“Decorex is very close to my heart. I’ve watched it grow over the last 13 years that I’ve been involved and have been lucky enough to meet the industry’s most creative and inspirational people along the way. Highlights for me include our 40th anniversary in 2017 - Shalini Misra’s exquisite bar and the fun-filled holiday that Turner Pocock made you feel you were on with her VIP Lounge design. Being able to create unique collaborations each year is really special and seeing our community come together to experience them is always something to celebrate.”

Sam Fisher, Event Director at Decorex

Decorex is Europe's leading high-end interior design event, and as such we like to know what our community's pain-points are and where they are finding thier inspiration. We therefore sent out a survey to our database, asking them questions on topics including their opinion on Pantone's colour of the year, social platforms they tend to use frequently, the most prominent issues facing the industry and more.

“After a year of planning and a seriously intense week of building, nothing matches the first morning's excitement of welcoming our visitors to Decorex. Over the last 10 years I've been privileged to work with some of the industry's leading designers to create amazing entrances, bars, lounges and design features. As always, huge thanks to the designers and suppliers that help make these spaces happen.”

Andy Bishop, Creative Director at Decorex

Nature & the Environment Are Top of the Agenda

When asked what they thought would be the most prominent trends in residential interior design in the coming year, the event's respondents resoundingly answered that nature inspired interiors would be top of the agenda. 58% said the nature would be a top trend for 2022.

This coincides with trends Decorex has been noticing across social platforms and elsewhere. Also, after a long period of being kept indoors due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many believe that our priorities as humans have changed and we are now valuing nature and the outdoors in new ways. Therefore bringing the serenity of the wild into our homes may help to make them feel more calming and reassuring. Sustainability is also becoming a top priority for designers, who are now more conscious about the environmental impact of design.

Delays in the Supply Chain & Greenwashing are big problems

In response to our question about big issues facing the industry, 29% of the participants in the study said that greenwashing was one they were concerned about. Greenwashing is a term used for companies or brands being misleading about their environmental efforts, making them appear eco-friendly when in fact they may not be. Meanwhile, a staggering 51% said that delays in the supply chain holding up projects was an industry issue they had picked up on. This follows after many suppliers from overseas have been restricted or had issues in shipping thier products to the UK, in the wake of the pandemic and of Brexit. This resoundig feeling that work is beign scuppered and disrupted by these delays is obviously a feeling of many in the interior design sphere.

Another comment that came from this line of enquiry read: 'the pandemic stifling normal life and usal getting out into the world.' This idea that COVID-19 had really impacted interior design professionals, both mentally and pragmatically, was very strong.

Pantone's Colour of the Year is Divisive

Pantone announced that Very Peri was their colour of the year for 2022, a vibrant tone of violet with a tinge of blue. Decorex' organizers were keen to know what interior designers thought of the shade and if it was something they would use in their design work. This question really split the room, with 33% saying they love the colour and 35% saying they didn't like it. Meanwhile, 18% of respondents were undecided and a further 11% were not familiar with the shade. 

With Very Peri being such a bold colour choice, it may not come as a surprise that it was divisive. The survey also revealed that some liked the colour but felt it wasn't suitable for interiors, with one respondent saying: 'I love it for clothing, not for interiors.'



Visit information

HOURS

• Sunday 9 October 10.00 - 18.00
• Monday 10th October 10.00 - 18.00
• Tuesday 11th October 10.00 - 19.00 (Consumer day)
• Wednesday 12th October 10.00 - 17.00

LOCATION

Olympia London, Hammersmith Rd, Hammersmith - London, UK

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