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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
We’re very excited to see that the dates of the much anticipated Clerkenwell Design Week 2012 have just been released. One of the UK’s premier design events, Clerkenwell Design Week is always a real treat for designers and for anyone like us who enjoys any aspect of design! The 2012 event will take place from [...]
We love the design of Roca bathroom’s new London ‘gallery’. Designed by Zaha Hadid Architects the stunning gallery design has been created to reflect water, an element that is, of course, hugely important to Roca’s products. This project has taken almost three years to complete but it looks as though it’s definitely been worth the [...]
The FX Magazine Design Awards were held in London in Decmeber and we’ve had a close look at some of the winning designs. One of our particular favourites was the winner of the ‘Workplace Seating’ category, the Sayl chair range from Herman Miller. Sayl chairs are absolutely stunning: designed around the ideas used for the [...]
We’re really pleased to announce the completion of one of our latest projects; a complete office fit-out for Smooth Financial Services at Jackson House in Sale, Manchester. Smooth firmly believe that their biggest asset is their staff and they were keen to find a new base that had the potential for expansion plus excellent local [...]
Earlier this years, Skype, the voice over IP service, moved their head office in Stockholm to larger premises in the city. The new offices are in a former brewery; we’ve just had a look at the design of the new offices and are very impressed with the end result. Skype’s logo is a cloud shaped [...]
Interiors UK 2012 will take place next year from 22 – 25 January and we’re really looking forward to what promises to be a fantastic event! The largest exhibition in the UK for the interior design trade, Interiors UK is always pencilled in on our calendar. The 2012 exhibition looks like it’s going to be [...]
