Journal: Our Travel And Design Blog

Our travel and design blog for global style inspiration, decorating guides, meet-the-maker tales and sourcing trip travelogues for interiors fans.

Explore global design styles with the Designs By Origin team via our travel and design blog 'Journal'. On holidays and sourcing trips, we unearth the most diverse and covetable textiles, ceramics, prints and quirky home accessories from Morocco to Mexico and everywhere in between. Founder, Annabel Smith, will show you where to find home and lifestyle accessories from a variety of destinations as well as from brilliant brands both abroad and here in the UK. Head here for UK and here for European destinations.

Whether it's creating mood boards for globally-inspired interior schemes, checklists for renovation projects or chatting with the makers and creatives behind exciting new interiors brands, Annabel will share her creative inspirations alongside practical advice to help you plan your own journey into globally inspired style.