Diespeker has carried out another first in the world of resin based terrazzo, by bending resin terrazzo panels to fit a curved countertop. The project The innovative process was carried out for a countertop for Nandos in Fallowfield, Manchester on a fast-track programme. The client chose a material from our Standard Plus range but the timescale meant that our Italian suppliers couldn’t meet the deadline (our Standard and Standard Plus […]
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As part of station improvements at Piccadilly tube station, Diespeker & Co is handling a major project to replace five staircases in the company’s first foray into working within the capital’s underground network. The project requires the old staircases to be removed completely and new stairs to be installed. Due to the heavy footfall at the station, the stairs need to be extremely robust. Interestingly, the stairs are being made
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Anyone who has ever seen The Importance of Being Earnest will remember the famous line, uttered by Lady Bracknell. The grand dame would surely utter her words in the same tone, if she saw Diespeker’s terrazzo handbag, created for a London fashion designer. At Diespeker, we like to push the boundaries of working with terrazzo. So, when we were asked to create a solid terrazzo handbag for a London fashion
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Italian restaurant Fucina in Chiltern Street, Marylebone is the brainchild of Australian-born restaurateur Kurt Zdesar. Zdesar brought in head chef Stefano Stecca, from Rimini, formerly head chef at Toto’s in Chelsea. The restaurant opened to acclaim in late 2016. The Fucina style is ‘casual-luxury’. It serves only organic produce, including the wine and soft drinks, and has a quirky adjoining panetteria for baking bread in-house. Many ingredients, including ice-cream, pasta
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When Kate Gould set about designing ‘City Living’ for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2017 she was very keen to include light transmitting materials into the hard landscaping. Kate initially considered buying in some light transmitting concrete for a large wall area but taking into consideration the fact that the garden is being self funded, the team decided to get creative with ways to get innovative materials as cost effectively
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Diespeker is now offering a free presentation seminar for London-based architectural and design practices. The presentation is given by Kevin Meynard, our Business Development Director. Kevin will give helpful information on such topics as: Different types of terrazzo Cement based Resin based Standard and bespoke Tile, screed, precast How a terrazzo tile / slab is made What terrazzo can be used for and which type is best for: Countertops Flooring
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Diespeker contributed towards a unique, contemporary interior for independent restaurant, Llewelyn’s in Herne Hill, London. When Diesepeker was brought into the mix, the architect, Henry Harker of new London practice HH+, had already agreed a palette with the client. They initially intended to use Corian throughout, but during discussions decided that terrazzo would be a better look for the interior of the restaurant. The change of heart brought Henry and
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Most of us dutifully recycle our bottles – but how many think about using them decoratively? Diespeker recently did just this, working with joinery and furniture specialist, JBL Furniture to produce a unique terrazzo display panel and countertop for an international bank. The creative idea was to use crushed green beer bottles as the aggregate for terrazzo – with the challenge to exactly match the finishes of resin based terrazzo
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Diespeker & Co was thrilled to learn that one of our terrazzo tile designs has been picked out by design monthly Architectural Digest from Condé Naste, for an award in the inaugural AD Great Design Awards. Even better, the terrazzo was chosen from our new, extended terrazzo range, launched late last year. The product was selected by Architectural Digest as an example of “truly best-in-class design, offering a unique curation
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Diespeker terrazzo is making further inroads across the globe. We’ve had an impressive rise in interest in both our resin and cement based terrazzo, bespoke and standard for a variety of high profile projects in different countries. In 2016, this included terrazzo supply to Korea, a variety of supply contracts with Reiss in the South of France and two stores in the States. We have recently supplied terrazzo flooring to
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