Enclosing David Brent, countering Daddy’s mid-life meltdown and tempting the hippy drop-out… PiP’s latest specifieds have ideas for all eventualities
Point modular space dividers
Bene
‘Absolutely transformative. From the moment we installed these freestanding dividers, Wernham Hogg productivity went up 458%. And we didn’t have to enclose more than that one corner in the end! The wide choice of infills helped. We considered Slat – far too airy and open. Even translucent 2D knit was still a bit porous for many colleagues, and the veneered panel options were, well… drummable. We went for 3D Knit in the end because not only does it enclose the space visually, it’s sound-absorbing too. Brent-proofing, we call it. Amazing. Someone should check if he’s OK, actually.’
Naturepanel
Grant Westfield
It’s a packed house here at York Hall, where the Naturepanel/Multipanel showdown is drawing crowds we’ve not seen ring-round-the-bath-side for many years. Out of Multipanel’s all-British Grant Westfield stable, the upstart Naturepanel caters to the modern natural slat wall trend, with a 6.4mm shadow gap and choice of three FSC wood laminates: Bleached and Brown Cuneo Oak, or Warmia Walnut. With that form, and easily matching the old stager Multipanel’s Hydrolock jointing, easy fixing, wipe-clean surface, 100% waterproof credentials and 30-year guarantee, it looks like this could be a neck-to-neck bout.
Qatego range
Duravit
Daddy’s Midlife Meltdown, we call it. Ha! Yes, dangerous! He kept taking me past that showroom on the A4, and this time we actually turned in. He’d already phoned them – a ropey 1980s yellow 911. Gag!
Well. I was ‘less than impressed’, shall we say. But this, in fact, was the result! The whole suite designed fabulously by Porsche, yes, and – as I said at the time – something the whole family can enjoy. I actually love it. It’s got a Good Design award. That swung it, thankfully! Leather jacket straight after though, obviously. Collarless – eighties Grey. Oxfam later?
Bora S Pure extraction cooktop
Bora
So I’ve been living in my wriggly tin shed for ooh, six months now. Chilly, but very compact. Super on-trend. I had a look at these Vagabundo Flex tiny houses – but for reals? They’re a bit extra for me. Pure maximalist, bud. I mean, the asymmetric four-zone Bora S Pure cooktop is 60cm. Massive! And all venting at source without a hood – too much!
I prefer a Thirties Primus with a thumb-pot dripper. I light it with a hand-crafted Vesta and brew all me own fuel. And the inbuilt extractor? Dude! I’ve got a gap round the door!