Events
Ella Doran at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Award-winning designer Ella Doran showcases the transformational tale of British wool at Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) in her most ambitious project to date, from 15 June 2019 to 15 September 2019. Sheep to Seat, Fleece to Floor is supported by Alternative Flooring, Campaign for Wool, British Wool and Camira Fabrics, who are a BCFA member. … Read More >
Surface Design Show: Buckley Gray Yeoman
The shortlist for this year’s Surface Design Awards consists of an impressive 43 projects across seven categories, each entry an exemplary example of creative and innovative use of materials and lighting in both interior and exterior schemes. Some projects won nominations across several categories, resulting in 48 finalists. As proud media sponsors of the Surface Design Show, Design… Read More >
MAISON&OBJET: Inspired by a certain – je ne sais quoi!
Have you discovered the new Maison&Objet yet? The event has completed a total make over last September, entirely tailored to your needs. New visits, new audacious and intuitive purchasing experiences, inspirational itineraries… Let us surprise you! January 2019’s trends theme will be all about French art-de-vivre, in France and abroad. Excuse my French will explore… Read More >
Exclusive Interview: Carina Buhlert for Grohe
During Sleep + Eat we gratefully accepted the invitation to speak with GROHE‘s Senior Design Manager for Brand Environments and Experiences Carina Buhlert. GROHE returned as Founder Sponsor of Sleep + Eat for the 13th consecutive year and we took the opportunity to meet with Carina in GROHE’s Sleep + Eat VIP lounge (which Carina… Read More >
Dutch Design Week Trend Report
Dutch Design Week Eindhoven is the largest design event in Northern Europe and presents work and concepts from more than 2,600 designers to more than 335,000 visitors from home and abroad. We couldn’t resist asking Jim Biddulph to fly off and cast his expert eye over the work exhibited. Jim has curated our Dutch Design… Read More >
Gallery: Sleep + Eat Event
‘Sleep + Eat is a conceptual playground for the hoteliers, restaurateurs and designers behind Europe’s leading hospitality projects. Over two days, the show brings together hospitality leaders with Europe’s foremost designers, consultants, architects and emerging talent creating across hotels, restaurants and bars. The expertly curated exhibition sees leading brands showcase their products and concepts. A seminar… Read More >
And the BCFA lifetime achievement award goes to…
The Panaz BCFA Lifetime Achievement Award recognises those who have made a significant contribution to the contract furnishing industry and their companies. This years’ award was presented to Peter Keen, Chairman of Hypnos at the BCFA Annual Luncheon held at the Dorchester. Peter took control of his father’s business in his 30s inheriting then in… Read More >
Bisley & Dirty Furniture collaboration: Dubai Design Week
Bisley, in partnership with the critically acclaimed design magazine Dirty Furniture, will bring a taste of its recent Matter of Fact exhibition to Dubai Design Week on Thursday, 15th November, debuting the contribution from local talent Talin Hazbar. The full exhibition was launched at Clerkenwell Design Week this year and explores how human storage needs… Read More >
Milliken’s Stress Awareness Group
To mark the 20th anniversary of National stress awareness day on Wednesday 7th November Milliken hosted a practical session for designers and architects. In the fourth of their series of wellbeing events leading flooring manufacturer and BCFA member Milliken invited Neil Shah, founder and Director or the Stress Management Society and best-selling author, to run an… Read More >
The lead up to Sleep and Eat 2018
Sleep and Eat 2018 is hosted at the Olympia in London on the 20th and 21st November. This is Europe’s hotel design, development and architecture event, inspiring hotel interiors across the globe. Sleep & Eat’s purpose is to connect the visionaries that represent the hospitality industry, and in turn define the evolution of hotel and restaurant experience. With the… Read More >
The best of British Design at BDNY
There is a strong UK group of 17 high end interiors and design companies exhibiting at Boutique Design New York on 11/12th November at the Jacob K Javits Centre, New York. This prestigious show is ranked among the fastest growing trade fairs in the US and has doubled in size over the past three years… Read More >
The Best of UK Design at Index Qatar
Index Qatar, the leading interiors exhibition, will be returning to Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre from the 13th-15th November 2018. Over the course of three busy days, the show will bring over 250 regional and international suppliers in to Doha to meet with over 5,000 local architects, designers, product specifiers and procurement specialists overseeing interiors… Read More >
Sleep + Eat 2018: What not to miss?
Sleep, Europe’s premier hotel design and development event, returns on 20-21 November with a redefined vision and a new location of London Olympia. With this year’s theme “Recognisable and New”, the event has become Sleep + Eat, tapping into the growing interdependence of restaurants, bars and hotels. As in previous years, it will comprise an… Read More >