It is almost at the end of 2022 and what a year it has been! There has been lots to celebrate over the last 12 months, not only have we celebrated our 75th anniversary but 2022 has also been the year that Fritz Hansen has celebrated their 150th year. Montana marked their 40th milestone year by revealing the extraordinary large scale, colourful makeover of their factory in collaboration with artist Camille Walala and Danish design brand Hay have celebrated their 20th year.
2022 has seen some of our brands introduce anniversary editions of iconic designs. Fritz Hansen launched a special Anniversary Collection of Arne Jacobsens Egg and Swan chairs as well as other editions of their most iconic pieces. B&B Italia presented a renewed version of Le Bambole by Mario Bellini marking 50 years after its initial creation.
Our love of design and our whole teams commitment to delivering outstanding customer service really is at the heart of everything that we do. In the summer we celebrated our anniversary as a team by getting together for a beautiful garden party. A celebration is not a celebration without wonderful food and cake and we indulged in this along with many conversations about how we have grown over the years and how the business has evolved. We are very proud to be a family run business.
We have made trips Denmark and Italy this year in search of inspiration, product knowledge and to celebrate with some of our brands. We are very excited to have recently introduced a new brand to Innes, Fantin kitchens.
Unfortunately during our year of celebration, we had a significant low point. One evening in August our beautiful grade 2 listed Georgian building on the corner of Hessle Square, was hit by a bus, causing significant damage. Luckily no one was hurt and now 5 months on and the repairs have almost been completed. We have marked our milestone year by placing a commemorative plaque outside.
Thank you to all of our customers, suppliers, brands, colleagues, friends and families for your support this year and we wish you all the very best for the 2023.
We look forward to seeing you in the New Year.