Decorex Blog
Filled with fascinating news reports, the latest trends and movements, gripping partner articles, advice from experts and much more.

The Key Trends Shaping Interiors for 2026
As we enter 2026, interior design is embracing a dynamic blend of craftsmanship, innovation and a renewed sense of purpose. From sustainable luxury to the bold resurgence of maximalism, this year promises to redefine how we create and experience spaces.

Designing Simplicity: How Interior Designers Are Reframing Smart Home Technology
As technology and interior design continue to converge, a new narrative is taking shape - one that champions simplicity, elegance, and intuitive experiences over flashy gadgets and overly complex systems.

How Interior Designers Can Charge with Confidence and Protect Their Worth
A recent episode of The Interior Design Business podcast addressed a constant challenge: how designers can charge fairly, manage scope creep, and ensure they’re paid for the value they deliver.

10 Outdoor Furniture Brands to Elevate Your Garden
The sun is shining, and summer is calling us outdoors. Our gardens, terraces, and balconies have become true extensions of our homes - as spaces to relax, entertain, and express style.
We highlight top 10 brands that are setting the tone for elevated outdoor living.

Q&A with Lucy Mayers
This year the Decorex Bar, a central space for meeting, relaxation and reflection, will be an unmissable collaboration with Lucy Mayers of Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler and will pay homage to Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler’s timeless elegance and renowned classic English appeal.

Q&A with Natasha Mann
We spoke to renowned decorative artist, Natasha Mann who has been chosen as this year’s creative collaboration for the Decorex branding.
Natasha's designs are the focal point of the 2025 creative and will be featured in the pre-show marketing across the Decorex, website, social media, emails and print ads and across the show floor.

Q&A with Tolu Adẹ̀kọ́ of Adẹ̀kọ́ & Co.
We speak with Decorex design collaborator, Tolu Adẹ̀kọ́ of Adẹ̀kọ́ & Co. about his showstopping design for 2025 VIP Lounge, ‘Palomino’.

Q&A with Emilio Pimentel-Reid
We speak with Author and Creative Strategist @whatemiliosaw about his design background, new Interiors book ‘All Things Considered’ and his upcoming Decorex Panel on 14 October.

Sustainable Design with BIID
BIID Past President, Mathew Freeman, explains why interior designers should ensure sustainability is at the forefront of their design projects.

Five Timeless Interior Design Brands
Decorex have compiled a shortlist of some of the top interior design brands harnessing timeless styles, built around longevity.

Putting Responsible Design into Practice: 6 Sustainable Brands
Discover our 6 sustainable design brands and 4 tips on how your design business can be kinder to the planet.

Design Collaborations: Why Are They So Important?
Decorex and Melissa Byrne, delve into the world of interior design collaborations – asking why are they so important?

Architonic: The Rough with the Smooth
While the Ukraine may not come top of mind when it comes to architecture and design, its interior-design scene, with its marriage of the raw and the refined, is gaining increasing attention.

Design Series with Curiousa & Curiousa
In our fourth instalment of the Design Series with The English Home, we catch up with Esther Patterson – Designer and Director of stunning lighting brand Curiousa & Curiousa.

Essential Interior Design Twitter Accounts to Follow
Social media is a fantastic place to gain inspiration, industry insight and ideas for the future. We know that it’s not always easy to know what accounts to follow and who will be posting the best content – that’s where Decorex can help.

Must-Follow Instagram Design Accounts
Our selection of must-follow Instagram design accounts have been carefully selected to provide you with the ultimate design fix. This shortlist encapsulates everything from quirky film-inspired architecture to opulent tablescapes.

Decorex X The English Home: Design Series with V&A – A Sneak Peek
We are proud to present the third instalment of our Design Series, an inspiring editorial collaboration between Decorex X The English Home.

Exhibitor Spotlight: Ian Mankin
We sit down with David Collinge, the Managing Director of Ian Mankin - renowned British fabric and upholstery brand - to discover what makes their products so special.

Design That Tells A Story
“Storytelling in interior design helps to develop unique ideas, evoke meaningful experiences and create a new perspective of space.” Discover Decorex’s fascination with design that tells a story and the importance of this evolving movement.

Decorex’s Autumn Colour Report 2020
Decorex explores the colours that have been most prevalent and important to the design world in the months leading up to autumn. Read our colour report for the latest hues you can expect to see adorning our interiors.

How to Make an Entrance: New Lobby Concepts
Hotel lobbies are far from the traditional passageway, now they are the perfect place to mingle, socialise and even eat. Learn the latest lobby designs, why they should serve travellers and locals alike, and the use of technology with Stylus.com































