Herringbone has announced that the company has rebranded to Herringbone House with the opening of its new four-storey studio in the heart of Canterbury. The company has long been designing and making much more than kitchens and, with its new studio, is now able to showcase its breadth of work.
Founders Elly Simmons and William Durrant have created an inviting space overlooking Canterbury Cathedral that feels nothing like a traditional showroom. When designing their new studio with in-house interior designer, Martyna Nicolson, they focused on making it an entertaining space that pushes the traditional boundaries of what a showroom should be. They designed a large bar, library and upholstered comfy seating around the space. They even included a secret wine room, with access behind a library door.
The first floor space can be rented out as an event space on its own, creating a new concept for displaying and selling full home kitchens, furniture and interior design projects. While some parts of Herringbone House look and feel like you are visiting a friend’s home, other parts feel more like a luxury hotel that you visit for a weekend retreat. Every room in the Grade-2 listed building has been designed to show what can be achieved for each room of a home, both from an interior design and bespoke cabinetry design perspective.
“We are very proud to be marking the next phase for Herringbone, by opening Herringbone House," says William Durrant, owner of Herringbone House. "Our new studio showcases just how great our team is at all we do; everything here has been designed and made by us, including the sofas and tables. We have created an inviting space that is not like anything seen before in the industry.
The large bar we have feels more like a luxury hotel than a kitchen studio and happens to now be my favourite bar in Canterbury. The studio sits in the heart of Canterbury, right across from the Cathedral with its historic views. Being in Canterbury was very important to us, although most of our projects are in London, Canterbury is home for us, it's where we first began and where our workshop is. To be able to do all this over the last 10 years, without compromising on our design, craftmanship and environmental ethos is something that we are very proud of.”
Herringbone House celebrates 10 years in business and continues to strive to push design trends, being at the forefront of progressing the industry in working standards and craftsmanship. Full joinery projects are frequently being created as clients see the benefits of bespoke and well-designed joinery throughout their home. Everything Herringbone House makes is handcrafted by their skilled craftsmen in its workshop in Canterbury.
