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Carpet that helps to solve humanity’s most pressing problems

Carpet that helps to solve humanity’s most pressing problems

How is the horizontal plane rising up to meet complex needs within health, wellbeing and sustainability? We discuss colour, texture, environmental credentials and the influence of materiality on the wellbeing with four globally leading carpet manufacturers.

Lighting design that helps humanise the office

Lighting design that helps humanise the office

How can lighting design help us create human workspaces and harmonise spatial functionality? Willow Aliento reports.

The story behind Mika Utzon Popov’s breathtaking art rug

The story behind Mika Utzon Popov’s breathtaking art rug

Tappeti has teamed up with artist Mika Utzon Popov to create a bespoke rug that speaks to the head and the heart. Here, Mika shares the story behind the piece.

Infosys entices its people back to work in The Docklands

Infosys entices its people back to work in The Docklands

In delivering the new Docklands head office for global tech giant Infosys, Siren Design has delivered nimble, cloud-enabled agile workspaces, human comfort, environmental responsibility, and some local flavour to boot.

A ‘home away from home’ for this mobile workforce

A ‘home away from home’ for this mobile workforce

‘Sense of place’ makes a workplace feel uniquely welcoming and familiar. In its fit-out for Boston Consulting Group, Bates Smart with Schiavello conjure a ‘home away from home’ for its mobile workforce.

Tappeti brings new sensory dimension to everyday spaces

Tappeti brings new sensory dimension to everyday spaces

Interior artistry is more than imagining the forms and colours of space. Tappeti, through its bespoke carpet and rug designs, brings a harmonious and distinctive impression to interior environment.

The ethics of good design, unpacked

The ethics of good design, unpacked

While form, finish and function give body to a furniture piece, the ethics of its design and manufacture give it backbone. King’s global head of product, David Hardwick, along with two of the industry’s most respected designers, unpack the ethics of good design.

Flexible furniture for work and home

Flexible furniture for work and home

The Studio* Collaborative’s Melinda Huuk and King’s global head of product, David Hardwick, discuss the role of good design in bridging the gap between home and work settings.

The things that really matter, with Melinda Huuk

The things that really matter, with Melinda Huuk

The Studio* Collaborative’s Melinda Huuk sums it up perfectly when she says, we can rationalise beauty to ourselves but it “needs to be underpinned by purpose and responsibility”. She highlights the Fleur Sofa by King for its responsible manufacture – a quality that takes its beauty beyond skin-deep.

Infinite beauty with infinite possibilities

Infinite beauty with infinite possibilities

Tappeti’s new ORA range captures the aesthetic essence of otherworldly, immersive experiences in its handwoven art rugs. The result? A shortcut to evoke a sensory response in your projects.

Sophie Solomon finds beauty in gentle tensions

Sophie Solomon finds beauty in gentle tensions

Sophie Solomon of SSD Studio designs living spaces that evoke emotion and connection. She was drawn to the Luna Chair by King for its fine blend of contrasts and the power of this to touch the individual.

Magnetic moments with Tom Mark Henry’s Jade Nottage

Magnetic moments with Tom Mark Henry’s Jade Nottage

King recently teamed up with three Sydney designers of note, to explore the deep connections they hold to particular furniture pieces. In this first instalment, Tom Mark Henry’s Jade Nottage contemplates meaningful moments and lasting legacies with the Issho Dining Table.

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