London Design Week; Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour.

Leah

Wednesday, 20 March 2013

London Design Week; Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour.

As I have mentioned in a previous blog post, I have made contact with an Interior Designer called Sara Slade who has set up her own business and taken on the client list when her previous job at Clement Joscelyne ended as the company was forced to shut down. Her business has boomed and she kindly invited me to accompany her to London Design Week in Chelsea to view the interior trade show and build up a network of knowing people involved in her industry, see current trends with new collections and to get a feel of how she works to really see if it is what I want to pursue myself. I have always loved researching into the interior industry but the trade show really opened my mind to a whole new world I didn't even realise existed and taught me that a lot of names are linked together/owned by other companies. In this blog post I have attached links to suppliers and companies whose show rooms we visited and also pictures of the many brochures I collected and some of my favourite show room displays. It was actually my 21st birthday and I had a really brilliant day and Sara is a fantastic contact I continue to keep in contact with, she is a true inspiration and has made me more focussed to work hard and become as successful as her in this field of interest!

http://leahs-lovelies.blogspot.kr/2013/03/london-design-week-design-centre.html

Design Centre Chelsea Harbour: London Design Week starts here

Design Centre Chelsea Harbour: London Design Week starts here

Design Centre Chelsea Harbour is the international launch pad for the season's new interiors trends. Barbara Chandler reports

London Design Week runs from Sunday to Friday, March 22, 10am to 6pm at Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour, Lots Road, SW10, and other showrooms in Chelsea. Call 020 7225 9166 or visit http://dcch.co.uk.

http://www.homesandproperty.co.uk/your_home_and_garden/shopping_and_design_news/designcentrechelseaharbourlondondesignweek.html

Cabrits-ing in London

Cabrits-ing in London
POSTED ON OCTOBER 17, 2012 BY PATTI JOHNSON INTERIORS

Have you Cabrits’ed lately?

Victoria ⊕ Albert create not just a tub, but an experience. If you’re skeptical, take a look at pictures I snapped while in their London showroom during September, 2012′s Blog Tour. Let’s start with the striking atrium of the Design Centre at Chelsea Harbour, London. I shot this photo just outside the Victoria ⊕ Albert Showroom.

http://pattijohnsoninteriors.wordpress.com/2012/10/17/cabrits-ing-in-london/

What makes a V ⊕ A tub so special, a stand alone in the industry? And I mean stand alone in more ways than one; Victoria ⊕ Albert is a British company that produces free-standing tubs and basins which are crafted from 100% QUARRYCAST®, a proprietary blend of naturally white volcanic limestone and high performance resins. The finish on these tubs is extraordinary!

Not only is the Cabrits tub a work of art that envelopes the bather, it is composed of a single seamless piece! Truly fine craftsmanship!

A view of a Victoria ⊕ Albert Cabrits tub made from volcanic limestone

The Cabrits 55 Basin to pair with your Cabrits tub

@MrGoodwillHunting cabrits in style!

The Cabrits tub is unique as it is contoured for the human body. With a raised center, it supports your legs from beneath the knees. Most notably is the back of the tub which is in somewhat of a reclining position, making it possible for even tall men to stretch their legs out vs. a cramped position. The reclining position also lends itself to an amazingly relaxing state that some bloggers took advantage of even without filling it with hot soapy water. I too sampled the tub and it was quite nice. I mean, really, it didn’t even wrinkle the clothing on the gentleman in the tub. Must be The Carraway Concept.

Coordinating basin in black and white

Victoria ⊕ Albert has a vast and amazing selection of tubs and basins for every style, from clean and contemporary to classic and claw foot.

A stunning example of a customized tub with mother of pearl mosaic tile on the surround~ So beautiful!

Here’s some more beautiful images and information about the Cabrits and white volcanic limestone.

What better way to ‘wrap’ up a Cabrits experience. Why with a luxurious and authentic Turkish Towel Shawl Collar Terry Bathrobe!

Thjs is not me, but I do have this robe! It was a lovely gift from sponsor The Turkish Towel Company!

A very big thank you to Modenus, a designer’s resource, for bringing 14 bloggers from around the world (especially me) to London along with sponsors like Victoria ⊕ Albert, who made us feel so genuinely welcome!

http://pattijohnsoninteriors.wordpress.com/2012/10/17/cabrits-ing-in-london/

Design Centre Chelsea Harbor

Design Centre Chelsea Harbor

Everything you ever wished for your apartment and even more.

