Reflections on WOW!house 2026
Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour’s annual WOW!house event lies at the heart of the UK design community, seeing top designers team up with leading interiors brands to create well over 100 unique showrooms.
And this year, we were at the heart of several of those rooms, adding our details to designs from Sean Symington, Samantha Bartlett and Young Huh among others. We spoke to all three about their projects, and where we fit in.
Samantha Bartlett is an interior designer working on high-end residential projects.
‘When you’re approached to do WOW!house, you’re presented with a blank canvas, so we needed to bring some form of architectural heritage and reference to the design,’ she explains.
‘We stemmed it from the Art Deco era, bringing this beautiful ceiling in, which is almost like a fifth wall. Then we’ve nodded further to Art Deco through the cabinetry, accessories and details.’
She also kept a keen eye on the room’s practicality.
‘We played with the materiality and the textures for a kitchen, to hone in on how durable and functional it can be.’
On the use of our sockets and door hardware, Samantha continues: ‘We love working with Corston. I find the hardware particularly timeless which really resonates with our design and ethos. The details also pair beautifully with each other.’
Young Huh is a designer based in New York and was responsible for the Benjamin Moore Minhwa Salon.
‘We were inspired by Korean Minhwa, which is Korean folk art, largely done by unknown artists for the people,’ she explains. ‘I was inspired by the vibrant colours and thought it paired very well with Modernism.
‘So we thought about Mondrian, Donald Judd, Dan Flavin, and we’ve created a Minhwa modernist room.’
As for the role our products played in her design, she says: ‘They are so streamlined. They elevate every room and integrate so well, so you can have them appear or disappear as much as you like.’
Sean Symington is an interior designer based in the Cotswolds.
‘My WOW!house space is the Withdrawing Room, and it was inspired by the concept of transatlantic design – English country style meeting Park Avenue glam.’
‘Zardi & Zardi were the sponsors of this room, and a lot of the colours are pulled from the main hero fabric and wallpaper which we used as the envelope of the room.’
For Sean, our details were a natural fit for the project. And in this case, there was more going on than just convenience.
‘One reason we go to Corston a lot for our projects is that I love how you can “one-stop shop” it,’ he explains.
‘We did think about using the paintable spotlights here, as we often do,’ says Sean, ‘but actually Corston’s brass is such a nice quality that it added another dimension.’
Published on 1st July 2026
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