January/February 2025
CONTENTS
REPORTER 013 Reporter The Workspace Design Show brings together the UK’s workplace interiors community to network and discover the future of workspaces 014 The Business The latest news from the design sector 018 Top Ten The best new products to come to market 021 Diary The pick of the events coming up over the next few months 022 One to Watch Tamart, a new British brand dedicated to preserving the legacy of Tamar de Shalit and Arthur Goldreich 024 Profile Bob King, the founder and CEO of Humanscale, discusses the history of the Freedom Chair 028 Talking Points BW: Workplace Experts charts how interior fit-out styles have evolved, while WILL+Partners looks at the future of work and designing connections for tomorrow’s workplace
PROJECTS 032 Lom Architecture and Design / Unity Place, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire Santander UK’s head office has been designed to consolidate its 6,000-strong workforce into a single site and provide a welcoming space for the public 038 Manalo & White / Heathlands School, St Albans, Hertfordshire A sign-language school has unveiled a new building that has been custom-designed to meet the needs of deaf students
042 Kasawoo / Loom Club, Islington, London A new members’ club enlisted a London-based design studio to deliver the architectural and interior design scope
FEATURES 046 Brief Encounters An inspirational blend of exhibition programme, architecture and intention makes the Centro Botin in Santander a model of harbourfront cultural regeneration worth following 048 Brief Encounters It is hard to bring a landscape to life in a gallery, but a new exhibition about Dartmoor and its impact on local contemporary artists proves both surprising and enriching too 066 FX Panel FX invited a panel of experts from across architecture and design to reflect on the complexities of designing to meet individual needs across offices, leisure, hospitality and retail spaces
074 Turku Since being the European Capital of Culture in 2011, Turku’s spirit of civic and cultural ambition demonstrate a desire to give its more famous peer, Helsinki, a run for its money 082 The High Street From beautiful, interactive billboards to department stores filled with vintage treasures or vibrant co-working spaces, physical retail is far from dead. With the help of innovative and inspiring designers, the high street is proving more resilient than at first feared 094 Lidos Being immersed in cold water is some people’s heaven and other people’s hell – but outdoor swimming is undoubtedly enjoying a revival, with architects across the UK busy restoring historic lidos and developing new ones
FOCUS 051 Surfaces The wonders of collage, the latest creations to join the design palette, and several projects are all featured in this issue
TECH SPEC 105 Light + Tech Jill Entwistle reports on the 2024 FX lighting award winners and Awards of Excellence recipients at the 2024 IALD Awards
BACK PAGE 122 If Only… we had a machine to make us forget the monotony of our daily surroundings
This image Stiff + Trevillion unveiled the new look Arding & Hobbs last year – see The High Street
