Designer studio Jackdaw has recently created stunning designs for the women’s washrooms at the global marketing and technology agency Digitas LBi, London.
Using Younique by Formica Group custom laminate service, Jackdaw in collaboration with Digitas LBi employees created ‘riot girl’ bespoke Formica High Pressure Laminate (HPL) cubicles.
Jackdaw’s co-founder, Pippanella Roberts, explains: “We followed the Digitas LBi employees’ design brief which required washrooms that were not designed in a cliché ‘girly’ way, but that recalled ideas of strong, powerful women – hence the idea of ‘riot girls’. The route we took was to find classic movies with great female lead characters, and using the film posters with great artwork and graphics as a central element of our design.”
“We decided that the best location to use the movie posters was on the cubicle doors as these had the largest surface area in the washroom. Initially we intended to paint replicas of the posters onto the doors but as this is a high traffic area, we needed a resistant and durable product. We used the Younique service before in our project for Mother London, and decided it was the best choice for this project as well”. Formica HPL is very versatile and is popular in washroom environments. Hard wearing and resistant to humidity, it is the ideal material to use in high traffic areas, creating hygienic and practical surfaces that are durable, and easy to clean and maintain.
“Younique by Formica Group offered us a way of perfectly replicating our design onto a long-lasting waterproof product which we could use to create our cubicle doors."
For clients who require individual visuals beyond conventional materials, Younique allows for any design, image, pattern, as well as corporate branding logos to be replicated for both interior and exterior applications, providing high quality, original designs in a hard wearing and easy to maintain format.
The Younique custom laminate service has a dedicated team, offering product support and in depth knowledge of HPL. Jackdaw worked directly with James Dawson, Formica Group’s European Custom Laminate Manager, from concept through to production and delivery. Jackdaw designers commented: “Having a single point of contact throughout the whole process, and being able to tap into his immense knowledge, was invaluable”.
Formica Group offers design led solutions that are not only practical, but also adhere to the company’s sustainable principles and practices. Formica Group became the first global laminate manufacturer to be awarded the Carbon Trust's Carbon Reduction Label for its product ranges. The company has also recently announced that FSC Certified Laminate is offered as standard from its European manufacturing plants. This will enable fabricators and contractors to achieve FSC Chain of Custody in the production of such items as worktops, washroom cubicles and doors.