Global design and BIM software provider Vectorworks, Inc. has launched a new integration with Morpholio Trace, one of the latest additions to its product portfolio, connecting freehand sketching on iPad directly to Vectorworks design workflows. Because moving between sketches and precise models and documentation is central to any design workflow, the integration lets users sketch freely on plans and other drawings on iPad while their ideas flow straight back into Vectorworks.
The new Trace integration reflects a market-proven fact that drawing, tracing, and sketching remain central to how designers think, explore, and communicate ideas. By connecting Trace on iPad with Vectorworks on desktop, designers can move more naturally between the immediacy of hand sketching and the intelligence of their BIM and CAD models, without breaking their creative flow.
“With this integration, we’re bringing the power of sketching and the precision of BIM closer together than ever before,” said Vectorworks Product Planner Iskra Nikolova. “Drawings and sketches now move seamlessly in both directions through Vectorworks Cloud Services. Designers can start in Vectorworks and then sketch in Trace, or begin in Trace and bring those ideas back into Vectorworks, enabling a fluid, flexible creative process without extra steps or friction. The release of this integration in Vectorworks 2026 Update 5 marks another milestone in our commitment to connected, mobile-friendly workflows that honor the craft of design.”
At the core of the new integration is a direct, built in connection between Vectorworks and Trace. Designers can use the “Export to Morpholio Trace” command to send selected, scale accurate sheets or viewports from Vectorworks via the cloud to a dedicated Vectorworks folder in Trace on their iPad. They can then sketch freely on their plans and other drawings, and when they are ready, the “Import from Morpholio Trace” command brings those sketches back into their Vectorworks file as images or vector linework, eliminating manual back and forth to maintain creative momentum and keep everything in sync.
This continuous loop between hand sketching and BIM empowers teams at every stage of a project. In early concept design, designers can quickly explore alternatives and overlays in Trace without losing connection to scale and geometry. As projects progress, the same workflow supports client presentations, review markups, and coordination sketches that tie directly back to the Vectorworks model. The result is a more fluid, expressive, and efficient process — from first ideas through detailed design and documentation.
“Morpholio Trace was created to preserve the joy and immediacy of drawing while connecting it to the tools that carry ideas into reality,” said Vectorworks Director of Marketing – Cloud & Mobile and Morpholio co-founder Anna Kenoff. “By integrating directly with Vectorworks, we’re giving designers a seamless path from sketching on iPad to working in sophisticated BIM and CAD environments. It’s a way to keep drawing and mark-ups at the center of the design process, while ensuring every idea can be developed and delivered with precision.”
Customers can access the new integration with Vectorworks 2026 Update 5, available now. This update is available for all currently released English-language versions of Vectorworks 2026 and is immediately accessible to subscription and Vectorworks Service Select customers. To install, select “Check for Updates” from the Vectorworks menu (Mac) or the Help menu (Windows).
To explore the new Morpholio Trace integration and all the latest features, start a free 7-day trial of Vectorworks Design Suite and download Morpholio Trace for iPad and iPhone in the Apple App Store.
About Vectorworks
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Garrett Leather, a renowned leader in the leather industry, proudly announces the launch of Cielo, a groundbreaking leather which sets a new benchmark in environmental responsibility, elegance and unmatched performance.
Cielo is olive tanned and 100% climate neutral, blending natural craftsmanship with ecological consciousness. Especially appealing to those looking for sustainable, responsibly sourced materials, this innovative leather is tanned using organic extracts derived from olive leaves, a by-product of the olive industry.
Garrett Leather worked with a sustainability consulting firm to evaluate the carbon footprint of Cielo. The independent consultant completed a thorough Life Cycle Analysis of Cielo. Garrett Leather then worked with a leading climate offset consultant in Europe to purchase and retire non-transferable Gold Standard Verified Emissions Reduction (VER) credits. The specific project we invested in built water purification systems that provide safe drinking water to underprivileged communities to completely offset the carbon emissions of Cielo production.
Furthermore, in the spirit of full transparency, Cielo achieved LBC Red List Free status on its Declare label. The durability and longevity of this high-quality leather minimizes the need for replacement, ensuring a beautiful product that is built to last. Olive tanned leather is biodegradable, allowing it to decompose naturally at the end of its life cycle, further reducing its environmental impact.
Cielo blends the best of both worlds—low environmental impact and high performance. What makes Cielo truly unique is its consistent grain for maximum cutting yields and exceptional resilience. All 20 Cielo colors are treated during the tanning process to meet FAA regulations without any additional treatment. Cielo also surpasses stringent durability test requirements and performance criteria specific to the private aviation industry. As a LeatherShield product, Cielo meets the demands of high-traffic areas, making it an excellent option for designers across multiple disciplines, including hospitality, corporate, residential, and luxury yacht interiors.
Harmonious and sophisticated, Cielo’s colors maintain a welcoming ambiance and leave a lasting impression. Perfect for an aviation interior, Cielo’s light hues help create an airy feel in a smaller space. Its deep neutrals foster a more grounded atmosphere while cool grays create a modern and streamlined environment. This thoughtful palette also serves well as a backdrop for warm accents and bold textures, allowing for more flexibility in style and décor.
As a direct reflection of Garrett Leather’s continued commitment to quality and performance, Cielo epitomizes the blending of style with ethical production. Cielo embodies a comprehensive approach to luxury that prioritizes environmental stewardship and responsible practices.
“At Garrett Leather, we continuously evolve to develop innovative products for our customers. Cielo is a direct result of collaborating with our loyal customers and working diligently with our partner tanneries to bring exceptionally crafted leather to designers worldwide. This initiative was especially rewarding knowing the long-term positive impact that this collection will have. By specifying Cielo for your projects, you are making a sustainable choice for your client while also contributing to help those in need.” said Roberta Sand, Vice President of Marketing at Garrett Leather.
All 20 colors of Cielo are available for immediate shipment. To learn more or to request samples, please contact your local Garrett Leather representative or visit garrettleather.com.
About Garrett Leather Corp
Garrett Leather is a premium Italian leather brand specializing in a distinct combination of high-end style and service. They specialise in helping interior designers find the perfect leather for commercial and residential interior markets. They also offer opportunities for their clients to learn more about the intricacies of leather and its applications. Garrett Leather sources leather from the highest quality raw material selections throughout Europe and maintains strong relationships with the most elite and ethically responsible tanneries in Italy. Garrett Leather remains privately-owned and family-run to strengthen their deep commitment to personal attention and care for each of their clients.
Pedrali, Italian manufacturer of contemporary design furniture for contract and residential environments, took part in the 64th Salone del Mobile.Milano from 21 to 26 April, the leading international event for the design industry.
At its 37th participation, Pedrali unveiled nine indoor and outdoor collections, the result of in-depth research and close collaboration with renowned Italian and international designers. A family business story that began 63 years ago has led Pedrali to develop a 100% Made in Italy philosophy, embodied in the control of the entire production chain across its Headquarters in Mornico al Serio (Bergamo) and its production unit in Manzano (Udine).
