Chantelle Lighting are renowned for providing bespoke lighting for bars and restaurants across the country, and now we can add retail stores to our portfolio.

The challenge

We were delighted to be asked to provide lighting for one of the most recognisable brands on the high street, Next. The design agency  behind the project, Dalziel & Pow, have been working with Next since 2006 to gradually improve all aspects of the brand's look and feel. Their aim is to create a more relevant and vibrant offer to their customer base.

The clothing and home products retailer has around 700 stores worldwide and Dalziel & Pow have been working to create a simple and disciplined structure within these stores. The design team explained the challenge of the refurbishment of the formal menswear section of the Trinity Leeds store, saying, "We were working on a 1950's themed brief for the menswear department and we knew that the lighting would be key to achieving this look."

The solution

"As a company, we had worked with Chantelle Lighting on a few projects previously," explained Dalziel & Pow. "They were recommended to us as the perfect lighting manufacturers for this project and they had an excellent understanding of our brief."

"The project team at Chantelle interpreted our ideas really well, and assisted us in finding the ideal fixing details and materials for the feature lights, so that we could achieve our desired look.

"As we were creating bespoke light fittings, Chantelle's design team produced a full scale mock-up of the polo shades we wanted to ensure that we got everything right with the final pieces."

 The result

The store now boasts a range of ivory plisado shades that complement the menswear section of the store perfectly. The 'floating' bespoke lights create a sense of simplicity and elegance that reflects the brand.

"The Trinity Leeds store has been received really well by both customers and staff," said David. "The lighting gives an impressive element to the department and a focal point to the space we had to work with; your eyes are really drawn to the department."