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Women in Office Design – Suzanne Stuart
This month’s Women in Office Design (WOD) column features Suzanne Stuart, Account Manager, KI Europe. Explain your current role I work alongside our dealer partners to identify and win Workplace projects. This is achieved by building relationships with the furniture consultants, listening to their requirements and putting forward the best solution KI can offer. What… Read More >
Sustainability at Sleepeezee with Sustainability Manager, Andrew Reene
Design Insider has been engaging in some incredibly insightful conversations covering sustainability in our industry, discovering the different approaches brands have been taking to ensure sustainable thinking is at the forefront. We had the pleasure of speaking with Andrew Reene, Health & Safety and Sustainability Manager at Sleepeezee, about why sustainability is so important to… Read More >
Designers Muse – Rose Campbell
At Design Insider we get enormous pleasure from finding out about the designers behind the new products which we are privileged to be able to showcase. Today we bring you our conversation with Rose Campbell, Head of Product and Creative Development at Newmor Wallcoverings. Find our more about Newmor Wallcoverings How did you get into… Read More >
Sustainable Design with Rock Galpin & Erin Johnson
Erin Johnson is Design Manager, and a member of the Senior Management Team, at British contract furniture designer and manufacturer Morgan, where she has worked since 2008. As such, she is responsible for the design process and new product development, ensuring every detail flows smoothly throughout and into production as a fully launched collection. she… Read More >
Sustainability at Morgan with Managing Director, Paul Jones
Paul Jones is Managing Director at Morgan, a British contract furniture designer and manufacturer. Morgan are a design-led company, striving to create truly original, high-quality furniture through passion, care, design, integrity, experience, craftsmanship and an unfaltering dedication to quality. Paul’s history with the company started in 1999 when he accepted an industrial placement as part… Read More >
Union Park
The pandemic has affected us collectively in myriad ways, but one of the positive realisations that we can garner from the experience is the desire, even need, for open spaces, fresh air and a connection to nature. Having been given permission to do so, people grabbed the opportunity to be outside and in nature with… Read More >
Sustainability Q&A with Larson-Juhl
Larson-Juhl UK has spent over 40 years continually innovating and developing a stunning range of crafted frames and mouldings and is now setting the standard with the biggest range of FSC and PEFC products on the market. We sat down with Matt George, Larson-Juhl Sales & Marketing Director to find out more about the companies… Read More >
BCFA Member of the Month: Amtico Flooring
Autumn is officially here! As we watch the leaves fall and colours warm to hazel hues we welcome October with our new Member of the Month, Amtico. We had the absolute delight of speaking with Lorna Williams, Head of Product Design and Visual Creation, about their holistic approach to design, the inspiration behind Amtico’s award… Read More >
In Conversation with Carolyn Mitchell – One Year Later
It’s been twelve months since Carolyn Mitchell took on her role as Sales and Marketing Director at Hypnos Contract Beds, and no one could have predicted the turbulent year the hospitality sector has endured. As the first trade shows in over a year recommence, we thought we’d catch up to see what to expect from… Read More >
BCFA Member of the Month: Roman Showers
The summer is coming to a close and as the new season begins there is a sense of renewal and refreshment after an eventful few months for our industry. This September we introduce the BCFA’s new Member of the Month, who is looking forward to continuing their hard work in the coming season; Roman Showers…. Read More >
Register now – Successful Collaboration, Free Webinar
As part of Design Insider’s current content campaign which explores collaboration we have invited Samantha Dawe, Marketing Director EMEA at Shaw Contract, Chris and Suzanne Carpenter, Design Partners at Patternistas, and Mark Allison, Sustainability Consultant at Mark Allison Consulting to discuss their experience of collaborating with colleagues, as a design partnership and with clients. You… Read More >
Women in Office Design – Joanna Knight
This month’s Women in Office Design column features Joanna Knight, Partner at The Knight Partnership and Sustainability and Circular Economy Manager at Women in Office Design (WOD). She will be hosting the Sustainability seminar for the forthcoming BCFA/WOD ‘Clerkenwell Open’ event. The Journey in the Workplace Sector Joanna started her career in the workplace and… Read More >
The magic of Maggie’s
At the beginning of 2019 I was given the fairly shocking diagnosis that I had T-cell lymphoma, a pretty rare form of cancer. The discovery had been made during what should have been a fairly routine sinus operation; which in many ways makes it an incredibly lucky one. Within weeks I had be taken through… Read More >