Meet the Showroom: Osborne & Little
Decorating giant Osborne & Little may need little introduction to the Design Centre's audience, but that won't stop the big fanfare in its honour as it opens its new showroom. Read on to find out what founder Sir Peter Osborne has to say about the new space in the Centre Dome and why it's so important to come and see …
Here Comes The Sun
Visionnaire's work aboard 89m private yacht Here Comes The Sun is like a shot of pure Vitamin D. The Italian brand has spearheaded the interior design across the yacht, filling every room with striking furniture that never once competes too harshly with the main attraction of the incredible seascapes.
The Well-travelled Home
Some of the most inspirational and imaginative homes belong to well-travelled collectors – a spirit that Travers channels in its Voyager collection.
Hot Topic
Take a journey through some of the world's driest – and most spectacular – climates with Arte's Desert Dreams wallcovering collections
Ahead by a neck
Classic men's tailoring has inspired many fabrics for interiors, but Lelièvre Paris' Big Tie collection might be the first time that the humble necktie has been elevated in this way.
Design stories from WOW!house 2023
WOW!house 2023 was absolutely packed with stories, but they were too much to take in on one visit. Here are some of the design details you may have missed...
Larger Than Life
Devon, Anna French's latest fabric and wallcovering collection, features traditional English country-house motifs made bolder by daring scale and colour.
You Saw It Here First…
WOW!house 2023's rooms revealed some common design threads that act a barometer of what's coming next in interiors. From the colour of the moment to the art of trompe l'oeil and some fantastic flooring, here are just a few ideas to take away.
A Shared Creativity
The vibrant porcelain of Italian brand Ginori 1735 has been translated into a capsule collection of four exuberant fabrics by Rubelli.
Saving Savoir Faire
Visit the redesigned Pierre Frey showroom to discover a space dedicated to its latest brand acquisition, Thorp of London – the storied British design company known for its expertise in hand screen-printing.
Ocean Voyage
Bannenberg & Rowell is a name synonymous with superyacht design – so who better to design Sutherland's latest high-performance furniture than this esteemed British design studio?
Beauty and Utility
"Wherever nature works, there will be beauty," wrote William Morris. Now, a new collection of outdoor performance fabrics bring even closer together Morris' original designs and the nature that inspired them.
Savour the Summer
From cocktails to salads and to a scoop of sorbet, Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour has summer dining sorted, including a new menu at Design Restaurant by Social Pantry.
Ride the Wave
Antique Modern Mix has added curvaceous birch plywood furniture to its portfolio, complementing the showroom's beautiful 20th-century pieces
Hit the Beach
Phillip Jeffries' 'Harbour Hemp' wallcovering was inspired by bleached boardwalks, and is part of a wider collection for summer that evokes days beside the sea and sand.
For the Love of the Wild
Ardmore's Thanda fabric collection is a celebration of a marriage as well as an artistic appreciation of South Africa's flora and fauna.
Stitched in Time
"We are kindred spirits" says Maddux Creative's Jo Le Gleud about Samuel & Sons. The interior design studio and trimmings company have collaborated a new collection that taps into Le Gleud's roots in embroidery and textile design.
Conversations in Craft
“A frisson of functionality that offers something a painting can’t”: makers, designers, gallerists and collectors came together to talk about craft at Artefact, Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour’s contemporary craft fair.
The Power of Attraction
Pavoni's deceptively simple magnetic system for its fabulous quality leathers is a new way to create statement-making leather-panelled walls.
Meet the Showroom: Wendy Morrison Design
With a new showroom that one visitor described as "a joyful little jewel", Wendy Morrison has created an irresistible evocation of her world of rugs, fabrics and wallcoverings in Design Centre East. Find out more about the showroom – and how she creates "art for the floor" – here.
Dream Team
Having paired up together on the Library at last year's WOW!house at Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour, Julian Chichester and interior design practice Turner Pocock have extended their relationship further with a collaborative collection.
Sartorial Style
Holland & Sherry often taps into its tailoring roots for its collections, and Carnaby draws on the vibrant cultural explosion of 1960s London.
The Couturier of Metal
Founded by a fourth-generation blacksmith, Italian metal design specialist De Castelli's new collection is inspired by the beautiful decay of Venice.
Keep It Surreal
Jennifer Shorto's wallcoverings and textiles defy easy categorisation when it comes to style, reflecting the magpie eye of Shorto herself.
Catch the Wave
The sinuous 'Bowl No.1' basin by Italian marble specialist Kreoo, new to West One Bathrooms, is inspired by the shape of an opening flower.
Meet the Showroom: Kingcome
If you've visited the Colefax and Fowler showroom recently, you will have noticed that it now walks through into a new showroom housing sister brand Kingcome. Explore its hand-made British furniture here, guided by the Colefax Group's Tim Green.
High Flyer
SA Baxter Architectural Hardware's Bernoulli Suite collection is inspired by the aerodynamic shape of an aeroplane wing – and named after a Swiss inventor whose discoveries made flight possible.
The Path to Sustainability
"We are what we do" states Rubelli's first-ever sustainability report, a look behind the scenes that details both its innovative textiles and the social benefits it champions in its native Venice
Tour de Force
Pierre Frey has launched a collection inspired by archive drawings and canvases from the 1920s by Elise Djo-Bourgeois, who is being rediscovered as one of the great female French designers of the early 20th century.
Stone Re-formed
Artisans of Devizes' 'Reform' tiles are made from 60% recycled stone, blending a natural, tumbled appearance with a colour palette that's a few shades brighter than a solid stone.
