In a year of increased consciousness and affinity for our homes, we’ve started to become mindful of what we choose to share our spaces with. Luckily, that has meant reusing and repurposing old finds rather than buying new. For those with a penchant for salvaged antiques, industrial style and a more sustainable approach to decorating, Decorative Salvage style may do the trick. Expert William Walsh explains how to capture this interiors style in your home.

What does innovation mean in the Nordic context? The ideas changing the way we live, big or small, share a red thread – whether they’re coming from a huge multinational like H&M, a niche start-up with a vision to connect the world, like Mapillary, or even a beauty brand challenging the corporate norm. “It’s about equality, it’s about fairness, it’s about humanity,” replies Simon Caspersen, the co-founder of IKEA’s external ideas lab, SPACE10, when asked what characterizes new thinking in the north. Those shared values have been around long before tech start-ups and the circular economy – and it’s likely that whatever the new ideas to come, those values will still lie at the core of Nordic innovation.