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I N T H E N E W S<br />
A new luxury homeware destination<br />
Interior design fans can rejoice as the Mailbox<br />
has launched its stunning new luxury interiors<br />
department, Homewares at Mailbox, making<br />
it the premier destination for luxury home and<br />
interior style in the Midlands.<br />
The launch marks the first showrooms in the<br />
Midlands for both Heal’s and MADE.COM,<br />
the flagship brands of the new 20,000 sqft<br />
homewares section, which is located on the<br />
first level of the Mailbox. They are joined by a<br />
collection of other homewares, furnishings and<br />
accessories retailers including Danish brand<br />
BoConcept and Italian smart design experts,<br />
Calligaris, famous for giving design lovers the<br />
opportunity to create bespoke pieces of stylish,<br />
practical furniture since 1923.<br />
The Design Quarter features a design-led, curated<br />
collection of contemporary furniture including<br />
Content by Conran and SITS, the innovative<br />
upholstered hand-made furniture brand, together with<br />
Wesley Barrell. Based in Oxfordshire, Wesley Barrell<br />
has been handcrafting bespoke upholstery, sofas and<br />
armchairs since 1895.<br />
The new Homewares at the Mailbox offering<br />
complements existing names including Kitchen<br />
Gallery SieMatic, Castle Fine Art and Fine &<br />
Country. Lighting specialist iLite is also set to open<br />
and will feature brands such as Swarovski, Foscarini,<br />
Masiero, Diesel, Flos and Schonbek.<br />
Guests at the official launch event enjoyed<br />
champagne, canapés and live music while discovering<br />
QASA ALOM, LAP-FAI LEE<br />
AND GRACE HENDON AT THE<br />
KITCHEN GALLERY EVENT<br />
each of the luxury brands and their stunning designs.<br />
Kitchen Gallery welcomed its new neighbours to level<br />
one of the Mailbox with a special VIP event of its<br />
own held on the launch evening. VIP guests watched<br />
‘foodist’ Lap-Fai Lee as he created culinary delights<br />
in Kitchen Gallery’s Live SieMatic Kitchen Display<br />
using fine Gaggenau appliances.<br />
As well as furniture, Heal’s is known for its lighting,<br />
decorative accessories and kitchenware and its careful<br />
edit of some of the world’s most iconic furniture and<br />
lifestyle brands, including Case and Tom Dixon.<br />
MADE.COM was set up in 2010 in reaction to<br />
the standard ways of thinking, living and buying.<br />
Thoughtfully designed, timeless and versatile,<br />
MADE’s collections are designed to outlive trends and<br />
evolve with the consumer’s changing style. MADE.<br />
COM designs for how people live today,<br />
bringing high-end lifestyle design to everyone at<br />
a fair price.<br />
Commenting on the launch, Simon Samuels,<br />
Partner at Brockton Capital, joint owners of<br />
the Mailbox with Milligan, said: “We know<br />
that our customers are interested in high end<br />
contemporary furniture and accessories, and<br />
Homewares at the Mailbox will be a must-visit<br />
destination for both aspirational and accessible<br />
brands. We’re delighted to be welcoming<br />
two real interiors heavyweights in Heal’s and<br />
MADE.COM, alongside a host of other brands,<br />
as we launch this new offering.”<br />
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