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Design Insider 2019 Predictions

Design Insider have taken the time to review events and talks that we have attended in 2018. After consulting with the experts, we would like to explore with you trends that we expect to see throughout the year: Bauhaus, Yellow, Metallics, Environmentally Considerate Resources and Pods! Below we will explain our reasoning for each growing trend for 2019…… Read More >

31 January 2019

Larson-Juhl: new year, new products!

The latest ranges from Larson-Juhl, formerly known as Arqadia, have a European theme and embrace a number of current trends: the Riviera and Geneva. Design Insider explores these two ranges, which we hope will inspire your next project. [Click to discover Larson-Juhl on our Product Finder] Riviera Riviera features a stripped wood effect that is popular with many… Read More >

31 January 2019

Knightsbridge Explores Holiday Decisions

Robert Walton, Sales and Marketing Director at Knightsbridge Furniture, has spoken with Design Insider about their new report into hotels and hospitality. This study looked at what people research when looking for a holiday destination. Please could you introduce yourself? Robert Walton, Sales & Marketing Director at Knightsbridge Furniture for 15 months having spent the previous 15 years as… Read More >

31 January 2019

Ulster release new terræn for your project!

Ulster Carpets is unveiling Terræn, a stylish new Danish-inspired cut and loop collection. The six designs in terræn are a reflection of familiar surfaces found in both urban and rural settings, from concrete castings to forest floors – this range is all about creating pattern with texture. [Click to discover Ulster Carpets on our Product Finder]… Read More >

30 January 2019

Now Showing: Aldwych Theatre’s debut!

The Aldwych Theatre is a grade 2 listed building in the heart of the theatre district of central London. It was designed by renowned theatre architect W.G.R Sprague and first opened its doors to the paying public in 1905. The Nederlander group, who own the property, recently restored the Aldwych back to its former glory as… Read More >

30 January 2019

The V&A comes to Dundee!

The first ever dedicated design museum in Scotland and the only other V&A museum anywhere in the world outside London: V&A Dundee provides a place of inspiration, discovery and learning through its mission to enrich lives through design. V&A Dundee, Scotland’s first design museum, provides a beautiful new public space, transforming the waterfont. The Duke and… Read More >

30 January 2019

Material Explorations for 2019

Having ushered in another new year with a collective desire for new dawns, fresh beginnings and positive change perhaps stronger than ever before, it’s worth taking note of developments that are occurring in the world of materials; they are after all the building blocks of our physical world. Altrock is material that looks back in… Read More >

29 January 2019

JAY-BE’s multifunctional Sofa Bed

Award-winning folding bed manufacturer and BCFA member JAY-BE® undertook an ambitious project to design an inventive Sofa Bed solution, purpose-built specifically for hotels, studio apartments and similar city centre environments. This particular model is used by Staycity Aparthotels, in their various locations all over Europe. [Click to discover JAY-BE® on our Product Finder] “We approached JAY-BE… Read More >

29 January 2019

Burgess Furniture launches SmartRocks and CasuElle

Burgess Furniture, who have been a BCFA member for 33 years, reveal two exciting new launches: SmartRocks and CasuElle. The new SmartRocks collection is a modular range of coastal-inspired low stools and benches with optional charging points. They also bring versatility to the bedroom with its new CasuElle chair, which features a choice of bases that can be matched… Read More >

29 January 2019

Clayworks announced as finalist in 2019 Surface Design Awards

Update: Morpheus has won the Retail Interior Award! The shortlist for this year’s Surface Design Awards consists of an impressive 43 projects across seven categories, each entry an exemplary example of creative and innovative use of materials and lighting in both interior and exterior schemes. Some projects won nominations across several categories, resulting in 48 finalists. As proud media sponsors of… Read More >

28 January 2019