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Celebrating International Women’s Day: #InspireInclusion Through Conversations with Inspirational Women in Commercial Interiors – Bronte Turner
This International Women’s Day, Design Insider is proud to embrace the 2024 campaign theme: #InspireInclusion. We are delighted to present a series of interviews with some of the most inspirational women in the commercial interiors community—each playing a pivotal role in shaping the industry. Inclusion is a pathway to innovation, creativity, and empowerment. When we… Read More >
Celebrating International Women’s Day: #InspireInclusion Through Conversations with Inspirational Women in Commercial Interiors – Anna King
This International Women’s Day, Design Insider is proud to embrace the 2024 campaign theme: #InspireInclusion. We are delighted to present a series of interviews with some of the most inspirational women in the commercial interiors community—each playing a pivotal role in shaping the industry. Inclusion is a pathway to innovation, creativity, and empowerment. When we… Read More >
Celebrating International Women’s Day: Spotlight on Lighting Design with Nicola Rance
Today, as part of our International Women’s Day celebration, we shine spotlight on Nicola Rance, Senior Product Designer at Nulty Bespoke, discussing her passion for lighting design, experiences in the industry, and vision for diversity and innovation. Nicola is a designer whose journey from product design engineering to bespoke lighting at Nulty Bespoke reflects her… Read More >
Feng Shui Design School: Interview with Nick Sunderland
In our conversation with Nick Sunderland, he unveils how he intricately weaves Feng Shui’s core principles and traditional schools with contemporary design to foster spaces that exude balance, beauty, and well-being. We were excited to learn that Nick is extending his deep-rooted knowledge through a newly launched course, offering designers and architects a unique opportunity… Read More >
A Look Inside Curtis Furniture with Andrew Reynolds
Design Insider is pleased to share our conversation with Andrew Reynolds, Managing Director at Curtis Furniture, focusing on the company’s role in the UK hotel furniture sector. Our Editor explored Curtis Furniture’s history, its approach to manufacturing, and its future prospects. Andrew describes Curtis’s beginnings in Leeds over 25 years ago and its development into… Read More >
Illuminating Design: A Conversation with Paul Nulty on the Future of Lighting
Design Insider is excited to share an enlightening conversation with Paul Nulty, founder of the award-winning lighting design consultancy Nulty, which has left a luminous mark on global landmarks and brands. Our Editor, Alys Bryan, sat down with Paul to discuss the transformative power of lighting design and the future direction of Nulty and its… Read More >
A conversation between: Jim Biddulph & Rombout Frieling
“Enjoy your body, use it every way you can. Don’t be afraid of it, or what other people think of it; it’s the greatest instrument you’ll ever own.” While still a resonant piece of advice from Baz Luhrmann’s hit single Everyone’s Free To Wear Sunscreen (one for the millennials), the reality of following it is… Read More >
Column: How best to communicate a light journey
Having begun my career in theatre, opera and dance lighting, I have always considered light as a narrative tool. Light can communicate a visual story, set the scene, both in terms of time and place – and invoke a mood that can be anything from calming to stimulating. Light is such an ephemeral medium that… Read More >
A Conversation Between: Jim Biddulph & Matthew Raw
As we move into an evermore-digital world, there is an argument that we are creating less artefacts and evidence of the ways in which live for future archaeologists to discover, while quite literally losing touch with our immediate, and more remote, tactile surrounding in the here and now. Matthew Raw The relative durability of ceramics… Read More >
Have Your Say: How do inclusive workspaces utilise sensory design?
At Design Insider we recognise the expertise within commercial interiors and we are proud to instigate conversations which inform, challenge & inspire the people who make our sector thrive. We’ve brought together industry experts to share their perspectives on their use of sensory design by asking: How do inclusive workspaces utilise sensory design? Inclusivity’ in… Read More >
Editor Alys Bryan Speaks with her Design Legends at Surface Design Show 2024
I’m Alys Bryan, Managing Editor of Design Insider, and this year I’ve had the pleasure of being chosen to host the Legends Live series at the Surface Design Show. This opportunity is an honour, a chance to engage in meaningful dialogues with the pioneers and influencers who’ve not only shaped our industry but have also… Read More >
A conversation between: Jim Biddulph & Raw Color
Sometimes the name of a brand can be misleading but in the case of Eindhoven-based Raw Color it’s entirely on point. The studio was set up by then-recent Design Academy Eindhoven graduates Daniera ter Haar and Christoph Brach some 15 years ago with a clear aim to make objects, textiles, installations and graphics led by… Read More >
Interview: Simon Chuck, Creative Lead at NewTerritory
In the dynamic world of design and innovation, Simon Chuck, the Creative Lead at New Territory, emerges as a leader in innovative design thinking. In this article, we are privileged to share our recent conversation with Simon, shedding light on his “planet-first” design philosophy. Furthermore, we delve into the innovative approach of NewTerritory, the Clerkenwell… Read More >