SLEEPER SPECIFIER
“I SAY…”
“Good Housekeeping”
By Mark Plumtree,
Creative Director,
Plumtreemee & IDA
Council Member,
Northern Region
“As a specialist hotel
designer and regular hotel user, I pay a lot
of attention to how it it looks and feels, but
also the basics of how well it performs with
standard of service provided. Housekeeping
standards are often overlooked by
designers, but for me, the sustainability of
the back of house is of equal importance
to front of house. I often work from my
hotel room before attending meetings and
invariably meet the room maids and it never FLETCO
ceases to amaze me how they perform their S+ARCK BY FLETCO
duties for the sake and appearance of the Philippe Starck has made his textiles debut with the launch a new carpet tile concept for
brand! Danish flooring manufacturer, Fletco. The innovative range includes tiles in different designs,
For example, I recently stayed in a where individual figures, icons and patterns can be combined freely in 12 colourways, making
newbuild 300 bedroom, twelve-storey them a perfect choice for creative architects and interior designers who want to add an extra
‘boutique’ hotel with an image policy of dimension to the sensory expression of their work. Starck has also provided an option to
no housekeeping trolleys in corridors or incorporate other materials such as brushed aluminium, wood, glass, steel and even Nanolight
rooms! With only one linen store on every into the tiles, which are made from Antron® carpet fibres.
other floor, maids suffered the arduous Tel: +45 96 60 30 00
task of carrying everything themselves www.fletco.com
with endless repeat journeys to and from
the various stores for linen, towels, soaps,
cleaning equipment etc. With lateral
thought surely the man hour wastage cost TAI PING
alone would have paid for an individually KESI
designed housekeeping trolley that could Tai Ping has launched Kesi, its latest
be taken into each room out of site of the carpet collection designed specifically
corridor? Failing that there is no excuse for the hospitality sector, and inspired
in newbuild for not designing sufficient by classic Asian motifs. “Kesi is fresh
housekeeping storage. I’m sure this is and new and, since it is grounded in
an extreme case but sustainability is an artistic tradition, it has the style and
important issue front of house, surely its longevity our clients in the hospitality
time we considered back of house and sector are seeking,” explains Elliot Steel,
designed around the brand standards Global Design Manager of Tai Ping’s
and consider just how important the Commercial Division. The Axminster
operational implications of our interior collection is woven from a blend of
design are.” premium New Zealand wool and nylon,
www.theida.co.uk and features 17 designs in a lively colour
palette.
Tel: +44 (0)1562 861 007
www.taipingcarpets.com
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