Interior Design London - Gallery Image of Global Interior Design
Interior Design London - Gallery Image of Global Interior Design
Interior Design London - Gallery Image of Global Interior Design
When most laypeople think of interior design, they mainly imagine pretty colours, fabulous furnishings, and plush fabrics. But in reality today's London interior design professional needs to be a multi-talented aesthetics enthusiast who always stays on top of the latest technology. I'd like to use this blog to strongly recommend the amazing new motorised sunshades by Conrad. They offer so many options in terms of textures, colours and fabrics to match almost any interior design scheme. The system also incorporates upper-down/lower-up technology that raises the shade from below to cover just the bottom half of the window while ensuring that natural light can spill through the upper half of the window - perfect for London where we only have a few months of summer sunshine in any case. The programmable timer-computer allows homeowners to automatically set the sunshades to self-lower or self-raise at certain hours of the day to shield exquisite textiles and antique painted sculptures from strong sunligh.Splashing About: Swimming Pool Design in London - from Global Interior Design, the No-Fuss Bathroom Design Studios - Part I
Today's rising stars of London's executive jetset desire the highest quality in design that allows them to luxuriate and recharge following an intense day in the boardroom. On many occasions, our in-house bathroom design team has had to go for gold to meet the latest demands for spa-style extravagance and high-tech luxury. One of the most often-requested features is an outdoor swimming pool, which our high-end London clients will request for either a garden or a stunning cityview roof terrace, or even for the upper deck of a prized houseboat. Join me in this series of blogs as I explain how we achieve amazing results!Splashing About: Swimming Pool Design in London - from Global Interior Design, the No-Fuss Bathroom Design Studios - Part II
When invited to create an outdoor swimming pool, our bathroom design team will normally rely on ocean-inspired colours and textures that evoke the core mindset of fresh aqua harmony. Often, this means plenty of deep navy or indigo illumination, perhaps with underwater fibre optics that throw a burst of light onto the surface and create a stunning glow in the fresh London nighttime air. Our team of clever bathroom designers will use all their indoor-inspired talent for this outdoor scenario, incorporating easy-clean tiling, luxurious side-decks, and a bespoke blend of lighting fixtures that is both eye-catching and safety-aware.
Splashing About: Swimming Pool Design in London - from Global Interior Design, the No-Fuss Bathroom Design Studios - Part III
Some outdoor pools in London are only intended for seasonal usage, thanks to our occasionally inclement weather in autumn and winter. For this purpose, our London bathroom designteam may encourage clients to select lighting hardware that slides seamlessly into the tilework, creating a flush surface that can be more easily drained and that is more robust to frost during the off-season. We love to use cross-throw illumination patterns that artfully link high-intensity and more shadowy areas to build the sense of mystique and majesty.
Splashing About: Swimming Pool Design in London - from Global Interior Design, the No-Fuss Bathroom Design Studios - Part IV
High-efficiency halogen illuminators are readily available from London lighting wholesalers, and these - together with fibre optic lights - are normally sold in slimline packages that can be embedded into pool walls or floors. As a professional London bathroom designer, I will routinely encourage clients to explore more dynamic colour ecosystems. For example, I love the concept of a wireless colour pad that can be installed next to the illuminator junction. Clients can use a remote control device to choose the desired colour any time, and our bathroom design team can also incorporate an "auto-cycle" option, which dynamically shifts through the entire spectrum of hues over the course of an evening.Splashing About: Swimming Pool Design in London - from Global Interior Design, the No-Fuss Bathroom Design Studios - Part V
This is the final blog posting in my series on outdoor swimming pool design, from the perspective of our London-based bathroom design consultancy. Pools can be great places to enjoy a fabulous summer garden party or enchanting soiree. It is important to include ample privacy-aware changing facilities for guests, together with dry zones and wet zones to avoid slip hazards and ensure compliance with all relevant safety regulations. Our bathroom designers will also try to make the pool accessible to the elderly or those who are less mobile, perhaps by incorporating an easy-lower deck option and a shallower zone with warm bubble jets where older guests can relax in comfort and gaze out over the London skyline.
