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FOCUS/2024

Design month is here, and FOCUS at the Design Centre Chelsea Harbour is kicking things off. The ultimate international design and decoration show, brimming with creativity, inspiration and insights.

With over 100 events and 130 showrooms, it’s hard not to be inspired by the latest autumn/winter launches, hearing from some of the best in class brands and interacting with our industry friends.

With over 600 brands under one roof, there was plenty to see at this year’s event. Here is a round-up of our highlights from FOCUS 2024:

Henry Holland x Harlequin

Known for its delicious colours, innovative textures, fabric and wallcoverings brand, Harlequin has collaborated with ceramics and homeware designer, Henry Holland on a textural fabric and wallpaper collection for AW24. Cocooning interiors with organic forms, artisanal influences and earthy colour combinations, the collection has been inspired by Holland’s passion for Nerikomi, a Japanese pottery technique which was the artistic starting point for this collection.

Image credit: Henry Holland x Harlequin

Combining designs from Harlequin’s archives with the Nerikomi style, the end result created a collection of textural fabrics and wallpapers that saturates interiors with tonal, earthy colours and interpretive patterns.

From sumptuous embroidery and weaves rich in texture, as well as wallpaper designed through a mix of techniques and processes, this fabric and wallpaper collection celebrates organic forms and the colour palate is sure to elevate any interior.

Image credit: Henry Holland x Harlequin

Cole & Son

When entering the centre dome of the Design Centre, we were presented by an installation from Cole & Son, which celebrated its newest collection. As 60 fans filled the dome, Cole & Son was celebrating it’s the new Japanese-inspired collection with drama, harmony and balance.

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Paying tribute to the beauty of Japan, the new AW24 collection by Cole & Son takes you on a journey from Kyoto to Tokyo. Discovering the beautiful gardens of Japan and the traditions of old and new, this collection has been inspired by Shinrin Yoku, known as ‘Forest Bathing,’ a Japanese practice of connecting with nature.

Consisting of twelve new hand-painted designs across several different natural materials including paper weave grasscloth, natural silk and fibrous non-woven that mirrors the theme of the collection. The designs have been created by traditional Japanese watercolours and using calligraphy pencils, allowing the viewer to find tranquillity in every pencil and paint stroke of the Cole & Son artist.

The new collection, Shinrin Yoku, welcomes harmony and balance into the home.

Sophie Paterson x Andrew Martin

Following the success of the past three collections, the British interior design powerhouses, Andrew Martin and Sophie Paterson, have come together again for the fourth time.

Inspired by Italian towns, its riviera and especially Venice, provide the inspiration behind the new collection, Veneto. Consisting of luxurious velvets and rustic weaves to create stylish cushions, fabrics, throws and complementary wallpapers, Veneto encapsulates the spirit of Venetian glamour and bohemian chic.

Image credit: Andrew Martin x Sophie Paterson

Green continues to be a popular colour choice for AW and this is evident in the new collection. Due to the popularity of the three previous instalments in this partnership, Andrew Martin x Sophie Paterson have once again created a collection that not only works beautifully on its own, but also pairs perfectly with other designs from its previous partnerships, allowing you to refresh your interior scheme whilst maintaining the same aesthetic.