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Made in England | The Lyonheart

04 Friday May 2012

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Over the years, the British car industry has seen many legendary names disappear or fall into the hands of foreign groups. Now is the time for a new, truly British car manufacturer: LYONHEART CARS LTD.

Based in Coventry, the original home of the British automotive industry, Lyonheart Cars is synonymous with rare, exclusive, super luxury cars, hand-built in a limited series. The goal at Lyonheart Cars is to make the ‘Made In England’ label into a truthful concept, not just a statement. Every part of a Lyonheart car is developed, engineered and hand-built in England.

The first car ever to wear this kingly name is LYONHEART K.

Its design codes unmistakably reflect the very soul of Britishness at its best: cool, elegant, refined, understated yet powerful and dynamic. Lyonheart K is also breathtakingly beautiful. This is a truly inspiring beauty, one which excites us here at Y2DC. We not only appreciate all things interior but all aspects of design which touch us and push us to deliver truly luxurious spaces, whether in a home, aircraft, yacht or automobile.

Powered with a 5.0 litre Supercharged V8 engine delivering a staggering 550PS and 680Nm of torque, Lyonheart K is built around a state-of-the-art aluminium chassis covered with carbon fibre panels. The weight is under 1600kg, which gives Lyonheart K rocket-fast performance: 0-100kph under 4 seconds. Top speed is electronically limited to 300kph.

Lyonheart’s interior design philosophy is very simple: use only genuine materials. In the comfortable leather seats, holding the thin, graceful steering wheel, touching the elegant dashboard or any of the command switches, levers or buttons, your hands will feel nothing but chromed metal, polished or brushed aluminium, genuine leather or pure wood veneer. The engine is a beautiful aluminium jewel, unveiled when opening the traditional, front-hinged clamshell bonnet.

Lyonheart K epitomises high-technology and performance motoring, while capturing the essence of a centennial, British car-making tradition. Preorder now, and you will have the unique opportunity to enter an extremely privileged club, limited to the 50 first owners of Lyonheart K. The new legend in British motoring history: The Return Of The King.

Y2DC Refurbishes The Sheraton Heathrow Hotel Public Areas

25 Wednesday Apr 2012

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The Sheraton Heathrow Hotel put the finishing touches to a multimillion-dollar refurbishment of its public areas. The refurbished Sheraton Heathrow now boasts a completely new reception and lobby lounge, two new bars, a new restaurant and a new cafe complete with self-service technology.

Designed by Nico Yiannikkou of interior design company Y2DC, the renovated spaces feature open areas connected through a common theme of travel and exploration.

Inspired by the Middlesex countryside around Heathrow Airport, which is famed for its orchards, all of the new restaurants and bars at the hotel take their name from the traditional English apple.

The main restaurant, The Orchard, now features timber partitions and interconnecting screens in the ceilings. Playing on the location of the hotel, a “globe” chandelier is suspended between the screens, while the feature table at the venue entrance is inspired by aviation design. The restaurant serves traditional English dishes.

With its travel-inspired decor, the hotel’s main bar has been named the Discovery Bar and will focus on beers, wines served by the glass and cocktails. Decoration in the Discovery Bar includes old trunks and suitcases as features, furniture fabrics imprinted with feint vintage postcard texts of by-gone travellers and a wall mural depicting an art deco map of the world. With its focus on local produce, the Discovery Bar menu features local ales from Windsor and Marlow.

The Orange Lounge is the hotel’s brand new cocktail bar. The venue boasts dark colors, a central fireplace, and partitioning using timber screens with the design inspired by the idea of aircrafts taking off and landing. Artwork on the theme of aviation in the form of black and white prints is also available.

The transformed Sheraton Heathrow will also offer the Link Café, which combines the Link@SheratonSM experienced with Microsoft, a communications hub in the lobby which provides complimentary Wi-Fi and PC workstations.

The public area refurbishment at the Sheraton Heathrow is part of the Sheraton brand’s multi-year revitalization effort which has seen Sheraton invest more than $6 billion in opening new hotels and renovating existing Sheraton properties across the globe.

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