1<!DOCTYPE html> 2<!--[if IE 8]> <html class="ie ie8"> <![endif]--> 3<!--[if IE 9]> <html class="ie ie9"> <![endif]--> 4<!--[if gt IE 9]><!--> <html> <!--<![endif]--> 5 <head> 6 <meta charset="utf-8" /> 7 <title>Specialist Furniture and Libraries for Educational, Research Organisations and Academic Institutions | Serota Bespoke Furniture</title> 8 <meta name="keywords" content="designers and installers of library furniture for libraries, bespoke furniture manufacturers, library lighting specialists, 9 schools, colleges, library designers for law firms and commerce, ecclesiastical establishments, Michael Serota, library, designers, design, furnishing, furnishings, furnishers, 10 furniture suppliers, installers, installations, counter, counters, office, shelving, steel, wood, box, boxes, browsers, end panels, chairs, table, tables, trolley, trolleys, trollies, 11 schools, computer, computers, benches, benching, cupboard, cupboards, bespoke, book, spinner, spinners, display, marmoleum, mdf, beech, oak, seats, seating, mahoghany, maple, mobile, archive, storage, lighting, leather, installing" /> 12 <meta name="description" content="Serota is one of the UK's academy and independent school library furniture specialists. Over the last 30 years we have designed furniture for more than 20 schools, including 5 major public schools, 11 institutional libraries and 8 universities. Every project is unique, with particular and often conflicting needs. 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With over 100 years' experience of manufacturing and fitting, the company is noted for creating fine furniture that is in keeping with its surroundings, from refurbishment projects in listed buildings through to the most contemporary of designs.</h3> 56 </div> 57 58 <div class="col-md-2"><!--Space--></div> 59 60 <div class="col-md-4"> 61 <h6>CONTACT INFO</h6> 62 <ul class="list-unstyled"> 63 <li><i class="fa fa-map-marker"></i> 92 Hilliard Road, Northwood, Middlesex HA6 1SW</li> 64 <li><i class="fa fa-envelope-o"></i> <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></li> 65 </ul> 66 </div> 67 68 </div> 69 70 </div> 71 72 <a class="slidetop-toggle" href="#"><!-- toggle button --></a> 73 74 </div> 75 <!-- /SLIDE TOP --> 76 77 78 <!-- wrapper --> 79 <div id="wrapper"> 80 81 <div id="header" class="sticky clearfix"> 82 83 <!-- TOP NAV --> 84 <header id="topNav"> 85 <div class="container"> 86 87 <!-- Mobile Menu Button --> 88 <button class="btn btn-mobile" data-toggle="collapse" data-target=".nav-main-collapse"> 89 <i class="fa fa-bars"></i> 90 </button> 91 92 <!-- BUTTONS --> 93 <ul class="pull-right nav nav-pills nav-second-main"> 94 95 </ul> 96 <!-- /BUTTONS --> 97 98 <!-- Logo --> 99 <a class="logo pull-left" href="index.html"> 100 <img src="assets/images/logo_serota.png" alt="Serota Bespoke Furniture" /> 101 </a> 102 103 <!--Top Nav --> 104 <div class="navbar-collapse pull-right nav-main-collapse collapse submenu-dark"> 105 <nav class="nav-main"> 106 107 <ul id="topMain" class="nav nav-pills nav-main"> 108 <li> 109 <a href="index.html">HOME</a> 110 </li> 111 112 <li> 113 <a href="about.html">ABOUT</a> 114 </li> 115 116 <li class="dropdown active"><!-- KEY SECTORS --> 117 <a class="dropdown-toggle" href="#"> 118 KEY SECTORS 119 </a> 120 <ul class="dropdown-menu"> 121 <li><a class="dropdown-toggle" href="sector-academia.html">ACADEMIA</a></li> 122 <li><a class="dropdown-toggle" href="sector-ecclesiastical.html">ECCLESIASTICAL</a></li> 123 <li><a class="dropdown-toggle" href="sector-commerce-law.html">COMMERCE & LAW</a></li> 124 </ul> 125 </li> 126 127 <li class="dropdown"><!