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your essential home reference section<br />

From 3D to reality for a kitchen project - initial design (left) - finished kitchen (right). A Venetian blue ceiling, cool blue angel and Fortuny lighting add drama<br />

the morning and designing a rough-luxe<br />

meets rock star's lair style space in the<br />

afternoon. We thrive on the variety.<br />

Our design influences are global as well as<br />

local so, when appropriate, we introduce<br />

design elements from other cultures into<br />

our work.<br />

Whether traditional or contemporary,<br />

there is always an element of difference in<br />

our work, we do not do "ordinary", there is<br />

always some element of surprise, perhaps<br />

an unusual use of colour or mix of styles,<br />

maybe a touch of irreverence or drama<br />

and hopefully a bit of magic.<br />

The resulting design on any project is<br />

driven by the spirit of the client and the<br />

property."<br />

When a client comes to you<br />

for a complete design and<br />

build project what are the<br />

main advantages for the<br />

client?<br />

"Reducing risk and gaining<br />

peace of mind."<br />

"One of the most appreciated elements<br />

of the service that we offer clients is the<br />

ability to present to them their project<br />

designs in 3D. This enables the client to<br />

truly understand the final result and is<br />

particularly important when dealing<br />

with complete house design and build.<br />

Not every client can truly read architects<br />

plans and indeed why should they. A<br />

computer generated 3D representation of<br />

their home enables good decisions to be<br />

made about space usage and planning<br />

right from the start.<br />

We recently produced a computer generated<br />

3D video presentation for a client<br />

of their 7 bedroom, 7 bathroom new<br />

build project, it enabled them to truly<br />

understand how the space will flow and<br />

important design decisions were made<br />

with complete confidence.<br />

When appropriate to do so we will utilise<br />

3D presentation of design schemes for<br />

individual rooms, this is particularly<br />

helpful to clients for kitchen and bathroom<br />

projects.<br />

The ability to source and procure materials,<br />

furnishings and fittings of the<br />

right quality at the right price is also<br />

paramount to client peace of mind.<br />

We have spent years building the right<br />

team, finding the very best people. Our<br />

tried and trusted builders, trades, professionals<br />

and crafts people, combined with<br />

in-house experienced design, project<br />

management and project accounting,<br />

complete the package designed to make<br />

for a stress-free experience for clients."<br />

Global design influences in a<br />

Mallorcan project<br />

Turning to interior design<br />

- do you foresee any particular<br />

trends?<br />

"We do try to avoid trendy as passé<br />

tends to follow swiftly on the heels<br />

of trendy."<br />

"The home as refuge and sanctuary has<br />

always been important to us all but never<br />

more so than in our troubled world right<br />

now, so we are seeing a greater appreciation<br />

of comfort, not just style. People are<br />

increasingly design aware and with even<br />

just a little encouragement can be braver<br />

and more individual in their interior<br />

design choices - for designers this is a<br />

good thing as we all love to work with<br />

brave and adventurous clients."<br />

What is the worst part of the job?<br />

"Muddy site visits at early building<br />

stage on cold, wet mornings!"<br />

And the best?<br />

"Happy clients."<br />

"It sounds like a cliché but happy clients<br />

make it all worthwhile, especially if you<br />

have encouraged a client to be braver<br />

design wise than they might have been<br />

on their own. One client recently sent<br />

us a case of champagne and a wonderful<br />

thank you letter for completing the<br />

restoration of their romantic medieval<br />

manor house.<br />

Just before the end of 2016 we completed<br />

a couple of projects for clients and each<br />

took pen to paper to thank us and that<br />

really does makes it all worthwhile."<br />

artisansandartists.co.uk info@artisansandartists.co.uk 01364 653276 55

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