At the heart of Leicester University’s £300m development plan is their new Library. Its completion this year was the fulfilment of a 40-year ambition, which has culminated in a state of the art facility designed to meet the Building Research Establishment Energy Assessment Method (BREEAM) “Excellent” rating; a standard that few even attempt to attain. A major requirement for a project of this size is the furniture, and the University set out early in the process to find products that would compliment the building and maintain the standard of design.

N.E.J. Stevenson entered the process after the University...

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