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Q&A with Andrew Linwood, Areen Design
As Head of Areen Hospitality, Andrew is involved in and monitors all aspects of a project: from initial client contact, brief and concept development through to documentation and site installation. He has designed interiors for many of the world’s leading hotel operators including Hilton, Marriott, Radisson, Raffles, Swissôtel and Starwood. After gaining a degree in Interior… Read More >
Q&A with Marcus Wareing and Robert Angell
We ask two of the best in their class to share their thoughts on the evolution of luxury design in restaurants and hotels and describe how they create the perfect dining experience.
Q&A with Robert Chelsom, Chelsom
Robert Chelsom is joint Managing Director with son, Will, of Chelsom Limited, and is a former President of the Lighting Industry Association and a past Director of the BCFA.
Q&A with Kerry Cottam, Milliken
Kerry Cottam is a Senior Designer at Milliken. She trained in textile design at Blackburn and joined Milliken in 2011. She has worked within the flooring design industry for the past 12 years starting her career as a junior before progressing to Senior Designer after just five years. Kerry specialises in tufting design: using pre-dyed yarns… Read More >
Q&A With Mike Read, Maine
Mike Read formed MKP over 30 years ago, building the company from scratch to become the well respected and multi award- winning, engineering company it is today. Design has always been a driving force, even before MKP was formed he had a drawing board at home, designing in the evening and making tools during the… Read More >
Q&A with Mark Barrell, Boss Design
Mark Barrell is Design Director at Boss Design Group. An industrial designer, he has specialised in the development of work seating over the last decade and developed products that sell across the globe.
A week with the Design Team – Lyndon Design
Lyndon Design is renowned for quality handcrafted upholstered seating and furniture and is widely specified throughout hospitality and corporate environments
Q&A with Suzanne Edwards, Newmor
Last week we sat down with Alys Bryan to discuss through the standards and regulations within the contract fabric industry, this week our focus moves to wallcoverings and who better to talk about this industry experts – Newmor. Suzanne Edwards, Design Manger at Newmor has had plenty of experience when it comes to wallcoverings, in the… Read More >
Q&A with Steffi Backhouse, GA Design – Student Clinics
Back in June and July the BCFA held the ‘New Designers Student Clinics’ in which advisers from all over the contract design industry came and talked to the students exhibiting at the event, hoping to assist them in the transition from pleasing universities tutors to pleasing industry professionals. We spoke to Steffi Backhouse who assisted… Read More >
Henry Gurney – Hidden Treasure
Hidden genius within ranks Yesterday the BCFA had a members business forum event in which the last speaker Alistair Gough (Managing Director of OCee Design) told an amazing story of hidden genius within his ranks. Henry Gurney the creator behind the HenRay collection at OCee, graduated from Loughborough University with a degree in Industrial Design. He… Read More >
Molly Hatch – Physic Garden
This is a piece of artwork we recently stumbled upon and thought we defiantly have to share this, art within the workplace is becoming hot topic at the moment, offices and other workplaces are changing and artwork is becoming more and more common, more than just to brighten up the place – art can inspire.
Judy Scott – BCFA Scottish leather Group Award Winner 2013 Interview
WHAT WAS IT LIKE WINNING THE BCFA SCOTTISH LEATHER GROUP AWARD? Winning the BCFA Scottish leather Group Award at New Designers was incredible as I know how highly regarded the New Designer Awards are for both design and craftsmanship. I felt that it was a major achievement and an honour to be recognised as a highly… Read More >
Destroying Lighting Myths
ROBERT CHELSOM TALKS THROUGH SOME OLD LIGHTING MYTHS Q? Why are people negative about compact fluorescent lamps? A In my opinion it is almost as though compact fluorescent lamps came out 20 years too early in terms of development. What I mean is, there were certain facets of compact fluorescent lamps which didn’t do… Read More >