#PedraliGentleHabitat (Hall 24, Stand C27, C35), designed by the Milan-based DWA Design Studio, arises from the interplay between colour, material and light, taking shape as a pure and recognisable architecture that openly reveals its constructive nature. The result is an essential yet welcoming space that guides visitors through an emotional and multi-sensory experience.
The 900 sqm stand unfolds as a volume with a strong architectural identity, defined by visible structural elements and a clear design language. A grid of exposed beams and pillars shapes the space, while a sloped ceiling that introduces a sense of dynamism to the overall composition.
The outer shell becomes a large neutral surface a painter's blank canvas on which the entire project unfolds - creating a harmonious atmosphere. A uniform colour, applied across different materials, generates an apparent visual continuity that, upon closer inspection, reveals a layered material identity shaped through textural variations.
The poplar wood structure, chosen for its visual lightness and pale tone, is combined with textile surfaces that respond to variations in light, contributing to a dynamic and nuanced experience of the space. This dialogue between natural materials and daylight generates a delicate, vibrant texture that gives depth to the environment, transforming it into an immersive setting that envelops visitors in an immersive sensory experience.
On this balanced and essential backdrop, the project comes to life through touches of colour: the settings featuring Pedrali novelties emerge as intentional and controlled presences, capable of defining atmospheres, functions and identities.
The undulating canvas - clad walls introduce a variation in material and form, enhancing spatial perception by adding depth, volume and refined plays of light and shadow, becoming an architectural focal point around which the stand is organised.
The space unfolds as a fluid and dynamic layout, where architectural elements define different areas without ever interrupting the perceptual continuity of the environment. The interplay between indoor and outdoor spaces creates a gentle rhythm, generating a sense of hospitality and overall well-being.
Semi-transparent canvas panels distributed along the stand appear to filter day light, creating a soft transition that reinforces spatial continuity. This approach perfectly lines up with Pedrali vision, which has always been a promoter of design that blend aesthetics, functionality and well-being through families of products designed to seamlessly furnish both indoor and outdoor spaces, creating fluid and continuous harmony. In 1963, open spaces inspired Mario Pedrali to produce his first wrought iron collections for outdoor use. With a view to pursuing and guaranteeing the mixture of environments, Pedrali outdoor collections have the ultimate goal of bringing the same quality and care to the outdoor as indoor environments.
Nature is integrated into the stand through a dual narrative that reinforces its relationship between people and architecture: on one hand, real nature is represented by tall trees that become architectural elements. These vertical elements articulate the space and establish a dialogue between nature and architecture, between memory and innovation. On the other hand, a reinterpreted nature emerges through artistic photography integrated within the different settings, acting as visual openings onto natural landscapes.
The images, by Milan-based photographer Alecio Ferrari, alternate wide panoramas with close-up details in which textures and colours emerge vividly, taking on an almost painterly quality, like abstract compositions that conceptually extend the perimeter of the stand and amplify the perception of space.
Balancing structure and colour, neutrality and emphasis, the #PedraliGentleHabitat stand is conceived as a carefully designed ecosystem — a space where materials, light and hues interact in a calibrated way, offering an experience that celebrates design as an act of composition.
Within this setting, people’s well-being is central: the quality of light, the permeability of space, the presence of greenery and the use of natural materials create a sense of harmony and comfort, fostering a more conscious relationship with the surrounding environment. The relationship between architecture, nature and living quality becomes fundamental, together with the selection of materials and products designed to last over time, supporting everyday life with enduring quality.
In order to pursue the sustainable philosophy that has always guided the company, attention was paid to the selected materials, the optimisation of raw material consumption, resource rationalisation, material reuse/recycling, and disassemblability in the design phase of the stand. Furthermore, all elements used within the stand were designed to be disassembled and reused, thereby maximising the durability and sustainability.
This year, Pedrali inaugurates two new collaborations : with the design duo Formafantasma and with AMDL CIRCLE, the multidisciplinary studio founded by architect Michele De Lucchi.
The work of Andrea Trimarchi and Simone Farresin – founders of Formafantasma – is rooted in a design approach that goes beyond the object itself to express a way of thinking, building and inhabiting space. The design partnership between Pedrali and the studio has led to the development of Estratto, a collection of mono-material coffee tables and consoles in aluminium. The designers’ interest in materials with a genuine potential for circularity, combined with Pedrali manufacturing expertise, has given rise to a family defined by a strong material identity, exploring the technical and narrative potential of aluminium extrusion as a continuous and potentially infinite process.
Aluminium extrusion is a core competence rooted in the history of the industrial district in which Pedrali production facilities are based, a context where this process represents a long-standing tradition. Aluminium is also a recycled and recyclable material, resistant and durable, ensuring long product lifespan.
The base of Estratto is composed of three concave aluminium extrusions that, when joined together, ensure structural stability while leaving the internal cavity empty, creating an elegant interplay of solids and voids. The joint between the elements generates a visual rhythm that highlights the transition between surfaces and contributes to the overall design of the collection. The concave shape modulates and reflects light, enhancing depth and three-dimensionality, while also allowing for easy and functional combinations. The extruded aluminium section allow to create coffee tables or consoles using one or more bases depending on the size of the tabletop.
Pedrali collaborates with AMDL CIRCLE to design their first collection together. A significant step following the collaboration established in 2023 for the company’s 60th anniversary. On the occasion of the 64th edition of Salone del Mobile.Milano, this synergy takes shape in an outdoor collection conceived to bring outdoors the same sophistication, warmth and attention to detail that characterise indoor furniture. The result is Fibra, a collection of daybeds that, thanks to its clean design, enhances the space in which it is placed while engaging harmoniously with the surrounding natural environment.
The key element of Fibra is the solid wood legs. Their shape – almost like a large wooden peg – fits sculpturally into the extruded aluminium frame. The faceted leg and the frame are connected through a die-cast aluminium joint, designed to be almost invisible yet extremely strong, ensuring stability while becoming the structural core of the daybed. The combination of the powder-coated aluminium frame, which guarantees visual lightness and outdoor resistance and the natural FSC® C114358 certified teak wood lends warmth and a sense of connection with the ground. Comfort has a key role in the design of Fibra. More than a simple sun lounger, it is a true daybed that can transform from a single into a double version. The dry-feel polyurethane foam cushion rests on a waterproof textile mesh surface and stands out for its generous thickness, providing a soft, cosy feel. The use of new-generation technical outdoor fabrics that reproduce the appearance and tactile richness of textiles typically used indoors – such as bouclé or more textured weaves – gives the collection a refined look. The concealed reclining backrest allows an easy transition from a semi-reclined position, suitable for reading or conversation, to a fully reclined position for maximum comfort.
The double configuration can be provided with a multifunctional teak slatted top positioned in the centre. When equipped with rear wheels in teak, the sun lounger can be moved more easily, making it even morepractical.
