ELLE Decoration UK

ELLE Decoration UK showcases the world’s most beautiful homes and makes good design accessible to everyone through its mix of styles, products and price points. Combining all the inspiration, information and ideas you need to bring your home to life, it is the authority on trends, style and contemporary design.

ELLE Decoration

SUBSCRIBE AND SAVE 89% • Every issue of ELLE Decoration is packed full of inspiration, information and ideas, with a mix of styles, products and price points that will help you make your home as stylish as your wardrobe

from the editor

Mood of the month • ‘Suave’ is the key word this season, as we look towards months punctuated by cocktail soirées and elevated dinner parties. We’re swerving the red and green synonymous with this time of year and looking instead to glossy black, deep navy and twinkling silver. Cheers, everyone!

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Jonathan Adler & Simon Doonan • The designer and his writer/window-dresser husband on memorable gifts from their 30-year relationship

The ultimate gifts for design fans • Want to avoid that look of disappointment when the wrapping paper comes off? Pick from our selection of stylish presents that make festive giving fool-proof

CHRISTMAS WRAPPED UP • Gift-wrapping expert Nathan Cole and his events-planning partner have all the skills required to make the season stylish at their west London arts and crafts home

Paloma Faith • A person of note tells us what they’re watching, listening to and more…

The festive reading list • Whether you’re searching for the perfect gift for someone else or yourself, a book will never disappoint. Our selection includes plenty to inspire, from cocktails to design icons, fashion, photography, flowers and much more

Laura Jackson • This month, our design magpie, an enthusiastic gift-giver, shares her tips on finding the ideal present (hint: it’s a year-round occupation)

Rietveld Schröder House • Approaching its 100th year, this villa by Gerrit Rietveld looks like a Mondrian painting and is just as joyful to behold

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Hauvette & Madani • The French interior design duo who put a 21st-century spin on classic French Modernism

Dates for your design diary… • ’Tis the season, so embrace the glitter, brace for the cold and revel in festive cheer with these dazzling events to see you through this year and into the next

Design Miami/comes into its own • Just two months after the first Design Miami/Paris, the fair returns to home soil with a programme set to rival London and Milan’s design weeks

Celebrate with the designers • Ever wondered how your favourite design names dress the table for Christmas dinner? What songs they play to ring in the new year? Where they shop for gifts? We asked all the most pressing of festive questions to inform your planning, from Hanukkah to Hogmanay…

Knives* out! • Cutlery enjoys a uniquely intimate relationship with the body, challenging the world’s best designers to take their discipline back to its essential principles of line, form and feel. We’ve laid the table with their ultimate sets: future heirlooms to invest in, enjoy and pass down

Quirky designs • Look out for these collectible sets at vintage stores and online auctions

Host like a VIP • Like an unopened door on an advent calendar, private dining rooms should intrigue and entice. Glamorous, secluded and often very sexy, these spaces, by some of the UK’s top design talents, are where the best parties will be starting

Raise a glass • The bicentenary of revered Viennese crystal glass-maker Lobmeyr is a chance to propose a toast to timeless design, traditional craftsmanship and...