When the Oxford English Dictionary announces its Word of the Year for 2021, the term ‘cottagecore’ could be a strong...
“To think of a garden last is a mistake,” says Selina McCabe, partner at Winch Design, a London-based, multi-disciplinary design...
A major trend is bubbling up in design – bubbling being the operative word, since curves are popping up everywhere...
History shows that where fashion leads, interiors will follow. It’s no surprise then that as seventies-style bell-bottom pants and retro...
A new appreciation of ceramics is booming across the world, and it’s happening at both aspirational and mainstream levels. Annual...
Rugs are hot news in the design world, and even fitted carpets – long sidelined by hard flooring – are now...
Effect Magazine’s Dominic Lutyens looks back over the past year in design, and examines the themes and trends that are...
Maxed out on maximalism? A marriage between the imperfect beauty of Japanese design and the simplicity of Scandinavian hygge, Japandi...
It should come as no surprise that in an era defined by Zoom-fuelled cocktail parties and intimate dinner parties at...
Large-scale lighting appeals to interior designers for giving any room a dramatic, resplendent focal point. What’s more, when such bold...
Fabrics and wallpapers with an expressionist, hand-painted aesthetic have been making serious waves in design. Effect Magazine speak to some...
Integrating elements of the natural world into interior and architectural design has become big news. Effect Magazine’s Dominic Lutyens speaks...