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Serengeti Living Decorex 2025

Serengeti Living at Decorex 2025

Serengeti Living is a ground breaking experience where light, technology and nature converge. Created by home tech integrator Homeplay for Decorex 2025

Fired Earth paint

This week’s product launches

Paint inspired by the coast a totem pole lamp and Nosegay room fragrance. Here are the products that caught my eye this week

wellbeing home

Project: the wellbeing home

Nicola Holden’s ethos is to design for wellbeing. Demonstrated in this south london family home

Heathfield lighting

This week’s product launches

Floral rugs, bark inspired hardware and a clever sleep light. These are the products that caught my eye this week

Next Chapter Belgravia apartment

Project: Belgravia apartment

Ravi Jassal from Next Chapter Design, talked me through a recent project – completely renovating a listed Belgravia apartment

Decorex 2025

Decorex 2025

Decorex 2025 will be at Olympia from the 12-15 October. As well as a wealth of new products there will be talks, demonstrations and, of course, the famous Decorex bar

BIID president Liz Bell

New president for the BIID

The British Institute of Interior Design (BIID) held its AGM last week and took the opportunity to announce this year’s president

Homeplay

A visit to Homeplay

For interior designers considering home technology for the first time or those wanting to keep updated with the latest developments I recommend a visit to Homeplay

Collier Webb

This week’s product launches

A first for Otto tiles, ceiling lights inspired by chalk cliffs and two new rug collections. These are the products that caught my eye this week

USM Marylebone

New showrooms

Olive & Barr open fourth showroom, USM move to Marylebone and Nakagawa pop up in Shoreditch