The collection is completed by a set of coffee tables in different sizes, characterised by the same wooden leg of the daybed, positioned externally to the top so that it remains fully visible. The solid aluminium top is available in round, square or rectangular shapes. Fibra evokes a sense of calm and understated elegance — whether by the pool of a Mediterranean villa in natural stone, in the solarium of a contemporary boutique hotel or on an urban terrace — and becomes the protagonist of the first setting that welcomes visitors: an immersive outdoor scenario defined by water reflections, lush greenery and soft tones that invite relaxation. The light brick flooring enhances brightness, while an undulating wall acts as a screen, shaping a more intimate and secluded area.
Filicudi table lamps, by Andrea Pedrali help to create a relaxed atmosphere. Suitable for indoor and outdoor environments, Filicudi is a practical and functional rechargeable table lamp made of an extruded aluminium column and a polycarbonate diffuser, distinguished by compact proportions and minimalistic style. The lamp can be easily separated into two parts: while the diffuser is charging, the column transforms into a watertight flower vase, enhancing the product’s versatility and making it a refined and flexible accessory.
The scene is completed by Twiny rug, designed by DWA Design Studio. Twiny rugs are made from cord obtained by weaving a polypropylene yarn, which is strong yet soft and completely recyclable, ensuring a very high level of performance when placed outdoors, guaranteeing resistance to sunlight and weather, easy cleaning and maintenance. The collection includes two different patterns, both in twill and defined by a discreet graphic sign, one striped and one diagonal. The rug background in neutral shades of sand is divided into two tone-on-tone sections, one lighter and one darker.
The second setting evokes an elegant residential environment, where the poplar wood flooring and the furnishings reflect the quality of contemporary living. Opale collection, designed by Patrick Jouin, runs through the space, introducing two new versions: a side chair and a barstool with armrests.
Both recall the distinctive features of the armchair, where elegance and comfort engage in a thoughtful and balanced dialogue. Opale is characterised by soft, organic shapes in which every line is conceived to ensure continuity and aesthetic harmony. The solid ash wood or walnut legs integrate between the backrest and armrests, forming a subtle joint that defines the chair’s profile without interrupting the continuity of the line.
Their oval section gradually tapers downwards into a round, slender shape, adding a sense of lightness and elegance. The seat offers outstanding comfort thanks to the elastic belts. The feature of Opale is the functional handle integrated into the rear of the backrest, that blends into the armchair’s silhouette, enhancing its three-dimensional look. The backrest, seat and armrests are made of injected polyurethane foam. Lightweight and easy to handle, Opale is the perfect solution for elegant residential and hospitality spaces, thanks to its discrete yet eye-catching look. The introduction of the chair and barstool allows spaces to be structured coherently, alternating typologies and playing with heights and rhythms, while maintaining a shared identity.
Opale armchairs and side chairs are arranged around Frank table by Robin Rizzini, presented in a glossy finish and inspired by architectural shapes and industrial materials. The structure on which the top rests is made up of two slightly curved die-cast aluminium bases with variable thickness. The bases taper towards the bottom, reaching the ground in a less accentuated curve and are connected by a sturdy steel beam, placed under the top.
The horizontal pendant Kawara lighting by Yusuke Kawai illuminates the table.
Kawara is a lighting collection that takes its name from the traditional Japanese tile that adorns the triangular roofs of sacred buildings in Japan. Kawara is available as pendant, horizontal, or vertical, as well as floor version. What makes this product very versatile is the option to choose between a single continuous element in extruded aluminium — giving the product a technical, clean, and essential appearance — or adjustable modules connected by small joining rings to allow precise light direction creating a more playful effect. These combinations allow light to be directed towards the table, ceiling or angled at 45°, offering tailor-made solutions for any setting.
The space also features Blume Sideboard, designed by Sebastian Herkner, which echoes the sophisticated flower-shaped profile in extruded aluminium of the homonymous collection and combines storage capacity with the ability to define or divide spaces with elegance and versatility. The sideboard features four curved plywood ash wood or walnut veneered doors, rounded at the ends, combined with extruded aluminium legs in a variety of anodised or powder-coated finishes, in addition to a composite marble or high pressure laminate top. This year, Blume Sideboard is introduced in new versions with different dimensions and depths, designed to expand the range of possible uses: the lower versions are ideal as a TV stand or as a furnishing element to place behind the sofa to divide the space discreetly; the deeper versions, on the other hand, serve as storage units, offering greater capacity.
Along the route, the Pedrali Materioteca takes shape — a collection of materials that define the manufacturer’s identity, presented in their purest essence. Metal finishes, solid woods, textiles, stones, plastic materials and ropes are displayed as they are: each element becomes a geometric volume — prisms, cubes, cylinders — enhancing its material presence and revealing its intrinsic quality. Transformed into elementary forms, the materials take on an almost playful character: measured and essential elements arranged on tables like a large three-dimensional composition. Some are grouped by category, others organised by shape, while others are combined into tactile mood boards that suggest associations and design possibilities. Kawara pendant lighting and Filicudi table lamps illuminate the scene.
Nuova Guinea collection, designed by Cazzaniga Mandelli Pagliarulo, features in the third set, which presents an outdoor patio conceived for long, relaxed moments. Nuova Guinea represents the natural evolution of Guinea collection. A side chair and an armchair in aluminium for outdoor use defined by traditional and archetypical forms that suggest an idea of physical, visual and iconic lightness. The distinctive element of the collection is the weave of the seat and backrest, created as a separate element and subsequently applied to the frame thanks to zips. An innovative design solution conceived as a true covering fabric, making the collection more sustainable as it allows the woven parts to be easily removed and replaced. The polypropylene yarn belts, weather-resistant, are available in two different widths and interwoven to generate an original graphic pattern based on the alternation of a wider and a narrower band. This solution allows the creation of dynamic patterns and colour combinations in two or three colours. The result is a weave that combines maximum comfort with high technical performance. The presence of an elastic belt placed under the seat ensures strength and durability. The large, embracing aluminium frame ensures solidity and lightness. In the armchair version, the die-cast aluminium armrests, integrated and welded to the frame, introduce organic shapes with a pleasant tactile feel.
The collection is arranged around Alu table, featuring an extruded aluminium frame. Alu is the manufacturer’s first table with a solid aluminium top, conceived to combine contemporary aesthetics with functionality in versatile design suitable for a variety of settings — both outdoor and indoor, from residential spaces to contract environments. The elliptical-section extruded aluminium legs, set at a 45° angle, integrate seamlessly with the perimeter frame to ensure stability. Alu is available in fixed, square or rectangular versions, as well as in an extendable option up to 3.1 metres. The latter allows the top to be expanded by means of one or two extensions, stored in a central drawer beneath the top and easily attached when needed. Twiny rug adds a contemporary touch, while Filicudi table lamps light up the atmosphere.
