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Exploring Life-Centred Design

September 12, 2024

Editor’s Note: This piece originally appeared on Metropolis magazine’s website with the headline “Interface Launches Guide for Exploring Life-Centered Design” as part of a content partnership.  Explore a holistic design approach that asks us to consider what built spaces would look like if we equally prioritized environmental impact, human health and wellbeing, beauty and function, and our…

2024 Summer Games: Harnessing the Power of Reuse for a Circular Future

August 9, 2024

The world’s largest sporting competition is here! This year, the Summer Games planning committee has a goal to halve its environmental impact compared to previous Games. In connection with this goal, the committee established a bold target for 1.5 million tons of CO2 – the lowest in the history of the event. Reducing the Carbon…

Salesforce Tower, Sydney, Australia

July 16, 2024

The Salesforce Tower Sydney, a 55-story landmark in the heart of Sydney’s Circular Quay, emerges from the bustling CBD’s cityscape as a symbol of innovation, collaboration and sustainable design. Located at 180 George Street, this stunning edifice is both Sydney’s tallest commercial building and Salesforce’s new Australian headquarters. The space has been designed to embody the global tech giant’s commitment to growth and cutting-edge technology, marking a new dawn for workplace design – and setting a new benchmark for Salesforce’s design standard internationally.

Refugee Resource Hub by ASRC, Dandenong, Australia

June 28, 2024

The striking facade of Dandenong’s new Refugee Resource Hub paints this South East Melburnian neighbourhood with optimistic shades of yellow, orange, red and magenta. The vibrant spray-finish by Victorian artist Ash Keating is a vivid preamble to a welcoming space that brings together organisations like RRH Foodbank, SisterWorks, Spectrum, and OneSight in the joint purpose of helping refugees build their lives and develop a sense of belonging through community.

We’re all in on solving the climate crisis. Here’s how we plan to do it.

April 19, 2024

We are at an inflection point in our global climate crisis. 30 years ago, our founder, Ray Anderson, reckoned with the impact industry was having on the earth and her people, and he formed an unwavering commitment to showing that business could and should do better. The DNA of our company evolved with Ray’s epiphany,…

2024 Colour Trend: Pantone’s Color of the Year, Peach Fuzz

January 22, 2024

At a time when many people are finding comfort by embracing the past for comfort, Pantone brings the nurturing warmth of nostalgia to the forefront of interior design with colour trend Peach Fuzz, the 2024 Color of the Year. Just as Interface celebrated its 50th anniversary by pairing vintage-inspired patterns with modern design thinking in…

voco™ & Holiday Inn Express, Auckland City Centre

December 18, 2023

Forming part of an exciting development under the Pro-invest Group portfolio, the Holiday Inn Express Auckland City Centre and voco™ Auckland City Centre are within the first dual-branded hotel building in New Zealand. The building is located at 58 Alberta Street and was designed by SJB Architects to offer a sense of instant respite in one of New Zealand’s most exhilarating destinations.

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Oliver Heath

As a leading figure in biophilic design, Oliver is working with global modular flooring manufacturer Interface to raise the awareness of the benefits of design inspired by nature. A prominent thinker in the architecture industry and owner of Heath Design Ltd, Oliver is also a writer and TV presenter.

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