INK Design Lab - Press and Awards

press and awards

awards

Qb Awards 2006: Best residential interior for House Rothman JHB
Qb Awards 2006: Best office interior under R5m, for the Autobay offices in Hyde Park, JHB
Qb Awards 2006: Best project in all categories, House Rothman, JHB

press

Web Article (ANSA Italian Online Magazine) May - June 2010
Article (Can't Be Without) House and Leisure no.132
January/February 2005 (pg 50) Article (All Clear)
VISI no.20 autumn 2005 (pg 56 - 63) Article (Clean Cut)
VISI no.21 winter 2005 (pg 52 - 59)
Article (Natural Wonder) ELLE Decoration no.41
Revamp Issue 2006 (pg 139 - 147)
Article (Momentum Lifestyle Awards)
Top Billing March 2006 (pg 58 - 59) Article (Quantum Leap)
VISI no.26 winter 2006 (pg 104 - 114)
Article (Deco Style) ELLE Decoration no.43 Winter Issue
2006 (pg 47) Article (Ontwerp, Wie dra die ontwerpkroon?)
Dekat Lente 2006 (pg 132 - 134) Article (concrete)
Designing Ways no.81 October 2006 (pg 77 - 83)
Article (Qb awards - Automobile Assoc. & Concrete house)
Designing Ways 81 October 2006 (pg 103 - 107)
Article (Vumbura plains Okavango Delta Botswana)
Habitat 196 November / December 2006 (pg 43 - 48)
Article (Qb Awards for Interior Design 2006)
IE Magazine September/October 2006 (pg 20-29)
Article (Concrete House - a Rational Approach)
IE Magazine September/October 2006 (pg 30-31)
Article (Concrete House) Concrete Trends Vole 9 no.4
November 2006 (pg 10 - 11) Article (containing the office)
Article (Container Living) VISI Supplement, 2007
Designing Ways no.82 November 2006 (pg 68 - 75)
Article (Big Sky Country) VISI no.41 Design 2009 (pg 60-67)
House and Leisure Issue no.183 August 2009 Article p132
House ad Leisure Issue no.185 October 2009

publications

Digest of South African Architecture 2007/2008
Vol 12; endorsed by the South African Institute of Architects
The New Safari design+décor+detail
(Quivertree Publications 2007)
Andrew Martin Interior Design Review (Volume 12 Andrew Martin International)
10 years 100 Buildings-Architecture in a democratic South Africa
Publication authored by Professor Ora Joubert (Bell Roberts)

profile
- INK is a professional, award winning South African design company specialising in:
- Architecture
- Space planning and office interior design
- Residential interior design
- Leisure and commercial interior design
- Procurement of furniture and accessories in fulfilling the corporate, residential, leisure, government and retail interior design mandate
- High quality, INK designed and custom-made furniture for the office, residential, retail, leisure markets and
- Project management and turnkey solutions for interior projects
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architecture
- Rational architecture is developed through context and climate, materials availability and suitability, and the judicious use of technology, giving buildings a sense of place, of belonging and familiarity. The result is a poetic quietness which elicits an emotional response. A sustained and rigorous approach to contextual architecture could yield much needed symbolic and physical iconography for South Africa.
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interior design
- residential interiors
- We believe in simple yet luxurious interiors, tailored for the total usability and enjoyment of the people who will use the space. Our motivation is to realise as best as possible the client's vision, not losing focus of the lifestyle and identity of the user...
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- commercial interiors
- Key considerations in the design of commercial spaces are
- Understanding the targeted client or consumer base
- Understanding the brand position
- Ensuring the fit between the brand and the design
- Creating the desired and appropriate ambience and mood through lighting
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space planning
- Space planning is concerned with creating functional, efficient, productive and flexible office environments. The main aim is to create quality work environments through careful planning.
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furniture
- Inspired by nature, the furniture we design is either evidently functional, or beautiful of itself. We often collaborate with local artisans, to achieve unique and inspired pieces.
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