Monthly Archives: February 2012

Feb 22nd

Abstracta

Abstracta have launched a series of new panels and screens at the Stockholm Furniture Fair. Their Loop screen is beautiful; designed to look ‘woven’ this clever partition has been created to block sound waves, making it perfect for creating private meeting spaces or areas for staff who need to concentrate. Abstracta make Loop in various [...]

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Feb 14th

MediaCityUK

We love the design of BBC North’s new offices at MediaCityUK in Salford. Although MediaCityUk was the unfortunate recipient of the 2011 ‘Carbuncle Cup’ for the ugliest building, the building’s fortunes have improved somewhat having recently been awarded ‘Greater Manchester Building of the Year.’ MediaCityUK is a purpose built development, home to the BBC and [...]

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Feb 1st

Design of the Year Awards

Continuing our blog theme of this year’s host of awards, we see that the ‘longlist’ of nominations for the Design of The Year Awards has just been announced and the nominees will go on show at the Design Museum in London next month. We like to keep tabs on these awards as they are a [...]

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Feb 1st

The Surface Design Show

The Surface Design Show is due to be held at the Business Design Centre in London from 7-9 February. Although this show only started in 2004, it’s quickly become something of a legend in the world of interior design. Offering a fantastic showcase for manufacturers and designs of surface solutions, it’s a great place to [...]

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