From 16th to 21st September, Focus/18 at Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour, will welcome visitors from around the globe. The dynamic programme offers more than 100 experiential sessions that bring design ideas to life.

Returning to the historic location of Syon Park for its 41st edition in 2018, Decorex International is the largest luxury interiors show of its kind in the UK and will be kicking off the London Design Festival 2018 from 16 to 19th September. This year celebrating the theme of ‘Blank Canvas’, the show is set to stage some of autumn’s most exciting interior launches.

London Design Fair 2018 will be a truly global affair, with the strongest presence of international exhibitors to date. From Denmark to Dubai and Sweden to South Korea, the fair promises to be a melting pot of design from a wide range of cultures from 20th to 23rd September.

Looking for texture, colour, ambience, finish and performance? With over 260 brands and more than 50 new suppliers exhibiting this year, visitors will find all these and more at this year’s Flooring Show which takes place from 16 to 18th September in Harrogate.

Brazilian Street Artist Eduardo Kobra has created a mixed media mural measuring 12m high by 20m wide in Carrara, Italy.

The innovative technology of BeArty Digital makes art affordable for all, allowing consumers to change their wall decor at any moment.

That’s how Designer Philip Watts would sum up his creation.

In major cities around the world, living space is becoming increasingly scarce and the price per square metre is continually rising. People want to enjoy the advantages of the city, without compromising personal comfort.

Ptolemy Mann is an established Textile Artist and Designer who has been working from her studio for over 20 years since graduating from the Royal College of Art. In 2014, she began collaborating and working in partnership with rug manufacturer, Rugmaker, to create a collection of unique rugs inspired by her signature use of colour and ikat.

Offices are no longer about nine-to-five – they are about developing employees through training and retaining skilled workers – and it’s the same with learning establishments. They are no longer just about teaching, learning and researching; they are about living and working too. Over the past few decades, we have not only developed the technologies that allow us to learn in new ways, we have developed a far better understanding of the learning processes and the environments that are required to support different learning goals. Here Andy Tatton, Sales Director at Boss Design, discusses what’s important in educational design.