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                                                                    UPFRONT 8
                                                                    Seven... 26
                                                                    Material Matters 31

                                                PERFECT LIGHT
                                                                    Deser t Island Desks 32
                                                                    Proper t y Matters 34

                                                   ANY WHERE
                                                                    SPOTLIGHT 4 3
                                                                    Big Question 45
                                                                    Wellbeing Repor t 46

                                                                    CASE ST UDIES 68
                                                                    Havas, King's Cross 68
                                                                    The Depar tment Store, Brix ton 76
                                                                    Kellogg's, MediaCit y, Salford 84

                                                                    DISCUSSION 92
                                                                    With Scott Brownrigg

                                                                    PRE VIE W 99                         68
                                                                    London Design Festival
                                                                                                         CASE STUDY – HALKIN, LONDON
                                                                    L AST WORD 112
                                                                                                         We take a look at Halkin's amazing new ser viced office
                                                                    Criteo's Head of Workplace
                                                                    E xperience, Mike Walley             space in the iconic blue Nor thern & Shell Building on the
                                                                                                         outskir ts of the Cit y of London.

The VITAWORK® floor lamp provides the ideal lighting conditions
for every workplace. Its adjustable features allow it to adapt to
any room setting and ensure a healthy, fatigue-free environment.

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Upfront | Welcome

  THE COVER
  The logo
  Boundary Metallics, the latest Luxury Vinyl
  Tile (LVT) range from global modular flooring
  manufacturer, Interface, is inspired by man-
  made, wrought iron and industrial materials
  aged by the elements. It serves as a striking
  counterpart to the natural textures of many of
  Interface’s carpet tile collections and works
  seamlessly with these products to create a
  natural flow in multi-use spaces.
  www.interface.com
                                                   A WORD FROM MICK
                                                   When you were a kid did you, like me, get back            We’ve also suddenly got an England football
  The cover                                        from your holidays hoping/fearing that, in those two   team that people are proud of and like.
  The inspiration for the front cover comes from   months you’d been away, everything had changed?           From a personal point of view, I’ve walked into
  the core principles of our studio – ‘To work     Of course, when you’re a kid, everything means a       a remodelled Mix office in Manchester and, for
  anonymously and relish the creative freedom      circle of approximately half a mile radius from your   a sec, wondered where my desk was – before
  this gives you’. The logo reveals itself from    house. And, of course, nothing had ever changed. It    remembering that said refurb allows us to be a
  Boundary Metallics range by Interface and        was just the same.                                     more agile, forward-thinking business and I can
  allows the product to take centre stage.            Now we’re ‘grown-ups’, most of us have lost that    plonk myself down wherever I please! I should say
  Courtesy of Simon Millington, Incognito
                                                   sense of hope/fear. There are reasons for this – not   a massive thanks to all those who contributed to
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                                                   to a phone.                                               So things have changed – but we’re the last
                                                      It’s been strange, therefore, to return from the    people who should fear that. After all, change is
                                                   summer break and discover that things have             essentially what we talk and write about. Your
                                                   changed. It’s only weeks ago that temperatures of      clients are all going through change – that’s why
                                                   25 degrees were greeted with tabloid headlines         they require your services and your products.
                                                   of ‘Phew! What a Scorcher’. Now we’re tempted to          If we had a Spotify playlist, we’d have Bowie
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OUT-OF-TOWN IS BACK IN
St. Modwen has submitted a planning application
for 20,000 sq ft of office space just off the A38, at its
Longbridge regeneration project.
   The application follows the successful letting
of a 62,000 sq ft office building, 2 Devon Way. If
approved, the new office build – 3 Devon Way
– would be completed and ready for tenancy by
October 2019.
   Chris Newsome, Development Director at St.
Modwen, said: ‘Longbridge is an ideal location
for offices as it’s easily accessible from the Bristol
Road and is just a stone’s throw away from the M5
and M42.                                                    Solihull office market has become a victim of its own     they have been unable to find the perfect alternative,’
   ‘The swift take-up at 2 Devon Way and the                success, say local agents, as a shortage of available     says Mark Robinson, director at consultancy KWB.
Innovation Centre has proven that there’s a                 space led to the lowest take-up of office space for          ‘There is a healthy pipeline of demand, but often
high demand for commercial space in this area               the past four years.                                      with quite specific requirements, for which we need
and we’re pleased to be creating more jobs and                  ‘With availability of office space at a record low,   landlords to work with occupiers and be pragmatic
attracting more businesses to an area that is very          particularly at Birmingham Business Park and Blythe       in negotiations, otherwise occupiers may continue
special to St. Modwen.’                                     Valley Business Park, a number of occupiers who           to look to Birmingham and Warwick as alternative
   The development comes as out-of-town office              first looked at the Solihull office market have delayed   locations.’ w
demand in the West Midlands surges. The M42 and             their acquisition, or extended their existing lease, as                             See full analysis on page 34.

HARVEST FESTIVAL                                            A NEW ERA
                                                            When you think of Era you probably think                  have to be dull and purely functional? Not Era, who
                                                            screens, but this couldn’t be further from the truth.     has broken this mould by creating bespoke sound
                                                            This year alone has seen the bespoke furniture            absorbing art using its Eden range. Furthermore,
                                                            company launch five new products (Carnival,               the Carnival Poppies pictured below focus on
                                                            Zen, Lily, Gemini and Minoro), of which only one          upcycled fabric and sound absorbing foam to
                                                            is a traditional panel system. In May the business        create 3D baffle hung art, bringing colour and
                                                            refurbished the London showroom to great acclaim.         design to a focal point whilst being green at heart.
                                                               It is easy to determine space with just the            These new ranges ooze flexibility, from the shape,
                                                            footprint of a building and, more often than              size, colour – you can even add lights, making them
                                                            not, vertical space is completely overlooked in           the perfect addition to any unused space.
                                                            contemporary office design.                                  Design Principal, Ashley Romain, explains: ‘We
                                                               Era has been consciously developing sound              are focusing on ensuring our new products are
                                                            absorbing wall and ceiling tiles to fill this void,       design-led and breaking the stereotypes of what
                                                            to improve the acoustics within the working               office furniture should be, whilst keeping the user’s
                                                            environment, which we all know is crucial for a           needs at heart. We are looking to optimise space
                                                            happy working life. But who says acoustic tiles           without compromising on comfort.’ w

Tarkett has launched DESSO Harvest – a new
carpet tile collection that uses light and shade to
inject texture and quiet movement into workplace
design.
   Harnessing a two-tone yarn effect, Harvest
cleverly captures the windswept wheat fields
and rustic wood looks that inspired its design.
Each tile within the range differs to the next
and the contrasting colours add rich depth. The
finished result successfully reflects the beautiful
irregularities seen in nature.
   The 50x50cm structured loop carpet tile may
be used on its own, in a single colour or in two or
more colourways to intelligently ‘zone’ any space. w

