January/February 2023
CONTENTS REPORTER
009 Reporter Surface Design Show is gearing up for its next edition to once again showcase the best in material innovation
010 The Business News and pictures from the design sector
014 Top Ten The best new products to market
016 Diary Pick of the events coming up over the next few months
018 One to Watch Showcasing the work of Marie Soliman, creative director of Bergman Design House
020 Profile As an architect and co-founder of the Project Orange practice, James Soane has had an intriguing career
PROJECTS
024 HOK and Studio B / BBC Studios, Bristol The BBC now has a new production studio in the heart of Bristol, the largest outside of London
030 FCB Studios / The Catalyst Building, Staffordshire University, Stoke-on-Trent The Catalyst aims to be the spark that
creates more apprentices and skilled workers in Staffordshire and beyond
035 Russell Sage / The Mansion, Dubai This nightclub is designed to look like a celebrity’s home open for a party, rather than a purpose-built nightlife destination
FEATURES
040 Brief Encounters Veronica Simpson is sold on a Somerset town’s new model of community-driven, arts-led regeneration
042 Talking Points Carlos Virgile considers if the reinvention of retail is driving a constant search for a new framework and design aesthetic consistent with this new disruptive world
060 Brief Encounters Veronica Simpson reports on how Dutch Design Week 2022 shows how to raise the level of debate
062 Belgium Mercilessly reviled as possessing the ugliest homes in the world,
Belgium is now home to some of the most intriguing architectural gambits in Europe. Stephen Hitchins takes a look
072 Exhibition David Trigg takes us through the eerie ‘Horror in the Modernist Block’ exhibit that shows how modernism can shape our deepest fears
080 Education Buildings Open, porous, sociable buildings are demonstrating their worth in higher education, and combining these facilities with enriching adjacencies is helping students receive the most vibrant learning experience on all fronts
092 Radical Thinking At the forefront of interior design since 1978, Andrew Martin speaks to FX about his journey into more radical creative thinking
FOCUS
046 Surface Design Show The Surface Design Show makes a comeback this February, and FX brings you this exclusive sneak peek
050 Surfaces Join FX as we guide you through the profiles of two pioneering designers, as well as the latest in products and materials in the world of surfaces
TECH SPEC
096 Light + Tech Jill Entwistle takes us through some of this year’s award-winning lighting installations
BACK PAGE
110 If Only… we all had the luxury to disconnect from the world, wind down and recharge our physical and mental health
Right A sad lamp in black, from Reynold Rodriguez’s ‘Before the Fantastic’
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