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This Summer at Smile

This Summer at Smile

Catch us at Clerkenwell Design Week

Catch us at Clerkenwell Design Week

When it comes to our supply chain, we’re in the know. And you can be too.

When it comes to our supply chain, we’re in the know. And you can be too.

Salone Reflections: Gentle Takeovers and Bold Statements

Salone Reflections: Gentle Takeovers and Bold Statements

Meet our new materials: Earth additions, deep Dapples & a reimagined kapow of Kaleido

Meet our new materials: Earth additions, deep Dapples & a reimagined kapow of Kaleido

Beyond Plastics: Smile evolves with new MD, R&D focus & plans for extended remit

Beyond Plastics: Smile evolves with new MD, R&D focus & plans for extended remit

Mocha Mousse: Pantone’s COTY 2025 is a shot of silky smooth colour

Mocha Mousse: Pantone’s COTY 2025 is a shot of silky smooth colour

Autumn news from Smile

Autumn news from Smile

Circular collaboration: Smile supports LUSH & GAIL’s with sustainable store fit outs

Circular collaboration: Smile supports LUSH & GAIL’s with sustainable store fit outs

Turning Glasgow Greener with Material Source Studios

Turning Glasgow Greener with Material Source Studios

LDF 2024: Exhibits that made us Smile.

LDF 2024: Exhibits that made us Smile.

The beauty in waste: A conversation with our founders

The beauty in waste: A conversation with our founders

Your Smile summer update

Your Smile summer update

Acquisition International is proud to reveal the winners of the Influential Businesswoman Awards 2024

Acquisition International is proud to reveal the winners of the Influential Businesswoman Awards 2024

The Design Council celebrates design innovation with unique Earth Collection trophy

The Design Council celebrates design innovation with unique Earth Collection trophy

Celebrate 30 years of Smiling at CDW 2024

Bathrooms / Cities By Design / Events / News / Sustainability

Celebrate 30 years of Smiling at CDW 2024

Dezeen asked: Is a plastic-free future possible? We answered.

Dezeen asked: Is a plastic-free future possible? We answered.

Our monochrome materials: more than meets the eye

Our monochrome materials: more than meets the eye

Introducing Heron Duo: For design schemes that aren’t black and white

News / Sustainability

Introducing Heron Duo: For design schemes that aren’t black and white

Let Smile put a spring in your step

Let Smile put a spring in your step

Embracing nature: Our brand-new Earth Collection has landed

Crafting a circular Christmas tree for the Old Vic Theatre

Crafting a circular Christmas tree for the Old Vic Theatre

Peach Fuzz: Pantone Reveals its colour of the year for 2024 and it’s just peachy.

Peach Fuzz: Pantone Reveals its colour of the year for 2024 and it’s just peachy.

Supersized sheets of Spectra contribute to showstopping surroundings at Dezeen Awards 2023

Supersized sheets of Spectra contribute to showstopping surroundings at Dezeen Awards 2023

The Return of Black Dapple

The Return of Black Dapple

Green materials – in every sense

News / Retail / Sustainability

Green materials – in every sense

Wonderful Waste: a Limited Series by Never Too Small

Wonderful Waste: a Limited Series by Never Too Small

LDF 2023: Smile’s material highlights

Brand / Events / News / Sustainability

LDF 2023: Smile’s material highlights

Where can I spot Smile this Autumn?

Where can I spot Smile this Autumn?

Ocean Plastic to Fantastic: Making waves with Surfability UK

Ocean Plastic to Fantastic: Making waves with Surfability UK

Right royal recycling: An ocean plastic pedestal fit for a King at London Climate Action Week

Right royal recycling: An ocean plastic pedestal fit for a King at London Climate Action Week

Hello ISO: What do our manufacturing certifications mean to you?

Events / News / Sustainability

Hello ISO: What do our manufacturing certifications mean to you?

Is the devil recycled plastic?

News / Plastics Unpackaged / Sustainability

Is the devil recycled plastic?