Making an Impact: Thoughts on Historical Influences, from the Desk of London's No-Fuss Bathroom Design Studios - Part I
No matter your age or mood, you almost certainly love to luxuriate under a hot shower jet, or perhaps in a home whirlpool tub to which you can add your favourite rejuvenating lotions and aromatic cleansers? London's top bathroom design teams understand that sophisticated residences demand opulent and sumptuous spa-like bathroom designs. But all too many Londoners are totally in the dark when it comes to the history of bathroom design! In this short series of blog postings I'd like to tell you all about how and why bathroom designs came to be the way they are today.Making an Impact: Thoughts on Historical Influences, from the Desk of London's No-Fuss Bathroom Design Studios - Part IIIf you ask a young child to imagine a bathroom, they will begin to tell you about the smooth, cold whiteness of porcelain and plastic, and the crisp, clean feel of sanitised tiles. Astonishingly, these bathroom design elements became commonplace only in the late 1800s and into the early 1900s. And it wasn't until the thirties that bathroom designers were finally introduced to new accessories and ornamentation from London's up-and-coming bathroom hardware factories. London's bathroom design mavens eagerly incorporated these new items, using them to great effect to build flair and sophistication for their most discerning clients.
Making an Impact: Thoughts on Historical Influences, from the Desk of London's No-Fuss Bathroom Design Studios - Part III
From the 1920s onwards, things just got better and better for London's bathroom designer communities. Forward-thinking design stars started to encourage clients to choose luxury vanity units with built-in lighting, they created bespoke cabinetry for favourite aromatherapy oils or household medications, and they began to incorporate spa-like elements such as mud, shell and hot-stone treatment zones. London's bathroom design industry had come alive with creativity and dynamism in a way that would change the interior design community forever.
Staying Connected: Social Networking Tips from a London Interior Design Company - Part I
LinkedIn is a very business-orientated type of social network. I like to say that this one is all about "networking" and minimally about "socialising!" My interior design company will regularly accept resumes and job inquiries via LinkedIn from sources that we trust. The site also makes it easy to connect on the basis of geography. Since we are a London-based interior design company, we can restrict the scope of our search terms to (say) only identify potential collaborators in the home counties, for example if we have an upcoming speciality project that is in Central London.Staying Connected: Social Networking Tips from a London Interior Design Company - Part II
It seems that rarely a day goes by without the social networking giant Facebook being in the news! One of my colleagues here in London at our interior design company finally persuaded me to join this high-profile social networking community in 2009, and I must say that I have found it a valuable - and fun! - experience. Facebook is the online home of so many interior design firms, lighting specialists, project managers, and master craftspeople that it makes for an exciting and thought-provoking interchange of ideas. And of course, I simply love to Facebook with members of the public in need of interior design inspiration or ingenuity - whether in London or anywhere on the globe!Staying Connected: Social Networking Tips from a London Interior Design Company - Part III
Twitter is one of the newest social networks, and it too can be an amazingly helpful means for interior design companies to connect with their followers. I started out by using Twitter primarily to stay abreast of the latest new design ideas. But since then my Twitter usage has evolved to feature a lot more original content. For example, my Tweets link back to new and interesting blog postings and articles that are written by myself and by my team here at our London interior design company. Similarly, I get to follow all sorts of star designers whose work I admire. It feels like there is always so much to learn!Staying Connected: Social Networking Tips from a London Interior Design Company - Part IV
That brings me to the end of this series of blogs on how to use social networking to promote engagement between your interior design company and the broader online community. I hope you've enjoyed reading my thoughts on this exciting new area. These days, it seems that London's interior design companies are slowly but surely moving towards building up more of a social networking presence, and I only hope that this will accelerate as technologies continue to develop that make it ever-easier to stay connected anywhere on the globe.Staying Connected: Social Networking Tips from a London Interior Design Company - Part I
Recently, our interior design company was contacted by the producers of the BBC TV sensation "Britain's Empty Homes" for help with augmenting their property portfolio for an upcoming series! I'm sure you are familiar with this fabulous show in which famed London-based presenter Jules Hudson seeks out and renovates some of the million-plus properties in the UK that are currently lying empty. These abandoned homes offer amazing potential for fabulous and glitzy revitalisations - the entire concept meshes perfectly with our interior design company's "from drab to fab" philosophy. I was honoured to be called up personally by the producers of this hit show, but it got me thinking about how and why they chose Global Interior Design from among London's many excellent interior design companies. In this series of blogs, join me as I talk about social networking and the role it plays in the life of a modern interior design company!When I think of social networking, I primarily think of self-expression and communication. For me, social networking is all about communicating messages to my interior design company's supporters, collaborators, and of course past/present/future clients. My social networking strategy focuses on creating compelling, evocative, inspirational and entertaining streams of interior design expression. Astonishingly, most London interior design companies still refuse to engage with social media, but in my experience it is an amazing way of connecting with thought leaders in the international interior design community while simultaneously enhancing the general public's understanding of interior design.
