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.
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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.
British hardware specialist Croft is proud to introduce a refined collection of new products, combining timeless craftsmanship with contemporary design. The launch includes four distinctive door levers, two refined window handles and two complementary finishing details.
Each of the new lever designs has been carefully considered to balance form and function. From the bold, geometric lines and sculpted profile of the Ellington Lever to Harmony’s flowing curves shaped to the natural gesture of the hand, the products reflect a subtle approach to modern living. Stream offers a sleek, understated silhouette, whilst Serenity embodies softness and simplicity, creating a calming aesthetic suited to a variety of interiors.
Designed and manufactured in the UK, the levers showcase Croft’s dedication to craftsmanship and enduring quality. Whether specified for residential or commercial projects, each piece is created to elevate everyday interactions through thoughtful design and tactile comfort.
In addition to the new levers are two versatile products that bring cohesion and elegance to interior spaces. With its smooth, rounded form, the Eclipse Garment Hook offers understated class, making it ideal for hallways, boot rooms and wardrobes. Crafted for strength and durability, it is available in over 25 of Croft’s luxury finishes and patinas, allowing for seamless integration into a wide range of design schemes.
The Sussex Cup Pull, a timeless design defined by its smooth half-moon shape, has been created with kitchen drawers and cabinetry in mind. Its classic yet refined appearance adds understated grace to everyday spaces, enhancing both traditional and contemporary interiors.
Extending the collection further, Croft introduces two espagnolette window handles designed to bring cohesion across interior schemes. The Grace Espagnolette Window Handle has been developed to complement the Grace Lever, while the Kingsmere Espagnolette sits within the wider Kingsmere collection. Both designs feature refined proportions and a gently contoured form, allowing for a consistent, considered approach to hardware across doors and windows, while maintaining Croft’s signature craftsmanship and attention to detail.
“Our latest product offering reflects our ongoing commitment to thoughtful design and enduring craftsmanship. Each piece has been carefully developed to balance aesthetic appeal with comfort and practicality, ensuring it feels as good to use as it looks. From the distinctive character of the levers to the refined simplicity of the finishing details, these designs embody a quiet confidence that complement a wide range of interior styles. It’s a natural evolution of our design language, rooted in tradition yet shaped for contemporary living.” - Paul Clifford, Managing Director, Croft
About Croft
Croft are passionate about perfection. Perfection in design, in manufacture and, most importantly, in meeting the requirements of its clients worldwide. It’s an ethos born and nurtured over 150 years of history and is reflected in a beautifully curated portfolio that includes over 1000 project ready designs. The knowledge and experience of the Croft team ensures they are the perfect partner for your project. Whether you require the latest collection or a custom solution, Croft combines design innovation and expert craftsmanship to produce beautiful products of the very highest quality that are as pleasurable to use as they are to look at.
Coya is being presented for the first time in the UK at CDW. This new design series for the bathroom impresses with its fluid form, which moves confidently between interior styles. Circle and square merge into a flowing unit – the so-called squircle. Coya is entirely committed to the transitional style: a mixture of traditional and contemporary elements that balances the tried and tested with the new, effortlessly combining apparent opposites.
Dornbracht Atelier puts the designer at the heart of each creation with limitless shapes, colour finishes and material innovations, which allow true design freedom. Examples on display will inspire, with the Vaia fitting in a chequerboard finish made from reclaimed sea shells, CYO encirled in leather, and Tara in both a tactile black velvet and iridescent rainbow finish.
The new partnership between Dornbracht and Jung solves a common challenge of hardware and fittings coordination across kitchens and bathrooms. As these two brands combine design expertise under the motto “Signature Design. Crafted in Finishes”, their joint finish portfolio sits in perfect harmony across fittings and switches.
“We are so glad to be back at Clerkenwell Design Week this year and we are looking forward to three days of creative conversations,” says Craig Johnstone, UK Sales and Marketing Director, Dornbracht. “Design is a feeling as much as an approach and we invite everyone to discover the options we offer in the K&B space: come and talk to us about your projects and we will inspire your creative vision from the product examples we’ll have on display.”
