Design Dialogue
A conversation with: Jim Biddulph & Sebastian Cox
There aren’t many design brands that can boast to having the facilities to not only design and make their products, but to process their own raw materials, in addition to having a space in which to showcase them. There are even fewer to have done so having only set-up their company in the last decade…. Read More >
Pop-up Alfresco Dining
This month we are focussing on outdoor spaces and with that we look into the trend of temporary food & beverage stalls. Is this pop-up trend an emerging opportunity for hospitality focused brands? Over the the last few years we have seen street food take a more sophisticated approach and some have even been winning Michelin stars… Read More >
Lockers: 5 Reasons they boost wellbeing at work
Having somewhere to keep your personal belongings just gives us peace of mind. Lockers could be the best way to boost wellbeing when it comes to the subject of personal space. Bisley recently participated in some research where they found out this was a key issue in office environments. Enhancing the provision of individual storage… Read More >
Colours: Provoking Emotion
A thrilling book can excite you, a scary movie can shock you, but a less obvious way of getting you to feel something is through colour. Colour is powerful tool that any Interior Designer must understand and consider for any project. It is a communication tool that can influence mood, signal action and can even… Read More >
In Conversation with…Candida Wigan of tex-tile with Jim Biddulph
Who ever said we should be bound to one career path? The beginning of the 21st century represents a time of the ‘portfolio career,’ of ‘life long learning,’ where the labeling and pigeon-holing of jobs seems ever increasingly absurd, particularly in the world of design. Having left Lisbon to study for a Diploma in Textiles… Read More >
Northern Design Scene: Manchester Art Gallery
Manchester Art Gallery has a wonderful mixture of international collections, both contemporary and historic right in the heart of the city. As part of the running to the BCFA’s Manchester Open, Design Insider is looking into the northern design scene. We visited Manchester Art Gallery and were blown away by some of the exhibits. Take… Read More >
Northern Design Scene: Manchester’s Libraries
Some of the worlds bestselling Authors came from Manchester, you may have read some of their work; Anthony Burgess – A Clockwork Orange, Frances Hodgson Burnett – The Secret garden and poet Carol Ann Duffy to name a few. With that in mind, it’s not a surprise that Manchester is home to some of the most… Read More >
Northern Design Scene: L. S. Lowry
Laurence Stephen Lowry, was born in Salfold, Manchester in 1887. Many of his paintings and drawing were directly inspired by and depicted Manchester cityscapes. An Accident (1926) – The scene depicted here shows a crowd forming around a women found to have committed suicide. In Lowry’s early life he worked as a dept collector only… Read More >
Northern Design Scene: Yorkshire Sculpture Park
With the BCFA Manchester Open fast approaching we have decided to create a collection of articles focusing on the design scene in the north. Generally, people believe that London is the hub of creativity in the UK but we would like to debunk that theory. On a sunny day in July, I took a trip… Read More >
Designer Profile: Olivia Aspinall
My first contact with surface designer Olivia Aspinall’s work was in 2014, late on in the academic year at Central Saint Martins. It was one of those instantaneous ‘What’s that? It’s great!’ moments that stopped me in my tracks. I was there to teach on a second year module but was lucky enough to stumble… Read More >
A Voyage into the Cruise sector
As a commercial sector, cruise shows no signs of slowing down. According to the CLIA (Cruise Lines International Association) around 24 million passengers are expected to sail in 2016, a 60% increase in just 10 years
Designer’s Muse: Education – Bridging the Gap
Last month we interviewed 3rd year students from Rycotewood Furniture College just as they were about to make the jump from being students to graduates. in this latest edition of The Designer’s Muse we explore how we can bridge the gap between education and industry.
WHY FLOORING SELLS
For this month’s focus on flooring we take a closer look at the role flooring plays in a retail environment. We caught up with Lewis Taylor, Design Director of David Collins Studio who have an international reputation in luxury retail design and our BCFA members to understand how flooring sells.