Architecture and interior design practice, SHH has been engaged by The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) to deliver design enhancements to an array of Food & Drink facilities around the Grounds, all part of cementing Wimbledon’s reputation as the world’s leading premier sporting event and ensuring the highest quality visitor experience.
SHH was initially engaged in 2013, and since then has embarked on a redesign masterplan, which encompasses the development and refurbishment of several hospitality facilities catering to different groups of guests attending The Championships.
For every project, the brief was to complement the AELTC’s design ethos of “tennis in an English Garden”. The colour palette clearly reflects this with green, purple and pink shades offset by oak features. The refurbishment effort aims at bringing the outside in, using indoor planting and floor to ceiling windows, flooding each area with ample natural light and affording uninterrupted views over the landscaped areas. Enhanced wayfinding signage delivered clear communication for those visitors using the facilities.
SHH redesigned sites include the Champions’ Room, the Media Restaurant and a suite of cafes, brasseries and restaurants spanning a variety of different tier dining options to suit the vastly diverse visitors at The Championships.
SHH was initially approached by catering company Compass to carry out upgrades to the Media Restaurant. The restaurant is situated beneath Courts 14 and 15 – a large basement space wrapped around three sides of a light well – which provides catering to hundreds of accredited press and broadcast journalists during The Championships. Operating as a 24-hour facility, it is zoned into three areas providing a deli, pizza bar and coffee offer on an assisted service-type model. All aspects of the design were particularly important given the international nature of the user group and their experiences at competitor venues around the world. The space was designed in a Scandinavian and minimalist theme throughout.
The Champions’ Room is an exclusive hospitality venue for Centre Court debenture holders at The Championships providing an elegant and relaxing space for fine dining or afternoon tea. Working with the AELTC , SHH designed and delivered fresh, elegant interiors starting from the entry point through to the design of the tableware, creating a complete portrait for the restaurant in finite detail. This was reflected in the refinement of the space, with exquisite details and subtle use of colour to reflect Wimbledon’s ethos and the prestigious event it celebrates.
SHH’s brief was to combine two offerings within the same large space: a walk-in brasserie and a more formal white-tablecloth sit down area. The new area needed to guarantee flexibility between the two catering spaces facilitating pre-booked volume and walk-in demand. The brasserie affords external views across the courts while the main courtside restaurant features adjustable sliding screens and walls to allow the space to double up as a conferencing and training facility, providing useful space for AELTC Members and staff throughout the year, not just during The Championships.
The Walled Garden was completed ahead of The Championships 2018. The area consists of several different catering offerings: the Walled Garden Food Market, Aorangi Bar, Aorangi Larder and Aorangi Café. SHH’s design approach was to relate to the architecture of No.1 Court, by establishing a material connection with the courtyard and the new catering spaces. The colour palette mixes different shades of green, grey and oak. Servery areas have been upgraded with a variety of glazed green terracotta counter fronts and oak panelled counter fronts. Floor to ceiling oak-panelled screens with plants help delineate areas by creating impact to this vast open-air catering space.
The Terrace is the most recent project undertaken by SHH for the AELTC and was completed the summer of 2020. The Terrace is one of the dining facilities that caters for Centre Court debenture holders during The Championships, but is also used year-round for larger events, such as drinks receptions, in conjunction with The Courtside. The main focus of the refurbishment was to improve the servery area, which could get congested at peak times. SHH’s redesign significantly enhanced the flow around the area by increasing the space behind counters for food preparation and facilitating the quick and easy movement of visitors. The Terrace is a long and relatively narrow room, which resulted in visitors tending to linger near the entry during drink receptions without using the full capacity of the space. To address the issue, SHH has introduced moveable oak panelled waist height screens to help delineate areas where required and improve flow. The original look and feel of the space, including the floor, walls and furniture, was dated and required a revamp to reflect the style of the rest of the facilities around the Grounds. Ribbed oak fronted counter screens, oak slats on the ceiling, and shades of green, grey and purple reinstated the “Wimbledon” colour palette and style. Floor to ceiling sliding window doors around the perimeter of The Terrace guarantees ample natural light, while the furniture remains very practical with light, easily movable tables and chairs.
