Posts Tagged: Designer Q&A
Havwoods in Conversation with Jolie Studio
Havwoods, a leading engineer of elegant wooden flooring, speaks exclusively to Franky Rousell at Jolie Studio. Design Insider is thrilled to share with you the findings of Havwoods, which includes insight into the beginning of Jolie Studio, Frankie’s new design direction & approach and a Q&A relating to our Bar and Restaurant Campaign. Use our… Read More >
Q&A with Richmond’s Terry McGillicuddy
Design Insider is thrilled to welcome Terry McGillicuddy, Director of Interior Design company, Richmond International. Richmond International is an industry-leading hospitality interior design practice and has designed some of the world’s most prestigious hotels. 1. Tell me a bit about yourself and Richmond? I joined Richmond in 2002 and in my role I’m responsible for… Read More >
Q&A with Sam Hecht and Kim Colin
We were delighted to be invited to talk with London-based designers Sam Hecht and Kim Colin about their thinking on the modern workplace, their approach to design and how it informed their latest products for BCFA member Herman Miller. Please could you introduce yourselves? We are Sam Hecht and Kim Colin of London-based studio Industrial… Read More >
Newmor Wallcoverings Sit Down with 2LG Studios
Texture, colour and pattern, it’s what Newmor do best and at Newmor the options are endless. Newmor specialise in commercial quality, wide-width fabric-backed vinyl wallcoverings. Today, Londonewcastle reveal their first two show apartments within the on-going renovation of this Grade II*-listed brutalist landmark in Poplar, east London styled by Ab Rogers Design and 2LG Studio,… Read More >
Jim Biddulph & Anthony Millington in Conversation
2019 is proving to be a busy year for Amron Architectural. Experts in the supply of metal mesh here in the UK; they’ve already added the colourful metal chain curtain range Kriskadecor to their portfolio and have also recently welcomed Anthony Millington to the team in a new Business Development role. He joins a company… Read More >
Jim Biddulph & Katie Gillies in conversation
Shortly after Katie Gillies graduated from Leeds College of Art with her Printed Textiles and Surface Pattern Design degree in 2015 she was faced with a dilemma. The sort of dilemma that any proactive and driven student can only dream of. Retail mega brand Topshop had spotted her work and liked it so much that… Read More >
Jim Biddulph & Sally Angharad in Conversation
The colours and materials we use to bring projects and products to life are increasingly seen as integral components of ‘good design’. With this increase in awareness comes a greater expectation from clients, coupled with even more choice from the industry than ever before. As such, making informed choices about colour and material finishes can… Read More >
The London Collection with Decca
Decca Home proudly introduces The London Collection designed by Robbie Llewellyn of Bert Frank, a British, award-winning, luxury lighting brand. The collaboration between Bert Frank and Decca began with five furniture pieces designed and produced for a Bert Frank presentation at Maison et Objet 2016. Encouraged by the enthusiastic response in Paris and experiencing Decca’s manufacturing… Read More >
Q&A with Paul Williams at Evans Textiles
Evans Textiles, a member of BCFA, recently spoke with us in regards to their new cellular blinds in the Nuance collection. We were interested in how the blinds were child safe, as well as the other features it boasted. We were kindly allowed a short Q&A with Paul Williams, Track & Blind Systems Divisional Director at… Read More >
Designer Q&A: Daniel Whitlock, Head of Creative at Stark Carpet
Palm patterns have been a huge trend this year and BCFA members, Stark Carpet are right on trend with their Geo-Palm hand-tufted collection… Inspired by the city of Barcelona, a focus for us this month, Daniel Whitlock , Head of Creative at Stark International created the latest collection – Geo-Palm. ‘Geo-Palm’ is the new hand tufted… Read More >
Designer Q&A: Michael Freedman from Innovations Inc. [MATERIAL: CORK]
This months material theme is Cork and Innovations Wallcoverings, Inc. was a company discovered at 2017’s BDNY that uses this material. They were the first design studio to explore and create cork wallcoverings that were suitable for commercial interiors in 1999. At BDNY we saw their first ever cork wallcoverings that have been digitally printed. We sat down… Read More >
What it means to be a graduate with Felix Smith Design
Earlier in July, Design Insider took some time to look around the New Designers: One Year In (Formerly One Year On) to check out the curated showcase of the most promising and intriguing designers, studios and entrepreneurs who have recently launched their own businesses after graduating. The work of Felix Smith Design caught our eye… Read More >
Designer Q&A with Clare Jenkinson, Ulster Carpets
This month our Material Focus is paint. With that in mind, we wanted to talk to Clare Jenkinson, Residential Designer at Ulster Carpets about their new collection, Watercolours. Watercolour painting is known for its delicacy and subtlety because it uses thin washes and transparency. No matter how quick or slow you work, watercolour does not stay still or remain… Read More >