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Design Directory
This directory showcases brands
trusted by our team.
trusted by our team.
This directory showcases brands
trusted by our team.
Great design is never created in a vacuum. It’s the result of collaboration with an extraordinary network of partners and suppliers, each contributing their unique expertise to shape exceptional spaces. This directory showcases brands trusted by our team—those who consistently inspire, innovate, and elevate the design process.
Lead image featuring Bert Frank's Masina 400 pendant and Table 200
Lead image featuring Bert Frank's Masina 400 pendant and Table 200
Sample box from Material Bank
Material Bank
Search, sample, specify
Material Bank is revolutionising the way architects and designers source materials, offering a seamless, single-platform solution to search, compare, and order from hundreds of leading brands. With over 400 brands, 40 categories, and 40,000 materials available for delivery across Europe and the Middle East, the platform is taking the sampling process to the next level. Users can explore a wide range of high-end samples, all delivered overnight in one convenient, consolidated box. It’s fast, free, and designed to save time without compromising on creativity or quality. From smooth textiles to rich woods and sophisticated surfaces, each sample arrives ready to inspire—without delays, waste, or excess packaging.
More than a platform, Material Bank is a design partner, streamlining workflows, supporting sustainable practices, and empowering creative excellence. It’s sourcing made simple, efficient, and future-focused.
Search, sample, specify
Material Bank is revolutionising the way architects and designers source materials, offering a seamless, single-platform solution to search, compare, and order from hundreds of leading brands. With over 400 brands, 40 categories, and 40,000 materials available for delivery across Europe and the Middle East, the platform is taking the sampling process to the next level. Users can explore a wide range of high-end samples, all delivered overnight in one convenient, consolidated box. It’s fast, free, and designed to save time without compromising on creativity or quality. From smooth textiles to rich woods and sophisticated surfaces, each sample arrives ready to inspire—without delays, waste, or excess packaging.
More than a platform, Material Bank is a design partner, streamlining workflows, supporting sustainable practices, and empowering creative excellence. It’s sourcing made simple, efficient, and future-focused.
InterContinental Rome Ambasciatori Palace by IHG
Extra Ordinario
Making the impossible possible
In the heart of Italy lies a company quietly shaping some of the world’s most luxurious interiors. Extra Ordinario, a boutique manufacturing contract firm, is redefining excellence in bespoke millwork and FF&E (Furniture, Fixtures & Equipment) for luxury hotels, fine-dining establishments, yachts, and exclusive private residences.
With a name that hints at its philosophy—delivering the extraordinary—Extra Ordinario has built a reputation for its craftsmanship, precision, and an unwavering respect for creative vision. The firm partners with some of the most celebrated architects and interior designers in the world, helping translate their designs into reality with a refined, artisan approach that only Italian manufacturing can offer.
What sets the company apart is its team: composed of former designers, Extra Ordinario uniquely understands the nuances of the design process. This insider perspective allows for seamless collaboration and an intuitive respect for design intent, a quality often lost in large-scale production. “Our goal is never just to fabricate furniture or finishes,” says the team, “but to protect and elevate the design vision behind every detail.”
Their portfolio reads like a who’s who of luxury hospitality: from the serene sophistication of Aman Resorts to the iconic glamour of Bvlgari Hotels, the elegance of Oetker Collection’s La Palma Hotel, and the timeless refinement of Rosewood and Ritz-Carlton properties.
As global luxury evolves, Extra Ordinario remains a beacon of timeless quality and design fidelity—proof that true craftsmanship is still very much alive.
Making the impossible possible
In the heart of Italy lies a company quietly shaping some of the world’s most luxurious interiors. Extra Ordinario, a boutique manufacturing contract firm, is redefining excellence in bespoke millwork and FF&E (Furniture, Fixtures & Equipment) for luxury hotels, fine-dining establishments, yachts, and exclusive private residences.
With a name that hints at its philosophy—delivering the extraordinary—Extra Ordinario has built a reputation for its craftsmanship, precision, and an unwavering respect for creative vision. The firm partners with some of the most celebrated architects and interior designers in the world, helping translate their designs into reality with a refined, artisan approach that only Italian manufacturing can offer.
What sets the company apart is its team: composed of former designers, Extra Ordinario uniquely understands the nuances of the design process. This insider perspective allows for seamless collaboration and an intuitive respect for design intent, a quality often lost in large-scale production. “Our goal is never just to fabricate furniture or finishes,” says the team, “but to protect and elevate the design vision behind every detail.”
