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SUBSCRIBE FOR JUST £3 • 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

NOW • NEWS/SHOPPING/OPINION/TRENDS

Drawn from memories • The classical and the kitsch collide in designer Gergei Erdei’s illustrative homewares

Rio Kobayashi • The London-based designer and artisan woodworker on the power of playfulness

THE GALLERY FLOOR • The ultimate expression of form and function, rugs can bring colour and texture to a space, as well as warmth underfoot. These exciting new launches are everyday works of art

THE BEST OF LONDON CRAFT WEEK 2022 • There’s lots to explore at this annual celebration of the handmade, held in venues across the capital from 9-15 May

WORDS TO LIVE BY • Martha Freud’s new tableware collection for 1882 Ltd is emblazoned with darkly brilliant notes on modern life

CRAFTING A REVOLUTION • Can craft be a radical act? The exhibitors at this year’s Harewood Biennial, held at the historic Harewood House just outside Leeds, certainly think so. It includes some of the most innovative and well-regarded names in their fields, from ceramics to woodworking and textile art, who have been gathered to interrogate the meteoric rise of craft’s appeal and why it’s so relevant today. With reasons ranging from the environmental to the emotional, there’s much to be discussed…

Struggling with a difficult decorating decision • There’s a wallpaper-themed debate happening in our columnist’s household this month – can you help?

‘BOHEMIAN 72’ COLLECTION BY GABRIELLA CRESPI • The story behind an innovative rattan range inspired by Eastern culture and philosophy, now in production for the very first time

CINI BOERI • The Italian architect and designer who made everyday life a little more joyful

RANKIN • An arbiter of taste tells us what they’re watching, listening to and more…

RX ARCHITECTS • Rye-based Derek Rankin and Rob Pollard know a thing or two about building homes by the sea. They discuss the art of creating beach houses that stand the test of time

KITCHENS & BATHROOMS /

TECHNOLOGY /

3 OF THE BEST COFFEE MACHINES • Devices that serve up style and a serious caffeine hit

THE MINDFUL MINIMALIST • It’s been 10 years since Kristina Dam founded her design studio in Copenhagen and, at home or at work, her ability to seek out beauty in simplicity is still her greatest strength

TIME TO GO OUTDOORS • Whatever the size of your plot or patio, there’s fresh inspiration in our edit of the latest garden ideas, trends and buys. Sunny days start here…

KATY MERRINGTON • Cultural gardener at The Hepworth Wakefield

4 OF THE BEST ICONS GO AL FRESCO

ERROL FERNANDES • Head of horticulture at the Horniman Museum and Gardens

SUBTLE and SCULPTURAL

GRAPHIC OUTDOOR FABRICS

MATT COLLINS • Head Gardener at The Garden Museum

STYLE • DECORATING/MATERIALS/INTERIOR DESIGN/IDEAS

BLUE SKY THINKING • Decorate with shades reminiscent of cloudless days and delicate porcelain

THE PAINTS • Feeling blue? Pick your shade for a positive home refresh

MIMINAT DESIGNS • The sensual, sculptural interiors from the British-Nigerian designer Miminat Shodeinde fuse influences from European modernism with her...