Northern Design Awards 2022: Versital Shortlisted

The Northern Design Awards brings together designers, retailers and property developers in a glittering celebration of Northern design and style.

Judged by the best in the business, these awards serve to recognise excellence across the North.

The Smart Home category joins the line-up of awards this year and judge Melanie Malcolm said “We have a great community of installation companies within the UK and I’m honoured to be able to judge this ever-changing and innovative category that highlights the best in the North of England”

Shortlisted for the Northern Design Awards: Designer Maker

Versital has been shortlisted for the category of Designer Maker. This category covers a wide range of range of products and talents from the North West and past winners include Bobo 1325, Bisca Staircases, Scabetti chandeliers and Diane Marsland Art and Interiors.

Northern design awards finalist Versital with venue Darleys in Derby - light bright bar and restaurant with white marble bar top


As a manufacturer creating unique marble finishes for over 40 years, our designs are often inspired by nature – regularly modelling our marble finishes on real marbles. However, we aren’t limited to the constraints that are found in nature and can bring other elements into finishes you can’t find anywhere else.

Northern design awards finalist Versital for the venue Townhouse Harrods - modern chic nail venue with luxury feel in creams and gold

As a company, we do things differently. We are very much led by our clients in terms of our product offering, colour ways and design details. It is our designers and specifiers who help to bring Versital to life in the way they utilise the product.

Stunning Projects

We are very fortunate over the past few years to have worked on some stunning projects that have helped us to be shortlisted. There are two that stand out as examples of new products and used as case examples for our entry and being shortlisted.

Townhouse at Harrods & Kensington: designed by FormRoom

The Townhouse franchise is now the UK’s leading nail care salon brand and growing fast. We are delighted to be involved in such as prestigious brand and store, creating a timeless marble used throughout the salons in the public areas. Both beautiful and practical.

Northern design awards finalist Versital nail salon Townhouse at Kensington. Modern curved marble nail bar with high seating and LED lighting
Nail bar clad to the front and side with panels of cream marble with orange and onyx veining
Large curved nail bar with cream marble top and front and LED lighting. Light bright and modern venue with stool seating

Darley’s in Derbyshire: designed by Faber

We love the combination of traditional style and modern materials that really make the most of this venue and the natural beauty of it’s surroundings. Opting for one of the brand new under edge details for the bar top in the Double D drop detail.

Marble bar top with deep drop detail and orange stools
Bright bar restaurant with white and blue colour scheme. White marble bar top with deep drop detail and orange stools

We also have Clients who are also shortlisted for the awards with projects which we are delighted to have been a part of.

Studio Two: Cut and Craft York

Featuring the unique pink marble Rock N Rose and brand new under edge details in a ‘Reverse Waterfall’ for an art deco inspired feel.

Luxury ladies washroom in pink and burgundy. Pink marble vanity top with details edge detail

JMDA : The Cliff at Sandbanks

Our exclusive metallic marble Gold Stratos was chosen for the bar tops throughout this venue.

Green and gold colour themed bar with green shaped tiles to front of bar. White marble with gold vein bar top - plants and greenery to the rear of the bar


The awards take place at the Titanic Hotel in Liverpool on the 18th of November. Wishing all the shortlisted entrants the best of luck!