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Candy colour and curves for Nodi ceramics studio & workshop by Franz Brannaschk.

Nodi ceramics studio by Franz Brannaschk.

First look: Flexible Business Interiors delivering fit out for Protector Insurance expansion.

Flexible Business Interiors x Protector Insurance.

Milliken launches actionable guide to designing a neuro-inclusive workplace.

Milliken: Guide to the neuro-inclusive workplace.

Intervallo by Hannah Drakeford Design celebrates the art of the aperitivo.

Intervallo by Hannah Drakeford Design.

Agua provides rich, textural fabric selection for Tricorn Cafe by DP Designs.

Agua Fabrics: Tricorn Cafe by DP Designs.

Love Made Us Do It: How Sheila Bird Studio fell for 24–26 Lever Street, twice.

Love Made Us Do It: Sheila Bird on Lever Street.

Louise Emmott, founder & MD, Kingsdene on becoming Chair of WiP NW, mid-market demand, and being heard.

Interview: Louise Emmott, Kingsdene & WiP NW.

Workplace: What is it 6-years after Covid?

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Workplace: What is it 6-years after Covid?

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Parkside Architectural Tiles bolsters flexible Nesite Raised Access Flooring range.

Nesite Raised Access Flooring from Parkside.

EDIB: What does beyond bare minimum look like?

EDIB: What does beyond bare minimum look like?

Making Matters: AiM & Manchester Society of Architects bring acclaimed exhibition to our Manchester Studio.

Manchester Studio: Making Matters with AiM & MSA.

BIM-ready hardware: Consort makes a leap for construction specification.

BIM-ready hardware from Consort.

What do specifiers need to know about the ISO TS 17870-3:2023 standard for porcelain facades?

ISO TS 17870-3:2023: What should you know?

Jenny McVey, director of Ingo Interiors on re-visiting The Place for Yorkshire Housing.

Jenny McVey, Ingo Interiors on The Place, Leeds.

EDIB: Too complex, or just considerate design?

Wedge transforms quartz sand into enduring, digitally fabricated pieces of furniture.

Wedge fabricates 3D printed furniture from sand.

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Shackerley drinks & networking event

Manchester

Shackerley drinks & networking event

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SLR's Vision-led Planning Seminar

Manchester

SLR's Vision-led Planning Seminar

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Circular Mixer - Glasgow

Glasgow

Circular Mixer - Glasgow

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Monthly Book Club

Manchester

Monthly Book Club

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EDIB: Workplace saviour or some way to go?

London

EDIB: Workplace saviour or some way to go?

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Playing the Long Game in Design

London

Playing the Long Game in Design

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Manchester Architectural Walking Tour

Manchester

Manchester Architectural Walking Tour

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EDI & Belonging: Culture or place?

Glasgow

EDI & Belonging: Culture or place?

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Terrarium making for designers with Interplan & Benholm

Glasgow

Terrarium making for designers with Interplan & Benholm

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Circular Mixer - Glasgow

Glasgow

Circular Mixer - Glasgow

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AI: Novelty or non-negotiable?

Manchester

AI: Novelty or non-negotiable?

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Circular Mixer - Glasgow

Glasgow

Circular Mixer - Glasgow

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BIID CPD Day with Crown Paints & Zentia

Glasgow

BIID CPD Day with Crown Paints & Zentia

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AI: Sustainability champion, or insupportable?

London

AI: Sustainability champion, or insupportable?

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AI: Destroyer or creator?

Glasgow

AI: Destroyer or creator?

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Manchester Property: Community living – true or false?

Manchester

Manchester Property: Community living – true or false?

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Scotland Property: Retrofit revolution or evolution?

Glasgow

Scotland Property: Retrofit revolution or evolution?

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London Property: Developing places – inclusive or exclusive?

London

London Property: Developing places – inclusive or exclusive?

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Motive creates immersive brand-led workplace for Wild’s new Brixton HQ.

Wild workplace: Motive x Wild's Brixton HQ.

KI Europe launches Sebel & Sutton at Material Source Studio Manchester - the former made from 100% British post-consumer waste.

KI Europe: Sebel & Sutton.

Clay Rise balances ambitious architectural forms with a place-based material palette.

Templeton Ford debuts Clay Rise.

Ashley Taylor-Watts, director, Define Architects on the UK’s first 3D printed house, community & collective collaboration.

Ashley Taylor-Watts, director, Define Architects.

6 furniture brands to explore in 2026 at Material Source Studio Manchester.

Products

6 furniture brands to explore in 2026 at Material Source Studio Manchester.

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SpaceInvader unveils Manchester office for multinational law firm Pinsent Masons.

SpaceInvader x Pinsent Masons: No1 St Michael's.

Workspace Design Show London unveils “Connected Realities” installations.

WDS London: “Connected Realities” installations.

Undergrowth at County Hall Pottery: A material exploration into the hidden forces of the natural world.

County Hall Pottery presents Undergrowth.

Francesco Draisci, associate, Allford Hall Monaghan Morris on holistic architecture & interiors, colour, and communicating to our senses.

Interview: Francesco Draisci, associate, AHMM.

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Wedge transforms quartz sand into enduring, digitally fabricated pieces of furniture.

Wedge fabricates 3D printed furniture from sand.

Russwood's Timber & Taste event explored how materiality can support Scotland’s transition to low carbon design.

Russwood Timber & Taste event: Low carbon design.

Cigarette filters, shells, and hair extensions will all be transformed for Green Grads London.

Green Grads London: Transformation for the future.

Russwood on five things you may not know about timber cladding.

Russwood: Timber cladding.

Future Materials Library™ launches at Material Source Studio.

Future Materials Library™ launches.

Future Materials Library™: How do we define sustainability?

Future Materials Library: Defining sustainability.

Surfacing by Heather Gibson: Ceramic stoneware rooted in materiality and memory.

Surfacing by Heather Gibson, County Hall Pottery.

Graduate spotlight: Milly Vine, bio-based textile design.

Graduate spotlight: Milly Vine, bio-based design.

Bespoke door designs and high-end office partitions by Radii for Goodwin Procter.

Radii bespoke solutions for Goodwin Procter.

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