{"id":23735,"date":"2021-07-09T18:00:36","date_gmt":"2021-07-09T18:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/?p=23735"},"modified":"2021-07-09T08:44:11","modified_gmt":"2021-07-09T08:44:11","slug":"tom-dixon-the-power-of-the-narrative-through-materials-and-techniques","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/tom-dixon-the-power-of-the-narrative-through-materials-and-techniques\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Dixon: The Power Of The Narrative Through Materials And Techniques"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Established in 2002,\u00a0<em><strong>Tom Dixon<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0is a\u00a0<em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/essentialhome.eu\/designers?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article-text&amp;utm_content=essentialhomeblog-tomdixonpowerofdesign&amp;utm_campaign=designerscollections&amp;utm_term=dmorais\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"\">British luxury design brand<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>that is represented in 90 countries and employing 100+ people worldwide. Specializing in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/essentialhome.eu\/landing\/download-catalogue?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article-text&amp;utm_content=essentialhomeblog-tomdixonpowerofdesign&amp;utm_campaign=catalogue&amp;utm_term=dmorais\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"\"><em><strong>furniture, lighting<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em><strong>accessories<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, Tom Dixon has hubs in<em><strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/essentialhome.eu\/landing\/landing-ebooks?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article-text&amp;utm_content=essentialhomeblog-tomdixonpowerofdesign&amp;utm_campaign=ebook&amp;utm_term=dmorais\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"essentialhome.eu\/landing\/landing-ebooks?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article-text&amp;utm_content=essentialhomeblog-tomdixonpowerofdesign&amp;utm_campaign=ebook&amp;utm_term=dmorais\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"\">Milan,\u00a0Hong Kong,\u00a0London,\u00a0Los Angeles,\u00a0New York,\u00a0Tokyo<\/a><\/strong><\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em><strong>Hangzhou<\/strong><\/em>. With an aesthetic that is intrinsically inspired by the brand\u2019s British roots, the products are internationally recognized and appreciated for their pioneering use of\u00a0<em><strong>materials<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<em><strong>techniques<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"8 Fashion Trends I Resort 2022 Season\" width=\"648\" height=\"365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rrgO6wTsGCM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"essentialhome.eu\/designers?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article-text&amp;utm_content=essentialhomeblog-tomdixonpowerofdesign&amp;utm_campaign=designerscollections&amp;utm_term=dmorais\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"526\" src=\"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tom-Dixon-The-Power-Of-The-Narrative-Through-Materials-And-Techniques_1.jpg\" alt=\"Tom Dixon The Power Of The Narrative Through Materials And Techniques_1\" class=\"wp-image-23736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tom-Dixon-The-Power-Of-The-Narrative-Through-Materials-And-Techniques_1.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tom-Dixon-The-Power-Of-The-Narrative-Through-Materials-And-Techniques_1-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tom-Dixon-The-Power-Of-The-Narrative-Through-Materials-And-Techniques_1-768x475.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tom-Dixon-The-Power-Of-The-Narrative-Through-Materials-And-Techniques_1-640x396.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\"><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Founder and eponymous Creative Director Tom Dixon is a restless innovator who rose to prominence in the mid-1980s as a maverick, <a href=\"http:\/\/essentialhome.eu\/designers?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article-text&amp;utm_content=essentialhomeblog-tomdixonpowerofdesign&amp;utm_campaign=designerscollections&amp;utm_term=dmorais\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/essentialhome.eu\/designers?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article-text&amp;utm_content=essentialhomeblog-tomdixonpowerofdesign&amp;utm_campaign=designerscollections&amp;utm_term=dmorais\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>untrained designer<\/strong> <\/a>with a line in welded salvage furniture. While working with the Italian giant Cappellini he designed the widely acclaimed \u2018S\u2019 Chair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure id=\"shortcodes_table\" class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\" table table-hover\"><tbody><tr><td><a class=\"bannerDinamicAction\" href=\":\/\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-imageid=\"0\" title=\"\">\n    <img class=\"img-responsive\" src=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"essentialhome.eu\/designers?