Karta has expanded its Recycled Leather Series with an oversized herringbone format created for contemporary interiors. Each block measures 200mm x 900mm x 9mm, giving the familiar pattern greater scale, stronger rhythm and a confident presence across open-plan spaces.
The increased proportions give grain movement, tonal shifts and individual timber characteristics room to register across the floor. Designers can use the format to define focal areas, establish routes and mark changes in function, with a square-shoulder edge maintaining a precise, uninterrupted pattern.
Oversized herringbone shares the five-layer click-system construction, 9mm depth and material composition of Karta's wide plank format. Both formats can sit within one specification, supporting considered transitions and changes in laying direction across adjoining areas.
The format is offered in Mitchell, Magnus, Bowen and Wyld, four keystone surfaces from the Recycled Leather Series. Each design originates from genuine timber held within the Ted Todd and Woodworks by Ted Todd archives. Karta's patented high-definition scanning process captures the grain, knots, sap markings and tonal variation of the original boards. More than 40 distinct herringbone blocks can be laid before any surface image repeats, preserving natural variation throughout larger schemes.
Karta developed the Recycled Leather Series as a material-led alternative to plastic-based resilient flooring. The construction contains zero plastics or petrochemicals, with zero SVOCs and low VOCs.
Each layer carries a clear function. Cork forms the backing, integrating underlay and contributing acoustic absorption, thermal insulation and comfort underfoot. A PEFC-certified wood fibre core uses recycled timber, sawdust and underused parts of the tree to provide strength and stability. Recycled leather made from post-industrial offcuts sourced across Europe adds impact resistance and keeps valuable material in circulation.
The surface design is printed with biodegradable inks and protected by Karta Plated®, a plastic-free AC5-rated topcoat created for demanding, high-traffic environments. Together, these materials form a resilient click-system floor built for commercial use.
Karta was created within the Ted Todd Group and draws on more than three decades of timber expertise. Access to the group's archive gives every Recycled Leather Series design a genuine source, including rare, antique and reclaimed timbers with distinctive provenance.
The oversized herringbone format extends that knowledge into a new spatial language. Its greater proportions make the surface detail legible across hospitality, workplace, retail, leisure and residential settings, and give specifiers another way to carry one material story through varied zones.
The new oversized herringbone format joins Karta's Recycled Leather Series alongside wide plank. Samples, technical information and project support are available from the Karta commercial flooring team.
About Ted Todd Group
Ted Todd Group brings together three distinctive flooring brands, each shaped by material knowledge and a design perspective. Ted Todd is the home of wood floorcraft, creating exceptional solid and engineered wood floors for homes and commercial interiors. Woodworks by Ted Todd specialises in extraordinary British floorcraft, including antique, reclaimed and bespoke designs handcrafted in Cheshire. Karta reimagines flooring through innovative, design-led surfaces made with recycled leather and eco-fibre. More than three decades of expertise inform every collection, service and specification. With responsible sourcing and enduring performance, Ted Todd Group helps architects, designers and homeowners create remarkable spaces worldwide.
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Control room operators work in some of the most demanding environments imaginable. From utilities and transportation networks to emergency services and security operations, today's control rooms require consoles that deliver exceptional reliability, flexibility and ergonomic performance around the clock.
Developed by LundHalsey specifically for these high-demand environments, the OPTIMA control room console sets a new benchmark in control room console design and combines advanced ergonomics with innovative engineering to meet the evolving needs of modern 24/7 operations.
At the heart of OPTIMA is LundHalsey's distinctive floating architecture, a defining design feature that creates a visually lighter, more refined console while maintaining the strength, stability and durability expected from a mission-critical control room console.
While visually striking, the floating architecture is more than a design statement. It is a highly engineered solution that requires precise movement, exceptional structural integrity and dependable performance throughout the full height adjustment range.
For operators, the result is a console that combines sophisticated aesthetics with practical functionality, enabling comfortable and intuitive transitions between seated and standing working positions throughout long shifts.
Unlike sit-stand furniture designed for office use, OPTIMA has been developed specifically for environments where operational performance cannot be compromised. It meets ISO 11064 control room standards and is built to support operator comfort and performance across continuous shifts.
The console delivers: - Smooth and responsive electric height adjustment - Excellent stability throughout the entire movement range - Reliable performance in continuous-use environments - Enhanced operator comfort and wellbeing - A clean, modern design without compromising functionality
This combination allows organisations to support operator performance and comfort while maintaining the robustness required for mission-critical operations.
