Fresh from the Paris Maison & Objet show and London Design Festival, design hunter Jean Wright reveals her favourite finds and pinpoints the key looks for the year ahead.

Natural & handmade
Texture, simplicity and lightness of being are at the forefront of design, with natural materials and local, handcrafted products leading the charge. Ceramic artist Michelle Taylor reworks found china into objects of beauty by inserting details such as fabric into a broken section. www.michelletaylor ceramicartist.com.