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Fettle is a boutique interior architecture and design firm specialising in the hospitality sector. This month, the firm’s Co-founders Tom Parker and Andy Goodwin offer up a selection of their favourite material products.

Ever since buildings have been built, they have been repurposed. How can existing building assets remain relevant in a changing world?

Hospitality experts Goddard Littlefair have taken on the interiors for Mondrian’s much-anticipated Shoreditch outpost, researching the history and social fabric of the area to give guests a flavour of vibrant east London.

HI-MACS® is a solid surface material which is hard-wearing, resilient, visually seamless and can be moulded into any shape. This non-porous hygienic, easy-care material is also stain and chemical resistant, and so is widely used for architectural and interior design projects.

JRA’s approach refocuses the building’s design to serve the post-Covid requirements of diverse businesses from the insurance, legal, fin-tech, social media and technology sectors.

With design elements inspired by local and historic architecture and building better connections, HLW has created a space that brings teams out of meeting rooms and offices and into shared communal areas to collaborate and build better partnerships.

Returning to an office environment has renewed talk of living walls and breathable buildings, but what other solutions can be utilised to create office spaces that employees feel at ease coming back to?

There are many misconceptions when it comes to carbon and our relationship with it, so it can be tricky to know where to start. Luckily, the sustainability team at Interface are here to dispel seven common myths.

Erik Svensson, Associate at Perkins&Will, picks this month’s fine selection of go-to finishes and materials.