Staying Connected: Social Networking Tips from a London Interior Design Company - Part III
I still come across all too many London locals who are confused about the role of interior design companies - they still believe that it is 100% about delightful textiles and colourful paint swatches. Furthermore, confusion persists about the key differentiators between an interior design company, an interior decorating contractor and, say, a general-purpose builder. Social networking can be a huge help in both answering these questions and promoting the interior design profession. I love to engage in online conversations and I am always honoured when people in the industry describe me as a thought leader or interior design maven.Staying Connected: Social Networking Tips from a London Interior Design Company - Part IV
I truly believe that social networking is best for engaging with individuals who might never otherwise connect with an actual interior design company. I love the idea that anyone in the entire world can comment on this blog posting and immediately engage in conversation with me or one of the team here at our London-based interior design company. In the next few parts of this extended set of blog postings, I will tell you all about a few of the social networking websites that I use. Please send me a connection request on any of these sites, or otherwise just send an email to our interior design company's main contact address. I always prioritise responding to genuine inquiries or interesting comments.From London's No-Fuss Interior Design Consultancy, Global Interior Design
Boosting Your Efficiency - I
Sometimes I will chat to trainee interns or junior employees at our London-based interior design consultancy and they will insist that there is just so much work to do and they don't have the hours in the day to complete all of their assigned tasks! Now certainly everyone at our interior design consultancy works extremely hard, and we are known for being one of London's most diligent design studios and project management teams. But my response to our junior team members when they complain of overwork is that creating a fabulous interior design consultancy absolutely requires being responsive to our customers, meeting target milestones, and remaining motivated all the time. In these next few blog posts I will share my secrets for how to get everything done, efficiently and seemingly effortlessly!Boosting Your Efficiency - II
As outlined in my previous blog posting, today's busy interior designer consultancy needs top-notch planning and time-scheduling systems. At Global Interior Design, the London-based interior design consultancy that I founded, I have many time-tested tips for how I stay on the ball all the time. The first is as follows:Rely on your diary.
This may seem rather trivial, but to be honest it is all too easy to get distracted and fail to take good notes. Writing up the details is key to being efficient at our interior design consultancy. Many systems are available to help .... spiral-bound schedulers are great, but so too are the e-calendar apps on the latest smartphones and laptops. I love high-tech gadgets!Boosting Your Efficiency - III
My second tip for how our interior design consultancy stays on the ball is:Keep a great work-life balance.
I adore the work I do at Global Interior Design, but I also know that it is important for me and my London-based employees to occasionally take a step back and relax away from the job! I prefer to use my iPhone calendaring solution for all things related to our interior design consultancy, but I also have another completely separate paper diary devoted to family, lifestyle, travel, culture, fashion and entertainment!Boosting Your Efficiency - VI
My third tip for employees at our London-based interior design consultancy is simple:Don't lose focus by allowing the distractions of London to tug you away from your work obligations!
I am well aware that London is one of the world centres of entertainment, fashion and nightlife! My less experienced employees sometimes get a little overwhelmed by all the opportunities, especially if they are new arrivals at our interior design consultancy and if they are not so familiar with life in the big city. Side-projects and hobbies are great, and I have nothing against the lively clubs, bars, dancehalls and restaurants that are all over central London. But sometimes I have to good-naturedly remind my work-placement students that to be a fabulous interior design consultancy in London requires that everyone works as a team and consistently exceeds expectations!From London's No-Fuss Interior Design Consultancy, Global Interior Design
Boosting Your Efficiency - ISometimes I will chat to trainee interns or junior employees at our London-based interior design consultancy and they will insist that there is just so much work to do and they don't have the hours in the day to complete all of their assigned tasks! Now certainly everyone at our interior design consultancy works extremely hard, and we are known for being one of London's most diligent design studios and project management teams. But my response to our junior team members when they complain of overwork is that creating a fabulous interior design consultancy absolutely requires being responsive to our customers, meeting target milestones, and remaining motivated all the time. In these next few blog posts I will share my secrets for how to get everything done, efficiently and seemingly effortlessly!
