ELLE Decoration UK November 2021

Compiling this issue, I have been preoccupied with the idea of excellence. It’s at the forefront of my mind – predominantly as this is the issue where we are finally celebrating the winners of 2021’s ELLE Decoration British Design Awards – normally the accolades would be revealed earlier in the year, but, you know, unprecedented times and all… We’ve been applauding the best designs and designers across our industry for almost 20 years now. While such awards seem two-a-penny these days, the fact that ours are so long-established, respected and career-defining gives us the impetus to continue to recognise the great talent around us. Talking of some of the flatteringly similar awards you may have spotted, I was recently shocked to discover that some of our competitors (mentioning no names) charge brands…

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Giving your bedroom a refresh? Start with smart foundations – eco-conscious bedding, recyclable furniture – and then have fun with the finishing touches… AN APPLE A DAY Having started as a maker of organic nursery mattresses, Naturalmat has gone on to become one of the leaders of the natural sleep movement. Style hasn’t been compromised, either – its new ‘Appledore’ bed signals a shift towards a more contemporary aesthetic for the Devon-based maker. With an elegant frame crafted from FSC-certified unvarnished beech and a low-slung upholstered headboard filled with springy organic coir, recycled denim and organic wool, sleeping like a baby is pretty much guaranteed. £1,700 for a king size bed (naturalmat.co.uk).…

A sofa bed that feels as luxurious as a proper bed is the holy grail of spare rooms and living spaces, and sleep brand Brook + Wilde may have cracked it with ‘Brunel’: the world’s first sofa bed with a hybrid mattress. Featuring pocket springs and memory foam, it packs six supportive layers into a 10cm deep base. Your guests will thank you. From £1,999 (brookandwilde.com). CLEAN SLEEP A UK first, And So To Bed’s new ‘Pure Luxe Hybrid’ mattress features HEIQ Viroblock technology, giving it self-sanitising and germ-resistant properties. Non-toxic, bio-based and recycle-certified, testing has proved it effective in reducing SARS-CoV-2 (the virus causing COVID-19) by 99.99 percent. From £879 (andsotobed.co.uk) ROYAL WAVE Encapsulating the plush, boutique hotel style of its sister firm, design practice Studio Duggan, homeware brand Trove is particularly…

Why did you start ReFramed? We believe design should be accessible, honest and inclusive. We wanted to address some of the issues consumers have when purchasing furniture today, providing short lead times, a seamless purchasing experience and a much-improved delivery and assembly experience. What makes your beds different to traditional designs? The frames are made of extruded aluminium, which has a lot of incredible benefits: it can be 100% recycled and also be restored easily. It is assembled without screws and is easily upgradable; you could even change the size in the future when you come to replace your mattress. The bed is circular-economy ready and we’re currently working on a solution for bringing the pre-owned frames back into our infrastructure with a second-cycle programme similar to Artek’s. This is only…