Design shows

How to maximise your business at trade shows

Polly Williams, the Designers’ Advisor, is the founder of Camberyard, a multi-award-winning interior design business development consultancy. Here, Polly shares her expertise on how to maximise ...

Focus/18: The House Directory Highlights

Focus/18 at Design Centre Chelsea Harbour. Trade preview: 16-18 September. All welcome: 19-21 September. A not-to-be-missed destination for design enthusiasts with an exciting programme of daily ...

Decorex & Focus 2014 preview

A new venue this year (and more space) for Decorex, the UK’s ‘don’t miss’ trade show in the annual decoration calendar for interior designers, buyers and ...

Clerkenwell Design Week 2014

The fifth edition of Clerkwenwell Design Week ends this evening. This independent design festival (which won Best Festival and Best Cultural Event at the UK Event Awards) ...

London Design Week ’14

Just back from spring’s biggest decorating event, London Design Week, here’s our round-up of the latest collection launches and inspiring showrooms… ...

London Design Week 2013 highlights – part 2

Here’s Part 2 of our round-up of exciting new products and launches at last week’s London Design Week. Tissus d’Helene created this exotic character for ...

London Design Week 2013 highlights – part 1

Spring’s biggest decorating event is on this week and we’ve put together some of our favourite products and launches. London Design Week 2013 takes place ...

Decorex ’12 highlights – part 3

Here’s our final round-up from Decorex 2012…. Giovanna Ticciati‘s elegant ‘Duomo Table’ in stained and polished ash was inspired by the gothic towers of the Milan ...

Decorex ’12 highlights – part 2

Fromental flew in their head artist, Master Wang from China to Decorex and will be auctioning his Chinoiserie panels painted throughout the show. All proceeds go ...

Decorex ’12 highlights – part 1

Back from day two at Decorex and here’s our round-up of some of our favourite stands and products so far… Lapicida‘s stone and marble gallery ...

Jubilee Party at the Design Centre

The Design Centre at Chelsea Harbour celebrated the Queen’s Jubilee yesterday with old-fashioned tea and cakes, bunting, balloons and striped tents. The domes were decorated in ...

Decorex ’11 highlights

A brilliant Decorex by general agreement: buzzy, a high foot-fall and a real sense that the top end of the decoration market is more than holding ...