defining beauty
Welcome to AW20. In usual circumstances, the interiors season kicks off with the London Design Festival, by which time, as journalists, we’ve spent the summer at buzzy press launches and grand fabric unveilings. Not this year. This season has arrived in a quieter and more reserved fashion. As a result, we’ve had a little more time than usual to reflect on what we’re seeing. In these pages we endeavour to showcase what beauty (in design) looks like in October 2020. To do this, we’ve focused on the people, places, products and ideas that are influencing us right now. As we worked on the content, one thing quickly became clear. Style is now all about the mix – beauty today is full of vibrancy, variety and confidence. The issue opens with a…