Interior Design

Clever garden pods incorporating Diespeker terrazzo

Diespeker terrazzo pops up in all sorts of places and projects – and these garden rooms from My Room in the Garden are no exception! These practical ‘pods’ are the creation of Tomaso Boano and Jonas Prišmontas who run London-based architectural and creative firm Boano Prišmontas. They came up with the concept as a practical option for those working from home during lockdown. Made from a modular flatpack design using […]

Clever garden pods incorporating Diespeker terrazzo Read More »

Serendipity for Sarah!

Sometimes things are just meant to be. And for one Peckham resident, the search for a new worktop brought her to Diespeker and a feeling of karma! Sarah Pollard has been living in her house since the early 1990s. She had decided to keep the kitchen diner with its 1950s ambience (and outside loo). Thinking it was time for a makeover, she asked a friend for her opinion, and instead

Serendipity for Sarah! Read More »

Creating Terrazzo the Anfossi Way!

London-based Italian artist Francesca Anfossi is a multidisciplinary artist whose work encompasses ceramics, workshops, cooking classes and communal events. She also provides opportunities for participants to learn new skills and form new social bonds. So when she decided to design the kitchen in her new Camden home, there was never any doubt that there would be originality, imagination and innovation involved. Given Francesca’s heritage, terrazzo was the obvious choice. “It’s a material I’ve

Creating Terrazzo the Anfossi Way! Read More »

What do I need to know before getting a marble worktop?

At the heart of our business is marble. Diespeker has worked with marble in the UK since we started in London in 1881. There is no denying the true beauty of the material which always creates a sense of grandeur and elegance in a home or commercial property. You just need to take a look at the marble statues in galleries to see the stunning impact of this incomparable natural

What do I need to know before getting a marble worktop? Read More »

Bright Skies for 2022

After the neutral tone of last year’s Dulux Colour of the Year Brave Ground, it’s nice to see more of a zing in the 2022 colour, the cheerfully titled Bright Skies. Dulux releases a new colour each year to reflect the mood of the moment. While Brave Ground was fairly sombre and comforting, Bright Skies feels optimistic and airy. Bright Skies is the result of the collaboration of a panel

Bright Skies for 2022 Read More »

Conglomerate – in the frame!

Diespeker’s materials are used for many different purposes, but this project for a framing company may just be a first. Jamie Hawkins from Hawkins Framing has long had a fascination with terrazzo and floor surfaces – including London Underground concourses and stations. He came across Diespeker when he and his wife were looking for a new kitchen worktop. They visited the factory to browse the different options before choosing a

Conglomerate – in the frame! Read More »

Revisiting the V&A

Back in 2017, the Diespeker team was responsible for creating a conglomerate countertop for the Members’ Room at the V&A. The countertop featured a significant curve that tested Diespeker’s skills not just in making it, but also in transporting and installing all 15 pieces. Although we saw the countertop during installation, we didn’t get the chance to see the finished room and the final look of the countertop. But with

Revisiting the V&A Read More »

Diespeker terrazzo features in GQ Awards

We were delighted to see two London restaurants using bespoke celebrated in the recent GQ Magazine Food and Drink Awards. Sri Lankan restaurant Kolamba in Soho won the top award for Best Interior. The Diespeker bespoke team had created the unusual and eye-catching Palladiana cocktail bar in resin terrazzo, plus a cement terrazzo for the table tops and kitchen dining counter. Both terrazzo designs featured unusual teal-blue/green marble in the

Diespeker terrazzo features in GQ Awards Read More »

Read all about it!

We are delighted to announce that we’ve now published our second magazine, celebrating all things terrazzo and natural stone. We’ve been putting this together during the second and third lockdowns – one way of keeping us out of trouble! It’s been said that print is dead, but here at Diespeker we beg to differ. Over the past year many people have relearned how important it is to take time over

Read all about it! Read More »

Shopping Cart