The Art of Design Issue 21 2016 | Page 78

78 1 Veedon Fleece This spring, Veedon Fleece delivered two hand knotted runners for GF Watts' original studio at Limnerslease House, recently restored by the Watts Gallery in Compton, Surrey. An interesting design brief led to the recreation of two Mughul Indian inspired designs, one designed as a complete runner, the other as if it had been formed as a fragment from a larger 17th Century carpet. The strict arrangement of the new studio gallery meant that the carpets had to complement and then follow the original interior plan. The interesting point is to see how the carefully coloured and proportionally designed runners mellow along with the interior over the next 100 years. We are delighted with the initial response from the gallery “All our volunteers and so many of our visitors have been really impressed by them. We’ve even had a couple of instances when visitors have thought they are original and been reluctant to stand on them, so a complete success” Kerri Offord at The Watts Gallery www.wattsgallery. org.uk Veedon Fleece – Manufacturers of carpets and rugs to your design specification. 01483 575758 www.veedonfleece.com bluTM – A New Range Of Door And Window Hardware Providing Unrivalled Performance When it comes to door and window hardware there are three vital ingredients you need to look for – style, performance and quality. A lot of window and door hardware can look stylish and beautiful when fresh out of the box and first fitted, but exposure to mother-nature and the elements can leave the best looking stainless steel hardware tarnished in a relatively short space of time. bluTM can be used across the composite, aluminium, timber and PVC-U sectors, providing a complete range of door and window hardware. To gain more information on the complete range of bluTM products visit www.blu-performance.com email [email protected] or call 01726 871724 3 Unique Calacatta from COMPAC Inspired by the beauty and elegance of natural stone, COMPAC’s Unique Calacatta, is a stunning pure white quartz worksurface that features powerful grey veins characteristic of marble. Architects and designers can specify this new finish for their projects with confidence. Every reference in this new product category is unique on the market, because just like in nature, each slab presents different nuances and patterns in design. The natural hardness of quartz comes hand in hand with a waterproof, hygienic finish offering even greater resistance. 2 This means that Unique Calacatta is especially appropriate for intensive use areas such as kitchen surfaces, bathrooms, wet rooms, floor tiling or wall cladding. For further information about Unique Calacatta visit www.uniquecalacatta.com or www.compac.es