Bucks EYeS 2013

by ercol on June 14, 2013

Leala DymondEarly this June saw the end of year show for graduating designers and artists from our local Buckinghamshire New University.  The show was open to the public and students from local schools were invited to inspire them.  Amongst the many works spanning animation, fine art, metalwork, jewellery and textiles were the works of students on the various furniture design courses, many of [click to continue…]

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Making Designers

by ercol on June 12, 2013

At the recent Clerkenwell Design Week, there was one show with a difference – Making Designers, the brainchild of John Miller, brought together the school works of many of today’s prominent designers.  The show sought to inspire a new generation of designers and highlight the benefits of hands-on making as part of the development of rounded, practical design skills.  It also sought to highlight the importance of CDT and school workshops within the education programme at a time of change to the school curriculum.

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ercol at Design District 2013

June 5, 2013

This week sees ercol exhibiting at Design District in the Netherlands.  Housed in an old munitions facility just outside of Amsterdam, weapons were made and tested secretly here until as recently as 2003.  Now it provides a characterful exhibition space.  Design District attracts around 7,000 visitors from interior designers, architects, designers, project managers and retailers.  [...]

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everGREEN

May 31, 2013

We’ve been having some fun applying Pantone’s colour of the year, emerald green, to our furniture.  And so it seemed only right that we should do so to our furniture that is green by name – our Evergreen sofa and chairs.  Evergreen was originally designed in the 1950′s and is a real showmanship of steam-bending [...]

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ercol wins Furniture award at ICFF New York

May 20, 2013
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Each year the International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York invites the industry’s top editors to scour the floor of the Javits Exhibition Center and chose the best of the best of the year’s design crop over sixteen categories including body of work, new designer, craftsmanship, furniture, seating, carpet & flooring, lighting, outdoor furniture, materials, [...]

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ercol at Harris + Hoole

May 17, 2013
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Harris + Hoole are a relatively recent entry onto the High Street coffee shop scene, with a number of outlets in the South East.  However, with minority backing from Tesco they look set to become a major force in this market.   The company was founded by three siblings – Nick, Andrew and Laura Tolley.  Their aim [...]

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ercol in Bergdorf Goodman

May 10, 2013
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Fifth Avenue fashion store Bergdorf Goodman is running a set of special window displays to coincide with the International Contemporary Furniture Fare in New York and we’re delighted they have chosen the ercol studio couch in blotch fabric by Timorous Beasties for one of the feature windows.  ICFF organisers commented: “Bergdorf Goodman puts the ICFF [...]

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ercol chair awarded Design Guild Mark

May 3, 2013
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We’re delighted that ercol’s Holland Park chairs are amongst a small number of designs awarded the Design Guild Mark this year.  Administered by the Worshipful Company of Furniture Makers, the Design Guild Mark “rewards excellence in the design of furniture for volume production.  It marks and rewards work of the finest designers working in Britain” [...]

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