Theres Hoyos tells us why she chose Diespeker terrazzo for her new Notting Hill kitchen. Theres’s work has taken her around the globe for the past 10 years, so when she decided to find a permanent base in London it had to be just right. Theres and her husband came across an apartment in Notting Hill in need of refurbishment that perfectly fitted the bill – moving in by the […]
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As a flooring option, terrazzo has been around for many years. Floors you walk on in hospitals, public buildings and train station concourses may well be made of terrazzo! But what is the price of terrazzo? There are a wide variety of options and consequently a wide variety of prices. Here we look at what you need to think about if you decide that terrazzo is the flooring for a
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Selecting a poured or tiled terrazzo floor involves a lot of different variables. Take a look at the sales process we work from below to give you an idea of what we need to specify and quote for your flooring project. Contact us by email or phone or visit our showroom where you can see many of our available terrazzo designs for yourself. If you can’t visit we can send
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You may be thinking about using terrazzo for a countertop for your home or as part of a commercial project. But with so many options and so many companies keen to win your business, where do you start? A company in the business of selling terrazzo may give a price but might not mention at first the many variations for a countertop. What’s the pricing structure? There’s not really any
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A striking reception desk that provides a welcome for flexible workspace users. Clockwise Wood Green provides contemporary private offices, workspaces and meeting rooms for locals looking for a professional work area but don’t want a formal office. The original 1980s building was refurbished during lockdown, with the flexible workspace concept becoming ever more relevant. With more people working away from their main office and the increase in flexible working, there
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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
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Some years ago now, Diespeker worked on a project for Andy Martin Architecture, creating a bespoke terrazzo with glass inset for specific sections of the restaurant Fucina’s floor. The creative was inspired by flooring designed by architect Carlo Scarpa in the Olivetti Showroom in St Mark’s Square, Venice; mosaic tiles in a variety of colours give the impression of moving water. Fast forward to 2021, and we were contracted to
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We’re celebrating two big birthdays this year – Diespeker’s 140th year as a natural stone and terrazzo specialist, and MD John Krause’s ‘not’ 60th. John’s landmark birthday was actually in June 2020, but the celebrations were less extensive than they should have been due to Covid restrictions. This year, within the current guidelines, John celebrated with family and friends in the gardens of his Wimbledon home. 2021 is the company’s
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Street artist Lionel Stanhope has created a stunning mural for our HQ in Bermondsey. It’s just one of the ways we’re marking an impressive 140 years as a London-based specialist supplier of marble, granite and terrazzo products to businesses and homes in the UK and overseas. Artist Lionel has painted sets for Hollywood and Disney and is well known for his work for Network Rail, recreating colourful retro signage under
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Summer is here! With perfect timing, with the sun is coming out as we head into the summer months, Diespeker has taken delivery of our first branded t-shirts. It’s probably no surprise that the t-shirts have been made in one of our most popular terrazzo designs, TE007. Last seen used for our branded masks created for our team members during the pandemic, TE007 lends itself perfectly as a textile design
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