All articles by Toby Maxwell

Toby Maxwell

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

Flooring Focus: new flooring products

Find out about the latest partnerships, products and services in the flooring market

Flooring Focus: new flooring projects

As part of our flooring focus, we looked at some recently completed projects at the cutting-edge of flooring design

Flooring Focus: Quiet Mark on how noise-reduction flooring can mitigate against stress

Quiet Mark and Karndean on how noise-reduction flooring can reduce work stress – whether you’re working from home, or in the office

Flooring Focus: Q&A with Kevin McIntosh of Chameleon Business interiors

Kevin McIntosh, head of design at Chameleon Business Interiors, says the latest flooring innovations enable ‘designers to make environmentally-conscious decisions for clients, without them even knowing it.’

Flooring Focus: Matthew Wailes on what’s driving change in the flooring industry

The effects of the pandemic and a new focus on sustainability are forcing the industry to change, believes Matthew Wailes