Continuing on, the fourth scene leads indoors, where Anemos table by Pio & Tito Toso — distinguished by simple yet architectural shapes — takes centre stage. Its distinctive feature lies in the base, composed by two separate aluminium shells secured to the top, that take on a flexible and sinuous shape through a double curvature. The top is presented in a glossy blue finish which, matching the base, lends the table a refined and elegant appearance. Anemos is illuminated by Kawara pendant lighting, arranged in a multi-module configuration. Surrounding the table, Griante side chairs and armchairs by Cazzaniga Mandelli Pagliarulo, feature a handwoven seat and backrest made in Italy from a fully recyclable polypropylene yarn belt with a three-dimensional texture. The frame is made of FSC® C114358-certified ash wood. Blume Sideboard by Sebastian Herkner, presented here in a new height, adds a further touch of refinement to the setting.
A mirrored scene in the fifth setting presents two spacious living areas in dialogue with each other, distinguished by their colour palettes and their outlook onto the outdoors, creating two distinct yet complementary atmospheres. The protagonist here is Jeff by Patrick Norguet, a set of miniature architectures in polyurethane foam, skilfully combined to create a modular and reconfigurable sofa. The main feature of Jeff is its harmony of volumes: the squared backrest pairs with a delicate seat to soften and give balance to the whole structure. The layout also features the new Estratto coffee tables by Formafantasma. The different heights and shapes allow the coffee tables to be placed side by side to create dynamic compositions. Tops are available in round, square or rectangular versions. In the square and rectangular versions, two edges fold slightly downwards, creating a continuous bend that defines the perimeter and introduces a distinctive detail. The glossy lacquered or anodised finishes in different colours transform a technical and industrial material into a decorative element. The lightness of aluminium, both physical and visual, makes the collection versatile and adaptable to different settings, both indoor and outdoor.
The space extends into the sixth setting, opening onto the outdoors, where architectural elements create a sense of intimacy, from which lush nature emerges. The new outdoor seating collection Philía Mesh, by Odo Fioravanti, is paired with the new Ikon Twist table by Pio & Tito Toso. Philía Mesh evokes the shapes that have defined the identity of Philía collection, inspired by traditional Italian garden chairs and recalling the relaxed lifestyle in open air typical of the Italian “dolce vita” of the Sixties. With Philía Mesh, these forms are reinterpreted through new materials that echo Pedrali tradition, with its earliest garden chairs made of expanded metal sheet. A side chair and armchair featured by rational and geometric lines that blend with softer forms typical of the human body. The steel tubular frame ensures solidity and durability, while the seat and backrest in expanded metal sheet give visual lightness and a distinctive texture. The distinctive texture of the metal sheet ensures comfort, breathability and resistance, making Philía Mesh ideal for outdoor living. The signature element of the collection is defined by an opening that gently crosses the backrest, creating a generous and practical integrated handle. Ikon Twist is an outdoor table that evolves the conical base of the Ikon collection, reinterpreting it through a new material aesthetic that enhances its volume. The base is wrapped with a Ø 25 mm polypropylene rope, designed to withstand outdoor conditions while maintaining its aesthetic and performance over time. The texture and mélange colour of the rope, precisely wrapped around the base, create a tactile and sophisticated surface.
The final setting evokes the atmosphere of an urban garden and comes to life around the new Libre collection by Eugeni Quitllet , designed for both indoor and outdoor spaces. Libre is a collection of seating that interacts naturally with the human body and the surrounding space, thanks to an essential design shaped by a deeply human imprint. In Libre, form and function revolve around ergonomics, ensuring maximum comfort within a compact well-proportioned monoblock side chair and armchair. The seat and backrest appear as two distinct elements, precisely set within a fluid and harmonious frame that rises seamlessly from the legs and extends upwards in a continuous gesture, embracing them. The armrest reinforces this sense of continuity and visual balance. The rounded geometry of the seat and backrest recalls the softness of an upholstered pad, while maintaining the material honesty. Gas air moulding technology enables slim profiles while ensuring high structural strength. The soft shapes and organic lines of Libre recall the language of traditional bentwood seating, reinterpreted in a contemporary way. The integrated openings, while echoing this formal heritage, also ensure an easy grip from different angles and facilitate maintenance, making the collection suitable for both outdoor and indoor use. In line with Pedrali ongoing commitment to environmental sustainability, Libre is also available in a recycled polypropylene version derived from post-industrial material. The setting also includes Caementum monoblock coffee tables by Marco Merendi & Diego Vencato, presented in glossy brown, yellow, olive green and beige finishes, and also available in blue and bright green, as well as in matte terracotta or grey concrete options.
The settings come to life around a central courtyard , where several Pedrali collections are featured, including the new Coney barstool by Mandelli Pagliarulo, which introduces a new element to a collection that combines functionality, comfort and a highly graphical visual impact. Available in two different heights, the barstool is made of curved and strong tubular frame and it features clean lines and visual lightness. The seat and backrest create a three-dimensional support, ensuring structural solidity and ergonomy. The equally spaced vertical slats of the backrest, moulded and shaped from metal sheet, create a distinctive pattern together with the horizontal ones of the seat.
In this space, side chairs and armchairs from Coney collection are arranged around a large social table created by combining several Alu tables. Also by Mandelli Pagliarulo are the Nolita Sofa and Nolita Relax, alongside Philía collection designed by Odo Fioravanti.
Philía is characterised by a resistant steel tubular frame, while seat and backrest are wrapped in a PVC cord, textured with lines, that, thanks to horizontal direction weaving, intersects at the centre to ensure elasticity and high resistance.
The setting is completed by Griante and Nemea side chairs and armchairs , Lamorisse wood lounge&sofa — all designed by Cazzaniga Mandelli Pagliarulo — as well as Elliot coffee tables by Patrick Jouin and Blume tables by Sebastian Herkner.
About Pedrali
Pedrali is an Italian company that produces contemporary chairs, tables, furnishings and lamps for contract and residential. The collection is the result of a careful and accurate research aimed to create functional and versatile industrial design products made of metal, plastic materials, wood as well as upholstery. Furniture exclusively manufactured in Italy through a design process which combines tradition and innovation, engineering excellence and creative brilliance. The “100% Made in Italy” philosophy becomes real through the internal production in the headquarters of Mornico al Serio (Bergamo), where the automated warehouse designed by architect Cino Zucchi is based, and in the wooden furniture factory in Manzano (Udine).
Mint Kitchen Group is proud to introduce its South Melbourne Design Studio — a refined and immersive destination for clients, designers, builders, and architects seeking beautifully resolved residential interiors and bespoke joinery solutions.
Located in one of Melbourne’s most established design precincts, the South Melbourne Design Studio has been created to showcase the company’s expertise across kitchens, bathrooms, laundries, wardrobes, and whole-home custom joinery. The space reflects Mint Kitchen Group’s ongoing commitment to craftsmanship, innovation, materiality, and considered design, offering visitors the opportunity to experience the quality, detail, and functionality that underpin every project.
