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With the arrival of the month of May comes the long awaited return of Clerkenwell Design Week. 2019 marks the 10th year of the event and is set to be a major celebration of one of London’s most vibrant districts. CDW has firmly established itself as the UK’s leading independent design festival, which each year attracts the international design community to this district. This creative event has flourished over the past decade and has been the catalyst for many design projects all over the world.

Unfortunately it’s not always easy to attend the numerous design shows dotted across the world, but don’t worry, this month the team at INEX has endeavoured to collect and collate an abundance of creative projects to help inspire you.

From CDW in London we first travel to New York where Rockwell Group has just unveiled the new public spaces of Moxy Chelsea Hotel. The glorious space has been dubbed ‘a modern Secret Garden in New York City’s Flower District’, and Rockwell Group’s design schemes for the hotel’s restaurant, lobby and rooftop combine rich colours, materials and patterns that result in a series of whimsical yet luxurious interiors. Turn to page 76 to uncover the Big Apple’s big secret. On page 7, we go from one festival to another when Maurizio Pellizzoni unveils a Coachella inspired bijou split level London apartment full of soft pastel colours and a mixture of polished brass and chrome finishes. Finally we explore a textile collaboration where Persian artistry meets French tradition on page 46.

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Cover: Wutopia Lab has designed China’s first all carbon-fibre structure in the rural area of Zhejiang, in collaboration with digital construction team RoboticPlus.AI.

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42 FURNITURE

Learn how one couple has refurbished this charming bijou split level London apartment for their young daughter in an upcoming prime spot of Marylebone, close to Regents Park.

Wutopia Lab has designed China’s first all carbonfibre structure in the rural area of Zhejiang, in collaboration with digital construction team RoboticPlus.AI.

INEX takes a closer look at the Genoa chair collection, by talented young designer Cesare Ehr. Featuring a stool and a chair with armrests, it is also available in an outdoor version.

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For its newest fabric, New York-based design studio APPARATUS has partnered with the sophisticated French textile house – Pierre Frey.

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The O-O project sees the return of Bartoli Design to the world of bathroom design and the start of a collaboration with Rexa Design.

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ACOUSTICS

Eight Tenths Garden is an art museum dedicated to arts and crafts. INEX explores its hidden treasures.

The new BAUX Acoustic Pulp panel is the first in the world to combine the properties of sound absorption, safety, and durability with modern aesthetics and sustainability.

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PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT

Following the opening of Moxy Times Square, Rockwell Group has designed the public and amenity spaces at Moxy Chelsea in New York.

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INEX rounds up the latest innovative products and high-performance solutions entering into the interior design market.

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FABRICS FOR LUXURY EXTERIORS EXTEX fabrics combine a luxurious look and feel; designed to complement and enhance even the most exclusive exterior space, they are suitable for use on all outdoor furnishing applications. The co-ordinating ranges offer over 100 contemporary colours, bringing a perfect style conclusion to any design project.

Discover our extensive fabric collection at www.extex.co.uk

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A couple refurbished this charming bijou split level London apartment for their young daughter in an upcoming prime spot of Marylebone, close to Regents Park.

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Maurizio made it look twice the square footage.

Maurizio set out to achieve a vibrant, elegant, luxurious and modern apartment.

The colour scheme evolved to what became a more feminine look using soft pastel colours and a mixture of polished brass and chrome finishes. Using a mixture of artwork, colours and textures inspired by Coachella, Maurizio used beautiful, high quality materials to create a jewel of an apartment.

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Space planning was always one of the key points for the client as the original layout made every room seem very dark and impractical to use.

The original entrance hall was very small with a dark corridor, as was the second bathroom, which was mainly constructed under the original staircase.

The spiral staircase blocked both light from the hallway and made the upstairs living room a really awkward shape and small space.

The biggest structural change made was to move the staircase in the flat, turn it and lay it flat against the back wall, creating an incredible open feel to the whole flat that made the open-plan top floor feel endlessly bigger.

