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01/10/2026

Most material decisions start long before anything is specified.

A saved reference. A texture you keep coming back to. Two finishes you'd never thought to pair, until you saw them side by side.

Swatchbox gives those early ideas somewhere to go. Save the materials you discover into project collections, review the product details for each one, and order samples to see how everything works together in your hands and in your own light.

Samples from multiple brands arrive in one returnable box, with one tracking number, free for design professionals. When you're done, send them back and they're ready for the next project.

Explore at swatchbox.com/pro

10/09/2026

A pattern that looks perfect on a sample card can feel completely different across four walls.

Our UK-based Designer in Residence Naomi Wheeler treats wallpaper as a starting point rather than a finishing touch. She builds a room's entire color palette from a pattern's quieter tones, uses bold prints to make small spaces feel immersive instead of cramped, and reads how natural light will shift a wallpaper's character before she ever specifies it.

Her thinking on scale, pattern hierarchy, and working with (not against) a room's light is worth the read if wallpaper is part of your next project.

Read the full piece on the Swatchbox blog: https://www.swatchbox.com/en/blog/A-Designers-Approach-to-Wallpaper-Pattern-Scale-and-the-Spaces-in-Between

26/08/2026

Your materials library, in your pocket. 📲

With the Swatchbox App, architects and designers can browse, compare, and order material samples from leading brands — all with free, fast delivery.
Easily keep track of your projects, discover new products, and manage your sample requests wherever you are.

Available for iOS and Android.

12/08/2026

Designers know which brands matter. If there’s a manufacturer you’d like to see on Swatchbox Pro, we want to hear it.

Tap the link to request a brand, or comment below and help shape what’s next.

🔗 https://www.swatchbox.com/en/request-brand

04/08/2026

What happens to design samples after the project ends?

Across studios, stacks of tiles, fabrics, and finishes quietly pile up, destined for drawers instead of reuse. Swatchbox Second Life Samples® is changing that.

The industry’s first fully circular sampling program makes it simple for designers to return, reuse, and repurpose materials. Because sustainability shouldn’t stop at specification.

Learn how firms are closing the loop: https://www.swatchbox.com/en/blog/Sustainable-Sampling-Closing-the-Loop-on-Design-Waste

27/07/2026

Eight decades on, mid-century modern still tops the wish list. Not because it's trendy, but because it works: warm timber, low-slung furniture, a room that pulls you in rather than asking you to admire it from the doorway.

UK designer Naomi Wheeler puts it simply: it gives a space a members' club quality, without the exclusivity. Just considered.

In our latest read, Naomi walks through why the aesthetic endures and how to bring it into a home properly: the case for walnut and teak, where travertine and cork earn their place, why leather ages better than most upholstery, and how low lighting does more for a room than any amount of square footage.

If you're specifying for a residential project this season, it's worth a read.

Full story on the blog: https://www.swatchbox.com/en/blog/Warmth-Texture-and-Timelessness-Mid-Century-Modern-in-Residential-Design

08/07/2026

Bronze Prairie is a journey across golden hour. Vast, sunlit grasslands where warm earth tones stretch beneath a glowing sky, this curated collection sits between grounded and glowing. Earthy browns hold the composition steady, while burnished bronze catches the light like fire and forward motion. Like a horse crossing a sunlit horizon, the palette moves with quiet power, untamed and commanding. Fitting, for the year of the fire horse.

Discover the full collection here: https://www.swatchbox.com/pro/collection/75268-Bronze-Prairie

Featured Brands: Industville, Floor Gallery, Archi.tile, Saviola, Johnstone's Trade, JAB Anstoetz - The Design Company, James Latham, CDUK, Tarkett Ltd.

Curated by Naomi Wheeler

01/07/2026

A small space has a way of exposing every decision you make. There's nowhere for a material choice to hide.

That's what Marco Castiglioni, Senior Architect at Il Prisma and our Designer in Residence in Milan, explains in his new piece on the blog. He talks about reading light, keeping the palette tight, why flooring matters more than you think.

Read the full article here: https://www.swatchbox.com/en/blog/Designing-Within-Constraints-Choosing-Materials-When-Space-is-Limited

24/06/2026

Celestial Blue is a journey through sky. From soft atmospheric tones to infinite midnight, this curated collection explores the spectrum of blue as a series of moments: airy, ethereal, expansive. Each shade represents a transition in how light moves from dawn to darkness.

Discover the full collection here: https://www.swatchbox.com/pro/collection/72207-Celestial-Blue?target=OrderCollection&userRole=Professional

Featured Brands:

Archi.tile
Shaw Contract
Amtico
COAT Paints
Industville Ltd
Johnstone's Trade Paints
Hanex Solid Surfaces
wienerberger UK
Sian Zeng
JAB ANSTOETZ Group • The Design Company
CDUK
Tarkett

Curated by Naomi Wheeler

03/06/2026

CDW 2026 is behind us, but if you didn't catch everything in real time, the blog recap is a good place to catch up.

Swatchbox activations, the Design Folio created with Media10, the Sample Gallery, and more.

Thinking about 2027 already? Priority registration for the CDW Design Guide is open now.

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