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                                                                                                                                                                               WHAT NEX FOR BRISTOL?
                                                                                                                                                                               With their lease ending at Temple Studios and          team to retain and attract new talent and making
                                                                                                                                                                               the team outgrowing their existing space, NEX          a great first impression for clients. This was all
                                                                                                                                                                               (technology company who are experts in financial       achieved in just six weeks.
                                                                                                                                                                               markets who set the standard for range, quality and       Alice Wolff of NEX tells us: ‘We’re already seeing
                                                                                                                                                                               value of trade and transaction) chose a new 7,946      the positive effect that the office is having on our
                                                                                                                                                                               sq ft refurbished space at Programme. They tasked      business. Staff members are collaborating more
                                                                                                                                                                               Interaction with the CAT B design and fit-out – the    and making use of the varied working spaces
                                                                                                                                                                               first at the landmark development in Bristol.          – which is great for productivity and flexibility.
                                                                                                                                                                                   The brief for the project revolved around          When it comes to clients and visitors, the general
                                                                                                                                                                               designing and creating an inspirational space that     consensus is ‘Wow!’ Anyone who walks into the
                                                                                                                                                                               reflected the reputation of the firm, as well as the   space can’t help but be impressed, with particular
                                                                                                                                                                               Programme development. Vital factors included          talking points being the LED lighting and the Cray
                                                                                                                                                                               enhancing collaboration and flexibility, helping the   computer.’ w

                                                                                                                                                                               INTERFACE GOES CARBON                                  CORPORATE TO CAREFREE – HOW NEW WORKPLACE
                                                                                                                                                                               NEUTRAL ACROSS ENTIRE                                  DESIGN IMPACTS WELLBEING AND PRODUCTIVITY
                                                                                                                                                                               RANGE
                                                                                                                                                                               In line with our Spotlight feature on Sustainability

    Let More
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                                                                                                                                                                               luxury vinyl tile (LVT) – are carbon neutral across
                                                                                                                                                                               the entire product lifecycle.
                                                                                                                                            Part of the Masonite Group
                                                                                                                                                                                  The company is now offering its Carbon Neutral
                                                                                                                                                                               Floors programme as standard to every customer
                                                                                                                                                                               at no extra cost to help them meet their own
                                                                                                                                                                               sustainability goals, while also allowing them to

    Contemporary                                                                                                                                                               reduce the emissions impact of their projects or
                                                                                                                                                                               spaces. Interface estimates it will offset 400,000
                                                                                                                                                                               metric tons of carbon emissions in 2018 as part        Quentin Petrykowski, interior designer at Absolute      floor, in just four weeks. The resulting space exudes
                                                                                                                                                                               of the programme, equivalent to the carbon             Commercial Interiors, discusses workplace               a confident calmness, with ‘living’ walls, creative

    Clean.                                                                                                                                                                     absorbed annually by nearly half a million acres
                                                                                                                                                                               of forest.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      wellbeing and how the redesign of Harrogate-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      based Neom Organics’ office helped staff de-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              and inspiring breakout areas and chill-out zones.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              The light and airy spaces are all designed to help

    Modern.                                                                                                                                                                        Interface is committed to reducing carbon
                                                                                                                                                                               emissions from building materials and products,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      stress and relax at work…
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         A report last week from Capital One identified
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              increase productivity and workplace happiness.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 The communal kitchen area encourages teams

    Minimal                                                                                                                                                                    known as ‘embodied carbon,’ which contribute
                                                                                                                                                                               significantly to greenhouse gas emissions in the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      85% of employees felt design to be intrinsically
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      linked with their workplace happiness. A fact not
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              to work collaboratively, sharing ideas over a coffee
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              or two. The space also has a pop-up shop for
                                                                                                                                                                               built environment. The company also intends            lost on cosmetics brand, Neom Organics, who             visitors and employees to test out the company’s
                                                                                                                                                                               to initiate a new conversation in the industry         employed Absolute Commercial Interiors to inject a      products. The teams are also encouraged to make
                                       Featuring Portfolio’s Charcoal Grey Vertical and Performance Doorset Solutions’ Bespoke Windows.                                        and create opportunities for customers to              £100,000 wellbeing boost into its sterile offices.      the most of and take in the green surroundings of
                                                                                                                                                                               directly address global warming with a flooring           Absolute collaborated with the whole workforce       North Yorkshire in alfresco meetings in the site’s

                                                                Portfolio doors are more than just ‘doors’.                                                                    specification decision. w                              to redesign the 5,000 sq ft offices, from ceiling to    grounds. w

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HAPPY 80TH BIRTHDAY                                   A NEW LANGUAGE IN FLOORCOVERINGS                                                                                ARRESTING DEVELOPMENT
HERR DAUPHIN                                          Launched in Paris earlier this year, Flotex By         Vortex, all of which can be adapted to suit each
                                                                                                                                                                                              If you aren’t already familiar with The Office Group   of the building. The influences behind the new
Whilst not something we normally do, we felt it was   STARCK is the new revolutionary flooring               individual project’s needs.
                                                                                                                                                                                              (TOG) – and if not then you should have read last      interiors reference the previous life of the building
the right thing to include the milestone birthday     collection from Forbo Flooring Systems,                   The pattern of each full design system
                                                                                                                                                                                              month’s Mix Interiors – it is the leading flexible     and its rich heritage – including a Secret Room, a
of one of the visionaries in furniture. Courage,      following its collaboration with visionary creator     stretches 10m in width and is made up of four
                                                                                                                                                                                              and shared workspace companies, with 15 years’         speakeasy-style members-only space concealed
hard work and an innovative spirit are the key        Philippe Starck.                                       different 2m-wide components: a central design,
                                                                                                                                                                                              experience in London.                                  behind a cleaner’s cupboard door entrance.
pillars on which Friedrich-Wilhelm Dauphin’s             Using high definition digital printing              a left and right transitional design border and a
                                                                                                                                                                                              In August the business opened a new flexible              TOG’s approach is to take buildings of character
impressive life’s work has been built. The founder    techniques, Flotex By STARCK challenges                neutral, semi-plain texture design, which features
                                                                                                                                                                                              workspace – its largest yet – a 12-storey iconic       and closely oversee design with leading architects
of the internationally successful Dauphin group of    tradition through unique patterns that play on         a variety of accent colours. For smaller rooms, the
                                                                                                                                                                                              building and the former Metropolitan Police            and designers to tailor their workspaces to the
companies turned 80 in July.                          scale and transition. The collection consists of       components can be mixed and matched to create
                                                                                                                                                                                              building in London on Albert Embankment. The           buildings they inhabit, and also to the type of
   ‘We are a performance-driven community             three different design systems, Artist, Twilight and   unique floor plans. w
                                                                                                                                                                                              post-war building has been overhauled in a             occupants the neighbourhood is known for –
based on people showing personal initiative and
                                                                                                                                                                                              major refurbishment by Universal Design Studio,        meaning all the buildings in the wider portfolio
mutual appreciation,’ he says. With this modern
                                                                                                                                                                                              together with architects Stanton Williams, using       are designed differently. Look out for our major
corporate philosophy, Friedrich-Wilhelm Dauphin
                                                                                                                                                                                              contemporary materials with a nod to the era           Coworking Spotlight feature in October . w
was well ahead of his time when he founded his
office seating factory in 1968. The passionate
entrepreneur and creative inventor remained
true to this guiding creed even in a market which
is shaped by economic fluctuations. He has
been successful; today he employs around 740
workers around the world and, with 23 sales and
production companies in Germany and abroad, he
owns one of the leading office furniture companies
in Europe, an exclusive home collection, a large
collection of vintage cars, a sought-after location
for events and a flourishing vineyard in South
Africa, where internationally award-winning wines
are produced and marketed. Happy birthday! w

