• B3 Designers on restaurant and bar design

    Pamela Buxton talks bars and restaurants with Mark Bithrey, of B3 Designers.

  • Justin Hardy on designing for Jamie Oliver

    Since 2009 Justin Hardy has been director of design & developments at Jamie Oliver Restaurants. He has overseen the design and roll-out of many brands including Jamie’s Italian, Trattoria, Diner, Barbecoa, and Union Jack.

  • Bringing Skills to Market

    Veronica Simpson hangs out with The Decorators – agents of change and placemaking – and finds inventiveness by the fistful.

  • Marc Sadler - profile

    A self-professed ‘citizen of the world’, inventive designer Marc Sadler tells Emily Martin how a skiing accident started him off in sports footwear, leading on to kitchens, lighting, furniture and other adventures...

  • A step beyond - the new breed of iconic hotels and holiday lets

    Once the icons of hospitality were ancient palaces and mansions festooned with expensive fabrics and fixtures, redolent of past glories. Meet the new breed of iconic hotels and holiday lets – ultra-modern expressions of light and materiality, rich in their sense of place. Veronica Simpson celebrates heritage tourism, 21st-century style.

  • Dean Street Express, London, by Penson

    An exemplar for future NHS walk-in clinics has been established in Soho by Penson, using the historic location as an inspiration for its engaging interiors

  • Lawrence Chiles – interview

    Lawrence Chiles is head of design and digital media at the Royal Museums Greenwich. He heads a team of 20, working with internal and external designers on exhibition and programming projects, reports Pamela Buxton.

  • Hôtel Vernet, Paris, by François Champsaur

    This gem of Haussmann style has been subjected to a revamp by François Champsaur, introducing it to the 21st-century while nuturing its architectural heritage.

  • European office furniture markets a natural target for overseas exporters

    Top 100 list of suppliers will help Americans form strategy, says John Sacks, managing partner at JSA Consultancy Services

  • Exmouth House offices, London, by Orms

    Creative collaborations have added neon lights and graffiti art to a former textiles warehouse transformed into a centre for creative businesses and start-ups.