its flagship showroom in 2001 at 250 Brompton Road, London SW3. Designed by John Pawson with Antonio Citterio, this exceptional space provides the ideal environment to show the B&B Italia lifestyle. Current designers include Patricia Urquiola, Jeffrey Bernett, Vincent Van Duysen, Antonio Citterio, Mario Bellini and Paolo Piva. B&B Italia also holds regular design exhibitions in store.
www.bebitalia.itGraham & Brown is the UK’s leading wallpaper manufacturer, supplying innovative wallpaper designs to some of the largest and best known retailers in the world. Based in Blackburn, Graham & Brown celebrated its 60th birthday last year – and still with a family member on the board. The company has a strong design heritage, developing partnerships with licensed designers and collaborating with ‘undiscovered’ young talent to bring exciting, affordable designs to the consumer.
www.grahamandbrown.co.ukEstablished in 2002, The London Design Festival has rapidly grown to become one of the key constituents of the UK’s festival season. In 2007 the London Design Festival built on its growing reputation with a comprehensive range of activities and events that placed design and creativity at the top of the UK’s agenda. London Design Festival will work with more partners than ever in 2008, the objective being to bring design into London’s heart and to create dialogue and excitement about the role of design in our society and everyday lives. More partners will host events in 2008 and particular focus will be given to retail partners. Other activities will include lecture programmes, educational initiatives, published research, exhibitions, screenings and awards.
www.londondesignfestival.comRabih Hage is an interior design company specialising in contemporary design, furniture and art. Founded seven years ago, the company’s unique style is a mix of art and design pieces chosen exclusively by architect and interior designer Rabih el Hage. Designs by Rabih sit alongside work by internationally renowned designers such as Christophe Côme, Johnny Swing, Mark Harvey, Karen Ryan and Piet Hein Eek. Rabih Hage also offers bespoke interior design and architectural services.
www.rabih-hage.comThe Spiral Cellar is an ingenious idea for wine-lovers, allowing you to keep your wine at home so it is easily accessible and maintained in the perfect conditions. The Spiral Cellars team will come to any property with a ground floor, dig a 2m wide circular hole and then drop in a prefabricated circular cellar. The cellar can be sunk in the kitchen, sitting room, garage or conservatory. Once it’s completed, which takes only five days from start to finish, it will offer exactly the right conditions for keeping wine – the correct temperature, darkness and humidity. There are different sizes of cellar too, from the Mini Cellar, which can store up to 770 bottles, to the larger Spiral Cellar which will store 1600 bottles.
www.spiralcellars.co.ukSince 2002, the Swarovski Crystal Palace collections have aimed to stretch the imagination, demonstrating that the notion of a traditional chandelier can be beautifully reinvented. Whether designers choose to marry cutting edge technology with contemporary lighting design or use nature as their main source of inspiration, the results have always thrilled and captivated, with each designer breathing new life into the traditional chandelier aesthetic. Previous designers have included Ron Arad, Yves Behar, Paul Cocksedge, Vincent van Duysen and Karim Rashid.
www.swarovskisparkles.comStepevi is a pioneering new interiors brand focusing on redefining contemporary rugs, home accessories and furniture. Combining Turkish rug making techniques with brand new technology, Stepevi’s innovative new collections are inspired by the latest fashion colours and textures.
Stepevi’s flagship store, designed by Din Associates on the King’s Road, also houses a design studio to assist customers with bespoke custom-made designs.
www.stepevi.comThe Conran Shop was founded by Terence Conran and the first store opened in 1973 at 77 Fulham Road. Since it opened, The Conran Shop has been synonymous with great design and quality. It’s no coincidence that within this period, our knowledge and passion for interiors have soared.
Camron has been working with The Conran Shop since Polly Dickens took over as Creative Director in 2004. Polly’s brief is in line with Terence’s original mission: to give people things that they love – and that have relevance in their lives – by combining classics with cutting edge designs; and technology with antiques and ethnic pieces.
www.conranshop.co.ukTwyford Bathrooms, part of Sanitec, is the UK’s leading manufacturer of bathrooms. Founded in 1849, Twyford has pioneered some of the most important sanitaryware designs, and perseveres to create suites for all lifestyles, tastes and budgets.
www.twyfordbathrooms.comWaterford Crystal is the world’s leading crystal brand that encompasses the full design spectrum, with styles varying from contemporary, eclectic to traditional. All Waterford Crystal products are beautifully crafted, high quality and have strong design values. Exciting collaborations with international designers such as John Rocha have resulted in stylish crystal tableware collections coveted by the design and fashion-conscious.
