This year, Decorex, Europe’s leading event for interior design professionals, transitions from a live event to an all-virtual format show. Decorex Virtual 2020 will bring the industry together from 17th to 19th November and, in this epsiode, we explore one of the exciting, immersive features of the event, The Great Escapes. We talk to Sam Fisher, Event Director of Decorex, about how this new feature will work and we also speak with the talented designers who will create these virtual spaces - Charu Ghandi of Elicyon; Louise Wicksteed of Louise Wicksteed Interiors; Alexandria Dauley of Dauley Design; Henriette Von Stockhausen of VSP Interiors and Duncan Campbell and Charlotte Rey of Campbell Rey. This episode is supported by Decorex and is a Wildwood production. ...
In this episode, we're looking at design for the Third Age. The term “Third Age” was first coined by British historian, Peter Laslett, in 1987. His theory on positive ageing stated that life consists of Four Ages, with the Third Age being that period immediately after retirement,generally characterised by health, vigour, on-going personal achievement and a positive attitude to life. The truth is that we all want to remain living well and independently into our Third Age for as long as we can. How can designers approach the design of interior spaces, both public and private, that will allow people to enjoy every aspect of their lives to the full, for the longest possible time? Lori Pinkerton-Rolet, Principal at Park Grove Design, a Past President of the British Institute of Interior Design, and an expert practitioner in this field joins us to explore the challenges and the opportunites of designing for the Third Age. This episode is recorded in the Clerkenwell showroom of Hitch Mylius. ...
This year, Decorex, Europe’s leading event for interior design professionals, returns as an in-person event. The show welcomes back the design community at Olympia London from Sunday 10th until Wednesday 13th October. What can we expect from Decorex 2021? In this special episode, we talk to designers Sara Cosgrove, Laura Hammett, Charu Ghandi, Olivia Outred and Dee Gibson as well as Ben Rigby from Decorex exhibitor, Haberdashery, to find out what's in store. ...