CARPENTE worked on De Beers’ flagship Old Bond Street interior project during Covid’s lockdown period. The vitrines we designed to be mounted around a circular column were being prototyped by one of our trusted suppliers in China; the column cladding was made by a local UK manufacturer; and the structure behind the cladding, to which the vitrines would be securely attached, was being produced by a millworker in Italy. There was a lot of complex geometry to coordinate, and under normal circumstances, there would be an opportunity to visit factories during this process to discuss and make adjustments. In the absence of face-to-face factory visits, we trusted our complex design drawings and the expertise of our chosen suppliers – who all delivered our vision perfectly for problem-free installation.
