The newRichmond  slimline ‘TV Fireplace’ has been introduced by Picture House TV Furniture, providing a great way to hide your TV.

The elegant fully functioning new fireplace hides the TV inside:

• The TV automatically lifts to viewing height when the remote is pressed; press it again and it magically disappears and the television switches off automatically to save power.

• The fireplace, which emits 2kW of heat, has a small footprint making it a perfect choice if space is restricted and there are no messy wires and cables, as they are all hidden from view. It will accept TVs up to 52in.

• Picture House’s ‘TV Fireplaces’ are environmentally friendly, as the TV is turned off when not in use and automatically turns on when it’s raised up. Since the TV is not on standby it doesn’t use any power unless it is being watched, thereby reducing the household power consumption.

• Other new designs in the Picture House portfolio include, the Corvado, the Havana and the Valenza.

Award-winning inventor and furniture designer David Free, who runs Picture House TV Furniture and presents “The Great British Woodshop” on Discovery Shed says: “My living room looked soulless with this big black box on the wall - so I came up with this idea of concealing the TV inside a working fireplace - which creates one focal point for the room.”A choice of different electric flame effect fires suitable for the fireplace is available. Prices start from £3,000.

For further information about Picture House TV Fireplaces, please visit the website.

Tel:   (01932) 345184

As colour and traditional design enjoy a comeback in the home, one of the most iconic names in British furniture has launched a range of classically-styled living, dining and bedroom collections.

The Classic Collections by G Plan Cabinets are aimed at on-trend homeowners, making the switch from neutrals and no-frills furniture to a richer, more interesting interior.

Inspired by famous artists, G Plan’s new Classic Collections take the famous furniture brand back to its roots of timeless design and quality detail, with the Matisse and Gainsborough living and dining ranges and the Monet and Heritage bedroom ranges

Matisse (featured here.)
Inspired by the French artist, the chic French lines and proportions of Matisse go hand-in-hand with the warm cherry finish. A range of special features are testament to skilled craftsmanship including smoothly expanding dining tables, a velvet lined cutlery tray and the option of subtle down lighting in glass fronted cabinets.

• The comprehensive collection includes a large, three-door display cabinet, two-door display unit, corner display, small and large sideboard and choice of circular or D-end extendable dining tables, a traditional writing desk, plus several occasional pieces.

• Prices are around £1,249 for the large sideboard; £2,445 for the circular dining table and four pad back chairs; and £499 for the coffee table.

Gainsborough

• The Georgian roots of Gainsborough create true classic style with a deep mahogany finish. Each piece is carefully crafted with soft curved edges and the tables feature turned single and double pedestals for that elegant touch.

• Prices start at around £1,125 for the corner display cabinet; £625 for the bookcase and £565 for the console table.

Monet

• A sister collection to the Matisse living and dining range, the Monet Bedroom is, like the 19th century French artist, set to make an impression. A lustrous cherry finish gives the 11-piece collection instant impact, while taking centre stage is a beautifully carved sleigh bed.

• Average retail prices will be around £1499 for the three-door robe to £625 for the dressing table.

Heritage

• The new Heritage bedroom collection is an addition to the already successful Heritage living and dining range. Created to let the natural beauty of the wood speak for itself, the range is made from French style oak with a unique patina in the grain.

• Prices start at around £749 for the bed; £999 for the two door wardrobe and £249 for the bedside cabinet.

To view the new Classic G Plan Cabinet  furniture, or for stockists, please visit the website.

Back in 1904, Joseph Grange began making beautiful handmade furniture in the picturesque Rhône-Alps region of France.

Now, over 100 years later, the Grange heritage of producing the finest furniture continues in the new 2011 collection.:

Embracing cabinetry, upholstery, bedroom and dining collections, the new Grange range combines traditional cabinet-making techniques with innovative thinking.

• A key trend for Spring 2011 is to introduce a splash of fresh leaf green into an interior scheme, and with Grange’s stunning modern classics this couldn’t be easier.

