OCTOBER 2019

THE BRIT LIST

37 The maverick Expect the unexpected with Martyn Thompson’s textiles and ceramics
38 The rising star Endorsed by Sir Terence Conran, designer Daniel Schofield is on a roll
41 The new shop We reveal why Design & That is the hottest new interiors destination
43 The globetrotters Meet Fettle, the interior design duo shaking up the hospitality scene
44 The materialist Margo Selby, the renowned weaver whose work is bolder than ever
47 The collaboration Soho Home and Anthropologie’s first cool, casual collection
50 The tableware Ceramicist Richard Brendon unveils his modern take on earthenware
53 The best of British The finest buys in a sophisticated palette of rust and leather
54 The reinvention How Donna Wilson’s new range signals a shift in her whimsical look
56 The polymath Womenswear turned interior designer Roksanda Ilinčić’s inspirations
59 The best of British Investment pieces in a stylish combination of blue, black and blush
60 The brand Benchmark’s journey, from humble beginnings to craft success story
63 The revival Harrods gains a glamorous new dining spot in its historic food hall
69 The newcomer Why furniture and lighting firm Gabriel Scott should be on your radar
70 The palette Be inspired by Manchester’s Victoria Bath’s calming seascape scheme
72 The architect Award-winning Jonathan Tuckey talks projects past and future
75 The celebration Inside the party that marked 30 stylish years of ELLE Decoration
81 The names to know Meet the up-and-coming creatives that we’re tipping for the top
89 The colour radical Interior designer Sam Buckley on the power of positive hues
97 The pioneers We highlight six female architects transforming our world
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106 The showcase Editor Ben Spriggs celebrates 30 years of Habitat’s high-street hits
111 The success stories Find out how winning an award can boost a career in design
114 A home for all seasons Curated interiors to inspire you through the year

DECORATING
133 Develop a passion for print
and pattern with our edit of new
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 HOMES
180 Brutally honest British design duo Doshi
Levien invite us into their Barbican apartment
190 Gentle persuasion Minimalism takes a softer
turn in this Georgian home in historic Bath
200 Artistic difference A reinvigorated Victorian
London townhouse that’s a marriage of old and new
212 Hometown glory With an awe-inspiring view
of the London skyline, this contemporary
penthouse is a melting pot of styles, ideas and eras
222 Beyond retro A love affair with all things
1970s and an eye for vintage finds combine to
stunning effect in this playful Margate townhouse
230 Noble lineage A historic barn in the midst
of the Berkshire countryside gets a new look, its
agricultural past melding with a stylish future

ESCAPE
341 Explore Britain’s highlights, from ceramics in Stoke-on-
Trent to culture in Kent and London’s hottest new eateries

347 As the capital’s

creative community LONDON
comes alive, we reveal
the best shows, events DESIGN
and installations to
add to your itinerary FESTIVAL
FINALLY
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356 Stockists Seen something you love? Here’s where to buy it
370 The fine print ‘Dahlias Original’ wallpaper by Flora Soames

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T H E M AV E R I C K

MARTYN THOMPSON
With a reputation for innovative thinking, this creative is
capturing the beauty of the unexpected in his new venture
With his silvery quiff, goatee beard and quirky patchwork of handmade
and vintage clothing, British-born, New York-based Martyn Thompson
has an air of puckish woodland nymph about him. The celebrated
former commercial photographer turned textile and product designer
is certainly magical in his thinking – for more than 30 years, his
photography, whether for the world’s leading glossy magazines or
clients such as Ralph Lauren, Tiffany & Co and Hermès, has been
renowned for its moody and romantic ‘lived in’ feel.
In his own personal photography projects, though, Thompson
has constantly sought to capture the ‘accidental’ in moments, such
as the beauty of a floor splattered with paint. ‘It has always been
about embracing the spontaneous element of accident in creativity,’
he says. And since 2013, Thompson has expanded this idea by
‘experimenting with different ways of reproducing a photo on
different surfaces and textures’.
The result: a textile collection that includes patterns such as the
ombré-effect ‘Watercolour’ (inspired by a photograph of rippling
pool water at La Colombe d’Or) and the blowsy florals of ‘Cezanne’s
Farewell’ (taken from an image of flowers in a vase in Thompson’s
‘Falling In Love At The Institute’ series). Each one is woven as a
jacquard on tapestry looms, lending a sense of depth and antiquity,
perfect for curtains, floor cushions and upholstering furniture.
Warming even further to this theme, Thompson launched the
‘Accidental Expressionist’ tea set earlier this year with Emily Johnson
of Stoke-on-Trent-based ceramics firm 1882Ltd. Comprising cups,
saucers, bowls and a teapot, whose shape was influenced by a coffee

‘IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN ABOUT

EMBRACING THE SPONTANEOUS
ELEMENT OF ACCIDENT IN CREATIVITY’
pot created by Thompson’s great-aunt, the
revolutionary ceramicist Susie Cooper. The
WORDS: FIONA MCCARTHY PICTURES: MARTYN THOMPSON PORTRAIT: BRIAN REYES/MARTYN THOMPSON

splattered glazed finish intimates the imperfect

beauty of something handmade.
Thompson has also recently handpainted
one-off pieces, from cups to vases – ‘I’m a
stripy, spotty, splodgy painter. I can’t do
any more than that,’ he laughs – for his
design takeover of Jo Malone London’s HQ
during London Design Festival (open to
the public 18–22 September), celebrating
his collaborative capsule collection of
candles and diffusers, in scents such as
Lime Basil & Mandarin and Peony & Blush
Suede, launching next April. For this,
his ‘Falling in Love’ series prints will also appear on 1882Ltd-
made vessels and packaging. In the takeover, new ottomans and
tables by Thompson will be shown, as well as pieces by Pinch
upholstered in ‘Pink Cloud’ (a new colourway of his ‘Dropcloth’
fabric) and flowers by Wild at Heart’s Nikki Tibbles set in large
vases, also by Thompson for 1882Ltd. ‘A lot of my career has been
about photographing flowers, but it’s always been hard to find big
vases. This will feel very Brâncuși in style,’ Thompson enthuses.
martynthompsonstudio.com; 1882ltd.com; jomalone.co.uk

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T H E R I S I N G S TA R

DANIEL
SCHOFIELD
Endorsed by Sir Terence Conran himself,
this designer’s clean and understated
pieces are attracting worldwide attention
Yorkshire-born Daniel Schofield is on a roll, as he
launches a host of furniture pieces for British brands
including Another Country, Ercol and SCP, as well as
other international companies. Schofield’s trajectory
has been swift: after the former carpentry apprentice
graduated in furniture and product design at Sheffield
Hallam University in 2011, he cut his teeth working
at Benchmark for a year, where he formed a lasting
relationship with Sir Terence Conran. ‘I still see
Terence about once a week,’ says Schofield, who is
now based in Woolwich in London. ‘We’re currently
working on watches, speakers and interiors. And I
hear a lot of interesting stories from him too!’
Buoyed by the design guru’s support (Conran had
singled him out as ‘one to watch’), Schofield formed
his own studio in 2012 and developed his pared-back
aesthetic. Three years on, his ‘Tarnish’ collection of

‘I STILL TALK TO TERENCE ABOUT ONCE A WEEK. WE’RE

WORKING ON WATCHES, SPEAKERS AND INTERIORS’
brass accessories won him an ELLE Decoration British
Design Award. Further professional endorsement Clockwise from right
came last year when he was selected to participate in Schofield’s ‘Crofton’ stool.
the ‘100% Futures’ exhibition at the London Design The ‘Backer’ chair
Festival, where seven established designers each designed for Hayche .
champion an emerging creative; Schofield was selected Cork-based ‘Suber’ stools
by furniture and product designer Simon Pengelly.
Schofield credits his LDF participation with the
boost in his public profile, which has led to the current
flurry of collaborations, the first of which – with British
heritage brand Ercol – is about to debut. Much to his
surprise, the firm has decided to put several of his
designs into production: ‘I thought they would choose
just one piece,’ he smiles. One of the items, the sculptural
‘Tenon’ table, takes its name from the joint that
merges the base and top. The ‘Ore’ table, meanwhile,
extends the brand’s timber-focused palette to include
a hand-processed cast-iron base.
Flying the flag for British design, other forthcoming
releases include the ‘Backer’ chair for Hayche (bottom
right), which is defined by sweeping plywood curves;
the linoleum-topped ‘Valley’ cabinet for Very Good
& Proper; a sofa system for Another Country; storage
for Deadgood; and a sofa and tables for SCP.
There’s still time for personal projects. Schofield is
developing a clay-plaster finish, as well as a colourful
WORDS: AMY MOOREA WONG

eco-friendly compressed woodboard made from

recycled wood chips. ‘I try to solve problems in the
simplest way, distilling the result into something clean
and understated,’ he says, championing the utilitarian
ethos of Good Design. ‘My aim is to create useful and
timeless products.’ danielschofield.co.uk

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THE NEW SHOP

DESIGN & THAT

Curated by British interior designer Emma Shone-Sanders, this
design destination is the place to find the most stylish new pieces
Shoreditch-based studio Design & That was set up in 2016, but, as the name suggests,
for its founder Emma Shone-Sanders, the idea was always to make it about more
than just interior design. Indeed, it’s the ‘That’ which is the focus at the moment
as, this June, she opened a store in Hackney Road with her wife, Jade. ‘It brings
together my favourite brands, designers and artists under one roof,’ she enthuses.
Much like the interiors Shone-Sanders creates, which are, in her words, ‘pared-
back and contemporary, yet relaxed and warm,’ the shop is an exquisitely curated
collection of furniture and homeware that is at once homely and supremely stylish.
When working on her many interior design projects, which at the moment include
two central London flats converted into a family home and a chalet in the French
Alps, clients often asked her if there was anywhere they could see the pieces she was
championing in real life – to hold, sit on or gaze at before they invested. The answer
was often no. Now many of those special finds can bought here.
Expect to see designs from well-known brands, such as Menu and Frama,
alongside smaller gems that the designer has spotted on her trips – Danish furniture

