A clever little design..

We love this clever little design, simple yet so functional; a table lamp with a USB charging point. There has been countless times this would have been a life saver on those last minute business meetings and all night parties! Available from Chantelle Lighting we are hoping to use something similar on our next big project.

The contemporary table light is made from polished chrome and an opal glass dome shade. Bringing style and convenience together, the table light houses two USB charging sockets in the base of the light, giving the added benefit of charging your favourite gadgets.

Designed to house the USB points in the base of the light. Wired directly into the fitting to avoid any extra wiring, the USB is compatible with all modern gadgets. 

We LOVE Verner Panton

The heart chair was designed by Verner Panton in 1959, a variant on the Cone Chair designed one year earlier. We think its the perfect chair to curl up in and open all those valentines cards or polish off those boxes of chocolates!

Biography:

Verner Panton, born 1926 in Gamtofte, Denmark, studied at Odense Technical College before enrolling at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen as an architecture student.

He worked from 1950-52 in the architectural firm of Arne Jacobsen, and founded an independent studio for architecture and design in 1955. His furniture designs for the firm Plus-linje attracted attention with their geometric forms. In the following years Panton created numerous designs for seating furniture and lighting.

His passion for bright colours and geometric patterns manifested itself in an extensive range of textile designs. By fusing the elements of a room—floor, walls, ceiling, furnishings, lighting, textiles, wall panels made of enamel or plastic—into a unified gesamtkunstwerk, Panton's interior installations have attained legendary status. The most famous examples are the "Visiona" ship installations for the Cologne Furniture Fair (1968 and 1970), the Spiegel publishing headquarters in Hamburg (1969) and the Varna restaurant in Aarhus (1970).

Panton's collaboration with Vitra began in the early 1960s, when the firm decided to develop what became his best-known design, the Panton Chair, which was introduced in 1967. This was also the first independently developed product by Vitra.

Verner Panton died in 1998 in Copenhagen. Vitra's re-edition of designs by Panton, as well as the retrospective of his work mounted by the Vitra Design Museum in 2000, bear witness to the special relationship between Vitra and Verner Panton.

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Hi Design to design the state of the art FBO complex for Signature Flight Support

After the successful design of Signature’s sister company BBAAviation’s head office, Hi Design was chosen for the interior design of the new Signature Flight Support £30,000,000 flagship FBO based at Luton airport. Signature Flight Support is a subsidiary of BBA Aviation with 115 global locations.

Luton airport is the main gateway for Business and general Aviation travel into London. Handling approximately 12,000 flights annually is was important that Hi Design made a lasting impression with Signature’s clients and passengers. With private conference, waiting and catering facilities, passengers will be able to work or relax at the new facility with an expansive view of the airport ramp. The new facilities designed by Hi Design’s Suki Shocker will be comprised of a 1,572 square metre passenger and FBO facilities. It will boast the latest in technologies for entertainment, communications, passenger and crew amenities and onward travel solutions.

Suki Shocker head of interior designer commented “This new, contemporary facility is designed to accommodate the needs of Signiture’s discerning customers, both passengers and crew. With private conference, waiting and catering facilities, passengers will be able to work or relax at the new facility in luxury surroundings.  We are focusing on providing a world-class travel experience both in terms of the user experience, comfort and facilities. This is a fantastic opportunity to build upon our growing reputation of designing first class environments. An airport is still a workplace and demands a very different design approach, so with this in mind I want to create an opulence setting that is as enjoyable for its customers as it is productive to the staff.”

The new construction will be built to LEED certification standards as set by the U.S.Green Building Council and will be completed in the fourth quarter of 2014.