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WHEN BOLON FLOORING COMES TO LIFE. ISSUE 2017 COLLECTION BY JEAN NOUVEL

& progress projects we love contents passion SINCE MARIE AND I were children, our home has always been open to friends. We grew up with the idea that people and family are important in all matters, whether personal or business, and because of that we try to incorporate that into the way that Bolon works. We want to nurture the relationships upon which the company is built, because that kind of passion comes naturally. It’s the way we were raised. Happily, 2016 was a chance to renew old acquaintances. We first worked with Jean Nouvel in 2012, and he has returned to Bolon with a new flooring...

NOTICE BOARD PROJECTS WE LOVE AN EVENING BY YOU London-based designer Jacopo Sarzi created a visual feast for An Evening By You, an event produced by creative agency Tack Studio to celebrate the Bolon By You flooring collection. Sarzi conceived the Still Life installation to showcase the potential of Bolon’s new flooring, as well as masterminding an array of experimental canapés and drinks that took inspiration from the collection. The event, hosted in April 2016 at Bolon’s London showroom, was based around Sarzi’s constellation of specially designed objects combined with Bolon By You...

notice board bolon exhibits with a true icon Bolon contributed 150m2 of flooring for the exhibition Missoni Art Colour, held at London’s Fashion and Textile Museum from May to September 2016. The Zigzag Black flooring came from the Bolon By Missoni collection, enhancing the exhibition’s presentation of 60 years of fashion that was shown alongside paintings by major 20th-century European artists and previously unseen textiles by the late Ottavio Missoni. “We were honoured to be asked to contribute to this project,” said Bolon CEO Marie Eklund. “Considering our long-time collaboration...

PROJECTS WE LOVE OUR STORY WORDS JOHANNA AGERMAN ROSS PHOTOS ANNICA EKLUND Come as you are Hospitality is an overused word – what should be a tailor-made experience often comes from a cookie-cutter mould. Not so in the hands of Annica and Marie Eklund, for whom the art of entertaining has always had a personal touch. All 16 rooms at Villa La Madonna have a view over the surrounding vineyard and Bormida valley.

STAY WITH BOLON WELCOME TO: Villa La Madonna LOCATION: Monastero Bormida, Piedmont, Italy. FACTS: This 17th-century villa has a personal connection for Marie Eklund as her late husband managed the vineyard here for 25 years. The estate consists of 65 per cent Barbera and 35 per cent Cabernet Sauvignon and produces around 6,000 bottles a year from its 17,500m2 of vines. The hotel runs a series of tastings for guests. villalamadonna.com This page: Annica and Marie Eklund; vintage furniture sits comfortably with contemporary designs. Opposite: A double bedroom with balcony at the Villa. PHOTO...

1, The understated luxe of Urban House. 2. Looking over the pool at Villa La Madonna in Piedmont. 3. Celebration of Midsummer at the Lake House. 4. Pants, of the Italian villa date back to the 17th century. 5. Guests, mingle in the c.ouityan'd at Urban House. 6. The bathroom in room 4 at Urban House. 7. Room 2 at Ui'ban House features a rolltop baith and a chandelier found on a trip to Brazil. 13 stay with bolon welcome TO: Urban House location: Ulriceliainn. Sweden FACTS: Based in a lolli-ofnliiry slaughterhouse building. Bolon’s house lor visiling Friends and olienls was also...

14 “Business is not all about numbers. It’s about connecting. We believe great things can start when sharing a good meal.” stay with bolon WELCOME TO: Lake House LOCATION: Ulrieehamn, Sweden FACTS: This house was acquired by Bolon in 2013. Anniea used the location as a backdrop to the photos in her first book, Friends, Family, Food a collection of photos and recipes of time spent at the lake, entertaining muchloved guests. LAKE HOUSE WAS the first embodiment of this idea, paving the way for both Urban House and Farm House. The wider enterprise has proven so successful that there is now a...

words rosie spencer projects we love recent projects every picture tells a story Bold comic-style Illustrations by two Belgian artists adorn the walls of the newly refurbished Radisson RED Brussels. The hotel, formerly a Radisson Blu, is the first of many Radisson RED hotels, including sites in Cape Town, Dubai and Glasgow, with a new brand that has been three years in the planning. To create the distinctive look of the Brussels hotel, UK design studio Graven, which has a long history of collaboration with the Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group that owns the Radisson brand, looked to the city’s...

PROJECTS WE LOVE RADISSON RED BRUSSELS PROJECT INFORMATION COLLECTION NAMES: Bolon Now Silver AREA: 4,300m2 LOCATION: Brussels, Belgium CLIENT: Radisson Red Brussels ARCHITECT: Graven Hamilton. “The palette of materials throughout the hotel have been chosen to create an interesting mix that all play their part in creating a vibrant, exciting environment. In other RED hotels in the pipeline, polished concrete has been used within the bedroom areas as the floor finish. With the restraints of RED Brussels being a refurb project rather than a new build, we had to look at alternatives to...

projects we love teab + ic! Berlin remain focused Eyewear brand ic! berlin’s 20/20 store is located in Taipei 101, one of the world’s tallest buildings, and was created by the Taiwanese studio Senjin Design. The high-impact black and white interior showcases the brand’s eyewear in a variety of ways, with a series of innovative white display units that contrast with the dark walls and floor and exhibit the glasses like works of art. In the centre of the store is a tiered, oval-shaped shelving unit with Bolon flooring shaped around it in different shades “to create an effect like a ripple, to...

projects we love rms Parramatta the shape of things “The visually engaging geometric flooring works perfectly with the raw finishes and streamlined design of the space,” says Alison Irons, principal interior design leader at GHD Woodhead. This Australian design firm was responsible for the new offices of Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) in Parramatta, a business district in the suburbs of Sydney. RMS is an Australian State Government Agency responsible for transport in the east-coast state of New South Wales. Bolon flooring was chosen for the Plaza, the heart of the 8,500m2 office complex...