A CURATED COLLECTION
OF FURNITURE AND
HOMEWARE THAT IS
HOMELY AND STYLISH
companies New Works and 101 Copenhagen are
two recent additions. Accompanying them you’ll
find work by some of the finest modern artisans.
Pieces by weaver Christabel Balfour, ceramicist
Sophie Alda and clay artist Eny Lee Parker (her
jewellery is utterly covetable) decorate the space.
Plus, moody limewash paint by Australian brand
Bauwerk Colour (Design & That is its only UK
stockist) coats the walls, creating the perfect
backdrop to the collection.
Of course, the high street is a difficult place to
be right now, but Design & That is no ordinary
store. Shone-Sanders has plans to turn it into an
experiential space, holding monthly workshops
with big names from her impressive little black
book of creatives. ‘I think people want a bit more
from their shops,’ she says. ‘It’s time to put the
ideas Jade and I have been talking about for years
into action. It’s so exciting!’ designandthat.com
WORDS: CLARE SARTIN PICTURES: LEO DAVUT

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THE GLOBETROTTERS

FETTLE
With an impressive
portfolio of considered
interiors schemes for hotels,
bars and restaurants, this
design duo has made waves
both sides of the Atlantic

From top Tom Parker (left)

and Andy Goodwin; Moncks
of Dover Street; the lobby at
The Hoxton hotel, Portland

well-considered and luxurious. ‘One of our

‘ONE OF OUR PET pet peeves is walking into a restaurant or
PEEVES IS WALKING hotel and not knowing where to go or how
to use a space,’ says Parker of their aim to
INTO A SPACE AND create ‘inviting and intuitive schemes, where
NOT KNOWING we plan the flow extremely carefully.’ There
WHERE TO GO OR is an emphasis on layering, too, especially
with custom-designed finishes, furniture
HOW TO USE IT’ and lighting. ‘At Moncks, for example, it’s the
subtle details – like the pleated fabric covered
In just six years, and only a little over a decade since graduating walls and the tassel-trimmed cushions, glazed Anaglypta ceilings
with university degrees in interior architecture, Andy Goodwin and marble flooring – which have created depth,’ explains Parker.
and Tom Parker are taking the global restaurant design scene by Inspiration comes from everywhere, including old-school
storm with their agency, Fettle. It’s a long-distance partnership – brasseries and 1950s Italian design – ‘the heyday of Gio Ponti
Parker is based in LA, and Goodwin heads up the studio in Shoreditch et al,’ says Goodwin – and the current work of the designers Studio
– but they remain close. ‘Tom and I talk most days – actually, I speak Modijefsky in Amsterdam and Roman and Williams in New York.
to Tom far more than I speak to my wife,’ laughs Goodwin. As Goodwin puts it: ‘We’re lucky that our studio is still small enough,
WORDS: FIONA MCCARTHY PICTURES: MARK COCKSEDGE, HELEN CATHCART, ALAN JENSEN

Fettle is a word used in the north of England, meaning ‘to tinker and our clients are relatively open, so we can be quite adventurous
with’, and the name is an ode to Goodwin’s south Yorkshire roots. with what we’re doing’. fettle-design.co.uk
It perfectly embodies the pair’s ethos. ‘A lot of what we do is rooted
in tradition – revering a building’s past, but then twisting the fabrics
and finishes to add modern or unexpected details,’ he says.
Recently, the firm has been working on projects from the cocktail
bar at The Marylebone hotel and the new Moncks of Dover Street
brasserie in Mayfair to the communal drinking, lounging and dining
areas of The Hoxton hotels in Portland, Oregon and soon-to-come
Rome. In LA, they’ve overseen restaurants such as Audrey at the
Hammer Museum establishment, and, more recently, The Draycott
in Pacific Palisades, for British restaurateurs Matt and Marissa
Hermer, with whom Fettle is also working on another restaurant
on Melrose Avenue. Where their colour palette in the UK comprises
chiefly oxblood reds and royal blues, stateside, in spaces like The
Draycott, the Californian light has afforded ‘a looser, unexpected
freshness with shades of pink, orange and palm green,’ says Parker.
As alumni of Martin Brudnizki’s design studios in both London
and New York, it’s also no surprise that the duo’s style focuses on the

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T H E M AT E R I A L I S T

MARGO SELBY
Using both traditional and modern techniques, this
British textile designer creates bold, precise patterns
Renowned weaver Margo Selby has always been happiest when using
her hands. ‘I was a bit of a monkey at school, but if you gave me things
to make, I’d concentrate for hours,’ she laughs. So, from crocheting and
cross-stitching with her grandmother, she went on to study textiles at
both the Chelsea College of Art and Design and the Royal College of
Art, before creating her first collection in 2003, shortly after graduating.
It is the production of textiles rather than the design work that
has always held Selby in its thrall. ‘I love the technical side of building
cloths,’ she says. ‘It’s very satisfying to create something intricate
but bold.’ From her studio in a former abattoir located just a few
streets from the beaches of Whitstable in Kent, Selby creates
inimitable handwoven constructions, using industrial machinery
to produce fabrics that are not only mathematically precise but
also imbued with hidden depths and ingenuity.
Her creative remit encompasses everything from towels and
bedding for John Lewis & Partners and vividly patterned rugs for
Habitat to needlepoint cushions for Fine Cell Work – a charity that
teaches prisoners embroidery and quilting.
She has also worked with the Tate, the British
Museum, the Royal Opera House, the London
Transport Museum, West Elm and Alternative
Flooring. ‘I love the challenge of building a
cloth, then seeing how others use it,’ she says.
Launched in 2016, Selby’s collections with
Osborne & Little have just been expanded.
The patterns in the first collection, ‘Ragtime’,
had names such as ‘Basie’, ‘Ella’ and ‘Coltrane’
in memory of her jazz-mad father who had
just passed away. More recently, ‘Memphis’ ‘I LOVE THE
– a set of six designs whose names herald the
great American soul singers – includes TECHNICAL
‘Supreme Stripe’, the jacquard ‘Jukebox’, a SIDE OF
cut velvet called ‘Smokey’ and the graphic
‘Motown’, which takes its cue from the
BUILDING
‘Johnston’ typeface (best known for its use CLOTHS – IT’S
on the London Underground signage).
‘There is a similarity between music and
SATISFYING
weaving,’ Selby says of the way she transforms TO CREATE
warp and weft into hypnotic symphonies
of colour and pattern. She teams historic
SOMETHING
techniques with modern technology to bring INTRICATE
her ideas to life. For example, to create her
‘Warp 13’ abstract framed artworks –
BUT BOLD’
comprising handwoven blocks of saturated
colour – she employs the 17th-century
lampas technique, in which the pattern
wefts are overlaid onto a background weft.
The technique is traditionally used for
decorative brocades.
While Selby is still best known for her
intense, intricate patterns, her work has
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steadily evolved since moving to the Kent

coast. ‘It has become larger and simpler,
more refined,’ she muses. ‘It feeds my soul.’ From top Selby in her studio – the carpet is her ‘Shuttle’ design for Alternative
Margo Selby’s studio is open to visitors from Flooring (alternativeflooring.com). ‘Supreme Stripe’ from the ‘Memphis’ collection,
Monday to Friday throughout the year. £99 per metre, Margo Selby for Osborne & Little. The ‘City Gull Wing’ sofa by Bert
margoselby.com; osborneandlittle.com Frank for Decca London (deccalondon.com), upholstered in Selby’s ‘Assembly’ cloth

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T H E C O L L A B O R AT I O N

SOHO HOME X
ANTHROPOLOGIE
Soho House’s homeware brand teams up with the US
retailer to produce a 30-strong furniture collection
Irrepressible expansionist, founder and CEO of Soho House, Nick
Jones – who now counts 25 outposts of his members’ clubs around
the globe – has paired Soho Home (his homeware retail arm) with
Anthropologie to create a 30-strong furniture collection. ‘There’s a
lot of crossover,’ says Chris Sotz, head of Anthropologie home. ‘The
brands are beautifully styled, casual and cool, and there is a timelessness
because we take cues from eclectic styles and periods.’ Both have
gone global, with a presence in many of the same destinations – the
pair have clearly seen an opportunity in transforming this mutual
admiration into a joint venture.
‘Our core customers are women in their 30s and 40s with an affinity
for great design,’ explains Sotz. ‘Interiors are her sport. Well-travelled
with second homes, they are looking to decorate several places. They
want something unique all the time.’ This cosmopolitan ethos and
approach to aesthetics is also at the heart of Soho House – the clubs
import the tried-and-tested formula of the brand wherever they go
(Cecconi’s restaurants, great art, cool bars, rooftop pool and so on),
but also always immerse themselves in their locales, both aesthetically
and culturally, which is reflected in Soho Home’s offering.
Designed and produced by Anthropologie, the range takes
inspiration from two Soho House clubs in particular where Sotz
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‘Harrison’ coffee table, £1,198;

‘Adriana’ sofa, £2,298; ‘Adriana’
chair, £1,298; ‘Andres’ pillow, £60,
all Soho Home X Anthropologie

