And receive: The Design Shifts That Shaped 2025

2025 marked a turning point for commercial interiors. Across hospitality, workplace, residential and mixed-use projects, design moved beyond surface trends and into deeper questions of materiality, sustainability, emotional wellbeing and delivery at scale. This report distils the 7 design shifts that truly shaped the year, drawing on real projects, and industry voices No hype. No predictions for prediction’s sake. Just a clear-eyed view of what changed and why it matters.

Inside the report, you’ll explore:

• How craft, tactility and material honesty reasserted their value

• Why sustainability moved from promise to proof

• The rise of emotional wellbeing as a design driver

• How place-based storytelling replaced generic design language

• Why multi-site, multi-discipline delivery became critical

• The operational realities reshaping hospitality and workplace design

• What these shifts signal for the year ahead

Who’s it for

This report is essential reading for:

• Interior Designers and Architects
• Hospitality, Workplace, Care, Education, & Cruise professionals
• Developers, operators and specifiers
• Manufacturers and suppliers working at scale

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