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.

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ALL SMILES

Curves in all the right places

Green room

Simone Brewster • The artist and designer’s work spans jewellery, home accessories, painting and furniture (simonebrewster.co.uk)

FRESH START • Rethink spring shades with a fruity mix of peach, plum and pear green. Then go big on playful stripes with deckchair chic

SOLE MATES

MOORE IS MORE

In the spotlight

GO FULL CIRCLE

THE TOGETHER PROJECT • A breath of fresh air, this new platform unites genuinely sustainable design brands, and supports those wanting to achieve more

Why now is the time to embrace the calming power of neutrals • Our columnist explains how the past year convinced her to swap her love of brights for something more serene

THROUGH THE KEYHOLE • Don’t write off the domestic voyeurism of interior design TV shows as a guilty pleasure, says Eva Wiseman. You never know, they might just inspire you to be a little braver in your decorating decisions…

CAESARSTONE • The surface specialist pushing boundaries in pursuit of recreating nature’s riches

CALLIGARIS • Nearly a century on, the family-run design brand at the heart of Italy’s chair-making heritage is not just surviving but thriving

ARTHUR UMANOFF • The mid-century American designer whose archive pieces are being revived by Danish brand Menu

COLLEEN MURPHY • An arbiter of taste tells us what they’re reading, listening to and more

ARCHITECTURE

CASA MALAPARTE, CAPRI, ITALY • It was built as a temple of solitude, but this spectacular seaside villa was born to stand out

KITCHENS & BATHROOMS

TECHNOLOGY

ASH & PLUMB • We meet the entrepreneurs who tapped into their creativity amid the crisis of the pandemic – and never looked back

VED COOKS • With a background in fashion design, Verity de Yong used her love for cooking to transform kitchen scraps into luxury linens

FLWR • Liz Parker and Josh Murray-Webster used lockdown to set up a floral studio as a sister company to their events business

DUO-HUE • Textile designer Amelia Ayerst launched her accessories brand in February 2021 after developing the label through lockdown

IN CASA BY PABOY • Paboy Bojang launched his brand during the lockdown of spring 2020 after becoming creatively frustrated without a job

MAZA • Founded by former beauty PR Maisie Penn, this decorative candle brand is based in south London

VAISSELLE • French-born footwear designer Léa Zana started designing ceramics after her fashion job fell through due to the pandemic

AUGUST & PIERS • Brothers August and Piers Campbell’s eponymous brand combines their love of fragrance and design. August (right) tells us more

How to kick-start your creative business • If Not Now, Then When? helps creative entrepreneurs turn a passion into a viable business via a suite of resources including talks, networking events and podcasts. Here, founder Rachael Hymas shares tips taken from the INNTW toolkit for those wanting to take the leap (inntw.co.uk)

COUNTRY SL I CKER • Interior design legend Kelly Hoppen CBE has joined the great exodus from the city, bringing her trademark clean lines and neutral tones to her new home: a barn in the...