Boosting Your Efficiency - II
As outlined in my previous blog posting, today's busy interior designer consultancy needs top-notch planning and time-scheduling systems. At Global Interior Design, the London-based interior design consultancy that I founded, I have many time-tested tips for how I stay on the ball all the time. The first is as follows:Rely on your diary.
This may seem rather trivial, but to be honest it is all too easy to get distracted and fail to take good notes. Writing up the details is key to being efficient at our interior design consultancy. Many systems are available to help .... spiral-bound schedulers are great, but so too are the e-calendar apps on the latest smartphones and laptops. I love high-tech gadgets!
Boosting Your Efficiency - III
My second tip for how our interior design consultancy stays on the ball is:Keep a great work-life balance.
I adore the work I do at Global Interior Design, but I also know that it is important for me and my London-based employees to occasionally take a step back and relax away from the job! I prefer to use my iPhone calendaring solution for all things related to our interior design consultancy, but I also have another completely separate paper diary devoted to family, lifestyle, travel, culture, fashion and entertainment!Boosting Your Efficiency - VI
My third tip for employees at our London-based interior design consultancy is simple:Don't lose focus by allowing the distractions of London to tug you away from your work obligations!
I am well aware that London is one of the world centres of entertainment, fashion and nightlife! My less experienced employees sometimes get a little overwhelmed by all the opportunities, especially if they are new arrivals at our interior design consultancy and if they are not so familiar with life in the big city. Side-projects and hobbies are great, and I have nothing against the lively clubs, bars, dancehalls and restaurants that are all over central London. But sometimes I have to good-naturedly remind my work-placement students that to be a fabulous interior design consultancy in London requires that everyone works as a team and consistently exceeds expectations!Notes from a London Bathroom Designer: A History of Bathroom Design
Lino Revolutions
1864 was a big year in the history of bathroom design. Yorkshireman Frederick Walton invented linoleum, a material that was to alter the bathroom design profession in remarkable ways. It was almost 1870 when Fred first welcomed the public into his London showroom in a year when showers were starting to be seen as a viable alternative to the traditional bathtub. Bathroom designers needed to move away from the wallpaper or panelled veneer wallcoverings, which would start to warp and grow mouldy when exposed to steamy humidity next to the shower. In part this was also due to faulty designs of the steel heating vessels, which made them liable to overboiling or even explosions! Linoleum was a huge hit among Bathroom Designers in London – this fresh new look and practical yet stylish flair found its way into clients’ bathrooms all over the capital.
The Birth of Luxury
Regardless of how old you are, you probably adore the feeling of a bubbly steam shower, maybe with the addition of fragranced salts and aromatherapy gels? Bathroom Designers in London today recognise that so many discerning homeowners crave a luxurious, indulgent, spa-style bathroom concept. And yet most of the public are completely unaware that there is literally heaps of history that impacts every modern bathroom idea or feature! Ask even the least design-aware individual to describe a standard bathroom, and most likely they will immediately start talking of stone, marble, white non-porous substrates and fresh cleanliness. Remarkably, these very ideas and concepts began to play a role in bathroom design schemes only in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries! And bathroom designers had to wait until at least 1925 before they got access to a range of accessories with which to add perfect stylish flair to designer bathrooms. But from there it just snowballed! Bathroom design professionals began to recommend high-end cupboards with interior illumination, they started to design recessed hideaways for keeping favourite shampoos or medicine bottles, and they got creative with storage areas that would make sure unsightly clutter was never seen. London’s bathroom design industry had finally come into its own!
Victorian Times
Londoners in Victorian times craved perfect hygiene in their bathrooms, and bathroom designers responded with gusto! But just a few years later well-heeled London homeowners began to demand a breath of sophisticated refinement to give their bathrooms distinction and flair. Bathroom Designers in London created fresh new concepts that featured attractive but muted highlights around groutwork or on ornaments. These designers also began to step out in style with plugs and handle-levers of brushed metal or varnished cherrywood. The quintessential bathroom centrepiece – the lavatory - also underwent a fabulous transformation. New lavatory styles were suddenly in stock, and bathroom designers had no hesitation in recommending them to discerning clients. Of major importance was the creation of lavatory systems with cisterns at seat level instead of positioned high up on the wall.
