Posts Tagged: New Designers

SPRING ’20 : NEW DESIGNER

Tektura have collaborated with artist Ashley Harry Haine and together have transformed his whimsical drawings in 10 new wallcovering designs. [Find Tektura on the BCFA Product Finder] Ashley Harry Haine is a British born and Australian based artist. A self-taught artist, his starting point is architectural illustration. His artworks are drawn completely freehand using just a pencil… Read More >

2 January 2021

New Designers with Tess Grant

New Designers is an event that provides a platform for emerging designers to showcase their talent as well as an opportunity to make new connections, collaborate and exchange ideas. It is held in two parts; Part 1 was 26-29th June and Part 2 was 3-6th July. Many great designers were discovered at New Designers, it’s… Read More >

11 July 2019

One Year In with Jim Biddulph

Whilst New Designers celebrates those who have very recently graduated from their creative degree course, the show also houses One Year In; an exhibition of some of last years highlights and one’s to watch. This year the event, which is split across both weeks of the show, is curated by Emily Skinner of Evan James… Read More >

8 July 2019

Graduate selection 2018 with Jim Biddulph

The summer months are always abuzz with life and creativity, not least because it’s the time of year that final year design graduates showcase the results of years worth of research and creative endeavour. Responding to the growing concerns surrounding our over-reliance upon petrochemical materials as discussed in our recent Material Documentary, Jen Keane’s project… Read More >

17 July 2018

Sheffield’s Institute of Arts at New Designers Part 2

New Designers Part 2 is at the Business Design Centre and Design Insider are delighted to share some of the work being exhibited by students from the University of Sheffield (on Stand FP61).  Beatrix Bray:  Fluctuare is a speculative piece exploring an object’s ability to evolve with the individual. Through the provision of indistinct yet highly… Read More >

3 July 2018

New Designers 2017

Yesterday the Design Insider team had the opportunity to visit New Designers, it was hot! Despite the lack of air conditioning we were blown away by New Designers Part Two and the level of design excellence demonstrated by this year’s design graduates. Here we take a look at just a fraction of the student’s designs, this… Read More >

7 July 2017

Q&A with Steffi Backhouse, GA Design – Student Clinics

Back in June and July the BCFA held the ‘New Designers Student Clinics’ in which advisers from all over the contract design industry came and talked to the students exhibiting at the event, hoping to assist them in the transition from pleasing universities tutors to pleasing industry professionals. We spoke to Steffi Backhouse who assisted… Read More >

3 September 2015

New Designers – A Sum Up!

FRESH, NEW AND BOLD DESIGNS Design Insider visited New Designers Part 1 this week and was amazed at the quality and professionalism of the young talented designers. Walking through there was a real mix of styles and personalities shown, there was the beautiful, the brave and the very bold. The BCFA and FR One gave… Read More >

1 July 2014

New Designers – BCFA FR One Award

Jessica Leigh Calvert The BCFA New Designers Award sponsored by FR One went to Jessica Leigh Calvert a student at Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design. The judging panel was Carolyn Mitchell, Sales Director at Walker Greenbank Group, interior designer Helen Hooper, previous award winner Lois Norman, past President of BIID and designer… Read More >

27 June 2014