Inside is an inaugural design festival celebrating the finest interiors and their creators. It will run from 2-4 November in Barcelona in parallel with the already hugely successful World Architecture Festival. Inside will consist of a series of curated events, talks, installations and a prestigious awards program judged by an esteemed jury of internationally respected designers and key industry figures (including my personal hero Ilse Crawford.) The winner of Inside will ultimately walk away with the World Interior of the Year Trophy. Ummm… that sounds pretty serious to me.

Now… Why am I telling you all this. Because this year’s shortlist was announced not that long ago and I wanted to share with you some of my favourite projects. I should also mention that I find events that celebrate and recognise interiors on a world stage hugely exciting…