London Design Festival is always a highlight of the Little Red Rooster interiors team calendar, and with 2024’s rendition done and dusted for another year it is always exciting to see the latest trends and themes emerging as we look ahead to 2025.
With the Design Centre Chelsea Harbour, a buzz with FOCUS/24, brands unveiled their latest collections, setting the tone for trends and providing an overview of what’s likely to be seen and sought after in the coming seasons.
This year we’ve seen big focuses on colour and texture, with a shift from the current on trend minimal look, instead turning to classical inspired design.
Hello Yellow
With Dulux’s colour of the year 2025 recently having been announced as True Joy, a bright and positive yellow, this colour is creeping into interiors to effortlessly introduce life and energy to a room. From vivid impact to dull tones, yellow can look fabulous as fully painted walls or accent touches as a way to jump on this trend. This energising colour has also been seen across Frank & Faber design studio and Paint & Paper Library.
Credit: Smeg
Tactile Textures
Dry textures that mimic rugged cliffs, rocky beaches and secret coves combined with flowing forms and patterns have been seen in products by the likes of Laura Hammett Living, while Caesarstone has witnessed increased popularity in stone finishes. Transporting us to such rugged natural environments can be done by embracing natural materials like jute rugs, matt clay tiles, and honed kitchen surfaces. Combine these hard finishes with natural tones alongside shades like ochre, russet and moss and finish off with heavy linens and textured fabrics to bring elegance and comfort together. The latest cushion collection from Andrew Martin and Sophie Patterson, Veneto, features olive shades and tactile fabrics.
Credit: Andrew Martin
Modern Classics and Pastel Palettes
Referencing history is always big in design and this season sees designers looking to classical influences with modern twists. Fresh pastels like pink, spearmint green, and sky blue combined with golds, deep reds, and leafy greens are taken from the palettes of country houses, while furniture forms hint to their historical counterparts. The autumn/winter runway has also made way for these tones with the likes of Prada, Jacquemus and Bottega Veneta showcasing them. During LDF, brands such as Cole & Son, Claire de Quenetain and Pollack at Altfield unveiled new fabric and wallcovering collections highlighting this soft, joyous palette. In the furniture department, Nobilis has released a new footstool range in collaboration with Lea Zeroil, that emphasises plinth bases, soft edges and all-over upholstery. Moving away from the minimalist look, craftsmanship and character are being welcomed with design studio, Thorp, witnessing clients requesting intricate, decorative details in line with this shift to traditional design. Journalist and designer Kate Watson-Smyth has embraced the classical elements and colours of her recently revealed Italian period home.
Credit: Kate Watson-Smyth
Photographer: Carole Poirot
