Posts Tagged: Workplace
Flexible Working
Have you enjoyed working from home over the past few months? Are you considering asking your employer if you can work flexibly; partly office based and partly based from home or a co-working space? We sat down with Bertie van Wyk, Workplace Specialist at Herman Miller to learn a bit more about flexible working. Many… Read More >
Q&A with Tony Antoniou at Rainbow
When Tony Antoniou, Managing Director of Rainbow, shared his opinion on the impact of COVID19 on the workplace sector we knew he was somebody we needed to interview. In this Q&A we learn more about Tony and his business, the importance of office based working and a move to blended working, as well as the… Read More >
BW transforms historic Harella House in London’s Clerkenwell
BW: Workplace Experts was founded in 1999 by a couple of innovation-minded individuals determined to shake up the fit out sector. Their determination to do things differently is still what drives them almost twenty years later. BW: Workplace Experts has sensitively refurbished Harella House on Goswell Road in Clerkenwell. In total, six floors of lettable… Read More >
One size definitely doesn’t fit all – but don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater!
To those who have read my previous articles it will come as no surprise to discover that I certainly don’t think the workplace development process has been one long seamless journey of continuous improvement. Instead of being seen as a golden opportunity to create better corporate workplaces, the wholly unfettered freedom of location provided by… Read More >
Obo Becomes the U.K. Distribution Partner for Gustav
Leading workplace advisor, obo, has become the U.K. distribution partner for Gustav, the award-winning, office toolbox for agile working. The first ergonomic and portable solution of its kind, Gustav allows users to carry their workspace with them wherever they go – whether you are working from home or in an office. Light, beautifully-designed and with… Read More >
Box Clever: Bisley Introduces Vetrospace the Healthiest and Safest Booths in the World
How we work is changing and the design of the open-plan office needs to evolve to support this. Organisations are already investigating how they can make office spaces safer, effective and efficient whilst still adhering to government guidelines of social distancing. (Discover Bisley through BCFA Product Finder) Bisley, one of the UK’s leading steel storage… Read More >
Are you Deadgood?
BCFA member Bisley recently announced its new distribution partnership with fellow British design brand and contract furniture specialists, Deadgood. Bisley has the exclusive distribution rights to Deadgood products in North America. We took the opportunity to speak with Elliot Brook, Deadgood’s Co-Founder & Director to find out more about the British brand and their new partnership. Please… Read More >
blackswan presents their new cadus office booth
There is currently a focus on how workplace design will have been impacted by COVID19. At blackswan they believe that good design is good design and that excellent design principles are a constant which won’t have changed dramatically, notwithstanding social distancing. [Find Global Upholstery Solutions through BCFA Product Finder] The blackswan disruptive design philosophy is… Read More >
Materiality in Workplace Environments
We recently spoke with Kerry Deffley, Design Manager EMEA, Shaw Contract who told us how COVID19 may impact materiality in workplace environment, here is what she said: ‘Post COVID-19 lockdown it is likely that we will all be adopting new ways of working for a considerable period of time. This will certainly impact both workplace… Read More >
Morgan Put a New Spin on Classic Materials
Morgan, one of the UK’s most respected contract furniture designer and manufacturers, announces new material options available for the Modena, Rakino and Kaya collections: terrazzo and cane. [Find Morgan through BCFA Product Finder] Traditional, natural materials are experiencing a renaissance as designers reimagine and reinvigorate these beloved styles, embracing feelings of nostalgia while adding a… Read More >
Webinar: Dr Craig Knight, Identity Realization
This week we streamed the third webinar in our new series, enabling interior designers, manufacturers and the creative community to join Design Insider Editor Alys Bryan as she interviewed Dr Craig Knight, Founder and Director of Identity Realization. Craig discussed happiness in the workplace, the effect of empowerment at work, positive spaces for working from… Read More >
Q&A with Alejandra Albarran: Room
When Alejandra Albarran, Director of Design and Innovation at ROOM, emailed us recently we leapt at the chance to ask her more about ROOM and the modern workplace. 1) Please could you tell us a bit about yourself? I started my career working in fashion and ran my own fashion label for a number of… Read More >
The effect of materials & processing technology on office development
Particleboard and the ability to produce it in large sheets – cut, shaped and edged in a wide variety of sizes and finishes – was perhaps the first significant and liberating breakthrough in materials processing to affect the development of office (and other) furniture design and production. Veneered and lacquered post-primary-manufacturing finishes have over time… Read More >