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DESIGNER Q&A: Greg Dekker, Teknion

Whilst Gregg Dekker visited the UK to speak at Corenet Global we took the great opportunity to ask him more about workfloMAP© 1. Please tell me a little about yourself? I am VP Sales and Strategy Effectiveness, for the Teknion Corporation, managing its training and development programs and a leader on customer collaboration. I am an active facilitator who speaks, advises,… Read More >

17 May 2017

Retreat East with Inside Out

When you need to escape from busy city life, what could be better than Retreat East, an exclusive members-only country club with luxurious designer farm-stays in the beautiful Suffolk countryside. The Retreat East farm prioritises environmental sustainability. Situated seven miles north of Ipswich and around a 30-minute drive to the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area… Read More >

16 May 2017

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 >

20 February 2017

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 >

17 February 2017

Richard Stevens: 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 Richard Stevens, Founder & Creative Director of forpeople; a firm which has grown to over 90 people… Read More >

16 February 2017

Lara Marrero: 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 Lara Marrero, Strategy Director and Retail Practice Leader at Gensler.  With an education that spans psychology, advertising,… Read More >

15 February 2017

David Smalley: 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 be chaired by David Smalley, Director of Mix Media and the person responsible for making B2B publications… Read More >

14 February 2017

The winner is … Giles Miller Studio

Between the 24th & 26th May 2016 the internationally-renowned design event, Clerkenwell Design Week, welcomed thousands of design hungry visitors.  The new master-plan for Clerkenwell Design week held wayfinding of paramount importance and Giles Miller Studio’s partnership with British Ceramic Tile provided a unique solution in a fun and engaging fashion with Billboards. The brilliance… Read More >

9 February 2017

The Principal York

The Principal York has won the Gold Award for Hospitality Interior Design at the London Design Awards 2016.  The new award is in addition to the hotel’s double success at the Visit York Tourism Awards, where it won both Conference Venue of the Year and the overall Hotel of the Year. The Principal York was… Read More >

8 February 2017

Creative Surface Pattern Workshop at BCFA Open

Be creative at our Surface Pattern Workshop at  BCFA Open Spring Design on Wednesday the 29th March at 11:30am & 2:30pm, London – The Old Truman Brewery.  Register for BCFA Open here.  With an event focus of creativity our first choice for providing an inspiring creative workshop was of course the wonderfully creative duo the Patternistas.  Join… Read More >

7 February 2017

LAUFEN scoops top prize for Innovation in Materials

As we begin the new year, and our focus on materials, it is the ideal time for Laufen to announce that The Ino collection has received an leading industry award from Designer Kitchen and Bathrooms for Innovation in Materials. As a result of the outstanding collaboration between Laufen and French Designer Toan Nguyen, the Ino… Read More >

10 January 2017

Step by Step: Boss Design

During December Design Insider will explore the production processes behind our members’ most unique and innovative designs. Last week The Fine Bedding Company allowed us a look behind the scenes as they manufactured their Boutique Silk Smartfil® Duvet. Creating this luxurious bedding product is vastly different to the process we will explore today, where Boss… Read More >

14 December 2016

Step by Step: Morgan

During December Design Insider will explore the production processes behind our members’ most unique and innovative designs. We began look at the processes used by Morgan when creating the solid timber Oslo Collection. The Oslo Armchair is one model within the Oslo lounge and dining collection which embraces its simplicity with light elegant design. 1. The… Read More >

8 December 2016

44 BCFA Members to exhibit at Sleep 2016

Sleep is the UK’s only hotel design exhibition.   A show floor packed with new product launches from 160 hand-picked suppliers, but did you know that 43 of those suppliers are BCFA members?!  Register as a visitor and make time for Sleep 2016. Agua Fabrics – Stand M24b Astro Lighting – Stand M10 BCFA – Stand M44… Read More >

21 November 2016

The Future of UK Design

Coinciding with the London Design Festival in September 2016 Dezeen launched their Brexit Design Manifesto.  A message to the UK government about the importance of the sector following the UK’s recent vote to leave the EU. Dezeen introduce their manifesto by explaining the position of the design sector in the UK, a sector which generates over… Read More >

1 November 2016