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article-text&amp;utm_content=essentialhomeblog-tomdixonpowerofdesign&amp;utm_campaign=designerscollections&amp;utm_term=dmorais\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tom-Dixon-The-Power-Of-The-Narrative-Through-Materials-And-Techniques_2.jpg\" alt=\"Tom Dixon The Power Of The Narrative Through Materials And Techniques_2\" class=\"wp-image-23737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tom-Dixon-The-Power-Of-The-Narrative-Through-Materials-And-Techniques_2.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tom-Dixon-The-Power-Of-The-Narrative-Through-Materials-And-Techniques_2-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tom-Dixon-The-Power-Of-The-Narrative-Through-Materials-And-Techniques_2-768x532.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tom-Dixon-The-Power-Of-The-Narrative-Through-Materials-And-Techniques_2-640x443.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\"><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the late 90s, Tom became Creative Director at Habitat and rejuvenated the brand while maintaining Terence Conran\u2019s vision of enriching everyday life through<strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/essentialhome.eu\/landing\/download-catalogue?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article-text&amp;utm_content=essentialhomeblog-tomdixonpowerofdesign&amp;utm_campaign=catalogue&amp;utm_term=dmorais\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"\">simple, modern design<\/a><\/strong>. In 2001, Tom was awarded an OBE by Her Majesty the Queen for his services to British design. In 2014 he was awarded \u2018Designer of The Year\u2019 at Maison &amp; Objet, Paris. In 2019, he received a silver medal for Best Garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show and in the same year, was awarded the prestigious London Design Medal at the British Land Celebration of Design Awards. Tom is one of the industry\u2019s most feted <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/essentialhome.eu\/designers?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article-text&amp;utm_content=essentialhomeblog-tomdixonpowerofdesign&amp;utm_campaign=designerscollections&amp;utm_term=dmorais\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"\">British designers <\/a><\/strong>and is internationally heralded as a significantly original talent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"essentialhome.eu\/designers?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article-text&amp;utm_content=essentialhomeblog-tomdixonpowerofdesign&amp;utm_campaign=designerscollections&amp;utm_term=dmorais\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tom-Dixon-The-Power-Of-The-Narrative-Through-Materials-And-Techniques_3.jpg\" alt=\"Tom Dixon The Power Of The Narrative Through Materials And Techniques_3\" class=\"wp-image-23738\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tom-Dixon-The-Power-Of-The-Narrative-Through-Materials-And-Techniques_3.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tom-Dixon-The-Power-Of-The-Narrative-Through-Materials-And-Techniques_3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tom-Dixon-The-Power-Of-The-Narrative-Through-Materials-And-Techniques_3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tom-Dixon-The-Power-Of-The-Narrative-Through-Materials-And-Techniques_3-640x480.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\"><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"bannerDinamicAction\" href=\":\/\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-imageid=\"0\" title=\"\">\n    <img class=\"img-responsive\" src=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/a>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"essentialhome.eu\/designers?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article-text&amp;utm_content=essentialhomeblog-tomdixonpowerofdesign&amp;utm_campaign=designerscollections&amp;utm_term=dmorais\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"850\" src=\"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tom-Dixon-The-Power-Of-The-Narrative-Through-Materials-And-Techniques_4.jpg\" alt=\"Tom Dixon The Power Of The Narrative Through Materials And Techniques_4\" class=\"wp-image-23739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tom-Dixon-The-Power-Of-The-Narrative-Through-Materials-And-Techniques_4.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tom-Dixon-The-Power-Of-The-Narrative-Through-Materials-And-Techniques_4-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tom-Dixon-The-Power-Of-The-Narrative-Through-Materials-And-Techniques_4-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tom-Dixon-The-Power-Of-The-Narrative-Through-Materials-And-Techniques_4-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tom-Dixon-The-Power-Of-The-Narrative-Through-Materials-And-Techniques_4-640x640.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\"><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Launched in 2007, Design Research Studio, the <a href=\"http:\/\/essentialhome.eu\/landing\/download-catalogue?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article-text&amp;utm_content=essentialhomeblog-tomdixonpowerofdesign&amp;utm_campaign=catalogue&amp;utm_term=dmorais\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>design and innovations<\/strong> <\/a>agency at the heart of Tom Dixon continues to create extraordinary spaces globally. <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/essentialhome.eu\/projects?