Every year, interior aficionados from around the world flock to the global capital of fashion and design – Milan. Salone Del Mobile is the world’s largest trade fair of its kind – a five-day event that showcases the latest and greatest in the world of furniture. This year, our designers set off in force to do some trendspotting, and here’s what they hand-picked for you.

Shaped by cultural influences, natural habitats and customs, interior styles vary hugely across the globe. While Italy’s contemporary design offers a perfect blend of tradition and modernity, French homes are known for a shabby chic feeling inspired by colours and shapes from the French countryside. Read on, and let these interior styles inspire you.

The most defining feature of our Sahara chest of drawers is the screen-printed patterns. One of the earliest methods of printing, dating back over two thousand years, it brings an ethnic, folkish feel to this otherwise mid-century shaped design.