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AIS worked in close collaboration with their fintech client, creating a varied space for the company’s rapidly growing team.

Turn over a new leaf this year by adding some biopilia to your space, as Brunner plant the seeds of seven smart ideas on the subject.

For years we have been building convivial spaces for collaboration, culture and creativity, but the last few months of remote working have made us look again at a neglected activity – the precious ability to focus.

Of the many changes COVID-19 has brought, our sudden hyper-awareness of what we touch has been one of the most rapid behavioural shifts. We round up 5 antibacterial surfaces for Covid-secure interiors.

In an age of real-world social disconnect, where screens demand our attention and fast-moving trends drive the physical world we inhabit, Manchester-based Jolie Studio focuses on the power of real, emotionally driven experiences that can be influenced by environment and interior space.

With employers searching to create COVID-secure workplaces in order for staff to return safely, Zip Water has created the HydroTap Touch Free Wave, a contactless drinking water system that delivers instant filtered boiling, chilled and sparkling water.

Peldon Rose were tasked with creating an inspirational environment that would see the London office become iconic for the company, and support their identity as a truly international company.

The workplace has become a more accessible environment than ever, but there is still a lot of work to be done in terms of designing for a neurodiverse workforce. We meet up with Franky Rousell, founder of sensory design experts, Jolie Studio.

This month’s Roundtable looks at human-friendly, planet-friendly and animal-friendly design and its connotations – from products and production methods, to the wider context of creating a brand and design differential in an increasingly segmented market. Will the ethics ever outweigh the economics?