                                                      FEELING GOOD
                                                      Each year over 30 million working days are             to develop a workplace that placed inclusion and
                                                      lost as a direct result of musculoskeletal (MSK)       users’ wellbeing at the heart of the design.
                                                      conditions in the UK. Through the design of their         The result was a refreshingly unconventional
                                                      new workplace and practices, Arthritis Research        vision for modern workplace wellbeing. The
                                                      UK wanted to create an environment that would          team focused on creating spaces that would
                                                      promote collaboration, flexible working, inclusion     complement the team’s differing working needs
                                                      and support health and wellbeing, particularly MSK     and identified a need for both privacy and
                                                      health.                                                collaboration, physical activity and quiet reflection.
                                                      From the very beginning, it was clear that this        Key to the design was a ‘wellness room’ – a semi-
                                                      project represented more than your typical office      private, non-working area dedicated to stretching
                                                      fit-out. For the team at AIS it was an opportunity     and exercise. w

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                                                    WILLMOTT DIXON CONTINUES MIDLANDS EXPANSION
                                                    Willmott Dixon is continuing its expansion in the      the creation of a new home for the Department
                                                    Midlands by introducing Willmott Dixon Interiors       for Education (DfE) at the world famous Old
                                                    to the region.                                         Admiralty Building, which acts as a backdrop to
                                                       The launch follows the opening of its new office    the renowned Trooping the Colour parade.
                                                    at Two Snowhill as Birmingham and the West                Nick Gibb, Deputy Managing Director for
                                                    Midlands continues to see a boom in construction       Willmott Dixon in the Midlands, said: ‘Willmott
                                                    and fit-out activity in both the private and public    Dixon Interiors represents a vital part of our
                                                    sectors.                                               business as a group and the time was definitely
                                                       Willmott Dixon Interiors is one of the UK’s         right to establish a dedicated presence in the
                                                    largest specialists in interior works up to a value    Midlands. This ensures that we are able to service
                                                    of £30m. The scope of its work includes brand          all requirements within the market, creating

                                                                                                                                                                Visit the UK’s
                                                    roll-outs and refreshes as well as property fit-outs   a level of specialist knowledge that greatly
                                                    and remodelling.                                       enhances our offering as a leading contractor
                                                       It works with large brands such as Travelodge       of choice, offering the very best advice across
                                                    and is behind projects like the fit-out of the         all stages of a customer’s project and creating a
                                                    Design Museum’s new home in Kensington and             holistic service.’ w

                                                                                                                                                                leading furniture
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 AWARD FOR EGE
 Sustainability is the backbone of ege and has
 been for many, many years. No doubt they were
 extremely happy to receive the Management                                                                                                                      Elements takes place alongside The
 Award for Sustainable Development from the                                                                                                                     W Exhibition which is the UK’s leading
 EU. The environmental awards are granted every
 other year to the most environmentally conscious
                                                                                                                                                                dedicated trade exhibition for the
 companies in Europe. The purpose of the awards                                                                                                                 joinery and furniture industries.
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                                                                                                     SPACEINVADER TO REVAMP LEEDS ICON
                                                                                                     The Leeds studio of interior design specialist       rugby grounds, with the ability to reconfigure   of SpaceInvader Leeds, says: ‘It feels fitting that,

                                                 RAPID                                               SpaceInvader has secured a contract to design
                                                                                                     23,000 sq ft worth of new hospitality suites at
                                                                                                                                                          the space to cater for conferences and events
                                                                                                                                                          including weddings to rivals those in the city
                                                                                                                                                                                                           as we celebrate our first anniversary in Leeds,
                                                                                                                                                                                                           we’ve been appointed to redesign one of the
                                                  SELECT                                             the iconic Emerald Headingley Stadium, as the        centre.                                          city’s iconic venues.’
                                                                                                     business marks its first anniversary in the city.      The new project comes as SpaceInvader             SpaceInvader employs 65 people across its
                                                                                                       The contract will see SpaceInvader design          celebrates its first year of trading in Leeds.   studios in Manchester, Leeds, Nottingham and
                                                                                                     the stadium’s new 500-capacity hospitality           Since launching its studio at The Green Sand     London and has a £4.5m turnover. The company
                                                                                                     suite, including bars, boxes and a corporate         Foundry in June 2017, the firm has witnessed     is part of Central Square Holdings Limited,
                                                                                                     reception. The design will create suites with        300% revenue growth over the past 12 months.     which also acquired property service firm
                                                                                                     panoramic views across both the cricket and          Sarah Dodsworth, Associate Director and Head     Styles&Wood at the end of 2017. w

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                                                                                                                                                                                                      New DESSO® Harvest from
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Tarkett uses light and shade
                                                                                                                                                                                                      to stunning effect.
                                                                                                                SPIRIT OF MANCHESTER
                                                                                                                Earlier this year Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB,                                         The collection is testament

                                                                                                                                                                                       Harvest
                                                                                                                the global independent cost management and                                            to the beautiful irregularities
                                                                                                                quantity surveying, project management and
                                                                                                                                                                                                      found in nature. Each
                                                                                                                advisory services group) moved into brand
                                                                                                                                                                                                      two-tone carpet tile differs
                                                                                                                spanking new space at One King Street,
                                                                                                                                                                                                      to the next and the contrast
                                                                                                                Manchester.
                                                                                                                                                                                                      between the yarns injects
                                                                                                                   RLB wanted to create a fun, working office that                     CARPET TILES   texture and quiet movement
                                                                                                                encouraged the spirit and essence of Manchester.
                                                                                                                They looked to keep the Industrial sense of the                                       into the design. The
                                                                                                                old Kendal’s building, so decided to incorporate                                      finished result reflects the
                                                                                                                the raw brickwork and exposed steel columns                                           rustic wood scenes and
                                                                                                                into the architecture of the design, which luckily,                                   windswept wheat fields that
                                                                                                                contrasted nicely with the clean white lines of the                                   were the creative inspiration
                                                                                                                RLB brand.                                                                            for Harvest - conveying a
                                                                                                                   The team focused on subtle elements that                                           calm energy that breathes
                                                                                                                challenged existing working habits but, when
                                                                                                                                                                                                      new life into commercial
                                                                                                                brought together, made a massive impact, such
                                                                                                                                                                                                      spaces.
                                                                                                                as desk mounted monitors, collaboration hubs,
                                                                                                                biophilia, contemplation zones and variable
                                                                                                                sit/stand workstations, which have boosted
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Find out more and order
                                                                                                                productivity and staff morale.                                                        your samples:
                                                                                                                   Part of the decision behind the office move                                        www.desso.co.uk
                                                                                                                was to become more centralised within the city                                        01235 554848
                                                                                                                centre of Manchester and, as such, they wanted                                        service.uk@tarkett.com
                                                                                                                to ingrain Manchester’s industrial heritage and
                                                                                                                its quirky ‘northern-ness’. They decided to build
                                                                                                                a theme around each of the new meeting rooms
                                                                                                                with bespoke graphic wallpapers that encompass
                                                                                                                a different Manchester based category; Science,
                                                                                                                Music, Art, Innovation, Engineering and Sport. w
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Harnessing
THE FURNITURE MAKERS’ COMPANY INVITES APPLICATIONS FOR SUSTAINABILITY AWARD                                                                                                                           light and
                                                                                                                                                                                                      shade to
The Furniture Makers’ Company is inviting UK            procurement, end of life management, client                Shortlisted companies will be invited to make a
furnishing manufacturers of all sizes who are blazing   relationships, supplier management, employee            brief presentation of their application to the judges

