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Susie’s party

Congratulations to Susie Rumbold and Tessuto on their twenty years of practicing a successful interior design company. Susie hosted a wonderful party and included some of the greats in the world of interior design, who are also great to meet up with,

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Susie’s party

Congratulations to Susie Rumbold and Tessuto on their twenty years of practicing a successful interior design company. Susie hosted a wonderful party and included some of the greats in the world of interior design, who are also great to meet up with,

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BIID Conference – June 27th June at RIBA

The BIID Annual Conference 2013, ‘Design Invention: Art & Science Collides’ took place on June 27th. It was my third year of attending the BIID conference. It might sound boring but the conferences are fascinating with interesting speakers again this

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BIID Conference – June 27th June at RIBA

The BIID Annual Conference 2013, ‘Design Invention: Art & Science Collides’ took place on June 27th. It was my third year of attending the BIID conference. It might sound boring but the conferences are fascinating with interesting speakers again this

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Charlie Barton

Charlie Barton has had a studio in our wonderful building dedicated to the creative industries  and having seen many artists come and go over the years, Charlie has always been one of my favourites. She creates wonderful large scale planet

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Charlie Barton

Charlie Barton has had a studio in our wonderful building dedicated to the creative industries  and having seen many artists come and go over the years, Charlie has always been one of my favourites. She creates wonderful large scale planet

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Affordable 20th Century Classics

Many have asked where they can purchase the furniture as seen in the Evening Standard article. Material Life was the main supplier. There are many badly made fakes of classic 20th Century furniture available on the internet. Tempting, but would you buy

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Affordable 20th Century Classics

Many have asked where they can purchase the furniture as seen in the Evening Standard article. Material Life was the main supplier. There are many badly made fakes of classic 20th Century furniture available on the internet. Tempting, but would you buy

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Tempo

Recently we completed the refurbishment of Tempo restaurant and bar in Mayfair for Henry Tonga. The establishment has been around for over 50 years and we worked in retaining its style and yet bringing it up to date. We re-used

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Tempo

Recently we completed the refurbishment of Tempo restaurant and bar in Mayfair for Henry Tonga. The establishment has been around for over 50 years and we worked in retaining its style and yet bringing it up to date. We re-used

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Intelligent Design

We were thrilled in the Studio to have an article on one of our latest projects published in Evening Standard’s Homes and Property section. Ruth Bloomfield used the project as an example of how to make the best of a

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Intelligent Design

We were thrilled in the Studio to have an article on one of our latest projects published in Evening Standard’s Homes and Property section. Ruth Bloomfield used the project as an example of how to make the best of a

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Fitzbillies

Recently we were asked to help revive an old institution in Cambridge, Fitzbillies. Famous for its Chelsea buns, sadly the building had seen better days. Following a tweet by Stephen Fry mourning its closure, Alison and Tim Hayward decided to buy

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Fitzbillies

Recently we were asked to help revive an old institution in Cambridge, Fitzbillies. Famous for its Chelsea buns, sadly the building had seen better days. Following a tweet by Stephen Fry mourning its closure, Alison and Tim Hayward decided to buy

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Tile Trends

The Studio recently attended a workshop on emerging tile trends presented by Taylor Howes and Surface Tiles.  Click here to watch an overview of the presentation complete with sound-bites from Dan. Our personal favourites included the much improved and quite marvellous timber

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Tile Trends

The Studio recently attended a workshop on emerging tile trends presented by Taylor Howes and Surface Tiles.  Click here to watch an overview of the presentation complete with sound-bites from Dan. Our personal favourites included the much improved and quite marvellous timber

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Tower Bridge View

A previous client has returned to us very excitedly with a new apartment with the best views in London of Tower Bridge and The Shard.  It is a duplex penthouse apartment in one of the old warehouses which was renovated

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Tower Bridge View

A previous client has returned to us very excitedly with a new apartment with the best views in London of Tower Bridge and The Shard.  It is a duplex penthouse apartment in one of the old warehouses which was renovated

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Chateau

Sometimes we dream of what our perfect project would be, and then one lands in the Studio: a wonderful chateau in the Languedoc region of the South of France. We have been commissioned to bring back to life a 14th

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Chateau

Sometimes we dream of what our perfect project would be, and then one lands in the Studio: a wonderful chateau in the Languedoc region of the South of France. We have been commissioned to bring back to life a 14th

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