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How did you get into design?

Last week we asked three established designers how they had made their way into their current design positions. We discovered how their young family life shaped both Pernille Stafford and Alex Hellum’s journeys into design. We also leant how finding the right scale moved Katerina McMahon away from architecture into the furniture workshop. Read more… Read More >

9 August 2016

Powering the North

Ahead of the BCFA’s first BCFA OPEN exhibition in Manchester in October, we look at the city’s continued growth prospects. For proof of Manchester’s credentials as the leading creative hub outside London one need look no further than MediaCity, just a few miles outside the city in Salford Quays. Twenty years ago this former docklands… Read More >

5 August 2016

How did you get into design?

In early July we were blown away by the Design Excellence presented by the UK’s 2016 graduates at New Designers. Meeting so many graduates on the cusp of their design careers made us want to learn more about the journeys which our BCFA members took into their design positions. We asked 15 designers: how did… Read More >

3 August 2016

Product Watch: New collections by Knightsbridge

Knightsbridge  unveiled their new designer collections at Clerkenwell Design Week last month, working with four renowned designers, the new collections will form part of  their workplace and hospitality ranges and include: Bebop by David Fox Gogo by John Coleman ROK by Jim Hamilton The designer ranges were  first shown at Clerkenwell Design Week and were all finished in… Read More >

15 July 2016

An Interview with Bisley & Acrylicize

At Clerkenwell Design Week we caught up with Jade Surtees of Bisley Furniture and James Burke of Acrylicize to discuss their collaboration of a fountain in St. Johns Square made out of Bisley filing cabinets.     So guys, can tell us a little bit about what Bisley have been up during Clerkenwell? (JS) This is our first… Read More >

24 June 2016

Product Watch: Axor Waterdream 2016 by Hansgrohe

Axor Extends Invitation to Architects and Designers to “Create your own Spout” with Alternative Materials and Forms Building on the technological capabilities of the  Axor U-Base, Axor (www.axor-design.com) envisioned a new dimension of individualization: washbasin spouts crafted from alternative materials with total freedom of form for seamless integration in the interior design or for creating a… Read More >

3 June 2016

Inside Out Contracts: Headspace Group, London

Headspace group is a successful start-up providing office space and design solutions to other ambitious new businesses alike. With the help of Inside Out Contracts, the new Headspace offices in Marylebone inspire a modern and positive workplace with stylish high quality and bespoke furnishings. Upon entering Headspace Marylebone, statement wing back chairs in soft grey… Read More >

2 June 2016

Product Watch: Artistic Liberties by Milliken

Milliken takes Artistic Liberties with a bold new collection inspired by street art and the punk revival Artistic Liberties is a daring new collection from the Milliken in-house design team. It combines post-punk and street art influences with historic and classical references resulting in a liberation of clashing colours and twisted timelines. Artistic Liberties makes… Read More >

2 June 2016

Product Watch: Charleston Collection by Sekers

CHARLESTON COLLECTION – Joplin, Edwin & Fitzgerald Sekers announces the launch of Charleston, a new upholstery collection of three distinctive jacquard designs, including a simple, elegant diamond design with a multicolour weft, an abstracted, broken geometric with a fresh modern look and a textured ottoman with a sophisticated, subtle movement of colour, all woven with a luxurious… Read More >

23 February 2016

Product Watch: Banquet Chair, Inicio

Designed by David Hill, from the Burgess Design team at their West London Head Office, the new Inicio represents a quantum leap in classic banquet chair design. The Inicio’s innovative forward sloping frame, together with its unique wedge seat and slim back construction, creates a modern and dynamic aesthetic, while retaining superior levels of comfort…. Read More >

13 January 2016