                                                                                                                                                                                                      great effect
an environmental trail to apply for the 7th annual      engagement and corporate social responsibility.         and to answer any questions at a meeting to be held
Sustainability Award.                                      The deadline for entries is September 2018.          at Furniture Makers’ Hall on 19 September 2018, with
   The award considers all aspects of sustainable       Previous winners of the Sustainability Award            the presentation of the award taking place at the
business practices, including waste and                 include Silentnight, Godfrey Syrett, Hypnos Beds,       Royal Charter Dinner at the start of November. w
energy management, design process, product              Orangebox, Premiere Kitchens and Senator                       For more information contact Doreen Oddy at
improvements, packaging, transportation,                International.                                                            guildmarks@furnituremakers.org.uk

CAMIRA BRINGS THE COLOUR
Colour is at the heart of Camira’s fabrics, and         highlights different layers and depths of colour, and   and cationic parts of the polyester yarn – means
the global textile manufacturer continues to            the detail beneath each individual shade.               the fabric achieves two different hues of the same
demonstrate this with the launch of an extended            The intricate detail of the dobby weave is           colour, but in some cases two different colours,
colour palette for one of its polyester ranges.         enhanced through the unique dyeing process. Using       allowing greater flexibility with colour matching and
   Era is a subtle, two-tone fabric with a discreet,    two types of dyestuffs – which dye the disperse         selection. w
baby herringbone weave offering an understated
contemporary texture, while the colouring technique
provides close-up intrigue and detail. The range has
24 new colourways bringing the total colour offering
to 44.
   Era’s colour palette has been balanced with the
                                                                                                                                                                        Harvest 9031

addition of ‘in between’ shades, consciously working
in pairings to bring fresh combinations to meet the
brighter end of the palette, with delicate tones and
gentle options as alternatives. The versatile palette

18 | Mix 187 September 2018
Introducing Flexilink 555,
a versatile multi-functional
shelving system
                                    MIXINSPIRED LONDON
                                    Continuing the series of MixInspired        including; Tahera Hammond, Global
                                    seminars, the Mix team are heading          Head of Workplace at Investec
                                    to Turner & Townsend’s London               Asset Management, Health &
                                    office on 18 September to host the          Wellbeing Lead at Unilever, Nikki
                                    next event. The guest list for the          Kirbell, Turner Broadcasting
                                    event is full of leading names, such        Systems’ Director EMEA Facilities
                                    as Gensler, Aecom, Perkins + Will,          Sarah Lodge and Karen Rogers,
                                    Como, MCM, Overbury and BDG.                Project Design Executive at Canary
                                       The lucky architects, designers          Wharf Group.
                                    and property professionals who                 Look out for the full write up
                                    registered in time to get themselves        of the event in October’s issue!
                                    on the guest list will be learning          We’d like to thank our sponsors
                                    all about The People Shaping                of the event – Colebrook Bosson
                                    Tomorrow’s Workplace from                   Saunders, Interface and Specialist
                                    our industry-leading speakers,              Joinery Group – for their support. w

                                    KI’S RECORD SALES DRIVEN BY EXPANDED
                                    EMEA PRODUCT PORTFOLIO
                                    Since entering the UK market in             company’s long-term strategy for
                                    the 1990s, KI has steadily grown a          expansion.
                                    diverse portfolio of products across           Jonathan Hindle, Group Managing
                                    the workplace and education sectors         Director, KI EMEA, comments:
                                    in the EMEA region (Europe, Middle          ‘Specifying furniture that enhances
                                    East and Africa). In recent years, this     worker and student wellbeing has
                                    strategy of product development             been a critical driver for KI’s recent
                                    has come to fruition, with the              success. Our investments in product
                                    company registering all-time record         development over recent years have
                                    sales in July 2018. Supported by an         focused on helping organisations
                                    ongoing programme of investment             meet these evolving needs, whilst
                                    in skills, customer service, in-house       offering products that remain true to
                                    design capabilities, tooling, supply        KI’s reputation for quality design and
                                    chain and distribution partners,            engineering, reliability, robustness
                                    these strong results underline the          and versatility.’ w

                                    INVESTOR CAUTION
                                    Some of the property investors                 Investment yields – which
                                    who turn the tap on the UK’s                determine how far investors are
                                    office supply pipeline have paused          prepared to risk their money – have
                                    their investment strategies due to          hardened to levels not seen since
                                    economic uncertainty.                       before the 2008-12 recession. Some
                                       Concern about rising interest rates      investors see this as an alarming
                                    – and uncertainty about Brexit – are        sign and have called the top of the
                                    to blame.                                   market – suggesting they expect
                                    ‘Investors of all kinds say they feel the   progressively worse news from now
                                    UK economy is late-cycle – that’s the       on.
                                    view in the capital markets. Investors         ‘Many investors are sitting on
                                                                                their hands, waiting for clarity,’
                                    are waiting for interest rates to rise,
                                                                                Charles says.
                                    and waiting for the Bank of England’s
                                                                                   For a full report on the mood
                                    monetary policy committee to make
                                                                                among the funds and investors
                                    announcements,’ says GVA National           supporting the UK office supply
                                    Offices Director Charles Toogood.           pipeline, see page 34. w