Creating a console with a floating architecture presents significant engineering challenges. Because the design reduces the visible supporting structure, the lifting system takes on more of the job of keeping the console rigid. It must hold the work surface level and stable under the weight of monitors, monitor arms and integrated equipment at every point in the height range, while still delivering smooth, controlled movement.
To achieve this, LundHalsey selected LINAK electric actuator systems as the foundation for OPTIMA's height adjustment, providing the heavy-duty lifting capacity the console requires.
The integration of LINAK technology ensures the console delivers: - Precise and synchronised movement - Quiet and controlled operation - Reliable positioning at any working height - Long-term performance and durability - The structural confidence required to support the distinctive floating architecture
The result is a seamless experience for operators and a dependable solution for organisations that rely on continuous operational performance.
The successful development of OPTIMA builds on a relationship between LundHalsey and LINAK UK Ltd that extends back more than 20 years. Throughout that time, both organisations have shared a commitment to engineering excellence and innovation in demanding control room applications.
As Rob Parker, Operations Director at LundHalsey, explains: "LundHalsey delivers specialist control room console solutions for leading organisations worldwide, many operating in high-demand, 24/7, business-critical environments where product performance and reliability cannot be compromised. LINAK has been an important long-standing partner to us, combining its proven movement technology with warranty confidence, excellent account management and technical support. OPTIMA is a strong example of how that partnership helps us deliver the quality, adaptability, innovation and design integrity our customers expect."
Over the years, advances in LINAK actuator technology have enabled LundHalsey to continually enhance its console solutions, delivering improvements in adjustment precision, load capacity, acoustic performance and energy efficiency.
OPTIMA demonstrates what can be achieved when innovative product design is supported by proven movement technology.
Combining LundHalsey's signature floating architecture with LINAK's actuator expertise has produced a control room console that enhances operator comfort and delivers the stability and reliability required in mission-critical environments.
As control rooms continue to evolve, OPTIMA shows how intelligent engineering and a long-standing partnership can define the next generation of control room consoles.
About LINAK
LINAK® produces electric linear actuator solutions to create smooth movement in a variety of applications. From healthcare to agriculture, comfort furniture, office interiors, or industrial automation – the options are endless.
Guess what? Clients love to watch stuff. A necessary evil that, when it’s on, can earn its place. When it is off, however, it often becomes that ubiquitous large black rectangle dictating the layout of an otherwise carefully considered room.
But it does not have to be this way.
The most interesting technology projects today are not really about making screens more visible. They are about allowing them to disappear altogether. While some of these solutions have been with us for a while, they are sometimes forgotten and client awareness remains surprisingly low.
At Wakefields, we increasingly look at television design in the same way an interior designer might look at lighting, joinery or artwork: as something that should work with the room rather than dominate it.
One of the most elegant approaches is to incorporate the screen into bespoke joinery. A television can sit behind a wall panel that moves vertically into a concealed pocket, leaving behind a completely uninterrupted wall surface when the screen is not in use. The same idea can work laterally. Panels can move left or right, sometimes temporarily covering adjacent shelving as they reveal the television behind. It means the wall has two different characters: one as a beautifully detailed piece of joinery, the other as a media wall. This can be particularly effective in living rooms where the television is used regularly but should not become the visual focal point of the space.
The end-of-bed television lift is perhaps the most familiar example of concealed AV, but the same principle can be used almost anywhere. Large screens can rise silently from sideboards, cabinets or purpose-built furniture and disappear again when viewing is finished. The advantage is simple: the room can be arranged around the people using it, rather than around a permanently visible screen. For bedrooms, open-plan living spaces and rooms with beautiful views, that can completely change the design conversation.
Another option is to physically conceal the television behind a piece of art. This is different from a television displaying a digital approximation of a painting, that’s always ‘on’.
Offering a far more tactile experience, printed canvas or artwork can be mounted within a chosen frame and mechanically moved to reveal the television behind. Depending on the installation, the artwork might roll upwards as part of the TV frame itself, move vertically or horizontally as a panel, or split into two sections.
When closed, what you see is a genuine decorative surface rather than a screen pretending not to be one. That distinction matters in rooms where the artwork itself is part of the interior scheme.
There are other possibilities too.
Mirror televisions allow the display to virtually disappear into a framed mirror when switched off, with a wide choice of frame styles making them particularly useful in bedrooms, dressing rooms and more traditional interiors.
