http://www.vwbs.co.uk Generated rss-feed from VW+BS (www.vwbs.co.uk/) http://www.vwbs.co.uk/index.php?entry=62 <img src="user/uploads/2010/0a.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2010/1a.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2010/2010_thumb.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2010/2a.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2010/3a.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2010/4a.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2010/5a.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2010/6a.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2010/7a.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2010/8a.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2010/91a.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2010/92a.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2010/93a.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2010/9a.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2010/a.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2010/b.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2010/c.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2010/d.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2010/e.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2010/f.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2010/g.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2010/h.jpg" /> <img 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src="user/uploads/2008/z3.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2008/z4.jpg" /> AD, Blue Print Asia, Elle Decoration, House&Garden, Icon, Stella, Wallpaper... http://www.vwbs.co.uk/index.php?entry=59 <img src="user/uploads/2007/a.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2007/b.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2007/c.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2007/d.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2007/e.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2007/f.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2007/g.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2007/h.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2007/i.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2007/j.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2007/k.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2007/l.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2007/m.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2007/n.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2007/o.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2007/p.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2007/q.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2007/r.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2007/s.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2007/t.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2007/u.jpg" /> <img 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src="user/uploads/2007/z99.jpg" /> &Fork, 20 20 BASE DESIGN SINGAPORE, Averrati, City Style, D+A, Design Year Book, Elle Decor (Russia), Fabric, Form, Galore, House&Garden, Icon, Ideat, Posh, Stylr, Wallpaper... http://www.vwbs.co.uk/index.php?entry=56 <img src="user/uploads/2006/a.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2006/b.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2006/c.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2006/d.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2006/e.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2006/f.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2006/g.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2006/h.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2006/i.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2006/j.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2006/k.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2006/l.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2006/m.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2006/n.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2006/o.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2006/p.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2006/q.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2006/r.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2006/s.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2006/t.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2006/u.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2006/v.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2006/w.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2006/x.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2006/y.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2006/z.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2006/z1.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2006/z2.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2006/z2006_thumb.jpg" /> 1000 New Design, ELLE Decor Uk, Folio Men Singapor, HOME Concept, House & Garden, I'am Home, ISH Singapore, Minimal Style, Monitor, Wallpaper... http://www.vwbs.co.uk/index.php?entry=55 <img src="user/uploads/2005/a.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2005/b.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2005/c.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2005/d.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2005/e.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2005/f.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2005/g.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2005/h.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2005/i.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2005/j.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2005/k.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2005/l.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2005/m.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2005/n.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2005/o.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2005/p.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2005/q.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2005/r.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2005/s.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2005/t.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2005/u.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2005/v.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2005/w.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2005/x.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2005/y.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2005/z2005_thumb.jpg" /> A.D (Italy), Axis( Japan), Singaporedge, Grazia(Uk), Interiors by Designs, L'Officiel 1000 Modeles, Young Asian Designers, Elle Decor (Italy)... http://www.vwbs.co.uk/index.php?entry=53 <img src="user/uploads/2004/1.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2004/2.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2004/3.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2004/4.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2004/5.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2004/6.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2004/7.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2004/8.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2004/9.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2004/91.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2004/92.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2004/93.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2004/94.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2004/95.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2004/96.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2004/z2004_thumb.jpg" /> GQ, The International Design Year book, Metropolitan Home, Wallpaper (UK), Arbitare (Italy), Modern Home ( Hong Kong), The Sunday Times... http://www.vwbs.co.uk/index.php?entry=52 <img src="user/uploads/2003/1.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2003/2.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2003/z2003_thumb.jpg" /> Diseño interior ( Spain)... http://www.vwbs.co.uk/index.php?entry=51 <img src="user/uploads/2002/2.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2002/3.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2002/z2002_thumb.jpg" /> The world of interiors... http://www.vwbs.co.uk/index.php?entry=50 <img src="user/uploads/2001/1.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2001/2.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2001/4.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2001/5.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2001/6.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2001/7.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2001/8.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/2001/z2001_thumb.jpg" /> The colour design source book, London Apartments... http://www.vwbs.co.uk/index.php?entry=68 <img src="user/uploads/stanhope-gardens/STG (1).jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/stanhope-gardens/STG (2).jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/stanhope-gardens/STG (3).jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/stanhope-gardens/STG (4).jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/stanhope-gardens/STG (5).jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/stanhope-gardens/STG (6).jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/stanhope-gardens/STG (7).jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/stanhope-gardens/STG (8).jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/stanhope-gardens/STG (9).jpg" /> http://www.vwbs.co.uk/index.php?entry=67 <img src="user/uploads/eaton-place/eaton_place.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/eaton-place/eaton_place1.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/eaton-place/eaton_place2.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/eaton-place/eaton_place3.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/eaton-place/eaton_place4.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/eaton-place/eaton_place_thumb.jpg" /> This luxury refurbishment of a two-bedroomed pied-à-terre in Belgravia was for a Singapore-based couple with two children. The apartment is a lateral conversion in a 1950s mansion building from two previously smaller apartments. Our intervention was to streamline the existing spaces so that windows, walls and doors were better aligned to bring light into the apartment and the creation of a variety of bespoke design features, such as the audio visual and shelving unit in the main living room. In addition to the design work, we were able to coordinate the whole process on behalf of the client, from the installation of audio visual and security systems, negotiations with the freeholder and other residents, and the procurement of furniture and lighting.

