Material Source

✨ Please note, our Glasgow Studio will be closed for some exciting updates this Monday 11 November. Normal service will resume on Tuesday - when we look forward to welcoming you for what's new! In the meantime, check out our What's On page for all upcoming events: https://ow.ly/Ke5o50U2XpN. Have a great weekend ✨

It’s no accident that Simon Millington's studio is named Incognito. When you visit its website, you will find a cryptic series of messages. And that’s no accident either. Its inception wasn’t accompanied by fanfare. It served a purpose, and a way, for Simon – now entering his 25th year in the industry – to take charge of his future. In this week's exclusive, honest, and very candid chat, Simon takes us back to the beginning. From his first foray into design in 1999, to the ups and downs of running a studio, via secretary pools, social media, credit crunches, regulation changes, and eventual burnout, to assembling a stellar team with a bright future ahead. You don't want to miss this. Click here, and strap in: https://ow.ly/o7mB50U2blZ 📸 Pip Rustage

This week's instalment of The Edit features: ➡️ Jasper Sanders + Partners' interior, 16-18 Potterrow, Edinburgh, for client Curlew Capital & with ADP Architecture & Sharkey ➡️ Light Forms Ltd illuminates Krispy Kreme UK & IRE’s iconic London store ➡️ Modus injects bright burst of futuristic multicolour into workplace scheme for Huckletree ➡️ How it’s made: Factory tour at Forbo Flooring Systems, Telford, to celebrate 100-years of Nuway ➡️ Grestec Tiles introduces Kakam 2.0: A new porcelain mosaic tile collection ➡️ Newhey Carpets Limited inspired by rich industrial heritage of Grade II listed Sevendale House for bespoke rug designs ➡️ Crosswater UK & Burlington share latest collections for stylish and safe washroom settings ➡️ Join us for Community - a two-day festival at Material Source Manchester ➡️ What's On at Material Source Manchester & Glasgow in the festive run-up #interiordesign #builtenvironment #architecture #events #manchester #glasgow #materialsource #materialsourcestudio

British audio pioneer KEF launches flagship Music Gallery on London's Great Portland Street, with interiors by Conran and Partners: https://ow.ly/2UOs50TX5zV #music #retail #experience

"We have to find answers - and the people to find them are creative people" - said Martyn Evans Hon FRIBA, creative director, LandsecU+I at this morning's Design Debates: Making money or changing the system? at Design Council's Design for Planet festival. For this 4th edition of the event, which brings together delegates in person and online to converse around the crucial role design plays in creating a more sustainable planet, Manchester School of Art hosted. And to say the talks and discussions were inspirational would be an understatement. We'll be sharing an article with our highlights, but in the meantime, here are some of the comments we found particularly thought-provoking: 📢 "We must reframe how we think about 'new'. It should be better, not new." - Minnie Moll, chief executive, Design Council 📢 "Designing for planet means building for public transport." - Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester 📢 "We should only make stuff from materials we understand the provenance and performance of." - Patrick Grant, founder, Community Clothing 📢 "There is power in our supply chains." - Tanya Popeau, director, Synthesis 📢 "Sustainability needs storytelling - not dry reports." - James Vaccaro, CEO, RePattern Huge thanks to Design Council and to Manchester School of Art, Martyn Evans FRSA #sustainability #design #designcouncil

Manalo & White combines fun and function for iQ East Court amenities - inspired by historic streets of Mile End, London: https://ow.ly/VWno50TX0sa 📸 Marcus Quigley Studio #PBSA #commercialinteriors #london

Travel with us to Material Source in Manchester. This place is design heaven! Endless materials, products and furniture to explore. Feeling inspired and ready to bring new ideas to our projects. #commercialinteriordesign #designinspiration #innovation

Ege Carpets UK launches ReForm Memory: A human-centred carpet design that promotes wellbeing - https://ow.ly/Rklr50TX59b #carpet #flooring #wellbeing

Taking important steps towards a circular economy, Pretty Plastic has renovated Tongelreep National Swimming Centre using innovative and sustainable tiles for cladding, made from 100% recycled PVC. Discover more about this inventive project, here: https://ow.ly/bKB650TVn6R Designed by Slangen + Koenis Architecten and with no fewer than 30,800 tiles spread over 1,400 m2, it marks a new milestone in sustainable architecture. 📸 Photography credit: Maarten van Apeldoorn Fotografie #circulardesign #recycled #sustainability #construction

sarah de freitas is one third of Manchester-based architecture and design practice, AXI. In partnership with Alex Brooks and Freddie Evans, Sarah built the studio to offer a full service to clients in the commercial, hospitality, retail and healthcare sectors. And what began as a team of three, six-years ago, has now expanded to nine, working out of a HQ on Mosley Street. In this week's interview, we chat to Sarah about everything from embracing AI to seeing a positive change in relation to value engineering, via AXI's latest studio activity. Read the piece here ➡️ https://ow.ly/iLtp50TVzzm #interiordesign #workplace #AI #technology #EDI