Posts Tagged: Designer
Designer Q&A; Robbie Llewellyn and Adam Yeats, Bert Frank
Design Insider had the opportunity to sit down with design duo Robbie Llewellyn and Adam Yeats of Bert Frank to discuss their latest collaboration with BCFA Members Decca. Can you tell us how you both got into design? I (Robbie) studied product design at university but have always been interested in design and how things worked,… Read More >
Design Insider Love Tunnel: Surface Design
As part of the BCFA Open Spring Design, we will be showcasing Material Lab’s selection of innovative and inspiring surface products in our ‘Tunnel of Love’. The tunnel will feature these stunning selections along with the Innovation Awards Shortlist designs. Versa www.awhiteworkshop.com Versa: A tile that elevates grout from its disregarded existence, to that of a… Read More >
Adrian Weidmann: Creativity Reviewed Seminar #BCFAOpen
Our Creativity Reviewed Seminar will take place at BCFA Open Spring Design on Tuesday the 28th March at 4:30pm, London – The Old Truman Brewery. Register for this event here. Our carefully selected panel of industry leaders will include Adrian Weidmann, Industrial Designer for Foster+Partners. After studying Machine Engineering in Switzerland, followed by a Masters in Industrial Design,… Read More >
Harrison Spinks Explains All!
Harrison Spinks was founded over 176 years ago and you might be forgiven for assuming that with such a long history that this was a brand resting on tradition, but you would be very wrong. We recently visited Harrison Spinks to discover more about their innovative approach to the design and manufacture of their mattresses… Read More >
Backed into a corner by software
At our recent BCFA Open exhibition we took the opportunity to speak with our exhibitors about their opinions on the cost of software. This Big Topic discusses the investment which our members have made into their software and how they have structured their sizeable investment. We consider how members balance the feeling of being… Read More >
The New Design Museum
The Design Museum was founded in 1989 by designer Terence Conran and grew from the basement of the V&A into a former 1940s banana warehouse in Shad Thames which it called home for 24 years. On the 24th November 2016, following a spectacular opening party, the Design Museum opened it’s doors at the former Commonwealth Institute… Read More >
Female Furniture Designers?
I recently realised that perhaps part of my experience as a furniture designer has not been the industry standard. I worked for many years for Katerina McMahon, the inspiring Design Director at Morgan, within a design team of at least 50% female designers. In May the Furniture Makers Company presented their 2016 Design Guild Mark… Read More >
BCFA Open Q&A
Our BCFA Open event will showcase new designs and creative interiors from BCFA member companies; we have been speaking with our exhibitor’s talented designers to learn more about their history, new designs and design ethos. In this post you can find a taster from our first four Q&A sessions, click on the links to read… Read More >
How did you get into design?
In our 4th post we met Helen Strevens who works solely from her drawing board and Sue Watkins who’s material based approach led her into her position with Chad Lighting. We also learnt how SpaceInvader was launched by John Williams after experience across multiple sectors and continents. In the final in our series we meet… Read More >
Will ‘Paradise’ Benefit Birmingham City University’s Students?
On a recent visit to Birmingham it was impossible not to be excited by the development taking place in the city centre and to be drawn into the evolving new architectural landscape. In this piece we look at the demolition of Adrian Boult Hall, one of Birmingham University’s facilities, and ask if making way for… Read More >
How did you get into design?
Last week we met three designers, each at very different stages of their careers, Amy Pears, Designer at Johnson Tiles, Fiona Davidson, freelance designer and senior lecturer and Jonathan Hindle, KI’s Group Managing Director, who founded the Design Guild Mark in 2008. In our 4th post we meet designer Helen Strevens who shows us how… Read More >
Design Guild Mark: What the winners say!
Founded in 2008 by The Furniture Makers’ Company the prestigious Design Guild Mark is awarded to drive excellence and raise the profile of British design and innovation. The Award recognises the highest standards in the design of furniture for volume production, by the finest designers working in Britain, or British designers working abroad. The Furniture… Read More >
How did you get into design?
In lasts weeks post, the second in our series, we learnt about the key people who influenced the careers of BroomeJenkins Senior Designer Julian Evens and Morgan Design Manager Erin Johnson. Eleanor Cardwell, PR & Marketing Manager at Newmor Wallcoverings, showed us how an education in fine art can provide a base for a creative… Read More >