Pop up furniture space in Manchester – &Tradition Co-lab | Dug Wilders

Client: & Tradition
Project Location: Manchester, UK

This commercial interior photography project documents a temporary &Tradition pop-up showroom within Kvadrat’s Manchester showroom, showcasing a carefully curated collection of Scandinavian furniture, lighting and accessories. The brief was to create a set of images that highlighted both the quality of the products and the atmosphere of the temporary retail installation.

A wooden chair sits in a modern room, with a patterned pouffe, a vase with flowers, and various items on a table in the foreground.

Although only a short-term collaboration, the showroom was thoughtfully designed, combining furniture, textiles and lighting into a cohesive exhibition space. The photography focused on capturing the craftsmanship, materials and fine details of the collection while showing how the products interacted with the surrounding architectural environment.

A window set in a red and dark brick wall displays the word kvadrat in white lowercase letters on the glass.

The shoot presented a number of technical challenges. The compact showroom limited camera positions, while the mixture of display lighting and natural light required careful balancing to maintain accurate colours and consistent finishes across the range of fabrics, timber and metal surfaces. Close attention was also given to composition, allowing individual products to stand out while retaining a sense of the overall space.

Top view of a woven ottoman with two open magazines, a small triangular wooden table holding a bottle and cup, a red stool, and wooden flooring.

These photographs were produced for &Tradition’s promotional use, forming part of my wider commercial interior and architectural photography portfolio across Manchester, the UK and internationally, documenting furniture showrooms, retail spaces, workplace interiors and design-led commercial environments.

Close-up of shelves stacked with neatly rolled fabrics in various colours and textures, organised in rows.
A wooden desk and chair sit beside a modern black shelf with books and a blue lamp, against a white wall decorated with geometric art.
A modern, metallic table lamp sits on a round green marble side table with wooden chair armrest visible beside it. Vertical striped wall in background.