Decorex 2021

The high-end residential interior design event.

1. The Creative hub of design is back, both on and offline.

Decorex is an exhibition that has now ran for over 40 years has created a central platform for high-end interior design professionals to meet and grow their business. Over time the show has evolved and in 2021 their year round digital service, where they hope to provide new opportunities for the creative industry, was launched. The aim is to help people connect, learn and flourish as well as utilise peoples expertise and in-depth knowledge of the design world without the constraints of time around the show.

If you've missed Decorex in person, see below our round up of the latest show trends but also be sure to check out their virtual event from the 16th to the 18th of November.
www.decorex.com/en/attend/decorex-virtual-2021.html

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The Entrance installation by M. Waldemeyer.
Decorex show logo.
The Circus Bar designed by Sara Cosgrove Studio.

2. What's on...

​The talks programme gave us a star studded line up of 80 design experts there to share ideas and practical advice. The agenda ranged from subjects such as craftmanship and the importance of heritage within design, to the impact the pandemic has had on the interiors of our house, home and work space. Speakers also touched on key trends including maximalism and the importance of colour, as well as the balance between luxurious product and sustainability, can they combine?
Discover who else featured on the Talks Programme on the Decorex website.
​www.decorex.com/en/talks-programme/agenda.html

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Speakers within the scheduled programme for Decorex 2021.
A snapshot from talks held in 2019.
Jay Blades during his talk at this years show.

3. Future Heritage.

​Not only does Decorex host the latest design brands, they reach out to up and coming designer makers and give them the opportunity to take centre stage through the Future Heritage platform. Now in it’s seventh year the curators give ten talented makers the platform to showcase their work. Below we’ve highlighted three of our favourites. First off, a glass artist Amanda Simmons creates the most exquisitely patterned glassware through manipulating mass, heat, and time to form intense colour and pattern. We just love the individuality of each piece and how the finished work of art changes with the surrounding light.
Next up, jewellery designer Lynne MacLachlan uses plastic from renewable sources to create 3D printed products. Here at The Woven Edge, we’re all about pattern and colour placement and just loved the impact these hanging works of art create. She communicated her appreciation to Decorex saying, “Moving into interiors and beyond my jewellery practice meant Future Heritage was a great springboard to catalyse and launch these ambitious and larger-scale works.”  
Lastly but by no means least, Anna Ray a specialist in soft sculpture who takes inspiration from texture and structure found around the world. She likes to work with humble crafts to create mesmerising works of art. At Decorex, she created three large wall hangings/screens, as well as doing a live making demonstration.

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Work from glass artist,Amanda Simmons.
Lighting from Adam Nathaniel Furman.
​Soft sculptures by Anna Ray.

4. The Trends.

​Current looks are still very much focused on the world around us, striving to become greener, looking to sustainable resource, bringing nature into our homes and improving mental wellbeing. Exhibitors from the show, and inparticular those highlighted below caught our eye as pinical design movements for 2021 going into 2022.  Focus areas include...
Natures Reflection: Our decisions in life has great impact on the world around us and we are quickly learning we need to rebalance our ecosystems. Natural resource and biodegradable material bring us untamed textures and real life colour. One example below comes from Bethan Gray giving new life to discarded scallop shells that would have been left as waste product, creating beautiful, contemporary patterned furniture.  Another example comes from Timourous Beasties newest design, the Matzu Tree encapsulating and almost overprinting a past design, The Japanese Tree uses sponged colour, fluid line and textured strokes to create almost an impact of time and natural growth.  
Cultural Identity: Emphasising the importance of heritage crafts takes influence from around the globe to renew a connection with the past and invigorating long established processes for future generations to learn and use.
​For example, Ian Mankins Gradient Stripe below uses traditional weaving techniques with regenerated cotton yarns that would  have otherwise been sent to landfill. It’s just a timeless piece that can fit within any era of interior.  
House to home: With more people spending increased time in their home we reevaluate the function and impact of day to day life. Layouts are being redesigned for multifunctional use, colour is being used to uplift and promote positivity and material is well thought out for both comfort and environmental impact.  
At The Woven Edge, we strive to be ahead of the trend and have a dedicated design team to ensure we optimise on the quality and look of our products. One of latest lines, The Eco range really ticks the boxes of the above trends taking traditional craft with recycled material, fit for a variety of settings in and out of the home. Keep up to date with our social media platforms to find out more information surrounding this collection.  
​Looking back to the show, we have loved seeing the buzz around an actual face to face live event and look forward to discovering the virtual world that Decorex sets to present to us.

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The Liberty Cafe at Decorex.
Furniture and homeware designer, Bethan Gray.
Ian Mankin Gradient Stripe Blue stone.
Timorous Beasties Matzu Tree.
Little Greene latest National Trust collaboration.
​Country Town and House The Monkey Puzzle Tree.