AND Slab W20
Covered in an industrial grade felt made from 100% natural wool. The dense felt helps reduce acoustic ambient sounds by absorbing sound waves. This makes it perfect for a wide range of applications.
The fixture can be mounted traditionally as an uplight or a downlight or anywhere in between.
Hubbardton Forge Courbé Duet
Flowing steel tendrils have been carefully crafted to embrace the curves of six exclusive Swarovski Strass Wave Cut crystals, bringing a sculptural touch with each dazzling curve. For this duet version of the Courbé design, gently arched LED light guides are hidden within channels of steel providing up- and down-light.
Rosie Li Laurel
Inspired by Laurel wreaths from ancient Rome, this modular chandelier is comprised of hand-hammered brass leaves surrounding integrated LED lamps.
The design features a natural spiral twist, creating greater movement and form. It is available in a brushed brass, polished brass, oil rubbed bronze and polished nickel.
Myriad Gabriel Scott
The Myriad series is the newest addition to the Gabriel Scott lighting family. Inspired by nature’s bioluminescent organisms, this modular series is made up of the brand’s signature double-blown glass and satin metallic hardware.
Its articulated stems carry the soft-lit pivoting heads to create a delicate, asymmetric and ever-changing silhouette.
Feyz Lean
Designed to become a sculptural piece that casually leans against the wall.
The metal tube pierces the globe creating a soft glow in the space.
The 12 inch globes are all hand-made and accented with gold leaf. The simple but giant globes are stand-alone one of a kind pieces.
Ruya Restaurant, UAE
Located within the Grosvenor House Hotel and overlooking Dubai’s exquisite Marina, Rüya is an Antatolian themed restaurant and bar where traditional cuisine meets contemporary design.
The brainchild of Turkish restaurateur Umet Ozkanca, Rüya is an enticing concept that fuses a vibrant restaurant, lounge and bar and explores the rich history and diversity of Anatolian food. The project was backed by d.ream (Dogus Restaurant Entertainment and management Group) with plans to expand the concept worldwide, drawing attention to the region’s incredible cuisine.
Arranged across nearly 800sqm, the restaurant can be accessed from street level or the Grosvenor House Hotel. The venue has a capacity for around 230 guests with a mixture of indoor dining areas including a bar, lounge, private dining and an external terrace offering stunning views of the marina.
into lighting design practice was appointed by d.ream to work alongside interior designer Conran and Partners interior designers to realise the lighting aspect of the client’s brief for a glamorous, vibrant and contemporary restaurant and bar, showcasing the rich heritage of Anatolian and Turkish cuisine with a modern styling for a contemporary international audience.
Tina Norden, Director of Conran and Partners, tells darc: “The design seeks to draw upon elements of Turkish history and the meeting of Eastern and Western cultural influences from the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires to the present day, reinterpreting them in the materials, patterns, textures and colours we have used.”
Guests are greeted on entrance by a freestanding hexagonal shaped bread oven overhung by a striking installation of suspended rolling pins, illuminated using linear LED profiles with diffuser to provide subtle light, while miniature recessed LED fixtures shine through the feature to cast shadows of the pins on the façades of the oven.
Over-scaled, gold lined Skylume domes are suspended within an illuminated ceiling coffer in the dining area, housing bespoke chandeliers, designed by Conran and Partners. Consisting of metal rods with filament lamps, the chandeliers give off a warm amber glow against the gold backdrop of the lined domes, anchoring the spaces and defining the central banquette areas.
“The central tables in the restaurant are usually the least popular so we wanted to create a special moment for the guests sitting below these amazing structures, it was important to us that the domes made a big impact on the space,” explains Chris Thornley of Conran and Partners.
All dining tables are lit overhead using light fittings with a deep-set lamp and narrow beam halogen light sources, which control the light onto the table while minimising glare. Several of the walls and columns are highlighted with the use of floor recessed narrow beam LED uplight fixtures, whilst a linear LED is concealed above the bespoke 3D tiles to illuminate the wall and give the tiles a floating feel on the façades.
The open kitchen area, where guests can watch their food being prepared is illuminated with recessed halogen downlights, which provide high colour rendering properties and a controlled beam, illuminating the task areas whilst controlling any light spill into the restaurant.
The main feature of the bar area is the large ice machine suspended from the ceiling and illuminated with miniature LED downlights to highlight the metallic finish. Moving outside, the external terrace area is lit by bespoke pendants, which give the exterior space a warm, intimate feeling. While a linear LED festoon system and recessed LED uplights illuminate the living wall providing functional and key focal point illumination.
