Our Interiors Editor’s Must-Sees At PAD London 2025

October is a big month for the London design scene. Curators, collectors and art enthusiasts aplenty descend on the city not only for Frieze, but for PAD London: the capital’s leading fair for 20th-century and contemporary design, as well as collectible jewellery. Returning this year for its 18th edition, our interiors editor Carole Annett has selected her top five must-see exhibitors.

C&TH PAD London Guide 2025

What Is PAD London?

PAD London is one of London’s premier design fairs. It was founded in 1998 in Paris by Parisian antique dealer Patrick Perrin, with the first London edition running in 2007 in Hanover Square. Moving to Berkeley Square in 2016, galleries travel from across the world to showcase their wares here. Ultimately, PAD is designed to inspire collectors, art consultants, museum experts and interior designers – but if you don’t fall into any of these categories, it’s also just a lovely place to browse.

Our Must-See Exhibits

Rose Uniacke

An interior designer, renowned for her furniture and lighting designs as well as her expert antiques dealing, Rose Uniacke is all about combining the old and the new. Alongside her Pimlico design studio and gallery, Rose and her team work with individual clients on an international scale as well as with independent craftspeople across the country. Having previously trained as a furniture restorer, gilder and specialist in paint and lacquer, her personal aesthetic has a predilection towards light, air and space, and celebrates simplicity, refinement, restraint and softness, with a keen focus on materials and texture. Located at Stand B3 at PAD London, the collection on display will focus on urban modernism, bringing together a collection of Scandinavian pieces and furniture from Italy and Austria.

Charles Burnard

Presenting Ethereal Monoliths at this year’s PAD London show, Charles Burnand Gallery is renowned for representing established and emerging designers. Founded by Simon Stewart, the gallery is located in London’s Fitzrovia Design District and has a focus on fine craftsmanship, as well as sustainble materials and production techniques. The gallery’s PAD London exhibit seeks to redefine the idea of monumentality in contemporary design, exploring how size isn’t what makes an object feel monumental but rather its ability to resonate with, inspire awe and transform the viewer. Based at Booth A7, the diverse group of international designers on display will be exhibiting works made of hand-silvered glass and charred iroko wood, as well as lacquered copper and gilded oak. 

Friedman Bedna

Described as ‘a tribute to curiosity, collecting and curating’, Friedman Bedna’s PAD London booth has been curated by artist and designer Faye Toogood, exploring the objects we hold onto, whether it’s a conker burnished by years of pocket polishing or a faded novelty keyring. Following in the footsteps of her bird-watching father, rather than hoarding toys as a child she amassed a collection of sticks and pebbles from her rambles through nature. She explains how ‘the ritual of collecting and obsessing over natural objects, rearranging and trying to make sense of the world through them’ has had an enduring influence on her work. Toogood’s exhibit includes foraged sticks, stones and broken bones among a curated collection of works by designers such as Misha Kahn, Andrea Branziand Fernandi and Humberto Campana which explore their different responses to the natural world. The collection is exhibited in Toogood’s new workshop at booth B2 which includes a hand-carved oak wall relief and five wool tapestries woven from still life artworks which celebrate her personal cabinet of curiosities and the tools in her studio.

Galerie Jacques Lacoste

Jacques Lacoste is best-known for promoting the innovative works of renowned French designer Jean Royere through its regular research activity, exhibitions and publications. Other designers celebrated by Lacoste include 20th century glass maker Max Ingrand, postwar sculptor Alexandre Noll, as well as creations by designers Alberto and Diego Giacometti, Jacques-Emile Ruhlmann, Eugene Printz, Jean-Michel Frank, Jean Prouvé, Serge Mouille and Georges Jouve. You can see highlights from the gallery at booth B1 at PAD London. 

Galerie Stéphanie Coutas

Fashion stylist turned interior designer and gallery owner Stéphanie Coutas is displaying her works at booth A15. Her elegant interiors combine the decorative arts with a blend of cultures while her ethos of French luxury celebrates an art of living that is all about elegance and passionate about craftsmanship. Carole recently visited her latest creation – the stunning interiors of the new Madame Drouot Hotel in Paris – to discover how she has created an expert dialogue between curios and shifting textures.

When Is PAD London 2025?

This year, PAD London will take place from Tuesday 14 October until Sunday 19 October, once again based in Berkeley Square (Mayfair, London W1).

How To Get PAD London Tickets

Adult tickets are £30 each, student tickets are £15 with a valid ID card, and children under 15 years of age go free. padesignart.com