September/October 2022


CONTENTS REPORTER


017 Reporter The London Design Festival returns to the capital and will take place on 17 – 25 September


018 The Business News and pictures from the design sector


022 Top Ten The best new products to market


024 Diary Pick of the events coming up over the next few months


026 One to Watch Showcasing the work of Tamsin Hanke and Sash Scott at THISS, a London-based architecture practice


028 Profile Esther Dugdale, creative director of Event, on how her love of what she does influences her work


PROJECTS


032 BDG / WPP, Detroit, US The media company’s new Detroit headquarters leans on the city’s industrial and cultural heritage


037 Hopkins Architects / Pears Building, Royal Free Hospital, London The new facility, housing one of only five immunology centres in the world, will co-locate both research and clinical facilities on-site


040 Virgin Atlantic / Airbus A330neo Heralding a new era of more eco-friendly and sustainable aviation, the Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330neo will offer customers a range of flying experiences


044 PANORAMA / Reading Mi, Foshan, China Following a Chinese philosophical tradition, this tranquil bookstore not only provides a space for retail, but also a place for thoughtful reading


FEATURES


048 Brief Encounters Veronica Simpson discovers a refurbished bike repair shop that functions as a hybrid between a book shop, conference centre and art gallery


050 Radical Thinking Federica Buricco implements progressive ideals in her work as senior associate at CallisonRTKL


056 Brief Encounters Veronica Simpson witnesses a major landmark in artist Katie Paterson’s Future Library project


FOCUS


059 Lighting Jill Entwistle explores some of the key trends and innovations in the lighting industry today


080 Ofice Cathy Hayward talks to designers in the workplace design space and looks at some of the most exciting upcoming projects


SUPPLEMENTAL


092 Design Seminar FX invited a panel of experts to reflect on patterns and the role they play in shaping our interior landscape


103 Exhibition David Trigg visits the ‘Objects of Desire’ exhibition of Surrealist art at the London Design Museum


114 Furniture FX publishes extracts from The Furniture Practice Report on Milan Design Week, and Copenhagen’s 3 Days of Design and Trends and Traditions


120 Performance Boosters Exploring how designers make our shared spaces more resilient in the face of pandemics


TECH SPEC


131 Light + Tech Jill Entwistle takes us through some of this year’s award-winning lighting installations


BACK PAGE


146 If Only… we could all have our own personal Beacon of Hope, wonders Steuart Padwick, director of Steuart Padwick


Below Davide Groppi’s Reflex lighting solution provides a magical and almost invisible indirect light source


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