The new flooring throughout the living areas is a grey stained brushed French oak. The wall finishes are in muted paints and Japanese silks, and a silver wallpaper is used as a dramatic backdrop in the entrance hall. Additionally in the entrance we have formed a lit coffered ceiling to create a greater sense of height and space, using Viabizzuno light fittings.

The bathrooms were completely redesigned using sandalwood marble, Corian surfaces and bath trays, with Catalano sanitary ware and Hansgrohe fittings with a built in 17” television in the main bathroom. In the dining room is a bespoke low level table in a high gloss polyester lacquer, designed for a more relaxed dining style, coupled with the Charles Eames plywood chairs from Vitra. Alongside the interior designer client, we assisted in the sourcing of lamps, mirrors, other accessories and works of art from the many antique dealers in the neighbourhood to create a cool luxury haven in the exclusive centre of London. http://www.vwbs.co.uk/index.php?entry=63 <img src="user/uploads/de-la-beche-manor/delabeche1.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/de-la-beche-manor/delabeche2.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/de-la-beche-manor/delabeche3.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/de-la-beche-manor/delabeche4.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/de-la-beche-manor/delabeche4_thumb.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/de-la-beche-manor/delabeche5.1.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/de-la-beche-manor/delabeche5.2.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/de-la-beche-manor/delabeche5.3.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/de-la-beche-manor/delabeche5.4.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/de-la-beche-manor/delabeche5.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/de-la-beche-manor/delabeche6.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/de-la-beche-manor/delabeche7.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/de-la-beche-manor/delabeche8.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/de-la-beche-manor/delabeche9.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/de-la-beche-manor/delabeche9a.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/de-la-beche-manor/delabeche9b.jpg" /> We were approached by an entrepreneurial couple, with 5 children, a sixth on the way and a number of pets, to help them refurbish the house they had just bought on a 20 acre estate in Berkshire. The house, dating from the 19th century, had been added to in a piece meal fashion by various owners with very mixed results: a series of awkwardly arranged and disconnected rooms that were very dark and did not suit modern family life. Our brief was twofold: firstly to rationalise the internal layout of the existing house while maximising the views onto the garden and grounds; and secondly to increase the living accommodation by adding an extension. This would balance the existing L-shaped plan of the house with an additional wing to enclose the front driveway.
The extension is set on a lower part of the garden which allowed us to create high ceilinged spaces, without the addition dominating the main house. The form of the building is drawn from the typical barn structures that can be found in the local area as well as on the estate itself. The short elevations are clad with western red cedar strips apart from the fixed triangular glazed gables at high level. The cedar cladding on the driveway elevation is broken up by three vertical strip windows to bring light into the family room and provide glimpses to the garden beyond. The garden elevation is glazed from floor to ceiling for most of its length, with cedar clad doors creating access to the patio and lower garden beyond. Internally the long space is divided in the middle by a two storey block which houses the gym and an office above. At one end is the family room and at the other a large movie room with an 84” screen. The roof of the extension is clad in slate tiles to match that of the existing house but detailed in a contemporary way so that it creates crisp junctions with the glazing and timber cladding. http://www.vwbs.co.uk/index.php?entry=8 <img src="user/uploads/headfort-place/hp08.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/headfort-place/hp08_thumb.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/headfort-place/hp09.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/headfort-place/hp10.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/headfort-place/hp11.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/headfort-place/hp12.jpg" /> This is a project in a narrow four storey house in Belgravia of approximately 200 square metres for a developer. Inspired by the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, by Gordon Bunshaft of SOM, we linked the floors, with a central volume of walnut and onyx. Narrow glass strips in each floor allow you to see from the basement all the way to the top floor, celebrating the verticality of the terrace. At night the onyx segments are back-lit to provide a warm glow throughout the core of the house. http://www.vwbs.co.uk/index.php?entry=12 <img src="user/uploads/lansdown-crescent/1.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/lansdown-crescent/3.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/lansdown-crescent/4.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/lansdown-crescent/5.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/lansdown-crescent/6.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/lansdown-crescent/7_thumb.jpg" /> http://www.vwbs.co.uk/index.php?entry=14 <img src="user/uploads/stannary-street/ss01.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/stannary-street/ss04.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/stannary-street/ss04_thumb.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/stannary-street/ss05.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/stannary-street/ss06.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/stannary-street/ss07.jpg" /> The flat is located in a converted Victorian schoolhouse. It is conceived as a new structure, inserted into an existing space.

A new seamless plane, which comprises a mezzanine level with the kitchen below and a wall division above, creates an internal elevation within the space. This plane, hung off two existing beams, has allowed space for two additional rooms: a bedroom with a dressing room and a large work area. A spine wall, aligned with the existing central beam, divides the upper level into the two rooms and forms the opening for a two-way staircase below. The staircase peels off in different directions at mid-level to ensure privacy between the rooms.

On the level below, a box is suspended from the ceiling of the new deck to create a galley kitchen, preserving the continuity of the floor and the perception of the open-plan room. This 'hanging' kitchen can be closed off with sliding panels.

