Trends from London Design Week 2016 at Chelsea Harbour

London Design Week 2016 was buzzing at Chelsea Harbour last week. Champagne and canapés were enjoyed by all, whilst we browsed through the new collections and displays shown in the Harbour Domes.

Art Deco trends continue with a nostalgic turn to travel and lands full of eastern promise.....think Orient Express meets India Summer, which Missoni displayed with a mixed up wonderful pattern and colour palette reminiscent of colonial India and tea served in the conservatory.  Whist Romo displayed a collection of plant and cactus sculptures created from an eclectic range of the new Romo fabrics. My particular favorite were a selection of worldwide time pieces, each clock backed in its own exquisite fabric.

The new collections in the shops have all made a definite return to the hand-crafted look. Stitching has become heavier and remembers the hand embroiderers of the past.  Fabrics seem to be almost double sided, being unsure which is the front or the back.  Mixed up stitch and texture is everywhere! Prints look block printed and hand cut, whilst colours are natural tones of indigos, saffrons, and berry. 

For me, the main inspiration as always, is being able to see in the shops the end result of so many lovely fabrics that have been inspired by the hard work of the designers at Pattern Collective..... 

Here are some of the lovely designs and displays that we saw last week.....