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What makes the flat more special is the chosen flooring. The beautiful pale wooden floors turned it from feeling ordinary, into a home that has a real luxury feel and is much more spacious and bright. The furnishings are offset with accessories and lighting such as the beautiful light bulb chandelier hanging over the staircase. It has an industrial feel that perfectly accents the elegance of the pale floors and creates such a beautiful glow in the evenings.

Every bit of space has been used, which is most obvious in the kitchen where, despite its horseshoe shape, there is absolutely no dead space between cupboards. By installing built in wardrobes, the small bedrooms have a decent amount of storage space and the bathrooms, although small, have everything you could need.

The flat makes you feel like you finally have space in the very cramped lifestyle that is London. Maurizio made every square-inch of the flat beautiful and useful. www.mauriziopellizzoni.co.uk

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Wutopia Lab designed China’s first all carbon-fibre structure in the rural area of Zhejiang, in collaboration with digital construction team RoboticPlus.AI.

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SHRINE OF WHATSLOVE PROJECT NAME:

Shrine of Whatslove

FIRM: Wutopia Lab CHIEF ARCHITECT: YU Ting PROJECT ARCHITECT: Liran SUN CLIENT: Fengyuzhu DIGITAL CONSTRUCTION:

RoboticPlus.AI (Kuan-Ting LAI, Zhe LIANG, PeiYi HUANG, Zixun HUANG, Yuhong HA)

STRUCTURAL CONSULTANT:

Structure AND Architecture OFFICE (Zhun ZHANG)

LIGHTING CONSULTANT: Chloe ZHANG

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Qinglongwu, Tonglu, China

AREA: 6.8m2 PROJECT YEAR: March 2019 PHOTOGRAPHY: CreatAR Images

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ith Shrine of Whatslove, a red triangle robotically woven carbon-fiber structure, Wutopia Lab attempted to arouse discussion on what’s love in modern life and how to intervene the rural construction.

The client, Fengyuzhu, commissioned the company to design something for the Cultural and Creative Complex of Fangyukong Guesthouse project. Rather than a hotel, restaurant or bookstore, Wutopia Lab choose to bring out a building that can inspire people to think on daily issues.

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The triangle motif represents the original architectural prototype shape of sheds built by ancestors. Rather than using concrete, steel, glass or wood to build the shrine, a red line was used to weave it. This technique was inspired by the ‘Zhusiyingshe’ – a Chinese traditional culture wrapping red line around an idol for good luck. The shrine is more a visual image of a red line than a physical space, it does not need to shelter from the wind.

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The 4m high and 3.8m wide entire structure was weaved with a continuous line of carbon-fibre

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The 4m high and 3.8m wide entire structure was weaved with a continuous line of carbon-fibre – density is controlled at 18kg per cubic metre and the bearing capacity of 400kg is achieved. After a month of testing, using 7200m of continuous carbon fiber bundles, the red Shrine of Whatslove was completed in 90 hours.

Standing by the main entrance of Fangyukong Guesthouse, the red triangle shrine is like a signpost. www.archdaily.com/ office/wutopia-lab

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he distinguishing element is the ‘one-line’ backrest, obtained by curving a single metal tube which – with its virtually endless wavy line, also extended to the armrests in this new version – is an elegant addition to every space, bringing a sense of lightness.

With integral body in polyurethane, mass painted in the mould, it is also available with a woven backrest in coloured rope to enhance both its look and the level of comfort provided.

The frame in powder-coated tubular metal comes in a wide variety of colours; the slightly curved seat – for the indoor versions – is in ash wood left au naturel, painted or upholstered with various fabrics, leather or eco-leather. www.traba.it

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WHERE PERSIAN ARTISTRY MEETS FRENCH TRADITION For its newest fabric, New York-based design studio APPARATUS has partnered with the sophisticated French textile house – Pierre Frey.

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Khatam is an ancient technique that uses thousands of pieces of wood, metal and camel bone to wrap the surface of forms in a kaleidoscopic pattern.

Isfahan, once one of the largest cities in the world, has historically been the meeting point of ideas exchanged between East and West, and is one of the few centres where the art of Khatam is still practiced today. The detail and complexity of the pattern speaks to the intense and sacred implications of the art.