All the lighting and services are contained within the floor and the walls of this insertion. Strong colours are deployed strategically to enhance the planar qualities of the scheme. The floor on the lower level is painted a gloss graphite to add a reflective dimension. http://www.vwbs.co.uk/index.php?entry=58 <img src="user/uploads/monarch-house/mh1.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/monarch-house/mh2.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/monarch-house/mh3.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/monarch-house/mh4.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/monarch-house/mh5.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/monarch-house/mh5_thumb.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/monarch-house/mh6.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/monarch-house/mh7.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/monarch-house/mh8.jpg" /> We were recruited to carry out a cost conscious refurbishment of these serviced apartments in Kensington, which had not been changed since the 1980s. Clients for these apartments can be individual business people working in London for 6 months or more, or a family spending three months over the summer in London. Our response was to create neutral functional spaces with an emphasis on robust and solid finishes. The muted palette of finishes can be complemented by a variety of accessories to suit the specific client and changing fashions. http://www.vwbs.co.uk/index.php?entry=57 <img src="user/uploads/secretariat/A1.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/secretariat/A3.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/secretariat/A3_thumb.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/secretariat/A6.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/secretariat/V1.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/secretariat/V1a.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/secretariat/V1b.jpg" /> http://www.vwbs.co.uk/index.php?entry=49 <img src="user/uploads/london-design-festival-2008/pp.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/london-design-festival-2008/pp1.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/london-design-festival-2008/pp1_thumb.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/london-design-festival-2008/pp2.jpg" /> We commissioned a young animator Spencer Cross (winner of the Best of the Fest award at the Flux Ipod Film festival in 2007) and our graphic designers Bravo Charlie Mike Hotel to create an installation of our work for the London Design Festival, in an industrial warehouse on St. John Street in Clerkenwell. It is an animation, with an Alice-in-Wonderland-style pursuit through a fantasy landscape of our products and architecture. It lasts about six minutes with some original music by Portmanteau, the dance music duo. We exhibited alongside Decode and the Foundry; and the venue operated as a Pop-up store during the festival as well being the venue for the Icon Magazine Party, with a crowd of over 1000 people.

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wwww.foundryonline.co.uk http://www.vwbs.co.uk/index.php?entry=48 <img src="user/uploads/institute-of-chinese-medicine/icm01.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/institute-of-chinese-medicine/icm01_thumb.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/institute-of-chinese-medicine/icm08.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/institute-of-chinese-medicine/icm14.jpg" /> The Institute of Chinese Medicine in London’s Covent Garden is one of the foremost practitioners in the UK, combining traditional Chinese techniques with Western medical practice. The brief for this project was to open up the ground floor area to provide a reception area for clients as well as to create visibility from the street for the dispensing and preparation area. We designed a streamlined built-in seating unit that is combined with the reception desk. The materials are very simple: European Oak, white paint and glass. Inside the main entrance, a free-standing glass panel is etched with a piece of classic Chinese poetry on healing, and serves to deflect the circulation as you walk into the space. http://www.vwbs.co.uk/index.php?entry=45 <img src="user/uploads/asianera-factory-/as1.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/asianera-factory-/as3.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/asianera-factory-/as3_thumb.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/asianera-factory-/as4.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/asianera-factory-/as5.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/asianera-factory-/as6.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/asianera-factory-/as7.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/asianera-factory-/as8.jpg" /> The project is developed to meet the clients’ requests to construct a model factory complex within the Tangshan industrial zone. An important focus of the master plan is to create an eco-village for this bone china manufacturer Asianera. The scheme consists of programmatic strips pierced by courtyards and circulatory routes featuring horizontally and vertically located ‘green lungs’ that improve the environment and help alleviate pollution. The courtyards and pools collect rainwater for further use in production and landscape maintenance.

The layers of the outer skin of the building are structured to provide vertical green growth that creates a filtration system for temperature and air quality control. This ‘green wall’ system mediates the extremes of climate and becomes a living skin. The north facade will be used to vent cool air during summer and the south facade to induce warm air during winter. This Campus Manufacturing Village draws inspiration from traditional Chinese architecture and aims to be environmentally responsible and responsive wherever possible. This will be conducive to a creative living/working environment for the Asianera staff and will set a precedent for ethical manufacturing to the rest of the factory communities in Tangshan. http://www.vwbs.co.uk/index.php?entry=9 <img src="user/uploads/carnation-drive/vwbs_carnation_drive_1_thumb.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/carnation-drive/vwbs_carnation_drive_2.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/carnation-drive/vwbs_carnation_drive_3.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/carnation-drive/vwbs_carnation_drive_4.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/carnation-drive/vwbs_carnation_drive_5.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/carnation-drive/vwbs_carnation_drive_6.jpg" /> The house is in the centre of the Island of Singapore in a district known as Thomson.
It is approximately 200 square metres over two storeys with a first floor front garden and second floor grass terrace situated on a compact, slightly elevated plot.
The house is a simplified diagram of a house, with a double pitched roof and simple massing. It features dark painted external walls with a crisp black standing seam aluminium roof that provides a framework and a contrast for the lush tropical greenery that surrounds the structure. The pitched roof houses a self contained guest suite.

Our idea for this project was to create a contemporary version of a tropical house. Verandas are an important device used in traditional colonial houses against the excessive heat of the tropics. Here we tried to create a modern interpretation of that device. The lushly planted front garden is very much part of the living/dining room on the first level as almost the entire front facade opens up onto the garden. The deep overhang above shades the internal living spaces from heat and glare. On the second bedroom level the rooms again open out onto an elevated grass terrace. Stainless steel cables that act as a framework for creepers are located between the internal rooms and the grass terrace beyond. The creepers wrap around all four facades of the house - forming a growing and breathing sun shading device. The clients are garden lovers so the main focus of the house was the garden rather than the house itself. As the house is slightly elevated from the road, the second floor grass terrace, first floor front garden are seen as elevated terraces in relation to the main approach.