Screens can also be concealed within ceilings and fold down only when required. In other spaces, televisions can retract completely into wall cavities or purpose-built furniture.
The technology behind these solutions is clever, but ideally you should never really notice it. That’s the point.
The best concealed television is not necessarily the most complicated one. It is the solution that makes sense for the architecture, the furniture and the way the room is actually used.
Sometimes that means a screen behind artwork. Sometimes it means a beautifully detailed sliding panel. Sometimes it simply means allowing a television to disappear into a cabinet. And sometimes it means no television at all.
The key is to make these decisions early enough that the technology can be integrated properly, rather than added once the room has already been designed. Because great technology should enhance an interior, not announce itself within it.
If you are designing a space where the screen needs to be there — but you would rather it disappeared when not in use — get in touch and we can explore what is possible.
About Wakefields of London
Wakefields works in partnership with interior designers, architects and homeowners to ensure technology is seamlessly integrated from the outset. Our approach protects and enhances the design vision, avoiding compromise and unnecessary visual impact. From lighting control and automated shading to audio, cinema and whole-home systems, every element is carefully considered to support how a space looks, feels and functions. We simplify complexity, guide decisions and deliver systems that are intuitive, reliable and discreet. The result is a home where technology doesn’t compete for attention, but quietly enhances wellbeing, connection and everyday living.
From ancient rituals to modern sanctuaries, the enduring appeal sauna, steam, and cold-water immersion lies in their power to bring us back to ourselves and to redefine wellbeing entirely on our own terms.
Water thrown onto fire-heated stones, partially underground spaces transformed into steam-filled coves, communities coming together for a daily ritual as much as a social gathering.
The sauna, despite its many modern-day innovations, is no new concept. Dating as far back as 6000–7000 BC, ancient cultures practised hot-air breathing and steam traditions as a means of cleansing and purification. Saunas and steam have, and always will be, an integral part of wellbeing.
“Living by the water, I’ve become slightly obsessed with the contrast of cold and heat, especially this summer. Stepping into the sea, then warming up in the sunshine – it’s such a simple thing, but I always come out feeling refreshed and completely reset,” explains C.P. Hart’s Director of Marketing, Mo Goodfellow, in conversation with Rod Featon, the UK Sales Director of Italian wellness brand, Effe. “I love the idea of bringing that feeling home too, with a cold plunge followed by the warmth of a sauna or steam room. For me, it’s about recreating that connection with nature and turning the bathroom into a destination in itself – a private wellbeing oasis.”
“For me,” adds Rod, “the sauna experience is centred around focus and control. The focus is on regulating my breathing which, in turn, should reduce and control my heart rate. It’s about taking time out for yourself and trying to find some inner calm”.
Backed by nearly 40 years of rich heritage, Effe is a world-class designer of public and private spas. Combining traditional bathing methods, cutting-edge technology, and beautifully stylish design, Effe delivers the highest quality wellness experience through its series of sauna and steam products.
“In addition to our long-standing collections, we are so thrilled to introduce Baluar, the striking sauna and hammam created in collaboration with acclaimed Spanish architect and designer Patricia Urquiola,” shares Rod. Reflecting Urquiola’s creative vision – one that is both empathetic and speaks to the senses – Baluar is inspired by the bastion, a defensive structure used in medieval forts that functioned as both protection and a lookout over the surrounding countryside. “I wanted to transform this architectural element into a wellness space: a compact, almost archetypal space where you can relax and unwind,” explains Urquiola.
And for those who are drawn to water, the launch of Effe’s highly anticipated plunge bath offers the ultimate immersion between alternating hot and cold temperatures. A practice found in several wellness traditions, from the Finnish sauna to the Middle Eastern hammam, Effe’s plunge bath can be encased in soothingly scented heat-treated Aspen, Fir wood, Canadian hemlock, dark heat-treated thermal wood, or walnut Canaletto. It’s designed to feel at home in the bathroom or in a dedicated outdoor space.
Perhaps the enduring appeal of these rituals is that there is no single way to experience them. Wellness has no prescribed definition – for some, it’s the opportunity to step aside from the everyday. For others, it’s the discipline of heat and cold, a chance to reset and then reconnect.
At its heart, the meaning of wellbeing is inherently open. It’s entirely yours.
