Dulux has announced its ‘colour of the year’, a colour chosen by the company’s colour experts to help us all transform our homes for 2020. The colour is called Tranquil Dawn, which sounds extremely relaxing to us! The shade is, they say, inspired by the morning sky and is versatile enough to be used in a variety of spaces. It’s a perfect colour intro for the next decade. We see […]
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Earlier this year we spoke to young designer Amy Buchanan, who had created a piece of furniture using our terrazzo. At the time Amy was studying Furniture and Product Design at Nottingham Trent and as part of her course, made a freestanding kitchen larder. She used terrazzo TE007 for the worktop, which worked well with her other materials, Farrow and Ball Red Earth paint, reclaimed birch plywood and matt black
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Interior and product design studio Harris & Harris has teamed up with Diespeker & Co to create a contemporary family of tables, launching this autumn. The tables are available in a wide choice of materials from our range of marble, granite and terrazzo, including bespoke terrazzo. The collection is called REVERSIBLE. It includes a coffee table, side table and console family produced in two contrasting stones which can be flipped
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If you see a speckled Vauxhall Movano on the road, it could be our newly wrapped Diespeker Tipper! After the success of our ‘TE007’ wrapped Ford van, we decided to wrap our truck in the same design. Terrazzo TE007 has proved to be a real winner for Diespeker, a superb design that quickly became a favourite with many clients, due to its versatility. It’s been used in shops, offices, restaurants
Diespeker is thrilled to announce the launch of Diespeker Living, our range of terrazzo and marble products suitable for residential and commercial customers. It’s a hand-picked collection of beautifully made pieces for discerning clients who seek contemporary style with a touch of luxury. Treat yourself to a single piece for the home or freshen up any office with a multiple purchase. Our initial selection includes a series of striking handmade
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We’re used to receiving unusual requests at Diespeker, but in general these are related to our terrazzo and natural stone; for example, someone looking to borrow material for photography or filming. A recent request from artists Oliver Koch and James Wignall, however, was very different. Oliver and James were working on a sound performance piece for the London Festival of Architecture. They told us that the focus of their piece
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As one of the premier suppliers of terrazzo in the UK, Diespeker is always keen to give the highest quality service to clients. When we have created a beautiful terrazzo counter for a client, we always explain that, like many surfaces, terrazzo can stain. We offer advice on how to avoid this happening and suggest specific food and liquid products to take extra special care with. Inevitably, some clients will
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London terrazzo specialist, Diespeker & Co is working with a new terrazzo process that offers clients the ‘best of both worlds’. The simple, yet effective process combines the very best elements of resin and cement terrazzo resulting in a seamless floor with a natural effect and exceptional qualities. The base of the floor is created in resin using the specified chippings; however, the mix is deliberately more liquid than with
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Our ongoing relationship with WeWork has led to experimentation in design techniques for terrazzo. WeWork has been using a ‘ribbed’ effect in wood in some of its office projects. Diespeker has been investigating how to create a similar effect in terrazzo using moulding techniques to create an eye-catching design. This new style of terrazzo could be used for the front face of a counter, providing a unique and unusual façade
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In 2017, Diespeker was proud to be instrumental in the creation of a bench designed by Will Yates-Johnson for London’s renowned Science Museum. Here we chat to Will about the project. Hi Will. Can you tell us a bit about your background? My father is a dedicated shed-workshop guru, and I’ve always been a disciple of designing and making, despite a detour to study architecture at Nottingham, where I missed
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