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YOU HAVE A SMALL SPACE WITH NO WINDOWS? PUT LAMPS IN THERE. MAKE IT DRAMATIC.
PAINT IT BLACK, DO SOMETHING WITH IT. IF IT’S DARK,
David Bromstad | TV personality
acting as a backdrop for lighting options ranging from the opulent to the subtle. Just look at Carl Prinz’s LUXline LED options for striking examples of how that can work. Amthal Karim, Head of Design at Furniture and Choice, summed it up when she said recently: “Ceilings have long been overlooked when it comes to giving your home a makeover until recent years. However, the ceiling - or the fi fth wall - can be transformed into the most exciting focal point.” Farrow and Ball colour consultant Joa Studholme also spoke recently about making brave choices, advising: “You must think of the room as a whole” and US designer and TV personality David Bromstad banished the myth that there are strict rules to colour choices. “You have a small space with no windows? Put lamps in there,” he said. “Make it dramatic, paint the ceiling black. Do something with it. If it’s dark, accentuate the darkness.” Whatever the view, it’s about cohesion. Wall and ceiling products are the key to individual interior designs and off er countless possibilities for setting the scene. From colours to wallpapers to paneling, the latest trends are as varied as tastes - from timeless looks to modern Scandinavian styles and custom fi nishes. Modern wall and ceiling products are true masters of transformation, able to transform drab spaces into true oases of wellbeing. Whether it’s the perfect colour that bathes the room in a new light, or wallpapers that impress with sophisticated patterns and textures, the possibilities are endless. From elegant mouldings that give a room that certain something, to ceiling panels that can either make rooms look bigger or cozy and intimate. And let’s not forget acoustics. With open-plan designs and even
more and more of us working from home, noise management has become an issue, so the likes of ‘false ceiling’ sound-absorbing panels, baffl es or ceiling islands have become big business. The concept has a lot of relevance for a trade show based in Germany,
a country which values the seamless integration of natural materials and encourages the likes of exposed wooden beams, architectural detailing
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and the sort of sculptural forms that add depth and personality to a room. The same goes for subtle but nice statement-making fi nishes, especially those that involve a cohesive colour palette or specifi c textures to tie the room together, ensuring the ceiling contributes to, rather than overwhelms, the space.
evident on an international level. The Swiss-French architect and urban planner Le Corbusier is known for emphasising the architectural importance of the ceiling. British- Iranian designer Elnaz Namaki notes its ability to “add layering and a three-dimensional aspect to the design of a space” and they were often integral to some of the most iconic works of the infl uential Italian designer Gio Ponti.
Similarly, with the German Ippolito Fleitz Group – so-called “identity
architects” are renowned for making the ceiling design pivotal to the overall brand identity and spatial experience. And the studio of Berlin’s Susanne Kaiser has built a reputation for a playful yet sophisticated approach in which unique ceiling and lighting designs play a central role. In other words it’s open season. As playwright Neil Simon once said... “If no one ever took risks, Michelangelo would have painted the Sistine fl oor.”
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