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and his team spent time: the original venue on London’s Greek Street
and the more recent modernist property Soho House Barcelona.
‘We immersed ourselves,’ he says, ‘enjoying the community spaces
and inhaling the experience. We took lots of photographs and started
to think about what spoke to us and how to incorporate the soul of
the houses into the products.’
The collection is expansive, with furniture, textiles, lighting,
tableware and glassware. The classic Georgian architecture of
Greek Street was interpreted through scalloped detailing on
upholstery, Chesterfield sofas and elegant turned details on
cabinetry and tables in English oak. Meanwhile, the Barcelona-
inspired pieces have a modernist feel, epitomised by the ‘Santiago’
leather sling chair (right) and marble-topped occasional tables, but
there are also Catalan-inspired ceramics.
Art deco is an influence that runs throughout the collection, in
the velvet upholstery and furniture with marble and brass inlays,
and is best exemplified by the ‘Adriana’ seating and ‘Marianna’ bed.
‘One of my favourite pieces is the curved Chesterfield Tête-à-tête,’
says Sotz. ‘It’s in sumptuous velvet with a braided fringe trim. I also
love the ‘Amoret’ swivel chair with its sharp barrel-back and ikat
woven upholstery.’ So, with 25 destinations to be inspired by, is this
just the start of a beautiful relationship? ‘We think so – it’s built
organically over time and we’re testing it out, so time will tell.’
The collection is available through Soho Home (sohohome.com) and
Anthropologie (anthropologie.com)

THE GEORGIAN ARCHITECTURE OF

GREEK STREET WAS INTERPRETED
THROUGH SCALLOPED DETAILING

From top, clockwise

‘Santiago’ chair, £898;
‘Sofia’ upholstered
bed, £2,498; ‘Adriana’
pouf, £348; ‘Leather’
desk, £1,698, all
Soho Home X
Anthropologie

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T H E TA B L E WA R E

RICHARD
BRENDON
A striking new collection by
this designer’s eponymous
brand puts a contemporary
spin on a centuries-old
earthenware style

‘From the very beginning, I wanted to learn more about the

history of British ceramics,’ says Richard Brendon, who
established his tableware brand in 2013. ‘This naturally led
me to Stoke-on-Trent, where all of our bone china is produced,
but, once there, I realised how much the industry had shrunk.
I wanted to help it recuperate.’
Brendon’s latest collection, ‘Dip’ (pictured, from £18),
has taken him back to a time long before bone-china
production. It’s inspired by creamware, a light-coloured
earthenware developed in the mid-18th century. Brendon
spent time at the V&A’s ceramic archives, ‘looking at really
early examples of slip-decorated earthenware,’ he says.
‘Afterwards, I spent a couple of days in the Royal Stafford
factory, experimenting with splattering and spraying pieces
with glassy glazes. Eventually, I tried dipping – it looked
good and worked well for industrialised batch production.’
The result is a collection comprising variously sized bowls
and plates, a cup, a mug and a jug in three colourways.

‘IF WE DON’T ENDEAVOUR TO

PRESERVE THESE INDUSTRIES,
WE’LL LOSE THEM FOR EVER’
Bringing heritage craftsmanship up to date for modern
living is Brendon’s raison d’être. Consider his other ultra-
contemporary lines produced in Stoke – the hypnotic
‘Superstripe’ (in collaboration with Patternity); ‘Details
from Willow’ (white tableware dotted with tiny sections of
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the iconic late-1700s ‘Willow’ pattern); and collections for

Fortnum & Mason, Corinthia Hotel and Blue Hill chef Dan
Barber. ‘If we don’t endeavour to preserve these industries,
we’ll lose them for ever,’ Brendon asserts. ‘For me, it’s not
just about protecting these age-old skills, but how we rejuvenate
them for future generations.’ richardbrendon.com
:
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RUST AND LEATHER

Make this rich wallpaper the focal point by teaming
it with terrazzo surfaces and softly toned accessories

1 2

7 9

6
8

10
5
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£299, Heal’s (heals.com) 3 ‘Pale Oak’ chalky matt emulsion paint, £35 for 2.5 litres, Craig & Rose (craigandrose.com) 4 ‘Leather
02’ eco emulsion paint, £55.58 for 2.5 litres, Bert & May (bertandmay.com) 5 ‘Shenandoah’ rug from the Geometric collection,
from £2,031, Luke Irwin (lukeirwin.com) ‘6 ‘Vermont’ coloured glass vase, £30, Habitat (habitat.co.uk) 7 Hand-blown clear
‘Bumba’ glass in ‘Claret Red’, £48, Summerill & Bishop (summerillandbishop.com) 8 Earthenware round bowl by Brickett
Davda, from £29, The Conran Shop (conranshop.co.uk) 9 ‘Y’ chair in tan, £4,200, Rose Uniacke (roseuniacke.com)
10 ‘Jesmonite Jigsaw’ table by Studio Ashby, £12,770, The Invisible Collection (theinvisiblecollection.com)

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THE REINVENTION

DONNA WILSON
Known for her whimsical designs, the Scottish textile and
product creator’s latest collection signals a new direction
Success often comes at a price. Ironically, for many artists and
designers, it’s the time and space to explore ideas, free from the
trappings of business demands. Brave is the creative who forces
the freedom of time out, prioritising creativity over commerciality,
but that’s exactly what Donna Wilson did last summer. ‘I had to do
it for my own sanity,’ she says. ‘I just needed to stand back.’
Wilson found three precious days. Her parents looked after her
two children while she escaped to a cottage on the Scottish coast. ‘In
between walks on the beach, I began to experiment – drawing and
painting, and enjoying the freedom of watercolour and the fluidity
of ink.’ This approach has taken Wilson in a fresh new direction – a
departure from the winsome faces and woodland creatures that have
won her devotees around the world. The fruits of her experimentation?
‘Carefully Considered Confusion’, a new collection for SCP that
displays Wilson’s talent for using colour and pattern in a more
experimental, abstract way. There are hand-painted stoneware
ceramics, produced in Portugal, featuring a series of elementary and
organic shapes in a soft earthy palette, lending them a retro feel.
More excitingly though, encouraged by long-time champion of her
work, SCP founder Sheridan Coakley, Wilson is branching out and
developing limited edition timber pieces. Some will remain as sculptures, ’I ENJOYED THE FREEDOM
while others will be transformed into chairs and mirrors. ‘It’s a OF WATERCOLOUR
progression from last year’s rugs, which came from my abstract
watercolour paintings,’ she says. ‘I wanted to move into the three- AND FLUIDITY OF INK’
dimensional.’ Wilson is bringing her paintings to life using oak and
beech offcuts, but also Douglas fir, which is her favourite timber: ‘I
love the grain and softness of it and how some end grains look really
stripy.’ The intention was for each piece to be unique. ‘Even if two are
similar shapes, they will be different colours,’ explains Wilson.
She has no idea how her new work will be received, but is finding
the process-led experience exhilarating. ‘It’s the best part of working
for yourself,’ she muses. ‘Sometimes it’s easy to forget, but you really
can make your own rules.’ donnawilson.com. View Donna’s collection
at SCP, 135-139 Curtain Road during London Design Festival from
14-22 September and hear more at 100% Design. See page 348.

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T H E P O LY M AT H

ROKSANDA ILINČIĆ
An arbiter of taste tells us what they’re
listening to, reading, collecting and more
London-based womenswear designer, ex-
architecture student and self-confessed colour
fanatic Roksanda Ilinčić has won fans world
over for her vibrant hues and fluid, wearable
silhouettes. Her eponymous label’s pieces have
been displayed at the Design Museum and V&A,
as well as at the David Adjaye-designed flagship
boutique that opened in London’s
Mayfair in 2014. Now she’s revisited
her old neighbourhood with an
ambitious interiors project, bringing
her unique brand of bold, structural
femininity – and commitment to
showcasing women artists and
makers – to design the penthouse
suite at King’s Cross’s Gasholders work of Rainer Werner Fassbinder
complex (gasholderslondon.co.uk). 1 2 and Luchino Visconti. I was blown
My all-time favourite musician away by Visconti’s Death in Venice
is Kate Bush (6). She’s influenced me as a designer (1); his themes of beauty and
– her desire to look different but in a feminine purity still feel so relevant.
way is something I relate to. My favourite song My most-loved gallery is the
changes, but currently it is This Woman’s Work. Serpentine (4), where I’m showing
At the moment, I’m reading Alice Rawsthorn’s my collection in September for
Design as an Attitude. She examines the huge the third year. It’s a place I feel
change in the way designers express themselves I can almost call home – it really

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BOWLING AND HALES GALLERY, ALEXANDER GRAY ASSOCIATES AND MARC SELWYN FINE ART. COPYRIGHT – FRANK BOWLING. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, DACS 2018
in the context of the current atmosphere – social opened doors for me. I love
media, the environment, the refugee crisis – all Copenhagen’s Louisiana Museum
while highlighting the incredible, positive of Modern Art, too, which has
designs that are shaping our culture. a magical garden filled with
Books that influence me are always visual. Alexander Calder and Henry Moore sculptures.
Helen Frankenthaler (3), Phyllida Barlow, Isa The exhibitions I have been to recently are
Genzken, Jessica Stockholder and ‘Mike Nelson: The Asset Strippers’ and ‘Frank
Anni Albers are always on my 4 3 Bowling’ featuring Iona Miriam’s Christmas
table. Female artists are often Visit To & From Brighton 2017 (2). I saw both
not as visible, and I find joy in exhibitions on the same day at the Tate Britain.
championing them. They were so different, but both magnificent.
It’s hard to pick a go-to film, I love industrial objects. I’m often inspired
because I love movies. I adore the when walking past a building site. And then
slow, haunting quality of Andrei Frank Bowling just has the most incredible
Tarkovsky’s movies and the way colour sense – it was like a feast!
he sees Russia; I also admire the I like to collect Yves Saint Laurent clothing
(5), and I have quite a big archive of his pieces.
I would spend a free day in London in the
rose garden in Regent’s Park with my family.
The place I always want to be
6 is Montenegro, where my
dad is from and where I
spend summers. I have
wonderful memories of
Queen’s Beach with its
backdrop of pine trees
and emerald water –
being connected with
nature, eating delicious
food and enjoying the
moment. Everything that
is so magical in life.
5
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BLUE, BLACK & BLUSH

