Spring Fair, the UK’s most established retail and interiors marketplace, has announced the launch of Design, a major new destination debuting at Spring Fair 2026, NEC Birmingham.
Design is set to become a dedicated sourcing and networking hub for the interior design, architectural, and hospitality sectors, connecting designers, specifiers, developers, and design-oriented retailers with an exclusive edit of design-led suppliers.
Responding to the increasing convergence between commercial interiors, retail, and residential design, Design will showcase a refined selection of statement pieces, occasional furniture, lighting, textiles, ceramics, and decorative finishes from premium UK and international brands. The new destination will enhance and embrace the best-ever ‘Home’ offering within Spring Fair, providing interior designers and design-led retail, with access to high-quality products suitable for hotel, workspace, and residential projects.
Gareth Watkins, Editor of Design, Spring Fair, said, “Design represents a significant evolution for Spring Fair and a bold step into the design and specification market. We’re creating a space that sits at the intersection of creativity, craftsmanship, and commercial application. The design community is increasingly looking for fresh sources of inspiration and specification-ready suppliers, and we believe Designat Spring Fair will deliver exactly that. Design is no longer a luxury, it’s a requirement.”
Faye & Claudia Bovingdon, Directors at Coach House added, “We’re incredibly proud to advise and support Spring Fair on the launch of Design. As a brand that has long bridged the worlds of design and retail, we see this as a unique opportunity to bring together creative and commercial sides of the industry, from interior designers and architects to hoteliers and retailers. Design at Spring Fair will become a place where ideas and products meet, inspiring spaces that truly elevate how we live, work and relax.”
Positioned at the Hall 6 entrance alongside leading names in lighting, ceramics, paint and paper, textiles and furnishings, Design will sit alongside Spring Fair’s established Home, Living & Décor, and The Summer House Edit, cementing the show’s position as the UK’s most comprehensive sourcing ground for retail, design, specification, and inspiration across residential, commercial, and hospitality markets.
Set within a newly designed premium environment, Design will also feature The Design Studio, an elegant new space combining trend-focused presentations with an ambient bar area for conversation and inspiration, positioning Spring Fair’s Home destination as a must-visit sourcing ground for design professionals.
Confirmed exhibitors include Coach House, Rama Carpets featuring Christopher Guy and Calvin Klein, Clare Wright Art, Lip Ceramics, Bowron Sheepskins, Maison Marguerite, Urban Nature Culture and more. The platform hosts new-to-market design brands and artisan makers.
Awais Mobarik, Director of Fifty Five South comments, “Design has become the utmost driving force for retail and interior design, as more residential products than ever before are positioned by interiors professionals in the home. This fast-growing part of the market marries well with Spring Fair’s dominant, home-lifestyle inspired position in the calendar.”
Additionally, there is a meaningful trail of highly relevant exhibitors, not least 850sqm of room-sets from Coach House, and significant footprints from Astley, Gallery Direct, Mindy Brownes Interiors, The Libra Company, PR Home, Pacific, The Ottersbrook Collection, Yearn Glass, One.World and notably Light & Living, who make a significant UK come back. All these suppliers and brands are completely exclusive at Spring Fair, this season.
Aimed at architects, residential and commercial interior designers, hospitality and heritage procurement teams, project specifiers, as well as higher-end retail, garden centres, multiples and department stores, the new area will also align with industry partners, reinforcing Spring Fair’s commitment to driving meaningful cross-sector collaboration.
About Spring Fair – Bringing the best of retail together
As the UK’s leading retail trade event for 75 years, Spring Fair brings together home, gift and fashion buyers and suppliers of all sizes from across the industry to create new business opportunities. An essential meeting place for retail, Spring Fair’s expertise offers an entire community of retailers a place for unmatched product diversity and inspiration.
Buyers will see, touch and experience thousands of the latest products across three key destinations Home, Gift and Fashion.
Spring Fair runs from 1st – 4th February 2026 at NEC Birmingham. For more information please visit www.springfair.com
