Events
New Designers with Tess Grant
New Designers is an event that provides a platform for emerging designers to showcase their talent as well as an opportunity to make new connections, collaborate and exchange ideas. It is held in two parts; Part 1 was 26-29th June and Part 2 was 3-6th July. Many great designers were discovered at New Designers, it’s… Read More >
One Year In with Jim Biddulph
Whilst New Designers celebrates those who have very recently graduated from their creative degree course, the show also houses One Year In; an exhibition of some of last years highlights and one’s to watch. This year the event, which is split across both weeks of the show, is curated by Emily Skinner of Evan James… Read More >
New Designers: Colour in Design Award
With students making the leap up to the level of Graduate across the country, June is always a prosperous time for design here in the UK. Many will have already completed their studies, handed in portfolios, hung shows and had their work marked by this stage of the month. All of their hard work, research… Read More >
Camira celebrates Jens Risom and Sonus at NeoCon 2019
Camira’s NeoCon showroom highlighted the textile innovator’s exciting new partnership with Jens Risom, the prolific Danish-American mid-century designer who died in 2016 at the age of 100. Risom, best known for his iconic furniture pieces, also designed and manufactured a range of textiles. His mid-century textile designs, beginning with Zap and Armadillo, have been reimagined… Read More >
NeoCon continues to shine
Now in it’s 51st edition, NeoCon is still fresh in the mind, especially for some of our partaking BCFA members including Boss Design, Decca Contract, Camira Fabrics and Orangebox. Taking place across numerous floors of The Mart in Chicago, the show is one of the standout exhibitions of commercial interiors to take place across the… Read More >
Trend Report: Clerkenwell Design Week 2019
For the last 10 years Clerkenwell Design Week has been an engaging, industry leading and joyful highlight of my design calendar. Within this report I hope that you enjoy a flavour of Clerkenwell Design Week’s 10th event as well as an insight in to a selection of specific trends. Download our full Clerkenwell Design Week… Read More >
Designing with nature: RHS Chelsea Flower Show
A growing awareness of design’s potential in helping to improve our overall wellbeing and state of mind via the spaces in which we live and work has been well documented over the past couple of years. The principles of Biophilic Design, namely the referencing of and ‘bringing in’ of nature, have been explored and put… Read More >