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Are you Deadgood?
BCFA member Bisley recently announced its new distribution partnership with fellow British design brand and contract furniture specialists, Deadgood. Bisley has the exclusive distribution rights to Deadgood products in North America. We took the opportunity to speak with Elliot Brook, Deadgood’s Co-Founder & Director to find out more about the British brand and their new partnership. Please… Read More >
Working from home?
Like most people, I’m now working from home and can’t quite believe it’s the ninth week of doing so – it’s flown by! The first week was definitely the hardest, adjusting to the new ways of life. I was pretty restless being cooped up in the flat and not commuting in to the office. Thankfully… Read More >
Trends in Architectural Materials
Which materials are being used in the most interesting ways right now? As well as constantly searching for brand-new materials, we should also seek to test our creativity – as well as thinking about the environment – by considering new uses for existing materials too. As a studio, we’re particularly interested in sustainable materials that… Read More >
Staff Returning to the Office? 10 Practical Pointers You’ll Want to Know
As a responsible employer, ahead of much anticipated Government Guidance, you’ll be putting in place measures so your people can return to work as safely as possible. You might already have considered aspects like distancing between desks, but that’s the tip of the iceberg. Staff returning from lockdown and enforced home working may also be… Read More >
ONE: Zoran Matijevic
Continuing with our popular ONE series, we spoke with Zoran Matijevic, Head of Design for Crofts & Assinder. Crofts & Assinder manufacture decorative hardware. Zoran Matijevic told us that he’s ‘been lucky enough to travel extensively which has really opened my eyes to many aspects of design, through visual facets of both the natural and… Read More >
Open Cell create Covid-19 testing facilities from shipping containers
There are few organisations that can boast to having laboratory teams working on DNA sequencing, synthetic biology, bioelectronics and bioplastics amongst its ranks, but Open Cell in London’s White City certainly can. Tucked away amongst the normal hustle and bustle of Shepherds Bush Market is a mini village comprising of 70 shipping containers, which have… Read More >
Sustainability – Radical Rethink
Now, more than ever, it’s time to move beyond thinking about sustainability as a worthy necessity to considering it a remit for exciting thinking within new parameters. In our studio, for example, we’re examining the use of lightweight and non-permanent materials, cutting-edge recycled materials, the commission of regional artists and craftspeople to reflect project locality… Read More >