Welcome to the Light Edit

Hello, and welcome. I'm so glad you're here.

The Light Edit is a weekly look at design, culture and the way we live now.

It’s based around a simple idea: the things around us shape how we feel - often more than we realise.

I’ve spent the last two decades working across design, culture, media and brand - spotting trends, shaping stories and paying close attention to the spaces, objects and experiences that people respond to.

Across homes, hotels, fashion, technology and hospitality, we see the same thing: some ideas stick, some travel and some bloom, but most don’t.

Right now, there’s no shortage of well-designed, well-styled, well-intentioned things, businesses, ideas and campaigns. Some people can’t stop talking about. Others are trying a bit too hard to be relevant.

What’s a lot rarer is something that feels genuinely exciting. The thing you’d be excited to mention to a friend, or bring up at dinner.

I want this substack to be the place where you’ll find those things.

Expect a mix of: observations on what’s emerging; ideas, places and projects that feel genuinely interesting; edits of what’s worth paying attention to across design, fashion, hospitality, art and beyond; and the occasional find you’ll want to pass on, bookmark, or come back to.

Not everything here will be new.

But it should feel energising, relevant, and worth your time.

More soon,

Henrietta