En Plein Air
If you’ve ever experienced an outdoor shower on a hot and hazy summer day, you know there’s nothing quite as refreshing. Unlike the ice cold, wash-the-sand-off variety along seashores, a...
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Optical Illusions
If you’ve been bitten by the Surrealism bug (kicked off by Faye Toogood’s Designer of the Year installation at Maison & Objet this year) then you’re in for a treat when Elizabeth...
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Border Lines
Flipping through the latest issue of The World of Interiors, one is reminded of the endless amount of detail adorning the walls of Morocco’s storied Villa Oasis. Elaborate borders—from hand-carved...
Peg Rails
There was a time in the not-too-distant past, when the words “interior designer” conjured up visions of rooms that were so pristine you’d be afraid to touch anything, let alone...
Colourful Sanitaryware
As colour is starting to reappear in our gardens this month, so too is it making a return in bathrooms with colourful, retro-inspired sanitaryware. Perhaps it’s a knock-on effect of...
Piero Portaluppi
If you watched Ridley Scott’s adaptation of House of Gucci, you may have spied Villa Necchi-Campiglio among the architectural gems used as locations in the film. The Milanese villa (set...
Stainless Steel
Painted wood cabinets and marble counter tops have reigned supreme for quite some time and with good reason—they’re beautiful! But for some, having the kitchen at the epicenter of the...
Sports Baths
January inevitably invokes the idea of making resolutions, new year, new you, and all that jazz. If you’re one of the millions around the world who’ve embraced The Great Resignation,...
Dog Days
You’ve probably heard the term pandemic puppies by now, coined to capture the mass adoption of dogs during lockdown last year. As restrictions ebb and flow, we’ve continued to find...
Tortoiseshell Paint Effects
Think of tortoiseshell (or turtleshell) in the decorative arts and chance are you’re picturing inlaid boxes, small frames, or intricately applied marquetry on furniture at museums like The Wallace Collection...
Kitchen Confidential
We’ve spent a lot of time in our kitchens over the last year and a half and that’s inevitably led to a taking stock of sorts. Does it function well?...
Reclaimed Materials
September is traditionally the month when what’s new in design takes center stage—and so it will if your eyes are set on the upcoming London Design Festival. But we can’t...
Artisan Tiles
When most people think of Gio Ponti’s design for the Hotel Parco dei Principi in Sorrento, his iconic blue and white tiles inevitably come to mind. In the early 1960s,...
Swimming Pool Tiles
It might not be the warmest summer on record, nor one conducive to visiting exotic locales, but that hasn’t stopped us from dreaming of sun-drenched swimming pools this month. We’ll...
West Dorset
With the country finally opening up we’re eager to get out and about this summer and West Dorset is topping our list of places to visit. There are so many...
Wall Flowers
We’ve been dreaming about translating delicate floral vines on to handpainted tiles lately and with good reason—mother nature is downright bursting outside our windows this season! The abundance of blooms...
Wood Works
Nature has always served as inspiration for artists and with spring upon us, as forests once again come to life, we’re drawn to works that champion one of its most...