Chichester Design

Another week, another excuse to pop over the road to Pallant House Gallery. This time I was there for the inaugural South Coast Design Forum (SCDF) conference on design and the modern interior, which was the first design event of its type held on the south coast.

It was a really interesting day, opened by SCDF chairman Wayne Hemingway, who got stuck straight in to the importance of design in today’s marketplace. One of his main points was that the design industry as a whole needs to emphasise that design adds value. He also argued for greater focus on …

I popped round the corner to Pallant House Gallery the other evening for the private view of the Robin & Lucienne Day: Design and the Modern Interior exhibition and the designs – the furniture in particular – got me thinking about a web design project we’ve just wrapped up.

The Chichester Design team have recently completed work on a new website for Willstack Furniture Company. These guys supply all sorts of furniture for schools, offices, restaurants, football stadiums, etc., and their best seller is the CGF20 Stacking Chair – you can see it on their homepage. It’s this chair …

On Tuesday evening myself and the rest of the Chichester Design team attended the Design for Sustainability workshop at Pallant House Gallery.

The event focused on the important task of designing out product wastage in all stages of the design process. We discussed whether something that is claming to be green is actually green?

For example, one of the products was a recycled umbrella from a high-street brand, it claimed in green printed text, “I am a recycled umbrella, I was once bottle caps.” We speculated that this might not be completely true, unless the manufacturer has found a way …

We are pleased to present a fresh and exciting new website design for Ski Floralie. This beautiful Alpine ski chalet was bought by local businessman and Pallant House Gallery board member John Ayton. Having heard word of us on the street, John & Co called on the web design skills and technical know-how of the Chichester Design team to make the online forefront of his new business venture shine.

The brief for the design was to keep it minimal, using natural colours and tones, to keep it simple in functionality and style and easy to navigate for the reader. …

Chichester Design is proud to announce the long awaited arrival of Field & Fork’s tasty new website. This local restaurant business has already caused a stir in the local area since its launch just last year, already winning an Observer Small Business Award and gaining an excellent reputation among South Coast foodies. 

We worked with our friends at Ascender to create a no holds barred website.  Ascender came up with the eye catching Field & Fork logo, consisting of a fork with sprouting leaves, which has quickly become synonymous with high quality, fresh food that has been locally sourced. …