The owner wanted to use locally sourced Asian materials to reflect the location of the project with large open spaces to overlook the gardens. Locally sourced Chinese marble flooring has been used extensively in the interior as well as sustainable tropical woods.
The scheme was designed specifically to reflect its tropical location and the gardens were a very important part of this scheme. The vegetation also creates a privacy screen for the house. http://www.vwbs.co.uk/index.php?entry=44 <img src="user/uploads/shad-thames/bw1.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/shad-thames/bw2.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/shad-thames/bw4.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/shad-thames/bw5.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/shad-thames/bw7.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/shad-thames/bw8.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/shad-thames/bw_thumb.jpg" /> Construction budget: £360 000 + VAT
Total area: 140 square metres
No. of bedrooms: 3
No. of bathrooms: 2 (and one dressing room)
Scope of work:

We were asked to refurbish a warehouse apartment for a family that was from one of the first 1980s redevelopments near Tower Bridge. The defining feature of the apartment is the magnificently framed views of the river and Tower Bridge itself and the other aspect on to the old narrow street of Shad Thames.
We re-aligned the circulation so that the axis runs between the river and the street with all the rooms leading directly off this single corridor. The internal layout bears some relation to a ship interior, to reflect the proximity to the river.
We defined a very clear distinction between the original 19th century structural elements, such as the oak beams and the exposed brick work, and the new insertion. The predominant new finishes are solid oak flooring, veneered oak panelling. In the kitchen and bathroom black stone is used. There is no natural lighting into the bathrooms, so the black stone creates a more interesting effect. http://www.vwbs.co.uk/index.php?entry=43 <img src="user/uploads/setcast-exhibition/1.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/setcast-exhibition/2.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/setcast-exhibition/3.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/setcast-exhibition/5.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/setcast-exhibition/5_thumb.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/setcast-exhibition/6.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/setcast-exhibition/7.jpg" /> The SETCAST PARTY took place at the Yard Gallery in London’s Old Street on a warm November evening with over 200 people in attendance from the media, the design and architecture world and retailers to view the new bone china collection and architecture from London –based multidisciplinary practice voonwong&bensonsaw. Dim sum and duck rolls were catered by Keith Magloire, drinks by Tiger Beer and the gift bag included products from the new SETCAST collection and from Asianera, as well as packs of the new super food from northern China, Goji berries from Rude Health Foods and Oolong tea. http://www.vwbs.co.uk/index.php?entry=42 <img src="user/uploads/decode-london-stand/dc.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/decode-london-stand/dc1.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/decode-london-stand/dc2.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/decode-london-stand/dc3.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/decode-london-stand/dc5.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/decode-london-stand/dc_thumb.jpg" /> A group of UK companies including Anglepoise, Timorous Beasties and Modus took over a large and old car garage, right at the beginning of Via Tortona and converted it into an exhibition space with some red carpet, some MDF raised flooring and a huge PVC banner to enclose the space. We showed our SETCAST collection of bone china tableware.
Decode London launched their company with three of our products: the Ribbon coatrack, the Slicebox table in a high gloss lacquer and our newly designed Tripod barstool. Icon Magazine used the venue as their home in Milan during the week and hosted one of the top parties. http://www.vwbs.co.uk/index.php?entry=41 <img src="user/uploads/lightcast-/lc1.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/lightcast-/lc2.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/lightcast-/lc3.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/lightcast-/lc5.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/lightcast-/lc6.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/lightcast-/lc6_thumb.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/lightcast-/lc7.jpg" /> At their fourth exhibition during the Milan design show voonwong&bensonsaw presented an installation of bone china lighting in the renowned artistic district of Brera. The exhibition was visited by over 1000 people during the six days, with over 150 people attending the opening night party, sponsored by Tiger Beer of Singapore.

The installation was the result of a series of experiments with hand made-bone china castings to place the 200 year old craft into a new context. The collection of light objects exploited the inherent properties of translucency and strength of this beautiful ivory coloured material. The modularity and the flexibility of the pieces are an interesting result of the size limitations imposed by the firing process. http://www.vwbs.co.uk/index.php?entry=40 <img src="user/uploads/tregunter-road/tr05.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/tregunter-road/tr08.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/tregunter-road/tr14.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/tregunter-road/tr20.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/tregunter-road/tr22.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/tregunter-road/tr35.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/tregunter-road/tr37.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/tregunter-road/tr37_thumb.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/tregunter-road/tra.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/tregunter-road/trb.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/tregunter-road/trc.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/tregunter-road/trd.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/tregunter-road/tre.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/tregunter-road/trf.jpg" /> This is the largest project completed to date by the practice with an overall construction budget of £1.5 million, with a complete interior rebuild behind the existing façade. The building had a typical layout for a London Victorian town house. Our remodelling emphasised the division between the front of the house (the public side) and the back of the house (the private side) with the garden at the back of the house acting as a focal point for the private rooms. This involved changing the layout and location of the principal staircase and the subsequent spaces that lead off it. This change resulted in wider well proportioned spaces that are lit by the windows along the full width of the house. Space, light and the use of beautiful and luxurious materials were the tools to create the sequence of interesting and liveable spaces.

