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Designer Q&A with Martin Goddard, Goddard Littlefair
Goddard Littlefair Director and Co-founder Martin Goddard has over 20 years’ experience in the luxury hospitality and residential markets, having led the design and refurbishment of high-end hotels, spas and residential developments at an international level for brands including Four Seasons, Marriott, Hilton, Starwood and Corinthia Hotels, as well as developers Qatari Diar and… Read More >
Designer’s Muse: James Bassant, Astro Lighting
In the latest Designer’s Muse film series we explore the inspiration behind the Atelier range from Astro Lighting with Design Director, James Bassant.
Q&A with Dan Savage, Tektura
Design Insider were lucky enough to get to speak to Dan Savage, artist, graphic designer, sculptor and illustrator who has recently created a collection of bespoke wallcoverings for Tektura. Dan specialises in healthcare environments and the public sectors and works with a wide range of materials. He creates permanent artworks that are integrated within architectural… Read More >
Designer’s Muse: Roca celebrate 100 years of innovation
We recently met up with Roca in their hometown of Barcelona as they reach the milestone of 100 years in design. To find out a bit more about Roca’s long history we sat down with their Design & Innovation Director Josep Congost Iglesias and Marketing Director Carlos Velazquez to discuss the evolution of Roca’s design, the… Read More >
Wayne Hemingway MBE – BCFA Open key note speaker
Our Creativity Reviewed Seminar will take place at BCFA Open Spring Design on Tuesday the 28th March at 4:00pm, London – The Old Truman Brewery. Register for this event here. On Tuesday the 28th March we kick off our discussion on creativity with a powerful speech from our key note speaker Wayne Hemingway MBE. Wayne will discuss how creativity… Read More >
Adrian Weidmann: Creativity Reviewed Seminar #BCFAOpen
Our Creativity Reviewed Seminar will take place at BCFA Open Spring Design on Tuesday the 28th March at 4:30pm, London – The Old Truman Brewery. Register for this event here. Our carefully selected panel of industry leaders will include Adrian Weidmann, Industrial Designer for Foster+Partners. After studying Machine Engineering in Switzerland, followed by a Masters in Industrial Design,… Read More >
Scott Barwick: Creativity Reviewed Seminar #BCFAOpen
Our Creativity Reviewed Seminar will take place at BCFA Open Spring Design on Tuesday the 28th March at 4:30pm, London – The Old Truman Brewery. Register for this event here. Our carefully selected panel of industry leaders will include Scott Barwick, Design Associate at Map Project Office. Scotts impressive experience includes designing for BarberOsgerby where he… Read More >
Q&A with Michael Seum, Grohe
The Essence range of classically elegant mixers has always been a hallmark of pure and modern design. They were redesigned last year and recently they have been upgraded with a wider choice of deluxe colours and state-of-the-art finishes. The re-designed mixers offer a whole new set of options for the design community, giving them the… Read More >
Q&A with Ian Jones, Nova Interiors
The Introduction of a New Material to a Product Designer… Ian Jones, Product Designer for Nova Interiors has given us an insight to being introduced to an interesting new material Kydex® and it’s use in his project with Point A. Ian Jones is a graduate of Sheffield Hallam University with a first class honours degree in Product… Read More >
Q&A with Toan Nguyen, Laufen
Groundbreaking Material Innovation – A Glimse at Laufen’s SaphirKeramik An outstanding collaboration between Laufen and French Designer Toan Nguyen, the INO washbasin and shelf from the INO bathroom collection picked up an award for innovative use of materials. The INO collection skillfully utilises groundbreaking SaphirKeramik, created by Laufen in 2013. This revolutionary ceramic material offers… Read More >
Q&A with Giles Miller, Giles Miller Studio
Design Insider had the opportunity to sit down with the man behind the studio that everyone is talking about at the moment .. Giles Miller. With two of their projects being shortlisted for the upcoming Surface Design Awards in the temporary structures and sustainable exterior surfaces categories and you can see why with the mesmerising textures made… Read More >
Q&A with Carolina Calzada, Colour Hive
Design Insider met up with Carolina Calzada from Colour Hive to discuss trend forecasting and the Pantone colour of the year. Can you tell us how you get into design? I have been working on the design industry for the past 10 years. I come into this industry because of my marketing skills, when I… Read More >
Q&A With Jim Biddulph, Material Lab
Jim Biddulph kicks off our Designer Q&A’s this year with a discussion on Materials and Trends. Jim is well positioned to discuss such a topic being the Project & Materials Manager at Material Lab which has been exploring the latest innovations in materials and a place for the A&D community to immerse themselves in all… Read More >