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Matthew Hilton is an esteemed British designer whose eponymous brand expresses the technical knowledge and clarity of vision gained over three decades in the industry. Utilising robust materials that improve with the mark of age, Matthew Hilton creates timelessly beautiful, exceedingly functional products that are rigorously engineered. Every view of a design is valued equally, every aspect carefully considered, allowing for a sense of appreciation over time as new details are discovered. Luxury modern woodworker, De La Espada is the manufacturing partner for the Matthew Hilton brand, crafting each product to the highest standard at their own production facility in Northern Portugal.
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MOODBOARD
Raised in the naval town of Portsmouth, where massive concrete structures line the edges of the sea, Matthew Hilton has an appreciation for paradox - weight and weightlessness, anthropomorphism and abstraction. He is also attracted to the mark of age on robust materials like metal, stone and wood. These influences and concepts reveal themselves in both Hilton’s inspiration photography and his product design.
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395 OVERTON TABLE 388 PORTO CHAIR 390RL NITEROI ROUND 16 PENDANT 8
398CL OTLEY CORNER UNIT SOFA 381L HORIZON LARGE COFFEE TABLE
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395 OVERTON TABLE 388 PORTO CHAIR 390RL NITEROI ROUND 16 PENDANT 10
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398CL OTLEY CORNER UNIT SOFA 381L HORIZON LARGE COFFEE TABLE
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396 BRETTON BED 373L TALL MAIA
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397 BRETTON BEDSIDE 392LR CONISTON ROUND MIRROR
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“If you live with something, you might pick it up and look at the bottom. So the bottom of it is equally important. Every aspect is important because it is something that is going to stay in your life.� - Matthew Hilton
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344 FIN DINING CHAIR 364 WELLES TABLE 373 MAIA
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384 MARY’S CHAIR 341E LIGHT EXTENDING TABLE 373 MAIA 20
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351 HEPBURN BED 351T HEPBURN BEDSIDE
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369 MCQUEEN TALL CHEST
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365 ORSON DESK 349 MANTA DINING CHAIR
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TIMBER Matthew Hilton products are available in a choice of American Black Walnut, American White Oak, or European Ash. The timber we use is from sustainable farms. The trees on the farms are pruned regularly to allow for consistent grain patterns and fewer knots, ensuring exceptionally strong planks of the highest quality. Our oil finishes embrace the inherent colour and grain variations in the timber, whilst providing a renewable surface for enduring beauty. Stains are sealed with a clear matte lacquer to maintain the colour whilst preserving the tactility of the surface. Our painted timber is wire brushed before the application of the paint to create a textured surface.
“My work is not about styles, it’s about making real, functional, long-lasting, beautiful things.” - Matthew Hilton
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DANISH OILED AMERICAN BLACK WALNUT
BROWN STAINED EUROPEAN ASH
DANISH OILED AMERICAN WHITE OAK
BLACK STAINED EUROPEAN ASH
WHITE OILED AMERICAN WHITE OAK
BROWN PAINTED RAL 8019 EUROPEAN ASH - BRUSHED
DANISH OILED EUROPEAN ASH
BLACK PAINTED RAL 8022 EUROPEAN ASH - BRUSHED
WHITE OILED EUROPEAN ASH
WHITE PAINTED RAL 9010 EUROPEAN ASH - BRUSHED 29
INSPIRING BOOKS
“The books I have around me in my studio and at home are about the work of artists, architects and photographers who have inspired me or generally aligned with my way of seeing. The architecture of John Lautner, Luis Barragan and Geoffrey Bawa exhibits some magical quality, often either use of the indigenous building technique and styles or paradox of enormous weight in apparent weightless structure. The art and photography captures something raw, with minimal intervention or a great paring down to the essence: the sculpture of Brancusi and David Nash, Arte Povera, the drawings and paintings of Victor Pasmore and Picasso, the photography of Henri Cartier-Bresson and Harry Callahan,” Matthew Hilton.
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Between Earth and Heaven The Architecture of John Lautner
Luis Barragan: The Architecture of Light, Color and Form
The Sculpture of David Nash
Geoffrey Bawa: The Complete Works
Harry Callahan
The Genius of Photography Gerry Badger
Victor Pasmore
Henri Cartier-Bresson: Here and Now
Arte Povera (Themes & Movements)
Viviane Sassen: In & Out of Fashion
Brancusi By Radu Varia
William Turnbull Jr.: Buildings in the Landscape
“There is something particular about De La Espada, people with expertise in handcraft, who understand wood, but now have this extra element of CNC precision. This is what allows me to make more challenging pieces out of timber.” - Matthew Hilton
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PRODUCTS
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343 COLOMBO DINING ARMCHAIR
344 FIN DINING CHAIR
348 TAPAS DINING CHAIR
345 I-BEAM SIDE TABLE
373 MAIA
381 HORIZON COFFEE TABLE
348S UPHOLSTERED TAPAS DINING CHAIR
349 MANTA DINING CHAIR
349S UPHOLSTERED MANTA DINING CHAIR
385 MARY’S SIDE TABLE
387 ARMSTRONG COFFEE TABLE
341E LIGHT EXTENDING TABLE
362 HASTOE WINDSOR CHAIR
384 MARY’S CHAIR
388 PORTO CHAIR
393F LIGHT RECTANGULAR TABLE
394F LIGHT OVAL TABLE
355T MARS ROUND TABLE
340 LOW LOUNGE CHAIR
359 KIMBLE WINDSOR CHAIR
360 BURNHAM WINDSOR CHAIR
364 WELLES TABLE
395 OVERTON TABLE
365 ORSON DESK
389 MIRA LOUNGE CHAIR
340O LOW OTTOMAN
389O MIRA OTTOMAN
365S ORSON COMPACT DESK
391 HEPBURN MODULAR SOFA
350F HEPBURN FIXED 3-SEATER SOFA 33
PRODUCTS
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386 ARMSTRONG SOFA
398 OTLEY SOFA
358 DIFFERENT TRAINS CABINET
368 MCQUEEN LARGE CHEST
369 MCQUEEN TALL CHEST
378 MCQUEEN 8 DRAWER CHEST
380 MCQUEEN LOW CHEST
379 MCQUEEN BEDSIDE CHEST
397 BRETTON BEDSIDE
351 HEPBURN BED
396 BRETTON BED
383 POLE LIGHT
390 NITERÓI LIGHT
392R CONISTON ROUND MIRROR
392V CONISTON RECTANGULAR MIRROR
“I am drawn to things that appear very simple on the surface, but which have a palpable depth. Things that are very developed, well thought through. I seek these things in my own life, so this is what I endeavour to create when I design.” - Matthew Hilton
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