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Interiors & Interior Design; Kitchen Design & Appliances; Lighting & Electrical
Expanded Metal Company (EMC) Aquila Design
Expanded metal mesh is being Last year Aquila Design provided a stylish touch
used as the new infill material by to Spinningfield Square in the heart of
Screens at Work for its office Manchester. Named after the square, Aquila’s
privacy screens. The company uniquely designed 6m stainless steel columns
was impressed with the material, bring a modern feel to the regenerated space,
particularly noting its performance whilst blending in neatly with historic landmarks.
capacity and aesthetic value. Using Aquila’s innovative 1659 Micro
®
reflector
Phil Dingley from Screens at Work in combination with a 150W CDM-T lamp
explains “The use of the expanded provides a high performance white light, and
metal mesh brings economic benefits – manufacture is via a single allows a small luminaire size, giving the
sheet of metal that is basically stretched. However, it is the visual Spinningfields clean lines from top to bottom.
implications that interested us most. Introducing a new material for A row of white LEDs built into the rear of the
the infill opens up new dimensions in terms of design flexibility.” columns further enhances their visual appeal.
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WS Westin Urbis Lighting
Westin are the only UK In early spring 2008 Urbis helped to transform
Company to manufacture and the picturesque village of Mumbles, near
supply custom-built domestic Swansea. The existing lanterns lighting the
kitchen extractors. Westin’s main Road through the village were ageing and
wholly bespoke service gives in need of replacement. Urbis’ decorative
designers the flexibility they Frogner lantern hit the right buttons. Urbis
demand to create functional yet supplied 50 elegant tapered columns, with
beautiful living spaces. John Frogners mounted at 10m or 8m for re-lighting
Reed, MD of Westin, explains the main route from the White Rose up towards
that “Custom-build is the art of the famous ‘Mumbles Point’. The columns are
re-creating your client’s exact design,” he continues “this allows our also equipped to take floral displays, banners
clients to design without compromise and commission any shape or and festive decorations. This has reduced
style of hood to work alongside the theme of a kitchen or home.” column clutter, giving the streets a cleaner look.
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