APPARATUS presented SHIRAZ KHATAM, a collection of objects utilising the marquetry method in the Spring of 2018. However, due to US sanctions against trade with Iran, APPARATUS was prevented from producing the limitededition collection.

Revisited through the neo-futurist lens of APPARATUS, the ISFAHAN textile balances ancient and modern geometry, remaining faithful to both its heritage and the studio’s rich vocabulary.

Le Manach, the historic French textile manufacturer recently reinvigorated by Pierre Frey, was appointed to develop ISFAHAN, bringing nearly two centuries of impeccable experience to the weaving of the collection.

East and West are bridged through this collaboration, translating a Persian art form into a textile woven in the French tradition. www.apparatusstudio.com

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A HIDDEN GARDEN Eight Tenths Garden is an art museum dedicated to arts and crafts which is also used as a venue for the conference in the idle hours. It has a coffee shop, a library, offices, bed and breakfast, as well as a restaurant, study rooms and chess rooms. It is a micro cultural complex in all.

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have a connection with one another. The garden in the outside represents complexity, whereas inside the building shows simplicity. But these simplicities are somewhat different. The art museum is powerful, but the study room and the restaurant next to it is warm and soft.

The joint offices on the third floor have a rougher feel and the bed and breakfast on the fourth floor is far more elegant. On the top of the roof, Wutopia Lab pays tribute to the ancient literati garden.

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The bed and breakfast on the fourth floor is the hidden surprise of the whole Eight Tenths Garden. Each B&B room has a courtyard in the air. The courtyards are contemporary Chinese courtyards, originated and refined from the painting of Chou Ying, which is a practice of the vertical city, trying to build a real villa in the air.

Wutopia Lab hoped to build a garden which paid tribute to the Shanghai street park as well as to the local garden history, allowing the garden and the building to fuse together into one. www.archdaily.com/ office/wutopia-lab

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The new BAUX Acoustic Pulp was developed in collaboration with the design studio Form Us With Love and a high-tech life science laboratory that works with biomimicry to organically modify cellulosic fibers from recycled streams of Swedish pine and spruce trees.

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BAUX Acoustic Pulp is a series of 0% bio-based and biodegradable acoustical panels that push the oundaries of sustainable building aterials to a completely new level

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When it became clear to BAUX that it could organically mimic nature’s own characteristics – like the fire retardancy properties of grass roots, the water repellency of lotus flowers, or strength created from the catalytic combination of potatoes, plant wax and citrus fruits – the company knew it was onto something revolutionary.

The design of BAUX Acoustic Pulp is inspired by origami folding techniques that help create the perfect acoustical environment.

The panel’s surface is nano-perforated using an advanced laser technique, which allows sound waves to enter and get trapped in the honeycomb chambers on the backside – utilising technology once reserved for aircrafts and spaceships while keeping material usage to a minimum. Instead of paint, BAUX Acoustic Pulp is coloured with non-GMO wheat bran.

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Adding paint would have compromised the company’s vision of creating a 100% bio-based product. Using different percentages of wheat bran, BAUX Acoustic Pulp comes to life with character and colour, without using any chemicals at all, says John Löfgren, Creative Director at Form Us With Love.

When installed on wall surfaces, BAUX Acoustic Pulp panels help create restful acoustics in communal environments like offices, restaurants, schools and boardrooms. Contributing to greater productivity, without compromising the sustainability values held by today’s modern and forward-thinking companies. www.baux.se

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CLARITY AND HARMONIOUS FORMS The O-O project sees the return of Bartoli Design to the world of bathroom design and the start of the collaboration with Rexa Design, specialised in creating products made of solid surface materials.

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As Bartoli Design explains: “O-O implements our design research to reach both a structural and aesthetic balance: in this case, two cylinders with very different proportions are combined to result in a family of washbasins.

A wide basin, placed horizontally, stays on top of the column with a remarkable overhang.”

This leads to a studied balance of forms which, in their simplicity, take on sculptural relevance.

Besides, the Studio adds: “The offset of the basin creates a place for the tap, distinct form the basin – which thus stands wide and neat – or it serves as a tiny top over the column when the tap is wall- or floor-mounted.”