Their portfolio reads like a who’s who of luxury hospitality: from the serene sophistication of Aman Resorts to the iconic glamour of Bvlgari Hotels, the elegance of Oetker Collection’s La Palma Hotel, and the timeless refinement of Rosewood and Ritz-Carlton properties.
As global luxury evolves, Extra Ordinario remains a beacon of timeless quality and design fidelity—proof that true craftsmanship is still very much alive.
Bert Frank’s wall lamp Bide 625
Bert Frank
Art meets engineering, design meets craft
Every Bert Frank lamp is meticulously designed and manufactured in the United Kingdom, where craftsmanship thrives. Their workshop, though not a 19th-century throwback, embodies a forward-thinking, technologically advanced factory.
Here, highly skilled machinists and experienced fabricators, proud of their work, contribute to the creation of each lamp. With a firm belief in the importance of quality, their British artisans consistently deliver excellence.
Every Bert Frank light bears witness to this commitment—from the lustre of hand-finished brass to the smooth movement of hinges and the seamless integration of joints. Each intricately knurled thumb nut and elegant finial showcases craftsmanship of the highest order.
Art meets engineering, design meets craft
Every Bert Frank lamp is meticulously designed and manufactured in the United Kingdom, where craftsmanship thrives. Their workshop, though not a 19th-century throwback, embodies a forward-thinking, technologically advanced factory.
Here, highly skilled machinists and experienced fabricators, proud of their work, contribute to the creation of each lamp. With a firm belief in the importance of quality, their British artisans consistently deliver excellence.
Every Bert Frank light bears witness to this commitment—from the lustre of hand-finished brass to the smooth movement of hinges and the seamless integration of joints. Each intricately knurled thumb nut and elegant finial showcases craftsmanship of the highest order.
Tarkett
Where inspirational design meets purposeful innovation
Tarkett’s approach to design is about shaping experiences, inspiring emotions, and improving lives. As global pioneers in multi-material flooring, Tarkett offers interior designers an extraordinary palette of possibilities, from tactile carpets and warm, natural woods to versatile vinyl and striking linoleum.
Their mission is to empower designers, helping transform creative visions into vibrant realities across hospitality, commercial, residential, and educational spaces worldwide.
But the story goes deeper. Tarkett is pioneering circular innovation through groundbreaking initiatives like the ReStart® programme, which reclaims used flooring and transforms it into inspiring new materials. The brand’s iQ Natural flooring harnesses renewable biomass to create stunning floors that significantly reduce carbon footprints, demonstrating that beauty and sustainability can seamlessly coexist.
Inclusivity is embedded in Tarkett’s DNA. Understanding the subtle ways design impacts wellbeing, the brand leads with flooring solutions tailored to support neurodivergent individuals. Through calming colour palettes, sensory-friendly textures, and acoustically sensitive designs, Tarkett creates nurturing environments that welcome everyone equally.
By partnering with Tarkett, designers are invited to push boundaries and create spaces that delight, inspire, and meaningfully impact lives, today and for generations to come.
Where inspirational design meets purposeful innovation
Tarkett’s approach to design is about shaping experiences, inspiring emotions, and improving lives. As global pioneers in multi-material flooring, Tarkett offers interior designers an extraordinary palette of possibilities, from tactile carpets and warm, natural woods to versatile vinyl and striking linoleum.
Their mission is to empower designers, helping transform creative visions into vibrant realities across hospitality, commercial, residential, and educational spaces worldwide.
But the story goes deeper. Tarkett is pioneering circular innovation through groundbreaking initiatives like the ReStart® programme, which reclaims used flooring and transforms it into inspiring new materials. The brand’s iQ Natural flooring harnesses renewable biomass to create stunning floors that significantly reduce carbon footprints, demonstrating that beauty and sustainability can seamlessly coexist.
Inclusivity is embedded in Tarkett’s DNA. Understanding the subtle ways design impacts wellbeing, the brand leads with flooring solutions tailored to support neurodivergent individuals. Through calming colour palettes, sensory-friendly textures, and acoustically sensitive designs, Tarkett creates nurturing environments that welcome everyone equally.
By partnering with Tarkett, designers are invited to push boundaries and create spaces that delight, inspire, and meaningfully impact lives, today and for generations to come.
Axminster Sculpt, part of Tarkett’s woven carpet range