Read Mix Interiors issue #224

Dear Mix readers,

We’ve traversed the strange hinterland that is January. Resolutions are already broken and gym memberships discarded. Still, there’s a sense of change; of shifting sands.

One, is the pivot in interest from the capital to England’s north – where Manchester has been steadily gaining steam as the UK’s second most important creative, cultural and economic hub. The imagination seen here is evidenced in this issue’s case studies, one a 1960s conference centre turned slick music venue, another a BTR project that aims to recontextualise city living.

Ways of doing things are also in flux. That’s manifesting in brave, pioneering design choices, including The Office’s Group’s new Black & White Building – another of this issue’s boundary-pushing projects. We also speak to two women who have consistently led the charge when it comes to redefining what great looks like – renowned restaurant designer, Afroditi Krassa and TOG’s Katrina Larkin. Separately, tp bennett’s Leigh Dimelow posits his greatest lessons, in our newly introduced Things I’ve Learnt piece; while Gensler’s Collin Burry demonstrates why some items will always have appeal, in the equally new Height of Design. So while I can’t guarantee you’ll ever use that gym membership again, I can be certain there is something for you in these pages. Happy reading.

Enjoy,

Harry McKinley
Managing Editor
Mix Interiors

Inspired by the sculptor Carl Andre, dMFK and UNILIN collaborated to create this issue’s cover, by tessellating, rotating and extruding simple shaped blocks, using contrasting wood grain panels supplied by the manufacturer.

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