Posts Tagged: Columnist
Column: Carolyn Mitchell – Reaching the Right People
How do we find the information, ideas, and knowledge that fuel our creativity and decision-making in the commercial interiors world? How do we get ahead of trends and understand what… Read More >
Column: Human-centric Design, Circadian Rhythms and Lighting
Extensive research tells us that, as humans, we work, rest and play most effectively when we are most keenly attuned to the natural cycles of time – day and night…. Read More >
Column: Learning from the Past in the Interplay of Light and Materials
With recent innovations in lighting technologies and surface materials, the intrinsic interdependence between light and materials is more significant than ever when it comes to the creation of elegant and… Read More >
Column: More sustainable lighting design – where less really is more!
Lighting design practice is a combination of art and science. Historically, on commercial schemes, the engineering solution has dominated over more creative design approaches. There have been good reasons for… Read More >
Column: How best to communicate a light journey
Having begun my career in theatre, opera and dance lighting, I have always considered light as a narrative tool. Light can communicate a visual story, set the scene, both in… Read More >
Column: The biggest consideraion in office design
In the wake of the transformative post-COVID landscape, the workplace has experienced a paradigm shift, prompting a reimagining of its very essence. With the rise of remote work, questions were… Read More >
Home Office with Phil Reynolds
Through the various lockdowns (I’m sure we’re all tired of that word) many of us found we could continue to do our jobs successfully from home. Now the country has… Read More >
Fire Retardants with Phil Reynolds
I thought for this instalment I would revisit the subject of furnishings fire safety, and the other question I get asked a lot – why do we have to use… Read More >
BS 6396 with Phil Reynolds
I thought this month I’d introduce one of our newest standards: BS 6396:2022 – ‘Electrical systems in furniture. Specification’ The standard has a long history within the office sector, where… Read More >
Fire Safety with Phil Reynolds
When I was thinking about writing this piece, it struck me that the subject I get asked about most is furniture and furnishings fire safety, in fact last year I… Read More >
A natural way of building
When it comes to building, we’re increasingly aware that we should be doing it better; that the new environments we create should be better for us, and the planet. But… Read More >
Women in Office Design – Suzanne Stuart
This month’s Women in Office Design (WOD) column features Suzanne Stuart, Account Manager, KI Europe. Explain your current role I work alongside our dealer partners to identify and win Workplace… Read More >
Women in Office Design – Joanna Knight
This month’s Women in Office Design column features Joanna Knight, Partner at The Knight Partnership and Sustainability and Circular Economy Manager at Women in Office Design (WOD). She will be… Read More >