Quarter 35

Welcome you to Quarter 35, a special edition in which we celebrate the opening of a new Solus showroom in Birmingham. Inside, an interview with CEO Marcus Bentley who talks us through the project.

We have a write-up of Hearing the Eyes of the Skin, an event held in February that brought together Juhani Pallasmaa, Steven Holl, Peter MacKeith and Roger Tyrrell at our Clerkenwell showroom to launch the audiobook version of Juhani’s seminal work, The Eyes of the Skin.

We introduce an occasional feature on Spolia, our terrazzo range that uses debris as inclusions. Case studies show the versatility and successful application of this unique product.

Our products section features an array of spectacular tiles showcasing the many uses and forms that porcelain ceramic tiles can assume. ReCover is an innovative dry-lay system intended to facilitate circular design, whereas Sidequest is a mindbending mosaic range that will delight the creative designers, to name but two.

Three Chamberlain Square in the centre of Birmingham is a recent addition to the Paradise masterplan from Howells. Designed by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios and realised by Weedon, it is a remarkable building both aesthetically and in terms of carbon impact. Aurora in Glasgow from HFD Group continues this theme by being a sector exemplar of retrofit, achieving outstanding sustainability metrics. Anomaly talk to us about Sunlight House in Manchester, a resuscitated Art Deco masterpiece, and Legado Restaurant from Applied Studio is a considered design that harmonises with the culinary excellence of the kitchen.

This edition is closed out by an interview with Catherine Ramsden as part of our Under the Table series. Catherine talks to us about Useful Studio, the permeability of membranes, wolves, bridges, tents and rocket science.