Client Testimonial

Today we are posting a testimonial from a client who asked Tandem to design and manufacture furniture for their newly refurbished architect's office in Herefordshire. The architect, Architype, is a leading architectural practice in the field of sustainable design, and the fit out had to fulfil high expectations and requirements for quality, manufacture, durability and economical use of sustainable materials.

Tandem were fantastic to work with, designing and making a large quantity of chairs, tables and shelving for our new office to a very high quality and to a demandingly tight deadline. As an architectural practice we have very high standards of design and quality, and found Tandem after an extensive nationwide search. The result has transformed our new office into something very special. It has been much admired by numerous visitors and is much enjoyed by all of us. I cannot recommend Tandem too highly.

(Jonathan Hines, Architype)

Take a look at the project on our website: www.tandemstudio.co.uk/architype in the commercial interior section, and www.tandemstudio.co.uk/office at furniture commissions

Helical Stairs

Today we are posting a few images of a recently installed staircase for a new eco house in Golant, Cornwall.

The client

commissioned Tandem to design, detail and build the stairs on recommendation of Pioneer Builders, a sustainable eco building company based in Cornwall.

The plinth of the stair is built from a strong softwood structure, covered with flexible plywood and painted white. Treads and risers are solid oak finished with OSMO Hardwax (Polyx) Oil.

The under-stair cupboard is also lined with painted flexible ply, the soffit has been built from strips of the same material using boat building techniques to achieve the three-dimensional curve.

why employ an interior designer ?

Who employs an interior designer?

Many think that this is something for bigger businesses, for a bank, a solicitor’s office or maybe retail shops, bars and restaurants.

But they might be mistaken: as much as it can help somebody to get financial advice, to ask a decorator to paint their building, it can help them to take advice on how to make the most of the spaces they occupy - whether house or business premises.

Of course you might think – I know myself how to arrange my shop, my office, my house - why pay somebody for advice? For the same reason as you might leave it to a Graphic Designer to design your company logo, or for you to ask a photographer to take photographs on your wedding: for the reason that they do it well. And better then you would do it yourself!

The same applies to an interior designer - It’s a matter of experience and knowledge.

And it doesn’t have to be an added luxury...

Tandem. MAKING SPACES

beech sideboard commission

Today we are presenting a recently completed contemporary furniture commission for a client in Austria.

Tandem designed and made this bespoke sideboard in two elements for flexible use and assembly.

Solid beech has been used throughout, some of the surfaces have been enhanced with charcoal gray desktop linoleum.

The slim and elegant doors are stabilised by aluminium bars fitted into grooves across their height on the inside, stopping the wood from warping but at the same time allowing for movement that is characteristic for solid wood.

Find out more about this sideboard, or any other furniture commissions on www.tandemstudio.co.uk.

here it is - our new website

We've just uploaded our new website - minor tweaks are still to be done before it's officially launched, but in the meantime: have a look and browse, and email us with any comments or if you find any odd things that need some more attention ...

We hope you enjoy the new layout and structure, additional projects and bigger images. Happy browsing !

New website - soon !

BIGGER - BETTER - NICER ...

We are working on the new tandem website, which will go online in a few weeks. It will be structured into the three main categories of the services we offer:

commercial interiors - residential architecture & interiors - furniture

We have added more projects, more products, images will be larger and of higher quality. Thanks to FourDegreesWest in Plymouth, we have rationalised the design and construction, we hope you will enjoy visiting, browsing, reading.

work in progress - fitted sideboard for a client in plymouth

Today we are posting a few images of work-in-progress: a furniture commission for a sideboard that will be fitted in the client's living room.

The sideboard is made from painted MDF with solid oak drawers and shelf in the centre, and a thick solid oak top. The images show the unit in the Tandem workshop, painted and assembled, with drawers and doors fitted.

furniture commission: study table

For today's news we are posting a recently completed furniture commission for a small study desk for a client in Germany.

The design is simple and playful and goes well with the proppy chair, which the client bought a few years ago.

The desk has a birch faced plywood top and solid ash legs, the front half of the top is hinged to open and allow access to a small storage area for paper, pens or a laptop beneath.

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Tandem - architecture & interior design, furniture design and making

We will post news, developments, progress, our views and visions on this site, and keep you up to date with all that is going on at Tandem.