Interiors Birmingham

Ptolemy Mann’s ercol studio couch

January 23, 2012
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Leading textile artist Ptolemy Mann has created the fabric pavilion at this year’s Interiors show.  Interiors 2012 is the premier trade show for the furniture industry and takes place at the NEC every January.   Mann has created a stunning pavilion, featuring huge hanging Ikat-print sails.  Visitors to the pavilion can relax on ercol studio [...]

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Thinking Space

February 1, 2011
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As well as all us manufacturers showing our wares, trade show Interiors 2011 had a large area called “Thinking Space” where various creative ideas were explored.  Designers Block showcased a number of themes, including Bodging Milano – chairs produced by a group of nine designers who met for six days in Clissett’s Wood, Herefordshie to [...]

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Interiors 2011 starts soon

January 21, 2011
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The UK furniture industry’s premier trade show, Interiors 2011, held at the NEC in Birmingham runs from Sunday 23rd to Wednesday 26th January.  We’ve been busy coming up with a whole raft of new and exciting products for the show, spanning upholstery, occasional seating, dining and living.  You’ll find the ercol stand in Hall 1.  [...]

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MGM

February 10, 2010
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No, not a major film studio, the MGM is the Manufacturing Guild Mark, awarded by the Worshipful Company of Furniture Makers.  The MGM is awarded as a mark of distinction to a select band of manufacturers, based on a range of criteria, which include a commitment to design, quality of making, efficiency of manufacturing, a [...]

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Interiors 2010

February 3, 2010
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Well, Interiors 2010, the furniture trade’s main UK show, has come to an end.  We thoroughly enjoyed our collaboration with textile designers Puff and Flock, who came up with some fun pieces for the Designersblock stand, using ercol Originals. An ercol studio couch was transformed into a multi-tentacled creature whilst in Carbon Copy chair an [...]

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Puff and Flock at Designersblock

January 19, 2010
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Puff & Flock are a recently formed 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 often witty and experimental as it seeks to expand the realm of what is [...]

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Interiors 2010

October 28, 2009
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We’re delighted to announce that ercol will be exhibiting at Interiors 2010, the furniture industry’s premier trade show.  Held between 24th-27th January at the NEC in Birmingham,  Interiors 2010, is where all the major furniture manufacturers and suppliers get to show their wares to retailers from the UK and further afield.  Entrance is free to [...]

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