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Created in 1991 by David Spence, Graham Harris and Neil Hogan, SHH is an award winning Chartered Architectural and Interior Design practice working globally and based in London. SHH works across sectors – Residential, Hospitality and Commercial, and across disciplines – Architecture, Interior Design and FF&E. Offering a multifaceted bespoke design service, focussed around achieving the best possible end result.
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This week's instalment of the #SBIDinspire interior design series features a Spanish health retreat by SBID Awards Finalist, Rachel Laxer Interiors.
The ARTAH health retreat in Spain is the flagship hospitality project; a brand which Rachel Laxer Interiors brought to life through a design that reflects the wellness elements of restoration and transformation.
This included creating private areas where guests can relax, reflect and reconnect with themselves after an active day out cycling. These communal rest areas were designed to help guests connect with each other. You will find quiet restful corners for individuals and larger spaces to be enjoyed by groups of people.
Rachel Laxer worked with small independent makers and regional suppliers to create a unique expression of the brand that connected it to the local area. Many of the accessories and lighting were sourced from local craftsmen which was really important to both the designer and the client. Supporting the local community and giving back gives the retreat an authentic feel and helps it connect with the local landscape.
SBID Awards Category: Healthcare & Wellness Design Sponsored by Schneider Electric
Finalist: Rachel Laxer Interiors
Project: Artah Health Retreat Spain
Location: Girona, Spain
What was the client's brief?
The word Artah translates as purpose or essence in Hindu philosophy. As a broader concept, it refers to the activities and resources that enable an individual to be in their desired state, and since the state of your health determines the way you live your life, Artah was created to embody this notion.
We were briefed by ARTAH founder Rhian Stephenson with the above quote to design her health retreat in Girona, Spain.
We created private areas where guests can relax, reflect and reconnect with themselves after an active day out cycling. These communal rest areas were designed to help guests connect with each other. You will find quiet, restful corners for individuals and larger spaces to be enjoyed by groups of people.
The retreat is beautiful and relaxing but also functional so that the purpose of the guest’s stay can be met. There are treatment rooms for restorative exercising and massage therapies, a simple and functional dining space to nourish your body, a yoga studio and an outdoor pool to exercise; and, beautiful bedrooms for guests to relax, sleep and reflect. These are simply luxurious - not opulent and we think reflect the philosophy of being in one’s ‘desired state’.
We worked with a colourful pastel palette on a neutral backdrop. Most of the furniture pieces, especially in the reception and communal areas are made from natural materials such as wood and rattan which reflects the pared-back nature of the retreat. The design needed to be modern, yet timeless to reflect the philosophy of the brand.
We had a lot of fun in the bathrooms, particularly with the tiles. You will see some bright pink and green tiles mainly from Bert & May and Porcelanosa. ARTAH Retreat is a place filled with energy and fun and the injection of colour and pattern helps us to reflect that.
Many of the accessories and lighting were sourced from local craftsmen which was really important to us and our client. Supporting the local community and giving back but gives the retreat an authentic feel and helps it connect with the local landscape.
What inspired the design of the project?
A laid back California style that was translated into English quirkiness mixed with European elegance and brought to life through local Spanish crafts.
What was the toughest hurdle your team overcame during the project?
It was really cold and very wet and being on a building site meant we had little protection from the elements. There were even mud slides that we navigated through between our hotel and the building site. But the lovely cosy evenings with tapas and wine kept us going.
What was your team’s highlight of the project?
There were a few highlights. We had a vision to create a large arched opening in this old stone farmhouse, we didn’t know if the building would withstand the opening. Luckily it could, so we were very pleased with the large arch that you can see in the lobby area.
