There is a wealth of evidence to suggest that, by incorporating biophilic design into our built environments, we can increase our health and wellbeing. Biophilic design acknowledges that we are instinctively connected to nature and that, through exploring this connection within the spaces that we live, relax and work in, we can positively influence our physical and psychological health. Oliver Heath, Director of Oliver Heath Designs, knows his stuff.
Handmade in England from never less than 98% recycled material, Silicastone is an eco-architectural interior & exterior surface product offering a unique aesthetic coupled with sound sustainable credentials.
Our regular readers will know that, in the main, we’re a bunch of glass-half-full types of people.
We’re in Mayfair – that rarified part of London where, on the face of it, all is quiet and serene. We know, however, that behind the bronze plaques that adorn the pristine townhouses here, serious business is taking place. Really serious business!
Fettle has worked in collaboration with Ennismore to design The Hoxton Portland, the sixth hotel in The Hoxton portfolio, located on the site of a former 1920s theatre in the US city’s historic Chinatown. Fettle was appointed to design the public areas of the hotel, including the restaurant, cocktail bar, lobby, apartment-style meeting space and coffee shop.
Janet Lowe, Head of Marketing UK & Ireland at Forbo Flooring Systems
The Mix Interiors 30 under 30 list is a selection of extraordinary individuals who are driving forward the commercial interior design world today.
We’ve come to Salford’s Exchange Quay (for those familiar with the area, you can’t have failed to notice it, seeing as it has a giant orange arrow literally pointing it out on the adjacent roundabout) to look at the reworking of Building 3. There is, however, one slight problem.
Manufacturing is grubby, done by old men, in terminal decline and without investment (there’s nothing like a good cliché or two!). Our time with Bolton-based furniture manufacturer, Gresham, is a perfect example of this clearly not being the case.
