Sourcing roadtrip to Little Marlow

All drawings for The No. 15, The Botanist went out to tender last Monday and so it is now time to do all the fun stuff! We took a trip to Homebarn in Little Marlow. Hombarn is an amazing 17th century tithe barn filled with sourced vintage furniture and accessories with an eclectic mix of industrial, reclaimed, antique and retro. Below are a few pictures of some of the great things we found for 'The Botanist'

No.15 Wine Bar, Alderley Edge

Designers of the PDI office have not stopped since coming back from the Christmas break. From a Burger Bar in Manchester to a pop-up retail park. But I think the most exciting has to be the re-invention of the famous No.15 Wine Bar, Alderly Edge. To many this is known as the landmark that made South Manchester what it is today. Therefore means it will have to be extra spectacular for it to live up to its expectations.

It is for the same client, Living Ventures as our previous project 'The Oast House' and will be the second edition to their 'New World Pub Company'.

It will have many similarities to The Oast House such as the BBQ for Alfresco dining and many reclaimed materials and furniture to be used throughout. But at the same time be very different with a different theme of an old Botanist.

Happy New Year!

I hope you have all had a great break for Christmas and New Year. We certainly have and are now back to business and ready to tackle a busy and exciting 2012.

We had a very successful 2011 with The Oast House, Manchester. The client is overwhelmed with the amount of business it has had in the first few months of opening. It was way above any of our expectations. Let’s hope it carries on to be just as successful in 2012 which I'm sure it will. 

As for 2012 the team at Paul Danson Imagineering  are in the early stages of a few exciting projects, some in Manchester and some further afield. I will be posting more information on these in the forthcoming months so keep checking for updates.

The Oast House is complete!!

Yesterday October 28th it was our great pleasure to hand over The Oast House to the talented Living Ventures. The past 6 months have been a long emotional rollercoaster for us all at Paul Danson Imagineering. But due to our fabulous team all working hard together we got there and we are all so proud of our work. Congratulations PDI.

Lighting!

Paul Danson imagineering have recently designed and created some great feature lighting. We source all our own materials from reclamation yards, antique fairs, old farms etc. from all over Europe.

A large feature chandelier made using an old tractor wheel for a frame.



A collaberation of old and new fittings attached to the old tractor wheel



Large reclaimed industrial lamp from Holland

Old wooden shiplamp

Were almost there...

Not long to go now until The Oast House will be complete and ready for opening. Here's a sneak preview of what it's looking like at the moment...



The light fittings have began to go up.

Whitewashed timbers on the roof, cleverly aged plaster on the walls 

Old shiplamps

knocked up old balustrade

The fabulous door has gone in

The floor has begun to be laid

The exterior is complete



Illuminated Cowl takes its place on The Oast House Tower

Last night at about 5:30pm a crane arrived at Crown Square, Spinningfields to lift the feature illuminated cowl to the top of The Oast House tower. It took a team of securely strapped in men to attach it to the top of the nine and a half meter tower, but it certainty does look the part. The Paul Danson Imagineering team looked on admiringly whilst Reg of the PDI site team fixed the cowl into place.