The importance of wellbeing in our society today will inevitably include the topic of sleep. Interior design plays an important role in creating a sleep conducive environment, that is inevitably challenged by external pollutants, more so within a fast paced city. And it this exact topic, “The Healthy City: Sleep and the City”, that was discussed at the Global Design Forum as part of the London Design Festival 2024. 

Meeting a brief and assessing the success of a design, the 2024 Workspace Design Show hosts a stage talk exploring ways to create and ensure the ultimate employee experience is achieved.

The move to entice and lure employees from the comforts of their home and back into the workplace have turned to the ‘hotelification’ of offices in recent years post Covid19. Panel speakers at the 2024 Workspace Design Show delved into the considerations behind reinventing office designs.

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The influences of fashion in hotel design were discussed at the 2024 Surface Design stage talk, as panel speakers explore design considerations ranging from hotel operations and staff uniform to interior architecture.

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The power of knowledge sharing when talking to industry professionals in a more intimate setting, and the inspiration from meeting the best of the best at the 2023 FX Awards evening.

Natural light has a profound impact on our circadian rhythm and psychology, and its effects can be recreated with artificial lighting design. With this in mind, user wellbeing and the design challenges of workspace lighting was explored by the Light23 stage talk “Designing for Healthy Office Spaces”.

Demonstrating the convergence between hotel and workplace designs, panelists discussed the topic “Nomadland: How can hotels prepare for the future of work?” at the 2023 HIX stage talk.

An evening with Dulux Trade and and Allermuir on the topic “Wellbeing, Sustainability & Colour”, with panel speakers exploring colour psychology and its use in design.

Decorex 2023 stage talk addresses the most spoken about topic in the design industry: Sustainability - with the question posed to panel speakers “Responsibility in Design: What Does It Mean?”.

London Design Fair 2023 sets the stage for a panel discussion on the topic “Does varied experience and diverse backgrounds positively impact design?”.

Open House Festival 2023 gave us an opportunity to explore how some architecture and design firms have created their own workplace to represent their brand image and values.

Changing Careers: Entering the interior design industry as a mature graduate.