ELLE Decoration UK

ELLE Decoration UK showcases the world’s most beautiful homes and makes good design accessible to everyone through its mix of styles, products and price points. Combining all the inspiration, information and ideas you need to bring your home to life, it is the authority on trends, style and contemporary design.

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Lee Broom • The designer shares the story behind a precious piece of clothing with a history rooted in New York’s radical art scene

Chests of drawers • This traditional piece of furniture (sometimes referred to as a commode) can be as stylish as it is functional. Our selection spans wooden towers to wide double-drawer chests, so there’s something to suit all interiors

Minotti: next generation • Last year, two young designers were handed the keys to one of Italy’s biggest design houses. Here, they reflect on becoming part of the family

Colourful weave • The new year is upon us, and 2025 brings with it the desire for a bold, energetic update. Let us introduce you to the new interior must-have: vibrantly coloured woven designs. Featuring dizzying shade combinations of natural and synthetic fibres, they will transport you to the warmer climes of sunny Mexico, a country with a long and rich history of embroidery, and where many of these pieces have been handmade by textile artisans and young, independent studios.

Touchdown on planet Koibird • Uchronia’s psychedelic revamp of the homeware and fashion brand’s London emporium transports shoppers to another world

Will Gompertz • A person of note tells us what they’re watching, listening to and more…

Studio Drift • Using the medium of light to illuminate nature in unexpected ways, these innovators produce pieces that stand on the boundary between art and design

Louise Body • King & McGaw co-founder Gyr King on the former wallpaper designer whose artistic works show an intriguing evolution

Lego House • In a fitting tribute to the world’s favourite toy block, this playful building was envisioned by architecture studio BIG as a multicoloured stack of 21 giant bricks

Plaid • Kassia St Clair on the paradox of this versatile cloth, which has both anti-establishment and preppy appeal

Expert advice • Anthony Authié on how to get creative with vibrant colours and lighting

Zyva Studio • The Parisian studio whose exuberant ‘cartooncore’ style will change the way you think about colourful interiors

The little black book • Every successful project requires access to the experts and artisans who make magic possible

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The Nomades life • As Estúdio Campana approached the end of its 40th-anniversary year, Louis Vuitton took the opportunity to celebrate one of its most loyal collaborators

Shadows & dust • Presenting an ephemeral and nuanced collaboration with a British creative, Fendi continues to show its commitment to art and design that’s a world away from the whirlwind of fashion

How fit is your home? • The private gym is becoming an interiors essential, but forget the brightly lit, purely functional spaces of old. Today’s designers are focusing on aesthetic, as well as training, goals

Spotlight ON JAPAN • The UK has long had a love for Japanese design, but it’s an obsession that’s set to grow, as new design names and artisans increase their influence

Making Maruni • The understated Japanese furniture brand, which dedicates itself to exquisite craft and considered design, is worth discovering – and here’s why

Tokyo travels • As tourism to Japan booms, we explore some of the capital’s design-hotel gems, from established icons to the newest...