-- PORTFOLIO --> 128 <a class="dropdown-toggle" href="#"> 129 PORTFOLIO 130 </a> 131 <ul class="dropdown-menu"> 132 <li><a class="dropdown-toggle" href="portfolio.html">OVERVIEW</a></li> 133 <li><a class="dropdown-toggle" href="case-study-kennedys.html">KENNEDYS</a></li> 134 <li><a class="dropdown-toggle" href="case-study-camlis.html">CAMLIS</a></li> 135 <li><a class="dropdown-toggle" href="case-study-kingsfund.html">THE KING'S FUND</a></li> 136 <li><a class="dropdown-toggle" href="case-study-rhs.html">RHS LINDLEY LIBRARY</a></li> 137 <li><a class="dropdown-toggle" href="case-study-shsk.html">ST HELEN & ST KATHARINE</a></li> 138 <li><a class="dropdown-toggle" href="case-study-stjames.html">ST JAMES</a></li> 139 <li><a class="dropdown-toggle" href="case-study-stjohns.html">ST JOHN'S</a></li> 140 <li><a class="dropdown-toggle" href="case-study-rsm.html">THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF MEDICINE</a></li> 141 <li><a class="dropdown-toggle" href="case-study-tiffin.html">TIFFIN SCHOOL ACADEMY</a></li> 142 </ul> 143 </li> 144 145 <li> 146 <a href="contact.html">CONTACT</a> 147 </li> 148 149 </ul> 150 151 </nav> 152 </div> 153 154 </div> 155 </header> 156 <!-- /Top Nav --> 157 158 </div> 159 160 161 162 <section class="page-header parallax parallax-3" style="background-image:url('assets/images/headers/academia.jpg')"> 163 <div class="overlay dark-5"><!-- dark overlay [1 to 9 opacity] --></div> 164 165 <div class="container"> 166 167 <h1>ACADEMIA</h1> 168 <span class="font-lato size-18 weight-300">Schools | Universities | Colleges | Academies</span> 169 170 <!-- breadcrumbs --> 171 <ol class="breadcrumb"> 172 <li><a href="index.html">Home</a></li> 173 <li class="active">Key Sectors</li> 174 <li class="active">Academia</li> 175 </ol><!-- /breadcrumbs --> 176 177 </div> 178</section> 179 <!-- /PAGE HEADER --> 180 181<!-- INTRODUCTION --> 182 <section> 183 <div class="container"> 184 185 <div class="row"> 186 187 <!-- LEFT --> 188 <div class="col-md-6 col-sm-6"> 189 190 191 <!-- content --> 192 <h1>Furniture for <strong>Academia</strong></h1> 193 <p class="dropcap">Over the last 30 years we have designed furniture for more than twenty schools, including five major public schools, eleven institutional libraries and eight universities.<br> 194 The common consideration with all academic environments is the need to furnish workspaces in a way that enhances their functionality whilst keeping the integrity of their architectural history. Every library is unique, with particular and often conflicting needs. From the planning stage through to installation Serota is happy to guide and liaise with architects, bursars and interior designers to create the best working solution.</p> 195 <!-- /content --> 196 197 </div><!--/LEFT--> 198 199 200 <!-- RIGHT --> 201 <div class="col-md-6 col-sm-6"> 202 <!-- OWL SLIDER --> 203 204 <div class="owl-carousel buttons-autohide controlls-over nomargin" data-plugin-options='{"items": 1, "autoHeight": false, "navigation": true, "pagination": false, "transitionStyle":"fade", "progressBar":"true"}'> 205 <div> 206 <img class="img-responsive" src="assets/images/academia/academia-1.jpg" alt="The London Oratory Library"> 207 <div class="flex-caption-s">London Oratory Library</div> 208 </div> 209 <div> 210 <img class="img-responsive" src="assets/images/academia/academia-2.jpg" alt="St Helen and St Katherine School, Abingdon"> 211 <div class="flex-caption-s">St Helen & St Katherine School Library</div> 212 </div> 213 <div> 214 <img class="img-responsive" src="assets/images/academia/academia-3.jpg" alt="Royal Society of Medicine"> 215 <div class="flex-caption-s">The Royal Society of Medicine Bicentennial Library</div> 216 </div> 217 <div> 218 <img class="img-responsive" src="assets/images/academia/academia-4.jpg" alt="Dollar Academy, Scotland"> 219 <div class="flex-caption-s">Dollar Academy Library</div> 220 </div> 221 <div> 222 <img class="img-responsive" src="assets/images/academia/academia-5.jpg" alt="Chatham House, London"> 223 <div class="flex-caption-s">Royal Institute of International Affairs' Library</div> 224 </div> 225 <div> 226 <img class="img-responsive" src="assets/images/academia/academia-6.jpg" alt="Headington School, Oxford"> 227 <div class="flex-caption-s">Headington School Library</div> 228 </div> 229 <div> 230 <img class="img-responsive" src="assets/images/academia/academia-7.jpg" alt="Harrow School"> 231 <div class="flex-caption-s">Harrow School Library</div> 232 </div> 233 <div> 234 <img class="img-responsive" src="assets/images/academia/academia-8.jpg" alt="Eton College"> 235 <div class="flex-caption-s">Eton College Library</div> 236 </div> 237 <div> 238 <img class="img-responsive" src="assets/images/academia/academia-9.jpg" alt="Tiffin School Academy, Kingston-upon-Thames"> 239 <div class="flex-caption-s">Tiffin School Academy Learning Resource Centre Library</div> 240 </div> 241 </div><!