190-192 Sloane Street (geograph 2678107)

190-192 Sloane Street, also known as the Sekers Building, is a grade II listed building on Sloane Street, London at the junction with

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Design

The building was designed by the architects

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, primarily partner

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, for the

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, and completed in 1965. The interiors were designed by

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, with fittings by the sculptor Robert Adams, but do not survive.

Sekers era

The ground floor showrooms were originally occupied by Sekers Fabrics, the British fabric manufacturer founded by

Nicholas Sekers Sir Nicholas Thomas "Miki" Sekers (born Miklós Szekeres, 12 December 1910 – 23 June 1972) was a British-based industrialist who, with his cousin, founded Sekers Fabrics. He was also a patron of the arts. Early life He was born Miklós ...

. The company, based in

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, was awarded the Duke of Edinburgh prize for elegant design in 1962, 1965 and 1973, and a Royal warrant was awarded as suppliers of furnishing fabric to Her Majesty the Queen. In 1964, they established their London showroom at 190-192 Sloane Street.

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