Experts & Trends
A New Era in Luxury Hotels
The definition of a hotel is “an establishment providing accommodation, meals, and other services for travellers and tourists”. Building on 28 years of expertise of serving luxury customers, Crystal River Cruises has reimagined the concept of luxury hospitality. Debuted in 2016, Crystal Mozart ushered in a new era of luxury in the river cruising sector…. Read More >
Warming up with wool
October is always a time of change. Leaves transforming through every warm shade until finally turning brown and untethering from their source signal the beginning of colder times and shorter days. As we dig out winter layers and dust off waterproofs we might take a moment to give thanks to a material that has protected… Read More >
Q&A with Jim Williams: VADO 30th Anniversary
When we heard that VADO were about to celebrate their 30th Anniversary we got in touch with VADO Managing Director Jim Williams to learn more about their company. Jim joined VADO in 1999, leaving behind a career in Management Consulting to join the small family business. He has worked in all areas of the company… Read More >
Regulations: Task Seating
For our next focus for our series looking at the regulations and requirements across each discipline, we look at what a designer needs to know when specifying task seating, with the assistance of Boss Design. What should a designer know about the difference between domestic and contract specifications? Compared to domestic furniture, contract furniture is… Read More >
Decca: How veneer layup can change the design of furniture
BCFA member Decca makes luxury furniture for creative designers in Europe and the Middle East, they spoke to us about veneer and how it can be used to change and enhance the design of furniture. Practiced by furniture makers for centuries, veneer pattern matching is a real celebration of skill achieved by matching veneers to create… 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 >
Regulations: Ceramic Tiles
In the next of our series looking at the regulations and requirements across each discipline, we look at what a designer needs to know when specifying ceramic tiles, with the assistance of Roca. What should a designer know about the difference between domestic and contract specifications? The difference between domestic and contract lies in the use of… Read More >