SUSTAINABILITY SPACE

At Decorex 2025, the Sustainability Space once again hosted a series of thought-provoking talks on sustainability.

Attendees gained valuable insights from leading brands and interior designers on critical topics such as why local skills and materials matter, designing healthier indoor spaces, reducing waste in interiors, designing with colour, sound, and light for wellbeing, and much more.

SUNDAY 12TH OCTOBER

In today’s world of mass production, it’s easy to forget the importance and beauty of craftsmanship and local materials. Join us to meet the designers and makers who are keeping traditional skills alive. Find out more.

From B Corp to BCI, FSC to Ecovadis, third-party certifications can help designers and consumers make more responsible purchasing choices. Learn what to look for and how certifications can be used to bring clients and customers along on the sustainability journey.
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MONDAY 13TH OCTOBER

The materials we use to build and furnish our spaces can either support or harm our health. In this session, we explore how walls, floors, ceilings, and finishes influence indoor air quality, and how designers can make choices that lead to healthier environments for all.
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What role should interiors brands play in supporting the communities they operate in, both locally and globally? Join us to hear how brands are embedding social impact into their practices and creating meaningful community partnerships. Find out more.

A call to action for the interior design industry to address the climate and biodiversity crises head-on. This talk will explore how design choices directly shape the health of people and planet, and how beauty and sustainability can coexist. Find out more.

TUESDAY 14TH OCTOBER

Lighting plays a crucial role in shaping interior spaces, but how can we design lighting schemes that minimise environmental impact from the start? Find out more.

Explore the approaches reshaping furniture design, from material innovation to sustainable systems. This session highlights both the opportunities and the challenges of creating furniture that reduces waste, lasts longer, and supports a more sustainable interiors industry. Find out more.

Waste in interiors is a growing environmental challenge, but also an exciting space for innovation. With over 300,000 tonnes of furniture thrown away annually in the UK, join this session to learn about approaches across to designing out waste across the interiors lifecycle, and keep valuable resources in use for longer. Find Out More.

WEDNESDAY 15TH OCTOBER

Our homes are more than just physical structures, they shape how we feel every day. Join us to explore how sensory design elements like colour palettes, acoustic planning, and lighting strategies can influence wellbeing, and how to create spaces that soothe, inspire, and restore. Find out more.