    www.flexiform.co.uk/flexilink
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STRIVING FORWARD
Design consultancy SoVibrant is to relocate to
Leeds as part of its ambitious growth plans. Taking
                                                        of £3m turnover with 25 staff, while the business
                                                        plans to open offices in Manchester and London in
                                                                                                                                                                                            Massive flipping table
over 2,500 sq ft of the newly refurbished historical    the next three years.
Calls Landing building, with riverside views, the          As part of this growth strategy and a desire
relocation is set to be a catalyst for growth and       to develop a more mature brand identity, Joint
further recruitment for the business.                   Managing Directors, Mike Carter and Helen Nicol,
   The business, which was established nine years       felt it was necessary to redefine and clarify the
ago in Harrogate and now boasts a team of 18,           business proposition, which has resulted in not
made the decision to relocate to a flagship office in   only a new brand but a new name. SoVibrant has
Leeds city centre to create a centre of excellence      now become Strive, the new brand name is a
for collaboration, innovation and partnership           reflection of a more holistic approach to projects,    ISG TO REFURB
working with other strategic consultants. This is
the first step in a plan to achieve a growth target
                                                        demonstrating their end to end capabilities:
                                                        STRategic + creatIVE = STRIVE. w
                                                                                                               HOGAN LOVELLS
                                                                                                               ISG’s Agility business has secured a project to
                                                                                                               refurbish the London headquarters for global law firm
                                                                                                               Hogan Lovells. The 260,000 sq ft fit-out will take
                                                                                                               place whilst staff continue to occupy the building.
                                                                                                               ISG Agility, which specialises in agile and
                                                                                                               responsive fit-out projects, will transform 12 floors
                                                                                                               of existing office conference and support space in
                                                                                                               partnership with tp bennett.
                                                                                                                  The fit-out will involve upgrading the existing
                                                                                                               cellular office and open plan working environments,
                                                                                                               and introducing new collaboration areas on each
                                                                                                               floor. This will be complemented by the introduction
                                                                                                               of an open plan/agile working fee-earning floor that
                                                                                                               incorporates meeting rooms, quiet rooms and a
                                                                                                               variety of space tailored to support modern working
                                                                                                               practices.
                                                                                                                  On the 4th floor, ISG will install a completely
                                                                                                               redesigned reception area, introducing a new client-
                                                                                                               facing business lounge. On the 10th and 11th floors,
                                                                                                               the existing auditorium will be refurbished, together
                                                                                                               with upgrades to the client conference facilities on
                                                                                                               levels 11 and 12. Level 12 incorporates a spacious and
                                                                                                               high-specification bistro that offers extensive views
                                                                                                                                                                        Everything is getting bigger these days.
OFFICE PRINCIPLES HITS 30                                                                                      across the city.

Award-winning design and workplace consultancy,         that creating spaces that really make a difference
                                                                                                                  Lee Phillips, Managing Director of ISG’s              Cars. Train fares. The number on the bathroom scales. And now, thanks to our engineering            Up to 2,600 x 1,400mm
                                                                                                               Agility business, comments: ‘Rapid technological
Office Principles, is celebrating 30 years, recording   can be achieved if we can develop a very real and
an average of 10% year on year growth in the last       detailed understanding of our clients’ needs.
                                                                                                               innovation and the changing nature of how we work        know-how you can get your hands on a truly colossal flip-top table. It’s an extra-large version
                                                                                                               presents organisations with opportunities to make
five years                                                ‘No two businesses are the same and nor should                                                                of our regular sized Cirrus table, so after several hours brainstorming for a name we baptised it   Flip-top
                                                                                                               transformational change to their workspace and
   Joint Managing Director, Cyril Parsons, is           their office spaces be. By taking a consultative
                                                                                                               drive a range of positive behaviours that enhance
delighted with the steady growth of the company         approach, we work with our clients to create                                                                    “Cirrus XL”. As is customary with Cambridge Park boardroom and conference tables, it’s
he co-founded three decades ago: ‘It’s always been      spaces that measurably impact on wellbeing and
                                                                                                               productivity, wellbeing and collaboration. Hogan                                                                                                             Matching fixed-top available
important to us to stay connected to our clients and    productivity, while providing significant cost and
                                                                                                               Lovells’ new office space will reflect the firm’s        manufactured to the absolute highest quality. It is available in four standard sizes, all the
                                                                                                               corporate values and spirit, but is also a vibrant and
we have forged our path based on the working ethos      space-saving solutions.’ w
                                                                                                               dynamic environment for its people, setting the          way up to 2,600 x 1,400mm. Now, if that isn’t big enough for you, you’ll be delighted to know       Power & data friendly
                                                                                                               conditions for the firm’s continued success.’ w
MODERN MONOCHROME                                                                                                                                                       it’s available with all-round linking so that you can connect the things together and engulf
Officescape has used two of Modulyss’ carpet                Rather than opt for typical square tiles, Linsey                                                                                                                                                                Brilliantly designed in Blighty
tile designs to create a layout that pops, but that     created a modern, geometric look by cutting the                                                                 your entire vista with this triumph of a flip-top table.
also takes the brunt of life in breakout and desking    tiles into end-to-end linked triangles in the bright
areas, where spills from cups of creative fuel are      yellow of Vision, a move driven by needing to
commonplace.                                            deliver on value. ‘We had to meet the constraints
   Linsey Hart, Design Director at Officescape, tells   of our budget, but wanted to incorporate a
us: ‘We wanted to achieve a modern monochrome
look as a base design and add a few interesting
                                                        flooring feature that popped, so came up with this
                                                        design as it allowed us to cut standard tiles on-
                                                                                                                                                                        Don’t be a stranger.
focal points.’                                          site, without the need for a specialist service' w                                                              Get in touch. You never know, it could be the start of something beautiful.                             A proud part of:

22 | Mix 187 September 2018                                                                                                                                                  +44 (0)1427 677 556          info@newdesigngroup.co.uk            www.newdesigngroup.co.uk
a desk is…
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                                                                                        NORTH FACES
                  … a table that works really hard. So we called ours, ‘Worktable’.

                                                                                        Despite the fact that the thermometer has only just dipped below the unbearable, we’re (and when we say ‘we’re’,
                                                                                        what we really mean is our expert colleagues in our events division) already well underway with preparations for the
                                                                                        Mixology North Winter Ball – and, of course, awards. That includes the exciting task of selecting our awards judges.
                                                                                        As many of you will be aware, we now split our panel into two, with one set of industry experts judging the projects
                                                                                        and related awards, and the other judging the products and their related categories.
                                                                                        Here is our first Fab Four – who will be tasked with judging your projects. More judges to come next month…

                                                                                                                  Stephen Hodder, Chairman, Hodder + Partners
                                                                                                                  Stephen joined Building Design Partnership in 1981 and became a member of
                                                                                                                  the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1982. He has been in practice since
                                                                                                                  1983 and formed Hodder Associates in 1992, which won the Royal Fine Art
                                                                                                                  Commission / Sunday Times Building of the Year Award for Colne Swimming
                                                                                                                  Pool in Lancashire later that year. In 1996 Hodder Associates received the
                                                                                                                  most important award in British Architecture for a single building, the inaugural
                                                                                                                  Stirling Prize for Architecture for the Centenary Building, University of Salford.
                                                                                                                  The Practice has now won over forty major awards. He was awarded an MBE
                                                                                                                  for services to architecture in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List in 1998.

