Turner Pocock

When Alexandria Dauley of Dauley Design and Sophie Ashby of Studio Ashby founded their U.K. charity, United in Design, their goal was simple: to make the industry they both work in feel more accessible, both to aspiring designers and potential clients.

6. Sufficient lighting As a minimum in a bedroom, for comfort and practicality, there should be bedside lighting with switches you can access from the bed, and some sort of overhead illumination with a switch at the door. Adjustable lighting is a good idea. If you don’t already have dimmers, it’s generally quite straightforward to swap them in. As mentioned earlier, there may not be enough room on your bedside surface for a lamp.

With the vast array of new products and materials on display at London’s Decorex 2021, attendees could be forgiven for not accessing everything that was available at the event. Luckily, in mid-November, the organizers put together Decorex Virtual, three days of online seminars and talks from the real-life show. Read on to learn what was on the minds of designers at these panel discussions and gain some tips and insights for future projects.