Vicaima at the forefront of décor trends for 2022

LISTEN HERE 🔊 Vicaima unveils the trends that will shape the interior design sector in 2022, reinforcing the importance of the personalisation factor in each project. The beginning of another year symbolises the closing of cycles and the beginning of... View Article

West Fraser’s CaberFloor provides a solution for all applications

LISTEN HERE 🔊 When considering flooring products for new-build or refurbishment projects, the housebuilder and specifier can be sure that West Fraser’s CaberFloor range includes the perfect solution.  Just as sound foundations are essential for any building, the right flooring system lays a good foundation... View Article

Wallpaper* design award for VitrA

LISTEN HERE 🔊 Liquid, the recently launched collaboration with Tom Dixon, receives Best Fluid Form accolade. Soft, flowing forms, generous shapes, and a radical departure from the current trend for sharp-edged geometric pieces have won prestigious design community recognition for... View Article

LWK + Partners wins four International Design Awards 2021

LWK + Partners is pleased to announce that four projects have won the 15th International Design Awards 2021, one of the industry’s most respected and well established global design awards. On receiving the prestigious award once again, LWK + Partners... View Article

Visitors flock to South East Homebuilding & Renovating Show

The South East Homebuilding & Renovating Show, held at the Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre on 15-16 January, surpassed all expectations as the first of the 2022 Homebuilding & Renovating Shows and set the benchmark for all live events... View Article

Titon Ventilations Systems gets social

LISTEN HERE 🔊 Titon’s Ventilation Systems division continues its planned growth with the timely appointment of a dedicated sales person responsible for the social housing sector. Titon Ventilation Systems identified the greater need for understanding and support in this key... View Article

Balancing act

Creating a major new performance space to help revitalise a deprived part of south east London meant a delicate balancing act for Bennetts Associates in its adaptive reuse of five historic listed buildings, with close community involvement. Roseanne Field reports... View Article

RIBA CPDs – ABC&D

Quantum Flooring is holding online CPD sessions for four RIBA Core Curriculum CPDs in February. This allows architects and specifiers to earn CPD points from their home or office. These web seminars are free to attend, and all attendees will... View Article

Environmental health

LISTEN HERE 🔊 A mental health building by Medical Architecture in north London took a simple, ‘first-principles’ design approach to providing access to external space and daylit interiors, as well as greater independence and wellness for users. James Parker reports... View Article

Explore the Beauty of Imperfection with IVC Commercial

LISTEN HERE 🔊 Inspired by the ancient Japanese aesthetic of wabi-sabi and acceptance of the imperfect and transient, Imperfection is the new sustainable carpet tile collection designed and made in Belgium by IVC Commercial. Imperfection explores the idea that beauty... View Article

Certifire approval for TECTUS Hinges

LISTEN HERE 🔊 SIMONSWERK UK is proud to announce that the TECTUS range of concealed hinges has been approved for the Warrington fire CERTIFIRE certification scheme. CERTIFIRE is an independent third-party certification scheme that assures fire protection products’ performance, quality,... View Article