                                                                                                                                                            Samantha Addison, Director, Colliers
                                                                                                                         Samantha Addison is a Director within the Project & Building Consultancy
                                                                                                                  division at global real estate advisor, Colliers International. She has over 25 years
                                                                                                                  of Project Management experience, successfully delivering new build and fit-out
                                                                                                                     schemes for occupiers across the UK and Europe. These include corporations
                                                                                                                    such as Shell, Microsoft, Nokia Networks, and Sky. Previously, Samantha spent
                                                                                                                          two years working for Tower Eight, where she spearheaded the company
                                                                                                                          expansion into the commercial sector, winning and delivering projects for
                                                                                                                          Centrica, Whitbread and Unite. She also held positions at JLL for 18 years.

                                                                                                                  Atul Bansal, Co-Founder, Sheila Bird Group
                                                                                                                  With 30 years’ experience in interior design and fit-out, Atul takes an innovative approach
                                                                                                                  to design, which stems from an understanding of interaction and use of the workplace and
                                                                                                                  how it is directly linked to productivity and the thought generation. He hates ‘trends’ and is
                                                                                                                  passionate about breaking habits that restrict how people work. Offering truly independent
                                                                                                                  interior design advice, Atul is driven by the challenge of the brief rather than the size of the
                                                                                                                  client, therefore engaging with small start-ups through to large PLCs. Atul advises well-known
                                                                                                                  companies across the UK, including Manchester Science Partnerships, Bruntwood, Alliance,
                                                                                                                  Dentsu Aegis Networks and Patrizia. Atul has a passion for travel and architecture and is a
                                                                                                                  keen freehand sketch artist.

                                                                                                                                                             Paul Munro, Regional Director, ISG
                                                                                                                     Paul is approaching 30 years of major construction project experience. Paul

Rawside Furniture is a London-based, designer, builder and                                                             joined ISG in 2017 to lead the North West business, which carries out new
                                                                                                                  build, refurbishment and fit-out projects across the region. Recently completed
lover of the most practical office furniture on Planet Earth                                                        projects include the £13 million refurbishment of Manchester Corn Exchange
                                                                                                                      for hotel operator Roomzzz and the £39 million redevelopment of Liverpool
      Winner of the Mixology 2018 Manufacturer of the Year Award                                                         Lime Street. ISG is a global construction services company, fuelled by an
                                                                                                                    ideas-driven culture to deliver places that help people and businesses thrive.

             www.rawside.co ~ hello@rawside.co ~                      @rawside
            Studio: The Undercroft, Kennington Park, 1-3 Brixton Road, London SW9 6DE
                 Factory: The Old MOT Centre, 17 Cranmer Road, London, SW9 6EJ                                                                                                                              Mix 187 September 2018 | 25
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                                                                                                                                                                       5. Flotex by Starck                                                                                             D AVISON
                     GREAT                                                                                                                                             A collaboration between Philippe Starck and Forbo Flooring Systems, the
                                                                                                                                                                       Flotex by Starck collection challenges traditional perceptions in terms of
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       H IGHLEY

                     PHILIPPE STARCK
                                                                                                                                                                       flooring design. Thanks to advances in technology, this unique composition
                                                                                                                                                                       offers both textile elements and acoustic properties. Starck’s designs bring
                                                                                                                                                                       a human element to a technical product where the whole graphic and

                     DESIGNS                                                                                                                                           visual work is focused on developing a movement. The unique flooring, in
                                                                                                                                                                       three different designs – Vortex, Artist and Twilight – offers a multiplicity of
                                                                                                                                                                       patterns and possibilities, colours and combinations.

Renowned French creator Philippe Starck has been drawing up
unconventional ideas for the last four decades. One of the most influential
designers of the modern era, his creative vision has led to thousands
of cutting-edge interior, product, industrial and architectural projects.
Here, Forbo Flooring Systems explores seven of Starck’s most
iconic creations.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           EL

1. Kartell La Marie Chair
As the world’s first completely transparent
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          WUND E RWAL L
chair made from a single polycarbonate
mould, La Marie combines ergonomic design
with an exceptionally robust structure to
                                                                                                                                                                       6. Microsoft Optical Mouse
produce a strong, simple, lightweight and
                                                                                                                                                                       Microsoft’s first designer mouse is an innovative combination of both
shock resistant chair. Designed for use both
                                                                                                                                                                       performance and art. The stylish optical mouse features two buttons
              indoors and outdoors, the La
                                                                                                                        4. Alessi Juicy Salif Citrus Squeezer          separated by a lighted strip, a scroll wheel and a unique,
                Marie brings airiness to a
                                                                                                                        The pioneering citrus squeezer remains         curving hemisphere. The ambidextrous design
                  clean, modern space with
                                                                                                                        one of the most popular and recognisable       delivers comfort for both left and right
                   the vibrant shades adding
                                                                                                                        items from the Alessi range. The distinctive   hand users, while the aim of the
                    a pop of colour to any
                                                      3. Asahi Beer Hall                                                elongated shape of the product comes           designer mouse is to allow users
                     minimalistic scheme.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         CLOVERLEAF BLOID
                                                      Also known as the Super Dry Hall, one of Tokyo’s most notable     from an intuitive idea that came to Starck     to express their personalities
                                                      landmarks is famous for the golden ‘Asahi Flame’ on top of        while he was on holiday in Italy. Squeezing    through the products that they
                                                      the shiny black building. The unusual but striking piece of       lemon juice onto his calamari, Starck          use each and every day.
                                                      architecture is located close to Asakusa, on the east bank of     started doodling on a napkin – it was a
                                                      the Sumida River, where it is impossible to miss. The golden      lemon squeezer in the shape of a squid!
                                                      structure is said to symbolise the burning heart of Asahi Beer,   The drawing was very similar to the
                                                      with the gold leaf finish of the flame gleaming by day and        finished product and now that napkin sits      7. Sailing Yacht A
                                                      illuminating by night.                                            proudly in the Alessi museum.                  The 468ft-long vessel with three 300ft masts makes Sailing Yacht A the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          A LLSORT S
                                                                                                                                                                       largest of her kind. Worth over £360million and described as ‘the most
                                                                                                                                                                       futuristic yacht ever built’, this ultimate embodiment of German super yachts
                                                                                                                                                                       was built for the 22nd century. The ship design challenges the expectations
                                                                                                                                                                       of conventional aesthetics with unique features such as an underwater
                                                                                                                                                                       observation pod, state-of-the-art navigation systems, a helipad on the bow,
                                                                                                                                                                       garages for four vehicles and a glass hall.

