Located in Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour, Elise Som prides itself on being an ethically-responsible, cruelty-free and eco-conscious practice while still upholding the luxury in its products. Here Interior and Furniture Designer, Elise Som, talks about the inspiration behind the company’s recently-launched technologically compatible, modular stool collection.

Here Furniture Designer, Michael Northcroft, talks Inex through the company’s most recent dining room project in London’s affluent Mayfair area and looks at current dining trends within the UK.

Marcus Orchard, Managing Director at The Radiator Company, offers his top tips and advice on choosing the right heating solution.

When one of Harrogate’s most iconic hotels and resorts embarked on a new £9.5m spa project, it turned to Yorkshire companies Enjoy Design, Horsley and Feather and tile specialist Ceramique Internationale to deliver a sophisticated facility, which reflects the spa town’s heritage.

Entering the bathroom sector in 1984, as a specialised company in plumbing and installation systems planning, CEA (Centro Energie Alternative) naturally moved into the design sector in 2007 launching the culture of steel, the material that has become synonymous with high-end quality.

MCM began working with Bird & Bird in 2012 when it began developing a forward-looking property strategy for its London accommodation based on the expiry of several lease obligations in 2016. Split across three buildings, Bird & Bird wanted to consolidate into one London base and appointed MCM to undertake due-diligence to help with its building selection process.

With the sun starting to show its face and more people taking to the outdoors, hospitality establishments are seeing their outdoor areas busier than ever. So, it is important to provide customers with comfortable, stylish and durable outdoor furniture that captures the aesthetics of the space as well as being practical and functional, says Liam O’Donnell, Director of Valdivian Furniture.

Nigel Stansfield, President at Interface EMEA, explains how recycling and reclaiming interior furnishings is crucial to help us achieve a more sustainable built environment.

Alix Lawson and Charlotte Robb met when they were studying interior architecture and interior design under the venerable Mrs Duncan at the Inchbald School of Design, London. Both designers’ upbringings had been steeped in design and architectural influences and, after training, they went to work in these fields.

In 2016, SODA Architects was invited to design CUPONE, a coffee shop located at BMW China’s HQ by the lobby of Gateway Plaza – a commercial development near Beijing’s embassy district. CUPONE extends from an angle of the building’s lobby towards an outdoor terrace with an indoor area connecting both sections. To integrate these features, SODA selected a ‘mountains and rivers’ theme for the overall project.