For any furniture manufacturer, dealing with the ever-changing demands of a global pandemic is challenging enough, but for sustained growth, it’s not enough. Predicting your position, tailoring your strategic plan and future-proofing your business is crucial, but how can you do that when the future is coming at you in weeks, rather than years? The…
In kitchen manufacturing, the best relationships are the ones in which customers, designers, manufacturers, and suppliers listen to each other. And that’s because understanding the problem is the beginning of solving it, and pooling experience is the best way to create new directions. And it’s these conversations with kitchen manufacturers that highlighted the growing interest…
Let’s be frank. Kitchens look great, but bins often smell. And you may have the most beautiful fitted wardrobe – but if your insoles whiff, it’s hard to feel zen. For furniture manufacturers, these are the realities of life worth paying attention to. Creating tailored solutions for living, is now more than simply storage and…
Whilst many furniture designers and manufacturers may have overlooked the tiny house movement, the gap between traditional interiors and the tiny homes concept is closing. And nestled within that gap, is an exciting opportunity to extend ranges and create growth. Lack of affordable housing, high living costs, and concerns over carbon footprint are all part…
Hygiene is high on the agenda for consumers right now, and peace mind is really important. For manufacturers and designers looking to create interiors that clients can relax in, easy-to-clean and robust finishes are key considerations.
Hygiene is high on the agenda for consumers right now, and peace mind is really important. For manufacturers and designers looking to create interiors that clients can relax in, easy-to-clean and robust finishes are key considerations.
A recent article in The Telegraph highlighted the best places to work from home in the UK and in the same week, the latest Land Registry House Price Data reported that home prices increased again in August, with average prices showing an increase of more than £8,900 since the start of Lockdown.
Hygiene is high on the agenda for consumers right now, and peace mind is really important. For manufacturers and designers looking to create interiors that clients can relax in, easy-to-clean and robust finishes are key considerations.
Interior design is changing, fast-moving from open-plan living to multi-functional spaces, with consumers increasingly seeking flexible kitchen, dining, and living room furniture.
itair® is an innovative natural air purifier for indoor use. Incorporated into the design, a plant stops being just ornamental and becomes the key figure, as its purifying properties get amplified thanks to a technological core.
With his sights firmly set on the future, Gareth Atkin founder of Preston Furniture Solutions, talks to Furniture Journal about his newly established furniture manufacturing agency and growing portfolio. Atkin knows a thing or two about the furniture industry. He’s been involved in it since leaving school and has developed quite a passion for design, form and function. It’s…
