November/December 2025 REPORTER


011 Reporter Time is running short if you want to attend this year’s FX Awards…


012 Top Ten The best new products to come to market


015 Diary The pick of the events coming up over the next few months


016 One to Watch Franky Rousell, founder and CEO of Jolie


018 Profile David Oakey, the designer behind the Interface carpet tiles patterns, discusses his latest creations and reflects on three decades of industry experience


PROJECTS


021 X+Living / MAC Cosmetics, China This redesign coincided with the 20th anniversary of MAC Cosmetics’s entry into the mainland China market


022 Blink Design / Banyan Tree Dubai, UAE A beacon of conscious luxury that offers a blend of nature, design and well-being


023 Unknown Works / Salt Salon, Borough Market, London A contemporary hairdressing salon brand has added a new premises


024 Chapi Design / St. Regis Cap Cana Hotel and Branded Residences, Dominican Republic The foundation design narrative for this luxury hotel lies in the ‘faceless doll’


025 Universal Design Studio / Azza Fahmy, Burlington Arcade, London A meticulously crafted and elevated retail space


FEATURES


028 Brief Encounters Veronica Simpson visits the Chelsea Flower Show


032 Obituary We reflect on the contribution of Sir Nicholas Grimshaw


036 Designer File Pippa Nissen of Nissen Richards asks whether it’s time to reconsider the relationship between visitors and the objects on show in museums and galleries


058 In Conversation Emily Martin speaks to the head of bespoke design for Rolls-Royce, about the Spectre Inspired by Primavera


064 Luxury Ski Chalets Ski chalets are becoming ever more glamorous


Below We look at the uphill trend towards luxury in the ski chalet sector, and where Alpine architecture might be heading


CONTENTS


070 Luxury Aircraft Interiors The elevation of aircraft interiors into an art form


076 Sebastião Salgado Earlier this year, Les Franciscaines presented an exhibition by the photographer who has left his mark through the power of black-and-white images


086 LiGHT 25 The UK’s premier trade show for high-end lighting specification returns


FOCUS


043 Hotels Several projects celebrate some of the finest examples of hotel design


050 Flooring We explore a series of projects that demonstrate flooring’s breadth and choice


TECH SPEC


081 Light + Tech Jill Entwistle takes a look at projects that provide sparkle and colour BACK PAGE


098 If Only… Culture, imagination and infrastructure could be weaved together


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