Earliest use of tiles can be found in Ancient Egypt, where hand painted ceramic tiles decorated the walls and doorways of tombs. Fast forward centuries later, you can find tiles decorating almost every home or commercial space you walk into.

The selection of tiles available to us today is endless. They vary in materiality, application, use and price tag! Through the years you’ve probably noticed some becoming more popular. Like the one’s all your friends remodelled their bathrooms in, back in 2021!

Designing a great office reception area is crucial because it's often the first impression visitors, clients, and employees have of your company. A well-designed reception area creates a welcoming and professional atmosphere, even if you’ve decided not to have a formal reception desk. However you’d like to receive guests and welcome your employees, here are some steps to help you design a great office reception…

Getting the right chair for an office space can feel a little overwhelming as there’s so much choice and different options available. When we design office spaces, we have to think about different types of office chairs to suit different needs around the space which will be dictated by use and of course, the budget.

How clients are utilising music in commercial areas when people have adapted to this way of working from home.

Whether you can install new flooring or budget limitations dictates that you have to work with an existing floor, nothing adds interest, colour and heart to a commercial space like the right rug.

Biophilia is the connection we feel to nature and the reasoning behind it. ‘Philia’ comes from the Greek ‘to love’ so the literal interpretation of Biophilia is ‘a love of living things’

Tops tips to get the best set up in your home office or WFH area. From ergonomics to lighting, Trifle* have you covered to ensure your wellbeing and productivity when working at home.

Our November palette of the month is inspired by the tones of Terracotta. It’s earthy tones add warmth to any space. It means ‘Baked Earth’ in Italian. It’s natural, rich quality helps to ground us. It reminds us of sunsets and warmer climes.

Anyone who follows our Instagram feed or Pinterest boards will know that we are big fans of the new pastels that are dominating the design world right now.