Tonik Talks
Tonik Talks… Opinion leaders within the design industry looking for a place to voice their views on all things design, trends, insights, and current news! Tonik Talks is led by Tonik Associates - each episode covers a different topic. In this series we dig deep into brands, take a look at the future of retail, and explore the power of marketing and design working hand in hand. We have some great guests lined up to share their thoughts over an ice cold can of G&T! All opinions voiced are our own. Tune in to enjoy some informative discussions and a bit of fun whilst enjoying a gin with Tonik!
Episodes
23 episodes
Creative Paths: Recruitment within design
Hannah from Mustard talks to us all about unleashing your design career! Join us as we dive deep into what both employees and employers are really looking for in the design industry. We'll explore the pros and cons of in-house vers...
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Integrating Art and Interiors with Solène
Solène has collaborated with us on some amazing projects, so it was great to have her on for an episode of Tonik Talks.Art runs deep in Solène's family history so it makes sense for her to have built a career around it. We chatted about...
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Arcitile: Stories, Brand and Adapting to a Changing Industry
Join us for a new episode of Tonik Talks with Dan, Creative Director at Arcitile; tiling contractors who are shaking up their way of working.We chatted about their recent rebrand, their new journal 'A Space Between' that focuses on the ...
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Unearthing All Things Fungi Festival with Two Fun-guys Nikki and Max
Get ready to dive deep into the magical world of fungi! We're thrilled to be sponsoring the All Things Fungi Festival, taking place from 13th-15th September in the enchanting woodlands of West Sussex.In this episode of Tonik Talks, we ch...
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The History of Tonik: A look back at the last 22 years!
Small businesses succeed through a mix of creativity, passion and learning from their mistakes and Tonik is no different.We sat down with our Founder and MD Gary Marshall to find out about our origin story, the highs, the lows and every...
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Hoteliers: Change your thoughts!
We've been thinking a lot recently about how additional hotel revenue can be generated through design.Catch up with Rosie and Gary to hear their thoughts around this subject and their callout for hoteliers to push the boundaries and be ...
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Unveiling Toby and the "Ultimate Wedding Planner"
Join us on this exciting episode of Tonik Talks as we chat with Toby who is set to dazzle audiences on BBC Two's hottest new show, "Ultimate Wedding Planner." In this interview, Toby takes us through his exciting career, his passion...
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Our designers: CDW is a place to be inspired, network, and bag yourself a shiny new tote bag
We've heard from our suppliers, now it's over to our designers...To round off our mini-series in celebration of Clerkenwell Design Week, we sat down with Fey and Milena, two of our interior designers, to find out what they love about CD...
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Ege: Who knew carpet improved your wellbeing?
Clerkenwell Design Week is upon us, and in celebration of one of the biggest events in the design calendar, we've to put the spotlight on some of our incredible suppliers.For our fourth CDW mini-series episode, we chatted to Lauren and R...
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Optelma: On collaboration and how sometimes less light is more
Clerkenwell Design Week is just around the corner, and in celebration of one of the biggest events in the design calendar, we wanted to put the spotlight on some of our incredible suppliers.For our third episode, we sat down with Jonatha...
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Solus: Re-branding, Juhani Pallasmaa and a showroom with a purpose
Clerkenwell Design Week is just around the corner, and in celebration of one of the biggest events in the design calendar, we wanted to put the spotlight on some of our incredible suppliers. In this second podcast instalment, we sat...
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Panaz: The bee's knees in sustainable fabric supply
Clerkenwell Design Week is just around the corner, and in celebration of one of the biggest events in the design calendar, we wanted to put the spotlight on some of our incredible suppliers. In this episode we sat down Julie from Pa...
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The art of storytelling through the photographer's eye: Richard Jarrett
We sat down with photographer and videographer, Richard Jarrett to chat about content creation and capturing stories. Listen to hear about how he taught himself his craft, manages ever changing trends and challenging jobs.
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A conversation with Ray Hole (part 2): Is plastic really the devil?
The second part of our chat with Ray explores his thoughts on the unfair demonisation of plastic and how the solution to our materials and housing crisis could actually be staring us in the face. Could your old plastic bags build you a racing c...
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12:41
A conversation with Ray Hole (part 1): From paradigm shifts, to carparkology and silent discos at zoos
What is the experience economy? From the history of mankind to Autostadt and the psychology behind architecture, award winning architect Ray Hole takes us on a journey to truly understand what the experience economy means and what its future lo...
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Invisible fries, a week in drag and sustainable Christmas trees: Tonik x Andaz London Liverpool Street
Loyalty, technology, community, transport links, and more! We sat down with the Marketing Team at the 5 star Andaz London Liverpool Street Hotel who answered all our burning questions about how to successfully market a leading London hote...
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Episode 7
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32:10
Unwrapping Christmas' effect on the environment
125,000 tonnes of packaging, 80% more food consumed than normal, 8 million Christmas trees… rent, repurpose and recycle your way through this Christmas season with Tonik's top tips to reduce your effect on the climate
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Episode 6
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24:04
The long road to free time...
Free time is probably one of the biggest luxuries on the planet so the concept of designing free time is exciting! Listen to our take on designing free time from a discussion of social media to the Metaverse to changes in the workplace.
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Episode 5
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25:58
Stick or Twist? The evolution of Tonik... find out more
Listen to discover how we've evolved to break down any barriers that influence the success of a project or business. This podcast delves deeper into our recent brand developments and announcements
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Episode 4
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27:08
From sex rooms to garden centres... interior design is the key to unlocking brands
How we unlock our different clients' brands and bring them to life through interior design
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Episode 3
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24:16
Nostalgia retail... Everybody remembers the pick n mix!
iPhones, pick n mix, Dyson dirt walls… we discussed the ever-changing retail landscape from technology to experiential retail to early noughties nostalgia
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No caterpillars were harmed in the making of this podcast
A discussion around the power of brands and how social media provides a great platform for brand collaborations.We put our perceptions of brands to the test with our very own supermarket branded caterpillar cake tasting to see if we could i...
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