Dornbracht will be exhibiting in the Church of Design located in St Bartholomew the Great, Cloth Fair, EC1A 7JQ, and is open as follows: - Tuesday, 19 May from 10am – 6pm: press day and open day for general public - Wednesday, 20 May from 10am – 9pm, evening event from 6pm: Join Dornbracht alongside other brands at Church of Design’s late-night party. Connect with industry leaders, designers and decision makers - Wednesday, 20 May from 5pm – 8pm: Dornbracht x Jung event at 6-7 Albermale Way, EC1V 4JB. Cocktails and stone baked pizzas with a lighting experience installation created by local artist Becky Smith to celebrate this collaboration - Thursday, 21 May from 10am – 5pm
Stand SB10 Church of Design St Bartholomew the Great, Cloth Fair, Clerkenwell 19th – 21st May
About Dornbracht UK & Ireland
Dornbracht creates exclusive designer fittings and accessories for the bathroom, spa, and kitchen. The luxury manufacturer’s portfolio combines iconic design, effective water applications, and customised solutions. At its headquarters in Iserlohn, South Westphalia, advanced technologies and precise craftsmanship are combined to create products of outstanding quality – Made in Germany. Since 1950, Dornbracht has been shaping the design of sophisticated living spaces and setting standards with pioneering innovations. The focus is always on people and their individual needs. With this, the company enables the realisation of very personal visions and life concepts, underlining its brand claim “Inspiring your vision”.
At Clerkenwell Design Week 2026, Karndean Commercial will unveil a dedicated exploration of how flooring can enhance wellbeing, safety and comfort in contemporary spaces. Centred around the launch of the renewed Opus collection, the showcase demonstrates how material choice influences how people feel, move and behave in the built environment.
“Designing for wellbeing is about creating spaces that work with people, not against them,” said Richard Allen, VP of sales for commercial at Karndean Designflooring. “The new Opus collection brings natural calm, reliable safety performance and enduring style together in a way that directly supports healthier commercial environments. Across the design community there is a growing understanding that spaces actively influence stress levels, clarity and emotional balance, and Clerkenwell Design Week gives us the ideal opportunity to explore these ideas together.”
At the heart of the preview is the expanded Opus collection, featuring 31 wood and stone designs, including ten new additions. Each design has been carefully crafted to reflect the grounding, restorative qualities of nature while offering 36 plus wet PTV slip resistance for confidence in busy commercial settings. The palette introduces subtle textures, natural tonal shifts and flexible formats to support a wide range of applications, from hospitality and workplace to education and leisure.
As wellbeing becomes a central priority across commercial design, there is increasing awareness of how spaces shape emotional comfort, movement and sensory ease. Designers are placing new emphasis on materiality, flow and clarity, recognising that natural finishes, intuitive layouts and tactile surfaces can reduce stress, support focus and create environments that feel calm and effortless to navigate.
“Each new design started with a genuine material; from reclaimed oak and prime white oak to dolomite, marble and terrazzo,” added Richard. Every surface has been developed to capture authentic character while creating spaces that feel calm, comforting and emotionally supportive. The collection celebrates the role flooring plays in shaping atmosphere, encouraging clarity, relaxation and confidence in everyday environments.
A newly introduced sensory installation within the Karndean showroom at 20 Clerkenwell Green will allow visitors to experience how texture, tactility and product composition can influence emotional comfort, focus and ease of movement. The space highlights the growing role of sensory-led design in creating supportive, inclusive public environments and illustrates how flooring contributes to overall wellbeing.
Karndean will also host a series of wellbeing-led activities across the week at 20 Clerkenwell Green (by The Old Sessions House), encouraging visitors to explore the relationship between energy, creativity and restorative design. Each activity reflects the principles behind the new Opus collection, emphasising movement, sensory experience and the emotional benefits of thoughtful material choice.
Visitors can create their own nutritious smoothie using pedal-powered bikes. This energising, movement-focused experience connects to the way Opus supports natural flow and ease of movement through commercial spaces.
A mindful drop-in session inviting guests to blend their own scents and craft a personalised candle. This calming workshop mirrors the emotional warmth, sensory ease and restorative qualities found in the Opus palette.
A relaxed morning with barista coffee, pastries and the Karndean commercial team. Visitors can explore the new Opus collection, discover the brand’s approach to wellbeing and discuss how flooring contributes to comfort, clarity and the emotional tone of a space.
With the launch of the new Opus collection and the introduction of a sensory-led showroom experience, Karndean reinforces its position as a design partner focused on creating healthier, safer and more intuitive commercial spaces. The Clerkenwell showcase brings these principles to life, transforming product performance into an experience that designers can see, touch and feel.
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.
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