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Manufacturing: Orangebox
Orangebox are exhibiting at this years Manchester Open on stand 28 – We take a look at their processes and their thoughts on environmental impact. Environmental impact and sustainability is an ever changing and complex subject where it is easy to make false claims. Which is why in Orangebox’s Welsh manufacturing facilities have collated our ongoing… Read More >
Q&A The Patternistas – Workshop
Manchester Open returns on the 4th & 5th October at the Museum of Science and Industry with a full program of workshops! Come along to the Patternistas pattern workshop and be inspired by decorative cultures from around the globe: Some traditions may reach back centuries but their power still influences design today! We caught up with the… Read More >
Gensler create Hyundai Capital’s UK Headquarters
Existence requires continuous change. For a global business like Hyundai Capital, where growth and evolvement define its culture, it was crucial to craft a workplace that reflects its progressive nature whilst still having the flexibility to unfold with its workforce. With a long history of designing spaces for Hyundai Capital, Gensler was commissioned to create its new UK headquarters… Read More >
Enso Sushi & Grill by DIA
During August we shared a virtual trip around the world, enjoying inspirational international projects and we can’t help but bring you a few final international case studies! DIA – Dittel Architekten conceptualised and designed the fine food restaurant Enso Sushi & Grill in a prime location in the Dorotheen Quartier shopping mall in Stuttgart. The restaurant’s modern… Read More >
Exhibitor Q&A: Edmund Bell
Exciting new ranges by Edmund Bell will be spotlighted on stand 7 at the Manchester Open and all Interior Designers and Specifiers are cordially invited to come along and be amongst the first to preview these innovative ideas from this leading supplier. We were able to have a few questions answered about what to expect… Read More >
Manufacturing: Ena Shaw Contract
With the Manchester Open approaching we discover the different manufacturing processes from the exhibitors. Ena Shaw tell us about 3 different stages in the manufacturing process of their quality contract curtains… 1. Pinch Pleat Machine An automated pinch pleat machine is used to manufacture pinch pleat curtains on our express line; a pinch pleat is a… Read More >
Northern Design Scene: Manchester’s Libraries
Some of the worlds bestselling Authors came from Manchester, you may have read some of their work; Anthony Burgess – A Clockwork Orange, Frances Hodgson Burnett – The Secret garden and poet Carol Ann Duffy to name a few. With that in mind, it’s not a surprise that Manchester is home to some of the most… Read More >
Northern Design Scene: L. S. Lowry
Laurence Stephen Lowry, was born in Salfold, Manchester in 1887. Many of his paintings and drawing were directly inspired by and depicted Manchester cityscapes. An Accident (1926) – The scene depicted here shows a crowd forming around a women found to have committed suicide. In Lowry’s early life he worked as a dept collector only… Read More >