-- /OWL SLIDER --> 242 243 </div><!-- /RIGHT --> 244 245 246 </div> 247 </div> 248 </section> 249 <!-- / --> 250 251 252 <!-- CLIENTS --> 253 <section> 254 <div class="container"> 255 <div class="row"> 256 <div class="col-sm-12"> 257 <h4>Clients: Educational & Research</h4> 258 259 <div class="col-sm-4 list-icon wow fadeInUp" data-wow-delay="0.4s"> 260 <ul> 261 <li>Britten-Pears Foundation</li> 262 <li><a href="case-study-camlis.html">CAMLIS</a></li> 263 <li>Cheltenham Ladies College</li> 264 <li>Chigwell School</li> 265 <li>Dulwich College</li> 266 <li>Dollar Academy</li> 267 <li>Eton College</li> 268 <li>Feltham Upper School</li> 269 <li>Harrow School</li> 270 <li>Headington School, Oxford</li> 271 <li>King's College School, Wimbledon</li> 272 <li>London Oratory School</li> 273 <li>London University</li> 274 <li>Liverpool Medical Institution</li> 275 <li>Oak Hill College</li> 276 </ul> 277 </div> 278 279 <div class="col-sm-4 list-icon wow fadeInUp" data-wow-delay="0.6s"> 280 <ul> 281 <li>Oxford University</li> 282 <li>Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham</li> 283 <li>Royal College of Music</li> 284 <li>Royal Institute of International Affairs</li> 285 <li><a href="case-study-shsk.html">St Helen and St Katharine</a></li> 286 <li>St Charles Catholic Sixth Form College</li> 287 <li><a href="case-study-stjames.html">St James Senior Boys School, Ashford</a></li> 288 <li><a href="case-study-stjohns.html">St John's School, Leatherhead</a></li> 289 <li>St Mary's College</li> 290 <li>St Paul's School</li> 291 <li>School of Economic Science</li> 292 <li>Sir William Perkins's School, Surrey</li> 293 <li>The American School in London</li> 294 <li>The British Institute of Radiology</li> 295 <li>The College of Optometrists</li> 296 </ul> 297 </div> 298 299 <div class="col-sm-4 list-icon wow fadeInUp" data-wow-delay="0.8s"> 300 <ul> 301 <li>The Geological Society</li> 302 <li><a href="case-study-kingsfund.html">The King's Fund</a></li> 303 <li>The Law Society</li> 304 <li><a href="case-study-rhs.html">The Royal Horticultural Society</a></li> 305 <li><a href="case-study-rsm.html">The Royal Society of Medicine</a></li> 306 <li>The Zoological Society</li> 307 <li><a href="case-study-tiffin.html">Tiffin School Academy</a></li> 308 <li>
308UCL Eastman Dental Institute</li> 309 <li>University College for the Creative Arts</li> 310 <li>University of Westminster</li> 311 <li>University of the West of England</li> 312 <li>Verulamium Museum</li> 313 <li>Winchester College</li> 314 <li>Westminster School</li> 315 </ul> 316 </div><!--/CLIENTS--> 317 </div> 318 </div> 319 </div> 320 </section> 321 322 <!-- BANNER --> 323 324 <section class="theme-color"> 325 <div class="container text-center"> 326 <span class="font-lato size-30"> 327 To find out how we can help you with your next project: email us at <span class="weight-700"><a href="mailto:[email protected]?subject=Enquiry from www.serota.co.uk">[email protected]</a></span> 328 </span> 329 330 </div> 331 </section> 332 333 <!-- /BANNER --> 334 335 336 337 <!-- FOOTER --> 338 <footer id="footer"> 339 <div class="container"> 340 341 <div class="row"> 342 343 <!-- col #1 --> 344 345 <div class="col-md-6"> 346 <!-- Footer Logo --> 347 <img class="footer-logo" src="assets/images/logo-footer.png" alt="Serota Bespoke Furniture" /> 348 349 <!-- Small Description --> 350 <p><em>Turning innovative environments into exceptional workplaces</em></p> 351 352 <!-- Contact Address --> 353 <address> 354 <ul class="list-unstyled"> 355 <li class="footer-sprite address"> 356 92 Hilliard Road<br> 357 Northwood<br> 358 Middlesex HA6 1SW<br> 359 </li> 360 361 <li class="footer-sprite email"> 362 <span class="email"><a href="mailto:[email protected]?subject=Enquiry from www.serota.co.uk">[email protected]</a></span> 363 </li> 364 </ul> 365 </address> 366 <!