Vetted exhibitors and a dateline reaching into the 1970s bring the trade's winter mood, from period lighting to studio glass, to Battersea Park this January.
The Decorative Fair, founded in 1985, holds its winter edition at Evolution London in Battersea Park from Tuesday 19 to Sunday 24 January 2027. It was set up to bring the antiques and interior design trades under one roof.
The family who founded it still run the fair. Every exhibitor is invited rather than admitted, and all are drawn from established businesses across Britain and Europe.
The dateline runs to 1979, so a Georgian chest can share a floor with a Danish cabinet from 1972. The vetting is built to protect that range across two centuries.
Each of the three editions reads its season. January is when a room is at its darkest, so period and modernist lighting, mirrors, studio glass, silver and crystal are better represented here than in May.
Around 130 exhibitors show this January. The London Antique Rug and Textile Art Fair takes the mezzanine for the same run, with 15 dealers in carpets, tribal weaving and antique textiles.
A courtesy coach runs from Sloane Square every 15 minutes, which is why the trade treats a park in Battersea as central to the season.