Posts Tagged: design
BAUHAUS: Inspirations and Influences
The Bauhaus only existed for 14 years: from 1919 to 1933. Despite this, it became the twentieth century’s most important college of architecture, design and art. Following the closure of the Bauhaus in 1933, its material heritage was scattered all over the world. In 1960, the German art historian Hans Maria Wingler therefore founded the Bauhaus-Archiv… Read More >
THE CREATIVE SPACE: David Price, Founder at David Price Design
Tucked away under the arcades in the north west corner of St Mark’s Square, unnoticed by most of the millions who visit Venice each year, is a masterpiece of 20th century architecture. Carlo Scarpa was commissioned in 1957 by Adriano Olivetti to design the Olivetti Store, which opened in 1958. He wanted a showroom that… Read More >
Canopy by Hilton Hotel, refurbished by ACME
ACME has completed work on the first room for the new Canopy by Hilton hotel in the City of London. Located in Aldgate in the heart of the capital, this hotel is part refurbishment, part new construction, with the designs for contemporary interiors and furniture inspired by local history and the surrounding art scene. Canopy… Read More >
Habitat designs your office cannot live without, as well as three new chairs!
BCFA member Boss Design have identified six Habitats to be considered when creating a high performance environment – without even one of these habitats, the office environment may not work as well as it should. As well as this, Design Insider looks into Tauro, Arty and Loop Maxi, new styles from Komac by Boss. Keep reading… Read More >
Sketch Series: Craig Jones X Thinking Works
As part of our coverage of the Furniture Makers ‘Design Guild Mark’ we interviewed the designers behind the award winning designs. To learn a bit more about the inspiration behind the design and how the idea blossomed from a sketch to an actual piece of furniture. In this episode we focus on leading designer Craig… Read More >
Sketch Series: HF Contract
For this episode of Sketch Series we sat down with the Design Team at HF Contract to talk about a project they had been working on for last few years which brings in a bit of fun and comedy to design. To view more of our Sketch Series short films and much more follow our… Read More >
It all starts with trees [Film]
BCFA member Morgan Furniture have just released a short film about their Hampshire based factory, showing the products journey from a tree to beautifully crafted chairs.