INDUSTRY NEWS BESTOF SCOTTISH
Forty-five leading furnituremakers and interior textiles companies fromacross Scotland joined forces to create a unique one-off exhibition at Clerkenwell DesignWeek lastmonth. The Scottish FurnitureMakersAssociation and Textiles Scotland presented the first-ever Scottish Furniture and Interiors Exhibition,which sawthe two vibrant industries showcase cutting-edge product and design capabilities fromacross the border. Interior textiles companies including Timorous Beasties and Begg Scotlandwere presented alongside internationally- recognised furnituremakers such asMethod Furniture and JohnGalvin
Design.Anumber of never-seen-before bespoke collaborations between Scottish furniture makers and textiles brandswere also unveiled. athy Black, Scottish Enterprise said: “The exhibition in the heart of London’s design community gave us an opportunity to bring a flavour ofwhat Scotland can offer to this Important audience – highlighting our undisputed quality, innovation, creativity and skill.” For more information visit
www.textilescotland.com or
www.scottishfurnituremakers.org.uk
EDUCATINGTOMORROW’S INNOVATORS
Leading design teachers RonArad andDanielCharny,who have taught at the RoyalCollege ofArt in London and Jurgen Bey, fromthe Sandberg Institute in Amsterdam,winner of the BEOPENInside theAcademy Prize, came together at DesignMiami/Basel to discuss their approaches to education. The talkwas moderated by former professor of design and architecture schools in Berlin and Rotterdam, LucasVerweij and hosted by BEOPENas part of their Inside the Academy collaborationwithDesignMiami/
Basel.Verweij asked the panel to describewhat they consider to be the perfect conditions for teaching. All agreed that the ‘studio culture’, ie the learning environment, is a key factor in the development of a student. Always controversial, RonArad said that his greatest task at the RCAwas ‘unteaching’:His pointwas a serious one and picked up by the other candidateswho agreed that the key is to empower students to follow their impulses and not to restrict creativity through prescriptive briefs: essentially, to BEOPENto all the students’ ideas and to creative possibilities. BE OPENInside theAcademy in Basel has been conceived to drawattention to the importance of education today in nurturing the designerswhowill shape our world tomorrow. The Talkwas organised to accompany BEOPENInstallation and Prize that invited a selection of top European design schools to present innovative design projects by outstanding students currently or recently enrolled. For more information visit
www.beopenfuture.com
LIGHTS FOR LUXURYHOME
Decorative electrical wiring accessories, audio and lighting controlmanufacturer Hamilton Litestat has supplied a varied selection of its switch plates and sockets to renowned horse trainer Paul Nicholls’ new house in Ditcheat, Somerset. The luxury 5,500 square foot new build comprises 23 rooms, all of which have been built and finished to Nicholls’ specification. Maximumuse has beenmade of natural daylight, with numerous large period-style sash windows looking out on to the beautiful Somerset countryside. However, electric lighting has also been used to stunning effect with an impressive chandelier installed above themain curved staircase. To complete the stylish interior, 90 sockets and 70 switches were specified froma number of Hamilton ranges, including the crystal clear Perception CFX and the traditional Cheriton in polished brass and chrome. Hamilton’s expert teamwas also commissioned to design andmanufacture bespoke data plates for the building’s audiovisual system. For more information telephone 01747 860088, email
info@hamilton-litestat.com or visit
www.hamilton-litestat.com
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