Combine a striking work of art with graphic
pieces of furniture in a simple palette

3
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5
7
8

11
10

12
13
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Greene (littlegreene.com) 3 ‘Lounge’ artwork by Emily Forgot, £240, Partnership Editions (partnershipeditions.com) 4 ‘Fram’ shelving by Mathias
Hahn, from £1,795, Another Country (anothercountry.com) 5 Pinch X 1882 Ltd ‘Flare’ bowl, £55, Pinch (pinchdesign.com) 6 ‘Small Speckle’ vase, £55,
The Conran Shop (conranshop.co.uk) 7 ‘Type 80’ table lamp by Sir Kenneth Grange, £199, Anglepoise (anglepoise.com) 8 ‘Stitch’ cushion by Tom Dixon,
£175, Liberty (libertylondon.com) 9 ‘Foster 620’ side table by Norman Foster for Knoll, £2,051, Aram (aram.co.uk) 10 ‘Belle’ accent chair in blush pink
velvet, £349, Made (made.com) 11 ‘Cinder Rose’ paint, £46.50 for 2.5 litres of estate emulsion, Farrow & Ball (farrow-ball.com) 12 ‘Morf blue’ rug, from
£420, Floor Story (floorstory.co.uk) 13 Grande Plank flooring from The Italian Collection, £81.54 per square metre, Havwoods (havwoods.com)

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THE BRAND

BENCHMARK
Since its humble beginnings in a stable block, Sean Sutcliffe’s
wood furniture brand has always had craft at its heart
Having set up his own small carpentry studio as a teenager before
attending the Parnham College of Furniture Makers, Benchmark’s
co-founder Sean Sutcliffe was destined to be a craftsman. It was at
college that he met his future business partner, Sir Terence Conran,
who was visiting. Sutcliffe accepted Conran’s invitation to work for
him, and he began with prototyping and designing solid wood furniture
for Heal’s, Habitat and The Conran Shop. The job came with the offer
of a former stable block on Conran’s estate in Berkshire, where Sutcliffe
set up his workshop. That was 1984, and that workshop became
Benchmark Furniture. ‘I have always liked the process of production,
rather than making one-off pieces,’ Sutcliffe explains. ‘We started in a
small and modest way and have grown in a small and modest way.’
What began as designing and producing furniture for retailers
evolved into creating bespoke pieces for Conran’s restaurant projects,
and then for others. From there, larger commissions were won: custom
furniture for The London Library, the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford,
Cornwall’s The Eden Project, plus a vast list of hotels including
F O U R FA C T S A B O U T
Rosewood and The Berkeley in London and other leading retailers
BENCHMARK
such as Alex Eagle – The Store and Paul Smith.
1 When Benchmark launched in 1984,
At the heart of the business is craft and making – something Sutcliffe with a one-off £6,000 investment from
and his team, which includes six in-house designers, have never strayed Terence Conran, there were just three
far from. ‘There’s a lot of crossover between domestic and commercial,’ members of staff. Today there are 70.
says Sutcliffe, ‘particularly as workplace furniture gets softer and softer.’ 2 ‘I had a rebellious feeling and wanted
Of note, there’s the ‘Ovo’ collection of tables, storage and seating to make a point of difference by creating
designed by Foster + Partners, which won this year’s furniture category a sustainable business. We have never
at the ELLE Decoration British Design Awards. The minimalist ‘Muse’ worked with tropical timbers and only use
sofa by Space Copenhagen launched during Clerkenwell Design Week, sustainable wood,’ explains Sutcliffe.
and just out is the ‘Sage’ collection designed by New York architect 3 Benchmark has a highly successful and
David Rockwell, which includes a sit-stand desk and a sofa made from award-winning apprenticeship programme
solid wood and upholstered with entirely natural materials. – of the 60 apprentices who have passed
through Benchmark, around 40 are still
‘I have this firm belief that wood is good for us,’ concludes Sutcliffe.
employed by the company.
‘It’s said that timber lowers your heart rate. From a wellness point of
view – biophilic design – it really resonates. I’m really keen to bring 4 The brand was commissioned by
Leicester Cathedral to make a new
more and more solid wood into people’s lives.’ benchmarkfurniture.com
cathedra and cross (below) for the Bishop.
The contemporary designs by Draisci
Studio were complex to build, with detailed
geometry and faceted panels in walnut.

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From top Bespoke

tables at Case
Western Reserve
University in Ohio;
‘Sage’ sit-stand desk
and ‘Ovo’ low stool

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T H E R E V I VA L

HARRODS’ FOOD
HALL
When Harrods’ Meat & Fish Hall first opened
As part of a historic regeneration designed by David
Collins Studio, this former retail space has been
transformed into a glamorous dining destination
Viennese arts magazine, which likened it to Wormell is visibly chuffed by the renovation
in 1903, it caused quite the stir. ‘It blew people a church complete with side aisles and nave. when we meet in the newly unveiled Dining
away,’ says Sebastian Wormell, resident In the intervening century, the space has Hall with Simon Rawlings, creative director
archivist for the Knightsbridge megastore. undergone many transformations. Archival of David Collins Studio. For Rawlings, though,
‘There was simply nothing like it as a retail imagery from the 1920s shows a room so there were many challenges to overcome in
space in London.’ The elaborately tiled filled with plucked turkeys at Christmas, you transforming the historic interior, not least
interior, conceived by Yorkshire Arts and can barely see the interior. The 1970s were the practicalities of installing five kitchens
Crafts ceramicist and artist William Neatby, dire, while at some point during the 1990s, to serve each of the individual food counters.
was of course ridiculed; ‘Why create such an the grand hall contained questionable ‘It was important to respect what was here,
interior for a mere shop?’ naysayers scoffed. sculptures. Today, the Grade II*-listed interior but also do something new for retail,’ says
But aesthetes admired the detailed design is back, restored to its full gilded glory and Rawlings, who is well practised in the
of the art nouveau-inspired room, which was transformed into the 200-cover Dining Hall sensitivities of modernising heritage
completed in just nine weeks and originally by renowned experts in reviving historic properties. ‘I wanted to retain the sense that
featured a glass roof that flooded the space London interiors, David Collins Studio. The this is a hall, though I was aware that spaces
with natural light. The ornate frieze displaying third phase of a two-year regeneration of full of design and detail can be overwhelming.
pastoral scenes of sheep and fish, as well as Harrods’ food halls, and undoubtedly the We created pockets of smaller environments
colourful glazed tiles – designed by Neatby jewel in the crown, the Dining Hall will present to enable diners to enjoy the food and
and produced by Doulton & Co, who later shoppers with a chance to pause for a drink company, while being able to take in the
became Royal Doulton – impressed the critics. at the central Wine Bar, or dine from five food grandeur of it all.’ The oval-shaped Wine Bar,
The hall was even featured in a revered counters that line the room’s periphery. with its beautiful scalloped edge, anchors

Experts in reviving historic

properties, David Collins
Studio has renewed the sense
of occasion in Harrods’
Dining Hall, which is now
an elegant spot where
customers can rejuvenate

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the room, while the individual counters – The

Fish Bar, The Pasta Bar, The Grill, The Sushi
Bar and Kama by Vineet Bhatia – are defined
by subtle designs that frame each kitchen.
‘It was essential to have discreet differentiation
around the room,’ says Rawlings. For example,
The Fish Bar features a fringe of tiles that
resemble scales, The Grill is adorned with
brasserie-like rodded glass, while The Pasta
Bar is decorated with Murano glass discs.
What truly brings the room to life, though,
is the glamorous lighting. ‘With technological Clockwise from top
advancements, we can now light rooms in a The hall is now home to
five decadent food counters.
more modern way,’ Rawlings explains. There
Original tiling has been
are multiple light sources around the room, colour matched and restored.
with every counter flaunting several layers This intricate frieze has been
of illumination: recessed for drama, a source restored to its former glory
to highlight food and glowing table-top lamps.
In a nod to the hall’s 1920s heyday, globes are
a central motif, though it is the carefully
orchestrated domes that send a mesmerising
wash of light over the intricate tile work.
The tiled ceiling was a rarity at the time,
according to Wormell: ‘Neatby wrote about
using tiles on the walls and ceilings and how
Doulton would groove the backs to aid
sticking.’ Despite lasting remarkably well,
some restoration work was required. David
Collins Studio called upon the expertise

’IT WAS IMPORTANT TO RESPECT WHAT WAS HERE,

BUT ALSO TO DO SOMETHING NEW FOR RETAIL’
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’TRYING TO MATCH A HISTORIC COLOUR IS