The geometric composition, studied by the millimetre, achieves an iconic appearance using simple and intelligible shapes. The strongly cantilevered basin shows a sort of suspended balance striking for its harmonious grace.

Offsetting the axis of supporting column and basin, and combining neat cylinders, with no junctions, each stating a specific function, the design interprets the freestanding washbasin category in a contemporary way.

Another issue is the product cross-over nature, first in the placement options. O-O are designed to be mounted in the centre of a room, or next to a wall with two options: with column and basin axial relatively to the user, or rotated parallel to the wall.

Then, for those not requiring a freestanding sink, the O-O basin may be placed alone as well, top mounted.

Finally, Bartoli Design explains: “We decided to show O-O in an ancient and noble material as marble, finished with a beautiful silky touch.

The Corian option is also available in the Glacier White, Cloud Grey and Nocturne Black colours.” www.bartolidesign.it www.rexadesign.it

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THE SECRET GARDEN UPDATE Following the opening of Moxy Times Square, Rockwell Group has designed the public and amenity spaces at Moxy Chelsea in New York. Tucked into the bustle of Manhattan’s historic Flower District, the hotel’s restaurant, lounge and rooftop were conceived by Rockwell Group as places of discovery, surprise and rejuvenation.

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Appealing to today’s youthful global traveller or sophisticated city insider who craves a contextual sense of place as well as an escape, Rockwell Group has combined layers of rich colour, material, pattern and form to create a vibrant and welcoming design.

The end result is a highly sophisticated and curated environment that embraces today’s multi-tasking, multicommunicating and multiexperiential world.

Featuring exquisite craftsmanship and unexpected details at every turn, Rockwell Group’s design scheme for Moxy Chelsea comprises of Feroce, an Italian restaurant on the ground floor, a dynamic lobby lounge and the Fleur Room, an indoor-outdoor rooftop bar with views of the Empire State Building and New York’s famed skyline.

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Italian restaurant Feroce is entered at street level and organised as a series of choreographed rooms that lead to an outdoor terrace.

Inspired to create a clear distinction between the street and the hotel, as well as an immediate, curated moment, a collection of Italian candy displays greets visitors at the 28th Street entrance. Beyond the apothecary candy jars, aperitif and digestif bottles hover on delicate glass and brass shelves creating an unexpected juxtaposition that sets the tone for everything Moxy Chelsea.

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After guests enter the transparent and ribbed glass-paned lobby vestibule they also encounter a window-side, old school doughnut machine that appeals to everyone’s inner child and a pass-through window that allows locals to pick up coffee, freshly-made doughnuts and pastries on the go in the morning.

Recessed Venetian plastered walls holding a collection of containers, a terracotta-like barrel vault ceiling, and refined geometric light fixtures, all conspire to transport guests to early 20th century Milan and Rome. A ribbon of overscaled mosaic tile floor dramatises the counter from the expanse of floor with a stripped, biased pattern that introduces guests to a geometric motif that repeats throughout Moxy Chelsea.

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Passing through Feroce’s cafe and bar, guests enter the main dining room of the restaurant, which is capped with a barrel-vaulted ceiling. Three niches fitted with semi-circular Hollywood banquets face opposite a gridded industrial window looking onto the outdoor dining courtyard spanned with a 50-feet long banquet seating and terrazzo-topped tables. To further animate the room, Rockwell Group also designed bespoke grappa-tasting carts that can be moved throughout the space.

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A sliding glass door leads to the private dining room, where the walls feature large-scale, deconstructed vintage Italian liquor posters behind antiqued mirrors. Ground floor restrooms have rich, emerald-painted walls and dark terrazzo, creating immersive, luxurious hideaways.

Restrooms in the restaurant and second floor lounge feature replicas of Italian figurative sculptures in irreverent poses further reveal the hotel’s sense of fun and whimsy.

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Moxy Chelsea’s vintage Italian flair continues on the second floor with the Moxy Lounge, a hub of activity for the hotel guests. The lounge is a narrative of counterpoints, contrasts, and cultural cues, a distillation of the urban experience bottled in a dynamically choreographed space that offers enjoyment, comfort, and flexibility. From the entry vestibule guests ascend a grand concrete staircase, encased in tubular glass, arriving on the second floor to meet, eat, drink, work, lounge, and people-watch. The pleasures of home, work, travel and everything in-between merge into a dynamic social space.