There is no greater satisfaction than when a client walks in and mentions that you’ve exceeded their expectations and that’s the response that we got from our clients, so again, we were very pleased.
The skill, love and dedication of the Spanish teams who worked on the project. Their attention to detail, particularly on how they laid the tiles was impeccable. Working in another country and in a different language is always a challenge, but everyone rolled up sleeves and got on with the job. We were very pleased to work with the architect, Ignacio Beloa, who was the glue that kept all the teams together.
Why did you enter the SBID Awards?
Because we met the CEO and Founder of SBID, Vanessa Brady and I was blown away by her dedication to raising the standard of the industry. I immediately joined the SBID and entered its gold standard Awards that I would be proud to win. In an unregulated environment, to be recognised by a professional body means even more.
Questions answered by Rachel Laxer, Director of Rachel Laxer Interiors.
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This week's instalment of the #SBIDinspire interior design series features a wellness centre design by SBID Awards Finalist, Dseesion Interiors. This is a unique high-tech wellness centre, situated in the most prestigious residential area of Moscow, where modern people have the opportunity to restore strength, to recharge their creative energy and harmonize their internal state. The techniques used within the centre combine the most progressive technologies and ancient healing practices.
The interior aims to foster a calm meditative state, that aids recovery and allows contemplation. It emphasizes the importance of the human being and their individual personality. In this centre, Dseesion uses many hand-made items and has created unique installations exclusively for this space.
Finalist: Dseesion Interiors
Project: Quintessence. Centre for Mindful Change
Location: Moscow, Russia
We were asked to design the interior and manage construction works of a center which is unique to Russia. The interior is supposed to create a favorable atmosphere for our guests revealing their internal potential and harmonization of their personality. It also needed to be multifunctional, effectively using a relatively small space to ensure the privacy of the guests within an intimate atmosphere involved in various procedures and practices.
It was true teamwork which required a lot of energy, resilience and inspiration. Working on this project we have created a lot of hand-made objects and we passionately inspired other subcontractors and artists to deliver the best result they can.
We consider British traditions of interior design as the most sophisticated and stylish. The Society of British International Interior Design joins the best professionals all over the world. It is a great honor and privilege to take part in such a respected and well-known contest. That is why we decided to enter the SBID Awards.
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In the 30 years since it was founded, TSAR Carpets create holistic compositions that empowers its wide range of clientele — from commercial, hospitality, and residential customers — to achieve a cohesive architectural expression from the ground up.
For the New York City headquarters of Equinox, the American luxury fitness company which operates several lifestyle brands, TSAR installed approximately 115m2 of custom-made hand-tufted carpet across highly-trafficked spaces, creating a modern and energetic atmosphere.
Architect: Kohn Pederson Fox Interior Designer: Architecture + Information Photography: Magda Biernat Completion: 2019
TSAR’s work resonated with the client thanks to the company’s diverse product suite and unparalleled ability to create high-end custom designs that suit the needs of various customer specifications.
The goal of the project was to supply the client with TSAR’s high-quality and durable product offering, which is suitable across a range of spaces that serve a variety of functions including the headquarters' commercial and public spaces (café, lounge and receptions), as well as private-facing office areas (c- suites and the Executive Lounge) that required high-density carpet to withstand traffic and caster chairs.
Another client requirement was supplying a bespoke product that matched and complemented the furniture, fixtures, and equipment in each designated environment, particularly custom colour-matching. In presenting material boards featuring custom samples and design plates that were visually in line with each distinct space, TSAR was able to work directly with the client to maintain aesthetic consistency from room-to-room, meeting the design needs of the client.
With an exceptional emphasis on performance, the client was extremely satisfied with the end result — so much so they decided to carpet additional areas within the Headquarters that were not originally specified. The client intends to specify TSAR on further projects of a similar calibre in coming months.
