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Isabel’s Picks for June 2011

LIGHT WAVES

Exploring reflected, absorbed and transmitted light

1. CONTEMPORARY RUG

Designer: Sonya Winner

Name: After Matisse

Price Range: starting at €2,300 (1.8m x 2.2m)

Material: Hand tufted in pure New Zealand Wool.

Key Facts: It can be made to your choice of size at €611/sqm.

Available to Ireland from: Sonya Winner

2. HONEYCOMB PANELS

Manufacturer: Mykon

Price Range: €345-922/sqm. Prices depend on quantity purchased/area to be covered and loadings.

Material: Aluminium honeycomb core sandwiched between toughened glass or polycarbonate skins. Sealed clear edging or aluminium edging.

Applications: Flooring, ceiling tiles, panels, furniture, doors.

Key Facts: Panels come in a range of different dimensions, hence the transmittance of light varies, and this allows to choose how much light you want to flood a room. Coloured and printed panels also available.

Available to Ireland from: Mykon

3. ROUND MIRRORS

Designer: T. Colzani

Brand: Porada

Name: Stars 30

Price Range: €443-570 (3 mirrors)

Materials: Finish: Oak stained ash, ivory open pore lacquered, silver leaf closed pore lacquered and many others.

Available to Ireland from: Harrogate Interiors

4. GREEN WALL

Trademark: Wallflore

Manufacturer: Wallflore Systems N.V.

Price Range: n/a

Applications: All types of elevations and walls of buildings: internal or external, commercial or residential, new or refurbishment.

Material: Aluminium structure. Plants. Horticultural stone wool is the mineral substrate. Remotely controlled irrigation system connected to a built-in network of drippers.

Key Facts: Plants can be easily combined, allowing for an infinite choice of combinations. Recycled and recyclable materials, offering long durability and cost-effectiveness in terms of installation, running and maintenance costs. System can be used with an external insulation layer to reduce U-value. When used internally will improve the indoor air quality of the building through the removal of airborne pollutants and toxins.

Available in Ireland from: Façade Systems

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