To the right of the space, the Winter Garden, which looks out onto the heart of NYC’s Flower District, spans the width of the hotel. It is sandwiched between a live green 20-foot-high wall and partially screened glazing with tinted circular panels that echo the platonic geometries of Modernism.

The bar is screened from the Winter Garden by a kinetic plane of tilting glass tiles that change configuration. Grab & Go cabinets at The Pickup, next to the bar, offer snacks and beverages 24/7.

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To the left of the stairs, a lounge area adjacent to the bar is anchored by a 20ft long sofa and a family style table. Two studios provide guests with a quiet, private workspace during the day. In the evening, these custom tables fold down to create credenzas and plush, modular furniture creates a space for socialising. Each area of the Moxy lounge is marked by a variation in terrazzo flooring, ranging from coloured slabs of tile, scaled from “The Little Shop of Horrors”, to crisp geometrics in black. The elevator bank marking the front and back of the lounge is wrapped in shelving with a curated display of artwork. What first appears to be reproductions of figurines have in fact been transformed into humorous caricatures, almost like a sculptural version of music sampling. A similar approach to disrupting the expected appears in paintings where classical Italian scenes are distorted by a ‘technical glitch’.

Moving beyond the lift area guests enter another dynamic space defined by elegant transformability.

Custom tables and chairs shape-shift to accommodate multiple uses throughout the day, from hanging out to business meetings. The space can also be subdivided with sliding screens to create private rooms.

Book-ending the lounge floor is a dining terrace with a pizza oven as its focal point.

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Guests enter the rooftop bar from the street level via a mysterious and immersive vestibule and staircase. Wrapped in gigantic super graphics of botanicals, the visuals are heightened by a black background that appears to float the florals in three dimensions. They ascend to the second-floor lounge where elevators whisk them to Fleur Room, the intimate indoor and outdoor rooftop bar on the 35th floor.

Arriving into the barrelvaulted vestibule wrapped in bronze plaster, guests can move to an indoor space to the south or outdoor space to the north. The Fleur Room interiors are comprised of a lively palette of materials. Rough concrete and industrial windows are mixed with polished bronze, warm wall coverings and plush furnishings to create glamour with a touch of grit. Subdued indirect lighting both reinforces the spectacular views and heightens the intimacy of the space, while inverted resin pyramids glow with embedded florals, recalling the surrounding Garden District.

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The bar in the Fleur Room appears like a bronze extrusion that recalls the chic precision of intimate bars found in Rome or Milan. Opposite the bar is an indoor/ outdoor lounge wrapped in kinetic windows that transform the space into a sky veranda at the touch of a button.

Doubling as a dance area, the bar’s flooring is made from concrete tiles in black, white and green configured as segments of circles, recalling the circular motif used throughout the public spaces. The bathroom ceiling fixture is made from bronze and looks like the plucked daisy in a game of she-loves-me, she-lovesme-not, with petals drifting down the walls and settling to create a red resin floor.

A second corridor linking the bar and lounge areas is lined with replicas of classical sculptures that double as selfie stations, a sly nod to the ‘live’ corridor of torchieres in Jean Cocteau’s Beauty and the Beast. www.rockwellgroup.com

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Product Spotlight

This month’s selection of innovative new products not to be missed.

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CONTINUING THE CYCLE Roughly 12 million tonnes of plastic enter the ocean every year. It’s a sobering thought and finally seems to have the Government’s attention but some of us are already committed to the environment with Soundtect one of many companies who use more than 70% of recycled polyester to manufacture acoustic solutions.

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ong gone are the days when a business was judged solely by its ability to deliver goods.

Today, the way of delivery and how the products themselves impacts on the environment and society are also considered important, and rightfully so.

In fact, Soundtect panels are a third-generation product having been recycled from post-consumer plastic to exhibition carpets before their next use as sound absorbing solutions and guess what, they can be recycled again, so the cycle continues.

