Julie is out showing the new team some beautiful Bolon installations. Here with Jade right and Sophie left at the Paul Smith shop in Selfridges.

We shall be opening the doors to the new showroom on Tuesday 22May and will be staying open from 09.00 til 20.00 for Clerkenwell Design Week – please come and help us celebrate!

Lots of blood, sweat and tears is still going into making sure it is finished on time – we have a great team involved so it is sure to be finished in the nick of time and will look fab!! In the meantime, it is a very busy building site…

How it should be looking very soon…

Whoohooo … we are very excited preparing a fantastic new showroom at 2 Northburgh Street, EC1. We will open our doors for the first time for Clerkenwell Design Week on Tuesday 22nd May.

In addition to the many showrooms who are participating, Clerkenwell Design Week also boasts three exhibition venues this year: the Farmiloe Building on St John Street, the House of Detention above Clerkenwell Green, and the Order of St John’s Priory Hall and Crypt. Click here for more information on Clerkenwell Design Week 2012.

Please come and enjoy a drink with us and help us celebrate our new space!!

Milan Design Week never fails to impress! From beautiful showrooms, to fabulous new products to sensuary new experiences – 2012 is no different! Inspiring and thought provoking, Milan Design Week is an energizing and inspiring place for anyone who enjoys design and creativity in all its shapes and forms.

Here are a few images from our brief visit to Milan. The Missoni showroom on Via Solferino 9 is a must!

Missoni Showroom with the new Bolon collection installed.

Nendo

Campana Brothers
La Cura by Studio Toogood – a serenely beautiful and unique experience.

Tom Dixon at MOST – a new and original destination for Milan Design Week.

Missoni Home at the Saloni Furniture Fair

The Natuzzi showroom – one of hundreds of beautiful showrooms to be found all year in Milan.

Some more stunning images from the collection which was created out of the collaboration between Bolon and the Italian fashion house Missoni. This brilliantly coloured, uplifting and energising collection of exclusive woven floors gives new and exciting expression to Missoni’s beloved and characteristic attributes.

Missoni is an Italian fashion house notable for its crocheted knitwear designs, made from a variety of fabrics in colourful patterns. Family run, Missoni has been at the forefront of fashion since the company was founded by Ottavio and Rosita Missoni in 1953.

Aside from the main Missoni line, the company has diversified into a variety of luxury goods including the Missoni Home collection. In November 2005, Missoni and the Rezidor Hotel Group signed an agreement to create Hotel Missoni, a lifestyle hotel chain, with plans to ultimately have 30 hotels.

2012 has seen a collaboration between Bolon and Missoni resulting in some of the most striking floor coverings yet! WOW!!

The demands on a flooring in a retail environment are extremely high. Entrance barrier matting, as always, is critical – the balance between sufficient walk off area and being unobtrusive is always a fine balance. Any busy high street shop will have heavy and dirty traffic therefore, it is essential that the flooring is hard wearing and easy to maintain in addition to enhancing the atmosphere. Bolon is an ideal floor covering for retail environments with wear ratings of both 32 and 33, British Standards deems it suitable for use in heavy traffic environments.

Bolon is regularly used in shops, from large well known shops such as Harrods to smaller boutiques such as Cutler and Gross.

Jimmie Martin, Kensington

Esprit

Cutler and Gross, Knightsbridge

Paul Smith, Harrods

An interpretation of classic art deco, this is the first collection of jacquard designs from Bolon. The irregular design offers a vintage look of raw silk and can be used to create either subtle effects, or with its bold colour palette and movement in the light can be used to create striking features.

The collection consists of 10 designs in a plain or pattern, and is available in a mixture of sheet, tiles and deco shapes.

This is the latest lovely installation by the team at Paul Smith – using Botanic for the border and Spektra Eclipt as the border . Looks great!