London Design Festival Trends: 21 Botanical Designs

This design collaboration by Hynd and Halliday is simply stunning. The tones, colours and tactile quality of the coffee set and marbled table make them a beautiful touch in a nature focused home. This collaboration by designers Myer Halliday and Eve Hynd of Nativeflok was created for London Design Fair during the London Design Festival.

A lovely shaped hanging plant shelf in bent wood by Tom Trimmins Woodwork. Great to see that plants, botanics and biophilic design are a major theme at London Design Fair, and more generally the whole London Design Festival, this year!

This new lighting collection by One Foot Taller is just in time for cosy autumn evenings. It’s important to appreciate what autumn brings. Remember to include mood lighting, rich natural textures and deep green plants in your space as the light recedes.

Tortie Hoare’s collection at London Design Fair included remarkable chairs in leather, deer hide and more. This piece is dressed in a timeless fabric by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn. This fabric never ceases to lose its appeal for a botanical quality. The chair and stool seem to wrap the body in comfort. 

Stockholm based Blankture carefully select suppliers of wood, leather and brass who share their values around sustainability and craftsmanship. The wood in these stackable pendants comes from Swedish forests, and is beautifully soft to touch. This was Blankture’s first appearance at the London Design Festival.

Biophilia takes over London Design Fair and it’s here to stay! Botany was the theme of this year’s show, where they highlighted the key benefits of plants, including reducing CO2, pollutants and dust. It seems it’s now more widely understood that inviting nature into your lives makes you more happy, heathy, creative and productive. LDF placed 500 plants around the show, replacing many temporary walls and helping visitors find their way.

Candles by Abalon, shown several shows during London Design Fair. As autumn sets in, it’s important to feel snug at home. Candles are a great way to create a feeling of hygge, cosy, mysigt, or whichever term you choose to describe that special mood. Candles are particularly attractive in this delicate porcelain, as the light shines through creating a warm glow in the room.

Beautifully handmade tactile lamps and furniture in natural materials, by Tamasine Osher.

Design House Stockholm had large and small terrariums on show at Design Junction during London Design Festival. This large terrarium would be ideal for an office or hotel. Their smaller glass terrariums, designed to grow seedlings, would look great in offices and homes. They’d also be a refreshing addition in hospitals and schools, watching new life grow.

The entire Design House Stockholm collection shown at the London Design Junction suits a biophilic interior. The collection includes pieces in glass, wood and leather that complements an interior full of light and greenery.

Whether you fill your space with plants or not, these botanical prints by Dollybirds Art would be a nice touch. Also check out her bird prints. A lovely lady with a lot of knowledge about flora and fauna.

The Nishi side table by Hugh Miller for Benchmark. The Nishi side table and the Norio coffee table were inspired by Japanese principles, including showing a leaf of the tree it originated from. Paired here with the Lyndall sofa by Sean Sutcliffe.

Simon Hasan’s meticulously beautiful collection of leather and brass lighting, a leather tray, a glass decanter and other accessories. 

Hand crafted leather mirror by Genevieve Bennett Design, with intricate patterns. Genevieve is inspired by the notion of lifetime possession, of permanence. Pieces, surfaces, and objects that become more beautiful with the passing of time.

Patch aim to transform how people buy plants, helping young urbanites green up their spaces by shopping online. Patch was the name behind the central bar at 100% Design.

This wooden pendant by The Lucent Crow casts a beautiful shadow play around the room, highlighting the shape of the piece.

Portugal’s Branca produces these wonderfully shaped wooden chairs. Don’t miss their rocking chair too, which sadly didn’t make an appearance at 100% Design due to space limitations.

Smooth and eye catchin curves in this concrete seating by Solid Soul Design. A place to sit and watch the world go by. Glass Reinforced Concrete (GRC) is used due to its ability to reduce carbon footprint by 40% compared to standard concrete. It also gives unique opportunities with texture and shape.

This stunning freestanding sauna by Kuengsauna (Kung Sauna) won the German design awards recently. Just imagine all the inspiring views you’d like to see from inside!