TSAR Carpets is a Melbourne-based design brand with over 30 years of expertise in the manufacturing of luxury custom carpets and rugs. A family-owned business founded by David and Kerrie Sharpley, it is now a global company recognised for its passion for textiles and its profound knowledge of the hand-tufted technique. TSAR delivers bespoke floor coverings for high-end residential, hospitality, and commercial environments worldwide.
This week's instalment of the #SBIDinspire interior design series features a clubhouse design by SBID Awards Finalist, Kris Lin International Design. Located next to Xi'an's largest urban ecological park, the aim of this project was to marry nature and architecture into one, while incorporating Chinese gardens and drawing on Central Park as a key theme.
SBID Awards Category: Club & Bar Design Sponsored by Garrett Leather
Finalist: Kris Lin International Design
Project: Central Park
Location: Xi'an, China
The project is located in Xi'an, next to Xi'an's largest urban ecological park, and has become a natural landscape resource for the project. The designers used "Central Park" as the theme to create a club with a park experience.
Upon entering the reception center, the designers use a set of "wood truss" structures as ceilings in the area of the entrance lobby to form a pavilion shape. The pavilion was a place for pedestrians to rest in ancient times.
The glazed leaf installation art runs through the entire space. From the side of the foyer, the leaves begin to fall, and then to the foyer ceiling, and finally falls in the foyer pool. The orderly layout pendant design looks as if the leaves have been blown into the space by the wind.
What inspired the interior design of the project?
Harmony between nature and architecture. The project is located next to Xi'an's largest urban ecological park and has become a natural landscape resource for the project. The designers hope to use the "Central Park" as the theme, combined with the guest line and use the "Introduction, elucidation, transition, and summary" design method to create a reception center with park experience. The harmony between nature and architecture is formed.
The biggest challenge was integrating both the traditional Chinese gardens into the interior, and extending the outdoor park landscape into the interior.
The biggest highlight of the project was being able to meet the client's needs and designed and built the interior space. Achieving the combination of the "Central Park" theme, the guest line, and a reception center with a park experience.
We have been entering the SBID Awards for many years, and have achieved good results every year. The shortlisting of each work is a great affirmation for us, and we also hoped to win a grand prize.
Questions answered by Kris Lin, Lead Director of Kris Lin International Design.
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The Fundamentals of Space Planning in the Design Process with Matthews Rea Interiors
This episode of the SBID podcast welcomes the interior design masters behind the award-winning practice, Matthews Rea Interiors. Founders, Lauren Matthews and Louise Rea address the fundamentals of spatial planning and tell us why it's so integral to the interior design process.
Matthews Rea have quickly gained a reputation for their timeless interiors. The founders share their individual backgrounds within the industry, and how the successful Surrey and Hampshire-based design practice was formed.
Highlighting integral differences in interior architecture, design and decoration, Lauren and Louise bring their years of design experience to offer professional insights on spatial planning. Addressing the fundamental role of space planning when it comes to the interior design process, Matthews Rea stress the importance of collaboration and timing when it comes to project development.
Covering effective approaches to space planning and discussing essential elements, they explore the core design considerations, from ascertaining the brief and understanding client's lifestyle, to developing the design narrative and ensuring the internal spaces are maximised, utilised and zoned in a way that is functional and fit for purpose.
Lauren and Louise offer their exclusive design tips for designing and planning spaces, from building narratives and storytelling, to working on balance, sightlines and symmetry. The team share some key visual tricks to zone and configure interior spaces to create intrigue and harmony.
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Louise Rea
Louise Rea has over 20 years of experience in the interior design industry, working in high-end residential and hotel design across the UK and abroad. With in-depth knowledge designing bespoke furniture and joinery, she works with artisans and craftspeople to bring individuality to a client’s scheme.
Lauren Matthews
Lauren Matthews’ First-Class Honours Degree in Interior Architecture and Design, combined with many years of hands-on experience in the field, means that she understands the importance of practicality when it comes to creating everyday living and functional working environments.