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About C.P. Hart
C.P. Hart is an established bathroom supplier with over 85 years of experience in specifying and sourcing the world’s most innovative and durable premium bathroom products. A successful Contracts division operates with architects, designers, and contractors, often on major commercial property developments and hotels, whilst a highly qualified in-house design team works with individual and private clients, ensuring each bathroom is as unique as it is beautiful. C.P. Hart has always insisted on using the finest materials and advanced manufacturing techniques to create the highest quality classical and contemporary bathrooms. The brand has also developed a reputation for showcasing some of the world’s most talented and innovative bathroom designers, located in our showrooms across the UK and led by our expansive flagship in Waterloo, London. C.P. Hart’s bathroom collections include brassware, sanitaryware, furniture, tiles, home spas, and a range of other essential components for bespoke bathrooms.
Cosentino, global leader in the production of innovative surfaces for architecture and design, announces the expansion of its Dekton® portfolio with the launch of Artik Nodes. Artik Nodes reinterprets mineral beauty through Dekton®’s technology, capturing the richness of Arctic landscapes where ice and rock are traversed by intricate patterns that intersect at nodes, creating a geography of lines in constant transformation.
The collection designs bring an exceptional visual richness, where colours, textures and finishes shape different expressions of the material, from highly polished surfaces with remarkable graphic depth to more tactile and nuanced interpretations.
The result is a precise, durable ultracompact surface designed to deliver multiple aesthetic expressions, from highly graphic surfaces with exceptional depth to more natural and textural finishes, while providing outstanding performance across any architectural application. Just like the brand's entire portfolio, this collection is also specially designed for large surface interior applications including cladding, flooring and countertops, as well as outdoor applications, providing a natural and timeless foundation for residential and commercial projects alike.
Artik Nodes comprises three distinct colourways: - BOREALIS: An ivory white with delicate pinkish hue and irregular sand-coloured veins that structure the surface. A mineral and cool-toned colour that adds depth and restrained elegance. - KOBUK: A deeply rich taupe brown crossed by fine, light veins that intersect across a dense and enveloping background. A warm tone with strong character, offering a sophisticated aesthetic. - NORDAL: A light pearl grey featuring a luminous background traversed by fine diagonal veins with warm coppery undertones. Its graphic pattern alternates between areas of greater density and almost plain sections, creating subtle depth and an ethereal, ice-like appearance.
Artik Nodes is available in thicknesses of 0.8, 1.2 and 2 cm, offering exceptional performance, high resistance to UV rays, fire and heat, scratching, stains and thermal shock, as well as boasting nearly zero porosity. The timeless colourways and designs allow the collection to be a versatile base for contemporary-designed spaces that pair seamlessly with other materials.
About Cosentino
Cosentino Group is a global, Spanish, family-owned company that produces and distributes high value innovative surfaces for the world of design and architecture. It works together with its clients and partners to provide with solutions that offer design and value, and inspire the life of many people. This objective is possible thanks to pioneering and leading brands in their respective segments such as Silestone®, Dekton® or Sensa by Cosentino®. Technologically advanced surfaces that allow the creation of unique environments and designs for the home and public spaces.
Global design and BIM software provider Vectorworks, Inc., announces the release of Vectorworks 2027, the latest version of its product line, built around how design professionals work every day.
Rooted in the company’s design-first philosophy, Vectorworks 2027 reduces friction, simplifies routine tasks, and makes it easier to visualize, document, coordinate, and exchange information. The result is a more responsive design experience that reflects how professionals work, with improvements across performance, visualization, data-driven graphics, and content resources. The 2027 version includes Vectorworks Architect, Landmark, Spotlight, Design Suite, Fundamentals, ConnectCAD, and Braceworks.
“Innovation isn’t always about introducing something entirely new. Sometimes, it’s about understanding how professionals already work and finding better ways to support them,” said Vectorworks Chief Product Officer Darick DeHart. “The best improvements remove obstacles without asking users to rethink how they work, making familiar tasks more intuitive and giving designers greater control over their work. With Vectorworks 2027, we’ve focused on those meaningful details across the everyday design experience, helping professionals work with greater ease and confidence as their projects grow in scale and complexity.”
Vectorworks 2027 delivers faster, more faithful visualization at every stage of design. Modernized texture resources built on a modern PBR system, alongside a redesigned Edit Texture dialog with live previews, make it easier to create and refine materials with confidence. Graphics acceleration, powered by direct GPU support through Vulkan and Metal, improves the responsiveness of everyday navigation of 3D models in different modes.
