Press
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Boujis Hong Kong
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Hong Kong Tatler, December 2012
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Boujis Hong Kong
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Mix, December 2012
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Boujis Hong Kong, Puro, Whisky Mist, Playground, Novotel, Union Jacks, Jamie's Italian, Kismet and Cuckoo Club
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Bridge For Design, Winter 2012
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Boujis Hong Kong and Kismet
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bob, December 2012
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Puro
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Interior Design Today, December 2012
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Jo Sampson Interview
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Country & Town House, October 2012
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Nando's, Ashford
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Le Fourquet, September 2012
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Gillray's
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FX, August 2012
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'The 70-cover resturant is meant to transport diners back to the days of grand London hotels and turn-of-the-century gentlemens's club.'

Union Jacks
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INTERIORS, July 2012

Gillray's
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Bar Magazine, June 2012
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'Gillray's now softened by drapes, bespoke furniture and a modern colour palette to give it a contempoarary but classic look.'

Union Jacks
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DETAIL, May-June 2012
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The creative approach was to encompass the look and feel of the principal elements of the restaurant: service, food, theatre and ambience, Jo Sampson, the agency's creative director, commented: " when working with Jamie, as with all our clients, we try and capture 'him', not a pastiche of his character or the best bits - simply his genuine spirit and honest approach to food and wider concerns, and that is what is emulated in the design of Union Jacks."

Nando's, Ashford
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bob, May 2012
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'Blacksheep decided to give the restaurant a New York loft feel, combining wood and metalwork accents with a pared-down aesthetic. To make the space feel more intimate, they installed a raised platform with booth seating and bespoke timber latticework, as well as designing huge custom-made light-shades.'

Union Jacks
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The Daily Telegraph, May 2012
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'The Naked Chef's chain of retro restaurants offers a quirky modern twist on British design, says Rosie Millard
 

Union Jacks
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FX, May 2012
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'For the first branch of Jamie Oliver's latest British-themed restaurant venture, cliché was out and nostalgia was in as the interior recreates a simple, homely world of cafe dining with a flag on the screen'

Jamie's Italian Restaurant
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Surfacing, May 2012
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'Major design features include a Scooter Wall, made up of many individual scooter headlights; a Market Place section to highlight the retail and theatrical aspects of the kitchen; bespoke wall treatments, both inspired by and commissioned directly from Italy and dynamic lighting treatments, from bespoke chandeliers to industrial-style workmen lights, in tongue-in-cheek gold casing'

Gillray's, London
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ShortList, May 2012
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'And the sofas have been extended for Crouch's arrival...'

Union Jacks
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contract, April 2012
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'The light, clever interior is imbued with subtle references to postwar nostalgia, a blurring of bits of 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s aesthetics without referring to an exact year. '

Union Jacks
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MUINE Heritage, April 2012
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Union Jacks
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bob, March 2012
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'Objects collected by Jamie on his travels inspired the space and retro elements that appear to be found trinkets have been made bespoke by Blacksheep and are dotted around the restaurant'

Union Jacks
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MH, March 2012
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Union Jacks
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hinge, March 2012
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'A distinct retro flair is at work here, with a diner look and a menu of wood-fired flatbreads and classic British flavours updated with the well-known Oliver twist'

Union Jacks
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MH, February 2012
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Union Jacks
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Dolcevita, January 2012
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Union Jacks
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TimeOut, December 2011
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'Union Jacks is more on-the-hoof, more spontaneous. The colour palette uses coordinated patels like a Disney cartoon, indie guiter bands play over the sound system, knitted tea cosies cover the teapots. the detailing is impressive, from the sutesy stickers on the chairs to the kitsch menu jacket'

Waterfords
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THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, December 2011
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'Designer Jo Sampson, John Rocha and Jemima Berridge at Waterford 'live a Crystal life' even to launch the new Waterford interiors collection'

Union Jacks
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METRO, December 2011
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'Its classy stuff - the wood-fired base really is pure class - but it's also an intelligent business construct: giving the impression of munificence while maintaining the beadiest eye on the bottom line'

Union Jacks
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CITY A.M, November 2011
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'Careful interior design to some extent mitigstes this, with a giant central kitchen pushing the tables into orbit around it, making you feel less like you're dining in a cathedral.'

Jamie's Italian Restaurant
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Objekt, October 2012
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'It is probably the most stunning site to date according to Jamie Oliver: Jamie's Italian at Westfield London shoping centre at White City.' 

Blacksheep Creatives
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HL magazine, September 2011
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'Interview with Tim Mutton in delivering environmentally conscious design, "Admittedly, designers have a difficult job. We constantly have to bridge the gap between the demands of the owner, the brand and the consumer, And yet surely we should all be doing more to encourage our industry to think differently about the specification and design process, reducing the need for unnecessary waste?". '

Novotel, Tower Bridge
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Dolcevita, January 2012
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The new design sought to create a sense of flow between the different spaces on the ground floor and add in pockets of interest in the form of smaller, punctuating spaces. The colour palette for the scheme was light with punches of colour, including ice blue and burnt orange, offset by dramatic black while monochrome tile flooring.

Tim Mutton and Blacksheep
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A1 Retail, October 2010
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‘Packing a punch’, A1 Retail catches a few minutes with Tim Mutton, managing director and co-founder of design agency Blacksheep. “What is the highlight of your career so far? The day we took the leap and started up Blacksheep and the fantastic feeling of freedom it gave us, which has never gone away.”
 

Jo Sampson
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Design yearbook 2011, October 2010
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Trends: Hotels, Bar and Restaurant Design by Jo Sampson, Co-founder and Creative Director, Blacksheep “Currently, the greatest driver of change in the Hotel market is consumer expectation in a post-Apple world.  To avoid clichés and design interiors, which takes onboard all the possibilities offered by the digital revolution, designers must integrate new technologies in an accessible, intuitive and humanistic way.”

Novotel, Tower Bridge
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ids, Feburary 2010
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Blacksheep strike perfect balance between business and leisure, ‘[Blacksheep created a core concept for this unique location, called ‘Liquid History’, referring to the Thames, weaving by just 100. from the hotel, and its associations with journeys, destinations, views and iconic cultural and architectural landmarks.’

Inamo
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AW, Feburary 2010
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Novotel, Tower Bridge
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DHD, Feburary 2010
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Novotel Tower Bridge designed by English studio Blacksheep. The minimal and modern furnishing includes designer pieces and some items that were custom-designed by the team. All the colours are relaxing pastel shades, with occasional brightly colours splashes.

Tim Mutton
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FX, January 2010
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“On a professional level, this was per cent of Blacksheep’s work came from outside the UK (Saudi Arabia, India, Russia and China) – the once emergent economies are now domination!”

Novotel, Tower Bridge and Inamo
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CasaViva, January 2010
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