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Clerkenwell Design Week marked its 15th anniversary, and London once again became a meeting point for designers, architects and makers from across the UK and further afield.
It's amazing how a post on Linked In, about taking time out of my day to do something for me, triggered Scott Challinor to get in touch.
Bev is a designer, seasoned entrepreneur and the owner/creative director of BWD LTD. She has held prominent positions in some of the largest organisations…
Like most people we are sick of hearing how damaging the coronavirus is to business. There is no doubt it has impacted pretty much all industries, however, there are moments that bring back faith in the sector we work in – the Creative sector.
This month saw the return of the Clerkenwell Design Week and Kristiana, our interior designer, headed to London for day one to ‘walk her socks off’.
Every year we attend the London Design Festival and this year we will be there again. We have the train booked, the accommodation sorted…
It was showtime at the University of Lancashire last week and bwd were invited to attend the prize-winning Fashion Show at 53 Degrees in…
Have you finished your shopping yet? We haven’t either! Not wishing to worry you but it is about three weeks to Christmas. We thought, like…
Do your staff have good quality seating that supports their back? Do you have adjustable desking? If your answer is no, then it may be time to think about investing in your office furniture.
Happy New Year. We hope you have all had a great Christmas break. We closed the studio over the holidays, which we do every…
Have you finished your shopping yet? We haven’t either! Not wishing to worry you but it is about three weeks to Christmas. We thought,…
Day 1 What to expect? Where to start? Which exhibits to go to? As a “newbie” in the UK and a little out of…
“How work-ready and talented students are at the University of Central Lancashire”. Our Creative Director Bev said, when she returned from judging this year’s…
Did you know that Blackpool Transport has a 125 year history? Blackpool has the oldest electric street tramway in the world, dating back to 1884. You can imagine how proud we were to be invited by Blackpool Transport to design their new Customer Centre travel hub, on Market Street.
The first month back after Christmas has certainly been a hectic one! We have received some really interesting approaches, have been working flat out…
Where has 2015 gone? We can't believe it's only 36 days to Christmas.....not that we are trying to panic you. At bwd we are getting super…
Wow we did it again! We are so proud to have won another Enterprise Vision Award (EVAS). Last year we won Creative Industry Of The…
On Wednesday 23rd September, Ria took a trip to London to visit 100% Design. The exhibition takes place each year and is one of our favourites…
As a designer who lived and worked in London during the 1980’s, you can imagine what a surprise and honour it was for Bev…
How good would it be to turn your humble shed into a themed bar or an all American diner! Well some have done just that.…
We’ve been getting organised at bwd and have created a yearly events calendar so we don’t miss any of the creative shows around the…
This June the Fylde coast welcomes back the Lytham Arts Festival, a fantastic week of exhibitions, music and dancing. The festival starts in Clifton…
As we said in the last post our very talented designer Ria was attending the May Design Series and Clerkenwell Design Week. Here are…
If you are one of the estimated eight million people in London on Tuesday 20th May, you might see our very own design supremo Ria who…
The Winckley Weekend was a really creative event with a vintage twist. Only on for two days, we popped along on Saturday 3rd May to…
Have you heard about the Winckley Weekend in Preston? It starts this Friday 1st May at 11am and runs until 10pm. We're going on…
Spring is around the corner and with the brighter weather comes the new season's colour trends so we thought we would share with you…
When we think of the seats and benches we sit on out in the street we usually find we are sitting on something nondescript,…
This week Bev has been looking for a quirky napkin holder to add a bit of flair to her table, when she has the…
We love creative and inspirational local events and as such we couldn't leave this event unreported. Coming to an end this week - have…
You may have heard of pop-up shops and you must have at least seen a pop-up card or book? Have you ever seen a…
Window shopping just became a little more collective. From playing space invaders to displays that monitor and respond to your movement. When was the…
Here at bwd we love following up on previous posts so this week we could not help but share some of our photos from…
As an experienced design agency we know inspiration can come from many sources. We often find a great way to inspire our creativity it…
After a most exciting trip to London our Managing Director, Beverley Wood, returned with lots of photos we just had to show you. Below…
Here at bwd, we are definitely material babes. In fact our Creative Director, Beverley Wood, is going to the Institute of Making in London…
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For us, our best result from our clients is their happiness with what we have created for them, so we love that there are…
As a design company, we understand how difficult it can be to remain creative and different from the rest. Inspiration and influence can come…
Although the north west is home to team bwd, Bev's career began in the capital city, so London still remains close to our hearts.…
September has rolled in and Autumn has only just begun, and we are stocking up on khaki green and metallic shades, but as always…
A little trip down memory lane for many of us will take us back to school where we watched our teachers spend hours scrawling…
We came across this article by Mary Griffin and we fell in love with the idea! "In the heart of Coventry city centre tomato,…
I recently read a great blog post by Robin Fisher Roffer "Research proves that 65% of all communication is visual. What are your clothes…
Our home of Lytham St. Annes has been drowning in all things golf related this week, as The Open Championship has come to town!…
Last week, Team bwd were invited for a first look at the University of Salford's Degree Show for their School of Art and Design…
While you're there, put down that bag of crisps! We've something we're dying to try, and you're going to want to try it too!…
Keeping with the theme of the Diamond Jubilee, we have come across these fantastic little treasures by Lydia Leith. [caption id="attachment_194" align="aligncenter" width="529"] Lydia…
It is now near impossible to ignore the fact that the entire country will soon be celebrating Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee with an…
The innovative team at Kohler have taken the two most used rooms of our homes and have turned them on their head to transform…
As a designer, it is your job to be creative and let your imagination run wild, and one of the hardest things is reining…
Up the road from bwd HQ, not-so-sunny-Blackpool is home to one of the funniest floors we have seen in a long time - the…
A recent trend in the interior design world, for both home and commercial spaces, is bringing inside inspiration from outside! Whether its realistic and…
My youngest daughter is attending a fancy dress day at her school and has chosen to dress as her favourite adventure character, little miss…
During a trip to Manchester I found a gorgeous pink window display in the Mulberry store. When you have a huge budget and a…
We came across this gem in the middle of Manchester! Forget ice cream vans, we are loving the bacon sandwich van by Pork on…
We came across these fantastic colourful fixtures by Etobic and fell in love! These Iglum are great to look at, and give fantastic storage…
Even when I'm taking a holiday, I can't stop finding inspiration, and interesting little things that grab my attention! While on a trip in…
The Darwin Centre is a great example of how combining simple, contemporary design ideas with the museums historical aspects can be really fun and…