• Designed as beautiful statement pieces for the home, Grange has carefully selected design elements that provide its customers with the opportunity to style their home with each season’s trends.

From a beautiful fabric to adorn a Grange chair to some carefully selected seasonal accessories, this modern and lively shade, is the perfect antidote to the dull winter months and an elegant foil for furniture in classic ebony and crisp white.

• Featured here is the Directoire TV unit £2,690.

• Louis XVI armchair £1,400.

Customers can browse Grange’s extensive collection and discuss their requirements in any of the 22 retail outlets in the UK, including the flagship showroom in Marylebone High Street, London, as well as studios within specialist furniture stores including Peter Jones.

To see the full Grange handmade furniture collection, please visit the websites.
Tel: (0207) 935 7000

France:  http://www.grange.fr

For more than 100 years Grange has produced beautiful period style French furniture and promises a unique, exclusive collection of cabinetry know-how and continual innovation for 2011.

Perfect for the spring months, Grange adds a splash of pink to its family furniture - hidden pops of colour lie within beautiful vintage style furniture, and electrifying fabrics adorn sumptuous armchairs, chaise longues, and stools.

The Vintage Scriban Chest in our picture, is just one example of the thirty-plus finishes Grange offers for its furniture.

• Featuring a striking Deco ebony on the exterior and Deco pink within, the result is a beautiful contemporary take on the traditional French design.

Using a well-known and much loved style of chair - the Louis XV armchair,

Grange will guide customers in choosing a spectacular fabric to upholster with and pick an accent shade to finish the furniture in.
Whether the customer opts for a bold pink or subtle ivory, there is a finish to suit every home.

Customers can browse Grange’s extensive collection and discuss their own bespoke requirements in any of the 22 retail outlets in the UK, including the flagship showroom in Marylebone High Street, London, as well as studios within specialist furniture stores including Peter Jones.

One of the oldest cabinetmakers in France today, Grange was established in 1904 by Joseph Grange.

Grange manufactures in the French region of Monts du Lyonnais. All of the furniture is handmade, and offered in over thirty finishes in a superb variety of collections.

Visit the Grange website to view this stunning new Vintage furniture range.

Antique Furniture Designs Limited is an English manufacturer of antique style furniture with distressed antique finishes.

Incorporated from A W Murfin & Sons in 2002, the business has been involved with the antiques trade for more than 30 years.

 In its early years the company restored original antique furniture, before moving into manufacturing fine furniture, using designs of original antique dining tables, desks and other traditional furniture that the business had overtime restored to its former glory.

Their workshop in Lincolnshire, England is equipped to allow flexibility in design and dimension, enabling the company to undertake bespoke work, in addition to a standard range of antique reproduction boardroom and dining tables, desks, TV cabinets and occasional furniture.

By using the very finest materials and craftsmanship and paying meticulous attention to detail the company has established an enviable reputation as a maker of fine furniture.

Pieces include traditional antique reproduction boardroom, dining tables and desks of the Georgian, Chippendale, Sheraton and Hepplewhite periods.

Featured here is the Linen press / TV cabinet AWM48TV:

• An 18th century style linen press designed to house a television.
• Standing on splayed feet, the base has two wide over two narrow drawers.
• The oval panelled pocket fitting doors are cross-banded with a contrasting veneer.
• Inside the top is ample space for a wide screen television and ancillary equipment. Available in mahogany, burr walnut, yew and other exotic veneers. Priced from £4525.

Visit the Antique Furniture Designs website to view the gorgeous Antique style furniture collection and for further information.
Tel: (01526) 342821

Breaking the mould of the mainstay quality furniture websites, a new interactive online showroom has been launched by Areaz, providing a great choice of high quality contemporary furniture from some of the world’s most respected manufacturers and designers.

The website has been designed to offer users a fully interactive experience and boasts a multitude of features that enhance the search and buy process.