HARD – IT TOOK WEEKS TO FIND THE HUES’
of Craven Dunnill Jackfield, who they worked
with previously on Harrods’ Roastery &
Bake Hall and Fresh Market Hall. Specialists
in Victorian techniques, the company
repaired and replicated areas where original
tiles were damaged or missing, such as the
gilded cartouches featuring pheasants.
The toughest feat for the firm was matching
the plain coloured tiles though. ‘The ceramic
industry is on its knees in terms of raw supply,’
explains Adrian Blundell, production director
of Craven Dunnill Jackfield. ‘Trying to match W I L L I A M N E AT B Y
a historic colour and find stains of pigments (1860-1910)
is getting harder. In the Dining Hall, there Barnsley-born Neatby
are lots of chevrons in acid green and white; trained in architecture,
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it took weeks to find the green.’ but segued into decorative

Currently at concept stage is the restoration arts, design and illustration.
of the fourth and final hall. Due to be completed As a William Morris admirer,
Neatby worked in metal,
in early 2020, the hall that once sold fruit,
enamel and glass, also
flowers and vegetables is to become the producing furniture and
Chocolate Hall. ‘It once had a double-height Clockwise from top wallpapers. While running
atrium and mezzanine, so we can probably A central glass roof once the architecture department
do something quite lovely in the centre,’ filled the grand space with of Lambeth’s Doulton
Rawlings muses. ‘The existing tiles are very light. Suspended dome tilemakers, he oversaw
pendants illuminate the some of their most famous
colourful and detailed, while chocolate is
room with warm lighting. designs. His work can be
brown and the packaging vibrant – so it might seen in The Royal Arcade
Specialists Craven
be hard to elevate it all.’ Judging by the studio’s Dunnill Jackfield created Norwich, Leicester’s Turkey
progress so far though, we’ve no doubt they replicas in order to restore Café and Bristol’s Edward
will rise to the challenge. harrods.com; the spectacular ceiling Everard Building.
davidcollins.studio; cdjackfield.com

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THE NEWCOMER

GABRIEL SCOTT
Canadian furniture and lighting brand
Gabriel Scott makes its debut in the UK
with a new Mayfair showroom
Gazing at the delicate brass and coloured-glass modular
compositions of the ‘Luna’ chandelier (centre right),
or the elegantly tapered silhouettes of the ‘Boudoir’
range (loveseat and chair, right), it’s no surprise to
learn that one half of creative duo Gabriel Scott segued
from fashion and jewellery to lighting and furniture
design. The Canadian brand takes its name from
Montreal-based brothers-in-law Scott Richler and
Gabriel Kakon, who joined forces in 2012 following
the latter’s graduation in architecture and industrial
design. ‘I married his sister and together we started
the fashion brand Jennifer Scott, but having studied
architecture, I wanted to return to that. I guess I went
from Jennifer to Gabriel,’ says Richler.
In recent years, some of the most innovative
lighting designs have shone from the US and Canada
in the form of sculptural handcrafted pieces by the
likes of Bocci, Lindsey Adelman, Bec Brittain, Roll
& Hill, and Apparatus. And Richler knows he’s in
good company: ‘We launched at ICFF during an
exciting time. There was a shake-up of the old guard
of North American design, with pioneers offering
something more cutting edge.’ They swiftly followed
up with a New York showroom in 2014 and now the
pair are set to debut in the UK, opening an understated
gallery-like space in London’s Mayfair.
Like other avant-garde lighting designers, Gabriel
Scott has focused on modularity, with its endless
possibilities appealing to the imaginations of architects

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WITH PIONEERS OFFERING SOMETHING MORE CUTTING-EDGE’
and designers alike. ‘The objective was to get people
excited; they can be involved in the specifications and
development of the piece,’ says Richler, who describes
himself as the ‘firestarter’ of the partnership, with
Kakon the ‘editor’. Its success in lighting – Gabriel
Scott has worked with the Four Seasons, Cartier,
Aquazzura and Louis Vuitton – is remarkable,
considering Richler couldn’t even wire a light to begin
with. And today, the pair produce their own LEDs and
diffusers to ensure a warm, flattering hue.
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Their inspiration comes from geometry, nature

and chemistry, with the octahedron-based ‘Welles’
range (lamp, right) being the first hit – although it
looks to be usurped by this year’s more ethereal
‘Luna’ collection. ‘I explore things from a material
perspective or geometry,’ says Richler. ‘I’m interested
in what more we can do with glass and how it can be
combined with metal. Right now, it’s about very
simple fixtures and stripping it back.’ Keeping it in
the family, Richler is relocating to London with his
wife and three children for this next chapter in the
brand’s evolution. gabriel-scott.com

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T H E PA L E T T E

VICTORIA
BATHS,
MANCHESTER
Once beloved of hard-toiling
workers at the end of the day, the
colour scheme at this bathhouse
evokes calming seascapes
When Victoria Baths opened in Manchester
on 7 September 1906, it was – despite the
tedious delays and the decimation of the
budget – a temple of gleaming modernity.
The Manchester Guardian cooed over the
building’s ‘Renaissance-style’ terracotta
exterior; the 78,612-gallon capacity
‘swimming bath’ (one of three); the coffee
room and bicycle storage; the ‘complete
system of electric bells and telephones’,
and, of course, the Turkish baths.
These, especially, were the last word in
taste and splendour, with gleaming glazed-
brick walls of white and pale glaucous, with
decorative accents in rich turquoise and
buttery yellow, set above slab-marble seating

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and pale terrazzo floors. The palette was
perfect. First and foremost, these were the
preeminently fashionable colours of the
era. Edwardian paint charts are awash with
rich creams and a deep field of greens,
leavened here and there with deep blues,
pinks, reds and browns. But then, as now,
this particular combination – dominated
by the triumvirate of the palest of greens,
verdant turquoise and spotless white –
THE PALEST GREEN,
worked on a deeper level too. Together, VERDANT TURQUOISE
they recall seascapes – calm summer waters,
foamy wave tips, morning mists.
AND SPOTLESS WHITE
At a time when railways had made seaside RECALL SEASCAPES
resorts both fashionable and accessible,
visitors to these urban baths couldn’t help
but be pleasantly reminded of holidays.
For end-of-day, soot-soiled factory workers, bathhouses like this one must PA I N T PA L E T T E
have felt like an oasis. Turkish baths – havens of cleanliness and leisure
– were characterised by their intense, dry heat, thought to be both curative
and restorative. Visitors would sit in a series of spaces of steadily increasing
temperature, sweating ever more profusely, before showering and lounging
around in cooling rooms – decorated here in ‘Oriental style’ – where they
might have a massage or socialise as you would at a spa. White, green and
blue – healthy, natural colours – complemented the purpose of the space
and, being glazed, appeared fresh and were easy to clean.
The pool closed – amid local protest – in 1993, and following a partial ‘French Rose’, ‘Route One’,
renovation, the building is now open as a heritage site and event location. £45 for 2.5 litres, £45 for 2.5 litres,
Does it come as a surprise that bathing was a beloved pastime in industrial- Sanderson Little Greene
age Britain? That Edwardian workers would shuck off their boots and (stylelibrary.com/sanderson) (littlegreene.com)
luxuriate, as an 1862 article in the Illustrated London News put it, ‘with ‘Babouche’, ‘Fennel 01’,
our bodies shining like alabaster and as sleek as satin’? The specifics of £46.50 for 2.5 litres, £5 for 2.5 litres,
our taste for wellness may have changed, but it’s hard to argue with the Farrow & Ball Bert & May
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THE ARCHITECT

JONATHAN
TUCKEY
The award-winning designer
and founder of a west London
practice on current projects and
the recent conversion of Berlin’s
iconic Michelberger Hotel
What inspired
you to become an
a r c h i t e c t ? My
grandparents had a
big impact on me –
I’m still discovering
my grandfather’s
architectural books
and slides, while
my grandmother that our aesthetic changes depending on From top The contemporary
was responsible for the project we’re working on. interior of the redesigned
designing several What’s on the drawing board? A broad Michelberger Hotel. A 15th-century
rural buildings. I range of properties, including a mixed-use Swiss home has been given a fresh
studied social anthropology at university, development for Woodstock Studios; the look. This 400-year old Cornish
which has been vital in learning to observe restoration and expansion of a fisherman’s cottage merges old and new
how people use buildings and spaces. house in north Cornwall (bottom right); a
How can architects bring value to sky platform inside a west London mews;
residential design? They make decisions the refurbishment of a 19th-century building
that affect light, space and the atmosphere near Regent’s Park; a newly built urban barn
in a home, the qualities of which form the in Hammersmith; and two stone buildings
backdrop to our lives and have an enormous in the French Alps and Piedmont.
effect on the potential of the community Is there a building you wish you had
and our quality of life. I believe this value designed? The alterations to Castelvecchio
should be in the background; ill-considered in Verona, carried out by Italian architect
or lazy architecture is tragic to witness and Carlo Scarpa between 1950–70. They have
a wasteful deployment of resources. inspired a generation of designers interested
Do you have a preferred room to design? in renovating historic buildings and have
An area with no specific function, but with influenced me throughout my career.
a very strong character. At the moment, I’m You recently completed the Michelberger
designing an attic that is surrounded by a Hotel (top right) in Berlin. What were
beautiful roof structure with sweeping views you hoping to achieve? To provide spaces
over the landscape. It is accessed via timber
stairs that descend from the ceiling, lending ‘ARCHITECTS MAKE DECISIONS THAT AFFECT THE
the room a treehouse atmosphere.
And your favourite project to date? It is LIGHT, SPACE AND ATMOSPHERE OF A HOME,
always the current one; every project is like FORMING THE BACKDROP TO OUR LIVES’ WORDS: JAMES WILLIAMS PICTURES: JAMES BRITTAIN; PHILIPP OBKIRCHER
a relationship: when you are in the middle
of it, it’s difficult to imagine anything else. with a domestic luxury feel within the heroic
Right now, it’s a ruined farmhouse in Piedmont industrial building. The timber frames we
in Italy. We are piecing it together and used, which echo the city’s surrounding
renewing it, but I know that in a few weeks’ infrastructure, act like giant furniture pieces,
time I will fall in love with something else. while the bespoke objects we created tame
Explain your working process… It takes the large, open-plan spaces and frame views
time to get under the skin of a project. Our through the private and communal areas. It
progress is slow and involves listening and retains a sense of permanence that is very
research. To test ideas, we create models and important when dealing with an architectural
sketches, and have many conversations. legacy of a building such as the Michelberger.
How would you describe your aesthetic? If you weren’t an architect, what would
Our look is often perceived as ‘old and new’ you be? I’ve always loved English gardens,
but it is a style that always collaborates so working in them as a landscape architect
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T H E C E L E B R AT I O N

