14 May 2013 by Daniel in All, Caro Likes
London public relations consultancy Caro Communications requires an account manager to join its team. Based in Clerkenwell, the home of design, Caro Communications is a specialised public relations consultancy representing architects, designers, manufacturers, retailers, cultural institutions and festivals. Account manager: design We are looking for an account manager with at least four years experience to [...]
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22 April 2013 by Daniel in All, Caro Likes
Over the past week we have heard all manner of discussion around the winner of the Design Museum’s Designs of the Year award 2013: GOV.UK. Criticised by Wired (“The selection is surprising in its bland interpretation of design”) and the Daily Mail (“Government website has beaten The Shard and the 2012 Olympic Cauldron to be [...]
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15 April 2013 by Daniel in All, Client news
Last week saw the opening of the Wallpaper* Handmade exhibition at Leclettico in Milan, a show that continues to bring an international cast of star designers, craftsmen and makers to create a show that is epic in scale and ambition. Included within this collective of designers were Bethan Gray, Tej Chauhan and Nina Tolstrup for [...]
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2 April 2013 by Daniel in All, Client news
Wallpaper* magazine are well-known for their carefully constructed Milan exhibitions and 2013 is no different. With their Handmade exhibition returning for another year, they have once more brought together some of the worlds finest designers and craftsmen to work alongside some equally renowned manufacturers to design a series of products for exhibition during the Salone [...]
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2 April 2013 by Daniel in All, Client news
In a unique collaboration that brings together Britain’s most innovative and distinctive fashion labels and the UK’s largest design event, the showcase exhibition Vivienne Westwood hosts ‘New British’ with 100% Design will come to life for the duration of the Salone de Mobile.
The basis of the exhibition is a special interpretation of the creative [...]
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2 April 2013 by Daniel in All, Client news
Italian lighting company Artemide will be appearing in several locations throughout Milan for the Salone Internazionale del Mobile. Here is a quick overview of the installation and exhibitions that they are part of for the week. BLOC Hotels are committed to offering smart accommodation at honest prices for the savvy traveller. The concept is based [...]
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2 April 2013 by Daniel in All, Client news
19 Greek Street’s creative director Marc Péridis with resident designer Nina Tolstrup have created an exclusive collection in collaboration with Marc by Marc Jacobs. London’s design hub 19 Greek Street is proud to present Re-Imagined, a new contemporary design collection by celebrated designer Nina Tolstrup honouring values of craft, up-cycling and sustainability. A unique collaboration [...]
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2 April 2013 by Daniel in All, Client news
Following the success of the Grado° collection, Israeli artist and Wallpaper*’s Designer of the Year 2013 Ron Gilad has created a new product for Molteni&C. 45°/vetrina is a glass cabinet designed to display and contain objects and books. This new design is a continuation of the concept that characterises the entire Grado° collection. 45° angles [...]
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2 April 2013 by Berna in All, Press releases
Clippings.com have further enhanced the online shopping experience with the launch of a unique partnership with Designersblock — one of the UK’s most innovative and pioneering design curators. Having officially launched the website last month, Clippings.com have initiated a feature on the website which provide instant gratification for lovers of great design. Manufacturers and designers [...]
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18 March 2013 by Nick in All, Caro Likes
In the living room, we sit. In the bedroom, we sleep. In the kitchen and bathroom we perform the thousand other tasks that define our lives. No wonder they are now the most important rooms in the house. ISH 2013 is the world’s leading fair for the kitchen and bathroom industry, hosting an astonishing 2,300 [...]
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6 March 2013 by Daniel in All, Client news
Thursday 21 March 2013 | 09.30 to 13.00 | RIBA, London Carolyn Larkin, director of Caro Communications, will host a half-day course for Colander. Carolyn’s unparalleled knowledge and hands on expertise means that this course has become a regular in Colander’s repertoire. This course has attracted partners and directors of design-led practices and those who [...]
