The Must-sees at London Design Week 2025, According to Designers
Starting on Monday 10 March, London Design Week 2025 will attract some of the industry’s brightest minds. But where do the A-listers head first at the show? The Design Centre asked a few of them for their favourite spots and insider tips (and CEO Claire German has a recommendation, too).
Come to the show to take your own voyage of discovery, across 140 events, the biggest curated programme yet. Register here.
Carlos Garcia
“I love adding passementerie to my projects and I am particularly looking forward to delving into Samuel & Son’s new Ilana collection, full of settled colour and interesting materials. They are a perfect match for our collection of fabrics and wallpapers (so much so that they have provided all tassels and tiebacks for our House Guest stand)”
☞ Carlos is a House Guest in the Design Avenue, and is also taking part in A Home with History, a Conversations in Design talk onThursday 13 March at 11.30am
Laura Hammett
“I’m looking forward to visiting the Samuel Heath showroom. Their craftsmanship and quality are unrivalled and they have my go-to pieces for bathroom projects. They have recently launched four new finishes, which I need to pop in and see in real life!”
☞ Laura will be part of a panel discussion, An Inspiring Journey into Slow Design, in the Crucial Trading showroom on Monday 10 March at 2.30pm
Margot Tsim
“I’m particularly excited to visit Heathfield & Co’s first standalone showroom. I’ve been specifying their decorative lighting for years and love how their vast collection works beautifully across a range of project styles, both contemporary and classic contemporary”
☞ Margot is taking part in Happy Homes, a Conversations in Design talk hosted by Livingetc on Thursday 13 March at 3pm.
Jena Quinn, Studio QD
“There are so many fabulous showrooms to explore – but on an art deco theme, I adore the treasures Miles de Lange has curated at Alexander Lamont + Miles. On the same theme, I am also excited to peruse Martin Huxford’s sculptural plaster collection and Tatiana Tafur’s sumptuous materials”
☞ Jena is taking part in Longevity, Style & Substance; Art Deco at 100, a Conversations in Design talk hosted by Homes & Gardens on Monday 10 March at 11.30am.
Tolù Adẹ̀kọ́, Adẹ̀kọ́ & Co
“I recently discovered the Shepel’ showroom, which is such a gem. The craftsmanship and attention to detail in the furniture is wonderful. The new ‘Soho’ table is a must-have for me”
☞ Tolù is taking part in a Grow Your Business panel discussion in association with BIID. Rev Up Your Business: Securing New Clients is in the Arteriors showroom on Tuesday 11 March at 2pm
Matilda Goad, MG&Co.
“I’m excited to see Naturalmat exhibiting this year as a House Guest – such an innovative company whose products I use at home already. And Tissus d’Hélène has such a great selection of some of my favourite textile designers; it’s always one of my first stops”
☞ MG&Co. is a House Guest, and Matilda is running a colour workshop on Monday 10 March at 11.30am, and taking part in Dressing The Home, a Conversations in Design talk hosted by Country & Town House on Friday 14 March at at 11.30am.
Claire German
“I’m always drawn to design that has been inspired by the natural world, and Visual Comfort & Co.’s Garden of Light installation – our first-ever Centre Dome lighting installation – is no exception. Its suspended array of flower-like ‘Nyra’ pendants, put together by the brand’s talented chief design officer Sean Lavin, irresistably herald the arrival of spring”
☞ Find Visual Comfort & Co.’s Garden of Light installation in the Centre Dome