Introducing four new additions to our ‘Heronry’…

Brand / News / Sustainability

Introducing four new additions to our ‘Heronry’…

CDW 2023: A Smile, in every sense

Events / News / Sustainability

CDW 2023: A Smile, in every sense

Materials reimagined: our superstructure plinths at Workspace Design Show

Materials reimagined: our superstructure plinths at Workspace Design Show

SDS 2023: Smile Plastics x MONC x Nina+Co are crowned winners

SDS 2023: Smile Plastics x MONC x Nina+Co are crowned winners

SDS 2023: First sneak peek at Geometric Superstructure

SDS 2023: First sneak peek at Geometric Superstructure

Widening the circle: A new HQ for Smile

Widening the circle: A new HQ for Smile

Viva Magenta: Pantone’s COTY 2023 evokes strength and empowerment

Viva Magenta: Pantone’s COTY 2023 evokes strength and empowerment

Heron takes flight: New material in stock & available to specify now

Heron takes flight: New material in stock & available to specify now

Plastics Unpackaged, LDF22 Special: Life in Plastic

Events / News / Plastics Unpackaged / Sustainability

Plastics Unpackaged, LDF22 Special: Life in Plastic

LDF 2022: From colour to curves to putting the fun in functional

LDF 2022: From colour to curves to putting the fun in functional

Events / News / Tour

LDF 2022 x Material Matters: Be the first to see our brand-new material

Stuttgart by Design: Rosalie McMillan & Adam Fairweather

Cities By Design / News / Sustainability / Tour

Stuttgart by Design: Rosalie McMillan & Adam Fairweather

Milan Design Week 2022: Top interior trends

Milan Design Week 2022: Top interior trends

CDW22 Trends: Curves, Colour & Indoors Out

CDW22 Trends: Curves, Colour & Indoors Out

The Road to The Harewood Biennial 2022: Collaboration & Custom Configuration

News / Sustainability / Tour

The Road to The Harewood Biennial 2022: Collaboration & Custom Configuration

CDW22: Smile Plastics X Another Country – Furniture fit for the future workplace

CDW22: Smile Plastics X Another Country – Furniture fit for the future workplace

It’s showtime: Smile’s spring/summer dates for your diaries

It’s showtime: Smile’s spring/summer dates for your diaries

What can we take from the Design Museum’s Waste Age exhibit?

News / Sustainability / Tour

What can we take from the Design Museum’s Waste Age exhibit?

Plastics Unpackaged, SDS22 Special: Natural vs synthetic – do both have a place in a sustainable future?

News / Plastics Unpackaged / Sustainability

Plastics Unpackaged, SDS22 Special: Natural vs synthetic – do both have a place in a sustainable future?

SDS22: Top trend spots

SDS22: Top trend spots

SDS 2022: An exclusive first look at our event activity

SDS 2022: An exclusive first look at our event activity

Plastics Unpackaged: The wonder material, with a green future.

News / Plastics Unpackaged / Sustainability

Plastics Unpackaged: The wonder material, with a green future.

2022 Bathroom Trends: Bold, Balanced & Pared Back

Bathrooms / News

2022 Bathroom Trends: Bold, Balanced & Pared Back

Very Peri unveiled as Pantone’s Colour of the Year 2022

Very Peri unveiled as Pantone’s Colour of the Year 2022

Manchester By Design: Liz West

Cities By Design / News

Manchester By Design: Liz West

Smiles all round: Products now in situ at Material Source Studio, Manchester

Brand / News / Sustainability

Smiles all round: Products now in situ at Material Source Studio, Manchester

COP26: Recycling Plastics “Not The Answer” To Climate Crisis?

News / Sustainability

COP26: Recycling Plastics “Not The Answer” To Climate Crisis?

London By Design: Smile Plastics

Cities By Design / News

London By Design: Smile Plastics

LDF 2021: Top Trend Spots & Style That Made Us Smile

LDF 2021: Top Trend Spots & Style That Made Us Smile

Web and Brand Launch