Queen Mary’s Hospital Collaborative Wall Graphic
Having previously worked with Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust on the design for their new Acorns Children’s Center, we recognised the value of a co-design workshop in delivering an inclusive, collaborative wall graphic. The aim for the workshop was to work alongside staff and service users from Adults with Learning Disabilities(ALD) to develop an artwork that could provide a positive focal point in the waiting area.
A photographic competition captured the attention of many and provided the perfect starting point for the design. We believe less is more when it comes to a successful workshop which is why we chose to break the workshop into three simple components; painting, cutting and collaging. Layer by layer, service users worked together to create the essence of the photograph building in depth, perspective and texture. We wanted everyone involved to feel empowered to think like artists and designers and be confident they had all had an important part to play.
Paths and pattern
This floor design is a great idea to create a calming focal point for large atriums. 
Redefining the hotel experience
The Swiss hotel by Null Stern has been designed to ‘put the guest at the centre of the hotel experience and to focus on the intangible by reducing everything else to the minimum.’
Autumn Newsletter
From sand counters in Lyme Regis to sky apertures in London – discover what we’ve been up to lately…
Material musings
A winning combination by design studio Softroom of light timber cladding, grey wool upholstery, brass detailing and leafy privacy screens.
How can digital fabrication enhance traditional craftsmanship?
Using CNC machines to reproduce a one-thousand-year-old style of Japanese joinery.
Danish dining
As strong advocates of reclaimed and recycled materials, this Danish restaurant designed by Genbyg ticks a lot of boxes. Whether it’s the re purposed windows slotted together to create a large central plant filled greenhouse, the shelves behind the bar made from file drawers salvaged from Denmark’s National Museum or the lamps formed using old milk cans, we love the care taken by the design team and founders of Vakst to create a space built on principles of environmental sustainability.
