One of the world’s most prestigious flower shows returns to Royal Hospital Chelsea this May. Taking place from 23rd to 27th May, this year’s Chelsea Flower Show will boast cutting-edge garden designs, an abundance of new plants and inspiration for visitors to take home.

Cypriot Furniture Designer, Stelios Mousarris, designs some of the industry’s finest, imaginative furniture pieces. Far from the mundane flat-packed furniture of yesteryear, his designs ooze creativity.

When selecting furniture for a lounge concept, there is an abundance of consumer options within the marketplace. With comfort taking priority, aesthetics and model choices aren’t far behind. To make the specification straightforward, Wesley Barrell has produced a guide for selecting the perfect sofa for a scheme.

We all have a responsibility to the environment. Many interior designers are responding to that by recycling and upcycling whenever possible. But what else can be done to minimise the environmental impact of a project specification? Colin Jones, Technical Sales Advisor at Earthborn, has a suggestion.

Glass merchant, Daedalian Glass Studios, collaborates with leading architects and interior designers to produce innovative glass solutions for a variety of projects. Here, the Lancashire-based studio highlights the benefits and choices available when specifying glass for a project.

GeoID, a multi-disciplinary design studio focusing mainly on interior design and brand identity, was recently appointed to attract the attention of diners at Konsolos, a trend-setting hotspot located next to members’ club and hotel, Soho House, in Istanbul, Turkey.

When you get down to it, the interior design business hasn’t much changed in the past few decades. Designers work to understand a physical space. They then use their talents to imaginatively combine innumerable, disparate elements and conjure a unique environment to suit how their clients aspire to work, rest or play, says Robert Kendal, Managing Director at Yulio Technologies.

The luxury interiors market allows consumers to indulge their aesthetic preferences and offers unique, bespoke and luxurious experiences. Increasingly, consumers want individual and personalised pieces that are a true reflection of their personality, and this is what makes the difference between a house and a home.

The integration of smart home technology is fast becoming the norm for households up and down the country. As such, interior designers are increasingly quizzed on their smart home knowledge making it now more important than ever for design and build professionals to understand smart home technology.

Evros Agathou set up Avocado Sweets with his wife and business partner, Susie, in 2010 after graduating from KLC School of Design. Prior to this, he worked for the Government as a Project Manager on construction projects. Making the move into interior design in his 30s inspired him to work for himself and build a design studio that he would want to work in. Here, Inex talks to Evros about his interior practice and what inspires his designs.