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Lauren Holmes

  • Interior Film from David Clouting proves a success in demanding NHS environment.

    The Weybourne Day Unit, part of the NHS Norfolk & Norwich University Hospitals Trust, provides a nurse-led oncology and haematology service. Specially trained chemotherapy nurses and specialists administer outpatient chemotherapy regimens, supported by consultants and specially trained doctors. The unit was an expansion of existing services provided by the hospital to create a new 22 bed facility.  Continue Reading

  • Unique Calacatta – combining beauty and elegance with innovation

    Unique Calacatta from COMPAC has a stunning grey veining design running through pure white quartz that looks and feels like real marble.

    Inspired by the beauty and elegance of this natural stone, COMPAC has been able to create an innovative worksurface that makes it possible to decorate homes, apartments, hotels, restaurants, bars and public spaces with elegant overall compositions that transmit serenity and harmony. Continue Reading

  • Walnut Flooring in the Olympic Studio

    We were approached by John Hemsley Design Services.  They required an engineered floor with a high aesthetic appeal that was durable and could withstand the effects of high temperatures from studio lights.  Our Lacquered Black American Walnut flooring (E508) met these requirements perfectly.  Continue Reading

  • SOVEREIGN® EcoBlade LED Uplighters

    Leading British lighting manufacturer, Commercial Lighting Systems Ltd, have launched their EcoBlade range of LED Uplighters, an exciting new range for any interior application. Continue Reading

  • Michael Cooper, FRBS

    Large and small scale sculpture in marble, stone and bronze, Michael Cooper’s pieces are a study in a wide variety of animal, bird and the human figure. Born in Dublin, Michael studied at a Heatherly’s School of Art and then under Anthony Gray. It is the the nature of the material that lends itself to Cooper’s flowing harmonies of surface, and it is this that depicts the beauty of the natural world. His pieces are irresistibly tactile and the viewer is drawn to touch as much as view his pieces. Continue Reading

  • Wool Duvets – no 7 year itch here!

    When Jessica Cross established Southdown Duvets 7 years ago, she totally under-estimated the ground swell of support and interest in wool as a medium for bedding – into duvets, pillows and mattress toppers. Continue Reading

  • A sound effect on people – Ecophon’s acoustics podcast

    Acoustics, sound, noise. All impact our lives every day. Yet it is not a subject that is often discussed.

    Until now. Welcome to “A sound effect on people” a podcast series that explores how we are affected by sound and how poor acoustics can be harmful to your wellbeing. Continue Reading

  • RINNAI GOES SOLO FOR CONTINUOUS FLOW WITH A STORE

    Rinnai’s latest innovation in the energy efficient fast delivery of instantly useable hot water is the Infinity Solo Re-Circulator water heater.

    The Rinnai Infinity Solo condensing and low NOX water heater is the first of its kind for the UK to combine the advanced technology of wall mounted continuous flow water heaters with a stainless steel storage cylinder, all in one compact footprint. Continue Reading

  • Jeremy Quantrill, managing director of Dernier & Hamlyn explains how beautiful, bespoke lighting can be more affordable than you think

    Having products specially commissioned to make interiors unique is usually highly desirable, but often considered beyond budgetary constraints.

    However, with our help bespoke lighting doesn’t have to blow the budget. We spend a lot of our time working with designers and clients to produce lighting that meets their aesthetic and practical requirements cost-effectively whether it’s a one-off fitting or hundreds. Continue Reading

  • ACCESS THE BEST FRENCH DESIGN AND CRAFTSMANSHIP

    With clients such as Chanel and Cartier, visual merchandiser, Helene Parisot, knows what it takes to set the scene for commercial clients. Using her years of experience working for luxury retail brands, Parisot, operating under the brand A Sprinkle of Deco and Art, has extended her business to include offering commercial specifiers access to a portfolio of French artisans who produce unique decorative pieces and who also undertake bespoke commissions. Continue Reading