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Hannah Drakeford on bold colour, playful interiors, and building a studio with personality
Design Insider caught up with Hannah Drakeford to talk about bold colour, joyful design, and the journey from fashion retail to founding her own studio. In this lively and honest conversation, Hannah reflects on the career pivot that led her to launch Hannah Drakeford Design, the creative influences behind her playful, personality-filled interiors, and why… Read More >
Johanna and Friedrich of Gräfling on Space, Materiality and Multidisciplinary Thinking
What happens when a studio refuses to stay in just one lane? In this conversation, Johanna and Friedrich Gräfling of Gräfling share how their internationally shaped backgrounds and cross-disciplinary outlook have helped build a practice that moves fluidly between architecture, interiors, art, cultural programming and research. Shaped by international experiences across Maastricht, Paris, London, Frankfurt… Read More >
You’re Invited! Dining with Cultural Inspirations: Lois Norman, London Design Studio Lead, Ulster Carpets
Imagine hosting a dinner party where every detail – from the enchanting venue to the eclectic guest list – reflects the passions and inspirations that have shaped your creative life and work. In this joyful feature, we step into the mind of London Design Studio Lead, Lois Norman at Ulster Carpets, to explore her ultimate… Read More >
A Conversation Between: Jim Biddulph & Micaella Pedros
Designer Micaella Pedros has built her practice through playful yet purposeful inventions of material wastestreams. Working between material research and socially driven design, her projects often begin with overlooked resources and end with new possibilities for making. Micaella Pedros Whether she is transforming discarded plastic bottles into structural joints or collaborating with communities to develop… Read More >
Form Follows Feeling: Designing for Human Experience with Suchi Reddy
What if design wasn’t driven by function alone, but by how a space makes us feel? We spoke to Suchi Reddy about her philosophy of “form follows feeling”, and how it is shaping a new generation of human-centred spaces across Humanscale’s global showroom portfolio. Suchi Reddy Suchi, as the founding Principal of Reddymade and a… Read More >
Colin Bone on the Vision, Growth, and Global Ambition Behind Kettle Collective
Design Insider spoke with Colin Bone, Chief Executive of international architecture and design practice Kettle Collective, to explore the journey behind the studio’s growth from Edinburgh roots to a globally recognised multidisciplinary practice. In this interview, he reflects on his own path into the industry, the founding vision behind Kettle Collective, and how its collaborative,… Read More >
Column: Quiet luxury, loud impact. The subtle power of understatement
Hospitality design has always flirted with spectacle, with statement chandeliers, maximalist palettes, and lobby bars engineered for social media likes rather than social life. For a while, this worked. But something has shifted. The most compelling hotels today are not the loudest; they are the most assured. They reward time rather than attention. Some of… Read More >
The Changing Face of Travel and Hospitality: Responding Through Design
Recently, Studio Moren welcomed a select group of developers, operators, designers, strategists and investors, who came together at Hithe + Seek, inside The Westin London City, for an intimate, closed-door discussion on the changing face of travel and hospitality. Moderated by Alys Bryan, Editor of Design Insider, the round table brought together Alex Baumon-Lyons (Aendre Group),… Read More >
Next-Generation Bathroom Design Talent Revealed as AXOR Crowns 2025 Emerging Designer
AXOR has announced Musab Umair as the winner of its 2025 Emerging Designer Competition, following a highly competitive search for the next generation of bathroom space design talent across the UK and Ireland. With its brands AXOR and hansgrohe, the Hansgrohe Group, based in Schiltach/Southern Germany, enjoys a reputation as a leader in innovation, design… Read More >
Gensler’s 2026 Global Workplace Survey Finds Workers Who Use AI Most Are Also the Most Connected to Their Teams
Conventional wisdom holds that AI makes work more solitary. New global research from the Gensler Research Institute suggests the opposite. In a survey of more than 16,400 office workers across 16 countries, Gensler’s 2026 Global Workplace Survey finds that 30% of employees now qualify as AI Power Users, employees who regularly use AI tools… Read More >
Joyful Spaces: Grosvenor House, Parklane – Melis Duran
Outside our homes, the commercial spaces we inhabit daily should do more than just function – they should enrich our lives and spark joy. Our new Joyful Spaces series will form a collection of inspiring spaces, chosen by designers and professionals who share their personal connections to the places that brighten their days. Each article in this… Read More >
Redefining Leadership, Opportunity and Inclusion in Commercial Design
Design Insider spoke with four designers whose perspectives are shaped by both practice and personal experience: Tatiana Sheveleva, Owner at CHAPI Design; Kate Mooney, Founder and Principal at OCCA; Ana Moisin, Founder and Creative Director at Anamo Design Studio; and Rachel Trippier, Studio Director at f.r.a. Together, they share candid reflections on mentorship and sponsorship,… Read More >
Column: The ‘destination office’ and how it’s taking shape!
The concept of the ‘destination office’, a commercial workplace environment that replicates the thoughtful design and amenities of hospitality and hotels, is gaining momentum across the board. But, why is this transition to the destination office unfolding and how? The truth is that the willingness to return to the office can be held back by… Read More >