www.waterford.comLiberty has dominated both retail and design for 130 years now, since Arthur Lasenby Liberty first opened his doors in 1875. A unique emporium offering the best in fashion and design, Liberty is London’s leading destination store. Celebrating interiors, furniture, men’s & women’s fashion & accessories, and beauty with its imaginative designer collaborations, Liberty offers cutting-edge fashion from both major fashion houses and hard-to-find, often exclusive brands.
www.liberty.co.ukFOR 25 years the most stylish store in Dorset has been Talisman – and now this gorgeous interiors emporium has moved to London. Talisman’s huge new Art Deco building is a place to wonder and wander in – antiques, statues, furniture and ceramics all glow with a sense of theatre and eclecticism. Each room is styled with a theme in mind and the stock is always changing as owner Ken Bolan travels the world shopping for unique pieces for the home and garden. London will be a better place because of it.
www.talismanlondon.comMartin Brudnizki founded his design studio in 2000 after working with a number of renowned architects and interior designers including David Collins. Previous projects include Daphne’s restaurant in Barbados, the women’s store Browns and Browns Bride. Future projects include the redesign of Scott’s Restaurant, London, recently acquired by Caprice Holding and the Ivy Club, London as well as Le Caprice, New York.
www.mbds.netCamron has worked with Armani/Casa since it was appointed to handle the opening for the first store on London’s Bond Street in September 2006. Camron supports the luxury brand in the UK at global events such as the Milan Furniture Fair and the London Design Festival, manages UK collection launches in Bond Street and oversees Armani/Casa’s UK editorial media strategy. This includes securing corporate and brand profiles and features on new developments such as Armani Hotels & Residences, communicating unique store services including the bespoke interior design service and supporting collaborations such as the exclusive Armani Lounge at Chelsea Football club.
www.armanicasa.comCamron has been appointed to organise the London preview of the Salone Internazionale del Mobile, Milan and to handle media enquiries. The preview will take place at the Blueprint Café, London in January 2007. Key organisers and designers involved with the Salone will be participating in a design forum where highlight from the exhibition, events and trends will be discussed. The Salone Internazionale del Mobile is the leading international furniture exhibition that attracts a global audience. The exhibition takes place at the new showground in Milan from 16-21rd April 2008, brings together 3,100 of the industry’s most dynamic and creative companies and attracts 260,000 visitors from 150 international countries.
www.cosmit.itTai Ping is a custom carpet and rug company that is rich in resources, contemporary in sensibility and global in scale. Over the last fifty years, Tai Ping has created rugs that are increasingly sought for luxurious and prestigious interiors – from hotels and casinos to Park Avenue residences, private jets and yachts.
www.taipingcarpets.comBernhardt Design was founded in 1980 by the 119-year-old Bernhardt Furniture Company and continues to be a leader and innovator in furniture and design production. During the past 10 years, Creative Director Jerry Helling has assembled an extraordinary creative team that has positioned Bernhardt Design as one of the leading international design companies. Global Edition is the first collection to be launched in the European market by Bernhardt Design in partnership with Danerka in Milan this year. The 14-piece collection was inspired by the quest to create individual pieces that transcend specific style, category, origin or time period – pieces that have a sense of permanence and quality.
www.bernhardtdesign.comCamron has been hired to launch Meta a new company by esteemed antiques house, Mallett, at the Salone Del Mobile 2008. Meta is a unique series of collaborations between Tord Boontje, Barber Osgerby, Asymptote Matali Crasset and Wales & Wales and the best master-craftsmen from around the world, using unsurpassed materials. The result is a collection of objects and furniture of exemplary quality created from covetable, fine and frequently rare materials.
www.madebymeta.comThis spring sees the UK launch of a unique homeware retailer called HomeSense – a brand new concept in homeware shopping. Its stores will offer a huge range of top quality and branded homeware at irresistible prices, from designer home décor and kitchenware to unique accessories from around the world. Homesense adopts a winning formula of simple, easy to shop stores and a team of experienced buyers who scour the marketplace for great deals. HomeSense, which is part of TJX Companies Inc, opened its first store in Poole in April 2008. An additional five stores will open this spring in Cardiff, Manchester, Bristol, Northampton and Gloucester.
www.myhomesense.comKvadrat develops design-led textiles for use as upholstery and curtains. Kvadrat was established in Denmark in the 1960s and now holds a leading position in the European market of design-textiles as primary supplier to many of the world’s most renowned architects, designers and furniture manufacturers. It is Kvadrat’s ambition to explore the boundaries of the possibilities of textiles and of contemporary design. Whether they are aesthetic, technological or artistic. And for that reason co-operate with designers, architects and artists who can take part in moving these boundaries.
www.kvadrat.dk