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Book Release: Decorating with Carpets

BCFA members Stark Carpets have just launched an inspiring book, looking at how carpet design can transform a space. In interior design, a carpet’s influence is never outsized. In fact, more than any other element of a room, the effect a carpet has on a space is every bit as great as its size. Decorators have long recognized… Read More >

22 March 2016

Noah from Ocee Design

Workspaces are becoming more open, flexible environments, taking inspiration from domestic interiors. The Noah collection, by Ocee Design, creates a relaxed breakout area as well as a contemporary timeless aesthetic to an atrium or lounge. This collection, designed by Samuel Wright celebrates the craft of the British manufacturing industry, using traditional techniques to produce contemporary… Read More >

18 March 2016

The Hospitality Transition

“Transition” is the current buzz word in commercial interiors, the way space is designed and consumed is being influenced by the transformation in the way we work, travel and relax. Design Insider take a closer look at “transitional spaces” and the factors influencing this shift. In architectural terms “transitional spaces” are defined as spaces located… Read More >

16 March 2016

Q&A with Martin Brudnizki, Martin Brudnizki Design Studio

Born in Stockholm, Martin Brudnizki is the founder of Martin Brudnizki Design Studio, an internationally renowned interior architecture and design studio founded in 2000 and based in London and New York. Primarily known for designing restaurants, private clubs and hotels, over the last decade his studio’s designs have been instrumental in redefining modern hospitality, with notable… Read More >

16 March 2016

A library with no bookcases

Modern study with a hotel lobby/Internet café vibe Like the communal areas of any hotel, office environments are becoming more transitional in nature with the growth of mobile working. Gresham has been creating made-to-order furniture for office and commercial environments for 40 years. It’s witnessed many trends through the decades and while mobile working has… Read More >

15 March 2016

Hansgrohe iF Design Awards

A shower of awards for the bathroom and kitchen specialist from the Black Forest Eight iF DESIGN AWARDS For Axor and Hansgrohe products Given the highest recognition for outstanding design achievements, eight products made by Hansgrohe SE have been honoured with the iF Award 2016. The mixer and shower manufacturer from the Black Forest currently… Read More >

14 March 2016

Inside Out Contracts- Picturehouse Cinema, London

Picturehouse Cinema has long reigned in the art of fine film viewing with its specialist arthouse programme and youthful interiors. Transforming an abandoned warehouse in Crouch End, the new outpost for the Picturehouse family showcases a rich mix of retro colours against an industrial styled interior. Working with Inside Out Contracts, the designers behind Picturehouse… Read More >

14 March 2016

The Big Question: Transition – What is causing it?

Design Insider went out to the BCFA Members to see what their experience and thoughts are on the crossover of design between different market sectors. Here is what they said: Protocol on Hospitality and Healthcare “We have always worked a lot with the hospitality/hotel sector. One of the current trends is to expand the use of hotel… Read More >

11 March 2016

The Intercontinental Hotel, London

BCFA Supplier List Carpet Hammer Carpets Lighting  Chelsom Limited     Furniture Boss Design   Burgess Furniture Ltd   Distinction Contract   PS Interiors Wallcoverings Newmor InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) recently announced the opening of the pioneering InterContinental® London – The O2 on the Greenwich Peninsula. Adjacent to the world-renowned arena, The O2, and close… Read More >

11 March 2016