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Editorial
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PHOTOGRAPHY: PETER CLARKE (TOP LEFT); NICOLE FRANZEN (TOP RIGHT)
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international design
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Industry News
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Show Director's Letter
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Product Briefs: Made in Italy
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Product Trend: Nostalgic Luxury
35 Rising Hospitality
Firms
5 dynamic studios to watch
by Murrye Bernard
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Material Sensibility
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Matrix: Kitchen and Bath
A Q&A with Bernhardt Design's newest collaborators
by Belinda Lanks
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Soft Contract
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Matrix: Textiles and Materials
Design companies pushing the boundaries of commercial spaces
by Lauren Volker
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A World of Design
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Matrix: Residential Crossover
The best new products from around the globe
by Sheila Kim
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Matrix: Hospitality
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Designers Select:
Hospitality
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cover: Cheriff, Barcelona
photography: José Hevia and Benjamin Iborra Wicksteed
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Wilsonart Challenges
Student Chair Design
Competition
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Contents
Editorial
Industry News
Show Director’s Letter
Product Briefs: Made in Italy
Product Trend: Nostalgic Luxury
Rising Hospitality Firms
Material Sensibility
Soft Contract
A World of Design
Matrix: Kitchen and Bath
Matrix: Textiles and Materials
Matrix: Residential Crossover
Matrix: Hospitality
Designers Select: Hospitality
Wilsonart Challenges Student Chair Design Competition
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Contract Magazine - April/May 2020 - Industry News
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Contract Magazine - April/May 2020 - Show Director’s Letter
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Contract Magazine - April/May 2020 - Product Briefs: Made in Italy
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Contract Magazine - April/May 2020 - Material Sensibility
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Contract Magazine - April/May 2020 - Matrix: Kitchen and Bath
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Contract Magazine - April/May 2020 - Matrix: Textiles and Materials
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Contract Magazine - April/May 2020 - Matrix: Residential Crossover
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Contract Magazine - April/May 2020 - Matrix: Hospitality
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Contract Magazine - April/May 2020 - Designers Select: Hospitality
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