All articles by Rachakatla Srinivas
Rachakatla Srinivas
The romance of the office chair
Niels Diffrient’s unofficial title as ‘the Grandaddy of Ergonomics’ is based on his work in ‘human engineering’, which – to him, at least – carries the same allure when it comes to chair design as airflow does to the design of aeroplanes. Aidan Walker ponders the proposition
FX Awards 2012
It was time to collect the tux from the cleaners or splash out on a sparkly new outfit – it’s the only way to celebrate the party of the year that is the FX Awards! Architects, designers, manufacturers and specifiers mingled, dined, laughed, cheered and danced the night away…
WWF centre is wild for pods
An installation for the entrance to wildlife charity WWF’s new headquarters in Woking, Surrey, has been designed by Jason Bruges Studio.
Kenneth Grange knighted for services to design
Kenneth Grange – the designer of the InterCity 125 train, the UK’s first parking meter and hundreds of other everyday household items – has been knighted for services to design in the New Year Honours list.
New England– CrestJMT Leather Collection 3
New England is part of the new Collection 3 range of upholstery leathers from CrestJMT Leather which combine careful selection of raw materials from around the world to produce six great value ranges, each with their own unique look and characteristics, to give customers a far greater choice of quality.
MIPIM 2013 – 12 to 15 March, Palais des festivals, Cannes, France
FX and Blueprint in association with FUTURE Designs, invite you to join them for a cocktail on the beach on 12thMarch. FX enjoys bringing business together and that means putting readers in touch with architects /designers / developers / clients / engineers / suppliers to close the circle for a successful partnership. If you’d like to enjoy some networking with us, MIPIM security requires a guest list, so it’s important to pre-register by emailing Theresa at tdowling@Fxmagazine.co.uk with MIPIM PARTY in title bar. See you there!
FX Award winner Jenner has scent of success
Christopher Jenner’s latest project, the interior of perfume emporium Penhaligon’s in London’s Regent Street, is due to be completed later this month.
Beach date with FX at MIPIM 2013
FX and Blueprint in association with Future Designs are holding a drinks networking event in on the beach at MIPIM 2013, in Cannes, 4pm-7pm on 12 March for designers, architects, clients and developers. If you’d like to join our party, MIPIM security requires a guest list, so you must flag up your intention to attend by emailing Theresa, editorial director, at tdowling@fxmagazine.co.uk and put MIPIM PARTY in the title bar. See you there from 4pm-7pm!