Regarded as one the most prestigious accolades for interior design, the highly anticipated winners of this year’s SBID Awards have been revealed! For the first time in 10 years, the category winners of the SBID International Design Awards were announced publicly online, alongside the inaugural SBID Product Design Awards winners in a joint celebration of interior design excellence. Championing the exceptional designers of interiors and the innovative products that go in them!
Scroll down to discover this year's incredible SBID award-winning interior products from around the world, showcasing the industry's best in the interior design sector.
Northstone Contemporary Terrazzo for The Fine Lines by Barbieri
The collection was born from a union of knowledge in the terrazzo technique and design by Northstone and the Artisan Tile & Stone Designer, Giovanni Barbieri. Through combined expertise, ‘The Fine Lines’ strikes the balance between crafting a handmade, artisan tile collection and achieving premium performance.
Hoda Lasheen Interior Design for Crafted by Nature
The Crafted by Nature collection of home accessories is inspired by the defects found in natural Aserus trees. Rather than treating those flaws, they elevated them; enhancing them with gold leaves to emphasize the material’s imperfect beauty and highlight the art that nature produced.
Aquabella for Smart Quiz
The Smart Quiz shower tray represents 25 years of innovative creations which blend into a unique finish formed by different textures set beneath geometric patterns. It results in a surface with an appearance that has never been seen before, featuring three high-definition finishes created by Acquabella; Beton, Zero and Ethnic.
Giulini G. Rubinetteria for Ego
Ego, a tap as beautiful on the outside as it is on the inside, creates a sinuous line that combines body and spout in a harmonious design. An eco-friendly thought that takes shape with the use of advanced technology, machinery and last but not least, the supply of energy through solar panels.
The Boathouse Studio for WOW Front Door
Creating a grand new entrance for a riverside property during a major refurbishment, the stained glass was designed and made by Jackie Callingham at her Boathouse Studio, with bespoke door carved by Colin Mantripp at Lillyfee Woodcarving Studio Ltd.
Garrett Leather for Garrett Wovens
Using the finest raw materials to create Garrett Wovens®, this elegant collection is 100% vegetable tanned, providing firm leather that gives the weave a structural integrity which is not possible with standard upholstery leather.
Tsar Carpets UK for Saltwater
Inspiration for the collection was drawn from a beach stroll at sunset, peaking an intense curiosity to see if details could be translated into functional textiles. The design translates organic sand, sky and coral formations into textiles using a variety of construction techniques.
Scavolini for BoxLife
BoxLife is designed to accommodate a variety of needs; a timely requirement of today’s modern living spaces which call for limitless adaptability from their discerning inhabitants. BoxLife is a system that adapts to many applications for transforming and storing away, as need be.
Maison Arabella for Chair Objet
For Maison Arabella, furniture should energise an environment in the same way a painting or sculpture does. In Chair Objet, each detail has been carefully considered to create a sleek, minimalist silhouette that is contrasted with the soft curves of the upholstery, evoking understated elegance.
Bisque for Balmoral
Designed with a timeless aesthetic in mind, Bisque’s Balmoral radiator is a highly efficient, stylish and versatile addition to any bathroom. Without compromising on performance or output, the Victorian-style radiator is suitable for both vintage-inspired interiors, or statement industrial spaces.
Armac Martin for MIX
MIX by Armac Martin is an innovative collection of interchangeable luxury cabinet hardware that gives you more control over the finished design. Made in the heart of England from the finest solid brass, the contemporary pieces are a must for those seeking a truly personalised hardware look.
Quooker UK for Quooker Flex with CUBE
As the original 100-degree boiling water tap brand on the market, Quooker Flex offers both form and function. Equipped with a flexible pull-out hose for hot, cold and filtered water, the Flex makes it easy to reach and rinse the sink or any awkward kitchen objects.
Robert Majkut Design for Whaletone the Piano - Grand version
Whaletone Grand is a bespoke musical instrument and is part of piano collection designed by Robert Majkut. Being a unique combination of an original design and advanced technology, it caters for the taste of both design lovers, and professional musicians.
