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Q&A with Jim Williams: VADO 30th Anniversary
When we heard that VADO were about to celebrate their 30th Anniversary we got in touch with VADO Managing Director Jim Williams to learn more about their company. Jim joined VADO in 1999, leaving behind a career in Management Consulting to join the small family business. He has worked in all areas of the company… Read More >
Alumalux and the Dutch Walltextile Company
BCFA member Fameed Khalique’s Alumalux material reimagines classic herringbone parquet in opulent golden aluminium tiles. Design Insider will also look into the Dutch Walltextile Company, of whom Fameed Khalique represents. Fameed Khalique, luxury surface and textile designer, comments on both Alumalux and the Dutch Walltextile Company. Read on to explore their Alumalux material as well as what the Dutch… Read More >
GROHE’s new SmartControl – Push, Turn and Shower!
Immerse yourself in a new generation of showering with BCFA member GROHE’s SmartControl. The experience of “Push, Turn, Shower” has now become even more multifaceted as the smart technology is integrated into another successful GROHE design line – GROHE Euphoria SmartControl. The new surface-mounted installation features a significantly slimmer form of the SmartControl interface as… Read More >
BarrJoinery’s Director, Josh Hudson talks wood
Exploring the material of wood is a focus for Design Insider this month. BarrJoinery is a design-led joinery and cabinetry company based in the Oxfordshire countryside and we wanted to find out more about this material and its uses, so we asked the experts. BarrJoinery have strong ethos and they operate by two golden rules:… Read More >
Wood with Bisley
BCFA member Bisley known world wide for their metal storage, have taken the opportunity to tell us more about their timber collections. As Europe’s leading manufacturer of steel storage, Bisley know how to get the best out of this great material, but less well known is their design capabilities with wood and that they even have… Read More >
Furniture Fusion help in telling the ‘Restaurant Story’
When Tom Sellers opened the Restaurant Story in 2013, it was an instant success. Only five months in, the venue got its first Michelin Star and retained it ever since. Five years on, it needed a little uplift and Furniture Fusion worked with Raven Collective on this exciting project. Everything about the place is a… Read More >
Have Your Say … Is innovation in manufacturing processes important?
This month Design Insider will be asking ‘Is innovation in manufacturing processes important?’ We welcome you to join the discussion by leaving your opinion in a comment at the end of the article. We would love to hear about your experiences with manufacturing innovation, let us know!! Matthew Stanley, International Procurement Manager, Bisley ‘Without innovation in manufacturing, we wouldn’t… Read More >
LDF18: Come and visit ‘Brazilian Ways of Sitting’
We know, there’s so much to see in our capital city this week for London Design Festival, but we think we’ve found another event that’s a must see… ‘Brazilian Ways of Sitting’ is an exhibition featuring 20 contemporary chair pieces which embody innovation in Brazilian fusion design. Held at the Brazilian Embassy (14-16 Cockspur Street,… Read More >