The South Melbourne Design Studio has been thoughtfully designed as more than a display space. It acts as a design destination where clients can engage directly with materials, finishes, hardware, surfaces, storage solutions, appliance integration, and cabinetry detailing in a tangible and inspiring environment. Each display has been carefully curated to demonstrate how strong design thinking, technical precision, and manufacturing knowledge come together to create interiors that are not only visually impressive, but also practical, durable, and highly liveable.
As a business that designs, manufactures, and installs custom joinery, Mint Kitchen Group offers a seamless end-to-end service from concept through to completion. This integrated approach is central to the studio experience. Clients are able to better understand the full design journey, from early planning and layout development through to specification, production detailing, installation, and final delivery.
The South Melbourne Design Studio also allows visitors to explore a wide range of premium materials and design options in person. From cabinetry finishes and benchtop surfaces to hardware selections, lighting considerations, storage mechanisms, and appliance integration, the studio supports informed decision-making and helps clients visualise the possibilities for their own homes. This hands-on experience is particularly valuable in custom interior design, where the relationship between form, function, texture, scale, and detail plays such an important role in the final outcome.
For Mint Kitchen Group, the South Melbourne Design Studio represents the continued growth of the business and its commitment to elevating the standard of custom interiors in Melbourne. With 40 years of industry experience behind its leadership, the company has built a strong reputation for design detail, quality craftsmanship, client-focused outcomes, and highly resolved residential spaces.
The studio brings together the company’s design expertise and manufacturing capability in one cohesive environment. It showcases not only the aesthetic possibilities of custom joinery, but also the technical knowledge required to deliver complex and functional interior spaces. Every element has been considered to highlight the importance of proportion, usability, material selection, construction quality, and long-term performance.
Mint Kitchen Group continues to work closely with homeowners, architects, and designers to create tailored interiors that reflect each client’s lifestyle, brief, and individual home. The South Melbourne Design Studio provides a valuable platform for collaboration, allowing ideas to be explored, refined, and transformed into highly personalised design solutions.
The opening of the South Melbourne Design Studio reinforces Mint Kitchen Group’s position as a trusted name in premium residential interiors and custom joinery. It is a space designed to inspire, educate, and demonstrate what is possible when thoughtful design, expert craftsmanship, and precise manufacturing come together.
The South Melbourne Design Studio welcomes clients looking to renovate, build, or transform their home with beautifully designed, expertly crafted interior spaces that balance style, functionality, and enduring quality.
About Mint Kitchens by Designwize
Mint Kitchen Group is a Melbourne-based kitchen and interiors company specialising in the design, manufacture and installation of bespoke joinery. We create custom kitchens, bathrooms, laundries, wardrobes and interior spaces that are tailored to each client’s lifestyle, home and design vision. With a strong focus on quality craftsmanship, practical functionality and personalised service, our team manages each project from concept through to completion. By combining thoughtful design with locally made joinery and attention to detail, Mint Kitchen Group delivers beautifully resolved spaces that are made to be lived in and built to last.
On Tuesday 21st April, Vispring, the world's leading luxury bed and mattress maker, unveiled an exclusive creative collaboration with Tom Dixon - one of Britain's most iconic and provocative design voices, at the new Mua Mua Hotel on the Mulino estate in Milan. The partnership brings together two pioneering British institutions in a celebration of artistry, craftsmanship, and the enduring pursuit of exceptional design - creating a collection of headboards and a bed design that marks a new chapter for both brands.
United by a shared commitment to quality and a fearless approach to creativity, the collaboration marks a natural meeting of minds. Where Vispring has spent 125 years perfecting the art of sleep, Tom Dixon has spent decades redefining the boundaries of material, form, and function. Together, the result is something entirely new - and entirely considered.
"The bed is the piece of furniture we spend the most time in contact with throughout our lives," says Tom Dixon. "It is a primary refuge that deserves more celebration. We were keen to take on Vispring’s challenge to create new ideas in somnolence. Our visit to their factory reinforced our conviction that there was no better partner, given their extraordinary history of innovation and our shared desire to spend more time in bed."
Tom Dixon and his interior design agency, Design Research Studio (DRS), launched a takeover of the Mulino Estate. The historic complex served as a multi -brand destination, debuting the collaboration with Vispring.
Vispring x Design Research Studio: Highlighting the intersection of British craftsmanship and contemporary design, Vispring showcased the collection at the Mua Mua Hotel launch during Milan Design Week, with four new headboards and one bed soon to be added to their permanent collection, alongside three bespoke showpieces designed exclusively for Milan. Each hotel room was transformed into a fully immersive environment of colour, texture and materiality, with designs inspired by best-selling products within the Tom Dixon range, such as FAT, GROOVE, and WINGBACK.
Adding a playful nod to Vispring's craft credentials, the brand also presented its own interpretation of The Princess and the Pea - a Vispring mattress crowned with a series of toppers, each showcasing the brand's range of fabrics and materials. From current headboard and mattress tickings to rare archive designs, the installation highlights the breadth and depth of Vispring's textile heritage, inviting guests to discover the artistry that goes into every layer of a Vispring bed.
The Venue: Mua Mua Hotel & Mulino Factory on the Mulino Estate: The residency centres on the preview of Mua Mua, a new hotel concept located within the Mulino Estate. Originally designed in 1929 by Chiodi and Gio Ponti for the Sordelli family, the estate has been under the ownership of the Virga family since 1955. Curated by Ludovica Virga as a multidisciplinary hub, visitors can experienced a playground of inspiration with the estate featuring a garage, courtyard, and silo galleries. Following the Tom Dixon takeover during Design Week, the property officially opened to the public as a fully operational hotel.
Vispring and Tom Dixon have collaborated with a shared goal: to explore the synergy between 125 years of British handcrafted expertise and contemporary design. The result is a collection that redefines the concept of a luxury bed, both as a functional object and as a work of art.
This partnership is founded on mutual respect and creative tension. For Vispring, it is an opportunity to apply its centuries-old craftsmanship to a bold new vision, pushing the boundaries of form, materials, and finishes while maintaining the construction standards that characterise every bed produced in its Plymouth workshop. For Tom Dixon, it is a chance to engage in a new product collaboration and infuse his signature design style into a tradition steeped in depth and heritage.
Crafted at Vispring's Plymouth workshop, the collection features four new headboards and one bed, along with three bespoke showpieces designed exclusively for Milan Design Week - each showcasing the intersection of British craftsmanship and contemporary design.
Joining the permanent Vispring collection are four headboards and one full bed frame: the Groove Headboard (available with optional foot-end), the Heart Headboard, the Rainbow Headboard, the Wingback Headboard, and the Fat Bed - a full bed frame and headboard design. Completing the Milan debut are three concept pieces created exclusively for Salone del Mobile: the Flare, the Arch, and Bunny.
Every Vispring bed begins by hand and ends by hand, a process unchanged in its essential character since the brand first introduced the pocket sprung mattress in 1901. Each spring is individually nested and hand-tied by craftspeople at Vispring's Plymouth workshop, a method that demands years of skill to master and cannot be replicated by machine. It is this human approach to making that defines the Vispring difference, and it is what makes the collaboration with Tom Dixon so compelling.
