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Much has changed in 2020, not least our relationships with our homes. Since March, we鈥檝e got to know them very well indeed. For months, we no longer locked the door behind us, and departed for hours, days or longer. In 2020 our homes became both sanctuary and prison; the spaces and objects within them ever more familiar, fond and important.

Gallery FUMI鈥檚 new exhibition gently reflects this new position, with its interior reconfigured as a contemplative domestic space. 鈥淲e鈥檝e all been through significant changes this year,鈥� say FUMI鈥檚 cofounders Sam Pratt and Valerio Capo, 鈥渁nd we鈥檙e taking many things a lot less for granted 鈥� including beautiful works of design which are here to enrich our worlds.鈥�

The designer Gemma Holt is transforming the gallery鈥檚 two floors with thick carpeting and floor-to-ceiling curtains. 鈥淚 want to make a cocoon-like space 鈥� soft, quiet and neutral, to reflect the quiet, calming pleasures of being at home,鈥� she says. With furniture in the sort of groupings you find in sitting rooms, dining rooms and on outdoor terraces, the pieces will enjoy the same sort of dialogues they have in a real living environment.