Tigermoth Lighting for Fold Linear Chandelier
Fold Linear Chandelier produces a linear array of folded brass shades, each one made from a single piece of hand-grained folded brass. Individually, the shades present a striking geometric shape. Together, they take on an organic form.
CASUSGRILL for CasusGrill - the Eco Friendly Single-Use Grill
CasusGrill is a world patented redesign and green transformation of the aluminium disposable single-use grill. It is only made of sustainable materials such as cardboard, natural bamboo, lava stones and bamboo charcoal briquettes.
Sheng Tai Brassware for JUSTIME Lucky 7 Basin and Faucet Combination
The Lucky 7 Basin and Faucet Combination was inspired by the concept of growing seeds. As the fountainhead of plants, each budding seed is the symbol of hope and vitality. The faucet is designed like a growing stalk bursting through the earth with a succinct pillared shape and simplified lines.
Icon Connect for Icon Control App
The Icon Control App’s unique Control interface is based on a simple, easy to use “No Homepage” approach - every control application is easy to find on every screen, with an elegant and simple user interface which provides speed and accuracy.
Graham & Brown for Adeline Paint in Resistance Finish
Launched as Graham & Brown’s hero hue, Adeline is a deep rich bottle green colour channelling the healing properties of nature, allowing you to create a peaceful and natural setting. Like all hues in the Graham & Brown collection, Adeline is water-based which means it is low odour and has a lower VOC (Volatile Organic Compound) level than any oil-based paints.
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Scroll down to discover this year's incredible SBID award-winning interior projects from around the world, showcasing the industry's best in the interior design sector.
Bluemoon Design for A Hidden Betsuin
Drawing inspirations from the traditional hot springs, gypsum and salt culture, the designer has skillfully interpreted the warmth and modesty of the exhibition space using natural materials such as wood, stone, hessian, bamboo and rattan. The interior design has integrated local cultural elements with modern design techniques, reaching a balance between the Western calmness and the Chinese elegance.
1.61 London for The Mansion
The project visuals for the extraordinary family home in Surrey showcase the external spaces with detailed landscaping and waterfalls, as well as glass swimming pool and the stunningly designed interiors for this one of a kind property. The internal finish needed to align with the external architecture in a modern way, whilst capturing a Gatsby-esque style.
Rockwell Group for Little Sister
Little Sister is a hidden gem of a lounge, tucked away in the sub-cellar of Moxy East Village. Rockwell Group created an intimate, seductive, sophisticated space with a clandestine, cavern-like feel, enriched by jewel-toned velvet sofas and plush banquettes, embossed leather accents, a glowing copper DJ stand, and a mirrored-copper bar illuminated by a dramatic overhead bank of backlit whiskey bottles.
Davide Macullo Architects for Chenot Palace Weggis
The project includes the renovation of existing hotel buildings, the addition of a new guest room block and a state-of-the-art medical spa. The timber cladding of the new elements plays a game of shadows and creates a material landscape embedded in the greenery, marrying together the old hotel buildings in a synthesis of architectural language and the simplicity of materials.
Areen Design for The Social House Nairobi
Each space in The Social House has been designed with a bespoke approach and to stimulate guests to shape their own personal experiences, connections and journeys. To create spaces that are authentic, innovative or reflective of Nairobi’s diverse population was the fundamental framework to Areen’s design.
Virserius Studio for Lobby & Public Spaces, W Atlanta Midtown
Virserius Studio’s concept for the W Atlanta Midtown is the recreation of fictional Arthur’s estate and secret garden, decorated with his awe-inspiring collection of art and other items obtained during his extensive world travels.
Pippa Paton Design for Cotswold Manor Bedroom & Bathroom
This master suite within a stunning Grade II listed Cotswold Manor is a luxurious sanctuary with 21st century style and functionality, whilst celebrating the building’s fabric and the owners’ love of wood. Simplicity of design enhances the beauty of historic materials and vistas, with timber used for all joinery and flooring set against a backdrop of white walls and furnishings.
