Industry News
Why Wool? Woven in Time
We were thrilled to be invited to the film “woven in time” by The Woolmark Company, which follows the history of Australian Merino wool production in Yorkshire, and the manufacturing processes involved in wool fabric production. With interviews from businesses thriving today due to the resurgence of wool and their importance in the wool industry. The… Read More >
Camira’s Trend Report 2019/2020
Textile designer, manufacturer and BCFA member Camira has launched its fourth 2019/20 trend report, providing insight into the colours, textures and aesthetics which will be influential in the coming year. Following on from the disruptive ethos of Revolution from last year, Camira’s new edition titled Why not… continues to question, stimulate and inspire architects and… Read More >
Grohe’s most award-winning year and ISH
2018 was the most award-winning year in GROHE’s history, a BCFA member. All of Grohe’s newest innovations were honoured with coveted awards – 19 in total, with the GROHE Sense the most awarded in the brand’s portfolio. Design Insider also explores the trends that GROHE found at this year’s ISH. It is a great accomplishment… Read More >
An Inclusive and Diverse Office Design
Written by Mark Davies & Rosalind Poerwantoro The workforce today is more diverse than it has ever been, and commercial offices and workspaces have an important role to play in supporting this. When working with our clients across the financial, legal and tech industries to design or reimagine their workspaces, promoting inclusivity is one of the main… Read More >
To meet or not to meet…
Mark Barrell, Design Director at Boss Design, explains how the role of meetings is changing in response to the change in the workplace landscape. The subject of meetings is an emotive one. Everybody has sat through unnecessary or misbegotten meetings and left them with an awareness of to-dos that will remain undone. Yet at the… Read More >
Sclera: American Hardwood Export Council, Sir David Adjaye & Benchmark Collaboration
A collaboration first presented in 2008 by the American Hardwood Export Council and Sir David Adjaye will be part of an exciting new exhibition at the Design Museum, London. Sclera, originally commissioned for the London Design Festival, will be one of seven projects featured in David Adjaye: Making Memory, which runs 2 February to 5 May 2019. Benchmark,… Read More >
Roman’s Shower Surge game!
Leading international shower designer and manufacturer, Roman, are launching their first online game, Shower Surge, to add another dimension to their social media channels. Shower Surge launched on Monday 4th February. You can now access the game from BCFA member Roman’s website or their Twitter, Facebook or Instagram. The aim of the game is to… Read More >
GROHE driving force of digital transformation
GROHE, a leading global brand for complete bathroom solutions and kitchen taps, continues on its road to success in 2019. In the past year, BCFA member GROHE has evolved from a leading sanitaryware manufacturer into a global supplier of complete bathroom solutions and exciting kitchen tap and sink ranges, and has also become a driving… Read More >
How to Think Smarter to Build Your Design Career
A summary of the Design Insider/ BCFA ‘How To Build Your Design Career’ presentation given by Andrew Lloyd Gordon at the Mix Design Collective on 6 December 2018. In 1963, a young musician woke from a dream with a song in his head. Quickly writing down the chord progression he shared his work with friends… Read More >
Towards Utopia – Franklin & Till at Heimtextil
Now in its 49th edition, international trade show Heimtextil saw a further upturn in exhibitors (the ninth year in a row in which it has done so) earlier this month. Bucking the trend of brands tightening their purse strings, the Frankfurt based show welcomed 3,025 exhibitors of home and contract textiles from 65 countries and… Read More >
Design Insider 2019 Predictions
Design Insider have taken the time to review events and talks that we have attended in 2018. After consulting with the experts, we would like to explore with you trends that we expect to see throughout the year: Bauhaus, Yellow, Metallics, Environmentally Considerate Resources and Pods! Below we will explain our reasoning for each growing trend for 2019…… Read More >
The V&A comes to Dundee!
The first ever dedicated design museum in Scotland and the only other V&A museum anywhere in the world outside London: V&A Dundee provides a place of inspiration, discovery and learning through its mission to enrich lives through design. V&A Dundee, Scotland’s first design museum, provides a beautiful new public space, transforming the waterfont. The Duke and… Read More >
Clayworks announced as finalist in 2019 Surface Design Awards
Update: Morpheus has won the Retail Interior Award! The shortlist for this year’s Surface Design Awards consists of an impressive 43 projects across seven categories, each entry an exemplary example of creative and innovative use of materials and lighting in both interior and exterior schemes. Some projects won nominations across several categories, resulting in 48 finalists. As proud media sponsors of… Read More >