1. Welcome to Something from Nothing’s portfolio
Something from Nothing create thoughtful, Mark Irlam
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ensuring we deliver beautiful, but also
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We hope you like what you see.
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Poncho No8 - Interior Design
Mark Irlam SFN have created a vibrant, fresh
mark@somethingfromus.com environment for a new burrito restaurant
+44 (0) 7979 854 324 in Spitalfields, London.
Tom Tobia
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+44 (0) 7764 745 637
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Poncho No8 - Interior Design
Mark Irlam SFN have created a vibrant, fresh
mark@somethingfromus.com environment for a new burrito restaurant
+44 (0) 7979 854 324 in Spitalfields, London.
Tom Tobia
tom@somethingfromus.com
+44 (0) 7764 745 637
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MCC Museum at Lord’s Cricket Ground Brian Lara Exhibition
Mark Irlam Design and curation of a restrospective
mark@somethingfromus.com charting the life and career of West Indian
+44 (0) 7979 854 324 cricketing legend Brian Lara.
Tom Tobia
tom@somethingfromus.com
+44 (0) 7764 745 637
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MCC Museum at Lord’s Cricket Ground Brian Lara Exhibition
Mark Irlam Design and curation of a restrospective
mark@somethingfromus.com charting the life and career of West Indian
+44 (0) 7979 854 324 cricketing legend Brian Lara.
Tom Tobia
tom@somethingfromus.com
+44 (0) 7764 745 637
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Manicomio Gutter Lane - Restaurant Design
Mark Irlam A four storey second offering from divided into a ground floor deli cafe, first
mark@somethingfromus.com successful Chelsea restaurant Manicomio. floor dining room, and top floor cocktail
+44 (0) 7979 854 324 Taking over an entire four storey Norman bar.
Foster Associates building in the heart of
Tom Tobia The City of London, the restaurant is
tom@somethingfromus.com
+44 (0) 7764 745 637
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Manicomio Gutter Lane - Restaurant Design
Mark Irlam A four storey restaurant, a second offering divided into a ground floor deli cafe, first
mark@somethingfromus.com from successful Chelsea restaurant floor dining room, and top floor cocktail
+44 (0) 7979 854 324 Manicomio. bar.
Taking over an entire four storey Norman
Tom Tobia Foster Associates building in the heart of
tom@somethingfromus.com The City of London, the restaurant is
+44 (0) 7764 745 637
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Manicomio Gutter Lane - Restaurant Design
Mark Irlam A four storey restaurant, a second offering restaurant is divided into a ground floor
mark@somethingfromus.com from successful Chelsea restaurant deli cafe, first floor dining room, and top
+44 (0) 7979 854 324 Manicomio. Taking over an entire four floor cocktail bar.
storey Norman Foster Associates building
Tom Tobia in the heart of The City of London, the
tom@somethingfromus.com
+44 (0) 7764 745 637
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Dellis Cay - Interior
Mark Irlam Beachfront villas on Dellis Cay, an
mark@somethingfromus.com exclusive resort in the Turks and Caicos
+44 (0) 7979 854 324 Islands.
Tom Tobia
tom@somethingfromus.com
+44 (0) 7764 745 637
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Wired Lamp - Product
Mark Irlam Since it’s launch at Salone Satellite in
mark@somethingfromus.com April 2008 the Wired Lamp has featured in
+44 (0) 7979 854 324 publications across the globe, and is fast
becoming an iconic British design.
Tom Tobia
tom@somethingfromus.com
+44 (0) 7764 745 637
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Wasp Nest Light - Product
Mark Irlam Taking inspiration from natural structures,
mark@somethingfromus.com this honeycomb light is produced using
+44 (0) 7979 854 324 rapid manufacturing technology.
Tom Tobia
tom@somethingfromus.com
+44 (0) 7764 745 637
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Yeli - Brand Identity, Development and Advertising
Mark Irlam Research and development for Chinese Time spent researching the target market
mark@somethingfromus.com Fashion/Sport label based in Jinjiang, in Jinjiang and Shanghai led to the
+44 (0) 7979 854 324 China. development of a contemporary logo and
subversive, edgy advertising campaign.
Tom Tobia
tom@somethingfromus.com
+44 (0) 7764 745 637
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Yeli - Brand Identity, Development and Advertising
Mark Irlam Research and development for Chinese Time spent researching the target market
mark@somethingfromus.com Fashion/Sport label based in Jinjiang, in Jinjiang and Shanghai led to the
+44 (0) 7979 854 324 China. development of a contemporary logo and
subversive, edgy advertising campaign.
Tom Tobia
tom@somethingfromus.com
+44 (0) 7764 745 637
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Churchill Restoration - Brand Identity
Mark Irlam SFN created an identity for commercial and
mark@somethingfromus.com high-end residential construction outfit,
+44 (0) 7979 854 324 Churchill Restoration.
Tom Tobia
tom@somethingfromus.com
+44 (0) 7764 745 637
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Churchill Restoration - Brand Identity
Mark Irlam SFN created an identity for commercial and
mark@somethingfromus.com high-end residential construction outfit,
+44 (0) 7979 854 324 Churchill Restoration.
Tom Tobia
tom@somethingfromus.com
+44 (0) 7764 745 637
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Paul Osmond Project - Brand Identity
Mark Irlam SFN created an identity for project
mark@somethingfromus.com management company Paul Osmond
+44 (0) 7979 854 324 Projects.
Tom Tobia
tom@somethingfromus.com
+44 (0) 7764 745 637
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Paul
Osmond
Paul Osmond Project - Brand Identity
Mark Irlam SFN created an identity for project
mark@somethingfromus.com management company Paul Osmond
+44 (0) 7979 854 324 Projects.
Tom Tobia
tom@somethingfromus.com
+44 (0) 7764 745 637
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Art Fund Pavilion - Competition Project Part 1
Mark Irlam SFN developed a summer pavillion in Each vector of the structure represents
mark@somethingfromus.com answer to a competition brief to design a note of the base guitar tab from ‘Town
+44 (0) 7979 854 324 a space for exhibitions, seminars and Called Malice’, a song about Woking written
functions in Woking. by the town’s most famous son Paul Weller.
Tom Tobia
tom@somethingfromus.com
+44 (0) 7764 745 637
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Art Fund Pavilion - Competition Project Part 2
Mark Irlam SFN developed a summer pavillion in The pavilion is constructed from an inner
mark@somethingfromus.com answer to a competition brief to design and outer shell. The inner shell is fixed and
+44 (0) 7979 854 324 a space for exhibitions, seminars and translucent, with the outer shell sections
functions in Woking. moving on runners, allowing slithers of
Tom Tobia natural light in to the space.
tom@somethingfromus.com
+44 (0) 7764 745 637
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Honda Stussy Zoomer - Scooters and Skateboards
Mark Irlam To celebrate the UK launch of the Honda
mark@somethingfromus.com Zoomer in association with Stussy, SFN
+44 (0) 7979 854 324 worked in collaboration with Ben Wilson
Design assisting with the creation of a
Tom Tobia limited run of scooters and skateboards
tom@somethingfromus.com sold through Stussy’s London store.
+44 (0) 7764 745 637
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