“By modernizing our graphics engine with Metal on Mac and Vulkan on Windows, we’re shifting more processing from the CPU to the GPU, to deliver a new level of speed and responsiveness across the workflows designers rely on every day,” said Hugues Tsafak, Vice President of Product Development at Vectorworks. “In some cases, designers can see performance gains of 15x to 35x in workflows like panning and zooming—and up to 50x faster multiple-object selection—making it possible to navigate large 3D models and render complex projects at speeds that previously would have seemed out of reach. These advances make Vectorworks dramatically faster and more responsive on the hardware designers already have.”
Additionally, the AI Visualizer brings Google's frontier Nano Banana AI models directly into Vectorworks for subscription customers, with higher image resolution, smarter scene reasoning, and up to 14 image references.
In this latest version, users can expect a more connected approach to finding, using, and managing design content. The Exchange is a new hub and in-app palette where customers can share, submit, and discover ready-to-use resources from the user community and industry partners without interrupting their workflow.
Additionally, expanded support for Revit Families and DXF/DWG Dynamic Blocks enables content to come into Vectorworks as dynamic objects. Reducing repetitive recreation, cleanup, and assets helps teams maintain consistent project information.
Vectorworks 2027 makes georeferencing more accessible and accurate, helping designers align their models with real-world coordinates without requiring GIS expertise. Designers can also take advantage of the Geolocation Setup Wizard, which aligns surveys, point clouds, GIS layers, and location imagery—including new Google Maps imagery, available to subscription customers—around a single survey point.
Entertainment design professionals can work more efficiently across complex lighting, rigging, and audio workflows with new tools and enhancements in Vectorworks 2027. Schematic View workflows have been enhanced to simplify documentation by automating data tags, label legends, and dimensions with a single dialog. These settings can then be saved as reusable sets, helping teams reduce repetitive work and maintain consistency. Improved cable connectivity workflows provide a more streamlined approach to developing accurate, build-ready power and data plans.
Vectorworks Spotlight 2027 also builds better connections to audio design with the full production workflow. The new Audio Listening Plane lets designers define listening planes and exchange them with compatible audio analysis tools through MVR. You can then visualize imported sound coverage results in Vectorworks.
The English-language editions of Vectorworks 2027 are now available. The release of localized language versions will begin in October and conclude in the first quarter of 2027. Contact your local Vectorworks distributor for more information about the availability of Vectorworks 2027 in other markets. Vectorworks Subscription and Service Select customers can download Vectorworks 2027 once the product is released in their local markets.
Discover what’s new at vectorworks.net/whats-new.
About Vectorworks
Exceptional design demands exceptional tools - a platform built to deliver absolute creative expression and maximum efficiency. Vectorworks believe your design software should offer the freedom to follow your imagination wherever it may lead you, to seamlessly share your vision at any phase, and to easily interpret the information needed to make the smartest decisions every time.
Ted Todd, specialists in engineered wood flooring, has announced the expansion of its highly esteemed Project Collection with the launch of six new extra wide, extra thick floors.
Following the successful introduction of a 20mm thick construction option within the popular Warehouse Collection, Ted Todd have now extended this offering of enhanced construction to their most-loved toned floors in their pronounced Project collection, offering greater choice for residential and commercial spaces, without a significant increase in price.
As a direct response to customer demand for wider designs with unbeatable construction, these six new variations to existing Project floors are now available for the first time in 220mm extra wide planks with a 20mm thickness, and generous 6mm wear layer.
The new launch includes additions to the Almond, Brindle, Caramel, Calico, Petworth and Tattenhall designs in a hardened oil finish for added reliability, longevity and durability, ensuring interior projects will stand the test of time.
A combination of sophistication and practicality, these engineered boards encompass what flooring industry leaders, Ted Todd stands for. Being the original creatives of the extra wide plank design, they bring functionality to the flooring world, developing products that not only look effortlessly stylish, but are future forward to suit modern day living.
Project floors are made from nature grade European oak sourced from sustainably managed forests ensuring the materials remain FSC certified. The nature grade subtly highlights the original features of the timber with a lightly brushed texture showcasing knots, colour variation and expressive grain.
Ted Todd is committed to making beautiful wood flooring without compromising on sustainability. The Project collection provides high-quality, resilient flooring solutions ideal for both residential and commercial applications where durability and style are paramount.
