Posts Tagged: Workplace
The Team Behind Repco Head Office, Rowville
This month our Design Insider theme is Workplace. Here we have an international project from BCFA member Astro. Astro displays a commitment to British lighting design and a passion for quality and precision. Now entering their 20th year, Astro’s creative ethos has remained consistent throughout – that good design demands simplicity. We wanted to introduce you… Read More >
Bisley demonstrate stylish ways of working in new Bray showroom
Following on from the successful opening of their new showroom in Clerkenwell, Bisley’s investment in their showrooms continues with a full refurbishment of the showroom in Bray, Ireland. Situated just South of Dublin on the edge of charming County Wicklow, the showroom, which originally opened in 2009, has been transformed to demonstrate the evolution of… Read More >
B:HIVE Smales Farm with Boss Design
We continue our focus on workplace design with Boss Design’s recent collaboration with Vidak, their exclusive dealer in New Zealand, to provide office pods at an exciting co-working space at Smales Farm on Auckland’s North Shore. The B:HIVE is a brand new office-leasing development that brings together a community of smart businesses, including tech start-ups, creatives and entrepreneurs, as well as larger… Read More >
Take the Metro to Work!
BCFA member Morgan’s inspired furniture collections are created through a passion for design, coupled with skilled craftsmanship, made in Hampshire and displayed in Clerkenwell. As a design led, customer focused, British manufacturer, Morgan are able to provide outstanding quality combined with exceptional value. They look to integrity rather than fashion, for contemporary, balanced and original expressions. Morgan are… Read More >
Lockers: 5 Reasons they boost wellbeing at work
Having somewhere to keep your personal belongings just gives us peace of mind. Lockers could be the best way to boost wellbeing when it comes to the subject of personal space. Bisley recently participated in some research where they found out this was a key issue in office environments. Enhancing the provision of individual storage… Read More >
Wilson Associates’ New Open-Plan Office, Dubai
Dubai Design District is now home to Wilson Associates newly relocated Dubai office. Led by Isabel Pintado, senior vice president and managing director, the Wilson Associates team includes 30 designers. The Dubai team is currently working on luxury projects in the region, including a VIP private villa in Abu Dhabi, the Taj Hotel in Dubai’s… Read More >
Sketch Series: Tim Wallace X Herman Miller
We met up with Tim Wallace of TimWallaceDesign who has recently collaborated with workplace furniture giant Herman Miller, as they take a new approach to the task and sit/stand desk with their collections Memo and Atlas. We interviewed Tim about his approach and asked him to sketch through his initial ideas. Check out the full… Read More >
Product Focus: LEAN by Tom Degres, Quinze & Milan x Maine
“It’s called LEAN which is a pretty easy, straightforward name” During Clerkenwell Design Week we caught up with Tom Degres of Quinze & Milan who collaborated with Maine Storage and Filing to create a brand new innovative product that could really change the landscape of the office. the product takes a already existing necessity in any office,… Read More >
Case Study: Leeds University with Penelope Tiffney
As part of our Education themed month, we are looking into ‘how design can improve learning’. Currently there is a lot of talk on how design can improve productivity and wellbeing with a workplace environment, but are the same considerations taken into account within education? We interviewed Head Interior Designer at Leeds University, Penelope Tiffney… Read More >
What is a ‘cool office’ and should we even want one?
The term ‘cool office’ has been floating around for quite a while now, but what is one? and do we really want one? We asked Nigel Tresise Director and Co-Founder of Align for his thoughts on this topic… The notion of ‘cool’ is as subjective as the notion of beauty. Unfortunately, what’s often meant by a… Read More >
Design Assembly South
Yesterday Edge Design joined forces with Hampshire based Spectrum Workplace at Design Assembly South to provide a day of CPD seminars, an opportunity for those in commercial interiors to hear the most up to date thinking from industry leaders. “After the success of Design Assembly events in other parts of the country, we identified there… Read More >
what impact is co-working having on the workplace?
“You will always get the balance right with new trends if you’ve thought about the occupier’s actual, not perceived, needs. The best solutions are borne out of consultation with those that will be using the space.” Ann Clarke, Claremont Once the preserve of freelancers in creative or hi-tech industries, the co-working movement is becoming mainstream…. Read More >
Katrina Kostic Samen: Speaker at the BCO Conference, Amsterdam
Katrina Kostic Samen is Managing Partner of KKS with three decades in commercial development and workplace design. Her approach for strategic and design advice with businesses is rooted in an ‘inside-out’ architectural philosophy that puts the individual first. This individual and rigorous approach to workplace strategy and design has lead to KKS winning and being… Read More >