Design Week 2017 at Design Centre Chelsea Harbour

“My team spend a lot of time here, working up ideas that will be in the pages of the magazine in a few months’ time,” says the editor of Homes & Gardens, Deborah Barker. She is talking about Design Centre at Chelsea Harbour (DCCH) of course, the ultimate interior design destination for trade and public.

DCCH is home to a number of well established and new brands in fabrics, paint, lighting, furniture as well as for interior design studios like TH2Designs that are set to dominate the world of interiors with their new approach to design.

Like every year, DCCH runs a week of exhibitions and talks during its "Design Week" which is open both to the trade (12-14 March) and the public (15-17 March). With workshops, panel talks, and artisan demonstrations, Design Week at DCCH raises the bar for interiors shows and brings together over120 exhibitors and 100+ events.

Scroll down for the show highlights and the showrooms that you simply MUST visit.

Wednesday 15 March

Head to Savoir Beds, on the first floor of the South Dome (11am) to discover the world’s most luxurious bed and its maker. Savoir Beds has joined forces with noble yarn specialist, Tengri, to create a bespoke edition of one of the world’s most coveted beds. A Savoir craftsman will demonstrate the technique used to create its globally renowned sleeping system.

Following that, make your way to ZIMMER + ROHDE to join official florist for London Design Week 2017 Larry Walshe at a special workshop on flower arrangements to take your dining table from bleak to chic when entertaining at home.

Also top of my list for the day is a Workshop hosted by KLC School of Design Tai Ping where Adrienne Chinn recaps the key principles of colour theory and discusses their relationship with the structure of the eye, providing you with tips on how to manipulate and play with the human experience of colour. Perfect for design students and professionals alike. The talk is repeated same time on Thursday in case you miss it.

If however you want a quick overview of all highlights, take the Discovery tour which starts at 2.30pm - rendez-vous at the Café, Second Floor, Design Centre East. All accompanied by a glass of fizz.

Also on the day (Design Club, Third Floor, South Dome, 3-4pm), you can hear first hand from acclaimed artist and business consultant Rod Judkins as he reveals how to inspire great ideas, and how to future-proof yourself in the knowledge economy.

A popular Central St Martins lecturer, Rod Judkins' lecture is based on his recently published book "Ideas are your only currency" (publ. 26 Jan 2017).

Thursday 16 March

If you have a sweet tooth, like I do, be sure to pop by David Seyfried Ltd, First Floor, Centre Dome (10am-6pm), where Cake designer Sophie Cabot will impress with her fabric designs on cake. Yes, on cake.

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Follow this with a stop at Victoria & Albert Baths, Third Floor, North Dome (11am-12pm) and see their collaboration with renowned print designer Vicki Murdoch of Silken Favours. The uniquely themed installation will be styled using Silken Favours’ newest collections, in homage to the luxury bathroom brand’s South African heritage.

Perhaps the most anticipated panel discussion is on this day, with Suzanne Imre, editor of LivingEtc chairing a panel with renowned interior designers Tara Bernerd, Tom Bartlett of Waldo Works and Alistair Hughes of Savoir Beds as they discuss the secrets of good design.

Revealing fascinating insights about their ever-evolving creative process, find out whether it is an exact science or something more intuitive.

NOT TO BE MISSED

Christopher Peacock's showroom is just out of this world. You'll be swooning about his kitchens until you see that drop-dead gorgeous walk in wardrobe/boudoir chic. You will want to move in. Promise.

The Original BTC showroom (Second Floor, Centre Dome) is very atmospheric and will give you so much inspiration as their lights are suitable for a variety of rooms and pockets.

For bathrooms and other rooms where tiling is needed, head to Ann Sacks (Second Floor, Design Centre East) and have a first look at the Kelly Wearstler x Ann Sacks products. Also included are Kallista bathroom products.

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