Robert Walsh, founder of Ted Todd commented on the launch "We're thrilled to welcome these six new additions to our valued Project Collection. This innovation provides not only more choice for our clients, but greater options for hard-wearing exceptional quality floors and a more sustainable approach to selecting a product you can trust will last a lifetime.”
For more information on the new additions to the Project Collection, please visit the Ted Todd website.
On a large residential development, the question is rarely whether every kitchen should be bespoke. The more useful question is where bespoke design will make the greatest difference.
Efficiency matters when a specification is being repeated across multiple properties, but so does character. Interior designers need to create homes that feel considered and distinctive while working within the commercial and practical realities of a larger programme.
The two ambitions do not have to compete.
A successful kitchen strategy can standardise the elements that benefit from repetition while allowing greater freedom in the materials, details and spaces that define the finished interior. The result is a more intelligent use of the design budget, with investment focused where it will be most visible and valuable.
At Roundhouse, our experience across luxury residential and multi-unit projects has shown that the key is not choosing between standardisation and bespoke design, but understanding where each earns its place.
Consistency across a development does not mean every kitchen needs to look the same.
A stronger approach is to establish a recognisable design language that can evolve between different property types and levels of specification. Proportions, sightlines, colour palettes, hardware and cabinetry details can create a sense of continuity, while layouts, materials and finishes respond to the individual property.
This also allows investment to be distributed more intelligently. A core apartment might prioritise a refined, repeatable specification, while a premium property introduces richer materials or more individual detailing. At penthouse level, the kitchen can become an entirely bespoke architectural feature.
Roundhouse supports this approach through three cabinetry collections within one design and delivery structure. Partner provides a solution for repeatable schemes, Studio introduces a broader choice of materials and configurations, while the fully bespoke Design collection allows considerably greater freedom in layout, material and detail.
The specification can therefore evolve without introducing a different supplier at every level. Design expertise, technical coordination, project management and BIFIS Accredited Installation remain part of the wider Roundhouse approach.
Not every element of a bespoke kitchen needs to be different to make the finished space feel individual.
Some of the most useful opportunities for repetition sit behind the cabinetry. Where property layouts allow, carcase dimensions, hinge and drawer systems, internal fittings, appliance interfaces and service positions can be rationalised across multiple kitchens.
Doing so reduces the number of variables moving through technical approval, procurement and installation. More importantly, it can release budget for the elements that homeowners will actually see and experience.
This process is particularly effective when the kitchen specialist is involved early. Founded by architects, Roundhouse designers can review layouts before key architectural and service decisions become fixed. A relatively small adjustment to a wall, opening, service position or kitchen dimension can sometimes allow a cabinet configuration to work successfully across several property types.
Our design and technical teams coordinate cabinetry with architectural drawings, MEP layouts and appliances, with samples, show kitchens and mock-ups developed where appropriate. Resolving these details early allows an agreed solution to be reproduced across a development with greater confidence.
Once the underlying specification is working efficiently, bespoke design can be concentrated where it has the greatest impact.
A sculptural kitchen island, beautifully matched veneer, specialist metal finish, distinctive door profile or illuminated cocktail bar can establish the character of an entire interior without requiring every cabinet to be individually designed.
This becomes particularly valuable in premium apartments and penthouses, where the kitchen may need to respond directly to the architecture. Cabinet widths can be calibrated around sightlines and architectural datums, while specialist finishes, unusual materials and purpose-designed pieces can create something entirely individual to the property.
Cabinetry can also extend beyond the conventional kitchen footprint into dining areas, bars and adjoining living spaces, allowing the design language to become part of the wider architecture of the home.
Made to order at our Malvern factory, Roundhouse's Design collection gives designers and craftspeople the freedom to develop ideas beyond a predetermined catalogue of dimensions and finishes.
The value of bespoke in these spaces is not simply greater choice. It is the ability to create something memorable and specific to the property.
A successful design concept is only valuable if its quality can be maintained across every property in which it appears.
For larger schemes, this means controlling variation rather than attempting to eliminate it. An agreed design hierarchy can be translated into individual property specifications, ensuring dimensions, finishes, appliances and bespoke details are manufactured and installed in the correct locations.
Physical samples provide an important reference throughout this process. Paint colours and specialist finishes can be approved against control samples, while the natural characteristics of timber, veneer and stone can be understood and agreed before orders are placed. Where particularly close visual continuity is required, materials can also be batched and reserved for a development.