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27 February 2013 by Nick in All, Caro Likes
Never turn down a factory visit if you get the chance. Our recent tour of the Alape, pronounced Al-er-pay, facility near Goslar revealed a magic world of machinery with drums, furnaces, clouds of steam and the flamboyant, precise choreography of robots. More importantly, it showed a family-like team of workers with important skills, and a [...]
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21 February 2013 by Berna in All, Press releases
Luxury and longevity with emphasis on unique craftsmanship Friday 26th April – Thursday 9th May, Great Western Studios Opening on 26th April, Welsh designer, Bethan Gray, will present Inside Design, an exhibition of her work at Great Western Studios, the West London hub for the creative industries. The second in a new series of exhibitions [...]
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15 February 2013 by Antonia in All, Press releases
Patel Taylor has delivered the final phase of Lowther Primary School’s redevelopment, a dynamic community school, located in London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. The recent completion of Phase 2 places Lowther at the heart of the local community. Through the construction of a steel-framed, two-storey extension to the west of the existing school, Patel [...]
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14 February 2013 by Antonia in All, Client news
Glenn Howells Architects, on behalf of Arrowhead Commercial Ltd part of the Ballymore Group, has submitted a planning application to the London Borough of Tower Hamlets for twin residential towers at Arrowhead Quay. The client brief was to provide a residential development to respond to the demand for high quality housing within the Isle of [...]
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13 February 2013 by Berna in All, Press releases
Clippings.com is a brand new platform that is set to upstage the online interiors market with an innovative approach to shopping for furniture and accessories online. Founded by design entrepreneurs, Tom Mallory and Adel Zakout, Clippings.com empowers the visitor to find unique home products, get interior inspiration and discover cool new designers every day; it [...]
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13 February 2013 by Nick in All, Press releases
Returning for its fourth year, Clerkenwell Design Week (21-23 May 2013) is set to surpass the incredible success of 2012 with an enhanced format including increased exhibition spaces, a new focus on interior decoration and an array of curated projects across the festival’s historical venues. Historic venues – a backdrop for contemporary design Clerkenwell’s historic [...]
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12 February 2013 by Lucy in All, Caro Likes
The snow fell in the beautiful city of Stockholm in Sweden and I ventured to The Stockholm Furniture Fair in a snowstorm to see how the Scandi’s do design shows. With 750 exhibitors, the Stockholm Furniture Fair is the world’s largest meeting place for Scandinavian furniture and lighting design. I was hoping to find some [...]
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11 February 2013 by Antonia in All, Press releases
Light, Style, and Space for North London Family Home – a Celebration of the Architectural Promenade Coffey Architects has completed renovation of a five bedroom, North London private residence at Lancaster Road, celebrating the influence of the architectural promenade and demonstrating how arrival and entrance coupled with better circulation can transform an existing Victorian family [...]
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8 February 2013 by Antonia in All, Client news
Coffey Architects have transformed a black box gallery space into an inviting, accessible and focussed library space for the BFI under the listed Waterloo Bridge at the South Bank, to a limited budget and extremely short design/construction program.
The resulting scheme is a library that through its early conceptual ideas is unique to the BFI [...]
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6 February 2013 by Antonia in All, Press releases
Designed and commissioned by Patel Taylor, the In-fill House is a small mixed-use development occupying a narrow gap in a 19th century terrace in Camden. Creating an architect’s studio and maisonette, the project has been a test-bed for new construction methods for the practice, creating a unique and markedly contemporary home within the 19th century [...]
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5 February 2013 by Daniel in All, Caro Likes, Client news
IMM Cologne is the first international trade show on the design calendar, so it’s a great place to spot trends for 2013. With the International Furnishing Show across 11 halls, plus three parts to the International Kitchen Show or ‘Living Kitchen,’ it’s absolutely vast! Caro had two clients exhibiting there, Dada and Dornbracht so we headed [...]
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23 January 2013 by Berna in All, Caro Likes
It’s been a busy weekend in Paris and – for those properly shod – a charmingly snowy one. Maison et Objet was, as always, a hectic roar of crowds, continually rescheduled meetings and quietly simmering transport anxiety. Ultimately an easily navigable show with something for every sector, dotted with the enchanting and original. The prevalent [...]
