Beyond Carrara: 10 Of The Best Statement Stones The word Carrara has been locked into the contemporary design lover’s vocabulary since the elegant white and grey veined marble fully entered our consciences in 1956, with the launch o … read more
Step into A Midsummer Night’s Dream with these 5 Ethereal Pendant Lights There’s a daily moment steeped in magic and mysticism, a short space of time when the world momentarily becomes unrecognisable – not quite da … read more
5 Ways To Style Design's Most Audacious Sofa It’s a rule breaker. A renegade. A piece of furniture that’s incomparable to its classically designed cousins. Sure, it has the seat, the back, and the alluring promise of comfor … read more
The Flavour of the French Riviera It’s the time of year when we decamp to the continent, further afield or take some time in the garden, but why must the holiday feel disappear once we’re back on home soil? Thi … read more
SS22 Scandi Trend Report It’s time to look north, as our favourite Nordic brands launch a flurry of new designs demonstrating their woodworking prowess as well as their impressive furniture making legacy. Laun … read more
7 Ways To Style A Saarinen Tulip Table You’ve probably heard of the Saarinen Dining Table. You might even have coveted one. But how should you go about styling this most sought-after of tables? Part furnishing, part sculptur … read more
Milan Trend Report 2022 After an overlong two-year hiatus, Milan’s Salone del Mobile – the fashionable furniture fair usually a yearly staple in every design lover’s diary – returned last we … read more
The Truth About Teak It’s the industry’s go-to for glamorous outdoor living. But teak furniture does throw up some questions. Why does it patina? Should we prevent it? And how do we tel … read more
Find Your Way: Use Coordinates In a world of Waze, we tend to give little thought to the invention of coordinates. Or to the fact that with one maestro’s breakthrough, the entire world became mappable. And yet witho … read more
Brave New World: SS22 Interior Design Trend Report They say that you can’t keep a good man down. Nor, it seems, can you keep a trend from flourishing. For in spite of all the global skulduggery, the mood amongst designers is shifting — … read more
Stepping Out Out: 3 Heritage Brands Go Al Fresco A life without limits. The idea is like Catnip to anyone who has lived through the last three years of a pandemic. But there are three heritage brands who seem to have embraced the idea with parti … read more
When Creatives Collide: 5 Collaborations With Next Level Chemistry How do we find new joy in the familiar? For many haute couture brands the secret lies in collaboration: unusual, provocative hook-ups that enliven the old and pave the way for the new. The t … read more