Gloam Commercial - Our Work

WE ARE GLOAM

THE COMMERCIAL DESIGN DEPARTMENT

We are Gloam. A team of Scottish-based designers. Our creatives excel in all aspects of commercial design, installations, and bespoke builds. We o er a exible approach to working and providing solutions to suit businesses of all sizes and at all stages of their journey, from start-ups at the beginning of their adventure to those who are more established but want to continue to stand out, inspire, delight, and grow.

e team has gathered and honed their skills working in a wide range of industries, including brand marketing, commercial installations and design, visual merchandising, hospitality, PR and events. We deliver a range of custom-made solutions across all sectors, from temporary structures to large-scale permanent concept and design projects.

We frequently work alongside interior designers, developers, and architects to become an extension of their team, collaborating on logistical and technical solutions and beautiful, original designs. Our brand expertise sets us apart, which helps us deliver designs to our clients that align with their brand values and stories, to elevate their spaces and create memorable moments.

OUR SERVICES

Working with business owners, architects, interior designers, and developers on...

LARGE-SCALE INSTALL PROJECTS

ACCESS TO OUR IN-HOUSE GRAPHIC DESIGN TEAM

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SEASONAL DRESSING

ARTWALL AND BACKDROP DESIGN

MERCHANDISING AND LAYOUT

VISUAL MERCHANDISING PLANNING AND TRAINING

THE PROCESS

1. INITIAL CHAT

Design brief discovery session – we know you're busy, and we can be entirely exible. Be it an email, a Zoom catch-up, or a quick phone call, we'll expertly extract all the need-to-know information.

2. SITE VISIT

Sorry we're nosy – it really helps to get inside your head, brand, and vision if we can take some time to do a location recce.

3. OVERVIEW OF THE BRIEF

Playback of your design brief. Let's just make sure we're aligned, and we've captured all the essential details.

4. DESIGNS, AND THE FIGURES

We will deliver a range of scalable designs to re ect your needs with complete budget breakdowns.

5. SIGN OFF, AND PRODUCTION

Once the nal design is con rmed, we ask for a 40% initial payment, and then it's go, go, go. Sourcing, planning, and production ahead of install.

6. INSTALL

e fun bit! e team arrive onsite for the actual installation, and we are with you until your design is fully complete and you are 100% satis ed.

7. KEEP IT FRESH

We know that like all great adventures, sometimes projects don’t just nish, they evolve. We are always on hand for a refresh, seasonal revival or additional pieces to complement an original. Just shout and we’ll be there!

TAKE A LOOK AT OUR RECENT PROJECTS

ISLE OF RAASAY DISTILLERY

Raasay, Inner Hebrides

We travelled to the breathtaking Isle of Raasay which lies just o the West Coast of Scotland in the Inner Hebrides, to work with the team behind the Isle of Raasay Distillery. Not only do the team dutifully produce the delicious Isle of Raasay Single Malt and Isle of Raasay Gin (tested and approved by Team Gloam), they also operate one of the most beautifully stylish visitor centres we have ever been to.

THE BRIEF:

Initially, to create a large scale installation acting as a vibrant and textural starting point for their popular distillery tours. We were then invited back to build upon designs at various points around the visitor centre and distillery including above the bar, in visitor spaces and in the gorgeous bedrooms.

THE INSPIRATION:

e design direction was taken from the use of stone layering in the architectural details of the building, inspired by the natural layers in the surrounding landscapes. We then designed our own version of a ‘machair’ from the Isle of Rassay and ran with it!

THE IDEA:

Using carefully dried and preserved materials in a palette to re ect the Island and the brand, helped keep the display feeling natural and connected with the building and its enchanting surroundings.

THE FINAL DESIGN:

e design undulates with di erent depths and heights, with the raw materials being used di erently depending on their shape and scale. Barley heads were used to ‘reach out’ from the wall whereas broom and smaller ower foliage were used at a shallower depth creating interest. All of this intertwined with stone and cask elements being used by the architects and interior designers.

bespoke wall installations

Isle Ra D tiery | Raas

Chris Aiken, Interior Designer at Four-By-Two

EDINBURGH STREET FOOD

Restaurant, Edinburgh

As projects go this was a biggie in terms of scale, colour and wow factor. We relished helping the team behind the global eating experience, Edinburgh Street Food (ESF), transforming over 900 square meters of space into a vibrant environment worthy of all the incredible street food and bar vendors it houses.

