The Art of Design Issue 37 2019 | Page 109

109 1 Valverdi Designed to blur the line between indoor and outdoor living, Valverdi Indoor-Out is a range of co- ordinating porcelain tiles. Each 10mm thick internal tile has a corresponding slip resistant 20mm thick tile to enhance the flow from indoors to outside. Established in 2013, Valverdi tiles are ideally suited for use with bi-fold, sliding or French doors to connect kitchens or living rooms to patios and terraces and maximise entertaining space. From traditional to contemporary styles, Valverdi tiles are available in a range of stylish finishes including wood, stone and cement effect. The tiles will continue to look fantastic for many years thanks to their hard-wearing, frost proof and colourfast vitrified material. Website: www.Valverdi.co.uk | Telephone: [phone] Osmo Excels At Oxford When Brasenose College extended its student library into the old cloisters and required a hardwearing wood finish for the tops of the new desks, they turned to Osmo UK to provide a product that would protect and preserve the wooden surfaces. Situated in the heart of Oxford, Brasenose College overlooks Radcliffe Square and is a short walk from University departments and libraries, as well as shops, pubs, cafes and markets. The Brasenose Library is central to the college and holds more than 60,000 books and periodicals. With a steady stream of students using these facilities every day, the new desk tops have to be hard wearing in order not to deteriorate and become damaged over time. Website: www.osmouk.com | Email: [email protected] 3 Steel windows and doorsets complete four-storey tannery conversion Steel Window Association (SWA) member, West Leigh, has won the gratitude and admiration of a client local to its south London premises, for the quality of the firm’s W20 window and door package which completed the renovation and re-configuration of an old Victorian tannery building. Dating from 1850, Number 3 Tanner Street in Bermondsey was purchased by Sanjay Sharma ten years ago with the intention of turning it into a permanent home for himself and his family. Despite the property having undergone a 1980s refurbishment which concealed many of the property’s original features, Sanjay and his architect could see the potential for opening up and extending the building while restoring its character. Website: www.steel-window-association.co.uk | Telephone: [phone] Fun Furniture Collection Fun Furniture Collection by The Art of Seeing combines a passion for motor vehicles with the love of furniture design, resulting in a unique collection of bespoke, hand-made vehicle based furniture for children. Our furniture is an eclectic range from Camper Van Bunk Beds to Petrol Pump Storage Units. Exclusively designed and hand-made in the UK. Fun items of furniture allow children to be children and good build quality allows the furniture to be passed down to future generations of children to do the same thing. We hope you enjoy our design values and of course our furniture. Website: www.funfurniturecollection.com | Telephone: [phone]