Design & Decoration Resources
Designed as a professional working tool, this page brings together all HART Design Selection guides dedicated to high-end interior design.
It offers architects, interior designers and decorators a structured overview of the know-how, materials, styles, brands and innovations that shape the contemporary luxury world.
HART Design Selection expertise guides
Each guide is conceived as an operational reference: understanding materials, selecting brands, making technical choices, reading trends, tracking innovations and, when relevant, integrating historical or cultural context.
The goal is to provide a reliable editorial toolbox that can be used directly to support the most demanding interior design projects.
Explore below the key themes for working in the luxury design universe: furniture, fabrics, wallcoverings, carpets and rugs, kitchens, bathrooms, lighting, trends, children’s spaces, pet lifestyle, brands and artisans.
Designer furniture guide
From modernist icons to contemporary statement pieces, explore the universe of high-end furniture: signature aesthetics, innovation and craftsmanship. Our designer furniture guide breaks down these essential codes in detail, and our high-end sofa guide focuses on the centrepiece of every living room.
High-end upholstery fabrics guide
Couture velvets, precious linens, contemporary bouclé weaves: discover properties, uses and emblematic textile houses. Our high-end upholstery fabrics guide gives you a clear framework to specify fabrics with confidence, from the must-know fabric brands to the Martindale rub test.
High-end wallpapers and wallcoverings guide
Panoramic murals, artisanal printing, rich textures: explore the iconic houses and current trends that turn walls into full scenography. Our wallpapers and wallcoverings guide decodes this universe in depth, completed by our selection of the best European wallpaper brands.
High-end carpets and rugs guide
Hand-crafted weaves, noble materials and artist pieces: an overview of exceptional carpets and rugs for high-end interiors. Our high-end carpets and rugs guide gives you structure to specify the right piece for each project.
Luxury kitchens guide
Italian craftsmanship, German precision, noble materials and exceptional appliances: decode the codes of contemporary high-end kitchens. Our luxury kitchens guide analyses these universes in depth, alongside our panorama of the greatest European kitchen brands.
Exceptional bathrooms guide
Rare marbles, sculptural taps, wellness features and sophisticated lighting: turn the bathroom into a true sanctuary. Our exceptional bathrooms guide gives you a complete framework, and our selection of the greatest bathroom brands helps you choose the right houses.
Exceptional lighting guide
Sculptural light, historical know-how and cutting-edge LED technology: explore lighting pieces that turn space into a sensory experience. Our exceptional lighting guide provides a curated overview of brands, typologies and use cases, extended by our list of 50 leading luxury lighting houses.
Design trends guide
International creative scouting, new materials, emerging designers and weak signals: anticipate the shifts in high-end design. Our design trends guide offers a forward-looking perspective, and our analysis of quiet luxury interiors decodes one of the defining movements of the moment.
Luxury children’s design and furniture guide
From cribs to first teenage bedrooms, this guide explores the universe of children’s design: evolving beds, playful storage, iconic pieces and specialist brands. Our luxury children’s design and furniture guide maps out this specific field.
Design and luxury for dogs and cats guide
Sculptural dog houses, couture baskets, textiles and accessories for privileged companions: this guide explores high-end design dedicated to pets. Our design and luxury for dogs and cats guide highlights this lifestyle universe, and our article on how luxury houses reinvent everyday life for pets goes further.
Luxury and design brands guide
Heritage houses, iconic editors and emerging labels: a panorama of the brands shaping high-end furniture and design. Our luxury and design brands guide offers a strategic reading of this ecosystem, and our focus on collectible design reveals its most confidential houses.
Exceptional artisans and workshops guide
Cabinetmakers, upholsterers, embroiderers, metalworkers, glassmakers: discover the workshops and skills that embody contemporary artisanal excellence. Our exceptional artisans and workshops guide maps these key players in the luxury ecosystem, including the finest upholstery workshops and art metalwork studios.
Resources
Five ways into the world of HART
- 01 Spaces Spaces & materials Interiors, atmospheres and materials that give a place its identity.
- 02 Creators Designers & creators Architects, designers and artists whose vision changed the way we live.
- 03 Craftsmanship Artisans & fine crafts Upholsterers, cabinetmakers, metalworkers, ceramicists: the workshops and the hands behind true excellence.
- 04 Furniture Furniture & interiors Iconic sofas, seating and lighting, read through form, use and comfort.
- 05 Heritage Design history From Gothic to global design, the styles that shaped the art of living.