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The trend for modern industrial interior design is as unrelenting as its gnarly
look. The rustic, edgy style celebrates engineering prowess and puts structural
elements on show, juxtaposing raw vintage components with sleek modern
elements. Whether it’s a warehouse apartment conversion, or the restyling
of a modern home, the use of metal finishes plays a major part in achieving
the look, with decorative wiring accessories amongst the finishing touches
that are crucial for a cohesive scheme. Renowned for its ahead-of-the-game
quality solutions, Hamilton Litestat has the perfect range of designer switch
plates and sockets to complement the industrial look. Its heavy-duty Metalclad
plate design in stylish steel-grey embodies the industrial trend, while
offering modern functionality, such as a 2.1A/1A dual USB double switched
socket. Alone, the Metalclad wiring accessories can bring a small infusion of
industrial design into the home, but combined with other metal, vintage anddistressed finishes and textures, the choice wiring accessory can support a
unified industrial design theme. With a robust design, exposed fixings, white
inserts and white surrounds, the Metalclad range can accommodate uneven
wall surfaces and is equally at home in a workshop, garage or warehouse
conversion. Meanwhile, Hamilton’s new Metalclad Grid solutions support the
unique high-power demands of the kitchen, enabling a bespoke solution to
be created instantly. Clip-in modules, which feature printed words or symbols
to easily identify an appliance switch or function, quickly combine to meet
the unique requirements of a kitchen or utility project. With older properties,
surface-mounted boxes may be required to preserve the building’s historic
masonry and beams. Yet sometimes the steel box doesn’t achieve the
right look. Hamilton offers bespoke wooden boxes made to precisely fit the
Metalclad collection. And with the interplay of wood and metal a popular
textural choice in industrial styles, it’s bang on trend too.
http://www.hamilton-litestat.com | Decorex International stand G182RAW, DARING INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
UNLOCKS ETHICAL SUPPLY
CHAINS FOR DESIGNERS
GoodWeave International, the leading global organisation ending
child labour in supply chains, has launched a new labelling standard
to address the issue of child exploitation in retail production of woven
items for the home. Developed and tested over the last two years
by the award-winning non-profit, the GoodWeave Home Textiles
Certification both identifies labour exploitation and provides life-
changing education to those children found. GoodWeave is acclaimed
for its work in reducing child labour in the rug industry and respecting
the rights of marginalised workers. All products certified, such as
cushion covers, pouffes and table covers, will feature a unique,
GoodWeave numbered label. The first companies in the UK to sign
up are Namaste (namaste-uk.com) and Myakka (myakka.co.uk). The
scheme is initially available to all companies which import woven
soft furnishings direct from India and will soon commence for similar
products from Nepal. The scheme operates under a license agreement.
goodweave.org | Decorex International stand J242