For this collection, that centuries-old expertise meets the radical material and formal language that has made Tom Dixon one of the most distinctive design voices of his generation. The challenge, and the opportunity, was to push Vispring's craft into new territory: to ask what 125 years of handmade expertise looks like when applied to a creative brief. The result is a body of work that honours the integrity of traditional construction while embracing a boldness of form and finish that is unmistakably Dixon.
British design has never been more relevant on the world stage. Recognised for its originality, rigour, and rare ability to fuse heritage with forward-thinking vision, it commands a unique authority in the global luxury market, one that is earned through decades of uncompromising craft and creative ambition.
Vispring and Tom Dixon are two of Britain's most enduring design exports. Together, they represent a statement about what British design can achieve when craft and creativity are given equal weight - the belief that the finest things should be made exceptionally well and made to last.
Clare Schifano, Global Marketing Director of Vispring, discusses the collaboration: "Tom Dixon represents the very best of British design - bold, purposeful, and distinctive. This collaboration felt instinctive from the very beginning. We are both rooted in a tradition of making things exceptionally well, and both driven by a restlessness to push design capabilities.
British design carries significant weight on the global stage today, blending heritage with forward-thinking vision. This partnership embodies these qualities perfectly. For Vispring, it has been an opportunity to explore new directions in our craft, applying 125 years of handmade expertise to a creative brief that challenges convention.
Every detail has been carefully considered, and every material has been chosen with intention. What Tom brings, and what we share, is an unwavering commitment to quality.
The result is a piece that is unmistakably Vispring in its construction and unmistakably Tom Dixon in its character. We are immensely proud of what we have created together, and we believe it sets a new benchmark for luxury British design."
About Vispring Ltd
Vispring is one of the world’s leading luxury bed brands, manufacturing in the UK since 1901. Based in Plymouth since 1970, Vispring sells to 59 countries globally and is the benchmark for handmade, bespoke, high-quality beds made using only the finest natural materials. With values of excellence and craftsmanship at its core, Vispring epitomises a distinctly British form of elegance. Their beds combine technical prowess with a bespoke approach worthy of the finest tailoring and are the international standard for comfort and sophistication. Vispring has graced the first-class cabins of legendary ocean liners – including Titanic – the suites of the world’s most luxurious hotels, including The Dorchester; and on board a Princess Yacht or Gulfstream Jet.
For interior designers, Milan Design Week 2026 remains one of the most influential moments in the global design calendar. It is where ideas are tested, materials are refined and the direction of residential design quietly resets for the year ahead.
At Roundhouse Design, Milan is never approached as a trend report. It is a working research trip. Designers step away from projects and showrooms to experience 2026 interior trends first-hand across Salone del Mobile and the wider city installations. What returns is not a catalogue of styles but a clearer understanding of how kitchens and interiors are evolving in real homes.
This year felt notably restrained. Less spectacle. More refinement. Materials were more tactile, forms were softer and technology was more discreet. For Roundhouse Design, this reinforces a long-held belief that the most successful kitchens are not defined by impact but by how naturally they support daily life.
One of the clearest shifts in Milan was the continued move towards organic curves which we highlighted in last years’ Milan Design Week report. Across furniture, lighting and interiors, softer geometry replaced rigid structure. The reference point for this approach was the Barene collection by Marco Zito for Carpet Edition, where form follows a natural rhythm rather than strict symmetry.
For Roundhouse Design, curve appeal is never purely decorative. They are functional decisions that shape movement through a space.
In kitchens, a curved island worktop edge improves circulation and removes harsh corners in open-plan layouts. It creates a more natural flow between cooking, dining and living areas. Within Roundhouse Design projects, these details are always subtle. A softened cabinetry run. A gently radiused worktop edge. A transition that feels considered rather than imposed.
The result is a kitchen that feels easier to live in, not just easier to look at.
Metal finishes was one of the strongest material stories in Milan, but its role has evolved. It is no longer an accent material. It is architectural.
At De Castelli, cabinetry systems demonstrated how steel can feel sculptural and layered rather than industrial. Across EuroCucina, stainless steel appeared in softer finishes such as brushed, satin and burnished surfaces.
These finishes were often combined with timber, stone or lacquer to create balance and warmth. The shift is clear. Metal is becoming more domestic and more refined.
Roundhouse Design has long explored this territory. Liquid metal finishes, for example, allow cabinetry to carry the depth of metal without its hardness. Surfaces shift subtly with light and reveal variation across large runs. In practice, this makes metal feel bespoke rather than uniform.
The direction is consistent. Metal is becoming quieter, warmer and more integrated into the overall language of the kitchen.
Colour in Milan 2026 continued the move towards warmth and depth. Earthy tones are now firmly established within contemporary interior design.
Terracotta, rust and clay are increasingly used as foundational tones rather than accents. Deep burgundy and rich reds also appeared frequently, often expressed through stone rather than paint. At Lema, the Traverso Table by Carlo Colombo showed how strongly a single material decision can anchor an entire scheme.
For Roundhouse Design, colour is always used with intention. Strong tones are never applied across a full scheme. Instead, they are anchored to a single moment such as a kitchen island or dining surface. The surrounding palette is then built to support that decision.
This approach creates balance. It allows colour to feel confident without overwhelming the space.
Green continues to shift, moving away from heavier olive and khaki tones towards lighter and more optimistic expressions.
Pistachio emerged as a key direction in Milan. It is softer than traditional greens and carries enough warmth to sit comfortably within layered interiors as seen in our Kinsey project.
For Roundhouse Design, this makes it particularly effective in kitchen design. It works alongside timber, stone and warm neutrals while still offering a clear point of interest. Used on cabinetry, it introduces colour in a way that feels controlled and architectural rather than decorative.
At FTK – Technology for the Kitchen, the message was clear. Appliances are becoming quieter, more integrated and less visually dominant.
Brands including Miele, Neff, Falmec, Elica and Beko all presented softer matt finishes and muted tones designed to sit within cabinetry rather than stand apart from it.
Technology itself is also becoming more intelligent but less visible. AI driven systems now support performance in ovens, refrigeration and energy use, but without adding complexity to the user experience.
Roundhouse Design has always prioritised this approach. Appliances are considered from the earliest design stages to ensure full integration. The goal is simple. Technology should support the kitchen without defining its appearance.
One of the strongest themes across Milan was the renewed focus on craft. Across FuoriSalone, installations explored process, material origin and the human decisions behind design.
The SiMa Townhouse by Massimiliano Locatelli was a clear example. Handcrafted ceramic fragments were assembled into large scale surfaces, highlighting the importance of skill, time and collaboration.
For Roundhouse Design, this thinking is fundamental. Craft is not an aesthetic layer applied at the end. It is embedded into every stage of design and manufacture.
Every detail matters. How a drawer closes. How a handle feels. How storage is configured for daily rituals such as cooking, entertaining or family routines.
