• A new and unique take on luxury hotels in London

    London is offering a new and unique take on luxury with a new generation of hotels.

  • Public Image: designing public spaces

    The presence of parks, piazzas and gardens reveals the humane, interactive heart of our cities. They alone turn office, leisure and residential developments into neighborhoods. But when the public sector is relying on private-sector cash to fund these urban oases, do we get the kind of space the public wants?

  • Lynn Jones - interview

    So why did Dr Lynn Jones, now head of furniture at Buckinghamshire New University in the historic furniture town of High Wycombe, chose to continue studying despite having two job offers made during her graduate show?

  • Istanbul Design Biennale 2014

    This month welcomes the second Istanbul Design Biennial. Organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts, which has appointed Zoë Ryan – chair and curator of architecture and design at the Art Institute of Chicago – as curator.

  • A staned glass window inspired by bloodletting

    Gareth Gardner is looking through the blood-letting-inspired window...

  • Workplace design for the senses

    Subtly appealing to the five senses can have unconscious benefits for business, but a good intuitive support team can add a sixth sense into the equation...

  • Are offices a waste of space and time?

    Resources are being wasted by restricting office hours, and workers prefer a virtual environment, research shows.

  • One to watch - AWAA

    Three multitalented Norwegians are collectively the furniture design outfit AWAA.

  • Workplace design - three of the best new projects

    Three case studies show how a move to a new location, going hand-in-hand with creative planning and design, has given a real boost to the businesses’ staff.

  • Hansgrohe: sustainability is not a policy - it's a way of life

    What sustainability means for brassware and showering manufacturer Hansgrohe: It’s not a policy, more a way of life... says CEO Martin Mongan