All articles by Toby Maxwell
Toby Maxwell
Flooring Focus: Q&A
Although most of our time is spent in contact with it, flooring designs are an often neglected and unsung hero of interior spaces. FX canvasses a range of established experts for their takes on what makes for good flooring design
Hotel Projects
A showcase of some of the best examples of innovative hotel design around the world, from biophilic villas in the Maldives to unique woodwork in Slovenia and a repurposed vintage basketball court in LA
Bar and Leisure Focus: Neon Creations
Neon sign specialists Neon Creations report a surge in enquiries as restaurants get back on their feet after the pandemic
Bar and Leisure Focus: Bardem and Chicken Mafia
A cocktail bar in Helskini and an upscale fast food in Moscow
Bar and Leisure Focus: Kin + Deum and KOL
A family-run Thai restaurant by Maker Studio, and a material-focused design for a Mezcaleria by A-nrd
Bar and Leisure Focus: Max & Bonito by Studio Alt Shift
Studio Alt Shift create a restaurant whose interiors appear assembled over time rather than designed
Bar and Leisure Focus: The Light Bar by Macaulay Sinclair
Macaulay Sinclair’s renovation of The Light Bar in Shoreditch, London
Bar and Leisure Focus: Spiritland by HOK
Spiritland, designed by HOK, puts music at the centre of its bar and restaurant offering
Bar and Leisure Focus: Patrick Abrams Applied Studio
Patrick Abrams, managing director at Applied Studio, explains why attention to design detail and customer service excellence will be the most effective routes to sustained recovery for bars and restaurants
Bar and Leisure Focus: The Bristol Loaf
Bristol-based Phoenix Wharf has completed a new scheme for bakery business the Bristol Loaf, launching a community foodie hub in the south of the city