This is the third project that the practice has completed for this client, an interior designer and art collector. The client’s aim was to create a theme of restrained luxury and eclecticism. Although the scale of the project was large for the practice, the understanding of detailing and use of materials that comes from a multidisciplinary approach was very beneficial. The client along with the architect and designer were keen to explore new materials as well as rediscover traditional ones. Voon Wong and Benson Saw have an excellent network of contacts from their product design experience to draw upon. Venetian plaster was used extensively for the accent walls to provide a beautiful surface sheen. Custom balustrades and light fittings were cast in bronze. Acrylic panels, shelving and handrails concealed LED light fittings. This combination of new materials alongside the traditional was the key to creating a sense of understated luxury in a contemporary but enduring set of spaces. The practice worked closely with the landscape architects del Buono Gazerwitz to create the rear garden. The south facing garden is the focal point of the rear of the house and is created so that the architectural elements of the basement extension and the external spaces are perceived as a unity. In fine weather the doors of the Family Room can be completely pushed back so that the boundary between the inside and outside is completely removed. The patio seating, water feature, planting and central lawn all contribute to the creation of an outdoor room that is a harmonious extension of the extended basement. http://www.vwbs.co.uk/index.php?entry=39 <img src="user/uploads/space-furniture-showroom/sp1.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/space-furniture-showroom/sp2.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/space-furniture-showroom/sp3.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/space-furniture-showroom/sp3_thumb.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/space-furniture-showroom/sp4.jpg" /> Sydney-based retailer of contemporary European furniture and accessories approached VW+BS to design their new showroom in Kuala Lumpur. The coner site in Bangsar, one of the smarter suburbs, was previously a stone and marble showroom. Our brief was to transform the five hundred square metres into a series of well proportioned simple spaces that could be used as different room sets. http://www.vwbs.co.uk/index.php?entry=37 <img src="user/uploads/redcliffe-square/rs00.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/redcliffe-square/rs00_thumb.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/redcliffe-square/rs01.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/redcliffe-square/rs02.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/redcliffe-square/rs03.jpg" /> The project involved reorganisation of a linear sequence of rooms along an internal corridor to maximise light in all spaces and rationalise the balance of spaces. The focus was on the insertion of modern interventions that enhance the original features without mimicking them. A datum line that regularises a light pelmet, cabinet heights and door heights was introduced that visually unites the front of the flat with the rear. http://www.vwbs.co.uk/index.php?entry=36 <img src="user/uploads/womersley-road/wr02.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/womersley-road/wr03.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/womersley-road/wr04.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/womersley-road/wr05.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/womersley-road/wr06.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/womersley-road/wr07.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/womersley-road/wr07_thumb.jpg" /> The dormer extension to the roof of this terraced house functions as a self-contained apartment. The extension is in sharp contrast to the rest of the house by way of its use of materials. The extension takes the form of a glass box that is perched on the existing pitched roof of the house. It is the latest in a series of dormers and rear outreaches along the back of the terrace.
Frosted glass channels, mirrors, glass reflect and refract images of the mature garden beyond the interior.

Access to the extension is via a spiral staircase, adjacent to an oak enclosure that functions as the bed base, sitting platform, storage and lighting unit. Secondary elements such as the storage units, a fireplace and a shower room are accessible along the flank walls of the extension.
A subdued palette of colour and texture is implemented to intensify that of the exterior. Walls are painted plaster, floors and joinery are of french oak. http://www.vwbs.co.uk/index.php?entry=35 <img src="user/uploads/redcliffe-road/rr01.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/redcliffe-road/rr02.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/redcliffe-road/rr03.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/redcliffe-road/rr04.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/redcliffe-road/rr05.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/redcliffe-road/rr10.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/redcliffe-road/rr11.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/redcliffe-road/rr12.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/redcliffe-road/rr12_thumb.jpg" /> The interior of a Victorian terraced house on four levels is completely remodelled and extended to suit the needs of a family both as individuals and as a whole.
The house is arranged as a collection of spaces that are stacked to make up a series of floors and half levels. Each of these interlocking volumes has its own character and spatial quality in response to the need of the particular users. The public areas are open plan whilst the private accommodation is designed as individual 'apartments' within the house. The glass/timber extension at the rear of the house is yet another of these volumes which is displaced externally; this joins a composition of interlocking volumes that make up the rear garden façade.

New window openings and translucent materials were deployed to channel light into the centre of the house. Materials are chosen for their tonal neutrality as well as their light reflective qualities. http://www.vwbs.co.uk/index.php?entry=34 <img src="user/uploads/manchester-street/m1.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/manchester-street/m2.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/manchester-street/m2_thumb.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/manchester-street/m3.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/manchester-street/m4.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/manchester-street/m5.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/manchester-street/m6.jpg" /> The site occupies the top floor and roof terrace of a 1960s office/residential block in the West End of London.

The work included demolishing and reconfiguring the accommodation on the eighth floor of the building to create a kitchen, two bedrooms and bathrooms and a large living/dining area. A rich palette of materials was deployed to introduce light and texture from the perimeter to the centre of the flat.

A new roof extension in the form of a glass pavilion houses the client's home office on the ninth floor. The pavilion's full-height glass panels offer panoramic views across the roofscapes of central London. A short flight of steps leads from the glass pavilion to the landscaped roof terrace below. Materials used in the glass pavilion were more restrained to complement the rich vistas that surround it. http://www.vwbs.co.uk/index.php?entry=33 <img src="user/uploads/cleveland-road/cl0.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/cleveland-road/cl1.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/cleveland-road/cl2.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/cleveland-road/cl3.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/cleveland-road/cl3_thumb.jpg" /> A new studio building was built in the garden of a semi-detached property. The studio accommodates a graphic design studio on a mezzanine level and a sculpture studio on lower garden level.

