January 18, 2025

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Tips for a successful home renovation | Features

(StatePoint) Whether you’re buying a fixer-upper or updating your current home, renovations will improve the functionality of your property and increase its value. Here’s your guide for making the process successful:

Set a goal: Prioritize renovations that help you meet your goals. For example, if you’d like to elevate your home’s aesthetic appeal, consider projects like landscaping the front yard or refurbishing a highly-trafficked room. If you’re more interested in guarding your home against natural disasters, consider exterior updates such as replacing the roof or windows.


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home furniture brand parla reveals artisanal award successful items at CDW 2022

furniture firm Parla reveals 2022 collection

 

It’s been over a hundred many years that home furniture enterprise Parla has been operating the spouse and children legacy, combining artisanal heritage with point out-of-the-artwork production to make present-day designs for the hospitality sector. Ranging from award-profitable armchairs, chairs, tables and stools, the Turkish manufacturer reveals its comprehensive portfolio at Clerkenwell Layout Week in London, 2022In the meantime, the firm’s unique solutions at this time decorate initiatives like The Grand Hotel Birmingham, Frederick’s Cafe & Bar in Berlin or SLS Resort & Residences in Dubai.

furniture brand parla reveals artisanal award winning pieces at CDW 2022
Mawe Coffee Desk developed by Yasemin Derici

all images courtesy of Parla

photographs by Mr. Burak Teoman

 

 

Established in 1910, the Turkish home furnishings company remains a household business enterprise operate by the third era in an Istanbul-based mostly manufacturing unit which include expert metalworking, glass, wood and upholstery workshops. Moreover its very own crew, Parla Style also collaborates with impartial designers, creating totally bespoke aspects, fusing simplicity, influences from cultural heritage, and an artisanal technique.

 

 

‘I experience that we act as consultants to each job, with a potent crew of designers who operate seamlessly with our 15,000 sqm manufacturing facility. We can drive boundaries, experiment, and innovate to create the ideal remedies. We also normally intention to blend the artisanal with reducing-edge know-how,’ claims Betül Inci, Head of Style at Parla. 

furniture brand parla reveals artisanal award winning pieces at CDW 2022
Nigiri Chair built by Betül Inci

 

 

the turkish manufacturer blends heritage with artisanal craftsmanship

 

Clerkenwell Design Week is chosen as the desired destination to reveal the company’s 2022 assortment comprising of the Flento Bar Stool Rain Little Console, the Hug Coffee Desk and Hug parts, and Morwi A Chair built for outside use. 

 

 

‘We have just been by a whole rebranding workout pre to us genuinely pushing the Parla brand name into the community eye. We will be launching our new branding and new models at a selection of trade displays internationally, starting with Clerkenwell Style Week in London, then in distinctive areas of the environment this sort of as The usa, France, Saudi Arabia and Dubai,’ states Betül Inci.

furniture brand parla reveals artisanal award winning pieces at CDW 2022
Blossom Coffee Table created by Betül Inci

 

 

awarded rimo armchair & nigiri chair comprehensive the displays

 

In addition, Parla is also presenting its Rimo Armchair, winner of a Bigsee Solution Award, and the Nigiri Chair, winner of a Very good Design and style Award from the Chicago Athaneum: Museum of Architecture & Style and design. Bar stool Arven, the Xaylon W Armchair developed by David Fox, and a personalized-intended bar counter entire the reveals, showcasing the brand’s craftsmanship prowess.

 

 

‘We are showcasing the new chapter of Parla as a layout-oriented business with a sophisticated manufacturing capacity which has proved itself once again and once more as a ‘Solution Partner’ for its shoppers and design companions. I am seeking ahead to meeting several new faces as perfectly as some of our most founded customers on our stand,’ continues Parla’s head of structure.

furniture brand parla reveals artisanal award winning pieces at CDW 2022
Oyster Chair & Armchair created by Enis Altinkaynak