Information for the companies

We chose six different style of companies for our colour analyze.

1 TYLKO

We understand customers, because we are customers.

In today’s day and age we feel restricted; restricted from expressing ourselves fully and affordably when it comes to furnishing our personal and professional spaces. We want change. We think it’s time to evolve from mass production and embrace a spectrum of possibilities instead of just one standard. These possibilities will set customers, like ourselves, free, and allow for limitless creation. Everything to promote choice is already here: the technology, the factories, the tools, the talent - yet no one has ever brought them together in the right way. We feel that now is the right time to do so. Calling on our years of experience and innovative thinking, we have radically modernized key parts of the designer furniture industry like never before. We are transforming it into something revolutionary, as if it were invented today.

http://tylko.com/en/

2 WH/Wrong for hay

Wrong for Hay is a design company who make furniture, lighting and accessories for the modern world. Under the creative direction of Sebastian Wrong, and in collaboration with Danish brand HAY, the company is dedicated to creating progressive and accessible design-led products of authority and permanence.

Based in London and driven by the idiosyncratic joy of the city, Wrong for Hay work with a talented roster of international designers who like to play with the possibilities of product. We celebrate diversity, eclecticism and good ideas.

http://www.wrongforhay.com/#/site/about/profile

Wrong for Hay builds upon these foundations. Both satellite collection and standalone venture, Wrong for Hay is based in London under the creative direction of Sebastian Wrong, Wrong for Hay draws upon the city’s creative energy, eclecticism and talent to explore new working relationships, new products and new markets.

http://www.dezeen.com/2013/09/17/wrong-for-hay-collection/

3 Nest co.uk

ARETI

Atelier Areti is a design studio with a focus on lighting, furniture and accessories. The multidisciplinary team, made up of product designers, artists and architects, works in close association with highly skilled manufacturers and craftsmen in the UK, Sweden, Germany and France.

Areti is committed to the notion of sustainability through quality. The aim is to create products that last, both through the quality of the design and the material.

http://www.nest.co.uk/areti

4 KIRBKY DESIGN

Part of The Romo Group, Kirkby Design was launched in September 2009, as a modern, high performance fabric resource library, compiled of collections with a sharp, contemporary feel coloured with a well balanced, sophisticated palette. With a fresh modern approach to upholstery fabrics Kirkby Design fulfils a requirement for a reliable, affordable and practical fabric resource which provides the essential basics for interior designers, retailers, furniture manufacturers and upholsterers to use in both residential and contract specifications.

http://www.kirkbydesign.com/

5 Not another bill

Originally produced in various Staffordshire potteries, these wells were intended to sit on a desk to hold ink and writing tools. To make them more decorative they were designed in the shape of dogs – spaniels, whippets and greyhounds were most popular. But the decline of the quill and the evolution of modern writing tools meant fewer dogs were produced (which means the originals are rare and collectable). So, taking inspiration from this theAnthropologie team spotted the moment to revive the design and updated it into a humble stapler fit for the 21st century desk. We hoped this elegant Dalmatian poised on its cobalt porcelain base will sit on our subscribers desks (as its ancestors have), for many dog years to come.

https://notanotherbill.com/shop/anthropologie/

6 G F Smith

2014 begins with the unveiling of a new visual identity and design direction. The work — spanning print and digital communications— is intended to better reflect the legacy, stature and future ambitions of the company. These ambitions include the continued development and global expansion of Colorplan, adding new chapters to what already stands as a great British success story. With a distinct identity and a concerted marketing and sales push, the range is seeing growth in exports to new markets including Australia, China, Germany and America. And it is perhaps no coincidence that in a year where we will reflect on our legacy and stature, and drive forward our ambitions, that we will also celebrate the importance of our people. In 2014, we will recognise the fact that 36 members of the team have given more than 20 years of service to the company. Our continued success is due, in no small part, to their dedication and loyalty.

People have been at the core of G . F Smith since its founding. As a company that delivers highly specialised services, we rely on their skills and breadth of knowledge to allow us to be responsive, pro-active, flexible and deliver an exceptional standard of work. Of equal importance is loyalty, and a consistent vision from our leadership. Since George Frederick Smith set up the company in 1885, there have been just 11 directors. Staying the course, the ten that followed in George’s footsteps have remained true to his vision, passing on his pioneering spirit from generation to generation.

https://www.gfsmith.com/our-story#

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