                                              2. Maison Heler Metz, France
      In the heart of the newly developed Quarter de l’Amphithéâtre, Maison
        Heler Metz will be the first hotel entirely created and developed from
          the ground up. Maison Heler will be part of the Hilton Group’s Curio                                                                                                                                                                                                   Davison Highley London,
       Collection, a portfolio of nearly 50 upscale hotels handpicked for their                                                                                                                                                                                             Lower Ground Floor, The Old Brewery,
   character and personality. The unique phantasmagoric 14-storey hotel will                                                                                                                                                                                          16 Brewhouse Yard, Clerkenwell, London, EC1V 4LJ
     compromise a monolithic building topped by an 18th century traditional
       Alsatian home. The 119 guest rooms and suites are accompanied by a                                                                                                                                                                                                       www.davisonhighley.co.uk
            rooftop terrace with a garden and have views overlooking the city.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    +44 ( 0 ) 207 871 1089   I   magic@davisonhighley.co.uk

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Leadership Integrity Focus
                                                                                                                                                Ethics Family Focus Detail
Upfront |

                                                                                                                                                Design Capability Design
                              WHO PAYS FOR                                                                                                       Respect     Business             Craftsman
                              THE FREE LUNCH?
                                                                                                                                                Expert Craftsmanship Quality
                                                                                                                                                                        Collaboration          Global
                              Steve Gale asks if corporate kindness is killing the community
                                                                                                                                                                                                 Expert
                                                                                                                                                Capability Delivery Team
                              A                                                                                                                                                                           Ethics Dynamic
                                           t the beginning of August this year          But the optimism has ebbed as businesses that

                                                                                                                                                Detail Focus Family Collaboration
                                           Nellie Bowles wrote in the New York       invested to serve the mainly young workforce have

            These tech                     Times: 'The corporate campuses of the
                                           Bay Area’s technology companies have
                                                                                     struggled and failed. Restaurants, bars and markets
                                                                                     glean slim pickings from subsidised workers. It is

      companies have

                                                                                                                                                                                          Int
                              become independent fiefs with dry cleaning, gyms,      hard to compete with free.

                                                                                                                                                Craftsmanship
                              doctors, shuttle buses and bountiful free meals,          This imbalance has become a voting issue in some
      decided to leave        made by the best chefs poached from the region’s
                              famous restaurants.'
                                                                                     places to the point where Mountain View in the Bay
                                                                                     Area has granted planning permission to Facebook
                                                                                                                                                                                              Business Leadership
        their suburban
                                                                                                                                                                             Dynamic Inspi
                                In the technology sector this is common to the       on condition that it severely limits the provision of

  campuses because            point of being normal in Silicon Valley, and many      subsidised food. They have barred free meals to give
                              campuses are relocating into the city, away from       local stores a sporting chance. In San Francisco itself,

                                                                                                                                                      Collaboration
                                                                                                                                                                    Design         Leade
      their employees         the leafy suburbs. We see it now in the UK – and
                              particularly in London. The reason for these
                                                                                     a much wider ordnance has just been introduced to
                                                                                     persuade tech companies to do the same – to force           Expert
      want to be in the       benefits is partly to encourage people to spend        workers out of their subsidised or free cafeterias and
                                                                                                                                                 Delivery           Global
                                                                                                                                                Inspiration Respect Ethics Fam
                              more time at work, and partly to persuade people       onto the street into local restaurants.

city, and yet the irony       to join up and stay once enrolled.
                                Journalists usually trace the origin of the tech
                                                                                        Not all tech companies indulge. Zendesk holds
                                                                                     back and recommends local eateries, and each
 is, they come to the         free lunch to Google, and now any firm wanting         week pays a team to try out a new neighbourhood
                                                                                                                                                                          Team

                                                                                                                                                Quality Collaboration Design Fo
                                                                                     restaurant. Salesforce, one of the first and biggest
 city and are creating        to compete for talent has adopted a version of the
                              high quality food offer and other services normally    tech employers in San Francisco, has resisted

  isolated, walled-off        found in the high street. What could possibly be       subsidised cafeterias but is worried about the effect
                              wrong with such kindness?                              on recruitment.

             campuses           As a potential employee, it is hard to imagine a        On top of these rather commercial issues are

                                                                                                                                                       Integrity Capability
                                                                                                                                                                                   Dynamic
                                                                                                                                                                                 Respect
                                                                                     more spiritual questions about how desirable it is

                                                                                                                                                    Ethics
                              downside. When I discuss this with colleagues at
                                                                                     to remove so much risk from adult workers, treating

                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Busin
                              work, especially single people hovering under and

                                                                                                                                                                                  Expert
                              around 30 years old, they usually express envy and     them like school children who need looking after. The
                              would love not to pay for food, waste time finding     word 'institution' sounds a bit derogatory, but they
                                                                                     do have many institutional characteristics. A San
                                                                                                                                                Leadership

                                                                                                                                                Dynamic Inspiration
                              a gym, or cook lunches at home. However, people

                                                                                                                                                                       Quality
                              outside see real problems – and there is a growing     Francisco city supervisor put it nicely, 'These tech
                              reaction to the idea.                                  companies have decided to leave their suburban

                                                                                                                                                               We are specialist. Capabilit
                                                                                                                                                Leadership Integrity Detail F
                                In the workplace, community usually means the        campuses because their employees want to be in
                                                                                     the city, and yet the irony is, they come to the city
                              collection of employees in one location, but outside
                                                                                     and are creating isolated, walled-off campuses.'
                              it means the people you share your living space or
                                                                                     Leslie Berlin, Project Historian for the Silicon
                              town with. Now members of the greater community
                                                                                     Valley Archives at Stanford University, wonders if
                              are feeling unwanted pressure from the isolated

                                                                                                                                                Ethics Family Focus Detail
                                                                                     employees are losing out because of a reduced
                              workplace version. A regiment of several thousand
                                                                                     engagement with the city community they claim to
                              workers fed handsomely for free are not going to
                                                                                     love – and calls the campuses 'siloed monocultures'.

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                              leave the office to pay for the same on the street.
                                                                                        Most historians view the 19th century worker
                                When a campus is a long drive from the nearest
                                                                                     communities in the UK as relics of authoritarian
                              town, these perks make sense, but in a city, local
                                                                                     utopia, powered by religious and social ideals, but
                              businesses lose out. An early adopter of the inner
                                                                                     restricting freedom and choice. Can we learn from
                              city HQ in San Francisco was Twitter in 2011, and
                                                                                     these and the experiments in Silicon Valley? w

                                                                                                                                                                                         Collab
                              other big names have followed. Generous tax

                                                                                                                                                 Respect                                             Expert
                              breaks encouraged new blood to seed the area’s

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                                                                                                                                                Expert Craftsmanship Inspirat
                              run-down commercial scene, and even promote                        Steve Gale is Head of Business Intelligence
                              apartment building.                                             at M Moser Associates. SteveG@mmoser.com
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Upfront | Material Matters
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                                                                                                     In this month’s Material Matters, the team of experts at Material Lab focuses on surfaces
                                                                                                     inspired by nature and materials that bring the external environment into our interiors.
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                                                                                                                                        1. Eve Campbell
                                                                                                                                           Printed textile designer Eve Campbell captures
                                                                                                                                           the transient nature of surface and form of
                                                                                                                                           Scotland’s West Coast. Eve’s designs were
                                                                                                                                           inspired by the Scottish ‘tundra’ – with lichens
                                                                                                                                           and mosses growing on rocks and plants,
                                                                                                                                           revealing a delicate intricacy and demonstrating
                                                                                                                                           a resiliency to survive and thrive. The work
                                                                                                                                           creates surface pattern that is designed to exist in
                                                                                                                                           man-made environments and bring nature as an
                                                                                                                                           abstract form to people’s lives.
                                                                                                                                           evecampbell1@hotmail.co.uk

