Interior designs: Focus/23 at Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour, London - 18-22 September

Focus/23  is slated for 18-22 September 2023 at the Design Centre in London's Chelsea Harbour.  It  is billed as the ultimate international design and decoration show, brimming with creative ideas, inspiration and insights. 

Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour

Design enthusiasts and trade professionals will discover the latest autumn/winter launches and hear from the best in the business.  

Over five days, the centre will feature some 120 showrooms, many new arrivals opening in time for the event, as well as pop-up House Guests, along with a line-up of world-class brands, talented makers, creatives and thought leaders who will shape the future of interiors in the months to come. 

Organisers say Focus/23 presents a friendly, lively environment and visitors will be able to experience the energy and excitement of the new collections that will take interiors in a new direction. 

One of the showroom talk events at Focus/22

An international roster of names alongside a galaxy of showroom experts, talks, tours, workshops and demonstrations all add up to a compelling programme of a hundred events, spearheaded by the renowned main stage talks series, Conversations in Design.  It offers in-depth interviews and panel discussions with star names, while Grow Your Business sessions provide professional insights on how to keep competitive and connected. 

Focus/22

There are also free events in the Access All Areas schedule to enjoy in and around the showrooms, from hands-on demonstrations, meet the designer sessions to the debut of creative collaborations. Daily design discovery tours will give visitors the inside track on the most talked-about products at the show. 

This season, autumn/winter 2023, expect plenty of artful brights and joyful patterns, tactile materials and outstanding craftsmanship from established names and rising stars, gathered together to share their stories and design vision.

The design directions are embracing vibrant tones in the form of playful colour pops and savannah sunsets. Certain design hallmarks from the past are also making a return: there’s a new-found interest in deco details, the charm of country house redux and the homespun simplicity of Americana, alongside the primitive shapes and authentic textures of studio ceramics, while comfort, wellbeing and relaxation will be at the forefront of our design decisions.

Highlights include collaborations with international tastemakers such as Rita Konig with Oficina Inglesa Furniture, Barry Dixon with Arteriors and Mary McDonald with Schumacher, alongside furniture by Estudio Persona for Pierre Frey and Studiopepe for Visionnaire.

Focus/22

As the Design Centre is established as a design hub, this autumn there are new showrooms opening, and existing ones expanding or relocating, say the organisers, and new arrivals include Osborne & Little, Crucial Trading, Forbes & Lomax, Loom Furniture, Tigermoth Lighting and Siminetti, while Arteriors and Phillip Jeffries have larger showrooms to explore.

Adding another layer, pop-up House Guests in situ in the Design Avenue, will offer more ways for visitors to encounter world-class talent. A roster of renowned design names includes Holly Hunt, Rupert Bevan, Sterling Studios, Haines Collection, Yves Delorme, Rapture & Wright, Ochre, Corston, Fenwick and Tilbrook, Hare's Tail, Jaipur Rugs, Living Quarters, Maria Flora, Masureel International, Nichola Taylorson, Nico, Todd Knights, Trowbridge, V&Co, Batterbury and Bauldry Botanicals, with more to be announced.

All photos from Focus/22 by Lucia Carpio