-- /Contact Address --> 367 368 </div> 369 370 <!-- /col #1 --> 371 372 <!-- col #2 --> 373 <div class="col-md-6"> 374 375 <h4 class="letter-spacing-1 text-black">TESTIMONIALS</h4> 376 377 378 <div class="owl-carousel text-center owl-mini-testimonial nomargin" data-plugin-options='{"singleItem": true, "autoPlay": 5000, "navigation": false, "stopOnHover" : true, "pagination": true, "transitionStyle":"goDown"}'> 379 380 <!-- TESTIMONIALS --> 381 382 <div class="testimonial"> 383 <div class="testimonial-content nopadding"> 384 <h3><span class="text-primary"><i class="fa fa-quote-left fa-2x"></i></span> <span class="text-black weight-400">It was essential for us to have a made-to-measure service. The furniture was beautifully made. Serota was also very helpful on suggesting layout and how to maximise shelf space.</span></h3> 385 <cite> 386 Barbara Collecott 387 <span>Head of Library and Archives, Royal Horticultural Society</span> 388 </cite> 389 </div> 390 </div> 391 392 <div class="testimonial"> 393 <div class="testimonial-content nopadding"> 394 <h3><span class="text-primary"><i class="fa fa-quote-left fa-2x"></i></span> <span class="text-black weight-400">The King's Fund doesn't have a library in the traditional sense. The beautifully crafted furniture from Serota helps people to feel comfortable and receptive to new ideas.</span></h3> 395 <cite> 396 Ray Phillips 397 <span>Head of Information Services Development, The King's Fund</span> 398 </cite> 399 </div> 400 </div> 401 402 <div class="testimonial"> 403 <div class="testimonial-content nopadding"> 404 <h3><span class="text-primary"><i class="fa fa-quote-left fa-2x"></i></span> <span class="text-black weight-400">Michael Serota was the only designer that really understood the use and requirements of corporate libraries and had a strong portfolio in the field. Some lawyers are so impressed that they even give clients a tour of the library.</span></h3> 405 <cite> 406 Hilary Smith 407 <span>Information Manager, Kennedys</span> 408 </cite> 409 </div> 410 </div> 411 412 <div class="testimonial"> 413 <div class="testimonial-content nopadding"> 414 <h3><span class="text-primary"><i class="fa fa-quote-left fa-2x"></i></span> <span class="text-black weight-400">Serota has always aimed to understand their customers' needs, in terms of numbers of books, staff desks and IT equipment as well as aesthetics. They have done justice to our premises and still created enough space for the collection and our readers.</span></h3> 415 <cite> 416 Gerhard Bissels 417 <span>Librarian, Complementary and Alternative Medicine Library and Information Service</span> 418 </cite> 419 </div> 420 </div> 421 422 <!-- /TESTIMONIALS --> 423 424 </div> <!-- /owl carousel --> 425 426 <div class="divider"><!-- divider --></div> 427 428 <!-- Social Icons --> 429 <div class="margin-top-0 text-right"> 430 431 <a href="https://plus.google.com/117362053502809579526" class="social-icon social-icon-border social-gplus pull-right" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="top" title="Google plus"> 432 <i class="icon-gplus"></i> 433 <i class="icon-gplus"></i> 434 </a> 435 436 <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelserota" class="social-icon social-icon-border social-linkedin pull-right" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="top" title="Linkedin"> 437 <i class="icon-linkedin"></i> 438 <i class="icon-linkedin"></i> 439 </a> 440 441 </div> 442 <!-- /Social Icons --> 443 444 </div> 445 <!-- col #2 --> 446 447 </div> 448 449 </div> 450 451 <div class="copyright"> 452 <div class="container"> 453 <ul class="pull-right nomargin list-inline mobile-block"> 454 <li><a href="disclaimer.html">Disclaimer</a></li> 455 <li>|</li> 456 <li><a href="privacy.html">Privacy & Cookies</a></li> 457 </ul> 458 <span class="theme-color">©
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