Sunday 14th March 2010
Clarkenwell Design Week
11/03/10
MARK will be exhibiting at the Farmiloe Building as part of Clerkenwell Design Week, 25-27th May.
New price list
21/01/10
Our new price list has been issued for 2010. Please contact us if you would like a copy of the new price list.
Homes and Garden Classic Design Awards
10/12/09
We’re pleased to have made it through to the initial shortlist for the Homes and Garden Classic Design Awards with the Edge lounger. This outdoor lounger pushes surfboard technology to new limits; shown here in white the Edge can be colour to any RAL colour and finish with a gloss or matt finish, the undulating shape conforms to the contours of the body, to create a chaise of both comfort and beauty.
Architonic
01/12/09
MARK now have all their products listed on the architonic website. Architonic have established itself as a seal of quality for selected premium design products, materials, architectural projects and information.
Full product specifications of all MARK products are listed for each product along with links to dealers and suppliers in your area who are signed up with Architonic.
New retailers for Ribbon pendant
15/11/09
MARK is pleased that both Chaplins and Skandium now stock both the ash and walnut Ribbon light designed by Tom Raffield. Each Ribbon light, hand made by Tom in Cornwall, has its own unique signature of looping ash or walnut.
For details of both these retailers please view their details on our stockists page.
New retailer - Conran, London and Paris
05/10/09
MARK’s distinctive Shaper and Arris tables can now be seen on shown in both the London and Paris showrooms of Conran. For further information on our stockists please visit the stockists page.
100% Design success
28/09/09
MARK returned to 100% Design this year with new products joining the collection. Net bar stool, Spin standing lamp, Arris sofa and Arris oval coffee table were all previewed at Earls Court and received great feedback.
Thank you to everyone who came to see us and enjoyed the cream tea that went down very well on Thursdays opening afternoon!
Britain can [still] make it
21/09/09
MARK is proud to be a part of Liberty’s “Britain can (still) make it” showcase which runs from 19-27 September with a one-off version of Kay+Stemmer’s Shaper Coffee Table with a unique decorative inlay by A-Side Studio; http://www.a-sidestudio.co.uk.
As part of the London Design Festival this unique week long exhibition is made up entirely of British designed and produced furniture, lighting, ceramics and textiles, as well as exclusive collaborations, proving to the world that Britain is still at the forefront of cutting edge design and craftsmanship.
100% Design - Stand H54
21/09/09
MARK returns to 100% Design this year. This year MARK is showing new products by Tomoko Azumi, Sam Johnson and Gala Wright. We’re on stand H54 at Earls Court.
Saturday Times features MARK director John Miller
31/08/09
Co-founder John Miller opens the doors to his home in Cornwall to journalist Vinny Lee and photographer Darren Chung for the Saturday Times magazine. A great showcase for how John’s move from London to the West Country has given him a great chance to do things differently.
Net chair editors choice
19/08/09
The Net chair has been selected to showcase as ‘editors choice’ for the Homes & Interiors Scotland Exhibition as it returns to Glasgow’s SECC for its fifth year. Featuring noted interiors companies, an exclusive selection of international designs and the finest craft makers, this all-encompassing exhibition is set to excite and inspire all those who attend. For tickets contact SECC box office, 0844 395 4000 or visit http://www.ticketsoup.com.
Major London retailer on board
10/08/09
We are so pleased to have the General Trading Company as one of our major London retailers.
The General Trading Company was founded in 1920 and became one of London’s first ‘boutique’ home stores selling a multifarious selection of pieces including furniture, interior decoration, gifts, china, glass, clothing and accessories. In the hands of new owners since 2008 the intention is to restore the GTC to its former glory as the destination ‘boutique’ home store in South West London.
Visit the General Trading Company at 2–6 Symons Street, Sloane Square where you will find our products including the Edge lounger, Shaper tables - both coffee and dining, Six coat stands, Net chairs, Spin tables, Arris coffee table and Horizon screens.
Liberty commission for London Design Festival
26/07/09
We are very excited about a commission from Liberty to produce a unique Shaper coffee table. Liberty currently stock the Shaper coffee table. designed by Kay+Stemmer in white but this new commision will see us working with local graphic design and illustration studio, A-Side in producing a very unique piece. We are utilising the possiblities of the production process which allows graphics to be applied to the tables surface.
A-Side, who are responsible for the MARK graphics have an impressive client list - their talent for both graphic design and illustration sees them jumping the divides between image and product, design and art, the flat page and the moving image. Check out their work at http://www.a-sidestudio.co.uk.
New products at this years 100% Design
20/07/09
Following on from launching at 100% Design 2008, MARK will this year be returning with new products including a barstool from Sam Johnson following on from the success of the Net chair, new products by Tomoko Azumi and additions to the Arris range by Gala Wright. This year we’re on stand number H54 and we hope to see you there.
Great Western exhibtion at Viaduct
27/02/09
Viaduct are to showcase the MARK collection from Friday March 20th until Monday March 30th. This will be the first opportunity since launching at 100% Design last September for everyone who has expressed such interest in the MARK collection to view the range. MARK will be launching new colours and finishes for 2009 at this show.
The exhibition runs Monday to Friday 9.30am - 6.00pm and Saturday 10.30 - 4.00pm. Viaduct can be found at 1-10 Summers Street, EC1R 5BD. For further information telephone 020 7278 8456 or email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). We hope to see you there.
Liberty showing new MARK products
01/02/09
Liberty is the first to stock the MARK Shaper coffee table and a large Wave dining table both designed by Kay+Stemmer. With the official launch of revamped Liberty spaces on February 14th we are priviledged to be included. Alongside these tables Liberty are also stocking the Ribbon pendant designed by Tom Raffield. Go and see them for yourselves.
New Stockists
31/01/09
We continue to build our network of stockists and are pleased to annouce that MARK products can now be found in the following stores:
SCP, London
Liberty, London
GOOD-D, Glasgow
There are more stockists coming on line over the course of the next few months but if you require any specific information in the mean time then please do not hesitate to contact us.
Dylan Freeth features in Telegraph Magazine
24/01/09
Dylan Freeth shows off his talents including two products designed exclusively for MARK in the Telegraph Magazine this January.
Homes and Gardens Classic Design Award 2009
11/12/08
We are delighted to announce that two products from the MARK range have been shortlisted for the 2009 Homes and Gardens Classic Design Awards. The Ribbon pendant designed by Tom Raffield for the Lighting Category and the Wave table designed by Kay+Stemmer for the Furniture Category.
Elle Decoration British Design Award
01/10/08
MARK has been shortlisted by Elle Decoration for the British Design Awards, Best new brand, that recognises brands that have wowed them this year.
Award Winners at 100% Design Blueprint
19/09/08
At 100% Design MARK was pleased to be awarded Blueprint Best New Interior Product for the Net chair designed by Sam Johnson. Inspired by fishing nets left to dry in the sun, each net chair is made from 39 pieces – each one with a different shape the Net chair is, as described by the Telegraph “simply glorious”.
Launch at 100% Design
18/09/08
100% Design provided MARK with a great platform to launch with a range of 14 products generating a great level of interest including the Net chair, designed by Sam Johnson, which is nominated for the 100% Blueprint Award for ‘best new interior product’.
