Wilton Carpets and Kit Kemp have come together to create an exciting collection of woven wool-rich carpets for hospitality, travel and home. Kit Kemp MBE has forged an international reputation as one of the world’s top interior designers. With a unique approach to her work, Kit is also well-known as an author and passionate champion of British art, craft and sculpture. As Design Director of Firmdale Hotels PLC, she is the creative force behind hotels including… Read More
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Considering Colour: The Beginnings
Featured Image – Credit: Kimpton De Witt Amsterdam and the design was overseen by Kimpton’s Global SVP of Design & Creative Director, Ave Bradley. As London Design Festival draws to a close for another year, it’s the perfect time to build on the inspiration of this fantastic event and introduce our new quarterly blog series Considering Colour. Wilton Carpets and I have a shared love of colour and the evocative nature of its nuances within design… Read More
Wilton Celebrates Understated Elegance at Statham Lodge
Bespoke woven axminster carpets from Wilton Carpets, have been used to extraordinary effect throughout the public areas and suites of the Georgian period Grade II listed Statham Lodge, an award-winning Cheshire wedding venue. With the various patterns of existing carpets showing signs of wear on thresholds after 20 years of intense use, the time had come to replace and so Statham Lodge turned to the quality of wool-rich woven carpets from Wilton. Emma Walker, project… Read More
Signature Style from Wilton at London Luton Airport
The opening of a prestige passenger facility for Signature Flight Support, at London Luton Airport, marks a European flagship for the company, the world’s largest network of Fixed Base Operations. Within the stunning 3DReid designed building, bespoke woven carpet from Wilton Carpets, inspired by the building’s modernist architecture, provides a luxurious floor to welcome flight crew and passengers. Boasting the latest in technologies for entertainment, communications, passenger and crew amenities, and onward travel solutions; the… Read More
Why British Wool Makes Sense In British Carpet
For those of you who didn’t know, most of the carpets made here at Wilton are wool-rich, crafted in Wiltshire using 80% wool. Of the wool used, around 80% comes from dedicated and hard-working sheep farmers across Britain. Wool carpet from Wilton really is a British affair and for good reason. There are more than 60 breeds of British sheep – New Zealand has just four, despite producing more than five times the volume of… Read More
Carpet Construction Dissected: Which Is Right For Your Hotel?
How a carpet is constructed dictates performance and appearance, so understanding the difference is important in correct specification within hospitality and leisure locations. Choose the wrong carpet construction for the job at hand and it could cost you money, either through premature wear or over-specification. As always, knowledge is power, so we’ve put together the below guide to help you through the fog. Carpet Constructions Following the introduction of tufted carpets to the UK in… Read More
Mesmerising Geometrics
Designs based on geometric structure are stronger than ever and the look is now a firm favourite for many hospitality venues, not just for flooring, but also modular wall panels that take on amazing sculptural forms based on grids, hexagons and diamonds to name a few. A walk around 100% Design revealed that these geometric forms are also taking shape in glass finishes, laminates, tiles and lighting. Working through public areas in hotels and pubs,… Read More
Wilton Carpets Leave A Glowing Impression At Sleep
Capturing much attention at the recent Sleep 2013 event was the beautifully vivid feature carpet flowing wall to floor at the Wilton Carpets Commercial stand, showcasing the latest patterns and colours trending for hospitality interiors including damasks, weaving scrolls and retro geometrics, all illuminated in the rich colour of Wilton’s Elements palette. Demonstrating masterful use of colour and mesmerising patterns blending in balanced harmony, the bespoke design of the stand was a bright demonstration of… Read More
Wilton Carpets Launch Commercial Carpet Search Mobile App
With over 20% of all visits to its website coming from mobile phones and tablets, Wilton Carpets has developed a new mobile-friendly Carpet Search app that offers users rapid and efficient access to its Ready to Go, FastTrack and Bespoke design libraries when on the move. Users can scroll through swatches of the Ready to Go and FastTrack design carpet collections, or pinpoint the right look with the Design Search tool that finds styles by… Read More
Tantalizing Tiles
Tile effects are proving a strong influence for carpet, with nostalgic overtures using Victorian trellis, Gothic scrolls and Fleur de Lys; and retro styles incorporating hexagons, zigzags and diamonds. There is a mix and match quality to these latest designs, with style and scale both used to full effect in fabulous diamond, hexagonal and grid structures for carpets that have a real patchwork quilt feel. In terms of tone, subtle and sophisticated contemporary chalks are… Read More
