Features
The London Collection with Decca
Decca Home proudly introduces The London Collection designed by Robbie Llewellyn of Bert Frank, a British, award-winning, luxury lighting brand. The collaboration between Bert Frank and Decca began with five furniture pieces designed and produced for a Bert Frank presentation at Maison et Objet 2016. Encouraged by the enthusiastic response in Paris and experiencing Decca’s manufacturing… Read More >
Q&A with Paul Williams at Evans Textiles
Evans Textiles, a member of BCFA, recently spoke with us in regards to their new cellular blinds in the Nuance collection. We were interested in how the blinds were child safe, as well as the other features it boasted. We were kindly allowed a short Q&A with Paul Williams, Track & Blind Systems Divisional Director at… 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 >
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 >
Designer Q&A: Daniel Whitlock, Head of Creative at Stark Carpet
Palm patterns have been a huge trend this year and BCFA members, Stark Carpet are right on trend with their Geo-Palm hand-tufted collection… Inspired by the city of Barcelona, a focus for us this month, Daniel Whitlock , Head of Creative at Stark International created the latest collection – Geo-Palm. ‘Geo-Palm’ is the new hand tufted… Read More >
Designer Q&A: Michael Freedman from Innovations Inc. [MATERIAL: CORK]
This months material theme is Cork and Innovations Wallcoverings, Inc. was a company discovered at 2017’s BDNY that uses this material. They were the first design studio to explore and create cork wallcoverings that were suitable for commercial interiors in 1999. At BDNY we saw their first ever cork wallcoverings that have been digitally printed. We sat down… Read More >
Advice for your Framing/Moulding needs from Larson-Juhl
Jonathan Burrage, managing director of Larson-Juhl UK, answers a few key questions about the importance of framing artwork for you interior schemes. Beautifully framed artwork can make an important contribution to a room, whether making a bold statement about the whole space or simply enhancing an overall scheme. Larson-Juhl is Britain’s leading supplier of picture… Read More >
What it means to be a graduate with Felix Smith Design
Earlier in July, Design Insider took some time to look around the New Designers: One Year In (Formerly One Year On) to check out the curated showcase of the most promising and intriguing designers, studios and entrepreneurs who have recently launched their own businesses after graduating. The work of Felix Smith Design caught our eye… Read More >
Rise & Woll at One Year In
New Designers presents the Top 100 new design businesses in the UK at One Year In, showcase (curated by Rheanna Lingham) of the most promising and intriguing designers, studios and entrepreneurs who have recently launched their own businesses. At this year’s One Year In textile designers Rise & Woll caught our eye and we took the… Read More >
Designer Q&A with Clare Jenkinson, Ulster Carpets
This month our Material Focus is paint. With that in mind, we wanted to talk to Clare Jenkinson, Residential Designer at Ulster Carpets about their new collection, Watercolours. Watercolour painting is known for its delicacy and subtlety because it uses thin washes and transparency. No matter how quick or slow you work, watercolour does not stay still or remain… Read More >
It’s all about ‘Habitats’
As we accelerate towards healthier and more flexible workplace environments where workers can fulfill all their daily tasks, Andy Tatton, Sales Director at Boss Design, explains why ‘Habitats’ are key to successful workplace design. Traditional closed office layouts are being replaced by open plan, informal and flexible layouts that are conducive to the wellbeing of… Read More >
Designer Q&A: Amanda Ramsey, Director at Interiors and Floor Design
The latest addition to the Hastings Hotels collection is the Grand Central Hotel in Belfast. Interiors and Floor Design, a firm based in Carryduff, N. Ireland were involved with transforming this 5-star hotels interior scheme. We heard from Amanda Ramsey, the Director, to find out about how she helped transform the building into a new 300 room,… Read More >
Evoking Memory – Teal Living
A memory can be evoked from a smell, a piece of music, a colour or a piece of furniture, which is exactly what Craig Ferguson, design and development manager at Teal Living had in mind for the latest seating range from Teal Living. Craig imagined a new range of residential care home seating and created… Read More >