West Dean College reception area is designed to reflect the South Downs landscape through the materials and forms of its furniture. It contains a myriad of stories about the surreal life of its Founder, Edward James. Printed textiles, designed by Sue Timney, form bodices stretched onto the ‘Collage Cabinet’ doors and ‘Turtle Wallpaper’ spills out from the ‘Tilly Losch’ spiral staircase showcasing the skills of students and staff at the College. The West Dean Festival was a cross-generational celebration of […]

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In 1991, interior designer Chris Levings invited Bob Pulley to work in collaboration with him on Nokia’s reception area, located on the outskirts of Cambridge. They introduced a discreet sign system through a pattern of mapping devices inlayed into the floor. A nod to the history of communications was intoduced through a ‘secret operations’ door and the work of Alvar Alto, the influential Finnish architect and furniture designer, was reflected in the reception desk and display cabinets.

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