SW1 Solutions for Prudential's Project Unity
SW1 Solutions created a local identity for a global brand. The relocation of Prudential’s five Business Units and one-stop customer centre to a brand-new building in Kuala Lumpur enabled their employees with flexibility and catered to different styles of working.
Ricky Wong Designers for Hankow Avenue Sales Center
Adjacent to the Jinyin Lake, Hankow Avenue Sales Center boasts the picturesque scenery, integrated with sustainable development concepts, the design is delicate, allowing the project to provide a quality business space that is a comfort to the soul and joy to the eye.
Gow Hastings Architects for Niagara College Welland Student Commons
The new Niagara College Welland Student Commons establishes a welcoming heart within the sprawling, decentralized campus, establishing a flexible gathering place where students can study, collaborate, eat and socialise.
International Designers by Rita Chraibi for Monad Terrace
International Designers by Rita Chraibi reveals the interiors of the first completed residence at Monad Terrace. Rita’s design of the 5,193 square-foot residence highlights her signature style which uniquely fuses interior and fashion design to humanize the space.
Clare Gaskin Interiors for Wimbledon Common Duplex
An open plan living space was the springboard for Clare Gaskin Interiors’ complete redesign of the duplex apartment close to Wimbledon Common. Gaining greater understanding of how the client lived, they re-configured the floorplans throughout, ensuring that the client’s needs were met whilst being sensitive to the architecture of the building.
Roncarati + Zaffera for Woodside Loft
The owners wanted to create a unique loft-space which was expansive and multi-use, with a modern-retro style. Crucial to the design brief was that the space feel bright, spacious, organic, and comfortable. The design ensured the space could comfortably act as a living room with a view, a guest room, a project space, a place to relax, a place to be alone, or a place to be together.
Shalini Misra for St. John’s Wood Residence
Shalini Misra Ltd designed this family home celebrating craftsmanship, culture, and traditional and artistic techniques with hints of the family's Indian heritage. It had previously been stripped of all period features, making it very contemporary, therefore the client wanted to reinstate historical elements to bring back a sense of British heritage and craftsmanship.
IDA LUCE SRL for Casa Verdi
Serenity and simplicity were the main goals for this city home that sits on the thirteen floor of a contemporary architectural building, located in one of the most prestigious neighbourhood of Santo Domingo Dominican Republic.
SpaceInvader Design for Alberts Didsbury
SpaceInvader designed a new, refreshed modern look and feel to mark the 10-year anniversary of Albert’s Didsbury. A sophisticated 15th Century undertone; love of symmetry, geometric patterns, the colour green and encaustic tiles formed the concept alongside a nod and a wink to Uncle Albert’s original tool shed.
Portview for Samsung KX
Portview completed a state-of-the-art brand experience space for tech giant, Samsung, in the heart of King’s Cross, London. Samsung KX is a showcase that’s packed with cutting-edge innovations. The space boasts a number of bespoke design features that are the first of their kind, including an architectural lighting frame embedded within the sales floor to create a curved, illuminated arc.
David Chang Design Associate International for Tianyu Villa, The Crown Avenue
This villa is named "Tianyu", meaning to excel to reach the sky. The design needed to capture the essence of this with an interior that is outstanding and prominent. While highlighting the positioning of the project as a high-end boutique, it also required the integration of culture and business, innovation and art.
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While the world spent the past six months figuring out how to cope with COVID-19’s “new reality,” TSAR Carpets’ Melbourne-based Head Designer, Ross Cleland, channelled his creative exploration into a series of soothing and biophilic floor covering designs. For its new Fall 2020 product launch, TSAR is pleased to release The Retreat Collection - available exclusively at the company’s studios in Melbourne, Sydney, New York, London, and Shanghai.
