Joe Simpson

Joe Simpson takes a look at the rich and fascinating subject of colour, with advice on how to create looks your clients love. Interior design blogs and specialist magazines love to pigeon hole today’s interior trends into neatly wrapped packages.  Don’t get me wrong, I am as guilty as anyone of labelling specific interiors as […]

Joe Simpson, InstallerSHOW’s surface consultant, takes a deep dive into one of the hottest trends: hybrid homes. We all know that the pandemic had a profound effect on how we view our homes – it was a time when many rushed out and bought a puppy, created a home office, or shelled out for a […]

InstallerSHOW is an ideal opportunity to see and experience the very latest interior design and architectural trends that will be influencing customers over the coming year.  Here Diary of a Tile Addict’s Joe Simpson explains one of the emerging themes that is driving the innovations on show this year. From financial crises and wars through […]

Joe Simpson, creator of www.DiaryofaTileAddict.com, on the latest trends influencing your customers’ choices. Design is ever-evolving; and to maximise the commercial potential of any construction trade, it is vital to keep abreast of current trends. Why? Well, in simple terms, your customers – be they commercial developers, housebuilders, local authorities, hotels, restaurants, or private home […]

Joe Simpson, creator of www.DiaryofaTileAddict.com, looks ahead at the Festival of Tiling 2026 and outlines some of the sector’s success stories. Are doom-sayers a threat to the UK ceramic tile market?  With the benefit (possibly) of having written about the UK ceramic tile sector for over 40 years, I am increasingly starting to think that […]