OnOffice Magazine Mar 2019 Retour à l'édition précédente

Uncertain times often call for reflection, which in turn begs for a flurry of questions. How did we get here? Will the UK ever be the same? To navigate this process, we thought it fitting to go back to the root of the matter and explore what “British” truly means. And since this is a design publication, we focused, of course, on what makes us tick.
What is British design and can it be encapsulated in three words? That is the question we asked Sir Terence Conran, Barber & Osgerby and Bethan Gray. The answers take us on a multi-faceted journey along the Best of British, as seen through the eyes of some of the industry’s top names.
Alongside this exploratory voyage, we close in on the contract market with a timeline of British contract furniture design since 1926. From Eileen Gray and Robin Day, all the way to Benjamin Hubert and Jasper Morrison, find out our highlights inside.
Still deep in All Things British, we visit the MoreySmith-designed menswear brand Dunhill’s Mayfair HQ, where offices and showroom come together under one roof; and we take you to Old Street, where AHMM’s The Bower promises to add to the area’s regeneration.
And finally, in our OnTop section, we leave London for rural Surrey, where architecture firm IF_DO’s design helps St Theresa’s school reconnect with nature, while our Behind The Scenes section tells the story of Bradford-based furniture manufacturer Knightsbridge.