All Roundhouse Design kitchens are made in the UK by skilled cabinetmakers using responsibly sourced materials. This control over production ensures precision from concept to completion. It also ensures that design intent is carried through every detail.
Milan Design Week 2026 confirmed a clear direction. Kitchens are becoming calmer, more tactile and more personal. For Roundhouse Design, this is not a shift in thinking, but a continuation of principles already embedded in the studio’s approach.
The most relevant ideas are not trends. They are design values. Flow. Material honesty. Integration. Craft.
When translated through bespoke design, they become kitchens that feel resolved, functional and deeply personal.
If Milan Design Week 2026 inspires you, explore more inspiring projects and considered kitchen design details, by downloading the latest Roundhouse brochure and begin shaping your own vision. Or visit a showroom to experience the craftsmanship, materials and quality of Roundhouse Design’s bespoke kitchens first-hand, and speak with a designer about a space tailored to the way you live.
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.
Cosentino continues to diversify the portfolio of its carbon-neutral ultracompact surfaces Dekton® with the launch of the new Nomak collection. Nomak features a subtle veining design that brings visual calm, naturalness and balance to any project, generating contemporary discretion and quiet refinement.
Dekton® Nomak interprets Cosentino's high-performance surface from key concepts such as serene beauty, visual continuity and timeless design, and redefines the essentials to create serene, minimalist environments. Conceived for both architecture and interior design, Nomak delivers continuity and visual order in contemporary projects. It’s designed for large surfaces, from cladding, flooring and worktops, where a clean, natural and timeless base is required.
Nomak moves through a palette of soft greys and ash tones with a stronger architectural presence, as well as brighter whites that amplify spatial clarity. The collection introduces three design tones for bright in open spaces: EVOK, KEENA and THALA.
EVOK: Ash grey with slight variations and restrained veining that create a controlled sense of movement. A tone that softens contrast and brings continuity to large, open spaces.
KEENA: Soft white with gentle golden veining that enhances brightness without becoming cold. Designed to maximise light in kitchens, bathrooms and clean-lined wall applications.
THALA: Balanced ivory with sand-toned veining that offers a contained warmth. Suitable for both modern schemes and more organic lines when paired with mid-tone woods or matte ceramics.
Available in thicknesses of 8, 12 and 20 mm, Nomak features Dekton® high performance - high resistance to UV rays, fire and heat, scratching, stains, thermal shock, as well as almost zero porosity- and proposes an aesthetic designed to endure through its serene beauty. Its timeless character allows it to be combined with different materials without conditioning the project, making it a versatile base for contemporary design spaces. Thus, Cosentino reinforces once again the connection between sustainability, design and innovation, with three new more accessible and competitive Dekton® tones, within a portfolio that continues to set the benchmark in the interior design and architecture scenes.
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.
When John Boyd Textiles approached Kate Aslangul of Oakley Moore to collaborate on their first new horsehair fabric in over twenty years, the brief was deceptively simple: to create a striped horsehair collection with a crisp, contemporary sensibility.
Stripes are something Kate returns to again and again in her interiors. They are endlessly adaptable, capable of feeling coastal, classical, Scandinavian or contemporary depending on their scale and context. In almost every room she designs, there is a stripe somewhere. Sometimes they take centre stage; sometimes they sit quietly within the layering of a room, providing rhythm and cohesion.
The designing of the collection coincided with the renovation of Kate's house on the Île de Ré, a place where she has spent many happy summers bicycling to the market or to the beach across the salt marshes. The island's chalky light, muted timber tones and weathered shutters subtly informed the palette. Horsehair as a material carries inherent structure and formality, so the challenge was to introduce freshness and lively movement through colour without losing its integrity.
One palette in particular grew from a series of visual references that had been quietly sitting in her archive for years; a Biba dress, a fragment of antique silk and the paintings of Van Gogh, where colour is never static but seems to vibrate with life. Translating that feeling into woven stripes became an exercise in balance. Numerous colour combinations were explored, refining stripe widths by millimetres, and what appears effortless on the surface is the result of meticulous adjustments to scale, proportion and tone.
John Boyd Textiles has been weaving horsehair in Castle Cary since 1837, using original looms and traditional techniques dating back to 1870. Each fabric is crafted from the finest horse tail hair combined with cotton or silk warps, delivering exceptional durability, natural fire resistance and acoustic properties. With its deep heritage, it feels surprisingly fresh for today.
The collaboration has since inspired two new signature Oakley Moore pieces. The Flynn Drum Stool, with its clean cylindrical form, provides a perfect canvas for the movement of the stripe, whilst the Burton Lampshade introduces structure and character to a room without overwhelming it. Both are handmade in the UK. Kate's intention with both pieces was to create designs that sit effortlessly within all styles of interior, from coastal to contemporary and traditional to Scandinavian. The result is a versatile collection that feels both timeless and confidently modern.
The Flynn Drum Stool and Burton Lampshade are available to purchase online via Oakley Moore’s shop. Please note there is limited availability.
About Oakley Moore
Oakley Moore is an award-winning interior design studio that creates interiors with presence, homes that feel naturally rooted in their setting and deeply attuned to the people who live in them. Based in London, the studio works projects across the UK and internationally. Known for its confident use of colour, texture and pattern, and for the nuanced layering of contemporary pieces, antiques and bespoke design, Oakley Moore focuses on longevity and cohesion rather than trend. The result is interiors with depth and quiet authority; balanced, characterful and built to endure. The studio offers a full design service from initial briefing through to installation, alongside 1:1 design consultations for smaller projects and design dilemmas.
This April, KI has launched Trim, the newest addition to its all-inclusive sit-stand collection. Trim is an innovatively designed, value-driven desk that supports wellbeing by making movement at work accessible to everyone, all without compromising the trusted quality and service which KI is known for. Its straightforward height-adjustable design focuses on the essential attributes of sit-stand working, while its simple and standardised statement of line provides a clear, reliable solution for value-led environments. Trim delivers wellbeing benefits while complementing the more flexible, design-led sit-stand systems already in the KI portfolio.
Trim has a height range of 624 to 1274mm (including 25mm worksurface), comes in a wide range of widths and depths, and is available as a single desk or back-to-back option. Built-in collision detection, an integrated USB-A charging port in the controller and an open top lower cable tray with a cable chain all come as standard with the desk. Two tone understructure finishes are available on the leg cross beam and lower cable tray on back-to-back workstations. Optional extras include screens, grommets, scalloped edges and an additional drop-down cable tray offering a choice of both practicality and visual appearance.
KI’s wider Work2.1 sit-stand collection has been developed through extensive client collaboration to support healthier, more adaptable workplaces, combining ergonomic performance with user-driven design and robust engineering. Designed to accommodate a wide spectrum of environments, from individual workstations to highly specialised technical settings, Work2.1 delivers consistent quality across the collection through shared core attributes including certified safety standards, extensive height adjustability, UK manufacturing and long-term durability. The collection enables organisations to embed movement into everyday working while selecting solutions that align with their operational, aesthetic and technological needs.
