“David Linley has brought a fresh, ageless attitude to furniture and accessories and living in our time. He is already a classic”. BILL BLASS
David Linley founded his business in 1985 with the aim of designing and manufacturing furniture of the highest quality. Some 21 years on, the now well established British design company LINLEY enjoys prominence as both a retail and bespoke business specializing in the design and production of furniture, upholstery, interiors, lighting and accessories of a superlative quality. The focus of the company over the next five years will be on the international expansion of the interior design business, as well as on the consolidation of the UK retail presence, which began with the opening of a second LINLEY shop (LINLEY Mayfair) in Autumn 2005.
David Linley trained at Parnham House, The School for Craftsmen in Wood. On leaving he set up a cabinet-making business and opened the first LINLEY shop on the New Kings Road in 1985. At the time of its opening, Sir Roy Strong (then Director of the V&A) commented that ‘David Linley’s furniture will become the antiques of the future’. In 1993, the shop moved to new premises at 60 Pimlico Road, Belgravia an area renowned for antiques and fine furniture. The second LINLEY shop opened in Autumn 2005 at 46 Albemarle Street, Mayfair, London W1, off Old Bond Street.
Over the years, LINLEY has built up both a national and international presence with a quarter of its customer base from overseas. Bespoke commissions have ranged from individual domestic pieces such as dining tables, games tables and jewellery boxes to entire interior design projects including private residences such as an apartment within Norman Foster’s Chesa Futura building in St Moritz. Commercial projects have included suites at Claridge’s and the Kempinski Baltschug in Moscow, the complete refurbishment of the restaurant at The Goring Hotel and also the Sloane Club Restaurant in London. LINLEY has also made furniture for yachts, (Lady Moura, Savannah and Phocea), private jets and worked on corporate projects for businesses including Credite Suisse, Polygram and EMI. Clients include Oprah Winfrey, Carolina Herrera, Jo Malone, David Tang and many exceptional designers such as Peter Marino, David Easton, Kelly Hoppen, Joanna Wood and Nina Campbell.
LINLEY has become known for its imaginative use of wood in the design of furniture, using a balance of traditional and modern techniques to achieve the best possible result whether for an individual piece or an entire room. Woods used range from the more traditional walnut and sycamore to bold and exotic Macassar ebony. The company, which has grown to epitomize quintessential British style, has developed expertise in working in a variety of disciplines and is skilled in the use of metal work, glass, leather and other materials used in interior design projects.
LINLEY provides a fully comprehensive interior design service for both residential and commercial environments, but can also work in partnership with other specialists whether interior decorators, architects or specialists in technology.
LINLEY products are sold at LINLEY, 60 Pimlico Road, Belgravia, London SW1 and 46 Albemarle Street, Mayfair, London W1. Accessories are available on-line at www.davidlinley.com
For press information contact Christina Macmillan on 020-7730-7300 or e-mail cmacmillan@davidlinley.com
LINLEY is the trading name of David Linley & Company Limited, registered in Great Britain No 1908943 at The Courtyard, Beeding Court, Steyning, West Sussex BN44 3TN, VAT Reg No GB503 4903 74
|
|
