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Artists & Objects • This new website brings together the best emerging art and design talent in the UK and champions handcrafted pieces
GO BOLDLY • Make a bright, patterned wallpaper the star of your scheme and coordinate with simple pieces in the same vibrant hues. Want more drama? Just add stripes
HOME CRAFT KITS • Channel your creativity and get hands-on with one of these sets for beginners
SABINE MARCELIS
CATWALK to COUCH • Fashion brands have long dabbled in designing and dressing interior spaces, but as these latest collections go to show, the avenue of homeware is increasingly being harnessed as a showcase for creativity, heritage and craftsmanship
GAE AULENTI • The Italian architect, known for her free-spirited style, who designed the iconic Musée d’Orsay in Paris
EIKUND • The brand on a mission to bring Norwegian classics out of the attic and into the mid-century hall of fame
CAMALEONDA SOFA BY MARIO BELLINI FOR B&B ITALIA • The once radical now iconic sofa system designed in 1970 is finally back in production, tweaked for the 21st century
REJINA PYO • An arbiter of style on what they’re reading, listening to and more
GARDENS
ARCHITECTURE
STREETS AHEAD • How one property developer is using new technologies to reinvent the experience of buying a new-build home
TEMPLES of INSPIRATION • We asked some of our favourite fashion designers to tell us about a building that has influenced them personally and professionally
KITCHENS & BATHROOMS
TECHNOLOGY
JOY RESOLVE • CEO Josh Renouf talks us through the ‘Barisieur’ coffee alarm clock
LOCKDOWN THROUGH A LENS • A visual record of the UK’s creative industry on pause, this series of socially-distanced doorstep portraits are a glimpse into the lives of designers, artists, editors and more, revealing what or who helped them cope with life in lockdown
STYLE
Creative BLOOM • The fashion designer turned florist, who is now transforming tiny tiles into botanical works of art
EXPERT ADVICE • Petra Arko’s tips on using art in the home
BERGMAN & MAR • The Slovenian-born, Soho-based designer who blends modern simplicity with artistic flair
THE LITTLE BLACK BOOK • Every project has its own unique list of suppliers and craftspeople. Part of making it special is finding the right mix and match
Take the floor • From bold colours to sustainable sisal, here’s our guide to selecting the right carpet for your space
BUYING A CARPET • WHAT TO CONSIDER
ELSA SCHIAPARELLI • The surrealist Italian designer who turned heads with her powerful shade of ‘shocking pink’
SHOCKING PINK • Take inspiration from Schiaparelli’s scandalously hot shade and keep it upbeat, or cool things down with nude tones and accents of spiced orange
THE PAINTS • Find your perfect shade with our pick of the best pinks
FAR FROM THE NORM • Beige is no longer normcore. The colour’s fashion moment is translating into interiors, with pops of colour bringing interest. Add playful, sculptural furniture for an even more contemporary edge
STRIKING KITCHEN SCHEMES • With so many of us...