Design trends

Roofer by day, furniture maker by night. Meet Michael Gittings, who makes bespoke furniture out of copper plumbing pipes he finds at work.

A desire for homewares that are authentic and bespoke has given people who make their own items an important place within the interior design industry.

Timber is having a resurgence in architecture and for good reason. Scott Verdouw of Jaws Architects shares the many virtues of this humble material.

While any MasterChef fan will tell you that kale is so 2013 it’s the colour, not the food, that is set to be trendy in 2017 – according to the the Pantone Color Institute.

The beginning of the new year is still a while away but when it comes to design, it doesn’t hurt to stay ahead of the curve. Keep an eye out for these interior trends predicted to take off in 2017.