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 which has brought us together for this project. Our curiosity is at the core of our creativity and colour is such an exciting area of research and development. Understanding that colour doesn’t exist in the abstract, it’s a sensation and needs our interaction to be, should be at the forefront of everyone’s design processes. I’m… Read More
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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 manager at Statham Lodge, explains: “In the past, we had to adopt a rather piecemeal approach to our carpet to get something down as quick as possible, often just rolling out a stock pattern as opposed to one designed for the space. However, we noticed that a bespoke carpet copied from an original Georgian creation… 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 building’s interior was designed by Hi Design, involved in a long-running consultancy since the plans for the facility were first conceptualised back in 2011. Hi Design conceived a linear design that would respect the language of the space, while simultaneously offsetting the sinuous curves of the interior. “We focused on Signature Flight Support’s clients and… Read More
Classical Inspiration from Wilton Carpets at Hardwick Hall
A stunning carpet full of classic design cues and woven by Wilton Carpets now graces areas of Hardwick Hall, a four-star luxury country hotel considered one of the North East’s most charming places to stay. When looking for new carpet to adorn its Colman Suite, Crush Bar, corridors and lounge areas; the hotel turned to Wilton Carpets’ bespoke service to create a design perfectly in keeping with its unique style. An oversize repeating scroll is layered beneath a pin-line interlocking hexagon and surrounded by a decorative border, tones of taupe and grey giving a sophisticated tonal look. The bordered design serves to frame the three areas of the Colman Suite, which can be separated to accommodate different functions and covers and to provide definition to the adjacent Crush Bar. The… Read More
A Taste Of The Lake District From Wilton Carpets
In a design referencing the beautiful vistas of Lake Derwentwater, Wilton Carpets has crafted a beautiful bespoke axminster carpet for the newly refurbished Lodore Falls Hotel, a lakeside landmark for over 200-years. Conceived by Greyline Interior Design and made real by the design team at Wilton Carpets, the natural rock pattern echoes the dramatic landscape of the Lake District, featuring in a neutral palette to complement the hotel’s interior. Gavin Liddle, Greyline Interior Design, explains: “It was important that we reflected the natural beauty of the surrounding area and brought that influence into the hotel, so we felt the carpet had to have a Lake District feel. We also had to make sure that it complemented the hotel’s historic oak panelling that runs throughout and so opted for a cool,… Read More
Wilton Proves It’s Carpet Craft With Artisan
Created to meet the needs of the pub and leisure industry, Artisan is the latest collection to come from the design team at Wilton Carpets; a multi-layer approach that brings new meaning to classic florals and damasks, as well as modern geometrics. Continuing a stream of new launches from the Wiltshire-based woven carpet specialist, the collection brings contemporary combinations of pattern and colour in styles that bring authenticity, practicality and longevity to demanding hospitality and leisure locations. With a total of 17 designs, Artisan provides an impressive array, as Damian Roscoe, head of creative, explains: “With Artisan we’ve explored various themes in pattern, using layers and distressed effects on top of scrolls, florals, Damasks and modern geometrics to reveal interesting new details and a textured aesthetic that is both relaxed… Read More
A Taste Of Mansion Luxury With Wilton Carpets
Wilton Carpets has launched the Mansion collection of luxury axminster carpet, inspired by London’s historic mansion buildings. Created by the Wilton Carpets design team, this hand-picked collection relies on strong linear geometrics, echoing the period features of these illustrious buildings, which are considered among the city’s most unique architectural treasures. Made for communal areas in luxury apartment buildings, but just as suited to use in hotels and other hospitality locations, the Mansion collection features 16 unique designs; from contemporary concepts to classical sophistication. The Wilton design team has played with scale too, creating compact and refined designs ideal for smaller corridors, to large patterns that remain entirely elegant and best-suited to larger areas such as entrances. Damian Roscoe, head of creative, Wilton Carpets, reveals: “The capital’s mansion buildings really are… Read More
Make Waves With Wilton’s Ethereal Designer Collection
“We set out to make this new collection our first focused solely on inspirational design and the result doesn’t disappoint.” Says Damian Roscoe, head of creative, on the latest collection from Wilton Carpets. “Inspired by a natural aesthetic with an emphasis on textures and layers, Ethereal delights in the beauty of decay on a backdrop of classically beautiful pattern.” With worn Persian effects, deconstructed and broken patterns and tattered, layered florals; Ethereal is certainly a collection of the moment. Capturing an aesthetic that is both intimate and beautiful, it is the first in the new Designer Collection series from Wilton Carpets. A personal expression of Damian’s craft, Ethereal represents an exciting step for Wilton Carpets. James Sprint, CEO of Wilton Carpets, comments: “Clearly inspirational, this new collection is the first… 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 wool – and thanks to our inclement weather, the wool these hardy British sheep produce is bulky and strong; ideal for use in our commercial carpet. British wool yields a carpet that is resilient to footfall with excellent recovery, yet this is just part of the story. Wool is unquestionably 100% natural. Since the Stone… Read More
The Catalyst To Wonderful Floor Design
Sparking creativity to create beautiful floor layouts, Catalyst is the latest versatile and inspirational tufted carpet collection from Wilton Carpets. Wilton has carefully selected over 40 striking and adaptable designs to provide the inspiration for layouts that bring the beauty and individuality of bespoke carpet. Catalyst patterns can be combined, changed, amended and re-coloured bringing limitless design potential. “With Catalyst we are bringing complete flexibility to projects wanting to capitalise on the value of tufted carpets,” explains Damian Roscoe, head of creative. “Creativity such as this has traditionally been the reserve of woven styles, but our new collection brings incredible design potential, introducing the power of custom carpet to locations that that may previously have felt it was a stretch too far.” Crafted from an 80/20 wool-rich blend and available… Read More
