We’re pleased to announce that we’ll be showing the AR001, AR002 & AR003 at this year’s Mid Century Modern at  Dulwich College, London.

Following the positive response to the AR001 & AR002 at Interiors Birmingham 2010, we will be showing them here in London upholstered in the eco conscious ‘Second Nature’ range of fabrics from Camira; fabrics that are both renewable and compostable.

Mid Century Modern will also see us launching the AR003 stacking chair. This is a minimal lightweight dining chair  which will be available  in a range of finishes, with an upholstered seat pad.

Having been many times to Mid Century Modern as a visitor, we’re really looking forward to taking part this year - so if you’re in the area on March 21st, please pop by and say hi - it’s always a good show.

Here are some of the photos from our recent show at Interiors Birmingham 2010. Thanks to everybody who came to see us and for all your positive response. This was a good preview show for us, prior to our trip to Milan in April.

A  copy of this months IDFX has just landed on my desk…

After a few last minute tweaks we are finally ready to deliver the AR001 & AR002 to Designers Block ready for the 2010 Birmingham Interiors Show at the NEC 24th - 27th of January.

What a great start to 2010… We managed to trudge through the snow to the Design Museum to see a very inspiring exhibition by David Chipperfield; the master of beautiful understated intelligent architecture. With plenty of projects (realised and conceptual), models and drawings on display this really is a show worth visiting.

Finally, after everyone’s hard work and effort we’ve just collected the AR001 arm chair from the upholsterer and we are delighted with the results. We’re expecting to collect the AR002 in the next couple of weeks;  just in time to get the product shots sorted prior to showing the pieces with Designers Block at the 2010 Birmingham Interiors Show.

We’re very pleased to announce that we’ll be showing the AR001 arm chair and AR002 sofa with Designer’s Block at the Birmingham Interiors Show : January 24th - 27th 2010 at the NEC. Designer’s Block have just posted a press release detailing all those exhibiting.

For the show we’re proud to say that we’ve teamed up with the Scottish fabric company Bute who will kindly be supplying the upholstery fabrics from their new range ‘Galloway’.

Influenced by a 1950’s aesthetic, the AR001 and AR002 blend utilitarianism with a contemporary style to create a commercial  range which we believe will bridge the gap between the contract and domestic markets.

During the past 9 months we’ve been working on some new designs for a few furniture pieces, one of which is currently being prototyped and should be ready in a couple of weeks.   We have manged to make some great contacts and join some extremely useful organisations along the way, Hidden Art and Designers block are but to name a few.

It was a privilege to be invited to the launch of the new book; Good Office Design recently. It took place at the offices of fellow award winner’s, ISG London, where David Littlefield gave a speech about how the book was conceived and his findings in new trends for the future of office culture.

We had a great week enjoying all that the London Design Festival had to offer; from the larger more mainstream trade shows to the smaller (and often more interesting) side shows…

Here are a few of our best bits:

The Ercol arch at the V & A

The Dock; a really interesting venue which included a host of great designers from graduates to individuals to more established design companies such as:  Tom Dixon, Tye & Co, Case Furniture and Massproductions.

Shiregu Ban’s ‘Paper Tower’ sculpture (a 22m high structure made out of cardboard tubes) at the Royal Festival Hall

Tokyo Wonder by WOW at Tent Digital

Interactive fun by Seeper and Pablo Miranda at Tent Digital

The Together Chair by Ben Huggins at Tent

Play shapes by Miller Goodman at Tent

and finally an installation we were very glad we stumbled upon, which was displaying the wonders of Corian