                                                                                                                                        2. Innerspace Cheshire
                                                                                                                                           Helping to deliver biophilic design solutions is        3
                                                                                                                                           Innerspace with its range of natural mosses.
                                                                                                                                           Made by hand in the company’s workshop
                                                                                                                                           in Cheshire, the real preserved moss can be
                                                                                                                                           adapted to different projects by adding other
                                                                                                                                           preserved plants and materials, such as bark
                                            Treehouse by                                                                                   or flowers. Another added benefit is that this
                                                                                                                                           amazing material does not need any maintenance
                                                                                                                                           or watering and won’t harbour insects or pests.
                                                                                                                                    1      www.innerspacecheshire.co.uk

 The right option whichever way you look at it                                                                                          3. Buckingham
                                                                                                                                           Inspired by the beauty of natural stone,
                                                                                                                                           Buckingham allows for stunning wall and floor
                                                                                                                                           finishes but with the durability and maintenance
                                                                                                                                           free characteristics of porcelain. The material is
                                                                                                                                           characterised with striking veins, which adds subtle
                                                                                                                                           detail to the overall aesthetic. Available in several
                                                                                                                                           sizes up to 1,200 x 1,200mm, the product is perfect
                                                                                                                                           for residential and commercial project alike.
                                                                                                                                           www.johnson-tiles.com

                                                                                                                                        4. Jessica Gray – Siam Botanicals
                                                                                                                                           Siam Botanicals is inspired by Jessica’s                4
                                                                                                                                           experiences and memories of growing up in
                                                                                                                                           Bangkok and extensively visiting the country
                                                                                                                                    2      of Thailand. The project incorporates Buddhist
                                                                                                                                           architectural geometrics and textures with the
                                                                                                                                           flora and fauna of Thailand. The luxury interior
                                                                                                                                           collection consists of striking imagery and an
                                                                                                                                           intense use of colour and scale.
                                                                                                                                           jessica.gray10@hotmail.com

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Upfront | Desert Island Desks
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DESERT ISLAND DESKS                                                                                                                                Large
                                                                                                                                                  Maglite
                               Tony Antoniou has been in the                                                                                    LED torch
                               office furniture industry since 1987,                                                                      If I am being practical then I can’t
                               founding Rainbow in 1990.                                                                                go away without one of these and I
                               He has worked with many global corporate brands and SME’s                                                 think they make the best torches.
                                                                                                                                      Well designed, so easy to hold, very
                               over the years and delivering a successful project is still as
                                                                                                                                          bright, plus they are extremely
                               exciting for him now as it was when he started.
                                                                                                                                     sturdy, so I can use it to dispatch
                               Tony believes in long term business relationships, not short
                                                                                                                                            the fish once I’ve caught
                               term profit, and the fact he has many clients who have worked                                         them – ready to go on to my
                               with him for over 18 years is testament to the fact he delivers                                         Foukou. I have tried to
                               on that promise.                                                                                         think about this!

                     My Wife                                                       B&O PLAY Beolit 15
                        I am not sure if I am allowed but my                          This is a fantastic Bluetooth speaker. It
                          wife would be my first choice without                         has such depth of sound for a relatively
                           question. I married my childhood                              small speaker. It’s so clear with great
                           sweetheart and we have been together                          bass, is totally portable and it looks
                           for 33 incredible years now. She has                          amazing. I often use this at home in
                          given me three wonderful children and                         preference to turning on the larger
                                                                                                                                                                  Kindle
                                                                                                                                                                   I love reading books, especially when
                        we’ve been through so much together.                          sound system, plus I can just carry it
                                                                                                                                                                I am away relaxing. I’m not the fastest
                     I can only really enjoy an experience or an                   into the garden. I love it!
                                                                                                                                                            reader but if I’m trapped on an island then
                    event if I am sharing it with her.
                                                                                                                                                      I’ll have plenty of time and so will need plenty
                                                                                                                                                      of books. Totally impractical to take a lorry load,
                     Foukou                                                        Pen and Paper                                                      much better to take a single Kindle, which will
                         Being half-Greek, eating is my life and                       So important to keep my sanity and being
                                                                                                                                                      provide me with loads of material. I’ll be sure to
                           a Foukou is what the Greeks use to                           able to write things down helps you
                                                                                                                                                      load up a couple of Bear Grylls books before I
                            BBQ. It’s a rite of passage that all                         feel better, whether it’s your thoughts,
                                                                                                                                                      go because they will definitely come in useful!
                            Greeks must know how to prepare a                            your feelings, drawing, making lists,
                           good charcoal BBQ – gas just doesn’t                          writing a novel, making a diary, making
                          cut it – to cook the perfect and most                         notes of things to do or things you’ve                        My tracks:
                        succulent food on it. Contrary to popular                      done, playing hangman or boxes with my                               It’s extremely difficult for anyone to
                     belief it’s not just meat we BBQ (although it                  wife – if she’s allowed on the island…and,                                  narrow down 50 years of listening to
                    is mostly!), we also use it for Haloumi, corn              of course, how can I put a message in a bottle                                     music down to just five tracks. I have
                                                                                                                                                                   spent a long time thinking about it
                    on the cob, mushrooms and fish – perfect                   without a pen and paper? Sadly, it will most likely                                  and got nowhere, so I decided to
                    for a desert Island!                                       be a plastic bottle that washes up on shore!                                          write them down quickly instead!
                                                                                                                                                                    Samuel Barber – Agnus Dei,
                     Apple iPod Mini 2nd                                          Pack of Cards                                                                     Adagio for Strings (choral version)
                      generation                                                     Even with all today's tech gadgets and                                       – Probably the most beautiful piece
                                                                                                                                                                 of music I have ever heard. Everyone
                           Beautiful piece of design and                               computer games, I never go away                                        knows the original but this piece proves
                            engineering, it’s amazing. Whilst                           without a pack of cards. They don’t                               that the human voice is the most wonderful
                            I appreciate the convenience and                            need charging, are instant and provide                        instrument on the planet – when used properly!
                            benefits of the new smartphones and                         hours of fun. It’s always better with two                     Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force –
                           tablets, I don’t like the fact you are                      or more people of course but there are                         Planet Rock – takes me back to my school
                                                                                                                                                      days.
                         always in touch and online. The iPod                         so many patience games you can play,
                     Mini holds so many songs, it can also catch                   so even if my wife’s not allowed to join me,                       Coldplay – Fix You.
                    videos, it’s extremely light and portable                  they can still occupy my time. I made a point of                       George Michael (with Mary J. Blige)
                                                                                                                                                                                                            London Showroom
                    and it’s also very reliable. I have to have                ensuring my children appreciate the joy a pack of                      – As – my favourite male singer.
                                                                                                                                                                                                            The Gallery, 21-22 Great Sutton St. EC1V 0DY
                    something to play my music on – although it                cards can bring and we are always playing card                         Sade – By Your Side – my favourite female             /
                                                                                                                                                      singer, simply amazing.                               Manufacture/Showroom
                    will have to be via a cable connection!                    games at home – not for money though!
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