This year is ECC’s seventh year of partnership with the Interior Awards, having come on board as a sponsor in 2015. We asked the team to tell us about one of their favourite interiors and hospo spots, as well as some thoughts about the Awards programme.

Andrew, is there a favourite hospitality spot, either here or overseas, that you always recommend?

Andrew: I always enjoy Prego in Ponsonby and I would definitely recommend it to others. The hospitality experience is always consistent and they have great food and a great atmosphere.

Richard, tell us what you have enjoyed most about being a sponsor of the Interior Awards?

Richard: I really enjoy supporting the industry in this way, giving them a platform to showcase their projects. We have so much talent in New Zealand. It’s great to connect with people at the awards evening, too.

ECC specialises in lighting and furniture for residential, commercial, retail, hospitality, street and urban projects. The company represents the world’s leading lighting and furniture brands and brings these exclusively to New Zealand, continually searching the world for innovative designs and solutions to meet increasingly complex lighting and design requirements. 

ECC was established in 1909 by George Levett Thorburn and is now run by grandson Mike Thorburn, and great-grandsons Richard and Andrew. Mike has been the driving force behind the development of an extensive range of lighting and furniture products over the last 35 years.

Every item in ECC’s showrooms has been personally selected with an eye for the unique and original, something the business has a true passion for. ECC firmly believes in building long-term relationships with manufacturers, as evidenced by their 30-year association with iGuzzini, Flos and Artemide; brands that draw on the talents of some of the world’s leading designers.