Features
Textile floorings are here to stay
Most will agree that you get the best travel experience when a distinctive hotel profile is successfully combined with a sprinkling of home comforts.
Sustainability; The Fibre of Camira
Last week the world’s press reported on COP21, 2015 Paris Climate Conference, where governments representing 195 countries pledged to limit global warming to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels.
Q&A with Andrew Linwood, Areen Design
As Head of Areen Hospitality, Andrew is involved in and monitors all aspects of a project: from initial client contact, brief and concept development through to documentation and site installation. He has designed interiors for many of the world’s leading hotel operators including Hilton, Marriott, Radisson, Raffles, Swissôtel and Starwood. After gaining a degree in Interior… Read More >
Q&A with Marcus Wareing and Robert Angell
We ask two of the best in their class to share their thoughts on the evolution of luxury design in restaurants and hotels and describe how they create the perfect dining experience.
A WEEK WITH THE DESIGN TEAM – JOHNSON TILES
Johnson Tiles is the leading manufacturer and importer of porcelain and ceramic tiles in the UK. Renowned for its high-profile designer collaborations at The London Design Festival and Clerkenwell Design Week, the award winning, in-house Design Team plays a major role in the forward-thinking nature of the company.
Weekly Round Up
Another busy week for Design Insider, after recovering the hangover after #Sleep15, We had the pleasure of awarding Shaw Hospitality with the DI ‘Top Product at Show’ they impressed us with their new collection ‘Noble Materials’, being a great looking product but also had a great thought process behind the design, which really what caught our attention. Read more…… Read More >
Q&A with Robert Chelsom, Chelsom
Robert Chelsom is joint Managing Director with son, Will, of Chelsom Limited, and is a former President of the Lighting Industry Association and a past Director of the BCFA.
Hiding Your Light
First, man invented fire and at some stage added candles so that he could move the light around. Man wanted more light and invented the oil lamp, then even more light and he invented the gas lamp. Finally came electric light meaning Man could have as much illumination as he wanted until eventually he had… Read More >
Q&A with Kerry Cottam, Milliken
Kerry Cottam is a Senior Designer at Milliken. She trained in textile design at Blackburn and joined Milliken in 2011. She has worked within the flooring design industry for the past 12 years starting her career as a junior before progressing to Senior Designer after just five years. Kerry specialises in tufting design: using pre-dyed yarns… Read More >
Q&A With Mike Read, Maine
Mike Read formed MKP over 30 years ago, building the company from scratch to become the well respected and multi award- winning, engineering company it is today. Design has always been a driving force, even before MKP was formed he had a drawing board at home, designing in the evening and making tools during the… Read More >
Q&A with Mark Barrell, Boss Design
Mark Barrell is Design Director at Boss Design Group. An industrial designer, he has specialised in the development of work seating over the last decade and developed products that sell across the globe.
Newsletter Catch Up
On this weeks Design Insider Newsletter we celebrated office design, with a look at the designers behind the products that make up our offices and and an insight into the evolution of the office with regards to well-being.
A week with the Design Team – Lyndon Design
Lyndon Design is renowned for quality handcrafted upholstered seating and furniture and is widely specified throughout hospitality and corporate environments