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Big Brother in your back garden

Tuesday, 14 June 2005 12:00 AM

The glass and steel box that acts as a lounge space in the Big Brother house could spark a new craze in creative garden design, according to its creators.

BigSpace, as it has been dubbed, is the steel and glass, aluminium-clad structure, located in the garden, where Big Brother housemates gather every Friday for the weekly eviction.

Boasting 40 square metres of space, and several sets of patio doors, BigSpace - created by Macclesfield based firm Twiga - has a light and open feel.

It has also been decked it out with a sumptuous shag pile carpet and cheery sun yellow settees making it both chic and funky.

According to Twiga - which is Swahili for Giraffe -more and more people are opting for "fashionable and contemporary" products in their garden.

The company can provide you with your very own Big Brother BigSpace, which is designed to a template but also has a range of bespoke possibilities, if you have just shy of £40,000 to spare.

If that is out of your price range, Twiga has a range of cheaper options including the smaller steel-framed LifeSpace, costing from £19,000 upwards; or the altogether less pricey portable DaySpace, which starts at £1,000.

A spokesman for the firm said: "We at Twiga recognise that more and more people are wanting to make more use out of their garden using fashionable and contemporary products. Twiga's garden product range provides the customer with the ability to work, play and relax in comfort 365 days of the year."

For more information see the Twiga website.

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