TOAST OF
THE TOWN How ELLE Decoration marked 30 stylish years

Thirty years is quite a milestone in

publishing. In June, to mark this special
anniversary, ELLE Decoration invited the
crème de la crème of the British interior
design world – plus founding editor Ilse
Crawford and all the fantastic writers,
photographers, stylists, brands and PRs 2
who help us make the magazine happen –
5
to celebrate at new London design hotel
The Stratford. It was quite a party…

4
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1 The Stratford hotel,

London 2 Our
invitation 3 Harry
Handelsman, owner
of The Stratford, and
Anouschka Menzies
of Bacchus PR 4 ELLE
Decoration’s Amy
Moorea Wong and artist
John Booth 5 Artist
Yinka Ilori 6 Charles
Rudgard (left) and Lee
Broom, co-founders of
Lee Broom 7 Russell
Pinch of Pinch Design
and Iain Watson of 7
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1 Ivana Lindgren of Moooi, designer

Brodie Neill and Aleksandra Duka of
Neri & Hu 2 Anouschka Menzies of
Bacchus PR and journalist Michael
Hennegan 3 Designer Benjamin Hubert
and journalist Mandi Keighran 4 Pouring
the Perrier-Jouët 5 Artist John Booth,
designer Sebastian Cox and Barry Linnen
of On the Floor Hair Studio 6 Skyline views
7 Designers Daniel Schofield and Juli
Bolaños-Durman 8 Sheridan Coakley,
founder of SCP 9 Daniel Boden-Wilson
of Heal’s, Maria Speake of Retrouvius
and photographer Paul Raeside
,
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1 ELLE Decoration’s Maire Power, editor Ben

Spriggs, Lisa Bhatti and Stephanie Tomlinson
2 Photographer Ben Anders 3 Iain Watson,
ELLE Decoration’s Bethan Ryder and
Sebastian Cox 4 Designers Tomoko Azumi
(centre) and Terence Woodgate (right), with
Tomoko’s husband Tim Dawson 5 ELLE
Decoration’s Kiera Buckley-Jones 6 The
string quartet tunes up 7 Neil Byrne of
Tomorrow PR 8 Sunset silhouettes 9 Style
Library’s Sam Joyce (left) and Alison
Keane (right) with Peter Gomez of Zoffany
1

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4
1 Oona Pinch of Pinch Design 2 Kate Butler
of Habitat 3 Founding editor and designer
Ilse Crawford and editor Ben Spriggs 4 DJ
Fat Tony 5 Katie Dick and Marie Parry from
Prestigious Textiles 6 Cheese toasties 3
at midnight 7 Bethan Gray with her
husband Massimo, CEO of her design 6
studio 8 Larry Martino of Turri, interior
designer Patrizia Silvagni and Francesca
Cavalleri of Cavalleri Comunicazione PR
9 Thomas Patterson and Steve Corcoran
of House of Hackney 10 Vodka martinis

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THE NAMES TO KNOW

TOMORROW’S
PEOPLE EDWARD COLLINSON
This north London-based creative began his career making bespoke
freestanding kitchens and has just launched his first furniture range
What’s your background? After a Fine Art Masters at Central Saint Martins,
I worked as a sculptor before making furniture – my early work was utilitarian. In
the end, furniture got the better of me and I set up the business three years ago.
Define your style ‘Modern craft’, although there’s an element of the traditional.
I’ve always been interested in the relationship between old and new.
What inspires you? How architecture interacts with light. American artist James
Turrell uses light as though it’s a solid material – it’s a good way to understand it.
How would you describe your methods? I experiment with every piece, though
I like treating wood and changing its appearance or structure by ebonising – a
traditional way to darken wood with iron oxide – or fuming, which is how I get deep
browns on my ‘Note’ table. Fuming is a difficult process but I love its unpredictability.
Do you have a favourite material? Wood! The more I use it, the more I realise
its versatility. I’m also fascinated by timber products such as plywood and veneer.
Tell us about your latest pieces… The ‘Three Oaks’ collection is made from
trees felled at my North Yorkshire home – they have now been replaced with
saplings. I’m also working on a photographic book that tells the furniture’s story.
So far, what’s your greatest professional achievement? Joining The New
Craftsmen, and the fact that my furniture is loved and treasured in people’s homes.
Where are you stocked? As well as The New Craftsmen, House of Grey in London,
Garde in LA, St Vincent’s in Belgium and An Artful Life online.
The future? Extending the ‘Three Oaks’ range and developing my kitchen furniture,
all with a view to designing complete home interiors. edwardcollinson.co.uk

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KANA LONDON
Ana Kerin founded her business in 2012 in north London,
handbuilding her tactile ceramics in order to leave traces
of the maker – and now her unique pieces are used by
restaurants and renowned chefs around the globe
‘HANDBUILDING ALLOWS
Tell me about your work… Kana London was born out of my fine art
practice – I was exploring the concept of form and function and blurred the
MORE FREEDOM – I LIKE
line from sculpture into more purposeful ceramics, such as cups and bowls. HOW EACH PIECE CREATED
I love the idea of functional art; pieces that elevate everyday experiences.
How would you describe your style? Minimal and modern, as well as
IS COMPLETELY INDIVIDUAL’
raw, tactile and rustic. Close to art, it can inhabit any space – I can see it
in a Pierre Yovanovitch interior, a Brutalist space or a rural environment.
What inspires you? So many different artists – Medardo Rosso, Louise
Bourgeois, Constantin Brâncuși, Richard Serra, Franz Kline, Anselm
Kiefer, Sigmar Polke, Olafur Eliasson, Mark Rothko, Jenny Saville...
Do you have any favourite materials? Terracotta and stoneware clay.
I mix my own blend to achieve unique colours and textures. I enjoy
working with clay for its forgiving nature, as it can be moulded repeatedly.
I use all four elements – earth, water, air and fire – and find myself drawn
to materials that come from nature and can return to nature.
Why do you handbuild rather than use a pottery wheel? It allows
more freedom and I like how, when the surface is touched, it holds the traces
of fingers and fingerprints – each piece is completely individual. It also helps
with my experimental and playful approach; I never follow a formula.
How do you choose your glazes? I try to create surfaces that look like layers
of watery pigment, or painterly drips and brushstokes, such as in my ‘Ink’
range (right). I am also inspired by my relationship with food and nature.
Where can we find your ceramics? My pieces are used in restaurants
worldwide, from London to Las Vegas, Kuwait, Dubai and Hong Kong.
They’ve also been in photoshoots for the likes of Yotam Ottolenghi, Jamie
Oliver and Nigella Lawson and are stocked in shops including Alex Eagle,
Goodhood, Couverture & The Garbstore, BondStore and Caro Somerset.
What’s next? At the end of the year, I’m launching a collection in glass
to explore the contrasts between the two materials – I am really excited
about it. I would also like to do more collaborations. kanalondon.com

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LUCY KURREIN
Furniture designer and upholstery specialist Kurrein set up her
studio in 2013. That same year, her first design was launched by SCP
What’s your background? I studied furniture design at Buckinghamshire
University, then worked for several years with Matthew Hilton, followed by
PearsonLloyd. I was fortunate to have such a diverse and rigorous training.
How did your business come about? I always felt a particular sensibility for
design and knew I would have to work independently to be able to fully exercise
that. I approached SCP with my first idea and it went from there.
Do you have an aim? To create pieces that will last a lifetime.
Define your style… Always evolving and still forming. I like to challenge beauty
ideals, but elegance is important to me too – as you can see in my new ‘Isola’ range
for Heal’s (bottom left) and my ‘Lincoln’ design (bottom right) for SCP.
What inspires you? Sculpture. Artists such as Richard Deacon and Alexander
Calder who display familiar and standardised materials in extraordinary ways.
How would you describe your process... Drawing and handmade model-making
is integral, but my process is predominantly digital for accuracy. I create three-
dimensional models on screen, then print maquettes at a fifth of the size, which I
paint or upholster. The factories can then work from my data to the millimetre.
What materials do you use? Upholstery, wood and metal, but I’m always looking
for sustainable options. Whatever I’m using, I try to work in a compelling way.
Would you ever introduce more colour and pattern? I try to focus on the
texture and colour inherent in the materials. But perhaps it’s time to branch out.
Tell us about your latest range… I am launching two sofa collections at
London Design Festival, one for Heal’s, one for Molinari. They are very different;
both break away from the standard towards something more sociable and fluid.
And your greatest achievement so far? I’ve always sought to design something
both unusual and commercial. I loathe the idea that popular needs to be plain.
My ‘Rondo’ sofa is a curious design, but one of my most successful. It’s given
me the confidence to carry on in that direction.
Where can we find your furniture? The Conran Shop, Heal’s and SCP.
In the next five years, where would you like to be? I hope doing the same,
ensuring each new piece is better or different than the last. I’d like to have an icon
under my belt, but it may take a few more years to get there! lucykurrein.com

