06.06.2011
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DAS Business Furniture are now actively on Twitter!
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06.06.2011
Follow us to keep up to date with industry news and discussion...
DAS Business Furniture are now actively on Twitter!
Please click on the link to follow us @dasworldwide
31.05.2011
20,000 people registered, 150 events to choose from and 60 showrooms opened their doors...
Clerkenwell Design Week was yet another resounding success, following on from last year’s fantastic three-day event. With around 20,000 people registered, 150 events to choose from, and 60 showrooms opening their doors for three days; there was plenty to see. New exhibitions and events this year, ensured the festival remained inspiring.
Jaguar the main sponsors showcased their C-X75 concept car; take a look at egmCarTech.
House of Detention, an event showcasing innovative product designs from a wide variety of designers, was held in the very unusual venue of an underground Victorian prison. The exhibition allowed visitors to explore the interesting site, which is not usually open to the public.
The most talked about bar during the Design Week, known as the ‘Step Inside Bar’ was transformed by Giles Miller Studio and located on the Clerkenwell Road; sited on an old petrol station forecourt.
Overall the array of speakers, debates, presentations, workshops, exhibitions, launches and parties helped to make Clerkenwell Design Week 2011 the best yet!
14.03.2011
Workplace Law - Kevin Ager, DAS Business Furniture: According to the designer Dieter Rams, ‘most think of design in terms of putting lipstick on a gorilla’...
According to the designer Dieter Rams, ‘most think of design in terms of putting lipstick on a gorilla’ by which he meant it was seen as all surface, design as a way of tarting up something mundane. But good design goes on below the surface too. The essential is often invisible to the eye. This is where the link to facilities management is at its most powerful, reliant on FMs who understand the complexities of design and management, who understand about product life cycle issues, legislation, change management, the environment and so on. These are the guys who understand not only how each element of the office functions but how they all fit together. The shame is that in many cases they are not engaged early enough in the design of the workplace to bring this knowledge and experience to bear on decisions.