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Column: Adaptive reuse as luxury. Why authenticity outperforms new-build gloss
There was a time when luxury meant new. Pristine façades, perfect lines, buildings without blemish or memory. Today, that logic is feels increasingly hollow. Across Europe, the hotels that guests… Read More >
Column: What really makes an office super? Looking beyond the buzz words!
The commercial property and construction sector has a strong affiliation with labels. Terms like ‘super prime’ and ‘Grade A’ dominate, but they rarely tell occupiers what they actually need to… Read More >
Using multi material flooring installations in Commercial Interiors
When designers ask me to help balance floors and finishes across a commercial project, one of my first conversations is always about material storytelling. I always ensure every surface contributes… Read More >
Column: Why hospitality must stop treating architecture as overhead
For an industry obsessed with performance metrics, hospitality remains surprisingly blind to one of its most powerful commercial levers – design. In boardrooms up and down the country architecture and… Read More >
Column: What happens to workplace design when screens disappear?
Monitors have been a firm staple of the office environment for decades, colonising desks and the ways our offices are designed around them. Now, advances in technology hint that this… Read More >
Column: Innovation in Porcelain – Hypertouch – When a Tile Becomes a Switch
There’s a moment when showing designers around our factories showroom when I say, “Touch the tile.” The designer hesitates… presses… and suddenly the door change from clear to opaque. That’s… Read More >
Column: Innovation in Porcelain – Surfaces that Work
When it comes to innovation, nothing impresses me more within tiles than Iris Ceramica’s ACTIVE Surfaces®. I’ve always championed materials that do more than simply looking good, and in my… Read More >
Column: Engineered Wood & Zoning – My Go To Choices!
Wood brings the human touch to any corporate fit-out, but it’s also a brilliant tool to guide customers / clients. I like to treat the plank direction as an arrow:… Read More >
Column: Tiled Flooring Requirements 101 – For Busy Specifiers!
Commercial floors are a minefield! I’ve learnt to start every conversation with performance related to the project, followed by beauty of the product. Here’s a few key points to keep… Read More >
Column: Sustainability – Porcelain’s Quiet Super-power
When I am asked “what’s the embodied carbon of your products?”, my answer always starts at the source, the kiln. Porcelain manufacturers are making huge strides towards greener production. During… Read More >
Column: Porcelain Tiles – Pros & Cons
When I’m sitting with an architect/interior design and we discuss mood-board/design intent, porcelain is usually first out of my sample box, and for good reason. It is produced at higher… Read More >
Column: Crazy Design, Crazy Interiors!
So here’s the big question: can the commercial interiors industry take a cue from the “crazy ones” and embrace a bit more madness to truly innovate? George Bernard Shaw would… Read More >
Column: Carolyn Mitchell – Celebration of 2024
As I look back at 2024, I realize what an incredibly busy year it has been for the industry, for each of us personally and professionally, and how much we… Read More >