Industry News
UKTI Appoint New CEO
BRITISH AMBASSADOR TO UAE IS NEW UKTI CHIEF EXECUTIVE Dominic Jermey will be the new Chief Executive of UK Trade & Investment (UKTI), it was announced today. Currently British Ambassador to the UAE, he was previously Managing Director of UKTI’s Sectors Group for three years, helping 11,000 of the UK’s most innovative companies to do… Read More >
Boss Design Opens Dubai Showroom
Boss in Dubai Boss Design Group have just announced the opening of its latest showroom in Dubai. Located in Design House, in the Al Sufouh district of the city and with views onto the Burj Al Arab, the new 1,500 sq ft showroom provides the perfect backdrop to parade the Group’s inspiring collection of seating… Read More >
One Year On at New Designers 2014
Rising stars of the design world reveal style trends for the year ahead Sixty of the brightest new names in the design world mark the impact they have made after just one year in business, with a showcase at One Year On, part of New Designers 2014 – the UK’s largest graduate design exhibition. One… Read More >
Burgess Celebrate 55 Years
Burgess Furniture were the very first European manufacturers of the aluminium stacking banquet chair, and with a manufacturing heritage of nearly 70 years, we are the market leaders for conference and banqueting furniture around the world.
IHS COMPETITION TO DESIGN ‘CENTRAL HUB’ FEATURE
THE INDEPENDENT HOTEL SHOW ANNOUNCES COMPETITION TO DESIGN IT’S CENTRAL ‘HUB’ FEATURE The Independent Hotel Show, (21–22 October 2014), the UK’s only business event for the luxury and boutique hotel industry, this week announced a competition aimed at the UK design community, inviting them to create an exciting new look for it’s central networking area: The… Read More >
The Chancellor’s Budget
The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has revised up its expectations for growth – to 2.7% in 2014 and 2.3% in 2015. A record number of people are in work and the OBR now expects employment to reach 31.4 million by 2018. A deficit that reached 11% of GDP in 2009-10 is now forecast to fall by half to 5.5% in the coming year and will be eradicated by 2018-19.
Where The Architects Live
Milan 2014 With this title it makes architects sound like a different breed, and in many ways they are, they see spaces in completely different light, and some create some of the most fascinating urban structures. So it seems right to have a featured exhibition on where they live at Salone del Mobile 2014, eight… Read More >
BCFA Member Targets International Markets
Design Led Export Opportunities At the end of February Nova`s Managing Director Jonathan Buchanan attended the “UK Trade and Investment – Design Led Export Opportunities” briefing in London. Nova Interiors are looking to capitalise on the recent global economic upturn and strong 3rd quarter performance in the domestic market with an exploration into overseas markets…. Read More >
DESIGN SHANGHAI
A REVIEW OF DESIGN SHANGHAI So let’s take the best of British high end Design to China, package it in a European style exhibition and set it in an extraordinary venue with interiors reminiscent of a Moscow subway! This is just what Media 10 achieved with the inaugural Design Shanghai show which closed its doors… Read More >
Chelsom Launch New Furniture Catalogue
CHELSOM DO FURNITURE AS WELL!! Chelsom, as well as being a renowned lighting supplier, has been a major source of occasional and dining furniture to the retail and contract market for 67 years and this month marks the official launch of their latest furniture catalogue for 2014/15. The new collection marks a complete reassessment of… Read More >
Sustainability Award: Shortlist Announced
Two BCFA Members have been shortlisted The Furniture Makers’ company has announced the three companies in Shortlist for the 2014 Sustainability Award. They are: Kitchen manufacturer Premiere Kitchens Bed manufacturer Hypnos (BCFA Member) Office and contract furniture manufacturer Boss Design (BCFA Member) The three shortlisted companies will be making presentations to the judges on 21… Read More >
Boss Design Group – Student Competition
NOTTINGHAM TAKE ON THE BOSS COMPETITION Following the success of last year’s student designer competition The Boss Design Group are pleased to announce the competition will run again during 2014. Second year students at Nottingham Trent University studying Furniture and Product Design, have been asked to research how the workplace is changing and to design… Read More >
Inside Out Launch Design Your Own App
SEE BEFORE YOU BUY With customers having so much choice these days, there seems to be a huge increase in company creating a visual software that allows you to see before you buy, to make sure you get it right and save costly mistakes. Inside Out have followed this trend by creating a virtual design… Read More >