But why is sustainable acoustic treatment in today’s buildings so important?

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Besides awe-inspiring decor, sound ambience is often the most direct factor impacting a customer’s experience at a restaurant, a child’s ability to learn at school, an employee’s productivity and a major factor in stress management in a public place.

An overwhelming majority of the harsh noise you experience in a room is the result of sound bouncing off the ceilings, floors and any other hard surfaces in that room. As a result, reverberant sound mixes with direct sound and causes an acoustic issue that makes listening and communication extremely difficult.

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Given that only a mere 5% of the echoes produced in the room can be absorbed by hard, reflective surfaces, the remaining 95% will continue to carry through the space, creating an unpleasant background noise that pushes conversations to raise up, compromises privacy and reduces wellbeing.

So how do they work? There are generally two types of treatment for reverberation – absorption and diffusion. Absorption is the trapping of noise by the fabric of the acoustic panel and diffusion is the breaking up and scattering of the soundwaves. Most acoustic panels on the market addresses sound absorption. Sound diffusion, on the other hand, is more challenging to address because it requires acoustic panels to have, (instead of a flat, linear surface) surfaces with varying depths, curves or other threedimensional construction.

An acoustic product that addresses both absorption and diffusion is far more effective in controlling noises and for this reason, many acoustic panels are manufactured from fabric.

Wool, polyester fibres and foam are all porous so allow the sound that hits them to be absorbed into the panel themselves where it becomes trapped. Soundtect goes a little bit further however, by working with the environment not against it and using wasted PET to manufacture its products. Soundtect’s sustainable approach to noise control is as important to it as the products themselves.

Whether you need to install acoustic panels for your office, conference room, classroom, auditorium, retail outlet, restaurant, theatre or any other setting when controlling and managing the level and quality of sound is paramount, you can heave a sigh of relief that you won’t have to sweat over it. Installation is very straightforward. In fact, most manufacturers have created systems that are very easy to install for wall or ceiling applications.

And whilst it is easy to retro fit acoustic panels into a building, it is difficult to upheave an office and costly to the company in lost working hours while the building is treated.

The beauty of the acoustic solutions on offer in today’s market allows the reverberation treatment to be very much a part of the design and in many cases, the feature in an otherwise understated concept. It seems we are finally listening to the roar of the people to create the silence we crave. www.soundtect.com enquiries@soundtect.com

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MAPEI SPECIFIED FOR UPGRADE AT HOLLAND PARK UNDERGROUND STATION

Multiple Mapei products have been specified for an upgrade to the wall coverings at Holland Park Underground Station, situated in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.

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he station had internal works done to the lower part of the walls in the tunnelled walkways, which are normally in use by commuters on a daily basis between approximately 5am until 1am.

Previously painted with a textured coating, which had a very high dirt pickup, Mapei was asked to come up with a solution to upgrade the existing coatings, with a smooth finish, to reduce the dirt pick-up. The solution was particularly significant,

as it was the first project of its nature whereby London Underground (LUL) decided to use a new system, rather than simply repainting the walls; the decision to use the Mapei system means the walls will be much easier to maintain.

To prepare the substrate, the contractor cleaned the walls of dust and applied the first coat of waterrepellent cementitious skimming mortar, Planitop 200. This was followed with the application of Mapetherm Net, an alkaliresistant glass fibre mesh.

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Subsequently, a second coat of Planitop 200 was applied to create a smooth finish.

Once the curing process had taken place, the walls were coated with Silexcolor Paint – the ideal solution for this upgrade due to its excellent longevity.

Silexcolor was also deemed a quality product by Ross Mcloughlin as Project Manager from K+M Decorators. “Value for money, in the long run, is of more importance than a quick fix for LUL and K+M,” he explained.

Following a return visit to the site, Ross said: “It looks terrific. The fact the station cleaning staff can maintain the excellent finish and with the system being able to stand the test of time, is a testament to the paint quality and application.” www.mapei.co.uk 0203 302 9610 I N E X

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KÄHRS LAUNCHES NEW LVT PRODUCTS

Shown for the first time at BAU, Kährs’ offering of over 170 high quality, non-repetitive, waterproof and phthalate-free luxury vinyl tile designs, finished with a highly durable and robust ceramic coating.

