Reviews
Surface Design Show Awards 2022
As we reported earlier in February, the Surface Design Show was back under the glass arched roof of Islington Business Design Centre after a 2-year hiatus due to covid. As well as the regular material and surface exhibits in the main exhibition hall and engaging talks programme on the seminar stage, the show also continued… Read More >
Review: Surface Design Show
After COVID delaying exhibitions for nearly 2 years, the Surface Design Show made its long awaited return at the Business Design Centre, London from 8th – 10th February 2022. With a clear focus on sustainability, the event provided designers and buyers with an educational two days, supported by a strong programme of talks, research and… Read More >
Trend Report – Hospitality Interiors Experience (HIX)
This is the event we have been waiting for! We have enjoyed this event’s bold graphics for the last 2 years and as soon as you arrived at the Hospitality Interiors Experience (HIX) you knew you were going to experience an event with a unique outlook on the hospitality sector. ‘The BCFA had over 40… Read More >
International Design Perspectives #4
As the design world has slowly begun to reintroduce a mainstay of the annual calendar – international trade shows – we thought it time to celebrate the renewed energy and hope that this provides to the industry with a series of articles that highlight some of the best moments of the past few months. Here… Read More >
Review: Workspace Design Show
The Workspace Design Show took place on Thursday 4th and Friday 5th November 2021 at the Business Design Centre, London. The UK’s only exhibition focused purely on workspace design, the event promised the latest thought leadership from the country’s top architects, designers & corporates. I travelled to this new event wondering what it would bring… Read More >
International Design Perspectives #3
As the design world has slowly begun to reintroduce a mainstay of the annual calendar – international trade shows – we thought it time to celebrate the renewed energy and hope that this provides to the industry with a series of articles that highlight some of the best moments of the past few months. Next… Read More >
International Design Perspectives #2
As the design world has slowly begun to reintroduce a mainstay of the annual calendar – international trade shows – we thought it time to celebrate the renewed energy and hope that this provides to the industry with a series of articles that highlight some of the best moments of the past few months. This… Read More >
International Design Perspectives #1
Live international design events have been a core component of the design ecosystem for decades. They’ve created product awareness for countless brands, offered opportunities for brands and consumers to meet and share, given a platform for boundary-pushing innovation, boosted economies worldwide and of course, given the press something to write about. As such, the curtailing… Read More >
Decorex Review 2021
Decorex opened its doors for the first time in two years at Kensington Olympia’s Grand Hall from 10-13th October 2021. With a rich heritage stretching back over 40 years, Decorex’s long standing reputation has proved the test of time and it was good to see the show aisles packed with members of the design community… Read More >
London Design Festival 2021
Last year saw the 18th edition of the London Design Festival and it’s safe to say that it was an unusual and decidedly smaller affair than those of previous years. The 19th edition, which took place between 18-26th September saw a re-expansion of the show and a welcome back to some, although not all, indoor… Read More >
Trend Report – Clerkenwell Open 2021
On Thursday 9th and Friday 10th September 2021 Clerkenwell, London was flooded with life, with 60 brands across 45 showrooms participating in the Clerkenwell Open, an event organised by the BCFA in partnership with Women in Office Design (WOD). Download our full Clerkenwell Open Trend Report 2021 It has been many months since we have… Read More >
Official Clerkenwell Open Review
“The time has come to mingle with like-minded people and network in real time again.” The BCFA Clerkenwell OPEN trail event took place over two days in early September with the aim of providing a clear statement and a focus that Clerkenwell was once again “alive”, the showroom doors were gratefully unlocked and once again… Read More >
Brompton Design District 2021
Design destination, now there’s a tantalising thought. It’s not one that’s been at the fore of our minds over the past 18 months or so, but thankfully, that’s about to change with the expanded return of the London Design Festival. Taking place across the city in actual physical, real time locations, from 18-26th September, the… Read More >