The control of the lighting was a careful consideration for into, ensuring smooth and low level dimming within the various scenes from day to night.
“All LED lighting throughout the project is a very warm 2,200K-colour temperature to provide a warm ambience and is controlled using a DALI protocol to allow for smooth dimming to a low level,” Darren Orrow, Director of Into Lighting explains.
Lighting has been successfully integrated into the venue where possible, so as not to detract from the finishes and materials within the space itself. into and Conran and Partners have achieved a theatrical lighting scheme, reflecting the quality and authenticity of the food whilst creating a warm and relaxed ambience for the venue.
Norden concludes: “Our design is an interpretation of the high value which Anatolian culture places on nurturing a direct relationship between host and guest in a setting that is warm and generous.”
Innermost host ‘Industry Insights’ in partnership with eporta
(UK) Innermost hosted an evening of inspirational design talks, networking and gin in partnership with eporta held in their OXO Tower showroom. Their own brand gin (Ginnermost) was served from their very own in-house bar.
eporta gave a BIID accredited CPD presentation on best practice for sourcing Interiors. The talk covered all aspects of sourcing from accessing the best designs to responsibilities, pricing and supplier management.
EOQ founder Matt Pepper offered first-hand insights on how each piece of furniture and lighting is crafted with precision engineering, using unique design techniques which challenge manufacturing methods. Classic items from the furniture range were used as the seating for the evening.
Stephen Jackson from Casambi and Innermost co-founder Russell Cameron gave an introduction to the future of connectivity with the Casambi Bluetooth lighting control system. Dubbed ‘The most robust, cost effective and future proof wireless lighting control solution’, members of the audience were invited to try out the app, play with the system and find out how Casambi can be used to change the way interiors look and feel, utilising more subtle effects like colour temperature, to boost alertness or to help to relax.
Tom Raffield wins four gold stars at Chelsea Flower Show
(UK) Tom Raffield won four gold stars from the RHS for its exhibitor stand for excellence of presentation at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show. The exhibitor stand was in fact the studio’s new steam-bent Gwenver Garden Room, which made its debut at the show and featured a curated range of handcrafted furniture and lighting from Tom Raffield.
The world’s most prestigious garden event was the perfect place to launch the Gwenver Garden Room; a place that invites the outdoors in, calls for a moment to relax and be inspired by nature.
Visitors were able to catch a glimpse of more than 80 of sculptural pendant lights suspended in the canopy of the Artisan Retreat area – an immersive installation celebrating the skills and traditional manufacturing techniques employed by Tom and the team of craftsmen.
The studio’s Iconic Skipper lights were also featured in some of Chelsea Flower Show’s most visited areas; Skipper Floor Lights illuminated the Ranelagh restaurant for the show’s prestigious Gala Dinner, while the Skipper Pendant Lights were hung in the show’s main Great Pavilion and in Blue Forest’s luxury treehouses.
Tom Raffield says: “A long with our immersive lighting installation and illuminating some of Chelsea Flower Show’s most prominent areas, our activity at RHS Chelsea Flower Show continues what has been an incredibly exciting 12 months at Tom Raffield.”
Jacob Antoni Transforma
Transforma re-imagines the chandelier as a modern expandable form.
As the lamp changes its shape, there is also a shift in the intensity and character of the lighting, creating an innovative play of light and shadow.
This chandelier extends to a full product line: using a single element and assembling it variously to create different lamp models, all of which expand and change shape.
Zilbers Design Star Light
The Star Light is a smooth lighting piece that brings a whole new expanse of idea crafting and creativity into a room.
The unruffled metal construction was inspired by the ancient paper folding technique of origami, while the punctured holes in the structure draw upon the magnificent sights of the Milky Way.
Richard Clarkson Cloud Shade
A lamp shade designed to mimic the shape and texture of a cloud. Comes with Vita installation hardware (pendant, floor stand or desk stand) in either black or white.
The unique light diffusion from the fiber provides bright even lighting with stunning visual texture both on and off.
Molo Urchin Softlight
urchin softlight invites playful interaction.
Using flexible honeycomb geometry, gentle manipulation allows the textile shade to morph and change into myriad shapes. A new system of LEDs integrates with the shade itself, bringing simple purity to the luminary’s form and experience.
These pieces complement each other to create fluid, sculptural environments.