“From the outset we decided to be stylishly different from the rest,” said Philip Wilding, Director at Areaz. “We took a considerable amount of time working on the many different aspects of the site, to ensure it provides the best online experience possible.”

The site has more than 30 brands and 100’s of designers from countries such as Italy, Germany and Denmark to name but a few.

The interactive portal is intuitive and allows users to select the furniture, see detail with the powerful zoom, view swatches of the available materials and colours and, for the space conscious, view a 3D schematic of the furniture with all measurements.

Featured here is the Bontempi Casa Barone Round Dining Table:

• The round-shaped Barone Dining Table is sleek, stylish and completely practical.

• With three top diameters: 120cm, 130cm, and 150cm. Height: 75cm. Retails from £1149.

Areaz is also encouraging interior designers to look at the site, which offers fantastic combined deals through a unique trade portal, where the site automatically adjusts pricing to reflect discounted prices easily ‘on the fly’.

“However, our service doesn’t end online. Our price match, free delivery, installation and removal of packaging service, means that the customer need do virtually nothing at all.” “Our website truly is a step change in the way modern furniture is presented and sold online,” concluded Philip Wilding.

Visit the Areaz website to view the exciting ranges.

Tel: (0113) 2442288

Exclusive solutions have always enjoyed a high status at Loewe. This also applies to room integration for Loewe’s Home Cinema systems.

The Loewe Individual Rack, designed by Loewe, is the ideal partner for the Loewe product range – whether combined with a flat-screen television from the Art, Connect or Individual product lines, or one of the numerous system components:

For example, the various speakers, subwoofers or playback devices, such as the AudioVision audio system with integrated DVD player, or the BluTech Vision Interactive Blu-ray player.
The necessary cables can be optimally hidden in the Rack.

Following its successful presentation at the IFA 2009, the first two models are now being launched on the market.

Perfect room integration.

• The Individual Rack 110.30 stands out through its internal values.

• With a gentle push, the front cover opens up to unveil a high-quality drawer element, which stretches across the entire width of the rack.

• The lower section of the drawer makes room for archiving personal film or music collections, while the two upper shelves can house peripherals such as Loewe AudioVision and Loewe BluTech Vision Interactive.

• The best part is that the peripherals can be connected to the television set mounted on the rack, in such a way that all annoying cables remain hidden from view.

• The AudioVision system, the new Loewe Blu-ray player and the Loewe TV set in the system, can all be operated using just one remote control. With Digital Link HD-enabled televisions, this is even possible when the rack is closed.

• The best partners for the Individual Rack 110.30 (width 110 cm) are Loewe televisions from the Art and Connect lines in screen sizes of 32 to 42 inches.

Home Cinema convenience.

• The Individual Rack 165.30 offers even more convenience.

• Behind the front flap, which runs along the entire width of the rack (165 cm), there is space not only for Blu-Ray discs, DVDs and CDs, but also for various Loewe peripherals.

• The Rack is therefore ideally equipped for the integration of the Individual Sound Subwoofer, for example.

• In this way, together with the Loewe Audio system and the Loewe Blu-Ray player, the key playback and sound components in the Home Cinema system find an ideal home.

• They can also be operated when hidden from view, using just one remote control via the Digital Link HD-enabled Loewe television.

• Incidentally, the Loewe remote control can be stored elegantly behind the front flap, in the drawer lined with high-quality felt, making annoying searches for the remote control a thing of the past.

• The Individual Rack 165.30 is particularly suitable for Loewe Individual flat-screen sets with a screen diagonal of 32 to 46 inches.

Both Rack models, Individual Rack 110.30 and Individual Rack 165.30, with their minimalist design, are available from retailers now, in the following colour options: Chrome Silver, High Gloss Black and High Gloss White.

For more information visit the Loewe website.

M&S has created two exciting, new-to-market products that lead the way in furniture-technology design.

