With only eight weeks until our new London Design and Specification Centre opens its doors, General Manager and Designer Bart Sobieszczanski keeps us up to date with progress on the build programme.
The Great ISH Robbery
We headed to Frankfurt to collect displays, and fabulous products from our stand. Stockpile here ready to ship from ISH to London. Hardly any fun to pack, but happy to have some of the best designed stand pieces on the way to our new Design and Specification Centre.
The Great German Wurst
Courtesy of German Contractors. Really disappointed could not ship those with couple kegs of Lager. 🙁
Back to Reality
Weekly progress meeting on site. Loads of papers, and no wurst 🙁
Walls are up!
Things are speeding up, all walls are in place, majority of HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning), power and data coming up… actually things are coming up too quick!
Robin Levien called to Rescue
Last minute change. We killed rather conventional reception desk,
and with help of Robin Levien RDI (Royal Designer For Industry) and our new senior designer Yiota, we go shopping for a perfect table and chairs instead.
Have to Wait to See It
We found the Table! Pure reflection of Ideal Standard – Tracing the Past and Forging the Future. Sorry but no full preview available till The Sneak Preview in May during Clerkenwell Design Week.
Devil is in the Details
Would you think to go shopping for a table with tableware in your bag? Robin did! We were treated to see fabulous tableware range on our new fabulous marble table top. Definitely worth coming to London for espresso soon…
The Heritage of 76 Clerkenwell Road
As you know, we are moving to space with lots of heritage. Former Alexander McQueen studio will be remembered, and we looked at discreet ways to commemorate this within the space. Featured here Alexander McQueen and his fascination with death.
You can read Bart’s first blog here.