Delighted by Deco
The First World War and the years after were notable for the continued explosion of the bathroom design profession. London’s Top Bathroom Design teams began to meet with clients who craved the latest styles. New options became available in terms of lavatory cistern designs. We started to see exterior panelling of ash and veneer, together with stylish reconfigurable timber accessories. The Art Deco movement had a major effect on bathroom designers all across England. We saw fresh new tints and hues, with turqoise, strawberry, ochre and sapphire making an appearance in the freshest and most cutting-edge bathroom tiling concepts. Bathroom designers responded to clients’ desire for attractive colour matching by combining tasteful tap hues with similarly tinted trim, accessories and groutwork.
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Notes from a London Bathroom Designer: A History of Bathroom Design
The Twentieth Century
Ask an elderly person who grew up in the early twentieth century about bathroom design in their youth and they will probably look at you blankly or smile at you, confused. In reality, bathrooms back then were often makeshift sheds with no running water or sewage outlets. As a result, professional bathroom designers in those days were naturally few and far between! Even well-heeled Londoners were horrified at the thought of a bathroom within one’s residence. Despite the fact that this was just a hundred years back, the difference between then and now is astonishing. Bathroom design is a huge industry, and the most famous London Bathroom Designers are very much in the public eye – on TV, in magazines, writing books. In fact, top estate agents confirm repeatedly that a breathtaking designer bathroom can boost the asking price for a home by literally thousands of pounds!
Prehistoric Times
Archeologists believe that the very first baths appeared in roughly 3500 BC. I would suggest that this actually represented the emergence of the bathroom design profession! If you go to one of London’s many historic collections, you may well find bathroom fixtures and lavatories from ancient Indian and Pakistani civilisations. Roman baths are celebrated because of their use of plumbing systems and the availability of hot, bubbly water for refreshment and health. Roman bathroom designers had to figure everything out themselves – no Ikea instructions for them!! - From plumbing of channels for hot and cold water to wastewater drainage systems to unvented storage tanks. I have accompanied some famous London Bathroom Designers to view archeological specimens and we have all been astounded at the likeness between bathroom plumbing infrastructure of today and that of thousands of years ago! Astonishing!
Renaissance Creativity
The concept of the modern “private bathroom” came into existence post-Renaissance. Londoners started to realise that unclean water made people ill, and as a consequence bath-houses everywhere started to close from the sixteenth century on. The true private bathroom is inextricably linked with the early nineteenth century, and many would argue that the first modern bathroom designers also emerged in this era. Londoners were very particular about Victorian values, and this led to a situation in which it was considered highly rude to even mention the word “bathroom” in a sentence! Cleanliness was top priority, and London Bathroom Designers of those decades chose to throw their energies into gleaming glazed enamel and whiteware – akin to the stonework used for washbasins today. Bathroom designers looked to make their bathrooms 100% non-porous, to make for easy cleansing and guard against the buildup of mould and mildew. Their goal was to provide residents with a sensation of germ-free sanitary freshness.
Emergence of the Dressing-Room
A few weeks ago one of my assistants took a call from a writer who was hoping to understand how bathroom designers distinguish between a dressing-room and a bathroom. I was honoured to be asked for my opinion on this important terminology question, and so I made sure to call the journalist right back. I told her that the word “dressing-room” started to gain popularity in about 1860. Around that same time, top Berlin and London Bathroom Designers began to include bathtubs and handwash basins in the dressing-room. They installed the lavatory in a separate room (or at least behind a hefty partition) in order to prevent affronting odours from tickling the noses of Victorian ladies as they powdered their faces. I explained to the journalist that back then not every plumber was completely comfortable with creating and levelling U-bend hardware that is a major odour control feature of modern bathrooms. But by about three decades later, this problem had largely been overcome and London’s most celebrated bathroom design professionals were willing to create concepts in which the loo was back in the bathroom where it really belonged. By the turn of the century, even the most well-heeled Londoners were ready to say a resounding “yes” to this approach!