THE BRIEF:

To design a series of rich, green, abundant installations to work alongside a vibrant and lively design direction throughout the interior and exterior dining spaces.

THE INSPIRATION:

Taking the lead from our client’s vision for the space, we immediately landed on a neon pink for the hero colour pop to sit amongst oodles of lush foliage. e direction was urban, abundant and FUN.

THE IDEA:

We chose a core collection of foliage that repeated throughout the space with some well-placed statement details exaggerated in size, detail and colour.

THE FINAL DESIGN:

e design included delicate trailing and cascading features, with many of the installations high up within the industrial ceiling area. We created an undulating composition that ‘grows’ into the dining space and interacts more with the tables and diners.

Climb F ge | ESF

Ben MacMillan, Managing Director at Edinburgh Street Food

HENDERSONS

Restaurant, Edinburgh

Like most Dunediners, we were so excited when Hendersons opened the doors of its new home on Barclay Street. But there were two main reasons: rstly, because it’s an iconic Edinburgh veggie institution, and has been for over 60 years. Secondly, because we had the pleasure of creating not one, not two, but three dried ower installations to feature permanently in the space!

THE BRIEF:

To create a sustainable, long lasting design to support the warm and inviting atmosphere throughout the interior and private dining spaces. e designs needed to be impactful but feel light and airy.

THE INSPIRATION:

Natural and wild - using di erent wheat, oats, broom and grasses, installing them so that they undulated and owed in rolling waves, with the so pendant lights dropping through at points.

THE IDEA:

e idea for the main dining space was to create an undulating wild meadow/wheat eld canopy suspended from the ceiling. e snug area was to have a more intimate and secret garden feel, with trailing green foliage taking over the statement circular light feature.

THE FINAL DESIGN:

e design included a dramatic ceiling installation. To draw the whole room together we also created a dried ower installation for the banquette area, incorporating dried thistles and owers, as well as bud vases on all tables, a showstopping branch structure over the internal stairwell and a garden inspired design around a large scale light xture in the snug.

Wild Bran | Stairw

Clara Boeker, Events & Comms Manager at Hendersons

VALARIA

Pâtisserie Cafe, Glasgow

e creation of dramatic and luscious oral displays for an exciting new venture for the Six By Nico team in Glasgow. Working closely with Burns Design we were able to bring the clients ‘Parisian vision’ to life.

arched mirror displays

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decorative vase displays

large ceiling displays

THE BRIEF:

To design an impactful exterior display to stand out on the high street and catch passing potential customers, and to set the tone for the interior space. Further installations inside to create a luxurious ‘Parisian’ atmosphere.

THE INSPIRATION:

Materials chosen to re ect the colour palette of the Cafe and its branding using so creams, pistachio greens with pops of gentle and feminine pink and lilacs.

THE IDEA:

To create a look that the owers and foliage have been le to grow in the space and the café has grown into its surroundings.

THE FINAL DESIGN:

An inviting exterior façade, leading to interior dried oral canopy displays suspended from ra structures in the ceiling. ese displays undulated in depth to create drama within the space with a wild and natural feel. Designs carried through to feature arched mirrors and in decorative vase displays.

Fl al Ar | Valar

Emma Rintoul, Senior Designer at Burns Design

TWO CHILDREN

Cafe, Edinburgh

Good co ee can make or break the mood, and nding a new place to enjoy one’s co ee is also high on our list of priorities. So, when our commercial team received the request to assist with some of the interior design details at Two Children Co ee in Edinburgh, we were delighted.

Wild M d | Banqu e

THE BRIEF:

To design a textural, and meadow inspired installation along a long row of banquet seating to provide interest and delight for the customers.

THE INSPIRATION:

e texture of the installation was also a key design consideration. e materials ranged from so u y grass heads to the more robust shapes of teasels and achillea.

THE IDEA:

A display that appears as if it had been planted and was growing wild from the seating itself.

THE FINAL DESIGN:

A glorious wild meadow of owers that spans the entire length of the co ee shop’s banquette seating.

e team used a selection of dried and preserved grasses and owers, creating a mixture of shapes and interests. Playing with height and scale for added impact.

SOME OF THE CLIENTS WE’VE WORKED WITH

EDINBURGH