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Nurturing Young Talent at Skopos
Looking back on a fabulous few years, the Skopos design team have been enriched each year by the presence of an additional team member, joining them on only a temporary basis from the Arts and Humanities department at Huddersfield Uni. Hitting the ground running, each student (BA Hons Textiles) has been given the responsibilities of… Read More >
Design, Performance and the Tour de France: Inside hansgrohe’s Cycling Partnership
What does a bathroom brand have to do with one of the world’s leading professional cycling teams? Much more than simply placing a logo on a jersey! The connection is rooted in shared values: performance, precision, innovation, teamwork and recovery. In 2026, hansgrohe celebrated ten years of supporting professional cycling, reflecting a long-term commitment to… Read More >
Column: Why design studios should invest in their Material libraries.
I have a clear recollection of walking into the sample library at my first-ever design studio. A two-metre squared little room stacked with cardboard boxes filled to the brim with material samples, overflowing rails with compacted fabric hangers and little stacks of tiles lining the floor along the perimeter of the room. As an Architecture… Read More >
Exclusive Q&A: Tom Ailes on Umbrella+Friends MCR and the Future of Furniture Consultancy
As Umbrella Furniture expands its presence in the North with the opening of its Manchester office, it is also growing its collaborative approach through Umbrella+Friends – a carefully curated network of furniture brands brought together to support architects and designers with specification, product expertise and project delivery. In this exclusive Q&A, Tom Ailes, Regional Sales… Read More >
Behind the Project: Bringing The Reeds at South Lodge to Life
With more than 30 years of experience, RHA Furniture is one of the UK’s leading contract furniture specialists, delivering bespoke furniture and joinery for hospitality, leisure and commercial interiors across the UK and Europe. Working closely with designers, operators and project teams, the company specialises in translating design concepts into beautifully crafted furniture that enhances… Read More >
Collaboration, Precision and Partnership: How Abbey Glass and County Contractors Delivered Bespoke Mirror Solutions for The Hoxton Shoreditch
In commercial interiors, the success of a project is rarely defined by a single supplier or contractor. Instead, it is the result of a carefully coordinated partnership between designers, manufacturers and installers, all working towards the same vision. As hospitality interiors continue to evolve, demanding increasingly bespoke finishes and integrated design features, these collaborative relationships… Read More >
ELE Interior accelerates global expansion as award-winning design studio strengthens international presence
Award-winning luxury interior design studio ELE Interior has announced a significant phase of international growth, expanding its presence across the UK, Europe, United States and Africa while strengthening its capabilities as a fully integrated interior architecture and design practice. Founded in Dubai nearly a decade ago, ELE Interior has evolved from a boutique residential design… Read More >
Blink Design Group Completes the Guerlain Spa at Hotel Barrière Le Normandy, Deauville
The scope encompasses the hotel’s wider wellness areas as well as the region’s first Guerlain Spa – bringing together two icons: Guerlain’s French beauty heritage and one of Normandy’s most storied hotels, in a spa defined by material rigour and coastal calm… Photography credit: BLINK Design Group / Hotel Barrière Le Normandy With studios in… Read More >