Material
Sustainable Surfaces by Havwoods
Sustainability is now more important than ever with many consumers looking at ways to sustainably renovate their spaces. As the demand for innovative and responsibly-sourced materials increases, Havwoods is at the forefront of eco-friendly design, allowing homeowners and end users to choose wood flooring that is less harmful to the environment. [Find out more about… Read More >
The Power of Working Together, Camira’s New Inspiration Book Pays Tribute to Collaboration
In their recent digital inspiration book, New Perspectives, global textile manufacturer Camira pay tribute to creativity, cooperation and community in a trend titled ‘The Collaborator.’ A celebration of their past, present and future collaborative partners, the story is filled with fabrics and products created in harmony with multi-disciplinary designers and manufacturers. We spoke with Lynn… Read More >
Milliken’s Northward Bound Carpet Tiles: Luxury Dematerialised
Impacting the design world but not the world around us. Northward Bound is Milliken’s latest carbon neutral carpet tile collection and the first European collection in its D/LUX series. The D/LUX series is so named because it’s all about creating a high performance luxurious carpet that uses less raw materials (thus reducing embodied carbon) with… Read More >
Agua’s Five Best Selling Healthcare Fabrics
If you read the piece published recently by Managing Director, Suzanne Ralton on Agua’s long-standing specialisation in the healthcare sector, you’ll hopefully have gathered that many of Agua’s high-performing upholstery fabrics feature characteristics that lend themselves to healthcare interiors. To help you understand what these characteristics are, Agua have pulled together an edit of their… Read More >
What We Have Learnt About the Healthcare Sector
Agua Fabrics’ MD, Suzanne Ralton, has more than 20 years of experience in supplying high-performance upholstery fabrics to the healthcare sector. Here, she shares some of the things she’s learned at the helm of her family’s business. [Find Agua Fabrics on the BCFA Product Finder] “At Agua, we’ve always worked within the healthcare sector in… Read More >
Call for Wood Segregation at Point of Production
Mark Hayton, Director of EGGER Timberpak Ltd, shares his views on the waste wood hierarchy and the importance of segregation. [Find EGGER on the BCFA Product Finder] “We all know that the largest off taker of recycled wood these days is the biomass industry, and that their specification allows for the inclusion of Medium Density… Read More >
Reactive surfaces
It is customary to try and start the year with a rejuvenated approach, a fresh perspective, a healthy dollop of hope, and plenty of plans. Like so many, I began last year in this manner, only to find us all in the strangest of circumstances merely weeks into proceedings. Sadly, it cannot be said that… Read More >
Reconnecting with texture
As we reached the end of 2020, clinging on to the hope that 2021 will signal a pivot towards a pandemic-free world, it seems apposite to consider tactility, although perhaps ‘re-consider’ is more appropriate? Any way you slice it, last year has seen a sharp reduction in our physical contact with our surroundings as well… Read More >
Recycling at Trevira: Sustainable in many ways
Trevira GmbH is a European manufacturer of polyester speciality fibres and filament yarns for the textile industry, among them permanently flame retardant fibres and yarns for contract textiles under the brand name Trevira CS and Trevira CS Bioactive. From the curtains to upholstery fabrics, from wall coverings to partition blinds, from interior solar protection to… Read More >
Crofts & Assinder: The Stirling Family
From the very beginning, Crofts and Assinder have specialised in the design and manufacture of extraordinary cabinet handles and luxury fittings. In their140 year history, they have had the privilege of dressing furniture at London’s Ritz and Waldorf hotels, the White House in Washington, Parliament House in Buenos Aires and ships of the Cunard and… Read More >
Malone Fabrics Vegan Artificial Leather
Malone Fabrics is the exclusive distributor of skai® synthetic leather for the UK & Ireland. The extensive range of synthetic leathers can be used for the Hospitality, Healthcare and Marine sectors and conform to the highest flame retardancy standards including Crib 5 and IMO. Malone Fabric’s have been an inspiration with their effort into Going… Read More >
Urban Living: Prestigious Textiles
Design Insider is starting 2020 by looking at new trends within the industry and finding out what trends our members have conformed to and subverted. Drawing on Prestigious Textiles’ 30 years of experience in the international furnishings arena, PT Contract is an exciting new force in commercial interiors. In a mission to create truly inspiring… Read More >
Penson Revamps Bluebells Restaurant
Designed and delivered in just 4 weeks, Bluebells Restaurant in Ascot combines sumptuous luxury-inspired glamour and a delicious but accessible fine dining menu. 10 years ago, Bluebells Restaurant in Wentworth, Surrey was conceived by PENSON as snug and imaginative heart-warming dining experience. Now, the second venue in Ascot has been enjoying that same visionary design… Read More >