’I LOOK FOR SUSTAINABLE

OPTIONS. WHATEVER I’M
USING, I TRY TO WORK IN
A COMPELLING WAY’

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PHIL CUTTANCE
Working in the composite material Jesmonite, London-based
Cuttance casts vases, bowls, lighting and bespoke pieces of
furniture moulded from intricate handmade designs
Tell us how it all started… It was when I moved to London from New Zealand
10 years ago. I exhibited in Milan and realised that Europe is the ‘land of
opportunity’ when it comes to furniture and object design.
How would you define your practice? I’m a maker, and it’s a good time to
be one: materials and processes have never been more accessible, and with
the internet you can make small batches and sell globally.
Describe your work… I create objects with detailed and visually complex
forms that contradict the lo-fi processes by which they are produced. They
often reveal small imperfections too – a result of their handmade nature.
What materials do you use? Jesmonite, a plaster-like material that forms
detailed castings. It looks like stone or cement and has an infinite colour palette.
It’s water-based, so is kinder on the environment than traditional materials.
How do you create your patterns? By experimenting with pleating techniques;
they look simple but take a lot of calculations. I’ve just perfected my ‘Pleat’
design (mould, bottom right; mirror, right) with a trompe-l’œil effect that
tricks you into seeing ascending and descending steps. It’s my most complex
design. My Herringbone pattern (cabinet, bottom left) is also very intricate.
What’s the process? I score lines into a plastic sheet and assemble the ‘BUSINESS DOESN’T COME
three-dimensional shape before pouring or brushing Jesmonite over it. The NATURALLY – I’VE HEARD OF
patterns and moulds can be reused to create unique objects.
Can we get involved? Yes – I host casting workshops regularly in my London THIS THING CALLED ‘PROFIT’
studio, the Barbican, and in a little boatshed in Auckland, New Zealand. BUT IT SEEMS AN ENIGMA‘
Why is the hand of the maker so important? Industrial production results
in high volumes of identical pieces, and we generally have little affection for
them. The handmade is becoming more and more precious. Software exists
that could create my patterns, but I am determined to make them myself.
What’s it like running your own business? It doesn’t come naturally to
me – I’ve heard of this thing called ‘profit’, but it still seems like an enigma!
Your greatest achievement so far? In 2012, my ‘Faceture’ vases received
attention from international design and craft press and were nominated
for awards including the 2013 Design Museum’s Designs of the Year. The
amount of interest I received really spiked after that. philcuttance.com

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THE COLOUR RADICAL

MR BRIGHT SIDE
Edinburgh-based interior designer Sam Buckley Words CLARE SARTIN
Interior photography AARON ZACCARDELLI/ZAC AND ZAC
discusses colour’s effect on his home and outlook Portrait photography LAURA MEEK

F
ounder of Mr Buckley
Interiors & Stuff Sam Buckley
believes that colour has the
power to soothe, excite and
make people happy. A fan of Damien
Hirst’s psychedelic Spot paintings,
he’s quick to point out how many of
them are named after narcotics. ‘Hirst
has spoken about how the body’s
reaction to colours can be like taking
drugs,’ he explains. ‘It can affect your
mood.’ Like Hirst, the enfant terrible
of the art world, Sam was born in
Leeds. ‘I don’t think there’s anything
about the city that’s particularly
colourful, though,’ he jokes.
After initially working as an
architectural technologist, in 2009
Sam moved to Milan to study for a
master’s in interior design at the

‘THE BODY’S
REACTION
TO COLOUR
CAN BE LIKE
DRUGS – IT
CAN AFFECT
YOUR MOOD’
Scuola Politecnica di Design. It was
here that he discovered a love of
planning spaces, pairing his
architectural background with his
artistic eye. It’s also where he met
fellow students Nelcya Chamszadeh
and Fabrizio Cantoni, the founders
of CC-Tapis, with whom he’s been
creating rugs for the past ten years.
The pale silk rug that hangs in the
hallway of his own home in
Edinburgh’s West End is the first he
created for the Italian firm. It’s a
calming introduction to this four-
bedroom house, built in 1880, whose
grand dimensions have been Portrait Sam in his living room. Found in a charity shop, this sofa
transformed by brilliant blocks of bold has since been covered in ‘Esterel’ velvet by Lelièvre. The ‘Illo’
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art and design inspired the interior

here, with walls either left white to
accommodate his many paintings or
daubed in daring hues. The palette
for the technicolour wonderland that
is the living room is taken from the
rug at its centre – a custom design
created with CC-Tapis for one of his
clients. The bedroom, meanwhile, is
a study in indigo. ‘The wallpaper is
from Arte. I saw it on a stand at the
Milan Furniture Fair and fell instantly
in love,’ he recalls. To this he added
orange and green, gradually injecting
extra layers of fun.
He may be a hoarder of hues, but
Sam is not sentimental about stuff,
abiding by his dad’s motto: ‘If you
haven’t used it for six months, get rid
of it.’ The belongings that have made
the cut here, then, are special. From
his art collection, which includes
diverse works from Polish painter
Robert Proch and post-graffiti artist
Deams, to his vintage furniture finds
– such as the green Artemide chair
he snapped up on Ebay for £40 –
everything has its place.
As a home, it is an immersive
experience, and an undeniably positive
one. ‘I think attitudes have relaxed
towards this colourful approach to
interior design in recent years,’ says
Sam. He looks to the kaleidoscope of
work being produced by designers
Yinka Ilori, Adam Nathaniel Furman
and Camille Walala and, in his words:
‘It all just seems so joyous.’ With plans
to explore manufacturing his own
products, as well as working on more
residential spaces, those high spirits
look set to continue. mrbuckley.co.uk

THE PALETTE
FOR THE
COLOURFUL
LIVING ROOM
IS TAKEN
FROM THE
RUG AT ITS
CENTRE
Living room The ‘Compose’ sofa by Anderssen & Voll for Muuto sits on a bespoke rug by Sam Buckley for CC-Tapis.
Marcel Breuer’s ‘Wassily’ chair for Knoll stands beside an ‘Invader’ sideboard by Isabelle Gilles and Yann Poncelet
for Colonel Hallway, from top Form Us With Love’s ‘Cage’ shelf and mirror for Menu are set against Arte’s ‘Le
Corbusier – Dots’ wallpaper. The rug on the wall is Sam’s first design for CC-Tapis Stockist details on p356

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WALLS ARE EITHER

LEFT WHITE TO
ACCOMMODATE
SAM’S MANY
PAINTINGS
OR DAUBED IN
DARING HUES

Hallway A cushion by Susi

Bellamy sits on a green ‘Selene’
chair by Vico Magistretti for
Artemide (picked up on Ebay).
The painting above is by Dutch
artist Parra Kitchen The
colourful cabinets are from
Schüller while the stainless-steel
tap is by Vipp Dining area
‘Under The Bell’ pendant lights
by Iskos-Berlin for Muuto hang
above the ‘T12’ table by Hay. The
chairs are ‘Hiroshima’ by Naoto
Fukasawa for Maruni Stockist
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‘I THINK ATTITUDES
HAVE RELAXED
TOWARDS THIS
COLOURFUL
APPROACH TO
INTERIOR DESIGN’

Bedroom Indigo-hued ‘Facet’

wallpaper by Arte sets the colour
scheme in this room, with the
orange bedside table by Jesse
adding a pop of fun. The table lamp
is by Vipp and the artworks are
by Deams, D*face and Florence
Blanchard. The green tallboy
units are also by Jesse and the
large artwork above the fireplace
is by Robert Proch. The ‘Z’ chair
by Milo Baughman was bought
at 1st Dibs and upholstered in
‘Typo’ fabric by Lelièvre
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THE PIONEERS

BREAKING GROUND
As a new tome celebrates pioneering women in architecture, we highlight six of the best British visionaries
Renowned British architect Zaha Hadid famously said during an interview
in 2003: ‘Would you still call me a diva if I were a man?’ It’s hardly news
that women face disadvantages in the workplace, and the construction
industry has been particularly culpable. In the 20th century, women
were routinely refused entry to architecture schools, and today they
occupy just ten per cent of the highest-ranking jobs.
Breaking Ground: Architecture by Women (£29.95, Phaidon) marks
and celebrates women’s roles in the architectural world, and presents
a glorious visual manifesto of more than 180 exceptional buildings
from around the world. In an extract from the book, author Jane Hall
profiles the top female architects born or based in Britain, all working
at a time when determination, boundary-pushing and breaking the
mould has had to be at the very forefront of their practice.

FARSHID MOUSSAVI
British architect Moussavi was born in Iran and co-founded Foreign Office Architects with Alejandro Zaera-Polo in 1993, working
on a mixture of projects including the futuristic Yokohama Ferry Terminal in Japan. Moussavi went on to establish Farshid
Moussavi Architecture (FMA) in 2011. The studio’s projects include the Museum of Contemporary Art in Cleveland, United States
(above, 2012), clad in mirrored black stainless steel. Moussavi’s work is rooted in critical research, which she carries out through
FunctionLab, the research branch of FMA (farshidmoussavi.com).