The new additions are not only technologically advanced, but are beautiful, contemporary pieces in their own right, seamlessly and stylishly incorporating furniture with technology:

The Navelli Daybed

• This deluxe acoustic daybed has been designed for those who like to surf the net, watch a movie or share their favourite albums with friends - all from the comfort of their own sofa.

• The Navelli Daybed has discreet built-in speakers, hidden within the wrap around headrest, just plug into a laptop or notebook to deliver superb surround sound.

• Handmade in the UK, customers can choose from a huge range of colours in plush fabrics and leathers and settle into ultimate comfort with shape retaining foam seat cushions.

• The daybed is priced from £1799 and comes with five matching scatter cushions- it’s the future way of listening to music in the home.  Size: H111 x W163 x H173cm.

The Sonoma Media-Lifting Unit

• The second intelligent new addition to the furniture range is the Sonoma media-lifting unit.

• A unique and clever design, the unit will electronically store a TV away when it’s not in use, maximising living space and maintaining sleek, clean lines.

• Using the same mechanism as the hugely successful M&S Monroe TV bed, the Sonoma unit plugs into a mains powered wall socket and can be controlled both manually, with a switch on the side of the unit, or by remote control.

• Made from solid American oak, the unit can house a TV up to 40inches wide and can lift a load of up to 100kgs.

• With all this genius and style for just £1399, customers can now buy into the dual living-space trend set to expand over the next decade.

Visit the M&S website for more information and colour/fabric choices.

Add a touch of Oriental styling to your home and indulge in the elegance of the Orient with Supatra’s striking Winged Coffer Sideboard.

Its unique shape and design symbolizes style from around the Orient and its unusual winged edges, add a contemporary styling to this piece.

Made from reclaimed elm wood, this practical sideboard can be used as a traditional buffet, or as a media storage unit for your TV and Hi-Fi equipment.

With a choice of two different finishes, either a black lacquer or a high gloss clear lacquer, which will give it a luxurious appearance.

Featured here is the Dark Elm Winged Coffer Sideboard.
An extremely functional piece of furniture with 3 lockable top drawers and 4 CD sized drawers; it also has a hard wearing inlaid rattan woven top, central round lock cover and a removable central post, which allows full access whether used for TV equipment or to store crockery.

Dimensions: W163 x D45 x H88 cm. Priced at: £850.00.

Supatra specialises in classic and contemporary Oriental furniture, Chinese Furniture, Conservatory Furniture and Japanese Furniture.

Visit the Supatra website to view the ranges, or their 2500sqft showroom located in Windsor, Berkshire.

Tel: (01753) 858 885

Montana is a creative shelving system, which promotes individual freedom to change form, composition and function at any time.

Not just at the moment when decisions are made, but the freedom to change form, composition and function at any time.

Let your imagination take charge; the company invites you to create your very own solution online and by doing so, make one of Montana’s 5 billion possible combinations a reality. Go on – have some fun being creative:

• Montana storage systems can help you to achieve your own design for any of your living spaces:
  You can do just about what you like, in what colour you like. Montana units are made in 12mm and MDF with environmental friendly water based lacquer.
  The units can be built with drawers, doors, shelves, trays, lights etc.
  Made for wall mounting, on plinths, legs or castors.
  Can be supplied with separate tops in glass or MDF.
  Montana creative shelving selection consists of 42 basic units, 4 depths, and 46 colours.

Montana is manufactured in Denmark and made to order, according to customer’s specifications; the units always come fully assembled from the factory and carry a 10 year warranty.

The newly established brand agency, Icons Of Denmark is designed to be a sales conduit for top Danish manufacturers of furniture and interior accessories, with promotional and sales activities over the whole of Great Britain and Ireland.
With Internationally renowned clients such as Montana, Carl Hansen & Son, and Pandul, they aim to offer their customers World Class Designer Products.

Web: http://www.iconsofdenmark.dk
          http://montana.dk/en/Home

Tel: (07535) 244524