Norfolk honey, Jasperware teacups, antique pitchforks… The designer revamps his fashion brand with a focus on craft and curiosities
Jessica Light is keeping the 15th-century French art of passementerie alive, adding beads and bleach to braids of silk or horsehair
The fashion designer turned decorator on conjuring spaces that are made to entertain
Creative director Paula Gerbase is giving the Danish jewellery and homeware brand a polish. Will you want a piece of it?
Homes by Lutyens et al are giving their Victorian counterparts a run for their money, flaunting generous proportions and the potential to go ‘full William Morris’
It’s time to listen to some sound advice . . .
The department store was founded on a passion for Japonisme. The feeling is mutual
Appliquéd or embroidered. A red velvet flame or an English country garden. New ‘beds with ego’ are portals to more than just sleep
Ceramics brand 1882 Ltd is hoping to supercharge a new generation of local talent through an exhibition and auction of plates that draw on famous names
Celebrate the solstice with star-studded pieces
The Côte d’Azur sanctuary Villa Santo Sospir, fully restored, is the ultimate escape
Musical, talismanic and foraged elements are taking these ‘visual lullabies for grown-ups’ into delightfully distracting new dimensions
A Marrakech mecca, a few steps from the Jardin Majorelle
Soviet space memorabilia, a giant eyeball and a marble pair of breasts are just a few of the storied incongruities and ‘fairytale objects’ lifting the designer’s Parisian apartment beyond a Belle Époque bubble
No longer limited to rural vernacular interior design, clay is being used to mould tactile walls with not just an ‘elemental beauty’, but environmental kudos too
Jackie Wullschläger and Edwin Heathcote select their best mid-year reads
The industrial designer gets on board with a history of the world’s oldest race
The Paloceras co-founder’s wooden house in the Puu-Vallila neighbourhood carries none of the Nordic cool aesthetic — but its bold colours and impish details match the quirkiness of both the owner and the area
The art-world entrepreneur is building an arts hub in a sleepy corner of Italy. He explains why the gamble will pay off
The hexagon is the shape of the summer
The French ceramics workshop co-founder loves Cameron Diaz, cardigans and ‘stupid cats’
She started off creating office schemes in Silicon Valley but her elegant, offbeat and painterly aesthetic saw her move into private homes. Her style — centred around art — is now attracting the culture crowd
An industry famed for its legendary historic figures is being steered towards the future by new collaborations and slick brand identities
How the kitchen staple became this year’s design obsession
The DIY material has morphed from classroom favourite to design darling. It’s sustainable, surprisingly resilient — and still endearingly playful