Manufacturing plays an equally important role. At Roundhouse's Worcestershire factory, precision machinery provides repeatable accuracy while experienced craftspeople oversee veneers, specialist finishes and individual details.
The same thinking needs to continue onto site. A kitchen that appears economical on a cabinet schedule can quickly become more costly if service clashes, repeated RFIs, fragmented deliveries, installation delays and extensive snagging begin to affect the programme.
Looking at specification, manufacture and installation as one connected process provides a more meaningful measure of value than cabinet cost alone.
The most successful approach to bespoke at scale sits somewhere between complete standardisation and designing every kitchen independently.
It uses repetition deliberately. Technical elements are rationalised where doing so makes delivery more efficient, while greater design freedom is reserved for the materials, features and properties where it will contribute most to the finished interior.
For one apartment, that might mean a beautifully detailed island against a more repeatable cabinetry specification. In another, it could be a specialist finish, an exceptional run of veneer or a bespoke bar connecting the kitchen with an entertaining space. A penthouse may justify a completely individual response.
The point is not to introduce variation for its own sake. It is to give interior designers the freedom to create moments of distinction without losing sight of budget, programme or the practical demands of delivering multiple properties.
For Roundhouse, that balance is where bespoke bring value, combining design creativity and craftsmanship with the technical and manufacturing discipline required by larger residential developments.
If you are planning an upcoming residential project, get in touch with their Professional team or book a showroom visit to explore how Roundhouse could support your project.
About Roundhouse Design Ltd
Founded by architects, Roundhouse is a multi-award-winning British company, creating beautiful bespoke kitchens and furniture. Their stunning kitchen designs feature a signature understated aesthetic, influenced by contemporary and traditional design, using innovative materials, texture and colour. Each project is made to measure from a wide range of stunning finishes. Expertly crafted by skilled designers and makers in a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Malvern, Worcestershire. Visit any of seven Roundhouse Design kitchen showrooms; Wigmore St, Clapham, Fulham, Richmond, Cambridge, Guildford & Cheltenham.
Karndean Commercial, the UK’s trusted supplier of luxury vinyl flooring, is set to launch a considered edit of geometric tiles with Knight Tile Curio and Empire Marble chequerboard, inviting play and self-expression whilst delivering bold visual impact.
A new Knight Tile Curio collection has been built around a single, intelligently designed geometric tile which can be used to create endless configurations simply through rotation and repetition. The result is a versatile design that balances structure with spontaneity, empowering designers to create spaces that feel both intentional and individual.
Designed to support the growing demand for human-centric interiors that evoke positive emotions, Knight Tile Curio introduces purposeful colour, pattern and movement to both commercial and residential environments. Through creativity and tessellation, designers can create dynamic flooring schemes that deliver maximum visual impact with minimal complexity.
Richard Allen, VP of commercial sales at Karndean Commercial, said: “Knight Tile Curio offers joyful design with convenient styling flexibility, presenting boundless possibilities using a single tessellating tile.
“Supporting the latest inspiring and engaging trends, designers can create abstract forms that inject plenty of personality, introduce energy and rhythm, and enhance mood. With just one intelligently designed tile that can be used to create countless distinct laying patterns, Knight Tile Curio unlocks creative freedom, enabling designers to achieve expressive interiors with confidence.”
Designed to make bold flooring concepts more accessible, Knight Tile Curio enables designers to create bespoke interiors without the effort, cost or installation challenges typically associated with intricate flooring schemes. The 9” x 9” tile features a minimalist geometric design on a soft off-white background and is available in four distinctive contemporary colourways: Sage, Navy, Graphite and Terracotta.
Thanks to its considered geometry, each tile can be arranged in multiple orientations to create a wide variety of patterns through a simple process of rotation and repetition. In this way, an individual style can be achieved without the need for additional shapes, time consuming design planning or custom cuts.
Traditionally, bespoke patterned flooring designs often require bespoke manufacturing or complicated cutting on site, increasing both material waste and installation complexity. By contrast, Curio’s single-tile system eliminates this, minimising the risk of installation errors and streamlining the fitting process.
Specification is equally straightforward. With a single SKU for each colourway, ordering complexity is reduced. Additionally, each design is held in stock, removing the lead times often associated with bespoke flooring solutions and giving designers the flexibility to adapt layouts and patterns later in the project without adversely affecting schedules or costs.
