With the use of clean edges, clever repeats and trompe l’oeil effects,<br />Geometric revives the mood of the<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">60’s with its ‘Op Art’ geometry and</span></span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 102, 102);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">explorations of colour, line, movement and illusion</span>.’</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">-Cole & Son CEO, Simon Glendenning</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6157/6178303035_6aea108e34_b.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6157/6178303035_6aea108e34_b.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 673px; height: 1041px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><br /><br />Andaz, London, with Geometric by Cole and Son..</span><br /></div><br /><br /><br />"<a href="http://www.cole-and-son.com/home.asp"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cole & Son</span></span></a> has launched the autumn 2011 Collection, <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Geometric</span></span>, at London Design Festival. Consisting of fifteen designs, the leading wallpaper manufacturer’s latest offering is a selection of contemporary designs influenced by <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">intricate patterns and vivid graphics.</span></span> The modern collection is a unique juxtaposition coming from a factory that still uses traditional methods.<br /><br />Following the success of last year’s installation, Cole & Son has returned to<a href="http://london.liverpoolstreet.andaz.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/index.jsp"> </a><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 102, 102);font-size:130%;" ><a href="http://london.liverpoolstreet.andaz.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/index.jsp"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Andaz Liverpool</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Street</span></a> </span>to showcase the eclectic range of smart and contemporary Geometric wallpapers in an installation for LDF. The back wall of the Andaz Lounge (lobby) displays the dramatic new large repeat digital panel design – Circus. As a humorous twist, the angular nature of the wallpapers is offset by three life-size animal sculptures, each dressed in their own patchwork of Geometric patterns to showcase the collection."<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"></span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6159/6178332631_742509e7bd_b.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6159/6178332631_742509e7bd_b.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 686px; height: 725px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">"Founded in 1875, <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cole & son</span></span> retains the original spirit of the company, combining skilled craftsmen with traditional processes and the latest modern technology. Today, the Cole & Son archive consists of approximately <span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">1,800 block print designs, 350 screen-print designs</span></span> and a huge quantity of original drawings and wallpapers, representing all the styles from the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries.</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">"</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">-</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">--------------------</span>

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