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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 talk about most are rarely the newest – they are the ones with history. Former banks, government buildings, townhouses, factories, and offices. Buildings that carry… Read More >
SpaceInvader becomes a Certified B Corporation
Manchester-based design consultancy SpaceInvader has become the latest UK business to achieve the rigorous global standard of B Corp Certification, awarded by B Lab. SpaceInvader team in new Northern Quarter offices, Manchester It is now the first independently owned interior design practice in Manchester and the North West to be certified in this way, reflecting… Read More >
What Tolù Adẹ̀kọ́ Designs for After You Leave: Memory, Emotion, Responsibility
Design Insider sat down to speak with Tolù Adẹ̀kọ́, founder and creative director of Adẹ̀kọ́ & Co, a London-based studio known for its narrative-led approach to hospitality design. Adeko’s work sits at the intersection of interior design, storytelling, and human experience, with a particular focus on creating emotionally resonant bars, restaurants, and social spaces. While… Read More >
Lom Appoints Chiara Cantilena as Head of Interiors, Strengthening Its Strategic Approach to Design Excellence Across Both Architecture and Design
LOM architecture and design has announced the appointment of Chiara Cantilena as Head of Interiors, demonstrating the studio’s continued commitment to delivering exceptional interior design. The new leadership role affirms the practice’s focus on design excellence across architecture and interiors. Although interior design has long been a fundamental part of LOM’s practice, the creation of… 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 know, which is will people want to work here? Too many offices still feel like pre-pandemic solutions with superficial updates like more breakout spaces, a… Read More >
From the Barbican to the Caribbean: Tim Peck on Architecture, Responsibility, and Resort Design
This exclusive Design Insider interview features Tim Peck, Chairman of OBMI, whose career spans more than four decades and has played a defining role in shaping the firm’s global reputation in resort, destination, and master-planning design. The conversation traces Tim’s formative years in 1970s London at Chamberlin, Powell & Bon, including work on the Barbican,… 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 to the projects narrative. In my experience, the best schemes today don’t simply rely on a single material aesthetic; they mix materials thoughtfully to create… 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 interiors fall under “capex”, “fit-out cost” or, worse, seen as “nice to have”. Rarely are they spoken about in the same breath as revenue metrics,… Read More >
Beyond the Shop Floor: Brinkworth MD, Sam Derrick, on Retail’s Influence Across Commercial Interiors
Brinkworth has long occupied a distinctive position within the global retail landscape, recognised for its deep-rooted culture of making, material experimentation, and close engagement with the communities and brands it works alongside. Founded in East London in 1990, the studio’s early design-and-build ethos continues to inform a practice that today operates across retail, hospitality, workspace,… Read More >
A conversation between: Jim Biddulph & Alicia Storie, AdesignStorie
Alicia Storie is the founder of the multi-award-winning, climate-conscious interior design studio AdesignStorie. She specialises in creating interiors that integrate biophilic principles, support wellbeing, and prioritise sustainable materials. Beyond her studio practice, Alicia is an experienced speaker and workshop host, sharing insights on climate design. The studio has already developed some impressive traction, having been… Read More >
Female Leadership Q&A: OBMI London with Wiktoria Kopycka, Associate Design Director
As OBMI expands its presence across Europe, its new London studio marks a major moment for the global hospitality and resort design practice. The studio has launched under an all-female leadership team, setting the tone for a new chapter defined by confident creative direction and a deeply collaborative way of working. Wiktoria Kopycka In this… Read More >
Designing Magnetic Cities: Philip Tidd on Germany’s New Workplace Era
Design Insider sat down, for an exclusive interview, with Philip Tidd, Principle and Strategy Director at Gensler, to explore how Germany’s workplaces and the cities that hold them are evolving. Based in Munich, Philip founded Gensler’s German practice in 2018, later opening a Berlin studio in 2022. Today he serves as European Client Relationships Leader,… Read More >
Workplace Matters: Designing the Future of Workplace Dining
Workplace Matters is an editorial series exploring thought-provoking and knowledge-based perspectives on the workplace. Through expert insight and experience-led commentary, this monthly series sparks meaningful conversations and helps shape the evolving discourse around workplace design. Workplace Matters continues with a timely contribution from Tansin Blankley, Senior Interior Designer at ABDA Design, who explores the future… Read More >