Winter Round Up: We say hello to new members and share the latest news from around the studios
BOM BOM MOROCCO
BOMBOM MOROCCO was started in the summer of 2016 by Gibraltarian sisters Olivia and Beatriz. Spending many adventures in Morocco, Olivia and Beatriz are enchanted by the country and aim to capture the essence of Morocco in their accessory designs. The brand specialises in handmade and personalised straw baskets, hats and clutches. BOMBOM hold ethics and sustainability at the heart of the brand with each product being skilfully handcrafted by Moroccan artisans who belong to a foundation for illiterate women. BOMBOM prides itself on its commitment to ethical and sustainable fashion and its products created by women for women.
Officina Coppola
Officina Coppola is a pioneer in the use of liquid metal, limestone and resin to create bespoke finishes for architectural installations, furniture and works of art. The designed artworks, patterns and surfaces can be applied to any type of support, and they all harbour an emotional, tactile and visual impact.
Coppola has completed projects for fashion houses, hotel chains and luxury private estates in Europe, the US, Asia and the Middle East.
Álvaro
After a career spanning more than 20 years designing accessories behind the scenes for major European luxury houses, including Valentino, Tod’s, Loewe, Emilio Pucci, Loro Piana, Valextra and Jimmy Choo, Álvaro González the Spanish-born, Florence-based designer, launched Álvaro in 2013. Their men’s and women’s sandals, bags and small leather goods are crafted in select artisanal workshops in and around Florence, Italy.
Made from vegetable tanned calf, suede or exotics such as alligator, ostrich and stingray, all goods are expressly developed by specialist Italian tanneries.
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MATA Architects
Black Box is a small first floor rear extension to a mid terrace Victorian era house in Islington. MATA’s client wanted a space that could function both as a home office and occasional guest bedroom with an en-suite bathroom.
Situated on a dense urban site with neighbouring buildings in close proximity, any proposed extension would be overlooked from multiple sides – a typical London situation. The extension is conceived as a ‘reconfigurable box’ in dark stained Siberian Larch. Two bespoke counterbalanced shutters are manually operated internally using winches. These allow for multiple configurations of the ‘box’; from fully open with window overhang to counter summer solar gain, to shut tight.
The dynamic nature of the façade encourages the user to interact with the architecture and adapt their environment for comfort.
Craster
Craster introduce Alto, the new addition to their sleek buffet collection.
Available in natural walnut, the collection offers flexible buffet presentation with a range of plinths and boards for multi-height display. With its Scandi feel featuring a tripod base in black metal and subtle chamfer detail, this elegantly casual range is perfect for informal presentations, from breakfast pastries to high tea.
The signature piece is a gracefully designed three tier cake stand, which can be used as a singular focus item, or nested with another to create a tiered buffet effect.
KPPR
KPPR handle the retained UK publicity for comedian, actor, writer & director Ricky Gervais, whose latest series ‘After Life’ will debut on Netflix on 8th March. The show follows despondent Tony (played by Ricky) as he learns to cope after the death of his wife – by deciding to say and do whatever he likes, whatever the consequences.
KPPR have been working with Netflix on the campaign and secured a number of opportunities including The Graham Norton Show (BBC One), The One Show (BBC One), radio & online interviews at Bauer, Global and BBC Radio, a cover feature interview with Mail on Sunday’s Event magazine and a ‘60 Minutes’ profile interview on Australian television network Nine.
On & On Designs
In their latest collaboration with Tate Edit, On & On Designs represents Maria Jeglinska’s Glass Collection for Autor Rooms. The latest addition to the hotel essentials collection, a vase, expands on the formal language of the glassware and of the mirrors designed for Autor Rooms. It is a body in the form of a large tube, the bottom sphere reminds legs, standing still and firmly. On each side, semi sphere-shaped tubes recalling the body language of power posing resembles hands. The vases are available at the Tate Edit shop.
KPPR have been working with Netflix on the campaign and secured a number of opportunities including The Graham Norton Show (BBC One), The One Show (BBC One), radio & online interviews at Bauer, Global and BBC Radio, a cover feature interview with Mail on Sunday’s Event magazine and a ‘60 Minutes’ profile interview on Australian television network Nine.
