May/June 2024
CONTENTS
REPORTER 015 Reporter Celebrating 200 years of the National Gallery 016 The Business The latest news and pictures from the design sector 020 Top Ten The best new products to come to market 022 Diary The pick of the events coming up over the next few months 024 One to Watch Margit Argus – an architect and founder of Studio Argus 026 Profile Last year, jewellery designer Gail Klevan teamed up with her son to launch GK Style
PROJECTS 030 A-nrd Studio / Kolae, London The interior of this bar and grill draws inspiration from details found in the charm of Old Town Bangkok and the stilt houses seen in north-western Thailand
036 Ekho Studio / Enso, Essex A new-build amenity space for students that promotes relaxation, well-being and social interaction, while also being an environmentally low-impact design 040 LOM Architecture and Design / Natwest HQ, London The transformation of the bank’s head office set out to radically improve space, facilities and sustainability, while focusing on layouts that facilitate collaboration and promote well-being
FEATURES 044 Brief Encounters Veronica Simpson takes a lesson in eco-chic for a co-working office at London’s County Hall 048 Radical Thinking James Burke from Acrylicize reveals who and what has inspired him on his creative journey 052 Client File Roger Mann, who co-founded Casson Mann in 1984, shares ten things he’s learned from a career in design 058 Brief Encounters A report on The Royal Academy’s show Entangled Pasts: Art, Colonialism and Change
084 Art Fairs Exploring the role of the fair and those, such as Tom Postma, that design them in the context of an art business that has endured a difficult period 095 Schools As austerity and short-sighted governments extinguish opportunities for creative participation, some resourceful individuals and institutions have found ways to open up access for all 106 AI Kay Hill looks at what artificial intelligence can do, who is using it, and where this technology might lead
FOCUS 062 Flooring An array of projects and products, plus we ask, what does the future hold for the floor beneath our feet?
TECH SPEC 117 Light + Tech Jill Entwistle reports on two fabulous examples of coloured lighting, and looks at (or should that be ‘through’?) several transparent solutions…
BACK PAGE 138 If Only… resorts had portable Zeppelins to take us to remote suites…
Designed by Michele Groppi, Vis à Vis reinterprets Groppi’s first portable lamp, TeTaTeT, ten years on. It is a LED rechargeable product and features a transparent stem
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