The building is a discrete timber clad prism with openings that respond to the different functions. The sill of a protruding window on the mezzanine level doubles as a layout space for the graphic design studio. The sculpture studio is lit by a bank of north-facing clerestory windows. There are two doorways; a discreet work entrance facing the side gate for business visitors and a large domestic one in the form of a sliding door that opens out to a timber clad sunken court. This in turn faces the garden and the main house. A peep-hole at mezzanine level allows the occupants to maintain visual contact with their children in the garden.

The interior features white plaster walls and a cement screed floor. The tensile plywood sheets that clad the upstands, floor and soffit of the mezzanine serve to strengthen its structure. http://www.vwbs.co.uk/index.php?entry=32 <img src="user/uploads/space-showroom/sp1.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/space-showroom/sp1_thumb.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/space-showroom/sp2.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/space-showroom/sp4.jpg" /> We participated in the opening of the new Space Furniture showroom in Kuala Lumpur, the latest venture for this prestigious design retailer with this extraordinary cloud-like installation. The striking sculptural canopy has been created from a simple everyday object, the polystyrene cup, and plays with ideas that are our current interests, such as modularity, light and materiality. http://www.vwbs.co.uk/index.php?entry=31 <img src="user/uploads/confetti-/c.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/confetti-/c1.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/confetti-/c2.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/confetti-/c3.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/confetti-/c4.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/confetti-/c5.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/confetti-/c6.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/confetti-/c7.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/confetti-/c7_thumb.jpg" /> The installation took place at the exhibition area of the leading international design retailer Space in Singapore. CONFETTI combined finished products and prototypes within one exhibit, demonstrating the way ideas cross pollinate and reinforce our design principles. CONFETTI took the viewer on a journey, exploring the theme of structure, and the principles of tension and compression within design.

The exhibition consisted of an imposing black box which the viewer circumnavigates. The exhibits were housed within a fissure that runs along the perimeter of the black box. This fault line changed in height and depth to form lit displays for the objects.

Apart from CONFETTI, voonwong&bensonsaw also created PAVILION, a timber structure set in the patio area of Space, to house Serralunga’s family of lit Vas-One pots. voonwong&bensonsaw’s dedication to the theme of structure is exemplified again as lattice panels of criss-crossing timber struts make up the canopy and walls of PAVILION. The irregular lattice is silhouetted against the lit Serralunga pots. In contrast to the dark timber lattice and the white translucent pots, a splash of colour is introduced by the bright green Astroturf on the floor of PAVILION. http://www.vwbs.co.uk/index.php?entry=30 <img src="user/uploads/walter-knoll-showroom/w1.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/walter-knoll-showroom/w1_thumb.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/walter-knoll-showroom/w2.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/walter-knoll-showroom/w3.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/walter-knoll-showroom/w4.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/walter-knoll-showroom/w5.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/walter-knoll-showroom/w6.jpg" /> We have worked with Walter Knoll, the prestigious German upholstery company founded in 1865, to design their new 150 square metre London showroom in Charterhouse Square. The client wanted a very simple, clean space to act as a backdrop for the display of their furniture. The grey resin floor and white walls are punctuated by the cast iron columns remaining from the original factory. The glazed office is on a raised platform at the rear of the showroom, which provides an overview of the complete space.

www.walterknoll.de http://www.vwbs.co.uk/index.php?entry=29 <img src="user/uploads/jewellery-shop/j2.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/jewellery-shop/j3.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/jewellery-shop/j4.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/jewellery-shop/j5.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/jewellery-shop/j6.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/jewellery-shop/j6_thumb.jpg" /> We were commissioned by an independent jewellery retailer in Hong Kong to develop a concept for a new store. The shop was conceived as a jewellery box that encompasses the timber panels on the perimeter walls to the central glass display table. The lighting on the jewels is an important factor in this scheme. Drawing inspiration from Gio Ponti's cabinet designs and Fato lamp, the lighting in the shop is designed to be indirect. The jewels are either back or side lit. They are contained within glass boxes which are in turn held in place by timber planes. The overlapping planes and volumes gives a sense of the timber walls being cut away to reveal the planes of light. Storage and work spaces are concealed behind these timber panels. Similarly, display boxes within the central table, are hung off the glass table top so that they appear to be suspended from it. Finally the articulated screen behind the shop facade is designed with the same language in mind. Signage and a display case is held by timber planes which in turn conceal indirect lighting. http://www.vwbs.co.uk/index.php?entry=16 <img src="user/uploads/hollywood-road/hr02.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/hollywood-road/hr04.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/hollywood-road/hr05.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/hollywood-road/hr05_thumb.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/hollywood-road/hr06.jpg" /> The project involved reorganising the layout of a 3 bedroom flat to rationalise and modernise a stylistically dated and spatially awkward interior.

Vertical lines that are repeated in the door and glass panels as well in the cabinet design emphasise the linearity that pervades the interior.

The interplay of acid-etched mirror, ebonised timber for the flooring, black slate, suede and mirror polished stainless steel all contribute to the restrained but varied palette of materials and textures. http://www.vwbs.co.uk/index.php?entry=13 <img src="user/uploads/brandon-street/bs01.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/brandon-street/bs01_thumb.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/brandon-street/bs02.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/brandon-street/bs03.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/brandon-street/bs04.jpg" /> This project was recently completed for a young creative couple, working in the film industry as a producer and cameraman. The clients had found a site near East Street market in Elephant Castle, which had previously been used as a store for market carts with only a steel roller shutter as the ground floor façade. The site was consolidated into a new building with only half of the façade and the flank walls remaining from the entire original structure. The clients were working with a pretty tight budget for a relatively ambitious new build project which required some creative architectural solutions.

