Read Mix Interiors issue 232
The latest issue of Mix Interiors is out now, highlighting pioneering, risk-taking design and fresh new concepts.
This year as park of Clerkenwell Design Week’s ‘Conversations at Clerkenwell’ I sat down with Harry Handelsman, founder and CEO of Manhattan Loft Corporation. He’s made his name as someone who swings big but, as an industry, we’re sometimes more than a little risk averse. With money, time and client relationships on the line, the tried-and-tested path is the one frequently taken. Yet true innovation often lies along the uncharted route – ripe with possibility and discovery, but also fraught with dangers and the challenges of the unexpected. Failure is possible, but the successes shape and reshape our design landscape.
This issue features more than a few risk takers and rule breakers, as well as those championing fresh concepts. We speak to WeWantMore’s Ruud Belmans, whose work with McDonalds bridges the gap between creativity and sustainability, as well as BradyWilliams co-founder Shayne Brady, who has felt the benefit of taking chances – in life as well as work. We venture to Paris, where M Moser’s ‘living lab’ is not only a working studio, but a pioneering, adaptable testbed of ideas. Launched a year ago, we return to explore what has worked in practice and what lessons have been learnt along the way. In Liverpool, we survey a SODA Studio-designed co-living project, where a former office block has been boldly repurposed. At W Edinburgh, we uncover a vibrant new hotel with visionary architecture; at Hawkins/Brown’s recently unveiled HQ, see how the practice is test-driving innovative design principles; and at The Emory, an all-suite stay in London, see what a ‘collective’ approach could mean for design, with multiple interiors heavyweights devising spaces under one roof.
Similarly, our Mix Roundtable discussions are both centred on brave new notions: with modulyss, talking the future of design and creating spaces for the next generation, while with Specialist Group, asking if modularity could deliver more sustainable, future-proofed environments.
Enjoy,
Harry McKinley
Managing Editor
Mix Interiors
The Cover
M Moser leverages technology to record data, enhancing user experience and supporting its commitment to goals like net-zero workplaces. For this artwork, the team considered the Bisley product range – its use, form, materiality and colour – and how these elements affect user experience. This prompted them to examine occupancy data collected from their Paris living lab across a month. Inspired by the geometric, gridded forms and bold colour washes of the Bisley products, M Moser created a generative 3D art piece driven by its dataset in Touch Designer.
Bisley has revealed three new colours that have been introduced to its extensive paint palette this year – Marine Green, Berry Natural Canvas. As seen on the front cover of this issue of Mix magazine, Marine Green and Natural Canvas have been meticulously selected for their emerging popularity and to fill gaps in the brand’s colour portfolio. When used alone or together, Marine Green and Berry make a bold statement and impact, while the restrained and elegant Natural Canvas is designed for longevity.
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