November/December 2021


CONTENTS REPORTER


009 Reporter Vitra Design Museum celebrates influential women in design from 1900 to the present day


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


019 One to Watch Design and architecture studio McCloy + Muchemwa (McMu)


020 Profile Designer, maker, engineer and broadcaster Zoe Laughlin


PROJECTS


024 HDR / Westmead Health Precinct, Sydney The first stage of one of Sydney’s most ambitious health infrastructure projects was completed earlier this year


028 Thomas Ford & Partners and John Pawson / Hackney Church, London The redevelopment of this 18th century church transforms it into a modern community space


032 Olson Kundig / ANOHA – The Children’s World of the Jewish Museum, Berlin The new museum for younger visitors takes the form of a wooden ark, telling an ancient story with a timeless message


FEATURES


036 Radical Thinking Xavier de Kestelier, head of design at Hassell, talks about the radical thought that has sparked his creativity


041 Brief Encounters Veronica Simpson visits Edinburgh’s refurbished and expanded Fruitmarket gallery


070 Brief Encounters Veronica Simpson reflects ‘On Happiness’, the Wellcome Collection’s new exhibition


072 Sustainability Experts and practitioners talk about the road ahead and how design decisions will shape the future of the planet


094 Behind the Scenes Stephen Hitchens takes a look at some of the most fascinating artist studios on display to the public


104 Client File Nasim Köerting, head of design at The Ofice Group, on creating unique workspaces for the post-Covid era


108 Supersalone The Seymourpowell team pick out four key themes from this year’s Salone del Mobile in Milan


FOCUS


043 Hotels Toby Maxwell explores some of the key trends and innovations in the hotels industry today


TECH SPEC


115 Light + Tech Jill Entwistle explores photographer Hélène Binet’s new RA exhibition, and looks at some of the luminaries on show at the Salone del Mobile


BACK PAGE


130 If Only… we could grow everything we needed to make a building, says Dan Cole, structural engineer at Webb Yates Engineers


Right Skia floor lamp by Dimensione Chi Wing Lo, one of the luminaries on display at this year’s Salone del Mobile, p121


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