by Heather Luke | Jun 23, 2015
A flooring treatment, a composite made of small chips of coloured stone, marble, glass, quartz, granite, etc. set into mortar or other binder (contemporary terrazzo tends to be epoxy resin terrazzo), and then polished to a high sheen. The...
by Heather Luke | Jun 23, 2015
From the French, referring to a specific stretch of land, but also broadly meaning your patch. Our reputation as a designers or makers or both has to be built on considered, intelligent quality, care and advice and good workmanship. But equally, we need to understand...
by Heather Luke | Jun 23, 2015
Meaning from solid ground to unknown land, or going from the known to the unknown. In our design practice we encourage people to leave the expected, terra firma–what everyone else is doing–and to move to terra incognito–to discover new ground, to...
by Heather Luke | Jun 23, 2015
Ceilings that are covered or made with fabric, recalling tents. Any shape of room can be tented, for reasons of decoration, softness and sound deadening, and it’s a great way of covering up a poor ceiling, or even temporary building works. Fabric is fitted...
by Heather Luke | Jun 23, 2015
The hooks that hold the fabric to the tenter, taking the strain and tension. The common expression to be ‘on tenterhooks’ is to be in a state of suspense or tension…Any exciting or inspired scheme you make should at some point involved this...
