Interior Design

Nougat-effect terrazzo for London kitchen

Diespeker loves it when clients are fired up with their own creative ideas for bespoke terrazzo projects. We recently worked with Witlof Design to achieve exactly the look wanted for two kitchen worktops for clients Harriot and Will. We asked Witlof designer Fiona Ginnett about the process. What prompted you to consider terrazzo as a surface for the kitchen worktops? We had been looking at terrazzo for a while and […]

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Bleu de Paris

Diespeker has recently completed a new project for WeWork, this one on the illustrious Champs Elysees in the heart of Paris. The project includes a stunning blue (or bleu) terrazzo made especially for the project. WeWork’s latest office sharing space at 92, Champs-Élysées covers four floors. With front desk service, a variety of private offices and conference rooms, the location is a real magnet for creative people wanting to be

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Accuracy and intricacy for OSH floor

When new restaurant Osh opened in March this year it was an immediate hit with the discerning West End crowd. The restaurant, in the heart of Knightsbridge, has been designed as a classy destination combining glitz, glamour and exclusivity, with a members area and private dining. Billed as a central Asian inspired restaurant and bar that brings a taste of The Silk Route to London, the food at Osh is

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Seamless flooring for office refurb

Diespeker resin based terrazzo flooring now provides a seamless surface for the refurbished 12 Gough Square, EC4. The multi-let office was originally built in 1992 on the south side of Gough Square and is an attractive building with an enviable location. It was acquired by London investor Dorrington in 2016 before undergoing substantial refurbishment using innovative design to attract a diverse tenant base. Diespeker provided over 200m² of poured bespoke resin based

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International Bright Young Thing

Just over three months into 2018 and we’re having a really exciting year as far as international projects are concerned. This is a mixture of supply-only and supply and fix work, for a variety of clients. In Doha we are working for designer brand Issey Miyake, curving resin terrazzo panels for cladding. Also in Doha we’re supplying to a doughnut outlet – talk about a contrast! In Mustique, 800m² of pre-cast

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Concrete reversal for Soho office refurbishment

Having recently added concrete to our expanding range of surface materials, we are delighted to have our first major order to a prestigious refurbishment project in the heart of London. 77 Shaftesbury is located in Soho near Covent Garden. The bright new space offers around 60,000 sq ft of office accommodation. It is being refurbished to a high specification and includes an office terrace, showers, car parking and bicycle spaces.

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Seamless class for Fucina London

Italian restaurant Fucina in Chiltern Street, Marylebone is the brainchild of Australian-born restaurateur Kurt Zdesar. Zdesar brought in head chef Stefano Stecca, from Rimini, formerly head chef at Toto’s in Chelsea. The restaurant opened to acclaim in late 2016. The Fucina style is ‘casual-luxury’. It serves only organic produce, including the wine and soft drinks, and has a quirky adjoining panetteria for baking bread in-house. Many ingredients, including ice-cream, pasta

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Terrazzo tops the bill at Llewelyn’s

Diespeker contributed towards a unique, contemporary interior for independent restaurant, Llewelyn’s in Herne Hill, London. When Diesepeker was brought into the mix, the architect, Henry Harker of new London practice HH+, had already agreed a palette with the client. They initially intended to use Corian throughout, but during discussions decided that terrazzo would be a better look for the interior of the restaurant. The change of heart brought Henry and

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Have you got the bottle?

Most of us dutifully recycle our bottles – but how many think about using them decoratively? Diespeker recently did just this, working with joinery and furniture specialist, JBL Furniture to produce a unique terrazzo display panel and countertop for an international bank. The creative idea was to use crushed green beer bottles as the aggregate for terrazzo – with the challenge to exactly match the finishes of resin based terrazzo

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Bonne Année for Big Mamma

Our first major project to use tiles from our extended standard terrazzo range was for the Big Mamma brand in Paris. Big Mamma restaurants are based around authentic, homemade Italian food, using genuine ingredients sourced from Italy. Therefore using an authentic Italian material like terrazzo for their interiors was a natural choice. The Big Mamma brand includes East Mamma, Ober Mamma, Mamma Primi and the Biglove Caffè. And now Diespeker has

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