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Inside Out Contracts: Care Homes get a Luxury Makeover
As a rule, retirement homes don’t often crop up in conversations about high-end design and luxury interiors. With a focus on comfort and care, aesthetics tend to be lower down the list of requirements for these essential, yet largely functional, spaces. Muted colour palettes, sturdy furniture and practical materials unite most care home interiors. But… Read More >
ForEveryday.Life collaborates with Siegelman Stable to create its Holiday Pop-Up in New York City
It’s the final days of Siegelman Stable’s stunning Holiday Pop-Up in New York City, located at 10 Greene Street, created by ForEveryday.Life. We spoke with ForEveryday.Life about the project just as it opened in November. Siegelman Stable is a family owned business, fusing harness racing and luxury sports fashion. The brand is favoured by high… Read More >
Best of 2024: Protocol Team’s Picks
Its been an incredible year at Protocol, working on some truly exciting projects. From contemporary, minimalistic lines to versatile, environmentally friendly creations, it’s always a pleasure for the team to find the perfect product to elevate interiors whilst also meeting the demands of functionality and sustainability. To round off the year, we asked the Protocol… Read More >
Inside OCCA Design’s Stunning New Glasgow Studio
OCCA Design has relocated its headquarters to a newly crafted studio in central Glasgow. Designed by the OCCA team to embody the studio’s values and unique personality, the space highlights a meticulous attention to material choices and design details. The new immersive environment, flooded with natural light, fosters collaboration among its design, procurement, and branding specialists… Read More >
Leading Furniture Specialists Umbrella Furniture Celebrate 10-Year Anniversary
Umbrella Furniture, part of Wagstaff Interiors, marked a true milestone celebrating a decade of providing innovative furniture solutions to the architectural and design community. Formed in 2014, the company celebrated 10 years of collaboration, trust, and leadership in the commercial interiors sector and achieving market leadership status with an evening of celebration at their London… Read More >
Independent Future for Phoenix Wharf After Management Buyout
Istoria Group, the Bristol-based collective of creative businesses, is pleased to announce the successful management buyout (MBO) of Phoenix Wharf, marking an exciting new chapter for the award-winning interior design and branding agency. Phoenix Wharf, known for its work in the hospitality sector, will now continue as an independent company under the ownership and leadership… 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 have packed into the calendar at Commercial Interiors UK and Design Insider. We all work at “Contract Speed,” focused on hitting budgets, sales targets, and… Read More >
Column: The cost of good lighting design & the cost of not using it
Historically, good lighting design would often fall victim during the costing process of a project, either by not being considered early enough in the cost plan or being allocated a piecemeal allowance – or, if it escaped one of those two fates, by being one of the first hits on the dreaded VE (value-engineering) list,… Read More >