One of the first problems to resolve was how to prevent graffiti being sprayed onto the front of the building. The ground floor façade was split into strip sections of frosted glass and wooden vertical beams which both allowed light into the kitchen area and reduced the amount of rendered surface area for passing kids wielding a spray paint can.

The ground level is a large open living area with a large custom built island kitchen unit and a courtyard. The top floor has been divided into three bedrooms and a study with a balcony at the back. http://www.vwbs.co.uk/index.php?entry=2 <img src="user/uploads/kensington-court-gardens-/kc02.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/kensington-court-gardens-/kc03.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/kensington-court-gardens-/kc08.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/kensington-court-gardens-/kc09.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/kensington-court-gardens-/kc10.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/kensington-court-gardens-/kc10_thumb.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/kensington-court-gardens-/kc11.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/kensington-court-gardens-/kc12.jpg" /> Kensington Court is a 4 bedroom flat within a classic Victorian mansion block close to Kensington High Street and Knightsbridge.

We have modernised and reconfigured this 230 square metre apartment for a Taiwanese property developer, with an emphasis on height and verticality throughout the space, with floor to ceiling doors and cabinets. Each bedroom has now been furnished with an en-suite bathroom, and every room is flooded with natural light around a central airwell.

The palette of materials from oiled white oak floors and Nero Marquina Marble, is luxurious within a largely monochromatic colour scheme. Stone and tiles in the bathrooms are black and white, along with the cabinetwork. A spectacular specially commissioned fire place divides the huge living room and dining area.

New recessed lighting from Lumino along with concealed electrical fittings and fixtures are controlled with a newly installed Rako system. http://www.vwbs.co.uk/index.php?entry=15 <img src="user/uploads/hopton-street/hs02.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/hopton-street/hs03.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/hopton-street/hs05.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/hopton-street/hs05_thumb.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/hopton-street/hs08.jpg" /> This compact loft apartment is the setting for a company entertainment centre with guest accommodation attached. Its spectacular view of the River Thames and the surrounding area is the focal point of the entire scheme. Volumes were placed to orchestrate a sequence of spaces that revealed, reflected and refracted the river view at various viewpoints. Materials such as low-iron glass, acid-etched mirror, acrylic rods and refractive film were used in the public spaces of the apartment to ensure that reflections of the view were carried through to the heart of the apartment. In contrast dark teak and chocolate brown leather were used in the more private spaces to create a more intimate atmosphere. http://www.vwbs.co.uk/index.php?entry=7 <img src="user/uploads/la-fabrique/fa03.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/la-fabrique/fa03_thumb.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/la-fabrique/fa05.jpg" /> The brief for this project was to change the balance between the existing bar and restaurant to allow for additional use in the evenings as a nightclub and a venue for launch parties. The client was looking for a quick turnaround on the project and wanted to maintain the basic structure of the building. This new balance and atmosphere was achieved largely through new furniture design of differing scales, lighting and screening. A complete new family of furniture was designed and manufactured including barstools, lounge chairs, dining chairs and banquette seating. A focal lighting effect was created behind the bar with back lit perspex panels. http://www.vwbs.co.uk/index.php?entry=64 <img src="user/uploads/shell-chair/shell_chair_tramshed.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/shell-chair/shell_chair_tramshedA.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/shell-chair/shell_chair_tramshedB.jpg" /> http://www.vwbs.co.uk/index.php?entry=65 <img src="user/uploads/concrete-shell-chair/concrete_shell.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/concrete-shell-chair/concrete_shell1.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/concrete-shell-chair/concrete_shell2.jpg" /> http://www.vwbs.co.uk/index.php?entry=18 <img src="user/uploads/tripod-stool/Tripod3.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/tripod-stool/Tripod4.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/tripod-stool/Tripod4_thumb.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/tripod-stool/tripod2.jpg" /> The Tripod stool is constructed from three U-shaped supports of 8mm steel rod that are reinforced with three identical diagonal braces, which also act as footrests. The stool is available in either bar or kitchen height, with a padded seat option. The frame is finished in white or black powder–coat, or chromed.

structure 650 (h) x 478 (w) 436 (d) mm 730 (h) x 478 (w) 436 (d) mm http://www.vwbs.co.uk/index.php?entry=17 <img src="user/uploads/slicebox-table/sb1.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/slicebox-table/sb2.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/slicebox-table/sb3.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/slicebox-table/sb4.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/slicebox-table/sb5.jpg" /> A square coffee table is divided by random cuts. These differ from timber tabletop and base, separated by uprights. The subdivided pieces serve as side tables of different shapes and dimensions.

Available in different finishes. 800mm(L) X 800mm(W) X 360mm(H) http://www.vwbs.co.uk/index.php?entry=4 <img src="user/uploads/loop-lamp/Loop1.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/loop-lamp/tt.jpg" /> Loop light is a shell-like form that is made of upper and lower halves. These are connected by a spindle on an eccentric axis. The halves rotate around the spindle to reveal a light source within. The changing relative position of the halves results in a varying light direction and intensities.

