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Our inspiration section encapsulates that feeling of enthusiasm that we all get from new ideas, insight, and creativity. Whether it's interviewing the most exciting and knowledgable industry experts, reviewing an event, taking a tour, or offering design inspiration through one of our monthly mood boards, this section delivers innovative thoughts and ideas for the workspace, hospitality, public, healthcare, education, and residential sectors.

Plasticiet furniture pieces crafted in collaboration with Jil Sander feature at Dutch Design Week 2025.
Craft in colour: Forbo’s Furniture Linoleum in Soft Lilac frames HOW&WOW at Dutch Design Week 2025.
Workspace Design Show opens in Amsterdam next week (5-6 November) with a sensory theme.
Dominic Dugan, group creative director at Oktra, on experience, what makes a good client & working with what you’ve got.
Stacey Hunter, curator of HARVEST: A celebration of Scottish craft.
Colour Edit: Crown Paints identifies Sage Green as defining interior palettes for 25/26.
Green Grads - a platform for planet healing design - heads to Manchester & London.
First look: Material Source Studio London.
Material Matters opens at new venue Space House for LDF.
Reconstructing value at LDF25: Surface Matter recycles £2.5M in banknotes with the Bank of England.
Sanj Dip-Matadeen, director of people & culture, Buttress, on B Corp, being employee-owned, and why EDIB isn't an add on.
Danny Campbell, architect, presenter & founder of HOKO Design, on AI optimisation & putting homeowners at a project’s heart.
Graduate spotlight: Paola Barreca, Rooted in Clay.
Peter Kerr, director, Cameron Kerr, on building bots, innovative integration, and the end of entry level as we know it.
Workspace Design Show Amsterdam explores Activate the Senses theme.