CASE STUDY: SEATON HOUSE & DUNLUCE LODGE

Spotlight on Design: An interview with Kristy Unger, Principal at Upperworth

Design Principles Upperworth executed amazingly:

1. Herringbone on Herringbone. Herringbone carpet laid over herringbone parquet floors

2. Carpet insets (do we have a photo?)

3. Respect the tradition. St. Andrews: property which overlooks the Royal & Ancient clubhouse and first tee on the Old Course. Scores/Seaton The Victorian townhouse's renaming is meant to be a tribute to its past, which dates back to 1864.

4. The pitch:

5. So looking through the correspondence it looks like your initial questions were about performance (durability and staining). Were you already sold on the aesthetic based on samples or past usage?

6. The carpet is made of nylon and has usage class 33, which is the highest rating in textile carpet. SynSisal is specifically designed to go in heavy traffic spaces.

   
   
   

   SynSisal is made with Nylon yarns, which is generally used for heavy traffic spaces, because of its durability and easy care and maintenance.

   
   

   Nylon yarn is one of the most popular yarns in the hospitality industry today. It has a solid reputation for being durable, its meet fire classification standards and is easy to clean and to maintain.

   
   

   For SynSisal we even use Solution Dyed Nylon, which is one of the most stain resistant types of nylon. This yarn locks the colour in by adding it during the production of the fiber (rather than dyeing the 'greige' fiber after production). When the color is actually part of the fiber, it is permanent and fade-resistant, and spills are unable to attach themselves to the fiber’s cells to create stains.

7. 7 why the border?

8. Why synsisal. performance or aesthetics. which one is more important?

   Synsisal looks the most real is the ideal pullquote.

   Design inspiration to product selection. Where do you find your inspiration.

9. moodboard process. Herringbone on herringbone. St. Andrews is a historic property does the client have a very specific look that they're looking for. Are there models to consult?

10. Was it a case where it turned out well for one project and the other project wanted pretty much the exact same look?

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    Questions for Kristy:
    Original request?

    No photos of the inset pieces

11. What sold you on synsisal when you were evaluating different options? Does synsisal have the most natural look? Clearly durability and stain proof was a concern at the start. Flooring is just one piece of the design. Start with a blank slate. Did you want rugs or wall-to-wall. A layered effect on the herringbone parquet floors? Rugs play with the other elements. Inset pieces. Project led to next one. Why mink?

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