11 November, 2024
Interior Design News
The 3 minute catch up: news, views, inspiration and talking points from the world of commercial fit outs and office interior refurbishments.
Coffee Shop Design: Creating an Inviting Space for Customers
Almost unthinkable 100 years ago, we have turned from a tea-drinking nation into a country obsessed with coffee. The first branch of Costa Coffee opened in London in 1981, with Café Nero following in 1997 and Starbucks in 1998. Coffee shop design...
Dulux Colour of the Year 2025: True Joy - A Guide for Businesses
The number of colours that exist is pretty much limitless - to the point where the choice can be bewildering. That’s why there are ‘colour of the year’ announcements from experts including Dulux. These annual declarations can focus the mind, narrow...
BREEAM: A Comprehensive Guide to Sustainable Office Refurbishment and Fit-Out
The carbon footprint and drain on resources when working on a commercial refurb or creating interior design for offices should not be ignored. When the industry works together, it can drastically reduce the negative impact on the environment, and...
Creating Customised Workspaces for Unique Needs
An office fit out is the process of taking a shell of a new building or an existing workplace and remodelling it to suit the exact needs of a business. Facets that are taken into account include the number of people in the workforce, how frequently...
Cat A & Cat B Fit Outs - What’s The Difference: A Complete Guide
Office fit outs allow businesses to occupy more relevant and practical spaces. Bigger offices, smaller units, more desks, less wasted space, extra storage, new technology – office fit outs can address a myriad of problems and improve workplace...
How to Keep an Office Cool In Hot Weather
The world is getting hotter. In June, the Copernicus Climate Change Service reported that May 2024 was the warmest May on record globally. We’re also feeling the heat closer to home. A report by the London School of Economics and Political Science...
Office Bar Design: Elevate Your Workspace with a Sophisticated Social Hub
All work and no play? Not if you introduce a bar to your office – a feature that’s included in our range interior office design solutions . Let’s start with a clarification - a modern office bar isn’t about employees getting drunk on the job. When...
Wood Office Design: Elevate Your Workspace with Timeless Elegance
When specifying the materials to use in an office renovation, there’s a myriad of choices. While glass and steel may have characterised the 1980s – think Richard Rogers’ Lloyds Building – and concrete leaves people divided, one material has stood...
Future Workplace Trends: Shaping the Office of Tomorrow
Gone are the days when office refurbishments centred around the bricks and mortar of a premises. Today, workplace trends of the future are at the heart of every project. It’s essential to focus on people, technology and how spaces can adapt in an...
Innovative Shop Front Ideas to Boost Your Business
A shop front is a business’s 24 hour-a-day cheerleader. By day it should entice people in to discover more about the services offered and/or to make a purchase. By night, it should be your brand ambassador – an influencing presence that works on a...
Office Wall Ideas: Elevate Your Workspace with Creative Designs
Exploring Office Wall Design Ideas Unless you work in a glass box, your workplace will have opaque walls. Left plain and unadorned, they will fail to inspire or ground staff within the company in which they work. In this article, MPL discusses a...
Office Acoustics: A Guide For Businesses
Offices bring together a mix of people carrying out different roles and there’s one thing that’s rarely agreed on – the noise level. Our office interior design solutions can solve the sound conundrum, and we’re sharing some of our office acoustic...
Office Relocation Checklist
From expansion and restructuring to mergers and the pursuit of a different style of operation, there are a host of reasons why a company may need to move offices. Just like moving home, packing up and resettling somewhere else can present...
Office Ceiling Design Ideas
Office ceilings are often thought of as merely functional but in commercial office refurbishments , that bit above your head is a blank canvas just waiting to be personalised. In this article, we discuss which style of ceiling is best for your...
Shop Window Display Ideas
Long before the internet and digital advertising came the shop window – the 24/7 public advert. Despite rumours of the High Street’s demise, physical stores are still a cornerstone of any consumer company’s marketing strategy. Window display ideas...
The Impact of Technology on Retail Design
Introduction The advent of the internet has changed the way we shop forever. From app-based stores and Amazon to online banking and ‘click and collect’, the customer experience has altered dramatically when compared to 20 – even 10 – years ago. As...
The Benefits of Biophilic Design in Modern Office Spaces
Introduction The green green grass of home? Not any more. MPL Interiors looks at how the commercial office refurbishment industry has embraced biophilic office design. Creators are using foliage, plants, botanically-inspired elements and...
Maximising Space: Strategies for Small Office Refurbishment
Introduction Shrinking office footprints and space optimisation are hot topics in office fit out circles. Startups Magazine recently published an article claiming 37% of business leaders are considering downsizing their primary office space, while...
The Environmental Benefits of Sustainable Office Refurbishment
Introduction Whether you can remember the mercury topping 100 degrees Fahrenheit in July 2022 or you saw green, barren slopes in the height of 2023’s ski season, there is tangible proof that our planet is under attack from man-made actions....
Does a Power Nap Increase Productivity At Work?
The phrase ‘sleeping on the job’ has such negative connotations but power napping at work might be the revolutionary exercise your office needs. As commercial office designers and shop fitters , MPL Interiors always uses creative planning to...
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We love to share the valuable design advice we find. Here’s the latest news, views and trends from the world of commercial office design, retail refurbishment and workplace wellbeing.
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11 October, 2024Dulux Colour of the Year 2025: True Joy - A Guide for Businesses
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17 September, 2024Creating Customised Workspaces for Unique Needs
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14 June, 2024How to Keep an Office Cool In Hot Weather
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29 February, 2024Future Workplace Trends: Shaping the Office of Tomorrow
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12 January, 2024Innovative Shop Front Ideas to Boost Your Business
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5 December, 2023Office Wall Ideas: Elevate Your Workspace with Creative Designs
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11 October, 2023Office Acoustics: A Guide For Businesses
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