Retail Focus
NOVEMBER 1, 2022
Frasers Group plc today unveils plans to advance its investment into the Irish market, introducing FLANNELS into the Republic of Ireland for the very first time, with three new FLANNELS stores set to open across the country in FY23. Blanchardstown Centre is Dublin’s largest retail and leisure destination, covering over 1.1 million sq ft.
Elmwood Timber
JULY 1, 2022
Reclaimed wood is versatile, warm, inviting, and can be more eco-friendly than many materials currently on the market. Have a focal point like a bar or a brick oven you want to show off? They make an eye-catching focal point around the ovens, easily helping to draw people’s attention. Contrasting Lights and Darks.
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Design Week
AUGUST 19, 2021
The café, situated in the capital’s Spitalfields market, was an exercise in blending “ancient and modern sensibilities” she says, achieved through different layering techniques. The focal point of the main are is a 14-foot-tall chestnut oak tree, which acts as an indoor canopy under which guests are seated.
Design Wanted
APRIL 16, 2021
A luxurious bedroom interior uses contrasting black and white marble from the Classici di Rex collection. A great reference point is Italian surfaces company Florim Ceramiche , which creates porcelain that combines the aesthetic and functional qualities of natural marble but uses other natural resources instead.
Elmwood Timber
AUGUST 31, 2021
CONTRASTING BEAMS. CABINET CONTRAST. This can add some dramatic contrast to a room that features different wood materials. In this kitchen, the dark wood beams create long lines that visually stretch the room, while adding contrast to the color of the cabinetry. CONTRAST WOOD DESIGN. ISLAND COUNTERTOP.
VMS
FEBRUARY 6, 2022
Statement pieces are having their say, too, with larger-than-life pendants and chandeliers making focal points in retail and restaurants, and flush mounts phasing out the recessed lighting that’s had a hold on the market for years. Features matte black enamel conical shades for a classy, brassy focal point.
Greater Group
NOVEMBER 24, 2019
It’s a dramatic and theatrical focal point but also serves a practical purpose as the resting space for the coffee beans to allow the gas built up during the roasting process to escape before it can be brewed or packaged. The cask is one of those multi-functional design features that are trending the retail design world now.
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