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article-text&amp;utm_content=essentialhomeblog-tomdixonpowerofdesign&amp;utm_campaign=projects&amp;utm_term=dmorais\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"essentialhome.eu\/projects?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article-text&amp;utm_content=essentialhomeblog-tomdixonpowerofdesign&amp;utm_campaign=projects&amp;utm_term=dmorais\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"\">Recent projects<\/a><\/strong> have included reimagining the modern cruise experience for Virgin Voyages on their first ship, reinventing the layout and interior of The Pullman Hotel in Bercy, the iconic Drugstore Brasserie on Les Champs-Elysees, Paris and designing The Manzoni in Milan, Tom Dixon\u2019s first European hub which acts as a restaurant, shop and office all in one. In 2018, the brand relocated its headquarters \u2013 Coal Office \u2013 to London\u2019s King\u2019s Cross, which was a significant step for the business. Coal Office operates as an office, shop, workshop and restaurant all under one roof and is located in the affluent shopping destination, Coal Drops Yard. Their interior architecture facility, Design Research Studio, conceives the interiors and exteriors of tomorrow. Rich in narrative, they nurture a fast-growing <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/essentialhome.eu\/projects?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article-text&amp;utm_content=essentialhomeblog-tomdixonpowerofdesign&amp;utm_campaign=projects&amp;utm_term=dmorais\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"\">international portfolio<\/a><\/strong> that ranges from hospitality and retail to co-working spaces and monumental complexes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"essentialhome.eu\/designers?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article-text&amp;utm_content=essentialhomeblog-tomdixonpowerofdesign&amp;utm_campaign=designerscollections&amp;utm_term=dmorais\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tom-Dixon-The-Power-Of-The-Narrative-Through-Materials-And-Techniques_5.jpg\" alt=\"Tom Dixon The Power Of The Narrative Through Materials And Techniques_5\" class=\"wp-image-23740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tom-Dixon-The-Power-Of-The-Narrative-Through-Materials-And-Techniques_5.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tom-Dixon-The-Power-Of-The-Narrative-Through-Materials-And-Techniques_5-300x247.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tom-Dixon-The-Power-Of-The-Narrative-Through-Materials-And-Techniques_5-768x632.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tom-Dixon-The-Power-Of-The-Narrative-Through-Materials-And-Techniques_5-640x527.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\"><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\">\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"color:#cf2e2e\" class=\"tadv-color\">READ MORE:<\/span><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/without-a-doubt-this-new-episode-of-abc-of-design-will-have-you-calling-your-interior-design-asap\/\" title=\"\">WITHOUT A DOUBT, THIS NEW EPISODE OF ABC OF DESIGN WILL HAVE YOU CALLING YOUR INTERIOR DESIGN ASAP<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\">\n\n\n\n<p>WE HOPE YOU LIKED OUR ARTICLE ON<strong><em>\u00a0TOM DIXON.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0YOU CAN ALWAYS FOLLOW US ON THE GO! FIND US ON<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.pt\/midcenturyfurnitureblog\/\" title=\"\">\u00a0PINTEREST<\/a>\u00a0AND DON\u2019T MISS A SINGLE THING!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"bannerDinamicAction\" href=\":\/\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-imageid=\"0\" title=\"\">\n    <img class=\"img-responsive\" src=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Established in 2002,\u00a0Tom Dixon\u00a0is a\u00a0British luxury design brand\u00a0that is represented in 90 countries and employing 100+ people worldwide. Specializing in\u00a0furniture, lighting\u00a0and\u00a0accessories, Tom Dixon has hubs in\u00a0Milan,\u00a0Hong Kong,\u00a0London,\u00a0Los Angeles,\u00a0New York,\u00a0Tokyo\u00a0and\u00a0Hangzhou. With an aesthetic that is intrinsically inspired by the brand\u2019s British roots, the products are internationally recognized and appreciated for their pioneering use of\u00a0materials\u00a0and\u00a0techniques. Founder and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":23742,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3231,13,3604,3606,3605,132],"class_list":["post-23735","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-best-design-projects","tag-best-interior-designers","tag-tom-dixon","tag-tom-dixon-collection","tag-tom-dixon-product-collection","tag-top-interior-designers"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23735"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/31"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23735"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23735\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23741,"href":"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23735\/revisions\/23741"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23742"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23735"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23735"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23735"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}