Industry News
The BIM Journey
At our recent BCFA Open exhibition visitors were able to attend Paul Quinn’s CPD ‘BIM, Simplified with NBS’ which introduced BIM, the tools that designers are using on BIM projects, and advised furniture manufacturers on their BIM journey. We seized this opportunity to ask Paul and our members more about their experience and opinions of BIM…. Read More >
10 Friday Facts: 3D Printing
Following the success with the new Rio tables, designed by studio INTEGRATE and Morgan Studio, they have sent us some facinating facts on 3D Printing to fill your friday.
‘…they chose to recruit outside of the UK.’
On the 6th of October UK Home Secretary Amber Rudd made this statement on Radio 4 Today program: ‘I went and visited a factory quite recently where they recruit almost exclusively from Romania and Poland where there are people there who have had experience in factories building these sofa’s that they have. They didn’t even… Read More >
Built to last?
Just how realistic is it for the industry to always make products to last? Jim Pendrill reports Aside from mobile phone companies which have the extraordinary capacity to make consumers habitually upgrade their products, most manufacturers like to build things to last. Given today’s unceasing focus on sustainability, such thinking makes sound environmental and commercial… Read More >
Nelson Bubble Lamps added to Herman Miller Collection
Leading furniture manufacturer Herman Miller has assumed the exclusive rights to the portfolio of iconic and timeless Bubble Lamps designed by George Nelson
Will ‘Paradise’ Benefit Birmingham City University’s Students?
On a recent visit to Birmingham it was impossible not to be excited by the development taking place in the city centre and to be drawn into the evolving new architectural landscape. In this piece we look at the demolition of Adrian Boult Hall, one of Birmingham University’s facilities, and ask if making way for… Read More >
Design Guild Mark: What the winners say!
Founded in 2008 by The Furniture Makers’ Company the prestigious Design Guild Mark is awarded to drive excellence and raise the profile of British design and innovation. The Award recognises the highest standards in the design of furniture for volume production, by the finest designers working in Britain, or British designers working abroad. The Furniture… Read More >
How did you get into design?
Last week we asked three established designers how they had made their way into their current design positions. We discovered how their young family life shaped both Pernille Stafford and Alex Hellum’s journeys into design. We also leant how finding the right scale moved Katerina McMahon away from architecture into the furniture workshop. Read more… Read More >
Powering the North
Ahead of the BCFA’s first BCFA OPEN exhibition in Manchester in October, we look at the city’s continued growth prospects. For proof of Manchester’s credentials as the leading creative hub outside London one need look no further than MediaCity, just a few miles outside the city in Salford Quays. Twenty years ago this former docklands… Read More >
Flooring Innovation
Ahead of our BCFA Open event on the 26th & 27th October 2016 at Manchester Bridgewater Hall, we discuss innovation with BCFA members exhibiting at the event, Newhey and Johnson Tiles. Design Excellence Driven by Innovation in Sustainability BCFA Open exhibitor Newhey, a leading British manufacturer of contract carpets for the hotel, leisure and entertainment sector,… Read More >
Turning Earth group exhibition at Milliken showroom for LDF 2016
As part of the London Design Festival, from 17th to 25th September 2016, Milliken’s Clerkenwell showroom will be home to an exhibition of ceramics created by Turning Earth members and alumni. The event will celebrate Turning Earth’s role as an incubator of small craft businesses and showcase the work of up and coming as well… Read More >
CONNOR HOLLAND WINS MIXOLOGY16 STUDENT DESIGNER OF THE YEAR AWARD, SPONSORED BY KI
Connor Holland, who recently graduated from Kingston University with a Bachelor of Science (BSc), Industrial and Product Design, has been named Student Designer of the Year at the prestigious Mixology Awards. Connor was presented with his award by Jonathan Hindle, Group Managing Director, KI EMEA, in front of over 1,100 attendees at the prestigious annual… Read More >
Milliken takes Gold at NeoCon 2016
Milliken’s modular carpet collection ‘Lapidus’ won a coveted Best of NeoCon Gold award in Chicago on June 13th 2016. Alison Kitchingman, Milliken’s Marketing & Design Director, who attended the show on behalf of Milliken’s EMEIA business, commented: “This is an amazing achievement; to win gold at NeoCon is one of the highest accolades in the… Read More >