Glen, London E1

In 2018, Lozi client Glen bought a split-level apartment in the heart of East London, with the intention of transforming it into his dream home. Taking inspiration from iconic mid-century design, his Filipino roots, and his love of natural materials, he set about rebuilding the space from top to bottom, and with Lozi’s help, has converted this dated and dark space into the ultimate escape from the bustle of London life.

In keeping with the vibe of the house, we created a kitchen unlike any we had built before. Celebrating classic design while simultaneously bringing the space firmly into the 21st century, we designed something as unique as Glen himself.

One of the key design details Glen wanted to include was in fact inspired by another Lozi project - Hide. Having followed Lozi’s work for a long time, Glen had fallen in love with the raw pink plastering technique when he had seen it on social media, featured throughout our new build project designed and built with Artform.

When we first met with Glen to discuss what he was looking for in the space, we were immediately excited by his response. The key word was unique, and we had just the finish in mind. We had been wanting to design a project that centred Birch Edge Grain on a larger scale and this was just the place to do it - luckily Glen loved the idea as much as we did and was completely on board. We combined this with a beautiful sustainable wood chip ‘terrazzo’ surface from Foresso, creating a textural and entirely unique space, unlike any we had seen before.

On top of this Glen was looking for some clever storage solutions, and as a budding home chef, he was particularly keen on maximising the surface area. The difficulty was delivering this without compromising on space and making the room feel cramped. Our solution? A fully mobile island, featuring full size cupboards, and integrated bin, and built to match the rest of the finishes - inspired again by the mobile island in our Hide flat. It can be pushed against the wall when not in use, and then easily wheeled out to created a peninsula-style design, perfect for when you are cooking while chatting to guests.

But one clever feature wasn’t enough, at Lozi we are always hungry for a challenge. When Glen mentioned how much he liked the look of the copper pipes he had discovered during the earlier stages of the build, it seemed wrong to box them or hide them away, and together we decided to make a feature of them instead. We used a specially devised Lozi method to map the location of all of the pipes, and then used these to custom cut the Foresso surfaces exactly to spec, so that they would sit snuggly around the pipes.

Storage is always at the forefront of everyone’s mind when designing, particularly in a kitchen environment. But it can be all the more tricky when you are working with a narrower space. We wanted to find a way of adding flexible storage that wouldn’t protrude into the room too much, but would still be useful (and not too pokey). This reimagining of our classic Peg Board is a fun and playful way to add storage to the space, and it can be configured in whatever way suits you - changing as you need it to.

  • Please find our guided pricing here

    Each project varies depending on the size of your home, the complexity of the design and your choice of materials and finishes.

  • Sustainable Birch plywood made to measure carcasses, bespoke handles, Birch Edge Grain finish, Foresso ‘Terrazzo’, mobile island with full-sized cupboards. Design, manufacturing, delivery and installation.

  • Appliances, sink, plumbing/gas installation and all other furniture and decorative objects.

  • After submitting your enquiry and confirming a quote that suits your budget, you'll be allocated one of our highly skilled designer-makers and they will schedule a site visit, where relevant Based on your requirements and personal style, we'll provide a digital 2-D design to visualise the project outcome. Your designer-maker will ensure the experience is stress-free, supporting important design decisions and providing tailored, design-led solutions. All Lozi furniture is then made in-house and if appropriate, carefully installed by the designer-maker and workshop team.

    Click here for a full breakdown of each stage.

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