Focus/17, from 17 – 22 September, brings together the design world at Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour for an impressive six-day event. Welcoming both trade and retail visitors, it provides a rare level of access inside the creative process of design, and the global talent behind it.
With 120 Design Centre showrooms taking part (as well as outside participants in Chelsea), the inclusive event is all about sharing ideas, passions, inspirations and conversations with influencers, established makers, emerging innovators and luxury brands.
Over 100 immersive experiences include talks, demonstrations, workshops, receptions and discovery tours that explore the fascinating journey, from concept to reality, of defining new season collections. Masters of their craft showcase techniques, skills and ingenuity up close. Sessions that speak to the senses is a new benchmark, bringing an emotional connection in an increasingly fast-paced world. On the main stage, a stellar line-up of international speakers share their experiences at the authoritative Conversations in Design series.
This fusion of design encounters, together with opportunities to connect with 600+ leading international brands, offers a dynamic collective unseen anywhere else.
A cultural event in the broadest sense, the busy programme is animated by further expressions of creativity such as fresh dining experiences from Tom’s Kitchen at the Tatler Restaurant, inventive pop-ups, floral displays by Tony Marklew and a specially commissioned aerial installation of re-engineered paper by Cutture.
There is courtesy transport and entrance is free.
Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour plays a significant role at the heart of the design community. A fixture on the international design calendar, Focus/17 is a testament to its continued growth, diversity and openness to new ideas and visitors. This year sees an influx of new participants opening in time for the show.
Focus/17 is a Design Destination at the London Design Festival.
Opening times
Trade preview: 17 – 19 September 2017
All welcome: 20 – 22 September 2017
10am – 6pm
Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour, London SW10 0XE
020 7225 9166 | www.dcch.co.uk
@designcentrech, #Focus17AtDCCH
PARTICIPATING SHOWROOMS
ABBOTT & BOYD • ALTFIELD • ALTON-BROOKE • ARMANI/CASA • ARTE • ARTERIORS • ARTISANS OF DEVIZES • BAKER • BAKER LIFESTYLE • BELLA FIGURA • BESSELINK & JONES • BIRGIT ISRAEL • BLACK & KEY • BRIAN YATES • BRUNSCHWIG & FILS • C & C MILANO • CECCOTTI COLLEZIONI • CHAPLINS • CHASE ERWIN • CHRISTOPHE DELCOURT AT GMR INTERIORS • CHRISTOPHER HYDE LIGHTING • CHRISTOPHER PEACOCK • COLE & SON • COLEFAX AND FOWLER • COLONY • CREATION BAUMANN • CRESTRON EMEA • DAVID SEYFRIED LTD • DAVIDSON • DE LE CUONA • DECCA (BOLIER) • DECORUS • DEDAR • EDELMAN LEATHER • ESPRESSO DESIGN • EVITAVONNI • FLEXFORM • FOX LINTON • FROMENTAL • FRONT RUGS • GALLOTTI&RADICE • GEORGE SPENCER DESIGNS • GIORGETTI • GLADEE LIGHTING • GP & J BAKER • HOLLAND & SHERRY • HOULES • IKSEL – DECORATIVE ARTS • INTERDESIGN UK • J. ROBERT SCOTT • JACARANDA CARPETS • JASON D’SOUZA • JEAN MONRO • JIM THOMPSON • JULIAN CHICHESTER • KRAVET • LACAZE LONDON • LEE JOFA • LELIEVRE PARIS • LEWIS & WOOD • LIZZO • MARC DE BERNY • MARVIC TEXTILES • MCKINNEY & CO • MCKINNON AND HARRIS • MULBERRY HOME • NADA DESIGNS • THE NANZ COMPANY • NINA CAMPBELL • NOBILIS • ORIGINAL BTC • PAOLO MOSCHINO FOR NICHOLAS HASLAM LTD • PASSERINI • PHILLIP JEFFRIES • PIERRE FREY • POLIFORM • PORADA • PORTA ROMANA • PROVASI • REMAINS LIGHTING • ROMO • RUBELLI/DONGHIA • SA BAXTER ARCHITECTURAL HARDWARE • SAHCO • SAMUEL & SONS • SAMUEL HEATH • SAVOIR BEDS • SIBERIAN FLOORS • THE SILK GALLERY • SIMPSONS • STARK CARPET • STARK FABRIC • STUDIOTEX • SUMMIT FURNITURE • STYLE LIBRARY • SUTHERLAND PERENNIALS STUDIO • SWD • TAI PING • THREADS AT GP & J BAKER • TIM PAGE CARPETS • TIM PAGE X J.D. STARON • TISSUS D’HELENE • TOPFLOOR BY ESTI • TUFENKIAN ARTISAN CARPETS • TURNELL & GIGON • TURNELL & GIGON AT HOME • TURNSTYLE DESIGNS • VAUGHAN • VIA ARKADIA (TILES) • VICTORIA + ALBERT BATHS • VILLEROY & BOCH • WATTS OF WESTMINSTER • WEMYSS • WEST ONE BATHROOMS • WHISTLER LEATHER • WIRED CUSTOM LIGHTING • WOOL CLASSICS • ZIMMER + ROHDE
PLUS OUTSIDE PARTICIPANTS DESIGNERS GUILD AND OSBORNE & LITTLE IN CHELSEA
