WOW!house 2026, now in its fifth year, is deemed the ultimate design barometer. The month-long exhibition runs from 2 June to 2 July 2026 at Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour, featuring 22 full-scale rooms and outdoor installations created by 22 internationally renowned interior designers and architects in collaboration with leading sponsoring design brands and suppliers.
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| Schumacher Dining Room by Max Rollitt |
Widely regarded as one of the most influential destinations in the luxury interiors sector, the immersive showhouse is erected within the Design Centre's Design Avenue, offering visitors the opportunity to experience highly detailed interiors as they walk through the connecting rooms as if in a real home.
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| The Art of Arrival - Entrance Hall by Francis Sultana |
Among the highlights is the Entrance Garden by landscape designers Hay Hwang and Simon Kitchin of The Gardenists. Inspired by the façade’s arched colonnades, the garden incorporates columnar evergreens, clipped bay laurel trees and white digitalis blooms arranged around English limestone and hand-crafted stone detailing supplied by Artorius Faber. A lead lion-mask fountain by Garden Art Plus provides a classical focal point to the space.
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| Artorius Faber Entrance Garden by The Gardenists |
Another debut installation comes from Studio Enass, whose Garden Folly Room draws on designer Enass Mahmoud’s North African and Arab heritage. Conceived as a secluded island retreat, the room combines gemstone hues, layered textures and ornate decorative details including bronze mirrored ceilings, patterned textiles and handcrafted lighting.
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| Phillip Jeffries Morning Room by Sara Cosgrove |
A recurring theme throughout WOW!house 2026 is the idea of slowing down and creating spaces of retreat from modern life. In the Morning Room sponsored by Phillip Jeffries, interior designer Sara Cosgrove has created what she describes as “a quiet, uplifting analogue sanctuary”. ‘Aura’ mural with softly glazed surfaces designed to capture and reflect light.
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| Shepel' Library by Róisín Lafferty |
Similarly, the Shepel’ Library by Dublin-based designer Róisín Lafferty embraces art deco influences through the use of burl timber, parchment and ebony finishes. The room has been designed as a contemplative environment where “the tempo softens” and discovery takes precedence over distraction.
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| Misia for Casamance Group Bedroom Suite by Henri Fitzwilliam-Lay |
Art deco references continue in the Bedroom Suite by Henri Fitzwilliam-Lay, created in partnership with Misia, part of the Casamance Group. Jazz Age-inspired fabrics, period furniture and hand-carved detailing combine to evoke the glamour of 1930s interiors.
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| Primary Bathroom by Rigby & Rigby |
In contrast, the Primary Bathroom by Rigby & Rigby adopts a minimalist Japandi aesthetic, blending Scandinavian simplicity with Japanese-inspired wellness traditions. A circular wooden ofuro bath forms the centrepiece, while integrated technology is used to create a calming sensory experience.
Elsewhere, De Rosee Sa’s Ca’ Pietra Bathroom transports visitors to a Mediterranean hotel of the 1970s, while Samantha Bartlett’s Martin Moore Kitchen celebrates tactile natural materials including fumed oak, bronze and Verde Natura quartzite.
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| Martin Moore Kitchen by Samantha Bartlett |
“This is a room rooted in the poetry of nature,” says Bartlett. Martin Moore’s Legacy kitchen is the key focus, in a quietly glamorous combination of grained fumed oak teamed with bronze handles paired with Verde Natura quartzite.
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| Lalique Home Bar by Elicyon |
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| Benjamin Moore Minhwa Salon by Young Huh |
International influences continue in the Benjamin Moore Minhwa Salon by New York-based designer Young Huh, who references Korean folk art alongside the opulent miniature paintings of Vienna’s Schönbrunn Palace. The Salon is bursting with colours and patterns. The lacquered walls are inset with 55 boxes painted in joyful high gloss colours often found in fold art, according to the designer.
Technology-driven design features prominently in the Nucleus Immersive Room by Russell Sage Studio. Equipped with a HYRISS immersive sound system by L-Acoustics, Sony display technology and integrated Crestron controls, the installation combines light, sound, scent and texture to create what designer Russell Sage calls “The Momentarium” — an environment intended to redefine shared sensory experiences.
Traditional craftsmanship is also celebrated throughout the exhibition. Max Rollitt’s Schumacher Dining Room juxtaposes 18th-century-inspired architecture with contemporary interpretations of dining culture, while Tiffany Duggan’s Speakeasy Salon combines theatrical interiors with multifunctional living.
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| Richard Miers’ Courtyard for Munder Skiles |
Outdoor living spaces form another key component of the showhouse. Richard Miers’ Courtyard for Munder Skiles recreates a timeless stone courtyard shaded by London plant trees.
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| Fettle Design’s Garden Terrace for Perennials and Sutherland |
Fettle Design’s Garden Terrace for Perennials and Sutherland evokes the atmosphere of a relaxed romantic Italian holiday setting with Mediterranean-inspired materials, furnishings and textiles, inspired by Perennials’ La Dolce Vita collection and incorporating Sutherland’s skillfully-crafted performance furniture.
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| Perennials and Sutherland Garden Terrace |
To explore all the Rooms before your visit, click HERE.
In addition to the showhouse itself, more than 130 showrooms across the Design Centre will open to ticketed visitors during the event, showcasing luxury interiors, furnishings and design innovation from across the industry.
A series of more than 20 talks will take place across the month, curated to inspire and inform. For more information and tickets, click HERE. There are also special guided tours throughout the month where visitors can gain extra insights into the creativity behind the WOW!rooms.
Now in its fifth year, WOW!house has established itself as one of the UK’s leading cultural and design events, offering visitors immersive interiors intended to inspire, entertain and redefine how design is experienced.
Photos by Lucia Carpio / images from WOW!house 2026 / Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour in London.