The Knight Tile collection also welcomes a new Empire Marble chequerboard design. With the enduring appeal of classic chequerboard patterns showing no signs of fading, this fresh monochrome black and white interpretation offers a desirable graphic clarity and character to contemporary interiors.
A familiar yet highly versatile layout, chequerboard flooring offers designers the opportunity to scale, frame or zone spaces according to the desired visual effect. Whether creating statement focal points or introducing subtle moments of contrast, Empire Marble delivers a timeless aesthetic that feels both elegant and contemporary.
For added convenience, Empire Marble is supplied with both colours contained within a single box, making specification, ordering and installation quick and streamlined.
Like all Knight Tile products, both Knight Tile Curio and Empire Marble combine creative design freedom with the trusted performance and durability expected from the Karndean brand.
Each tile is designed to work seamlessly across all tessellated layouts, supporting a wide range of pattern applications. At 2.5mm thick with a 0.3mm wear layer, the collection is built to withstand the demands of busy environments while maintaining its visual appeal.
The range also benefits from Karndean’s K-Guard+ surface protection system, providing a hygienic, durable finish that is easy to maintain. For added peace of mind, all Knight Tile designs are backed by up to a 10-year commercial and a lifetime residential product warranty.
Combining expressive design, purposeful colour and versatility, the new Knight Tile collection offers designers new ways to create memorable interiors that celebrate creativity, individuality and joy, while also offering outstanding practical benefits.
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About Karndean Designflooring
Karndean is a global supplier of commercial and residential luxury vinyl tile flooring. We’re an industry leader in flooring design, offering a wide range of colours, textures and finishes, helping you create unique looks that are both stylish and practical; guaranteed to last. We see flooring differently. We travel the world in our quest to bring you exceptional floors that inspire and delight. From the ancient forests of Europe, to the remote Australian outback, we seek out expressive and intriguing forms in the natural world to influence our unique floor designs. By combining original features with cutting edge design, we create beautiful floors that bring your vision to life and take our clients on an endless journey of design discovery.
Travertine-inspired surfaces continue to bring warmth, texture and a sense of natural character to contemporary interiors, and Maximus Travertine Osso offers a sophisticated interpretation of this enduring stone aesthetic in large-format porcelain.
Combining the timeless beauty of natural travertine with the practical benefits and versatility of porcelain, Maximus Travertine Osso features delicate striations and subtle tonal nuances that create a refined and authentic appearance. Available in White and Light Beige, the collection introduces a versatile palette that works effortlessly with warm neutrals, natural materials and earthy colour schemes.
Available in 60 x 120cm, 120 x 120cm, 120 x 280cm and 162 x 324cm formats, the porcelain range provides flexibility for a variety of interior applications, from floors and feature walls to larger architectural surfaces. The generous slab formats are particularly suited to creating a sense of continuity across larger spaces, while the smaller formats offer additional design flexibility.
Adding further versatility, coordinating striped décor options are available in both colourways, introducing a more graphic interpretation of the natural stone aesthetic. Used selectively, the décor can create visual definition, while the larger formats allow the subtle movement of the travertine effect to take centre stage.
Maximus Travertine Osso also incorporates Maximus’ Sync Effect digital structure technology, creating a textured relief that works in harmony with the surface design. The technology enhances the depth and authenticity of the stone effect while adding a tactile quality to the porcelain surface.
The result is a collection that balances the enduring appeal of travertine with the clean, contemporary possibilities of porcelain. Whether used to create a calm, tonal bathroom, a sophisticated living space or a statement architectural surface, Travertine Osso brings warmth and quiet luxury to modern interiors.
For designers and specifiers looking to introduce the character of travertine without compromising on contemporary versatility, Maximus Travertine Osso offers a considered alternative to natural stone, combining a soft, natural aesthetic with the benefits of a large-format porcelain surface.
About RAK Ceramics Ltd
RAK Ceramics products feature in some of the most iconic buildings in the world. Known for a wide product range and the ability to produce bespoke solutions for both small and large scale projects, RAK Ceramics enable clients to bring their ideas to life. They respect, inspire, improve and deliver; today, tomorrow, no matter the ambition, no matter the challenge, RAK Ceramics take care of all the details, so you don’t have to. Their passion and expertise combined with a careful attention to detail means they can provide you with a range of integrated ceramics solutions, allowing you freedom to be creative and plenty of room for imagination.
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