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

EDIB: 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?

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.

Workplace: What is it 6-years after Covid?

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Workplace: What is it 6-years after Covid?

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

Workspace for Virgin Media O2 by SpaceInvader.

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?

EDIB: What does beyond bare minimum look like?

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.

4 views from Gensler on EDIB marking International Women's Day.

IWD: 4 views from Gensler.

Behind the Delivery: How do you balance sustainability, tenant needs & viability?

Behind the Delivery: Landsec & Fletcher Priest.

Interiors for LSE Robeson House - a home for global minds - completed by Jasper Sanders + Partners.

LSE Robeson House by Jasper Sanders + Partners.

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CPD: Colour Insights 2026/26 - Manchester

Manchester

CPD: Colour Insights 2026/26 - Manchester

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CPD: Colour Insights 2025/26 - London

London

CPD: Colour Insights 2025/26 - London

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CPD: Colour Insights 2025/26 - Glasgow

Glasgow

CPD: Colour Insights 2025/26 - Glasgow

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Monthly Book Club

Manchester

Monthly Book Club

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Acoustics reimagined

Manchester

Acoustics reimagined

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Through Their Eyes: The Dementia Experience with Karndean

Manchester

Through Their Eyes: The Dementia Experience with Karndean

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Impact Acoustic Sound Bath

London

Impact Acoustic Sound Bath

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Acoustics reimagined

London

Acoustics reimagined

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Latern making

Manchester

Latern making

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Rum & Chocolate: Pairing & Tasting Evening

Glasgow

Rum & Chocolate: Pairing & Tasting Evening

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Through Their Eyes: The Dementia Experience with Karndean

Glasgow

Through Their Eyes: The Dementia Experience with Karndean

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AI: Novelty or non-negotiable?

Manchester

AI: Novelty or non-negotiable?

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Layrd's Design and Construct Breakfast

London

Layrd's Design and Construct Breakfast

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Circular Mixer - Glasgow

Glasgow

Circular Mixer - Glasgow

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BIID CPD Event with Crown and Zentia

Glasgow

BIID CPD Event with Crown and Zentia

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AI: Sustainability champion, or insupportable?

London

AI: Sustainability champion, or insupportable?

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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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Making Matters now open at our MCR Studio.

Martyn Evans, creative director, Landsec, on authentic places, understanding people & why storytelling is everything.

Martyn Evans, creative director, Landsec.

Karndean Designflooring launches new acoustic format, bringing quiet confidence to shared residential spaces.

Karndean Designflooring: New acoustic format.

Fabric brands to explore in 2026 at Material Source Studio.

Fabric brands at Material Source Studio.

6 furniture brands to explore in 2026 at Material Source Studio Manchester.

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6 furniture brands to explore in 2026 at Material Source Studio Manchester.

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Candy colour and curves for Nodi ceramics studio & workshop by Franz Brannaschk.

Nodi ceramics studio by Franz Brannaschk.

First look: Flexible Business Interiors delivering fit out for Protector Insurance expansion.

Flexible Business Interiors x Protector Insurance.

Milliken launches actionable guide to designing a neuro-inclusive workplace.

Milliken: Guide to the neuro-inclusive workplace.

Intervallo by Hannah Drakeford Design celebrates the art of the aperitivo.

Intervallo by Hannah Drakeford Design.

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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.

Bespoke door designs and high-end office partitions by Radii for Goodwin Procter.

Radii bespoke solutions for Goodwin Procter.

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Material Source Studio Manchester

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Glasgow

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London

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