Industry News
Milliken’s Stress Awareness Group
To mark the 20th anniversary of National stress awareness day on Wednesday 7th November Milliken hosted a practical session for designers and architects. In the fourth of their series of wellbeing events leading flooring manufacturer and BCFA member Milliken invited Neil Shah, founder and Director or the Stress Management Society and best-selling author, to run an… Read More >
Lasvit: the magicians with molten glass
Glass separates your palms from your champagne, it lets your fingertips swipe through memories. It has the power to shape light, enable your eyes to observe atoms and stars. LASVIT has the utmost respect for the Czech glassmaking tradition, but also boundless optimism for modern technologies and cutting-edge design. The company, who are members of the… Read More >
Bespoke by Evans
Manchester based textiles company, Evans Textiles, is delighted to announce the launch of it’s new innovative division, Bespoke by Evans. With the sole focus of improving contract environments through a core collection of designs, specialist performance fabrics, bespoke services and ‘total solution’ – the business aims to provide all the essential elements needed to aid the… Read More >
BAUHAUS: Inspirations and Influences
The Bauhaus only existed for 14 years: from 1919 to 1933. Despite this, it became the twentieth century’s most important college of architecture, design and art. Following the closure of the Bauhaus in 1933, its material heritage was scattered all over the world. In 1960, the German art historian Hans Maria Wingler therefore founded the Bauhaus-Archiv… Read More >
BuzziSpace and Haworth announce Global Collaboration
BuzziSpace and BCFA member Haworth are joining forces to answer the increasing demand for smart acoustic solutions in work environments and flexible spaces. As an expert in acoustic and collaborative workspace solutions, BuzziSpace has become a successful player in the market. It became evident that further growth would be accelerated with a strong partner that… Read More >
Heritage Interior Textiles in High Street Fashion
Two quintessentially British interior brands have found an unexpected partnership with one of the most recognised high street fashion retailers, H&M. Morris & Co. was founded in 1861 by William Morris, one of the most influential designers in the Arts and Crafts movement. Only 23 years later GP&J Baker was founded in 1884 by brothers… Read More >
#WoolWeek Harrison Spinks’ prized wool!
For fifth generation family bed-maker, Harrison Spinks, wool is prized as a natural filling for its luxury mattresses. So much so that this BCFA member bought its own wholly-owned farm in North Yorkshire in 2009, where prize Texel, Mule, Suffolk, Wensleydale and Zwartbles sheep are reared by hand to produce pure-grade Yorkshire wool for its beds. … Read More >