My husband is tidy. I am not. But what started as a simple passive-aggressive back-and-forth escalated when my husband started leaving stuff on the landing
Turn off the overhead light and bring a warm glow to interiors
‘I am the Last Woman Object’ declared Nicola L. in 1969. But 55 years later, stereotypes remain and women continue to create body furniture to challenge uncomfortable truths
Over 50 years, the Japanese illustrator has accumulated a world-class archive. Now he has to decide what to do with it
The artist has done his bit to advance the cultural kudos of the houseplant — and vice versa
Florence and James Kennedy’s 200-year-old home in Cornwall is both a working flower farm, and a minimalist sanctuary
The Italian designer takes over Maja Hoffmann’s London town house for an immersive retrospective
The ceramicist has combined China’s ‘white gold’ clay with artistic inspiration from Kew Gardens to create monumental floral pots for a new exhibition
The artist has turned an old French schoolhouse into a gloriously sprawling home
A solitary vase, a shrine to family photographs, an unruly mess of keys, knick-knacks and unpaid bills . . . whatever sits above the fireplace is compellingly revelatory
Because everyone needs some Warhol, Ruscha et al on the wall
The British-Indian collector found just the place to house his Le Corbusier and Jeanneret pieces — a dilapidated pottery in north London. So he set about restoring it
The best contemporary fringed pieces to buy now
Curl up in a snug this autumn
The ancient Korean gilding technique is enjoying a resurgence — with a little help from YouTube
Whether you’re looking to impress friends with leatherbound classics, or conjuring up a witchcraft reading room, Ultimate Library can help
Whether in Tangier, Hong Kong, Taipei, Chandigarh, New York or Qatar, the French interior architect’s designs capture the individual character and cultural identity of their city location
London’s Barbican masterpiece has wonderful detailing, but if all that concrete is too much, there are some inspiring ways to soften it
In this special edition, we look at the changing face of Mayfair, talk to architects from Karachi to Xi’an embracing ‘sponge tactics’ to mitigate flooding, step inside a Singapore garden home, and spotlight design tips for the growing rental market
Historic metropolitan residences in New York, London, Paris, Barcelona and Edinburgh
He helped make Singapore a garden city, and the same ethos informs the design of his home
Rental properties represent a substantial target market for designers, and creative minds are rising to the challenge
At the neo-Georgian mansion, the cereal heiress and entrepreneur served frozen food on Sèvres porcelain to a stream of guests — and her spirit lives on
Designer-makers are upping the ante on traditional lathe-fabricated forms
Gabrielle Greiss’s farmhouse in rural France creates the perfect backdrop for her fantastical pieces