ährs Luxury Tiles combine the beautiful and natural appearance of wood and stone with all the benefits of resilient flooring. The modern, high-quality floors provide excellent durability even in areas with high traffic and are based on wood or stone designs in a variety of colours and looks, including stunning wood herringbone and patterned stone designs.

Kährs Luxury Tiles provide a wide range of vinyl flooring for all application areas, from the easy-to-install Click collection through to versatile Dry Back and flexible Loose Lay to the Marine collection, specially designed for the marine industry. A PVC-free range – Dry Back Enomer – is made from a unique material free from PVC, plasticizers, phthalates and halogens.

Kährs UK and IE Country Manager Alex Davidson commented: “We have taken our core skills and knowledge from working with wood flooring for over 160 years with regards to innovation, product design, environmental supply chain and consumer considerations. The products have the highest specification and offer significant value when compared to what is currently on offer in the UK project market.” www.kahrsflooring.com 0239 245 3045 sales@kahrs.com

ARMOURCOAT THE TOAST OF NEW WHISKY DISTILLERY The new £140m Macallan distillery and visitor experience on the Easter Elchies estate near Craigellachie in Moray features Armourcoat Surface Finishes.

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acallan is a luxury single malt Scotch whisky brand, with leading positions in some of the world’s most significant markets including the USA, Taiwan, and Japan. The distillery is designed by Rogers Stirk Harbour and Partners, who were selected to lead the project after an international competition.

Over 400m2 of custom coloured Armourcoat Spatulata polished

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plaster was applied to the curving staircase walls, boutique store, lift lobbies and reception.

Spatulata is Armourcoat’s own superfine marble stucco paste developed from traditional materials and manufactured in the UK. It is trowel applied in numerous fine layers by skilled applicators to create a highly polished decorative surface that adds a touch of luxury to interior spaces.

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DALLMER UNVEILS ITS NEW INDIVIDUAL SHOWER CHANNELS

When it comes to level-access showers, the personal requirements and tastes of customers vary widely – which means a huge range of products is required in order to fulfil everyone’s wishes.

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n response to this growing demand, Dallmer has added two more new flush-in-floor shower channels to its DallFlex system, which means it now offers a total of more than 100 combination options.

Its new shower channels for flush-in-floor installation are CeraFloor Individual and CeraFrame Individual.

This brings the number of Dallmer shower channels that can be combined with

a single drain body to an impressive nine. So when it comes to designing your bathroom, the sky now really is the limit.

Invisible and still aesthetic

CeraFloor Individual is the elegant shower channel for flush-in-floor installation that boasts outstanding design and leadingedge technology. The shower channel comes in a length of 1500mm and can be shortened to suit the specific shower area.

Used in combination with the DallFlex drain body, the system complies with DIN 18534 and, thanks to the removable trap insert, is very easy to clean.

CeraFrame Individual is a compact, short shower channel for flush-in-floor installation. The only thing you can see is a discreet 300 x 50mm rectangle. The short shower channel is the perfect frame for a minimalist cover plate. www.dallmer.com 01787 248244

F LYNDON HELPS BOOST PRODUCTIVITY IN THE WORKCAFÉ As the office canteen gives rise to the modern Workcafé, Lyndon’s extensive range of commercial furniture solutions is in high demand.

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rom high and low tables accompanied by chairs, benches or stools, to bespoke cafe style booths and soft seating, Lyndon’s furniture helps create a dynamic space where employees, customers and visitors can meet, work, network, socialise, and recharge.

Managing Director at Lyndon, Tim Armitt explains: “As office design becomes increasingly activity-based, workers are more mobile than ever before.

Coffee shops have long been a popular destination for employees to escape their workspace, however they tend to lack privacy, ergonomics or a workspace that is conducive to productivity: hence, the rise of the onsite Workcafé. Planned or impromptu, employees can ‘escape’ in comfort, yet at the same time maintain close connections with colleagues and the organisation.”

