Design Insider is the official online magazine for the commercial interiors community! We recognise and support the expertise of interior designers, architects, and suppliers, and as the only UK online magazine covering the entire commercial interiors sector — including workplace, hospitality, care, cruise, and education — Design Insider provides a trusted platform where knowledge, products, projects, and people are shared and celebrated. Through insightful editorial, interviews, and industry-led campaigns, we spark meaningful conversations with the people shaping commercial interiors today.
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DESIGN INSIDER AUTHORS
ALYS BRYAN
Design Insider Editor
Alys is a knowledgeable design editor who is focused on instigating conversations, both online and in-person, with industry experts which challenge, educate and advance the commercial interior sector. Alys’ training and 15 years of professional experience as a furniture designer for the commercial sector makes her uniquely placed to lead Design Insider as Editor. Leading the editorial content of the publication, she curates unique industry events, including Design Insider Talks seminar programme, which bring together commercial designers and suppliers. Alys’ highlight in her position as Editor is the opportunity to commission thought provoking editorial, from carefully selected authors, which answer the needs of Commercial Interior Designers. Alys is an emerging speaker and presenter for the commercial design sector, hosting important discussions at leading industry events.
Helen Parton
Architecture and interiors journalist
Helen Parton is an architecture and interiors journalist with over 20 years’ experience. She edited workplace design magazine OnOffice for three years from 2015-2018, garnering the title multiple award nominations in national journalism awards. Prior to that, in 2011, she co-authored a book by Thames and Hudson entitled Total Office Design. She is currently a freelance design journalist and editorial consultant.
Jim Biddulph
Materials, Colour & Spaces
Jim Biddulph is a freelance materials, colour and interior specialist with over a decade of experience working with architects and interior designers. Communicating ideas about design through creative copy has always been at the core of his work, something he has shared with Design Insider for a number of years.
Rita Bancroft
Co-Founder Bancmarketing
A regular features writer on Design Insider, Rita has a passion for interiors. Having worked at a senior level for international brands for over 30 years, today she runs Bancmarketing, her own independent marketing consultancy business she set up in 2011.
SUE GRAVES
Features Writer
Sue has a wealth of experience of both overseas and UK markets for design and interiors and enjoys writing about the new trends she finds on her travels.
Sarah Tebb
Freelance Writer
Sarah Tebb is a creative copywriter and freelance content writer that works across a broad spectrum of industries. Her interest in sustainability, product design and interiors combined with her writing experience lends itself seamlessly to writing for Design Insider.