Onoffice magazine

The magnificent Farmiloe Building welcomed a plethora of design talent during May’s Clerkenwell Design Week (see review, p18). Homegrown stars rubbed shoulders with established international brands as companies set up base camp within the ageing industrial husk. And soaking up the ambience was ASAP, a loose collective of furniture and interior designers that had formed specifically for the event. Another Country, Scene, Assemblyroom Furniture and Pli Design make up component parts (hence the acronym ASAP), with a shared interest in…

Pure is the GDB's contemporary and minimalist range of office furniture, which is slender and simple. The range can be easily re-configured, as the desk systems need no tools to assemble, and boasts quick delivery. Pure will be featured in the GDB's London showroom during the Clerkenwell Design Week.www.gdbi.co.uk

From a pavement perspective, it’s difficult to see what drew purveyor of fashion Alexander McQueen to the new Farringdon HQ. From the top floor design studio, where the big ideas are brewed, and filtered down to the studio spaces, cutting and prototype rooms, and fitting area, all becomes clear.

The launch of the new Lm Lateral Filing System by Triumph, was a highly successful entry into the corporate project market, giving the company a 24 per cent increase in UK annual sales in 2007. Lm offers specifiers and dealers one of the most comprehensive systems of industry standard cupboards, drawers and combination units available today. Triumph’s design, development and manufacturing takes place in South Wales where it employs nearly 400 people and uses UK raw materials, sourced locally. Triumph…