The story of how SCP was founded in Shoreditch in 1985 is one of pragmatism, a little imagination, and a fortuitous dose of happenstance.
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SCP launch their first products, designed by emerging talents Jasper Morrison and Matthew Hilton.
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Sofa by Jasper Morrison
SCP present designs from Matthew Hilton, Jasper Morrison and Nigel Coates in Milan, on a hand-painted exhibition stand.
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SCP launch the Noah collection by the architect Nigel Coates.
SCP Curtain Road, which looked like more of a gallery than a shop, was beginning to build a reputation as a design destination in London.
The now classic design, Balzac by Matthew Hilton was launched. It was featured in Taschen’s 1000 chairs and is considered by many as the final word in club chairs.
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SCP travel to the International Furniture Fair, Cologne with designs from Jasper Morrison, Matthew Hilton, Terence Woodgate and Konstantin Grcic.
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Terence Woodgate designs the Public Seating System for SCP, a series of designs for use in public spaces.
Tam Tam and Tom Tom by Konstantin Grcic for SCP, 1992.
SCP travel back to the IFF Cologne with a strong roster of talent, finding a strong market in Germany for their designs.
SCP launch products by Terence Woodgate, Konstantin Grcic and James Irvine in Milan.
SCP Contracts, the division of SCP that works directly with architects and interior designers is founded, with Richard Leeks, the former Advertising Director at Blueprint Magazine, at the helm.
SCP launch the iconic Mono tables by Konstantin Grcic
SCP are the first British company to be invited to show in the modern hall of the Salone Del Mobile, in 1995.
A rotating archiver, by James Irvine for SCP, 1996.
SCP present designs from Matthew Hilton, Terence Woodgate and Konstantin Grcic at the Milan Salone, 1997.
SCP launch a concession at Selfridges London, followed by similar concessions at Selfridges Birmingham and Manchester.
Please Touch presented the work of seven contemporary artists, all invited to create designs made by SCP. It featured pieces by Martin Boyce, Michael Craig-Martin, Dorothy Cross, Andrew Miller, Julian Opie, Richard Wentworth and Rachel Whiteread.
The Daybed by Rachel Whiteread, created for the Please Touch show in 1999, goes into full production with SCP.
SCP exhibit at Superstudio in the Zona Tortona area of Milan for the first time.
As part of SCP's Milan activities, a Balzac armchair is upholstered in Paul Smith pinstripe and exhibited in his Milan showroom.
SCP vertically integrate the specialist upholstery factory they work with into the business, and relaunch the company as Coakley & Cox Ltd.
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A collaboration with the Glasgow based textile designers Timorous Beasties.
Along with a show at 100% Design at Earl's Court Olympia, SCP host their first London Design Festival event at Curtain Road with an exhibition of HAY furniture and Flos lighting.
SCP return to their roots in west London with the opening of SCP Westbourne Grove.
The launch of a stand alone "out of the box" shelving unit by design duo Kay & Stemmer proves a runaway success. The design has been in continuous production ever since and was the catalyst for SCP's Boxed Collection in 2009.
SCP launch the Shoreditch Design Triangle, a platform to promote and celebrate design in the local area during the London Design Festival. The first event had six participants, it would go on to become the largest and most vibrant destination during design week.
SCP launch the Oscar sofa by Matthew Hilton, a modern take on a traditional form. It is SCP's first piece made in all natural materials. The design strikes a cord with SCP's customers and becomes the biggest selling upholstery piece for the next five years.
The Boxed Collection invited designers to develop smaller pieces that could be easily shipped.
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After founding Coakley & Cox Ltd, SCP's specialist upholstery factory, a project is initiated to remove all foam from SCP projects.
In 2013, during the London Design Festival, SCP put on a show of American design, featuring Roll & Hill, Lostine and the American Design Club.
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Sheridan Coakley and British-Japanese designer Reiko Kaneko journey to Japan, returning to create a show entitled Simplified Beauty for the London Design Festival 2014. The show was a celebration of things made as they should be, featuring work from Japan, America and Britain.
A set of benches for 240 Blackfriars, designed by Jasper Morrison and produced by SCP.
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SCP celebrated 30 years with a range of activities throughout the year. Including a major retrospective show in Milan that was then presented at the Design Museum in London, with an accompanying book published for the show. There was also a major SCP summer party and the launch of the Sofa in Sight collection for LDF.
Staged to celebrate 30 years of SCP, "The Arrangement of Furniture in a Room" was presented in Milan during the Salone del Mobile. The exhibition focused on product typologies and the relationships between things. Composed by Michael Marriott, the show featured SCP prototypes, originals, re-issues and new products, each of which were displayed on top of a piece of specially sourced non-SCP furniture.
An upholstery collection developed to celebrate 30 years, with designs from Michael Anastassiades, Konstantin Grcic, Faudet-Harrison, Matthew Hilton, Lucy Kurrein and Terence Woodgate.
SCP presents the Sofa in Sight upholstery collection at the main fairgrounds, during the Salone del Mobile. Featuring designs from Michael Anastassiades, Konstantin Grcic, Faudet-Harrison, Matthew Hilton, Lucy Kurrein and Terence Woodgate.
A small revolving cocktail chair by London-based Canadian designer Philippe Malouin was launched. It was a humble beginning for a design that would prove hugely popular and would result in a whole family of upholstered chair typologies.
A special project in collaboration with Penguin, sees Jasper Morrison design "The Huddle".
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The Bürstenhaus Redecker Müseum was an exhibition of brushes from the manufacturer of the same name, curated by Michael Marriott.
SCP open a new store in Pimlico Road.
SCP open a new Residential department to work directly with Interior designers.
SCP celebrate 30 years of their most iconic design, the Balzac armchair by Matthew Hilton.
SCP present a special collection of new furniture, made in collaboration with Ishinomaki Laboratory, the Japanese DIY furniture company founded in the immediate aftermath of the 2011 Great Eastern Japan earthquake and tsunami.
SCP present products from the Carl Clerkin project the Beasley Brothers Repair Shop. Shown during the 2022 London Design Festival, these wonderfully idiosyncratic pieces are sold at a specially convened auction at Curtain Road the following month.
SCP present "Ways of Sitting" in the Brera District of Milan.
The One Tree project brought together a group of designers, artists and craftspeople, all of whom had a shared love of making, of using materials sustainably, and of that most precious human resource – wood.
SCP launch their first collection that is 100% foam free. The new designs are made only use natural and sustainable materials. Within a few months, the whole of the SCP catalogue of upholstery is reverse engineered to only use natural materials.
