No interior style is more stately and refined than quintessentially British. The aesthetic is powerfully civilising and transforms your consciousness.
Sitting at the centre of this niche is Liang & Eimil, one of the sleekest and most celebrated designers operating today. Thanks to its furniture’s timeless appeal it attracts architects, designers, and luxury service providers across the world.
Liang & Eimil: The History
Liang & Eimil is a family business founded with the aim of creating unique designer furniture, light and accessories for the interior design industry. Husband and wife team, Frank Eimil and Honghui Liang, came together to bring what they describe as “much-needed” modernity to the luxury interior design market, dominated by stuffy ornate furniture and shabby chic concepts.
The brand believes in creating pieces that evoke emotion and transform daily experience. It takes its inspiration from classic forms, but remains steadfastly rooted in the present. All its designs offer an updated take on British concepts, maintaining their elegance, but adding a sense of freshness too. The label thinks carefully about how it can bring each piece into the contemporary era, without sacrificing its essence.
In a competitive luxury furniture market, Liang & Eimil sustains its edge by continually developing new collections. The founders strive to add their unique twist to every item they sell. They take inspiration from mid-century and modern designs, but never settle for mediocrity. They look at furniture from all angles, ensuring that the forms they create sit in harmony with their clients’ interior spaces.
A Rebellious Streak
Liang & Eimil take issue with minimalism and contemporary design. They reject the notion that equanimous modern interiors must incorporate unrelenting straight lines. They believe that there is always room for artistic levity and fun. Luxury isn’t merely a visual process, but a sensual one too.
Liang & Eimil’s rebelliousness isn’t for its own sake. The brand believes that luxury concepts only reach fruition once considered from every perspective. Thus, to sit on a Liang & Eimil sofa is a supremely enveloping experience. Aesthetics and comfort combine.
The brand also steps away from the rest of the industry by rejecting complicated forms. It doesn’t believe in statement pieces that dominate a room, but rather in creating a sense of flow. The brand’s portfolio is packed with example rooms where all the interior elements meld into a seamless whole, creating equilibrium and balance.
Renaissance
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In recent times, Liang & Eimil has moved beyond furniture and into other areas. Due to the brand’s artistic prowess, Frank and Honghui are experimenting with geometric mirrors, abstract sculptures, bijou luxe accessories, and contemporary art. Clients can now create entire living rooms based on the brand’s products, following its unique design language to the letter.
Every Liang & Eimil interior feels unique and interesting. There are always surprises that make you want to stay. Whether it is the contemporary coffee tables or sand fabric sofas, the designer has a knack for doing the unexpected.
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Currently, the family design outfit is looking to build higher visibility. The brand has its own showroom, but also makes regular trips to international exhibits, including Maison et Objet in Paris, and Decorex in London. Here, clients can view its latest collections and get inspiration. It also regularly hosts in-house events that bring together hoteliers, retailers, architects and designers.
Liang & Eimil and takes ethical sourcing seriously, ensuring fairness and human decency in all its interactions with suppliers. It puts the health and safety of its people at the forefront of everything it does.
Environmental excellence is also a significant component of the company’s ethos. It ensures minimal impact on the natural world from the design of its products to final manufacturing and distribution. Its innovative approach reduces energy use, packaging materials and transport costs. It targets 100 percent FSC timbers and veneers for all its furniture products, and regularly engages in employee awareness, teaching them how to reduce the environmental impact of its operations.
Liang & Eimil’s customer experience is bespoke. When working with clients, they advise them to start with a mood board of the things that they love, and then build an interior around it. They guide them through the process of choosing what they need, striking the perfect balance between aesthetics and functionality.
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Finally, they focus on the importance of having fun. As they say, customers want pieces that will continue to excite them for years to come.
