awards

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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New Design Britain Award 2013

February 1, 2013
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The New Design Britain Awards are held as part of the furniture industry’s UK trade show,  Interiors UK 2013 and give a showcase and recognition to emerging young design talent.  ercol were delighted to sponsor the Online Choice Award, where votes were invited for the public’s favourite design through a facebook page.  The winner was Alice [...]

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40 year awards

January 12, 2012
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ercol are privileged to have many long serving employees.  With long service comes an accumulation of knowledge and skills that help make ercol what it is today.  So we were delighted to make two 40 year awards at the end of 2011. Over the years we have now

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Puff & Flock win award

December 20, 2011
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Puff & Flock are a group of avant garde textile designers.  Their work integrates aspects of materials science, fine arts, academic research , storytelling and product design to create a strong statement for textiles.  Their work is innovative and

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ercol’s chiltern wins award

November 17, 2011
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Last week saw the announcement of the House Beautiful Awards for 2011.  Selected by a panel of expert judges, the awards covered a broad spectrum of home related categories.  We were delighted to receive the Gold Award for “Best Storage” with our chiltern display cabinet.  The award was accepted on behalf of ercol by our [...]

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New Designers 2011 show

August 5, 2011
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New Designers is an annual exhibition held at the Business Design Centre in London.  It showcases the work of design students from a wide range of disciplines.  At this year’s show held in July, the Bucks New University Furniture Design students were out in force, many showing pieces they had designed in a collaborative project [...]

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My Big Furniture Idea

March 25, 2011
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Two local schools swept the board in the recent “My Big Furniture Idea” competition, organised by Bucks New University to promote the idea of furniture design amongst school students.  Entries were judged on appropriate specification of materials, creative content, practicability and environmental considerations. In the Key Stage 5 category, a team from Princes Risborough School

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New 21 year awards

December 21, 2010
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It’s been our pleasure to give six employees their 21 year service awards this week.  Their names join the roll of honour which records the 589 individuals who have completed 21 years of service, mostly now retired, but 70 of whom are still working with us.  Over the years 100 individuals have reached the milestone [...]

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