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17 January 2013 by Daniel in All, Caro Likes
If you go down to Home today, you’re sure to find some wood materials. I took a trip along to Home, the show in its second year accompanying Top Drawer at Earl’s Court to seek out some great new products and designers. We were not disappointed. Following recent trends for a return to natural materials [...]
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16 January 2013 by Laura in All, Caro Likes
I made a flying visit last week to Coventry Cathedral – a long awaited trip to view the epic craft. On close inspection could it be that Basil Spence‘s container isn’t up to the contents? Extraordinary works by Sutherland, Piper, Epstein et al plus a boulder from Bethlehem. Highly recommended. All photos courtesy Laura Fidment
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11 December 2012 by Antonia in All, Press releases
Club Workspace, the fast-growing network of creative coworking clubs, is opening two new sites in London. Designed by the award winning architecture and design practice TILT, there are now five of these exclusive locations across London, creating a growing community of start-up entrepreneurs, freelancers and professionals. The Chiswick Club, Barley Mow, is located in Chiswick, [...]
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6 December 2012 by Antonia in All, Press releases
Glenn Howells Architects has completed the refurbishment of a retail site in the centre of Exeter for landlord Land Securities. Retailer John Lewis now occupies the space opening its first flexible format department shop. The project saw Glenn Howells Architects undertake the role of shell & core architects, creating revived and contemporary premises for the [...]
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5 December 2012 by Antonia in All, Press releases
Patel Taylor, with French landscape architect Allain Provost, has completed Eastside City Park, Birmingham’s first new park for 130 years. The linear park provides 3.4 hectares of public amenity space; a vital part of The Big City Plan and at the heart of the Birmingham’s Eastside regeneration quarter, a place where people can stop, relax [...]
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16 November 2012 by Sioban in All, Press releases
Pollard Thomas Edwards architects is delighted to announce new developments in its senior management structure. These appointments are the latest chapter in PTEa’s long-term strategy for the evolution of the practice, harnessing expertise and talent to ensure it continues its work and commitment to creating new neighbourhoods and revitalising existing ones. Currently the practice’s workload [...]
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5 November 2012 by Sam in All, Client news
The first space is a Club Workspace based in Waterloo. For TILT this is the most exciting time… a seemingly chaotic site, but with everything falling into place, when you look closely.
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15 September 2012 by Nick in All, Client news
Now in its eighteenth year, 100% Design is the UK’s most visited contemporary annual gathering of architects and interior designers, attracting over 18,000 visitors in 2011. With former Deputy Director of the London Design Festival, William Knight at the helm a new layout and a broad spectrum of new talent, fresh ideas and innovative design [...]
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13 September 2012 by Sam in All, Client news
19 Greek Street is London’s hub for craft, excellence and socially responsible design. Established by Marc Péridis, Designer and Creative Director of the design studio Montage, and opened to coincide with London Design Festival, this six-floor Victorian townhouse is a centre for distinctive design storytelling bringing together handpicked pieces from international design studios, as well [...]
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13 September 2012 by Sam in All, Client news
ESPASSO, the US specialists in contemporary and modern Brazilian design, has launched a dedicated showroom at 19 Greek Street, Soho, London, of their highly crafted design collection. It opened on 13 September 2012 to coincide with London Design Festival, one of the most important events in the UK’s design calendar, for which ESPASSO will present [...]
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7 September 2012 by Berna in All, Client news
This September The Molteni Group (Molteni&C and Dada) will participate in the London Design Festival (14-23 September 2012) by devoting its Covent Garden Flagship Store, and an intimate space in the Victoria & Albert Museum, to the maestro of Italian design and architecture, Gio Ponti. A reissued collection of furniture and interior products designed by [...]
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6 September 2012 by Antonia in All, Client news
Ambitious redevelopment plans, which will see the creation of a world-class Centre for Remembrance at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire, have achieved planning. The remodeling plans, devised by Glenn Howells Architects, on behalf of the Arboretum and its parent charity, The Royal British Legion, come in response to a dramatic increase in visitor numbers [...]
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