Structure in stainless steel or painted nickel.

stainless steel or painted nickel 500mm - 700mm(D) X 170mm(H) http://www.vwbs.co.uk/index.php?entry=22 <img src="user/uploads/landscape-vases/L1.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/landscape-vases/l2.jpg" /> Landscape vases derive their function from the act of carving into generic cylindrical forms. The complex intersecting cuts are only visible when viewed from above - thus forming a landscape on the top surfaces of the vases. The silicone rubber finish gives the solid forms a surprising pliability. http://www.vwbs.co.uk/index.php?entry=23 <img src="user/uploads/array-bookshelves/A.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/array-bookshelves/B.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/array-bookshelves/B_thumb.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/array-bookshelves/C.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/array-bookshelves/b1.jpg" /> A series of bookcases and coffee tables designed by voonwong&bensonsaw for Air Division in Singapore. http://www.vwbs.co.uk/index.php?entry=28 <img src="user/uploads/setcast-bone-china/s1.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/setcast-bone-china/s2.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/setcast-bone-china/s3.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/setcast-bone-china/s4.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/setcast-bone-china/s5.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/setcast-bone-china/s6.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/setcast-bone-china/s7.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/setcast-bone-china/s8.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/setcast-bone-china/s9.jpg" /> The SETCAST collection is the result of a close collaboration between voonwong&bensonsaw and one of China's most distinguished manufacturers of bone china, Asianera, based in Tangshan, the porcelain capital of northern China. Together, the companies have developed a collection that makes the best use of bone china's excellent light-reflective properties and also moves away from traditional decorative tableware to focus on striking new typologies that make a bold statement.

The preciousness of the material has been combined with sculptural and architectural forms to create a series of exceptional objects intended to be used at the table. These objects are for everyday use but in themselves are small works of art. The collection comprises 7 new families of tableware items that reflect a more informal approach to dining: including trivets, candlesticks, condiment bowls and hors d'oeuvre dishes. http://www.vwbs.co.uk/index.php?entry=27 <img src="user/uploads/ribbon-coat-stand/r1.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/ribbon-coat-stand/r2.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/ribbon-coat-stand/r3.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/ribbon-coat-stand/r4.jpg" /> Ribbon coat rack is a continuous band of painted steel that bends at different heights to form four arms ending in tapered points that serve as coat hooks. This is tapered as it bends forming a variegated rhythm of solid and void. A circular ring holds the four arms together, allowing umbrellas to be placed in the middle.

painted mild steel 1800mm(H) x 340mm(W) http://www.vwbs.co.uk/index.php?entry=24 <img src="user/uploads/c-shelves/1.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/c-shelves/2.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/c-shelves/3.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/c-shelves/4.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/c-shelves/5.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/c-shelves/6.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/c-shelves/7.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/c-shelves/8.jpg" /> VoonWong&BensonSaw has designed a series of simple tables and shelves to reflect the spirit of the time and their interest in modularity. They are simple C-shaped pieces of steel to be combined, stacked, sat back to back or used discretely. Shades of grey and day glo colours are mixed together to create the simplest pieces of useful furniture for troubled times. http://www.vwbs.co.uk/index.php?entry=21 <img src="user/uploads/origami-lamp/o1.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/origami-lamp/o2.jpg" /> ORIGAMI Twenty-four laser cut steel plates are held together with clear Mylar, creating an intimate lighting effect through narrow chinks between the plates. The angular profile of the Origami lamp washes the wall with an irregular luminosity.

painted mild steel 1700mm(L) X 300mm(H) http://www.vwbs.co.uk/index.php?entry=25 <img src="user/uploads/tube-vases/t1.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/tube-vases/t2.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/tube-vases/t3.jpg" /> Tubular sections of Pyrex glass or silver plated steel are bent to form flat sections (the base) and vertical sections (the holders) of the vases. The combinations of different angles and proportions form a family of objects.

silver plated steel 350mm(L) X 140mm(W) http://www.vwbs.co.uk/index.php?entry=19 <img src="user/uploads/twig-vases-900-700/twg1.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/twig-vases-900-700/twg2.jpg" /> Stainless steel rods are soldered together in a random fashion to form a frame for flowers. Cylinders serving as flower holders are interspersed between the rods. The latter become part of the flower arrangement.

powder coated steel 150mm(D) X 900mm(H) / 120mm(D) X 700mm(H) http://www.vwbs.co.uk/index.php?entry=26 <img src="user/uploads/el-objects/EL1.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/el-objects/EL2.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/el-objects/EL3.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/el-objects/EL4.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/el-objects/EL5.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/el-objects/EL6.jpg" /> Electro luminescent (EL) wire normally used in signage was used as an alternative to traditional light sources. This technology was applied in a different way, combined with the traditional craft of weaving. Although a single strand of EL is low in light intensity, the woven EL object yielded reasonable illumination. The series of vases was part of several objects to demonstrate the application and scale of the woven EL wire.

clear methacrylate structure, electroluminescent wire 500mm(D) X 170mm(H) http://www.vwbs.co.uk/index.php?entry=20 <img src="user/uploads/cubist-mirror/c1.jpg" /> <img src="user/uploads/cubist-mirror/c2.jpg" /> The laser cut brass plates that make up the CUBIST mirror interlock into one another by laser cut slots. This dry joint technique allows for simple manufacture and assembly. The random angles of the plates not only allow a multi-faceted view of the subject, they also create a strong sculptural presence by virtue of its fragmented reflections. http://www.vwbs.co.uk/index.php?entry=3 <img src="user/uploads/kopi-table/kopi1.jpg" /> Kopitable table features shards of mirrored glass that overlap on three levels within a tinted glass frame, creating visual ambiguity and vibrancy. Designed with form and function in mind this table creates storage between the shards.

10mm toughened glass 1200mm(L) X 800mm(W) X 200mm(H)