Brilliant People
Jim Biddulph & David Shillinglaw in Conversation
To date, 2020 has been a year of stark contrast in terms of our global experience of interior and exterior space. The vast majority have lived through their first ever lockdown, with more and more of us slowly but increasingly reconnecting with the outside world as lockdown measures ease. For many, the appreciation of the… Read More >
Jim Biddulph & Deborah Spencer in Conversation
Deborah Spencer has felt a love for all things art and design as long as she can remember. It served her well in her studies at Manchester University where she graduated with a degree in History of Art & Design and helped send her on a path to organising some of the UK’s leading design… Read More >
Q&A: Studio 7.5 design Cosm for Herman Miller
In January Herman Miller launched Cosm, designed by Berlin-based Studio 7.5. Cosm is Herman Miller’s first task chair with an automatic tilt. It also has the industry’s first suspension armrest. Initially revealed in Milan during Salone Del Mobile 2018, the chair will be available for order worldwide later this summer. The revolutionary design demonstrates that,… Read More >
Jim Biddulph & Laura Perryman in Conversation
A love for materials and keen interest in contemporary technologies has led Laura Perryman along an interesting and fairly unique path within the world of design. Having studied Printed Textiles at Loughborough University and then at the RCA, Laura was picked up by big name tech brands such as Nokia and later trend agencies like… Read More >
Sketch Series: Peter Gomez
At Sleep + Eat in November we had the exclusive opportunity to see a preview of Zoffany’s latest collection, Zoffany Icons. We spoke with Peter Gomez, Head of Design for the Zoffany studio, about the design and development process behind the collection. Zoffany Icons was launched alongside all Style Library Brand SS19 collections at Heimtextil last week. In this… Read More >
A conversation between: Jim Biddulph & Daniel Webb
Back in June we launched our documentary Materials: Living with plastic, in which we spoke to Daniel Webb, founder of Everyday Plastic. At that stage, the research-led initiative was 18-months in, with Daniel having collected every piece of plastic he used throughout 2017; a decision he made following a litter strewn jog on the beach… Read More >
A conversation with Bill Amberg
This month we focus leather and there are few here in the UK who know more about the material than Bill Amberg. Having set-up Bill Amberg Studio some thirty years ago the brand is now recognised as an industry leader in bespoke leather products, furniture and interiors. Perhaps that shouldn’t come as too much of… Read More >
Jim Biddulph in conversation with Anne Kyyro Quinn
As wool is celebrated in all of its guises during the 9th Campaign for Wool events this month, it seems fitting to interview a designer who has been working with and championing the material for the past two decades. Having studied Textile Design at both BA and MA levels at the London Metropolitan University and… Read More >
A conversation between Jim Biddulph & Giles Miller Studio
A self proclaimed “composer of materials,” designer Giles Miller has experimented and worked with an enormous range; from ceramic to metal, cardboard to cork, wood to silicon and fabric to Jesmonite. But without doubt, the most consistent constituent of his practice, and at the same time most unique and intangible, is light. His fascination of… Read More >
Have Your Say .. Who are the Revolutionary Designers of the Past 70 Years?
This month’s Have Your Say article takes a slightly different format. We invited 7 designers to nominate designers who they feel where revolutionary in their field, each in a different decade. We invite you to Have Your Say … and tell us who you feel was a revolutionary designer between 1950 and 2018? 1950’s – Charles… Read More >
MATERIAL OF CHOICE? CARDBOARD!
As we come to the end of our focus on paper this month we apply a little artistic license and introduce you to the work of Liam Hopkins who’s material of choice is cardboard! Liam’s brand Lazerian is a contemporary creative studio that manipulates established design concepts, digital technology and functional materials to create radical… Read More >
The Club Company chooses only RHA for 18 years
The Club Company operates twelve country clubs around the UK. BCFA member RHA Furniture have had the pleasure of working with them for nearly two decades and in particular with Mark Warne, the group’s Project Manager. The benefits of such a long and prosperous relationship allows for all involved to work quickly and efficiently, to… Read More >
Celebrating the winners of the Queen’s Award for Enterprise
Today our Queen celebrates her 91st birthday and with that she proudly announces the winners of The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise. This prestigious honour is awarded to businesses for outstanding achievement, and a few BCFA members have been given the Queen’s stamp of approval this year. ROMAN WINS QUEEN’S AWARD FOR ENTERPRISE FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADERoman have… Read More >