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Material Source Material Source is the home of materials for architects, designers and makers worldwide.

Founded by a team of creative experts, passionate about design, we’re a leading destination for discovering a wealth of products and surfaces for your projects.

Karndean Designflooring UK's latest design-led edit captures the essence of contemporary biophilic style.This autumn, it...
15/09/2025

Karndean Designflooring UK's latest design-led edit captures the essence of contemporary biophilic style.

This autumn, its popular Knight Tile range sees the launch of nine new ultra-realistic wood and stone designs, each featuring soothing earthy tones and a muted finish.

As wellbeing continues to dominate the interiors market, advocating restorative spaces that reduce stress, support emotional and physical rejuvenation and enhance mental clarity, Karndean Commercial’s beautifully authentic appearing flooring and design prescience unerringly anticipates these market themes.

Discover more: https://www.materialsource.co.uk/karndean-commercial-refreshes-its-knight-tile-collection-with-biophilic-aesthetic-in-mind/

Material Matters takes place at Space House in London’s West End from 17–20 September as part of the London Design Festi...
15/09/2025

Material Matters takes place at Space House in London’s West End from 17–20 September as part of the London Design Festival.

Bringing together established brands and emerging designers to explore the future of materials and design, it offers three packed days of inspiration. Discover more and get your tickets: https://www.materialsource.co.uk/material-matters-opens-at-new-venue-space-house-for-ldf/

Highlights include Parkside Architectural Tiles, who will be exhibiting with Alusid, Impact Acoustic, Kenoteq, Surface Matter, and much more.

📸 Top: Photography by Thom Atkinson / L: Photography by Wellina / R: Courtesy LOVEHAPPY

📢 Ahead of your visit to Material Source Studio London, opening on 1 October 2025, we want you to meet our Founding Part...
04/09/2025

📢 Ahead of your visit to Material Source Studio London, opening on 1 October 2025, we want you to meet our Founding Partners - global companies supplying commercial interior and architectural products and materials, for use in your schemes.

Fabric to flooring. Wallcoverings to paint. Here are four brands with a presence across all of our Material Source Studio locations - Manchester, Glasgow, and London from next month.

💥 Introducing: Agua, Artewalls, Crown Paints UK, Forbo Flooring.

See a snapshot of their expertise here: https://www.materialsource.co.uk/meet-our-founding-partners-at-material-source-studio-london-part-one/

Part two will be announced next week.

02/09/2025

📢 Material Source Studio London is opening 1 October 2025.

Located a 1-minute walk from Farringdon Station at 120 Saffron Hill, Material Source Studio London is a destination for architects, interior designers, and property professionals to explore products and materials, work, and meet. It's a creative toolbox, both inspirational and useful, for the global design community.

What can you expect?

-New products from industry-leading brands
-An established world-class seminar series
-Daily events - from lunch & learns to CPDs and socials
-Curated exhibitions featuring future materials
-Flexible spaces for architects, interior designers, and property professionals to work and meet

🎟 Tickets to our first two London seminars will be released this week - and will be limited.

➡️ Become a Member of Material Source Studio to get early access, here: https://www.materialsource.co.uk/join/

SpaceInvader has completed the interior refurbishment of Manchester's Brutalist Renold Building for client Bruntwood Sci...
29/08/2025

SpaceInvader has completed the interior refurbishment of Manchester's Brutalist Renold Building for client Bruntwood SciTech. Forming part of Sister, Manchester’s new innovation district.

'Pushing the boundaries of the possible' in terms of sustainable re-use and material innovation, the project is a great example of low impact design. Discover more, here: https://www.materialsource.co.uk/spaceinvader-reimagines-manchesters-renold-building-for-bruntwood-scitech/

We're particularly fond of the thoughtful repurposing of demolition waste from the site itself.

The lighting for the project was designed and supplied by Material Source Studio Partner, Light Forms.

Photography Credits: Interiors shots - Midi Photography / Details and 7th floor shots – Pure Agency

How do we achieve the 'B' in EDIB? Sanj Dip-Matadeen, director of people & culture, Buttress, believes: "Belonging is th...
28/08/2025

How do we achieve the 'B' in EDIB?

Sanj Dip-Matadeen, director of people & culture, Buttress, believes: "Belonging is the outcome of getting everything else right."

Having recently transitioned to being a 100% employee-owned practice, aligning with its B Corp accreditation, purpose-driven ethos, and long-standing commitment to equity, sustainability, and inclusive design, Buttress proves these values are not only embedded in its work, but also in how the business itself is run.

Keen to find out more about how the evolving culture at Buttress is shaped, for this week's interview, we caught up with Sanj. Read our chat, here: https://ow.ly/gI1950WMHH0

County Hall Pottery presents Surfacing by Heather Gibson. Running until 7 September 2025, the exhibition marks Heather's...
27/08/2025

County Hall Pottery presents Surfacing by Heather Gibson. Running until 7 September 2025, the exhibition marks Heather's debut as County Hall Pottery’s very first Potter in Residence. Discover more about the exhibited ceramic stoneware rooted in materiality and memory, here: https://ow.ly/upTQ50WLV3e

📸 Credit: Reinis Lismanis

We know that acoustics and lighting play a crucial role in supporting comfortable working environments.To aid designers ...
20/08/2025

We know that acoustics and lighting play a crucial role in supporting comfortable working environments.

To aid designers in delivering in both areas, a collaboration between Material Source Studio Partners, Zentia & Light Forms, has resulted in the creation of an entirely bespoke ceiling solution with integrated lighting - now available as part of Zentia's product portfolio, and showcased for the first time in Material Source Studio Manchester's Meeting Space One. Discover more: https://www.materialsource.co.uk/zentia-light-forms-collaborate-on-a-new-angle-for-ceiling-design/

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Material Source is an online magazine for architects and designers worldwide, exploring a wealth of materials and interiors to inspire your next projects.

From wood, glass, ceramic and concrete to vinyl, paint, textiles and recycled materials, we share the latest in industry news, showcase new products and surfaces from emerging and established designers, makers and manufacturers around the world, and we take a closer look at the people and practices who use these materials every day.

Answering to a growing appetite to discover how things are made, we look at how specifiers and makers choose materials, the challenges they face and the thought process behind specifying for their projects or products.

Launched in September 2018, our aim is simple – to inspire and inform as well as celebrate the importance of the materials that bring products and interiors to life, especially ones with outstanding environmental content.