Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour's interior design showrooms are its beating heart. This unrivalled collective is where the best designers, architects and specifiers source for global projects, from residential properties to hotels, restaurants and superyachts, and design enthusiasts seek inspiration for their homes.
EXPLORE SHOWROOMS
Unmatched Design Choice
Nowhere else will you find this concentration of design products, with quality and craftsmanship the unifying thread. Nothing beats seeing them up close, and tapping into showroom expertise.
Unmissable Events
Flagship events including London Design Week, WOW!house and Focus on Design set the agenda, attract world-class talent and are destinations to discover and share new ideas.
A Place to Connect
With an in-house Design Club, food and drink venues and a personal shopping service, the Design Centre is not just a resource, but a thriving hub where the industry comes together.
1987
THE STORY BEGINS
Originally known as Chelsea Garden Market and with a mix of retail and industrial units, the site is developed by P&O as part of the wider regeneration of a former coal yard. Architects Moxley Jenner & Partners design the now-famous glass domes alongside residences, a marina and a hotel.
2005
A DESIGN TRANSFORMATION
Having acquired the site two years earlier, current owners Marcol begin a multi-million-pound transformation of the building. It includes the introduction of glass balustrades, a sculptural spiral staircase, contemporary showroom frontage and lush, award-winning indoor landscaping – a sleek, unified aesthetic for which the Design Centre is still known.
“Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour is the very best of international design”
“Design has a great community, and this is its HQ”
"The powerhouse of the interior design world"
2010
BROADER HORIZONS
Fuelled by demand for more showrooms, Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour expands to an adjacent building, christened Design Centre East. French brand Pierre Frey is the first atelier to open, and remains a tenant today. The same year, Claire German takes the helm of the Design Centre.
2019
AN EVEN BIGGER PICTURE
Ambitious expansion plans see the open-air space between the Domes and Design Centre East become the Design Avenue. A light-filled indoor atrium on an incredible scale, it becomes a major new venue for temporary events and exhibitions. A dramatic new exterior entrance completes the project. At the same time, the redevelopment of the site opposite the Design Centre introduces even more showroom space, and Design Centre North opens its doors.
2022
THE WOW! FACTOR
The Design Centre launches its most ambitious initiative yet: WOW!house is a showhouse that covers the length of the Design Avenue for five weeks, uniting exceptional brands and top designers to create astonishingly creative rooms in collaboration, with an underlining philanthropic goal. The annual show becomes an eagerly anticipated fixture in the cultural calendar and amplifies the Design Centre's reputation internationally.
2024
INDUSTRY RECOGNITION
WOW!house wins the House & Garden Spotlight Award in recognition of its creativity and innovative design.
2025
FIFTH FLOOR EXPANSION
The Fifth Floor of Design Centre East opens up, creating even more space for showrooms and brands to become a part of the Design Centre's thriving community – and taking the total size of the site to 28,000 sqm.
• The Design Centre operates a free sample return service: drop off unwanted samples at a concierge desk and they will be returned to the showrooms
• The Design Centre uses Stabilo International to build the stands at its events; Stabilo uses exclusively sustainable materials, and its wall system reuses 90% of materials (with a goal to raise this to 98%)
