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New Tennessee Performing Arts Center by BIG extends the vibrancy of downtown Nashville.

BIG's new Tennessee Performing Arts Center.

Stuart Rogers, national operations director, Muse & board member, LandAid on shaping places that support people.

Stuart Rogers, Muse & LandAid.

What is the role of modelmaking in an increasingly digital world?

What is the role of modelmaking?

Katy Ghahremani, partner/architect, Make Architects, on EDIB principles, high-profile projects & role models in the workplace.

Katy Ghahremani, partner, Make Architects.

ILIV’s portfolio of faux leather fabrics expands with the launch of Tofino.

ILIV’s Tofino: A new faux leather fabric.

Buttress Architects, This City & Jasper Sanders + Partners collaborate on No.1 Ancoats Green.

No.1 Ancoats Green, Manchester.

A workspace fit for music copyright royalty: Motive creates brand-led headquarters for Ice Services.

Motive's brand-led headquarters for Ice Services.

Material Source Studio is a brand new exhibition venue for Clerkenwell Design Week 2026.

Inspiration

Material Source Studio is a brand new exhibition venue for Clerkenwell Design Week 2026.

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Lola Ben-Alon, assistant professor, Columbia University & director, Natural Materials Lab.

Lola Ben-Alon, director, Natural Materials Lab.

New Cundall HQ sees collaboration between SPACE, Bowmer and Kirkland & Ryder Architecture - with biophilic design by Benholm.

New Cundall HQ with biophilic design by Benholm.

Milliken’s new capsule floor tile collection The Sisal Edit draws inspiration from tactility of plant fibres.

Milliken’s floor tile collection: The Sisal Edit.

New Fred Perry flagship store in London - designed by Brinkworth - channels the music and mischief of Soho.

New Fred Perry flagship store by Brinkworth.

EDIB: What does beyond bare minimum look like in the residential sector?

Resi: What's the point in beyond bare minimum?

Highlights from Collect Art Fair 2026.

Highlights from Collect Art Fair 2026.

A faceted SureClad® SureStone® façade from Shackerley at New Garden Square.

Shackerley façade at New Garden Square.

EDI & Belonging: Culture or place?

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YOGA: Parkside x ORAC

London

YOGA: Parkside x ORAC

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BIID CPD Event with Crown and Zentia

Glasgow

BIID CPD Event with Crown and Zentia

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Pilates & Prosecco Event

Glasgow

Pilates & Prosecco Event

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Specifying Colour in Workplace Design - Glasgow

Glasgow

Specifying Colour in Workplace Design - Glasgow

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Specifying Colour in Workplace Design - Manchester

Manchester

Specifying Colour in Workplace Design - Manchester

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Specifying Colour in Workplace Design - London

London

Specifying Colour in Workplace Design - London

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The Good City: Making Space for Girls

Glasgow

The Good City: Making Space for Girls

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AI: Sustainability champion, or insupportable?

London

AI: Sustainability champion, or insupportable?

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YOGA: Parkside x Crown

London

YOGA: Parkside x Crown

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London

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Impact Acoustic - Cotton Tile Making

London

Impact Acoustic - Cotton Tile Making

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P.E.T Corner: Build Your Own Elephant

London

P.E.T Corner: Build Your Own Elephant

DROP-IN SESSION
Impact Acoustic: Morning Frequencies Breakfast

London

Impact Acoustic: Morning Frequencies Breakfast

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Terazzo Plant Pot Making

London

Terazzo Plant Pot Making

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Pastries, Pattern & Performance

London

Pastries, Pattern & Performance

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Rework - Rewear

London

Rework - Rewear

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Form Meets Function: Why Performance Fabrics Matter with AGUA Fabrics

London

Form Meets Function: Why Performance Fabrics Matter with AGUA Fabrics

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Walls That Speak: The Future of Texture, Pattern and Innovation in Interior Wallcoverings

London

Walls That Speak: The Future of Texture, Pattern and Innovation in Interior Wallcoverings

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Karndean Designflooring's new Opus collection combines slip resistance practicality with beauty of nature.

Karndean Designflooring's new Opus collection.

EDIB: Workplace saviour or some way to go?

EDIB: Workplace saviour or some way to go?

Designing for Difference: From classrooms to offices, KI considers neurodiversity in every design.

KI: Designing for Difference.

SpaceInvader's workplace scheme for Virgin Media O2 balances vibrancy with variety to support congregation and calm.

Workspace for Virgin Media O2 by SpaceInvader.

40 Views on supporting Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging through inclusive design.

Insight

40 Views on supporting Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging through inclusive design.

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Matthew Burl, director, Buttress Architects on being B Corp - and why it matters.

Matthew Burl, director, Buttress Architects.

EDIB: What does beyond bare minimum look like in hospitality settings?

Hospitality: What's beyond bare minimum?

Exceptional experience: Basha Franklin crafts scheme for Myo with tailored glazed partition package from Radii.

Radii collaborates with Basha Franklin for Myo.

Colour psychology in practice: Designing inclusive commercial environments.

Crown Paints: Colour psychology in practice.

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Exceptional experience: Basha Franklin crafts scheme for Myo with tailored glazed partition package from Radii.

Radii collaborates with Basha Franklin for Myo.

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.

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