The Workcafé is also a popular venue for huddle meetings. Technology is also a must and many of Lyndon’s furniture incorporates power and data connections to aid productivity and convenience. www.lyndon.co.uk 01242 584897 I N E X

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CREATE, TRANSFORM, INNOVATE

Designing doors is an art form which comes naturally at Vicaima.

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lending on-trend colour tones and surface materials such as veneer, laminate and foil with lacquers and stains to elevate the simple to surprising. Capturing truly fresh ideas that have the ability to harmonise with an

existing theme or completely transform their surroundings.

Among the many recent creations to make the leap from drawing board to reality are two new additions to Vicaima’s Exclusive range.

The Ex20 collection blends the purity of white, acting like a canvas to off-set striking and modern grain patterns, forming a door which is almost abstract art.

This collection presents no less than five models and offers a choice of grained tones, including Dark Ebony, Bleached Oak and Zebrano in both Golden and Rouge.

For designers and specifiers looking for a more geometric style, the Ex70 collection displays multiple grain directions intersected by a commanding jet black and curved groove. These real ash veneered doors come in four models and are stained in a choice of

contemporary tones, which include Warm Umber, Dark Taupe and Charcoal Brown; making them perfect for modern environments.

Of course innovation is not only confined to the appearance of a Vicaima door. The beauty of these products go far more than skin deep. With manufacturing expertise that has been honed for almost 60 years, Vicaima performance solutions in acoustics, security and of course fire doors, are widely recognised in the industry as a benchmark to which many aspire. Aside from its many attributes, Vicaima’s suitability for multiple locations makes them an ideal choice for luxury living, hotels and commercial applications. www.vicaima.com 01793 532333 info@vicaima.com

BLANCO DISCUSSES SINK STYLE

Alongside precision engineered stainless steel products, the stalwart of stunning kitchens everywhere, preferences for multiple textures or multi-function solutions are on the rise.

Properties, especially in the major cities, feature high-end price tags but do not necessarily offer huge kitchen spaces; more often than not, it’s a combined kitchen and living space. Therefore, the need for space-saving, multi-purpose sink areas is growing. The ETAGON range of sinks has been a fantastic success since its launch in 2017. The sink is available in stainless steel, SILGRANIT PuraDur in 10 colours, or ceramic in four colours, and as either under-mount or inset installations; the options are wide.

OUTDOOR FABRICS FOR LIFE OUTSIDE Outdoor living has become a bigger part of our lives as warmer springs and summers open up the world of social living, bringing it from inside the home to the garden. Enjoying that space with luxurious but durable outdoor fabrics that add style, elegance and a touch of sophistication is not the challenge you might think. Extex, the pioneer of luxurious outdoor fabrics, is a trusted British brand that specifically designs outdoor fabrics that are woven and treated for life outside, facing all the elements our weather can offer. Extex offers an extensive range of fabrics and designs that are fully machine washable, light fast, stain resistant and water repellent.

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ARMOURCOAT FEATURES IN BRUNNER UK SHOWROOM

Clerkenwell Design Week is a showcase of leading UK and international brands in a series of showroom events, exhibitions and special installations. Celebrating its 10th year, the award-winning CDW has established itself as the UK’s leading independent design festival and annually attracts over 34,000 attendees for three days of events.

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rmourcoat – headline sponsor of CDW in 2018 – features extensively within the Brunner UK showroom in Clerkenwell. Brunner UK, subsidiary of the leading German contract office

furniture manufacturer, relocated from nearby Old Street to the more spacious former Victorian warehouse on Rosebery Avenue in 2013.

Designated as a light industrial heritage building within the local council’s

conservation area, the warehouse retains many of its original features including Critall iron window frames, brick facade, loading bays and wall cranes. The Armourcoat KonCrete finish has been used throughout the ground and first floor of the showroom.

A hand-applied plaster wall finish, KonCrete offers a wealth of surface options to achieve a distinctive industrial look. Armourcoat’s Spatulata finish features within the basement area, a superfine stucco paste that is trowel applied in a series of fine layers to create a highly polished decorative surface.

Watch the project video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/vfHxFpAQz7Y www.armourcoat.com 01732 460668

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