PressOn has signed a partnership with South African designer and photographer Robin Sprong. The deal sees Chatham-based PressOn manufacturing and distributing the Robin Sprong Wallpaper and Surface Design collection in the UK. The collection will include commercial wallpapers, printed canvases, fabric prints and surface design concepts for the interior decoration market.
The UK collection is not aimed at the consumer, rather it targets interior designers, architects and retail designers working in high-end private residential, commercial and retail settings.
PressOn sees the interiors market as having huge growth potential and began discussions with Sprong after meeting at the Heimtextil show in Germany at the start of 2015. Nigel Webster, joint MD of PressOn, said: “We think the interior market has huge potential for PressOn over the next few years and we’re thrilled to have struck this deal with Robin Sprong. We have been printing wallpaper for clients for many years from their own artwork. Working with Robin Sprong we can offer new clients in the UK something different - fantastic designs, beautifully printed.”
Design input for the Robin Spring Wallpaper collections includes work from with a variety of designers, photographers, artists and illustrators from all over the world including Skinny Laminx, Soil Design, Michael Chandler and Mitat. The collection also includes reproductions of the works of renowned artist Vladimir Tretchikoff.
For customers in the UK, this partnership means that in addition to the designer’s collections at RSW, production of custom photographic wall murals and installation at huge scales. Elements of some of the designs can be customised to suit individual requirements, adding a further dimension to the range. Through PressOn custom designs can also be continued onto flooring, glass metal, wood and fabrics. (See Talking Point interview with PressOn in the July issue of Image Reports)