Even if you are not planning on buying design furniture or Italian tiles for your bathroom, Design Centre Chelsea Harbor is well worth visiting.

http://www.lomography.com/magazine/locations/2011/11/20/design-centre-chelsea-harbor

A dazzling space for 90 showrooms and over 500 international interior brands. At over 90,000 square feet, it is the largest of its kind in Europe and well-established as a leading design destination. Design Centre occupies three huge glass domes – south, central and north. The space is cleverly decorated with huge pots of trees and orchids, and the installations coming from the dome ceilings are always changing. One time it could be figures of the geese, another time, shining black fish with disco balls.

There is an amazing book store right by the entrance- RIBA Bookshop where you can come to keep up to date with all the latest trends. There are two coffee shops here as well.

Apart from just selling interior design products, Design Centre runs ‘Focus’, which gives great access to everything new, not only to trade specialists but to the general public, before it reaches the stores’ shelves. They also take part in London Design Week by running free seminars, lectures, and master classes.

After you are done with Versace sofas and all that stuff, go and have a walk around the Chelsea harbor itself. Built in the late 1980s it contains luxury apartments, a 5-star home named Wyndham Grand surrounding a small marina with beautiful yachts and boats.

Perfect place for “Lomography-ing”, in my opinion.

Design Centre Chelsea Harbour
Lots Road
London
SW10 0XE
Closest tube station is Fulham Broadway. Can also be reached via Imperial Wharf overground station.

http://www.dcch.co.uk/
written by neja

http://www.lomography.com/magazine/locations/2011/11/20/design-centre-chelsea-harbor

Design Centre Chelsea Harbour and some amazing lighting

30 September 2011

Design Centre Chelsea Harbour and some amazing lighting
Posted by Paul Anater at 6:00 AM

I spent last Sunday at London's Design Centre Chelsea Harbour along with my fellow participants in Modenus' Blog Tour 2011. The Design Centre Chelsea Harbour is a trade-only super mall of home products, furniture, carpets, fabrics, lighting a whole lot more.

http://www.kitchenandresidentialdesign.com/2011/09/design-centre-chelsea-harbour-and-some.html

Modenus Launches Blogtour 2011 in London

MODENUS LAUNCHES BLOGTOUR 2011 IN LONDON
Posted by Modenus in Modenus At Large - Event Coverage

This last week was an important milestone for me as I was able to officially launch BlogTour 2011, a somewhat ambitious undertaking of bringing a group US and Canada based design bloggers to London for London Design Festival in September to talk, write and tweet about the festival and events we have organized for them . The concept for BlogTour was sparked by discussions I had with bloggers in NYC when I was there to cover the AD Home Design Show. There seemed to be an overall sense that Modenus can be a hub in the interior design industry, a hub for resources – both, products and people – project management, inspiration, conversation and information about international design events and exhibits.

http://www.modenus.com/blog/modenusatlarge/modenus-launches-blogtour-2011-in-london

Design Centre Chelsea Harbour

Design Centre Chelsea Harbour

Address:	Design Centre Chelsea Harbour, Lots Road, London SW10 0XF
Type:	Commercial
Retail:	85
Website:	http://www.dcch.co.uk
Description:	Design Centre Chelsea Harbour is a commercial building. Located in spectacular glass domes, the space provides the ideal environment for 85 showrooms and over 400 international brands. At over 90,000 sq ft, the Design Centre is the largest of its kind in Europe and well-established as a leading design destination.

Buildington Rating & Notes

http://www.buildington.co.uk/buildings/london_sw10/lots_road/design_centre_chelsea_harbour/id/2204

Design Centre Chelsea Harbour - View to the building from Imperial Wharf Station

Entrance to Design Centre Chelsea Harbour

RIBA bookshop at Design Centre Chelsea Harbour

Design Centre Chelsea Harbour

Design Centre Chelsea Harbour

http://www.buildington.co.uk/buildings/london_sw10/lots_road/design_centre_chelsea_harbour/id/2204

Personal Shopping Experience at the Design Centre Chelsea Harbour

Personal Shopping Experience at the Design Centre Chelsea Harbour

http://www.hauteliving.com/2011/01/personal-shopping-experience-at-the-design-centre-chelsea-harbour/118705/

The Design Centre at Chelsea Harbour

The Design Centre at Chelsea Harbour

Interior design show Focus/10 gets under way at the Design Centre at Chelsea Harbour this month. Ruth Corbett visits to see what’s hot in the world of interiors

by Ruth Corbett Sep 01 2010

http://www.thelondonmagazine.co.uk/Local-London/More-Local-London/The-Design-Centre-at-Chelsea-Harbour.html