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Every issue of ELLE Decoration is packed full of inspiration, information and ideas, with a mix of styles, products and price points that will help you make your home as stylish as your wardrobe
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from the editor
This time of year is always a shock to the system.
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African spirit
This Black History Month, instead of looking backwards, we turn to the designers of the zeitgeist – the growing community drawing on its African heritage to weave new stories about the continent
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Investing in the future of design
Family-run furniture seller Chaplins celebrates its 30th anniversary by concentrating on what’s important
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Gabriel Hendifar
The artistic director of New York-based design studio Apparatus finds great meaning in a tiny figure
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Bang on time
With the clocks set to go back on 29 October, now’s the moment to invest in one of this season’s most fashionable timepieces
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Into the light
Here at ELLE Decoration we’re thrilled to announce the launch of our very first lighting collection with design studio lights&lamps. Editor-in-Chief Ben Spriggs reveals how the collaboration came about and why it’s going to light up your life…
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Simple wins
Instantly recognisable, increasingly sustainable and now celebrating its 90th anniversary – we delve into the story of Artek’s ‘Stool 60’
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Martin Parr
A person of note tells us what they’re watching, listening to and more…
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María Medem
For the ultimate doomscrolling antidote, lose yourself in this Seville-based illustrator’s highly saturated, storytelling feed
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Words to live by
Thinking deeply about our emotional responses to the rooms we live in is a common thread in this month’s new titles
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Laura Jackson
Our design magpie investigates how her lifelong love of fashion has informed her interior-design decisions
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Charles & Co
Having won global acclaim for her work for Soho House, Brit designer Vicky Charles is now an independent style powerhouse, thanks to her trademark cosy, layered look
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Join the decorating debate
Decorex returns from 8-11 October at London’s Olympia, delivering new products, trends and talents
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Fair weather
Lovers of natural stone and ceramics have two important dates for their diary coming up this month as Italy welcomes design enthusiasts
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Dates for your design diary…
As we head reluctantly towards the end of summer, stay up to date with our selection of the best shows to see in the UK and abroad this month
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London Design Festival 2023
The capital becomes a buzzing hub of ideas and innovation from 16-24 September. With insight from the names behind the most exciting events, this is our guide to the must-see installations and can’t-miss launches
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Matthew Hilton
British furniture designer Matthew Hilton is adding ‘sculptor’ to his already impressively varied resumé, with the opening of his ‘Tough Moment’ exhibition
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Simone Brewster
The unexpected beauty of a cork forest and its promise of a sustainable future provided the inspiration for the artist and designer’s large-scale LDF installation
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Rio Kobayashi
The Japanese artist and designer’s new installation aims to invite visitors into his weird and wonderful world
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Disappear into the triangle
As this trendy corner of the capital enjoys its 15th consecutive year as a highlight of the LDF calendar, we are celebrating by partnering with Shoreditch Design Triangle. There’s so much to see (for the full programme, head to shoreditchdesigntriangle.com), but these are our top picks…
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Focus on inspiration
Head to Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour for Focus/23, the event that should be pencilled into every interior-design enthusiast’s diary
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Ready, set, decorate…
Life is better when it’s colourful and full of pattern, so prepare your next project with this seasonal edit of the finest wallpapers, fabrics and paints
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Decorating’s brightest acts
Meet the industry’s movers and shakers, from textile makers to wallpaper designers. Whether it’s a well-known company setting off on a new path or a fresh-out-of-the-box studio disrupting the status quo, these are the people promising change
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It’s the season of seersucker
Expect to see more of this fabric, tipped as the successor to bouclé’s reign as the textile du jour. We delve into its history to discover clues to its growing popularity
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Wrapper’s delight
Lining walls with fabric has always been a luxurious yet practical way to soften a room’s acoustics and bring colour, texture and cosiness into interiors. Now, designers are using cashmere, denim and next-gen technology to reinvent this classic technique for the future
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Design distilled
What 2023’s hottest launches and most anticipated re-editions all share is a purity of form and clarity of intent that turns furniture, lighting and accessories into works of art
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ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH
This Colorado home with sublime views is a dream come true for parents who trusted their daughter’s talent
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INNER CIRCLE
Nothing is straightforward in this Madrid apartment, where Studio Noju give dramatic curves a leading role in tribute to the building’s visionary architect
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PILGRIMS’ PROGRESS
An annual ritual transformed into a life-changing project when a stylist and her husband stumbled upon this industrial gem ripe for renovation
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Remote control
Despite being forced to design at a distance, Gowri Adappa skilfully reflects this family’s Indian heritage through the decoration of their London home
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SHINY, HAPPY PEOPLE
High-shine surfaces and pops of bright paint and wallpaper revive a 1950s Antwerp home brimming with mid-century charm
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Follow the sun
Breathing life into the neglected rooftop garden of this 1970s duplex in Paris has created the ultimategolden-hour viewing spot
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Super basins
These new designs offer something for everyone, from compact form to artisan style and the arrival of a reimagined classic
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Live the spa lifestyle
At-home saunas and steam rooms ensure premium relaxation in total privacy
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Soak up the atmosphere
Inspired by Insta-worthy Soho House bathrooms, Soho Home’s new collection brings a little luxury to bathing
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You can hang with us
Where should you place your bathroom mirror? What style is best and why? We asked the experts at Studio Mica to reflect and offer a little unexpected advice…
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What will the bathroom of the future be like?
Tom Dixon, the designer of Cosentino’s forward-looking ‘Metamorphic’ bathroom exhibition at this year’s Milan Design Week, makes his predictions…
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Clean slate
What we want from a bathroom is changing – the interior designers leading the ablution revolution talk us through three major trends. Are you ready for what they have to recommend?
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The secret to BLISS
Victoire de Taillac and Ramdane Touhami, co-founders of luxury beauty and lifestyle brand Officine Universelle Buly, on designing a bathroom with the power to create total domestic harmony
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Welcome to the space age
Bathrooms are having their Jetsons moment. This year, high-shine metals like polished stainless steel and chrome are the most sought-after materials for taps, fixtures and fittings
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Metal detector
Polished stainless steel was the dazzling star of the show at bathroom brand Laufen’s showcase during Milan Design Week (below). It’s a sign of the growing love for high-shine metals, with 1990s favourite chrome also on the rise
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Making a splash
Bathrooms are ripe for bright ideas and experimentation. Think beyond the everyday and yours can be transformed into a luxurious personal wellness space or an explosion of colour that makes your daily routine a joy
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October 1996
The past teaches us about the future, so we’ve delved into the ELLE Decoration archive to find wisdoms that can be applied today…