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Red and spruce green are being abandoned in favour of Christmas colour choices that owe more to fast fashion than tradition.

Vermillion is certainly not for the fainthearted but, with the return of maximalism and ostentatious display, it may be time for this ultimate signifier of wealth to return in all its glory.

For future colour directions, art is an evergreen source of inspiration. This is why a visit to Art Basel is so valuable.

This new issue includes features on re-emergent techniques, the question of AI, the best of London Craft Week and an interview with multi-disciplinary designer Faye Toogood.

Disregarding the vagaries of fashion, Fornasetti has always stayed true to the core values of its brand; decoration, illusion and conjuring a world of joyful fantasy. Here, Barnaba Fornasetti talks to Tamsin Kingswell.

Held at Somerset House, the fifth edition of London Design Biennale explored the theme Surface Reflections; how ideas are fuelled by both internal and external influences.

Bringing his knowledge of the automotive world to furniture design, Felix Godard sets out to push physical boundaries as far as they can go.

CDW’s strength lies in its sheer diversity; in showrooms, pop-ups and installations all sectors were represented, from surfaces and paints, to contract, furniture and lighting.

Mitigating climate change was high on the agenda at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show. An arid palette offered a striking alternative to the more familiar English garden planting.