Mix Interiors Issue 224

Contents

u pfront News and highlights from the world of commercial interior design t h I ngs I’ ve L earnt

Five workplace takeaways from tp bennett’s principal director, Leigh Dimelow h e I ght of D es I gn

Gensler’s Collin Burry on how the item that shaped his approach to design p ara D ox I ca LLy s peak I ng

Neil Usher on workplace ‘warts and all’

I n c onversat I on W I th : a fro DI t I k rassa

Restaurant designer Afroditi Krassa on why simplicity is a sign of confidence

I n c onversat I on W I th : k atr I na L ark I n

Katrina Larkin discusses how the world of festivals underpinned her success at The Office Group t he a sk

Tina Norden on how to stampede the barriers facing A&D, even if it means starting small c ase s tu Dy : t he B L ack & W h I te B u ILDI ng , L on D on TOG creates a sustainable landmark office in Shoreditch out of mass-timber case stuDy: getty Images, LonDon Interior design and architecture practice Bluebottle draw upon early colour film photography at Getty Images c ase s tu Dy : n e W c entury , m anchester

Our Mixology North22 Bar & Leisure winners give us a look around their latest music venue and dining destination c ase s tu Dy : c am B r ID ge I nst I tute of s usta I na BILI ty L ea D ersh I p , c am B r ID ge

Eve Waldron Design create a new home for the university’s business, government and academia cohort c ase s tu Dy : m ea D oWs ID e , m anchester

A new co-living space designed by JOLIE provides numerous tenure options for citydwellers p os I t I ve I mpact Founding member of Greenpeace Sweden and Head of Sustainability at BOLON, Håkan Nordin, discusses why sustainability is a journey, not a destination. c reat I ve t h I nk I ng

Steve Gale on why the future of our cities depends on the behaviour of workspace tenants t he y ear a hea D

A look towards 2023’s incoming events and eagerly awaited projects t he g L o Ba L p erspect I ve Mix’s Managing Editor, Harry McKinley, on the importance of in-person interaction p roperty

Why the days of the big office floorplate is dead, and what this means for Manchester m ater I a L m atters

Design, craft and architecture writer and podcaster, Grant Gibson, shares his four go-to materials

I nnovat I ve m ater I a L s

Cocoboard, a visionary coconut-based panel, takes the spotlight this week as our Innovative Material t he f I na L W or D

Mike Walley on the sense of urgency for highquality, people-retaining workspaces