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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

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CLERKENWELL DESIGN WEEK • Three to see at this annual celebration of the capital’s design talent, from 24-26 May (clerkenwelldesignweek.com)

Prepare to be WOWED • As the new WOW!House showhome hits Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour (1 June – 1 July), interior designer Linda Boronkay has plans to kick-start your imagination

THE INVISIBLE HOUSE • After five years of championing collectable furniture, The Invisible Collection finally has its own home, in London’s Marylebone

DESIGN CAN SAVE US • Inspired by a shared belief that the creative community can answer modern life’s most pressing dilemmas, new book ‘Design Emergency’ highlights ideas that may change the future (for the better)

The BRITISH are coming • Ahead of the triumphant return of Salone del Mobile, the much-anticipated design fair in Milan (7–12 June), we caught up with the UK-based talent that will be causing a stir and bring you an exclusive, advance peek at the pieces they plan to unveil

FRITZ HANSEN • From simple beginnings in southern Denmark to the design powerhouse we know today, collaboration has always been the key to this company’s success

JØRGEN GAMMELGAARD • As his work is reissued by Fredericia this summer, we turn the spotlight on this 1970s Danish designer whose ideas bridged the gap between the mid-century and modern eras

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

How to make the most of your garden • Our columnist may not give Monty Don a run for his money, but she’s still determined to turn her green space into a great space

NATURAL RHYTHMS • Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto has completed a major new concert hall and gallery in Budapest with nature in mind. Located in City Park, House of Music is sheltered beneath a circular canopy that is punctured by large holes to create space for the trees to grow through, and its underside features a pattern of 30,000 geometric golden leaves. Set to become a new cultural landmark for the Hungarian capital, it will host live concerts and exhibitions exploring the history of music over the past 2,000 years (magyarzenehaza.com).

VILLA NECCHI CAMPIGLIO • Italian rationalism meets art deco glamour in this stylish 1930s villa in the heart of Italy’s fashion capital, Milan

Take it OUTSIDE • Good news for fans of bathing en plein air – Agape has recast some of its most popular designs in new materials to create its very first outdoor collection. In everything from high-performance steel to Cementoskin, an innovative type of cement with a soft finish, the reimagined range includes sculptural showers, basins, tubs and more. Our pick for a perfectly formed bathtub is the circular ‘In-Out’, designed by Benedini Associati. Approx £12,460 (agapedesign.it).

SQUARE route • Over 100 hidden green spaces – most of them usually closed to the public – will be opening their gates for London Square Open Gardens Weekend on 11 and 12 June. Formal garden squares, contemporary rooftops, allotments and wildlife havens are all taking part, with new entries this year including Berwick Court, a community garden in Borough, and the award-winning Mona’s Garden in...