Events
Design Guild Mark 2018
Twelve designs representing both the domestic and contract furniture market have been awarded the prestigious Design Guild Mark in 2018. The Design Guild Mark is awarded by The Furniture Makers’ Company, a City of London livery company and the furnishing industry’s charity, in order to drive excellence and raise the profile of British design and… Read More >
Stockholm Furniture Fair Highlights
Last week Design Insider visited the Stockholm Furniture Fair and Northern Lights Fair to explore around the epicentre of Scandinavian design. The fair showcases some of the most stunning products from Scandinavia but also the rest of the world. The fair shows the best from the contract and retail world as well as shining a… Read More >
Review: Manchester Open 2017
The BCFA Open series continued last week with its second Manchester Open hosted at the iconic Museum of Science & Industry. Held on the second floor of the Museum, in a light and airy space, this exhibition gave you the opportunity to meet and catch up with 27 BCFA Members based in the north and see… Read More >
Material of the Year: Jesmonite
London Design Fair announced Jesmonite as their ‘Material of the Year’.
Elements by Max Fraser @ 100% Design
During this years London Design Festival we caught up with Max Fraser to talk about his curated installation ‘Elements’ that took centre stage at 100% Design.
#LDF17 Highlights Part 2
London Design Festival is just too big. so we have had to cut our highlights into 2 (watch part 1 here). In this short highlights film we cover the big trade shows, including London Design Fair and 100% Design as well as Brompton Design District. You will be able to spot that he some pretty… Read More >
Flynn Talbot at the V&A with Reflection Room
One of the highlights of London Design Festival year after year has to be the installation at the V&A museum, and this years large installation did not disappoint, using the V&A grand architecture as a muse. Flynn Talbot created an atmospheric Light Installation using orange and blue lights that reflected the sun rise and sun set… Read More >
#LDF17 Highlights Part 1
Wow! How crazy busy was last week?! Design Insider had a packed out schedule at this year’s London Design Festival, managing to get round Decorex, 100% Design, Design Junction and London Design Fair as well as some of the great design districts and installations put on by the festival. Take a look at part 1 of… Read More >
Product Focus: Peter Gomez, Style Library Contract [CDW Special]
We caught up with designer Peter Gomez at CDW to talk through the inspiration and processes involved in creating stunning wallpaper and fabric for the Zoffany collection which is part of the Style Library Contract collective. Find out about how a young studio and a rich archive can lead to amazing design. Product Focus: Peter… Read More >
Gathering Inspiration with the Patternistas
Creative duo the Patternistas are busy injecting pattern and colour into the contract sector with a flourish! Watch Suzanne Carpenter explain more about the Patternistas’ creativity and where how they gather their inspiration. BCFA OPEN SPRING DESIGN was held in March at the Old Truman Brewery with the ambition of highlighting the very best in… Read More >
Surface Design with Material Lab
aterial Lab is a central London based material resource studio. Design Insider asked Material Lab if they would be open to selecting innovative and inspiring surface products to be displayed at BCFA Open Spring Design and our visitors were delighted to have the opportunity to discover such exciting and thought provoking materials. In this film… Read More >
Design Guild Mark 2017 – Awardees Announced
Design Insider had the privilege of being invited to film the judging process at this years Design Guild Mark which is awarded by the Furniture Makers Company and was hosted at the impressive Carpenters Hall, London. Over the course of the day we managed to sit down with the majority of designers to discuss through the… Read More >
Designer’s Muse: Simon Pengelly x Boss Design (Milan Special)
Once again we are revisiting the design overload that is Milan Design Week and another look at the Workspace 3.0 hall. This time we are taking look at the British office giant – Boss Design and their latest collection in which they teamed up with Simon Pengelly – ATOM. Boss Design and the Simon Pengelly started… Read More >