Casino Bernardin, Portoroz, Slovenia
Brintons has a strong presence in Slovenia through its agent distributor, EKO STIL and recently sealed an exclusive supply agreement with HIT Casinos to meet all of its woven Axminster carpet requirements. Before it started work on the Bernardin project, Brintons had already designed and supplied carpet for four other casinos in the HIT portfolio.
Client Brief
Brintons was briefed by the appointed interior design practice – Omnia – for Casino Bernardin and was asked to produce strong, contemporary designs that could be used in conjunction with a bright colour palette to give a striking appearance and compliment the modern interior features at the new build casino.
Creative design approach
Brintons’ designer, Jo Portman, presented a selection of the company’s art files to Omnia and it immediately identified a design that it wanted to use as the basis for the Bernardin installation. Jo said: “The art files are an excellent way of inspiring clients and showcasing what we can do for them. The repeated circles design that the client picked out for this project proved to be the starting point design it was looking for but we had to then develop it further and generate versions that used colour in different ways."
Special circumstances or requirements
Due to the extensive electrical cabling under the floor in the casino, Brintons recommended that Axminster tiles should be installed at Bernardin. This type of installation gives easy access to the under floor area as it allows the tiles to be effortlessly lifted and replaced for maintenance and cable relocation purposes. And thanks to the seamless quality of Brintons’ Axminster carpet tiles, the visual aesthetic of a broadloom type installation can still be maintained.
The solution that was delivered
The final designs featured a repeating pattern of intricate circles that were predominantly coloured in red and purple – a break from the traditional Autumnal colours that are often used in other Slovenian casinos. Brintons provided a number of variations on the pattern by filling the inner and outer borders of the circles with different colours including blue, yellow and orange.
Services provided by Brintons
Brintons was responsible for the planning and estimating, design and manufacture of the Axminster tiles at Bernardin. Its agent distributor, EKO STIL, carried out the installation at the venue.
Brintons Reaction
“We recommended the use of carpet tiles at Bernardin to give a number of practical advantages to the client and we knew the concept worked because we had already supplied more than 3000 m2 of tiles to another casino in the region,” Alan Hinton, Brintons Sales Manager North and East Europe explained. “Everyone was extremely impressed with the design, quality and functionality of the solution we delivered to Bernardin and that we are continuing to provide a consistently strong service to HIT Casinos.