I remember very clearly back in 2004 when BoConcept first opened in Malta. We covered it in the second issue
of HOMEWORKS. I remember how excited everyone was at the launch - to see this customised, coordinated and affordable Danish-designed furniture. Malta had never seen anything like it at the time. And I remember seeing the parquet flooring and thinking - so it can be done in Malta, despite everyone’s insistence that the climate is too humid for parquet, best stick to stone or tiles. Within a year, I began to see parquet everywhere - and it wasn’t just architects or interior designers that were using it. Homeowners were taking it upon themselves to get that look.
