The showroom is housed in a 1890s industrial brick building: a former brewery designed by British architect William Bradford. Like a Fabergé egg, the building’s robust urban exterior belies the warm bath of material and colour that awaits within. Visitors enter a space with barrel-vaulted ceilings and hefty walls – the thickness of which interior designer Bas van Tol plays with in his design – to find a modern-day Wunderkammer, a sensuous encounter with Vescom’s wallcovering, upholstery and curtain fabrics.

The contrasts continue when it comes to the materials on show, a highlight of which is mohair velvet. Vescom products embody the soft side of hard use. They may be luxurious, eye-catching and design-driven, but they also meet the toughest international contract-market standards, making them ideal for projects in such fields as hospitality, offices, care environments, high-end residential and education.