Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!

The nights are dark, the weather is cold but here at Atom we are warmer than ever. Our festive spirits have been high and why shouldn't they be, we have had a thrilling year with positive developments and exciting new clients. Therefore a well deserved pat on the back was needed in the form of a festive celebration at Bill’s restaurant in Cambridge. After a delightful afternoon of scrummy food, multiple tipples of wine and excessive laughter we decided more wine was needed. This then wonderfully resulted in our MD swigging Champagne and folk dancing in the street with, we must say, an outstanding violinist. Christmas truly is a time for ‘Everyone dancing merrily, in the new old-fashioned way’.

Before we sign off  with our Christmas wishes we must let you know of the Christmas sales from our wonderful clients; The PoshShed Company- who create finely designed bespoke sheds, The French Furniture Company- whose elegant and distinctive pieces truly are a find, and last but not least Shimu- specialists in reproduction and antique oriental furniture and accessories. Further details of the sales can be found on the clients' websites.

To round up our festive blog we would like to say, whatever your festive plans entail, whether it's being at home with loved ones or having a special get away …

So from everyone here at Atom…

Secret Santa

As the office gets ever-more sparkly and yuletide spirits increase, it was time to dust off the Christmas tree, get the tinsel out and start thinking ahead to our Secret Santa! 

A traditional part of Christmas festivities, Secret Santa is a fun, low cost way to kick off the merry season and show how well you know your colleagues and friends. As a massive fan of Christmas, Hannah was particularly excited about swopping gifts and set about putting our names into a hat (or more office-appropriate, an A4 file holder!) Everyone took turns picking out a little folded note from the box and while some suspected all might sneakily read ‘Hannah’ we got our thinking caps on for some fab gifts for each other.

 We’ve seen some great gift guides this season in some of our favourite home interiors magazines and also great tips on home-made tasty treats and beautiful DIY decorations, so there should be no abundance of ideas at the Atom office. (Daisy even promised to make some Atom themed tree-biscuits!)

Apparently it’s un-known when or where Secret Santa originated in its present form, but it’s thought the original Secret Santa was an American philanthropist, Larry Dean Stewart (1948 – 2007) who coined the name and spent 20 years doing random acts of kindness for people throughout the year. A moral that we are more than happy to get involved in, where we are all thoroughly looking forward to exchanging gifts and festive cheer at our Christmas meal.

Movember

This week sees in the beginning of the penultimate month before the festivities begin and also Movember (@MovemberUK)! For the 3^rd year running our very own MD, Roger, will be growing his moustache to help raise vital funds and awareness for men’s health, specifically prostate cancer and other cancers that affect men. Remember to keep an eye on our regular tweets @atommpr to see twitpics of the progress, which we must say, has already been surprisingly noticeable, comments have included:

Jason Lee

Super Ted's Texas Pete

Timothy Dalton

Here is a little snap shot of last years efforts.

Please visit Roger’s Mo profile and help towards an extremely worthy cause http://uk.movember.com/mospace/512917.

Also, while you’re perusing the net maybe have a read of the Shimu blog where you can see their newly sourced antiques at www.shimu.com/blog.

Enjoy the fireworks this weekend but please all keep yourselves safe!

Decorex

Tuesday 26^th September saw the account managers at Atom off to The Royal Hospital Chelsea to have a look around Decorex International. We managed to have a quick catch up with Blenheim Carpets and The Odd Chair Company before their stands were, yet again, flooded with enquiries! Due to this we were FORCED to look (or gawp) at all the other wonderful products on offer.

Sara wandered around with her head up in the air, enthralled by all of the amazing lights available, rather like a kid in a sweet shop. One company in particular that caught our eye was Tigermoth Lighting, with their incredible pendant, chandelier and wall light designs. We had a lovely chat with the owner, Harriet Daniels, who explained she too had had a lot of enquiries during her time at Decorex. It’s lovely to see success coming from everybody's hard work.

Another collection that really stood out to us came in the form of Fromental and their stunning hand made wallpapers and fabrics. The work that must go into such masterpieces is mind blowing! After a leisurely stroll around the stands, gazing at all the amazing things we are unable to afford we had a spot of lunch outside in the sunshine.

Another quick chat with our lovely clients and we were homebound once again. A great day had by all.