Designer diaries.
Explore the latest from Tonik Associates, our projects, inspirations, industry insights, and everything shaping the future of interiors.
Hoteliers: Change Your Thoughts!
Discover the potential revenue generated through design.
Have you ever considered the potential revenue generating opportunities within your property that don’t necessarily meet the eye? We need to think beyond, RevPAR, F&B budgets, BEO’s and Opera reports; hotels are bursting with opportunities that not only enhance your guest experience but also boost revenue – we all need a bit of that!
Neuro-Architecture
Historically, architecture and interior design has involved balancing two principles: aesthetics and function. However, now, there is a new kid on the block, and it’s referred to as neuro-architecture.
Hotelification: Why are other industries looking at the hotel industry to lead the trends?
When you think about hotels it’s almost certain that a treasured or memorable moment or occasion can be associated with your experience. They are filled with laughter, learning, innovation, indulgence, and comfort, so it’s hardly surprising that other sectors are looking to hospitality to guide and lead the lifestyle trends.
Wellbeing in the workplace from a designer’s perspective
As mental health is understood more and in light of the Covid pandemic, employee wellbeing at work has been a priority for employers. Alongside measures such as more flexible working environments and wellbeing perks, design can have a huge impact in helping to foster an environment more conducive to wellbeing.
What we learnt from our visit to Hix
A commitment to sustainability, connecting with nature and mycelium… what did the Tonik Team take away from the Hix event 2022? Read our thoughts on Hix 2022
Our designer’s tips on how to spruce up your student digs!
It’s that time of year again where the local city centres are packed with young students beginning their university journey. We brainstormed some ways to make your student digs more homely and reflective our your personality.
Sustainability in Experience Retail
We recently spent some time looking deeper into the advantages of experiential retail and why retailers need to be more flexible and adaptable in the current climate. However, this raised a pertinent issue of sustainability.
Experiential Retail…Why are retailers so slow to jump on the bandwagon?
What was once a location designed to make transactional purchases is no longer the case and more and more retail brands are leaning towards “experiential retail” as a way of enticing their customers back in store.
Hospitality is leading the way when it comes to trends!
The hospitality industry has taken a serious hit since the pandemic left it in crisis; tackling rising costs, changes in consumer behaviour, recruitment and retention of staff. But what is it about hospitality that means other industries are looking at them to lead the way and what’s trending?
Hospitality design is not limited to hotels and restaurants…
We’ve recognised, even more so in the last few years, that the sectors as we used to know them have merged and the lines between hospitality, retail, workplace and leisure design are more and more blurred. This is what we love about our industry and what inspires us on a daily basis.
Designing in the Gen Z world! You just can’t buy good taste…
As designers we’re always observing; the good, the bad, the creative, and the ordinary designs that we’re exposed to every day. Recently one of our design team highlighted the topic of the young influencer community being thrust into the limelight and how the design surrounding them often appears to be a missing piece of their stardom puzzle.
An introduction to an exceptional residential design project
Residential design is a key segment within our business, but recently one individual project has inspired the whole team, in particular Caroline who is leading the project…
The challenges we face when designing our own homes!
This month we’re shining the spotlight on some of our residential projects and to kick it off Caroline from our team shared some inspiration and realities about her own recent home development.
Hybrid working… like the Hybrid car, a stop-gap not a permanent solution
It’s been an interesting time here in the Tonik office as we adapt to our new ways of working….
Café Spice Namaste
Café Spice Namaste is what we would describe as a project close to our hearts for so many reasons.
Cyrus and Pervin Todiwala are long standing friends of Tonik’s so when we learnt that they were about to relocate to a new premises, we were delighted to offer to lend a hand. Little did we know at that stage what an exiting and innovative project this was going to be until we caught up with the Todiwala’s son; Jamsheed.
Spark That Moment!
When The Coffee Collaborative approached us to redesign their packaging we were super excited! As a team of coffee lovers working remotely during lockdown it was a great opportunity to grab a coffee, jump on a call, and brainstorm. That’s what us creatives do best, right?
The Tale Of Two Hotels
When I think back to 2015 when Shiva first briefed me on the development of two new London based luxury hotels I couldn’t quite believe what an incredible opportunity we’d landed for our team – 6 years later, having surpassed the most challenging 18 months, it was a real honour to take the team back to one of these hotels to celebrate their hard work and efforts.
Going for Gold
After a frantically exciting week of Olympic euphoria in Tokyo from Team GB, with it being the most successful start to any Summer Olympics for us, it got me thinking about the individual journey that each athlete had been on to achieve their ultimate goal - and the comparison this has in everyday life with any goal, but typically in business.
Tonik awarded ‘Leading Multi-Disciplinary Design Practice’ 2021
As we kickstart a new year, we’ve got some exciting news that sets us off in 2021 with a bang.
We’re delighted to announce that we’ve been awarded the prestigious title of ‘Leading multi-disciplinary design practice’ for 2021 by the BUILD Magazine.