Some interior designers would say that garden or other exterior design is outside their realm of expertise. But I would say quite the opposite. I rarely blog about garden design, but today I would like to talk a little about exterior lighting – which ends up being extremely critical in this speciality area. Larger London gardens can really come to life when your interior design team incorporates a broad spectrum of subtle lighting techniques to add visual flair and accentuate the designer feel that you crave. Many of London's Interior Design Consultancies will focus specifically on different types of exterior illumination solutions. These can include dappled moonbeam specials, ranging all the way to tinted uplighters that evoke depth and woodland magic when positioned to shine up against an oak trunk or feature stonework. Interior design teams will use such lighting tools to re-envision the dynamic range of a given garden map, adding all sorts of features to build atmosphere and focus on zones of particular interest. The goal is to bring a smile to the faces of London soiree guests who will adore the elegance and luxury of your designer garden!
Today's best interior design consultancies are more visible to the general population than perhaps ever before. The most popular interior design shows on Sky and digital cable see massive viewership ratings – and TV watchers can’t wait to see the latest reality contest-style shows that make their way over from the USA. In these programmes, several interior designers will go head-to-head, trying to envision the best possible design schemes – often under time pressure! However, one of the things that these shows often completely miss is the practicalities of design. Today’s discerning clients often crave storage options. In the real world, London flats are all too often spatially challenged. Clients will crave both zones of relaxation and imaginative, efficient storage options that complement their life-patterns uniquely and effectively. More than ever, Londoners are calling up interior designers and requesting storage solutions that will boost the value of their homes and simultaneously show off their favourite outfits while creating spaces of tranquility where they can luxuriate. London's Top Interior Design teams are well aware of this emerging trend and they will prioritise functional flair – our clients adore extras including pull-out rod-style storage for clothes hangers, tie holsters that are expandable, custom-designed jewellery keepsafes, and heated racks for underwear.
As an interior design professional, I will sometimes create a design concept for a busy London client that incorporates many different notes of white. Some clients would be startled at the very idea, worried perhaps that the outcome may lack the designer flair that they crave. But today I would like to reveal a secret - London's very best interior design teams understand deeply that the many available offwhite, cr̬me, snowflake or chalk options can build into wonderfully inspired motifs and ornamentation. Many of today's most prestigious London Interior Design consultancies are able to create speciality designs with fresh, harmonious and lifestyle-friendly schemes Рthe spectral-hue white philosophy really steps aside, letting the illumination to reign, move and shimmer throughout the interior space. Of course, December in London can be a little dull Рrainy skies, drizzly mornings and the occasional snowflake. Accordingly, multiple of our clients crave bright, fabulous, sunny designs that really let the light take hold. Interior designers will incorporate visual flair by adding dimpled specks to the paint or perhaps using ultra high reflectivity coatings to build shine and resilience.
A new movement in interior design came into existence in the latter half of the eighteenth century – namely the search for ways to include Ancient Greek and Ancient Roman motifs and ornamentation into new concepts for discerning clients. The shift occurred partially as a consequence of the new excavation work by archaeologists in Rome and at other Italian sites of interest. Interior design boutiques - including London’s most famous designers - had previously focused primarily on the “Rococo Style” but they adored the incoming Ancient Greek or Ancient Roman inspirations, which perfectly offset the Rococo stylisations, making for a more true-to-life picture of natural figures and shapes. Eventually this new movement came to be called the neo-classical approach. It is quintessentially focused on Palladian columns, footsteps, and stone facades. Marble is a centerpiece. The best London Interior Design boutiques will select neo-classical designs for tables, chairs and couches since their clients often crave clean, fresh lines and timeless design philosophies.
Ask most London interior designers what they require in a spotlight system, and they will point to three major alternatives, namely surface-inserted, track-inserted, or 100% in-ceiling recessed. Spotlights normally illuminate using a fairly tight cone of white, but they can be made more versatile with lenses that broaden and dampen out some of the intensity. The best interior designers will use purpose-designed lenses that filter out ultraviolet light in order to preserve ancient artwork or fragile paintings, bought perhaps from one of London’s celebrated galleries. I have worked with top London Interior Design teams who purposely select spotlights for artwork that features multiple coats of paint or heavy, blotchy textures. This can enhance the atmosphere and drama of the overall scheme. Any mirror-shine effects on account of the varnished mounting will be reduced substantially when the interior design team uses a spotlight in uplighting mode, for example.
