Living Barbados Magazine November 2014 Edition November 2014 edition | Page 77
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hat may be less well known, except of course to their design
clients, is that over the years the company has designed
its own bespoke furniture, capitalising on the talented
local artisans on the island who translate the Jenny Blanc designs
into beautifully hand crafted pieces inspired by the tropical lifestyle
and locally available materials; coralstone, mahogany, hardwoods and
wrought iron. There are benchmark pieces, some of which can be seen
in the showroom, but for design clients they will also undertake to
design custom made furniture inspired by function or theme, each
piece being individual and unique. A bespoke cabinetry service is also
available for design clients.
Barbados has a tradition of exceptional wrought iron work which
compliments the lifestyle and is both decorative, functional and
practical in the climate. The company produces wonderful designs for
ornamented window grilles required for security, staircase bannisters,
sometimes with a repeat motif which echoes throughout the furnishings
and, of course, furniture. There are refined and beautiful dining tables
with wrought iron detailing to support marble, stone or glass tops in a
choice of traditional or contemporary styles. The Hillaby dining table on
view in the Barbados showroom is extremely popular. Elegant coffee
tables and console tables complete the current range.
The range of wooden furniture is extensive with a selective choice
of finishes including painted, stained and the traditional ‘pickled’
wood which was developed in the 1970’s for ceilings and architectural
woodwork and is now widely used on furniture which produces an
effect not unlike sun bleached wood found on the beach and gives a
hint of the seaside. For the bedroom there are impressive four poster
beds which can be draped with light muslins and voiles and headboards
with a variety of designs to include scallop shells and caned detailing.
Tables include dining tables, dressing tables, coffee tables and bedside
tables. Materials such as cane, wood, bamboo and copper are combined
to create beautiful original designs. For the living areas, bespoke TV
cabinetry and distinctive one-off bars – some beautifully hand painted
with scenes of local wildlife - have been created for Jenny Blanc’s clients.
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