Carpet maker to the Queen, Hugh Mackay Carpets, has helped restore a historic cinema in Amsterdam.

The Durham company took part in a 15-month restoration project at the Tuschinski Cinema.

The Dutch building was created by Polish refugee Abraham Tuschinski, who wanted to create a cinema palace where people could lose themselves in another world.

On October 28, 1921, the doors to Tuschinski's vision opened to the public, where he described it as a "dream, a legend and a reality".

That dream ended during the Second World War, when he was sent to Auschwitz concentration camp. He never returned, and the cinema he had so painstakingly built was left to crumble into ruins.

Eighty-two years after opening, the cinema has been restored to its former glory.

More than 900 lamps were sent away for restoration, old photographs were used to reconstruct parts that were beyond repair, murals were touched-up by hand and fabrics and carpets were carefully copied.

Hugh Mackay was brought in to recreate two distinctive Axminster carpets covering more than 2,500sq metres.

"The Tuschinski Cinema is a fantastic building, which internally resembles a fantasy world with bright murals and erotic figures encircling the auditorium which had previously been covered over during the 1930s," said Stephen Park, export manager at Hugh Mackay Carpets.

"The original carpets can only be described as psychedelic, and we were asked to recreate them using old photographs and samples, which was a great challenge and included a certain amount of detective work.

"We are delighted with the way they look in situ, helping to bring the glamour and eccentricity of Abraham Tuschinski's dream back to life."

Based in Durham City, Hugh Mackay employs 200 staff and is celebrating 100 years in business this year.

The company has carried out contracts for a diverse client base, from the monarch's bedroom to a German brothel.