The Work2.1 collection consists of three workstations, each providing tailored solutions for different workplace demands. Work2.1 Core forms the versatile foundation of the collection, offering broad adaptability, comprehensive cable management and scalability for a wide variety of layouts. Work2.1 Contour introduces a lighter, more design-led aesthetic with a round leg and enhanced mobility options, making it particularly suited to agile and collaborative environments. Work2.1 High Capacity is engineered for performance in high-demand settings such as control rooms and data-intensive workplaces, with a reinforced structure and advanced cable infrastructure to support complex technology. Together, the three desks provide a spectrum of solutions unified by performance but differentiated by flexibility, mobility and technical capability.
By encouraging regular changes in posture throughout the day, sit-stand desks help reduce the risks associated with prolonged sitting and support healthier, more ergonomic work habits. Encouraging frequent movement with intermittent periods of sitting and standing has been proven to benefit worker wellbeing and productivity, leading many organisations to redesign their workplace strategies. Sit-stand desks are a vital feature of truly agile workspaces.
About KI
KI’s furniture helps the world’s leading organisations create happy, healthy, high performing working and learning environments for their people. Bringing together good design, advanced engineering and sustainable resources, KI’s products are durable, flexible and offer excellent value. Founded in 1941, KI has grown to become one of the world's largest, most respected furniture manufacturing groups. KI’s EMEA headquarters in London is supported by an established network of manufacturing facilities and distribution partners across the region.
Amtico returns to Clerkenwell Design Week in 2026 with The Amtico Retreat, marking its first appearance at the festival in seven years. Taking over Paxton Locher House, the British flooring designer and manufacturer presents a space designed to offer a more considered pace within one of the industry’s most high-energy design events.
Clerkenwell Design Week is known for its energy, with installations, talks and experiences unfolding across the district. Rather than stepping away from that intensity, Amtico reinterprets it – creating an environment that balances activity with moments of pause, allowing visitors to slow down, reset and engage more meaningfully, in a way that suits them.
The concept is underpinned by Amtico’s guiding theme for Clerkenwell Design Week – where beautiful spaces grow through collaboration, creativity and choice – brought to life through a series of interconnected spaces and experiences. It centres on creating a calm, open and welcoming environment that works for a wide range of needs, recognising that not everyone engages with or experiences spaces in the same way. From the moment of arrival, the layout of Paxton Locher House guides visitors through a more intuitive journey, encouraging them to stop, interact and spend time within the space rather than moving quickly through it.
Inside, the experience unfolds through a series of interconnected spaces that bring together Amtico’s core themes of collaboration, creativity and choice. The Amtico in-house design team will create sector-focused displays styled to reflect real commercial environments across workplace, retail and hospitality. These life-sized, moodboard-style compositions combine flooring with furniture, lighting and material palettes, demonstrating how pattern, colour and texture come together within a scheme.
A more hands-on approach will run throughout the three days, inviting visitors to engage directly with materials. A collaborative luxury vinyl tile (LVT) display will evolve over the course of the event, allowing visitors to reposition individual LVT elements and explore how subtle changes in colour, wood or stone can transform the overall feel of a design in real time.
Alongside this, Amtico will also demonstrate its bespoke design capabilities, showing how ideas move from initial concept through to fully realised flooring outcomes.
While the focus is on experience, specification remains integral. Across the installations, Amtico’s core collections – including Spacia, Signature, Form and Décor – will be used to demonstrate how flooring can be adapted and combined to suit different environments.
From standard designs to fully bespoke outcomes, the emphasis is on flexibility, allowing designers to bring their own ideas to life. This extends beyond aesthetics, with performance enhancements such as acoustic backing, slip resistance and bio-attributed materials able to be layered onto designs without compromising the overall scheme.
With over 60 years of design and manufacturing expertise in the UK, Amtico is bringing together creativity, collaboration and choice. At Clerkenwell, this will be expressed through a space that is as much about how people feel as how things look.
“Clerkenwell Design Week is always busy, exciting and full of inspiration, but with that constant buzz, there isn’t always space to pause and take it all in,” says Emma Hopkins, Commercial Marketing Manager at Amtico. “With The Amtico Retreat, we want to create a space that feels like a bit of a reset – somewhere people can step into, slow down and spend time in a way that works for them. It’s about allowing visitors to engage on their own terms, whether that’s through conversation, creativity or simply taking a moment to pause. Through our luxury vinyl tile flooring collections, we’re showing how materials, pattern and design can shape how a space feels – encouraging people to connect, create or take a moment out. It’s not about stepping away from the energy of CDW but offering a different way to engage with it.”
Amtico has curated a programme of workshops, talks and informal sessions running throughout Clerkenwell Design Week, designed to encourage visitors to engage in different ways – whether through hands-on making, conversation, or moments of pause.
Tuesday 19th May - 11 am - 12 pm - Fold & Flourish: Origami Planters Workshop (bookable via Eventbrite) A gentle, hands-on session where visitors can create a miniature origami planter paired with a living succulent – a quiet, tactile way to start the day within the Retreat. Hosted with Origami Est. Click here to register
- 2 pm - 4 pm - ‘Create your own’ LVT artwork sessions (drop-in) An informal creative session where visitors can experiment with materials and produce small, take-away art pieces designed as reminders to take a moment of calm.
Wednesday 20th May - 11 am - 1 pm - ‘Create your own’ LVT artwork sessions (drop-in)
- 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm - Seminar with Dr Craig Knight: Sex and Work and Rock & Roll (bookable via Eventbrite) An interactive seminar exploring the relationship between identity, performance, and workplace culture, and how design can better support people in the spaces they use. Click here to register
- 5 pm - 9 pm - Unwind at the Amtico Retreat (drop-ins welcome, booking recommended) An evening of relaxed networking with drinks, music and a curated cocktail menu inspired by the space. Click here to regsiter
Thursday 21st May - 10 am - 10:45 am - Bespoke Breakfast Briefing (bookable via Eventbrite, drop-ins welcome) An informal session with Amtico’s design team exploring how ideas move from concept to fully realised flooring designs, over breakfast. Click here to register
Throughout the week, drinks will be available daily, encouraging visitors to step inside, take a moment to pause and spend time within the space.
Practical information The Amtico Retreat @ Paxton Locher House, 8-9 Clerkenwell Green, London EC1R what3words: ///quench.tribal.quick
About Amtico
Headquarters in Coventry, UK, we extend exceptional customer service and comprehensive warranties worldwide, driven by a passion for creating enduring floors that truly inspire. As part of the Mannington family since 2014, we leverage the expertise of over 600 global flooring specialists, serving clients in more than 90 countries. Our integrated lineup of luxury vinyl tiles offers complete solutions for demanding commercial and residential spaces. Our pioneering efforts in efficiency, waste reduction, and material innovation fuel boundary-pushing product development. At Amtico, we don’t just create floors; we create the foundation for exceptional living and working environments.
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