“The word ‘retreat’ connotes withdrawal and seclusion from it all,” said Cleland. “I found my retreat in the countryside with my family to be quite the opposite. The river next to our house was the source of my renewed artistic vigour despite everything that’s going on in the world - and challenged me to try out new colours, patterns, and techniques. The end results are carpet designs flowing with positive, wholesome energy. I am so proud to introduce The Retreat Collection of Axminster carpet designs to the world, especially during these precarious collective circumstances in which we find ourselves.”
The Retreat Collection started out as an investigation of fluid mechanics in the art studio—a sort of trial-and-error experiment with inks on paper and air propulsion from a hand dryer. Cleland played with particular blues and greys, and then added more vibrant colours such as reds, yellows, purples, and greens. He ended up with a series of free-flowing textures that give the collection a freeform, unstructured quality. Using natural bodies of water as an inspiration and art as the means, Cleland transcended two-dimensional surfaces into modern architectural complements. While the Retreat Collection’s design vocabulary was initially developed in a series of hand-crafted moments within the artist’s studio, TSAR’s Retreat Collection distils moments of serendipitous ephemerality into a range of carpet designs that are balanced with a marked timelessness and a purposeful approach.
Leveraging TSAR’s vertically integrated manufacturing, TSAR realised Cleland’s vision into an Axminster carpet collection to be applied to a variety of interior design programmes and architectural sequences. Framed around the concept of the future of hospitality design and suitable for a wide variety of interior applications, TSAR’s Retreat Axminster carpets add visual movement and flow underfoot. By using interchangeable colours, each design can take on a new meaning and purpose, responsive to the architecture and bespoke to its interior context. Designs can be applied with individual room placement or as continuous patterned carpet. Specification, colours, and image scale can also be customised to suit any project scheme.
Standard Axminster carpet appearance is traditionally plain cut pile—which means manufacturers would usually need to simulate the pattern’s visual depth—by using trompé-l'oeil effects. TSAR has innovated three proprietary techniques to deliver custom, large-scale carpet and rug designs that allow for true depth and a hand-tufted feel while maintaining the value-driven price point of large-area Axminster carpet applications.
This is a process of hand-shearing areas of the carpet's pile in order to create textures around woven design elements. This particular technique transforming one-dimensional perspectives to patterns that draws the eye across the carpet with ridges and valleys, enhancing and highlighting areas of flat designs woven in Axminster.
Available as limited quantities, this technique brings lustre to the carpet, which is otherwise not possible in Axminster production. Again adding depth and dimension, but also elevating the product for a lusher, more textural and hand-tufted outcome.
Using small quantities of loop pile in TSAR’s Axminster designs means that the visual can be broken up, and stop the eye from scanning the floor plan with no pause point.
SpeakEasy with Shalini Misra: A Masterclass in Wellbeing Design
In this episode of the SpeakEasy podcast, Grant Pierrus is joined by internationally celebrated interior architect, designer and property developer, Shalini Misra as she sheds light on her journey in the interior design industry, shares her unique professional insight on interior wellness and provides a masterclass on the role and integration of wellbeing as a core design principle.
Shalini discusses an integral interplay in the relationship between our inner selves and our surrounding external environments, giving emphasis on how the interior design of these spaces can influence the way we feel and function within them.
She shares her expert insight on designing homes with wellness in mind, and explains her professional strategies for achieving an effective wellbeing design through lighting considerations, selection of materials, intelligent space planning and craftmanship.
Finally, Shalini talks about how interior design approaches to sustainability is intrinsically interlinked with these principles of wellbeing as an important component of personal and interior wellness; including the creation of nature connections through biophilic design.
Shalini Misra
Founder and Creative Director, Shalini Misra is an internationally celebrated interior architect, designer and property developer. Shalini has been creating spaces since she founded her multifaceted practice over 20 years ago. A qualified architect from the Delhi School of Architecture and Planning (SPA) in India, Shalini specialised in Urban Planning at the University of Columbia in New York before studying Virtual Reality in Architecture at the Bartlett School of Architecture in London.
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