Interview with Simone Suss, Studio Suss

Like many interior design studios, Studio Suss promise to create amazing spaces that “never compromise on comfort, functionality and style” and whilst the latter in particular gives their work a unique character, it’s another core value of the team that makes them stand out even further from the crowd.

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Jim Biddulph
Milan Material Discoveries 2023/2

While materials have always played a central role in the process of designing and constructing our built environments, their significance has perhaps never been so underscored than what we have witnessed over the past decade or so.

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Interview with Wesley Meyer, FRA Creative

Wayfinding is a regular experience in all of our lives and indeed an integral part of design, although arguably an area of the discipline that is generally overlooked. But a closer look at the portfolio of a design practice such as f.r.a. Creative quickly highlights that there is a lot more to the sector than first meets the eye.

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Jim Biddulph
Milan Material Discoveries 2023/1

While the Salone at Milan Design Week may have not have truly delivered in pushing the industry agenda forward - not least in terms of sustainability practices - there were still many innovative material developments to be discovered that push the ballot a little further.

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Jim Biddulph
Interview with Ben Channon, Ekkist

Discussions around mental health have increased over the last decade, not least as a result of the pandemic. That collective experience of hardship, which put a strain on our physical, social, and mental well-being, has inadvertently raised awareness and perhaps even empathy regarding an area of health that was often overlooked and even shunned by many.

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Jim Biddulph
Robots That Build, with Humans

Robots and AI don’t always get the best rap, not least in the world of cinema. From the sentient HAL 9000 computer to the misunderstood Robby the Robot, and right through to the destructive force of the Terminator, we have often imaginatively shown them in a negative light.

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Jim Biddulph
Radical Enough

At the beginning of a new year, we’re always reminded that things come and then go. Whilst trade shows and exhibitions themselves are back to the cycle and ever-moving flow of pre-pandemic times, the designers and work on show continue to be relevant. Dutch Design Week is one of the standout events in the annual calendar of major design exhibitions because of the vast array of both experimental and off-the-shelf design solutions on display. 

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Interview with Helen Leask, Leask Architecture

Whether it’s large-scale commercial projects or intimate residential properties, an architect's work in shaping the look and feel of a building is paramount. Invariably there is far more to the process than meets the eye, which is perhaps a sign of a successful outcome, something that Helen Leask knows all too well.

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Jim Biddulph
Carbon Capture Engineered from Nature

There has undoubtedly been a move toward more sustainable practices as well as connecting more directly with nature - or at least plenty of discussion around the subjects - but what is actually happening in the world of design?

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Interview with Material Cultures

Material Cultures combine design, practical research and action to develop, refine and champion natural, low-carbon construction materials and methods, including prototypical designs for regenerative, zero-carbon housing, employing natural, UK-sourced materials.

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Interview with Field Day Studio

For design duo Jess Gibbons and Kat Turner, finding the balance of warmth and style in interior design has become a calling card for their London-based practice Field Day Studio. I interviewed them to find out how they manage to consistently deliver stunning projects for their clients.

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Jim Biddulph
A Promotion for Reduction

The journey to “net zero” is a complicated but essential one and one that encompasses many angles, not just decarbonising. Whilst not entirely to blame for the existing issues, as an industry, design must play a key role in altering the ways in which we manufacture, transport, apply and use our materials and products.

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Interview with Iain Monteith, Loader Monteith

Developing a relationship between practice and education is a bedrock of architecture as a profession. But whilst RIBA’s CPD curriculum is designed to keep things fresh for practicing architects through informative talks, Iain Monteith of Loader Monteith Architects took a slightly more unique, and involved, approach to expanding his architectural knowledge. 

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