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Designer Q&A: Vince Stroop, Stonehill Taylor (Sleep Set)
We sat down with Vince Stroop, Principal of New York based architecture and design studio Stonehill Taylor to discuss how they tackled the brief of ‘Loyalty’ for this years Sleep Set. First off, why did you want to get involved in this year’s Sleep set? At Stonehill Taylor, we’re constantly chasing innovation. I was thrilled to… Read More >
Designer Q&A with Maria Vafiadis, MKV Design (Sleep Set)
With the 2017 Sleep exhibition just around the corner Design Insider had the opportunity to meet with Maria Vafiadis to interview her about MKV Design’s involvement in this years Sleep Set where there is a real focus on Loyalty. First off, why did you want to get involved in the year’s Sleep Set? We have had… Read More >
Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Q&A: Olga Polizzi
The BCFA Annual Luncheon was held at the beginning of November. As per tradition the BCFA and Panaz award a member of the contract design community the Lifetime Achievement honour. The Panaz BCFA Lifetime Achievement award recognises those who have made a significant contribution to the contract furnishing industry and their companies. This years winner… Read More >
Designer Q&A: Lighting Trends with James Bassant, Astro
The lighting in a space is so important. It can be used to create ambience and mood withing a space but also to highlight it’s surroundings. Astro Lighting one of the leading names in lighting design will be exhibiting at BDNY this month from November 12th -13th in booth 1211. Before they cross the Atlantic and hit the big… Read More >
Have Your Say … Is It Instagramable?
In the Third of our new discussion series ‘Have Your Say’ we are posing the question ‘Is It Instagramable?’ At our recent Manchester Open event SPACE magazine Features and Product Editor, Tonje Odegard spoke with No Chintz Creative Director, Lucy Goddard about changes in the hospitality sector over the last 5 years. Lucy introduced the audience to the concept of… Read More >
Product Focus: James Shaw at LDF
During London Design Festival we caught up with promising new designer James Shaw, to learn a bit more about his installation that was part of the Shoreditch Design Triangle and was hosted by Ace Hotel. Working out of his small studio space in Elephant & Castle, James designs and makes a wonderful collection of furniture… Read More >
MANCHESTER LANDMARK TOUR Q&A WITH NICKI HEARNE, 5PLUS ARCHITECTS
Last month Julian Cross, Design Lead Europe from Woods Bagot, took up our challenge of curating an architectural London Landmark Tour, we are thrilled to continue our series with Nicki Hearne, Associate Interior Designer at 5plus Architects, landmark tour of Manchester. Which Manchester Landmark do you find most architecturally exciting? Manchester has some wonderful, iconic landmark… Read More >
LDF: Tord Boontje X Swarovski at Design Frontiers
At this years LDF, we took a look around ‘Design Frontiers’ which was being held at the iconic Somerset House. We managed to sit down with dutch designer Tord Boontje to talk about his installation and collaboration with crystal specialist Swarovski. This year, Boontje has collaborated with Swarovski to produce Luminous Reflections, a collection of… Read More >
HAVE YOUR SAY …
In the Second of our new discussion series ‘Have Your Say’ we are posing the question ‘Is AirBnB an opportunity or a threat?’ With the rise of companies such as Airbnb and guests looking for more unique spaces that take inspiration from the local environment – What do hotels, manufacturers and suppliers have to do to excel in this… Read More >
London Landmark Tour Q&A with Julian Cross, Woods Bagot
We were really pleased when Julian Cross, Design Lead Europe from Woods Bagot, took up our challenge of curating an architectural London landmark tour. You might have seen some of these iconic buildings when you visited London Design Festival last week. Which London Landmark do you find most architecturally exciting? Swiss Re. I was lucky… Read More >
Adam Nathaniel Furman at designjunction
With this year’s designjunction just around the corner, we met up Adam Nathaniel Furman who has collaborated with Turkishceramics to create an immersive experience for the visitors of designjuction. Gateways will be a ceramic installation consisting of four gates that draw people to wander through and experience the various vies at the centre of the… Read More >
Designer Q&A: M. Christian Lacroix on his collaboration with ege Carpets
M. Christian Lacroix has cooperated with ege carpets’ design team on creating a series of impressive wall-to-wall carpets. The Atelier Collection was shown at Clerkenwell Design Week at ege Carpet‘s showroom, with a talk hosted by Lacroix himself. After attending the talk, we were interested in hearing more about the project and were able to… Read More >
Have Your Say …
In the first of our new discussion series ‘Have Your Say’ we are posing the question ‘Can London [Design Festival] Compete with Milan [Furniture Fair]?’This discussion is open to any opinion; you may feel that London Design Festival surpasses the level of design excellence displayed at Milan Furniture Fair, or that London Design Festival brings… Read More >