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3 weeks ago | 
gbdmagazine.com | Timothy Anscombe-Bell
Story at a glance:The May 2025 conference focused on making meaningful change at home and looked at how we define sustainability is evolving. Experts promoted sustainable construction through aggregated purchasing, local sourcing, and streamlined procurement to help Californians rebuild smarter, greener, and more affordably. New materials, including bio-based and low-carbon solutions, were also demonstrated at the conference.
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1 month ago | 
gbdmagazine.com | Timothy Anscombe-Bell
Story at a glance:As policies, technologies, and consumer preferences align, electrification is set to redefine how we heat, cool, and power our buildings—paving the way for a more sustainable built environment. Modern heat pump systems and low-GWP refrigerants are making high-efficiency, all-electric HVAC solutions viable across more climates and building types than ever before.
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Nov 10, 2024 | 
onofficemagazine.com | Timothy Anscombe-Bell
Normann Copenhagen, which is exploring environmentally friendly materials, introduces the Mat chair collection made from hemp and eelgrassSince its founding in 1999, Danish furniture brand Normann Copenhagen has worked to push the boundaries of traditional design. Its latest venture, the Mat collection (short for materials), successfully embodies this spirit, blending plant-based material innovation with a strong commitment to circular design principles.
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Jun 24, 2024 | 
iconeye.com | Timothy Anscombe-Bell
From a distance, the cinematic glamour of Los Angeles can eclipse the poverty and homelessness that is visible close up.
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Mar 6, 2024 | 
wallpaper.com | Timothy Anscombe-Bell
When the American gallerist Tim Blum was still a student in 1984, he travelled to Japan, seeking to immerse himself within the country’s underground music, film, art and design scenes. Blum eventually moved to Tokyo and his exposure to some of the artistic practices that emerged during this time heavily influenced the course of his career.
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Feb 29, 2024 | 
wallpaper.com | Timothy Anscombe-Bell
It’s Art Week in Los Angeles, and for the second year in a row, the main event (Frieze Art Fair, 1 – 3 March 2024) will be held at Santa Monica Airport, a site chosen for its scale and central location, allowing for ambitious public programming and activations, alongside the expansive contemporary art fair. Santa Monica itself has long looked to shake off its reputation as a tourist trap beach town.
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Dec 20, 2023 | 
wallpaper.com | Timothy Anscombe-Bell
“The question always comes up: who’s using who? Is the image making us, or do we make images?” asks Paul Pfeiffer in Prologue to the Story of the Birth of Freedom. At times disquieting and at others downright creepy, but always powerful, the work on show at LA’s MOCA Geffen marks 25 years of Pfeiffer’s multi-disciplinary practice and is a fascinating survey of the Filipino American artist’s work in digital imagery.
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Sep 21, 2023 | 
onofficemagazine.com | Timothy Anscombe-Bell
For meaningful change, surround yourself with practitioners from different disciplines who share your values, says the founder of Los Angeles-based consultancy firm Sustainable Design CollectiveBeing able to spend time in workshops alongside craftspeople who dedicate their careers to honing their respective skills is always a pleasure. I’m fortunate to work closely with a wonderfully talented group of British craft-based manufacturers from different disciplines.
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Jun 13, 2023 | 
wallpaper.com | Timothy Anscombe-Bell
Among the bounty of ideas offered at 3 Days of Design 2023 in Copenhagen, one of the resounding themes was the dialogue around designer’s responsibilities to specify materials that can drive a move towards sustainable and low-impact production. In ‘Three’, The American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) looked to the next generation of Scandinavian designer-makers to highlight this message.
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Jun 7, 2023 | 
wallpaper.com | Timothy Anscombe-Bell
For the tenth edition of 3 Days of Design 2023 in Copenhagen (until 9 June), Danish lighting company Louis Poulsen has collaborated with the creatives behind emerging Brooklyn-based homewares brand Heven, Breanna Box and Peter Dupont. Taking Louis Poulsen’s ‘Pale Rose’ collection as a foundation – which features iconic designs from modernist luminaries, Poul Henningsen and Vilhelm Lauritzen – the couple were given creative freedom to reinterpret the originals.
