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Q&A: SUSTAINABILITY LEADERS – EE Smith
Following on from our previous Sustainability Q&A Articles, Design Insider is thrilled to welcome Victoria Bottrill, Buyer at EE Smith. Design Insider sat down with Victoria to find out more about EE Smith’s commitment to addressing sustainability within their business and their partnership with National Forest. Could you begin by telling me about EE Smith Contract’s… Read More >
Hospitality Brand Leverage in a Covid World
As the world begins to realise that the impact of Covid-19 will be felt for many years to come, Design Insider takes a look at how hotel brands are responding and the lasting changes for the hospitality industry. We review the latest statistics on hotel occupancy, signs of recovery and discuss changes in consumer behaviour…. Read More >
Obo Becomes the U.K. Distribution Partner for Gustav
Leading workplace advisor, obo, has become the U.K. distribution partner for Gustav, the award-winning, office toolbox for agile working. The first ergonomic and portable solution of its kind, Gustav allows users to carry their workspace with them wherever they go – whether you are working from home or in an office. Light, beautifully-designed and with… Read More >
What can different sectors learn from one another?
Knightsbridge Furniture is a UK based manufacturer of contract furniture that serves a number of sectors including; workplace, hospitality and healthcare. Due to the current COVID-19 crises the spotlight is firmly focused on the care sector (in the broadest sense) and is likely to be for some time so Knightsbridge gathered together a group of… Read More >
The post-Covid Design Sensibility
For my last column in this series, I wanted to reflect on the strange and singular period we are all living through and what it might mean for design – including changes to our design sensibilities. There’s been a lot of focus on the practicalities of redesigning office and hospitality spaces recently, but what about… Read More >
Q&A with Astro’s James Bassant & Riley Sanders
Astro Lighting, one of Britain’s leading designer and producer of contemporary lighting, has launched its first ever capsule collection of design-led, limited edition pieces, designed by Design Director James Bassant (JB) and Senior Designer Riley Sanders (RS). We decided it was the perfect time to get to know more about James and Riley, their inspiration… Read More >
Webinar: Design Insider & BIID discuss the hospitality sector
On Thursday 4th June at 3pm we discussed the impact of COVID19 on hospitality interior design, including the boutique hotel and cruise sector, with British Institute of Interior Design President Harriet Forde, Rita Bancroft and Philip Jones. Harriet Forde Design was founded in 1999 by Harriet Forde, an interior and textile designer with over 20… Read More >
Q&A Anna King, Founder & Director of Informare
As we begin to see the end of lockdown we took the opportunity to speak with marketing expert Anna King, Founder & Director of Informare, to learn about how they are helping their contract sector clients through this potentially difficult time. Please could you begin by telling us a little about yourself? I am… Read More >