All articles by Toby Maxwell
Toby Maxwell
A rebrand for UK-wide chain of restaurants: Frankie and Benny’s, Liverpool by turnerbates
One of the latest Frankie & Benny’s restaurants in Liverpool, saw the trialling of a new concept design for the chain by turnerbates
Transporting guests back to jazz age Bombay: Dishoom, Kensington by Macaulay Sinclair
John Macaulay, director of Macaulay Sinclair, explains the design inspiration behind the Kensington branch of Indian restaurant brand Dishoom
Interiors for a day-to-night dining space: Hans Bar & Grill by Goddard Littlefair
In a former London mews, the Hans Bar and Grill for the 11 Cadogan Gardens hotel was designed by Goddard Littlefair to offer a selection of dining and bar spaces
A private members club for Ministry of Sound: The Ministry by Squire and Partners
Squire & Partners deliver a detailed concept for global entertainment brand Ministry of Sound’s new private members club, The Ministry, featuring a stand-out bar, lounge and terrace bar
Town meets country: Pigsty, Bristol by Pheonix Wharf
Pheonix Wharf has incorporated old and new industrial elements with playful graphic slogans in this new interior concept for Pigsty
Mark Bithrey talks B3 Designers, consumer tastes and the future of hospitality design
Toby Maxwell kicks off our bar and leisure focus, interviewing Mark Bithrey, founder of B3 Designers, a specialist in hospitality design
Focus: Residential
In this extended look at the residential sector, we review an eclectic variety of projects, ranging from Victorian gasholders-turned-apartments and lofts in Amsterdam to a former Post Office sorting office that provides not only new dwellings but also an open-access garden
Design Seminar – Fit for purpose – and for people
Experts from across the contract design sector discuss wellness in workplace projects
Focus: Project Interviews
Three leading designers from practices Arney Fender Katsalidis, SHH and Conran and Partners take us through recent projects and the considerations they required
Design Seminar: Biophilic design in the Public Sector
Experts in education and hospitality sit alongside architects and designers to discuss the benefits that biophilic design can bring to public-sector interior environments