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Isabel’s Picks for May 2011

ROYAL MAGIC

Calm and balance

 1. HAND PRINTED WALL PAPER

Manufacturer: David Skinner Wallpapers

Designer: David Skinner

Name: Humbert

Price Range: n/a

Material: Hand screen-printed onto quality base paper using durable, acrylic ink.

Available in Ireland from: David Skinner Wallpapers

2. MIRROR

Name: Swirl Round Mirror

Price Range: €105

Material: Crystal, metal.

Available in Ireland from: Littlewoods Ireland

3. ARMCHAIR

Designer: Bernhard Leniger

Model: Episodes

Price Range: €1200

Materials: Frame: Solid European beech. Seat and back: Upholstered and covered in fabric or leather.

Available to Ireland from: area z

4. WINDOW SCREEN FILM

Model: Linjer

Trademark: Maria Liv

Designer: Maria Liv

Price Range: €40

Key Facts: Easy to remove without leaving a trace.

Available to Ireland from: Scandinavian Design Center

5. GLASS SPLASHBACK

Price Range: €280-380/m2

Materials: 6mm Diamante Toughened Polished all round Colour coated to any RAL colour.

Applications: Kitchen splash backs, Shower walls, Bathroom splash backs, Counter tops, Cabinet doors, Partitions, Commercial Interiors, Vanity counters, Steps, etc.

Available in Ireland from: Colour Splash Backs Capital Glass Co. Ltd. Cork Glass Centre / Splashbacks Ireland

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Isabel’s Picks for April 2011

A TIME OF RENEWAL

With some brand new products

1. LIGHT PENDANT

Manufacturer: Foscarini

Designer: Vicente Garcia Jimenez

Name: Le Soleil

Price Range: €800

Material: Polycarbonate – available in white, red or aquamarine.

Lamps: 3x60w G9 Halogen energy saver / 1x75w GU10 Halogen UV.

Available to Ireland from: www.designer-lights.com

2. SEAMLESS WINDOW

Manufacturer: Vrogum – Svarre A/S

Name: Svarre

Price Range: n/a

Material: Timber and triple glass.

Key Features: The outside of the svarre window is all glass and presents a seamless, flat, shiny surface. The border of the glass is coloured and covers the timber frame on the inside. Maintenance free. 6 mm toughened safety glass on the outside. Excellent soundproof qualities with up to DB 38. Ug values of 0,9 as standard. 2 weather seals. 3 layers of glass with different thickness. Burglary proof hardware.

Available in Ireland from: Danhus Window Systems

3. EASTER DECORATIONS

Price Range: €12 per set of 18 pieces

Materials: Felt.

Available to Ireland from: Velvet & Brown

4. MICRO-CHP BOILER

Manufacturer: Baxi

Name: Baxi Ecogen™

Price Range: over €6,000 (including installation)

Key Facts: High efficiency CHP boiler. CHP stands for ‘combined heat and power’. This means the Baxi Ecogen is a dual energy system that generates heat and electricity at the same time. Not only provides highly efficient heating and hot water, it also generates low cost, low carbon electricity (up to 1kW per hour) in the process.

Available in Ireland from: Potterton Myson Ireland

5. PLEXWOOD

Trademark: Plexwood

Price Range: €33-106/m2

Materials: Plexwood is composed of veneer layers of end-grain wood and wood with the grain, giving it a typical line structure. Available in birch, beech, oak, pine, pine/ocoume, meranti, ocoume, poplar and deal.

Applications: Floor, wall, doors, furniture, ornaments. Plexwood is available as strip, parquet strip, plank, tile, panel one-sided, panel two-sided, panel flexible, solid, profile and special.

Available to Ireland from: Plexwood

Isabel’s Picks for March 2011

INSIDE OR OUTSIDE?

Where do you prefer staying?

1. UV CLADDING OIL

Manufacturer: Osmo

Name: Clear UV Protection Oil.

Price Range: €26/litre

Applications: For all vertical exterior woods – timber cladding, roof overhangs, balcony elements, garden furniture, windows and doors etc.

Key Facts: UV Protection Oil is a natural oil based and microporous finish does not crack, flake, peel or blister. When used as a final finish after staining wood, Osmo UV-Protection-Oil prolongs the renovation time significantly. When used as a stand alone finish it blocks the greying process by UV-Protection factor 12 in comparison to untreated wood. Osmo UV-Protection-Oil is water- and dirt-resistant, moisture regulating and reduces swelling and shrinking of the wood.Easy to renew, no sanding or primer necessary.

Available in Ireland from: Machined Timber Services Ltd

2. VASE

Trademark: Normann copenhagen

Name: Kontur vase

Price Range: €27

Material: Silicone.

Available to Ireland from: Scandinavian Design Center

3. FOLDING TABLE WITH OPEN STORAGE

Manufacturer: Calligaris

Name: Spacebox

Price Range: €319

Materials: Available in oak melamine or milky white melamine.

Available in Ireland from: Montana Furniture

4. WATERING CAN

Trademark: Magis

Name: Pipe Dreams Watering Can

Price Range: €14

Materials: Frame: Green or white blow-moulded polyethylene.

Key Facts: Max capacity is 2lt.

Available to Ireland from: area z

5. HANGING CHAIR

Name: Globo – Natural

Price Range: €595

Materials: Laminated spruce from sustainable sources and managed European forests.

Available in Ireland from: Hammockology

6. SLIDING DOOR GEAR FOR FRAMELESS GLASS DOORS

Manufacturer: DORMA UK Limited

Name: Agile 50

Price Range: n/a

Materials: Profiles are aluminium, anodised or powder coated.

Key Facts: Roller and glass clamps are complete units and hidden by the sliding track. No glass preparation required. System can be offered for either wall or ceiling fixed applications. Suitable for either 8, or 10mm thick toughened glass. Very small clearances between glass and wall. Max door weight: 50Kg

Available in Ireland from: DORMA Ireland Ltd