String Cell Shelving

  
Cell Shelving from Swedish Company String has been called 'the world's most beautiful shelving' and 'a pearl drape for books'. As with all good design the beauty of Cell lies in its simplicity. Strong white steel shelves are supported on tensile steel wires - cleverly spaced by steel ball-bearings which run like a string of pearls along the length of the wires. Cell comes in basic compositions which can be added to and extended as you desire but we think it's fine lines, unadulterated simplicity and slender profile make Cell an absolute winner and future design classic.

Kartell's New Stool

Kartell have added a new addition to their "ghost" stable of furniture and accessories by Philippe Starck. Titled "One More, One More Please" this family of stools features the familiar silhouette of the Victoria Ghost Chair back mounted on a bar and counter height stool. This oval version is partnered with a square back version - similar to that seen on the La Marie Chair. In a new palette of colours - from the lighter lavender, yellow and sand, the range also comes in the original and classic Kartell black and white. Both stool heights come with a footrest and at great value at £208.00 this is sure to be a big hit with both the contract and domestic markets.

Utility featured within Grazia

We are awash with pride after Utility was featured as one of the '10 hot things to do in Liverpool' within Grazia's Local North West Special (14th May 2012). This is a brand new section highlighting the very best bits of UK and Ireland, asking people to recommend their favourite haunts within their home town or city. This wouldn't have been made possible without our good friend Aliki Marcou from Pushcka, who we must send a huge big thanks to, for nominating our Liverpool home store (60 Bold Street) as one of the places to go for our 'super-chic homeware'. Thank you! We can't forget her tip on our selection of funny birthday cards available at our Bold Street gift store. To exhibit our range of modern furniture, a rather wonderful picture was taken inside our showroom displaying our current installation of design gems. You can view a comprehensive breakdown here.

Carl Hansen CH163 Sofa

Exciting things are afoot this Autumn from Carl Hansen with the re-launch of the CH163 Sofa. Designed by Hans J.Wegner the combination of upholstered cushions filled with down were an innovative feature when he designed his modern living room in 1965 - rendering a fairly stringent design less formal. The design is characterised by leg detail which has four straight sides at the base then 'fans' out towards the armrest, punctuated by a wooden plug which not only gives elegance but conceals a wooden screw which facilitates the work of the upholsterer. The frame's honesty is also highlighted throughout the design as this is exposed to the front and rear. This sofa family consists of the smaller CH162 (two seater) and the larger CH163, a three seater. In a range of timber oak finishes and fabrics and leathers the whole family will be available to order from June-September.

Artemide Mega Tolomeo - Now in Black!

We've long been fans of the Mega Tolomeo Floor Lamp from Artemide but we're now even bigger fans following the official launch of this black version. In the same three lamp shade sizes as the original this new model has a black satin shade with a base and support stem/arm mechanism in a matt black powder coated finish. Sophisticated in so many ways.

Vitra Repos and Grand Repos Now Available

Vitra Repos Lounge Chair

Following the launch of the Repos Lounge Chair at the 2011 Milan Furniture Fair Vitra have spent the last year developing the design and the 2012 Fair saw the official launch of the Repos Chair and Grand Repos Lounge Chair. Designed by Antonio Citterio this new development in relaxation introduces two distinctly different chairs but with the same underlying personality. Repos is neat and demure whilst Grand Repos, with it's 'Wingback' upper body, is the more masculine of the two. To complement the chairs Citterio has designed a series of Panchina (footstools) as well as an Ottoman for those 'put your feet up' moments. The entire Repos, Panchina and Ottoman family is available in a range of leathers as well as eleven 'Cosy' velvet fabrics. Whatever cover you choose is highlighted with contrast stitching. If the classic Eames Lounge Chair is not for you we think Repos makes a fantastic alternative.