The Art of Design Issue 67 2024 | Page 48

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BYRON AND BYRON CELEBRATING 40 YEARS

Byron & Byron create and supply a variety of hand-crafted and traditionally finished curtain poles and accessories and was created in 1984 to supply a demand of the rapidly growing interior design sector of 1980 ’ s Britain .
The company was founded in 1984 by Orazio Gualtieri , his passion for traditional craftsmanship and design pushed Byron & Byron to stand out against the crowd .
The decade of energy and opportunity in 1980 ’ s London enabled him to marry his knowledge of design and traditional wood finishing techniques to produce a small range of classically decorative curtain poles and accessories .
The Byron & Byron ideology has been fundamental from the start ; to have control over the whole process of the design . From conception , to prototypes , to the final manufacturing of each component . With successful designs now the product of experience and expertise , they have grown from a small Islington workshop to a production plant in North London .
The luxury of having an on-site workshop allowed Orazio to be experimental and creative with finishes , responding quickly to growing trends and fast paced changes in colour and design .
Forty years later and Byron & Byron are still producing curtain poles , finials and accessories . With growing demand , production has become increasingly sophisticated but the focus still has a high reliance on the skill and attention of a talented team of gilders and craftspeople .
However , their values remain unchanged , a passion for the product , a love of flamboyance and a determination to provide elegant and fitting solutions for both traditional and modern window treatments .
www . byronandbyron . com