THE BLOG

Most briefs arrive without a users attached to them. A floor plate and a headcount. A hotel

"Beauty is an expression of good." Elina We're ending this series of 'Interiors with Purpose'

For Episode 2 of Interiors with Purpose, we wanted to look at value and impact. What is value?

During research for Elina’s book “Wellbeing in Interiors” (RIBA Publishing), and the

The importance of incorporating sustainability into commercial fit-outs is essential to

What do strategy and certification have in common? They both provide focus to projects and their

“Sustainable design is too expensive…” “We don’t have the time…” “We don’t

Elina and Grigoriou Interiors are regarded as influential in the UK for translating sustainability

Over the last few decades, mechanical services have been designed to supply specific air

We thought we would start with a simple question… For Episode 1 of the Interiors with Purpose

We are so excited to introduce our new podcast series, Interiors with Purpose. Hosted by our

At Grigoriou Interiors, we are guided by three core pillars: Environmental care and positive

Are you an interior design graduate (or soon-to-be graduate) with an interest in wellbeing and

If you have or are getting close to setting a Net Zero alignment target for your interior fitout

The Victoria and Albert Museum has committed to achieving Net Zero emissions by 2035. This

We're very excited about the clarity of the now published whole life carbon limits, which are part

According to the Global Wellness Institute, the UK is the 3rd biggest wellness real estate* market

At Grigoriou Interiors we are aware there is a growing demand in the industry for office fit-out

We are so excited to share our key involvement in the new report: “Counting the upfront carbon

We are looking for a purpose driven person to join our team at Grigoriou Interiors. We are

Understanding the impacts on occupants' wellbeing is important and part of the clarity sought on

What does design for wellbeing actually mean? Design for wellbeing focuses on creating spaces

QUICK LINKS Click on the links below to be taken to each section: OUR SDGs OUR

We were wondering this very thing, so in 2022 we decided to do our own research into the carbon

To gain a broader understanding of the important role that Circular Economy and Circular Design

Have you ever wondered how sustainable your Christmas tree choice is? We were wondering this very

We are preparing to issue our first annual company report early next year (2023), and as per our

“Design is a force for change” (Ellen MacArthur, 2022) [Se1]  We certainly believe in this

At some point in everyone’s life, it is highly likely that one might own some object made with a

The circular economy requires a systemic change, a process of thinking through the

A Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a standardised framework that governs how we measure the

An Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) reports objective, comparable and third-party verified

Harmony is an important consideration in the design of an interior. The way in which the elements

Beauty is an experience, it is not the property of an object. We may find beauty anywhere. We can

Net Zero Whole Life Carbon The sum total of all asset (building/interior) related GHG

If you are ready to take action today to reduce your carbon emissions and broader environmental

Diagram referenced from LETI reports If you already know what is at stake with the global

If you are looking to learn more about Net Zero, a great place to start is understanding EPDs and

This is our first case study series on our WFH Space Consultation service, which was a response to

This is our first case study series on our WFH Space Consultation service, which was a response to

When we are designing an interior, we consider the type of tasks that will be performed in that

This is our first case study series on our WFH Space Consultation service, which was a response to

This is our first case study series on our WFH Space Consultation service, which was a response to

Sustainable Development Goal 13 Climate Action, seems like a big one! What can one person or one

At Grigoriou Interiors we strongly believe that Quality Education should be available to

Wellbeing is at the heart of all that we do at Grigoriou Interiors, this is why we have chosen to

Back in 2017 we contributed to the 100% Design conference, speaking and raising awareness of

I recently tuned into a New York City Urban Green webinar discussing climate change and its effect

I catch myself saying it; using the words ‘sustainability’ and ‘wellbeing’ separately as

We are working on a project for the University of Helsinki, in collaboration with Jaana Tarma

With wellbeing becoming an issue more and more talked about also in the workplace, we were

I was flying back to London from Athens this spring and flicked through the airline’s online

After a very long time, the memory came back: delicate camomile flowers growing in the middle of

In January, our New York based colleague Amy attended the ‘Thriving: Health in the Built

As Elina achieved her goal to swim 15km throughout January and raised just over £6,000 so

On 24th January, Elina Grigoriou, Simon Rubinsohn and Jonathan Schifferes got together to discuss

We invited a friend and fellow design enthusiast Andrew

We are so proud to announce that Elina Grigoriou was elected an Honorary Member of The

Elina and I went to another brilliantly organised RICS CEE Property Forum, this time in Vienna. A

Strong growth and greater familiarity of sustainable practice within the interior fit-out arena

Elina and Angeliki Grigoriou visited Bucharest, Romania last week to attend

New York is a sea of buildings; there are almost a million of them in an area of little more than

Last week we had the pleasure of welcoming a number of clients and industry partners to the launch

A tool that has been harnessed by marketing teams for decades and nature for, well, a very long

PROJECTTHE B.HIVE CLUB CLIENTREGUS GROUP LOCATIONLONDON,BRISTOL

I am a second year undergraduate, studying Psychology at UCL and have been working as

Gresham Street, London was selected to become the new state-of-the-art London HQ for Bilfinger

The future of the built environment lies on the wellbeing of the people who occupy it. This target

What is SKA rating and what does ‘SKA’ stand for? SKA rating is a name, not an

Amid the iconic Eden Project quarry, another pioneering green building project is underway, and

In the past few years Grigoriou Interiors has been part of a concerted effort amongst

We are delighted to introduce our latest project, Huckletree – a sustainable shared workspace in

The WorldGBC via the UKGBC invited Grigoriou Interiors to contribute to the “Health, wellbeing

Principles of wellbeing were integrated in our design of the newly launched Huckletree in

Once upon a time there was a world where Luxury and Sustainability were considered separate from

One of the many missed out or underused features of interiors is the quality of their sound. We

We all love well designed, comfortable and impressive interiors; this is an assumption I’m going

Elina was nominated and included as one of the top 50 rising stars of Sustainability. The Article

There is a very good effort by some manufacturers to improve the environmental performance of the

How does the Interior Design of your office directly affect the performance of your staff?

The 3 Pillars of Sustainability There are many interpretations of the words Sustainability and

How to Design and Operate a ‘Green’ office COP15, the anticipated UN’s Climate Change

November is the month that sees the full launch of Ska Rating the new environmental benchmarking