While this is not a palette for complex interactions, there are statements to be made.

Two very different stories in this issue, but with some interesting parallels to discover, principally the pervading undercurrent of anxiety since the pandemic.

Attention turns to e-waste and the rare mineral mining needed for electronics and clean energy.

As another Surface Design Show comes to a close, we spotlight the designers featured on our Material Showcase.

With contrasts of depth, darkness and brilliance, the references to minerals are clear in the Mine palette.