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Inspiration

Our inspiration section encapsulates that feeling of enthusiasm that we all get from new ideas, insight, and creativity. Whether it's interviewing the most exciting and knowledgable industry experts, reviewing an event, taking a tour, or offering design inspiration through one of our monthly mood boards, this section delivers innovative thoughts and ideas for the workspace, hospitality, public, healthcare, education, and residential sectors.

Aurore Baulier, founder, Atelier Baulier, on Passivhaus in practice and the power of retrofit.
Stuart Rogers, national operations director, Muse & board member, LandAid on shaping places that support people.
Katy Ghahremani, partner/architect, Make Architects, on EDIB principles, high-profile projects & role models in the workplace.
Material Source Studio is a brand new exhibition venue for Clerkenwell Design Week 2026.
Lola Ben-Alon, assistant professor, Columbia University & director, Natural Materials Lab.
Highlights from Collect Art Fair 2026.
Matthew Burl, director, Buttress Architects on being B Corp - and why it matters.
Martyn Evans, creative director, Landsec, on authentic places, understanding people & why storytelling is everything.
Louise Emmott, founder & MD, Kingsdene on becoming Chair of WiP NW, mid-market demand, and being heard.
Making Matters: AiM & Manchester Society of Architects bring acclaimed exhibition to our Manchester Studio.
Ashley Taylor-Watts, director, Define Architects on the UK’s first 3D printed house, community & collective collaboration.
Workspace Design Show London unveils “Connected Realities” installations.
Undergrowth at County Hall Pottery: A material exploration into the hidden forces of the natural world.
Francesco Draisci, associate, Allford Hall Monaghan Morris on holistic architecture & interiors, colour, and communicating to our senses.
Meet the maker: Korean folklore inspired ceramicist, Jihyun Kim.
Garden Futures at V&A Dundee traces the past and future of garden design.
Code & Craft: Inside the new frontier of computational craft.
Material Source Studio community raises almost £10k for local charities.
'Open Monuments' at the Design Museum: A living landscape of interaction, performance and material encounter.