March Newsletter for Interior Designers
Benholm Group
Plant and floral creations enhancing lives, spaces and events throughout the UK since 1993.
Welcome to the March edition of our monthly LinkedIn newsletter.
Every month we compile the latest the latest trends, opinion pieces and relevant industry news for busy interior designers.
We hope you'll find our newsletter interesting and inspiring. We'd love to hear your thoughts on the content we've shared, as well as what you'd like to see from us in future issues.
Got an interesting story of your own to share? Get in touch at [email protected].
NEWS + OPINION
Biophilia, Wellness & the Future of Interior Design
We recently interviewed YouTube sensation 'Space for Edit' to get her thoughts on biophilia, wellness & the future of interior design.
Click below to watch the full interview.
Meldrum House win Best Wedding Venue?
We would like to extend our congratulations to the amazing team at Meldrum House on their recent success in winning the Best Wedding Venue at the Top Tier Wedding Awards.
Four Days Is Enough
One new UK study might help convince companies that a 32-hour workweek is the way of the future. An overwhelming majority of businesses (92%) that participated said they intend to keep their four-day workweek...
Hotel Trends 2023
Shifts have emerged in how people travel, with more guests opting to combine work and leisure, enjoying group breaks or seeking cost-effective options. As these trends grow, hotels are looking at how they can adapt to appeal to these new market segments.
Emotion's Role In Designing Positive Workplace Interiors
You spend one-third of your life at work. This is enough of a reason to have your work environment be comfortable, intuitive, and well-designed as possible.
PRODUCTS, FURNITURE + FITTINGS
Soma Transforms the Hybrid Office
To accommodate an environment that routinely has employees coming in and out on varied schedules, Pair created SOMA, a locker system that defines office spaces while maximising storage.
Zuzulu - a Space Layout System by Alki
The modular system includes panels and partitions that can be combined with Alki's collections of furniture to organise open-plan spaces into individual workstations, meeting areas and breakout zones.
Balcony + Terrazza Glass Planters
Inspired by biophilia - our affinity to engage with the natural world - Balcony and Terrazza's designs are sculptural?and purposeful.?
The Loop Fountain by Lily Clark Drips With Tranquillity
It was high up in the scenic locale of Eastern Sierra where Clark first designed the Loop fountain while living and working surrounded by rock, water and forest.
TRENDS + INSPIRATION
11 Mesmerizing Structures by Shigeru Ban
Winner of the 2014 Pritzker Prize, Japanese architect Shigeru Ban gained international acclaim by using unorthodox materials such as cardboard and paper for structures.
An Office Design Inspired by a Silicone Spatula
During a visit to the company's HQ, the design team noticed bins filled with spatulas, which served as the main inspiration for the idea to mount thousands of spatulas on walls to create advertisements for their products.
6 New Eateries with Innovative Designs
Sustainable materials, algorithm-devised patterns, and sunset like lighting are some of the design-forward ingredients on the menu at these appealing new eateries.
A sweet company HQ sheltered with oversized table and chairs
Described by the practise as a "social media-friendly" building, the oversized furniture, which is thirteen times the regular scale, is modelled on furniture from Shunkado's cafe.
8 Warm, Natural Restaurant Interiors Popular on Pinterest
Restaurant interiors with natural finishes have been popular on Pinterest, including a beach club restaurant in London and a Japanese restaurant in Canada with paper lanterns.
HEALTH, WELLBEING + BIOPHILIA
Biophilia Blended with Modernist Rationalism
Between the foliage and the lighting from above, visitors get the impression of entering not an office but a greenhouse. The overall effect is bright and fluid, with an optical illusion of grids and greenery...
领英推荐
Designing healthy workplaces that foster employee happiness
The way an office makes a person feel is a strong deciding factor to whether or not they want to work there. It is vital that companies provide an environment that strives for the emotional, physical and social betterment of employees.
Exploring the Biophilic Design Trend
Biophilic designs increase occupant connectivity to the natural environment through the use of direct nature, indirect nature, and space and place conditions.
An Urban Forest as a Workplace
As the name suggests, The Spheres develops into 3 sphere-shaped buildings. At first sight, the space looks more like a botanical garden than a workplace.?
LIGHTING
The Legendary Invisible House gets decorated in Flos Lighting
The privately owned home has been available to rent for filming or events, and now it's being sold for $18 million. But if that sum isn't in your budget, read more and have a look at the monolith decked out with Flos lighting.
LedsC4 unveils new decorative lighting innovations?
The collection opens a new door for designers to create uniqueness in every setting, unlocked by diverse materials and with a multidimensional vision, from walls to ceilings, to autonomous and portable designs.
Specifying Lighting for Luxury Restaurants
When it comes to bar and restaurant design, lighting plays a critical role in influencing everything from operations and food preparation, through to guest satisfaction, length of stay and overall experience.
5 spaces that use light as a statement
From neon-lit tunnels to a Yayoi Kusama-esque installation, view this round up of five projects showcasing state-of-the-art lighting arrangements.
SUSTAINABILITY
Acoustic Tiles Made of Wood and Chocolate Waste?
The acoustic wall tiles called HexBix are pleasing in form, especially en masse, and are made from processing timber and cocoa husks.
Finding a Future for Mass Timber in Hospitality
Breakthroughs in technology often cause more problems than they solve, resulting in negative consequences like social disorder, environmental degradation, and economic marginalization...
7 design initiatives that defined sustainability in 2022
2022 has seen progressive signs of imaginative ways to shelter conscious hotel design and hospitality beyond introducing paper straws and removing disposable miniatures in the bathrooms.
The Portal Pairs Circular Waste Technology and High Design
"People are unsure what it is"..."Is it a time machine, spaceship, or a weird monolith? No one guessed there was a toilet in there. There's nothing in the world that looks anything like it".
MATERIALS, TEXTURES + COLOURS
8 bathrooms with colourful toilets and sinks
Although white toilets and basins are still the default choice, increasingly interior designers are experimenting with adding colourful sanitary ware to bathrooms.?
Hotel interiors enriched by decadent jewel tones
Plush velvet upholstery, Moroccan rugs and chinoiserie-style ottomans feature in this look book of hotel interiors that use saturated jewel colours to bridge the cap between coziness and luxury.
Colour Spotlight: Blue
Whether it be a regal-looking royal blue, the unashamedly bold electric blue, or the beautiful blue-green hybrid, teal, there's no denying that each and every version of the primary colour has an enduring appeal.
8 bakeries and patisseries that provide playful backdrops?
A steely space themed patisserie displaying chunks of meteorite and a green monochrome pastry shop with squiggly furniture feature in this look book of unusual and unique bakery interior designs.
This newsletter was lovingly curated by Nikita at Benholm.
The next edition of our newsletter is due out in March 2023. If you have any articles that you would like to submit please email: [email protected]
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