All articles by Amit Thadani

Amit Thadani

Reporter

The FX Awards returns this November for the first in-person black-tie event since 2019

Industry charity to hold conference to inform HR professionals of financial support amid cost of living crisis

The Furniture Makers’ Company, the City of London livery company and charity for the furnishing industry, is inviting human resource professionals working in the trade to a free one-day conference this September to learn about the charity’s welfare support and how it can benefit the lives of employees who might be struggling due to the cost of living crisis.

New models, new finishes added to KI’s UK-made Grafton seating collection

The expansion of KI’s Grafton seating collection includes new stool, task stool and sled-base chair options. These new models bring Grafton’s distinctive perforated backrest to additional spaces and applications, joining the existing collection of stacking and task chairs. The collection now includes a total of 7 variants, available in 8 polypropylene colours and 3 powder-coated steel frame finishes. Optional upholstered seat pads can be added to all models.

Our Carbon Commitment

At the beginning of June, Hacel’s new Solar panel array went online with a peak production capacity of 149 kWp. After being in planning for nearly 9 months and based upon the first few weeks of running, this is providing between 50 and 75% of all our power needs. During June we generated over 20,000 kilowatt hours of power.

If Only…

we had space to breathe, says Bianca Yousef, Megan Jones and Heather Sharp from 74

Light+Tech

Illumination, and the many ways it can be manipulated, empowers designers to transform spaces for a purpose or simply in search of beauty

Talking Points

Challenging the status quo is needed to ensure architecture and its analysis thrives, argues Stephen Hitchins

Designing for the Mind

Design experts came together to discuss how to provide a neurodivergent-accommodating workplace

Frame of Mind

FX invites architects and designers to select their favourite artworks and tell us why they inspired them

Radical Thinking

David Harber’s instinct for how things work has led to him leading an international design enterprise