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AMTICO EXPANDS DÉCOR LVT COLLECTION

British flooring manufacturer Amtico has expanded its precision cut, artisan-style Décor LVT collection with new colourways, patterns and borders. [Find Amtico on the BCFA Product Finder] Amtico Décor, created using products from the premium Signature collection, now boasts combinations from the Colour Edit palettes. Evocative of Victorian-era tiled floors, the Classic and Geo laying patterns have… Read More >

27 May 2022

SUSTAINABLE DESIGN COLLECTIVE – Driving Circularity

Design Insider is thrilled to announce our support of Sustainable Design Collective as a media partner. Sustainable Design Collective is a ‘think tank’ group committed to acting as a collective within the workplace design community to identify developments and ‘best practice’ relating to sustainability. The purpose of the Group is to promote and applaud achievements and, more… Read More >

26 May 2022

A Promotion for Reduction

As we recently began exploring, the journey to “net zero” is a complicated but essential one, and one that encompasses many angles, not just decarbonising. Whilst not entirely to blame for the existing issues, as an industry, design must play a key role in altering the ways in which we manufacture, transport, apply and use… Read More >

24 May 2022

Product Preview: Clerkenwell Design Week

BCFA Members launch brand new products at Clerkenwell Design Week for Commercial Interior Designers to discover some of the UK’s finest brands and designs. After a short hiatus, Clerkenwell Design Week is back and bigger than ever. Designers and Architects from across the UK will travel to Clerkenwell this week to discover the most innovative… Read More >

23 May 2022

Fire Safety with Phil Reynolds

When I was thinking about writing this piece, it struck me that the subject I get asked about most is furniture and furnishings fire safety, in fact last year I recorded a whole series of videos interviews about the subject with Design Insider. I guess it shouldn’t surprise me, as the UK has some of… Read More >

16 May 2022

Camira collaborate with Nina Bruun

Global textile manufacturer Camira has collaborated with Nina Bruun, a multidisciplinary creative studio based in Copenhagen, on a stylised photo series which explores the postpandemic interplay between homes and offices. Contact Camira through BCFA Product Finder Stimulated by the hybrid working model adopted by many companies, Camira sought to capture and conceptualise this changed use… Read More >

16 May 2022

Leadership Profile: Claire Menzies

Design Insider’s Career Profile series has received a fantastic response so far, and we know that you find plenty of inspiration from the incredible designers and architects we speak to. Having listened to your feedback, we have extended our Career Profile series to incorporate leading professionals from the sector, in an exploration of their approach… Read More >

13 May 2022

Career Profile: Marie-Lise Oulmont

As part of our Career Profile series, we had the privilege of speaking with, Marie-Lise Oulmont, Senior Associate and Architect at Nissen Richards Studio. We’re so pleased to share Marie-Lise’s journey and hope you can find inspiration in her journey to encourage your creative career. Please could you introduce yourself and Nissen Richards Studio?  I am… Read More >

13 May 2022

GROHE Collaborates with UCL on Multi-Use Ecological Development

Leading global bathroom and kitchen brand GROHE, has collaborated with Regalmain Ltd and Steven Johnson from the Bartlett School of Architecture at University College London on a multi-use project; Flimwell Park. Based in East Sussex, Flimwell has been created to help rural communities create a positive economic, social, environmental and ecological impact through a closer… Read More >

12 May 2022