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Posted on 25.08.2021

Less is Amore! – Changing Rooms (Cardiff)

What a challenge this design was! Tight on time and budget with two rooms to complete and many functions to fit in for a wonderful family. Yoga, dance, teaching, entertaining, dining, relaxing – all in one space. So it needed a lot of thought and a lot of fun.

The space was very sparse and controlled, clean and minimal, but we wanted to run with that minimal approach and add in some joy. Combining our love of milan and all things italian design, with our passion for nature and new materiality, this family space was pastel perfection with room for play.

This family through space gave us the perfect opportunity to deliver our design style of Joyful minimalism.

Our obsession for new materials came in very handy here - recycled plastic, marmoleum, pineapple leather!

Colour inspo

Mint gelato

Sky blue

Milanese red

Materials

Recycled plastic

Sustainably grown oak

Vegan pineapple leather

Marmoleum

Makes

Jesmonite cake stand (oops)

Recycled plastic Dining and Side table

Room divider (oak)

Lino Wall and floors cutouts

Ceiling Stripes

Challenges

Double room, double the fun.

Tiling! (it took so long, but was so worth it)

Star design pieces

Heatherwick Spun Chair (Magis)

Fest Amsterdam lilac Floor lamp

Tiles in matt and gloss pill shapes (Grace) by Casa Ceramica

Handmade terrazzo Wall lights, bespoke by What the Mood!

Quotes of the ep

“it’s a plate with a hole in it”

The Spun chair creates a perfect connection between the two spaces and sets the playful, family tone of the space with a strong design edge and eco credentials.

Our design was about defining the functions of the space with colour blocking and creating connections through materials and flow.

But before we could get started we had to keep isolated in the hotel and it was such a contrast to our room this week. More LLB than 2LG!

We even celebrated a birthday in that room as we waited to get to location. That vegan chocolate cake was epic tho.

And had a little time to test the jesmonite cake stand make (perhaps this was why we ran out...eek, but it was fun).

The early starts and long days were intense but we were so up for the challenge.

The moment the paint starts to go on it is so exciting because the design had been on our minds endlessly so it was a wonderful feeling to make it real.

Originally the door was designed to be clad in the oak strips too but time had other ideas. Still the small compromises don't take away from the overall transformation and we were pleased to get so much done with such a large space this week.

Sometimes you have to be open to change on site and this show tested that to the max. But ultimately, our passion for Joyful minimalism is about creating clean statements to live in. Spaces with strong function, big personality and room to evolve into. We hope you love it as much as we loved making this one.

Roll out the cork yoga mats and enjoy it!

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