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ALISON BROOKS
Brooks is an internationally revered UK-based architect, best known for her work in housing, regeneration and education. Her
studio has created a variety of works, from The Smile (below), a banana-shaped pavilion for the 2016 London Design Festival, to a
campus for Exeter College at the University of Oxford (2017). She is the only British architect to have won all three of the UK’s
most prestigious architecture awards: the Stirling Prize, the Manser Medal, and the Stephen Lawrence Prize. In 2013, she received
the Architect of the Year prize at the Women in Architecture awards (alisonbrooksarchitects.com).

SHE IS THE ONLY

BRITISH ARCHITECT TO
HAVE WON ALL THREE
OF THE UK'S MOST
PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS

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STEPHANIE MACDONALD
Macdonald established 6a Architects with Tom Emerson in 2001. She has since developed the practice’s
collaborative approach, working with consultants, artists, designers and scientists among others. The
studio is best known for its art galleries, educational buildings, artists’ studios and residential projects,
often in sensitive historic environments. A new building for the MK Gallery in Milton Keynes has
been described as being poised ‘between high technology and low-rise suburbia’. Cowan Court (below,
2016) at the University of Cambridge’s Churchill College uses oak cladding that echoes the materiality
of the original college. It won a Royal Institute of British Architects East Award in 2017 (6a.co.uk).

SU ROGERS
Su Rogers is an architect and academic
who has played a leading role in post-war
architectural design. She has been a partner in
numerous practices including Team 4 (1963–7);
Richard + Su Rogers Architects (1967–70); and
Colquhoun, Miller and Partners, later John
Miller + Partners (1986–2011). Rogers contributed
to the competition-winning design of the
Pompidou Centre (1977) in Paris, and is
responsible for the concept for ‘Zip-Up House’
(1969). Her residential projects, Creek Vean and
Pillwood House (left) – both in Feock, Cornwall
– are heritage-listed and are important works
of 20th-century British architecture.

ROGERS HAS
PLAYED A
LEADING ROLE
IN POST-WAR
ARCHITECTURAL
DESIGN

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KATHRYN FINDLAY
The late Scottish-born architect Findlay
(1953–2014) made her name as an avant-garde
modernist architect in Japan when she moved
to Tokyo in 1979, after graduating from the
Architectural Association School in London.
There, she established Ushida Findlay Architects
with Eisaku Ushida. The duo created brilliantly
original projects, such as the Soft and Hairy
House (1994) and the Truss Wall House (right,
1993), both in Tokyo. Findlay moved back to the
UK in 1999, and collaborated with Anish Kapoor
on the ArcelorMittal Orbit tower in the Queen
Elizabeth Olympic Park, London (2012).

A PIONEERING
INFLUENCE,
WIGGLESWORTH
IS KNOWN FOR
SUSTAINABLE
DESIGN

SARAH WIGGLESWORTH
Wigglesworth is widely acknowledged as a pioneering influence in British architecture and is particularly known for her experience in
PICTURES: NAME

sustainable design. Her approach is epitomised in projects such as the Stock Orchard Street house in London (2001) and the Bermondsey
Bicycle Store (above, 2008), aiming to embed green transport values within the community. Until 2016, she was professor of architecture
at the University of Sheffield, where she led research into the design of exemplary neighbourhoods for older people (swarch.co.uk).

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CHARLOTTE SKENE CATLING

Skene Catling co-founded Skene Catling de la Peña, where she is an architect and director, with Jaime de la Peña in London in
2003. The practice is known for integrating contemporary projects into heritage-listed buildings, such as the Perm-36 World
Heritage Site in Russia (2010) – their Flint House (below) won the Royal Institute of British Architects House of the Year award
in 2015. Skene Catling now teaches at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany (scdlp.net).

SKENE CATLING’S
ARCHITECTURAL
PRACTICE IS
KNOWN FOR
INTEGRATING
CONTEMPORARY
PROJECTS INTO
HERITAGE-LISTED
BUILDINGS

PICTURES: PAUL RIDDLE, JAMES MORRIS

PICTURES: NAME

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THE SHOWCASE
PICK OF THE PIECES

ELLE DECORATION + HABITAT Our edit from Habitat’s

pioneering design archive
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to be future classics, designed by Habitat’s in-house design studio, such as Matt Long’s
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CLEAN
AND CHIC
Create your own stylish, high-tech
laundry room with avantgarde Above and opposite
‘avantgarde’
appliances by Siemens washing machine
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£1,299, and dryer
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 A DV E R T I S E M E N T F E AT U R E

M O R E WAY S T O C R E AT E A
STYLISH LAUNDRY ROOM…

A FRESH LOOK
The avantgarde range’s crisp palette
is the ideal starting point for your
colour scheme. Sparkling white
and blue are both shades we
associate with cleanliness, and they’ll
help to bring a light, bright feel to
a smaller space. Try keeping walls
white and adding cool blue accents
with storage and accessories; or,
for a more subtle feel, opt for whites
and greys. Finally, add some natural
greenery in the form of houseplants
– this will have the added benefit
of oxygenating your laundry room
and freshening the air.

SMART STORAGE
Along with pantries and walk-in wardrobes, cycle and alerts you whenever the fluff-catch Sleek appliances look best with
laundry rooms are one of the most coveted tray needs to be emptied. minimal clutter around them.
bespoke spaces for our homes right now. Perhaps most groundbreaking of all is the To organise your laundry room
Not only do they free up precious space in our sensoFresh programme – using active oxygen, efficiently, invest in generously sized
kitchens, they also allow us to turn an everyday it removes odours in 45 minutes or less without cupboards where you can keep
chore like washing into a more relaxed ritual. any washing, so you can clean even delicate everything neatly behind closed
Read on for our tips on how to create a and non-washable fabrics. The varioSpeed doors. Whether they’re built-in or
stylish laundry room, using the smartest function can reduce washing time by up to freestanding is up to you, but the
avantgarde appliances from Siemens. 65% – and when it comes to tumble drying, minimum should be a dedicated
the autoDry function uses intelligent sensors to area for washing liquids, another
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Designed with a streamlined, modern look, with while eliminating shrinkage. steamers, and a third for storing
the blue light around the drum bathing your room Both appliances are highly energy efficient, linens and laundry bags. Baskets
in a soft glow, the avantgarde washing machine even when washing a bigger load, but they’re and boxes are useful for dividing up
and tumble dryer are as innovative as they are smart with your time, too. The easyStart feature smaller pieces of kit.
elegant. First there’s the intuitive iSelect touch on the Home Connect app helps to ensure you
display, which lets you see programme status at always select the ideal programme for your A F L AW L E S S F I N I S H
a glance – the smartphone-like interface makes it laundry just by answering a series of questions As with any room where you’re using
easy to use. Then there are the efficient features: on key factors such as the load’s colour, fabric water, practicality is key when it
the stainRemoval programme automatically and level of soiling. And you don’t even have comes to surfaces. Consider glossy
tackles 16 common stains, including tomato and to be at home to put your wash on – once tiles for the walls, as in a bathroom
red wine, while the intelligentCleaning system loaded, use the app to set it running while – they’re easy to wipe clean and
removes the need to clean the filter after every you’re out, so it’s ready when you get back. can also look great on worktops.
Traditional Metro tiles with bevelled
edges give a wonderfully textured
look, or try Moroccan zelliges for
a more organic feel (they come in
hundreds of shades). Make sure
your flooring is non-slip – think
painted wood, limestone or textured
rubber. Or, for a dose of pattern, try
colourful encaustic tiles.

For more information and to find a

Siemens retail partner in your area,
visit siemens-home.bsh-group.com/uk

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THE SUCCESS STORIES

The WINNER makes

IT ALL
Some of today’s leading designers began
their careers as award winners. We take
a look at where they are now
Breaking into any creative industry is never easy,
but design can be especially tough as it involves
impressing and seducing clients and brands in
order to secure early commissions. Our own
ELLE Decoration British Design Awards can be
an invaluable boost in publicity and industry
recognition for fledgling designers’ careers –
raising their public profiles, offering professional
opportunities and opening doors. This year, we
have also teamed up with Swiss luxury watch
brand Rado, which, since 2017, has recognised and
rewarded emerging talent with its own accolade,
the Rado Star Prize (radostarprize.rado.com).
Our Editor Ben Spriggs has joined the Rado
judging panel to decide the winner of the 2019
award and the ten finalists’ entries will be on
display at Designjunction (from 19–22 September),
where the winner will be announced. Here, we
shine a spotlight on some award and competition
victors of the past, to chart a winner’s progress…

PINCH
Award: Blueprint Best Newcomer 2004 for the ‘Yves’ desk, chosen
in 2006 for Heal’s Discovers, a range that promotes new designers.
Oona Bannon says: ‘The Blueprint award was hugely significant
as it recognised our first product launch and gave us reassurance
we were doing something worthwhile. It also granted us industry-
wide recognition that we might just be one to watch.’
Now: With two Pimlico showrooms, Pinch is one of Britain’s leading
furniture brands, with impressive year-on-year growth of 20 per
cent over the last five years (pinchdesign.com).

STUART HAYGARTH
Award: ELLE Decoration British Design Award New Designer
of the Year 2008.
He says: ‘My practice and career has flourished since the award.
It is always comforting and a bonus to be given such accolades.’
Now: Haygarth is represented by the Carpenters Workshop Gallery
and continues to create design-meets-art pieces. Last year, he
completed ‘Dark Matter’, a lighting installation for the Dover Street
Market store in LA. In 2016, he published his monograph Strand and
created the ‘Pyre’ sculpture for the ‘Daydreaming with Stanley
Kubrick’ exhibition at Somerset House (stuarthaygarth.com).

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&NEW
Award: Design duo Jo Wilton and Mirka Gröhn won the ELLE Decoration British
Design Award for Best Furniture Design in 2015 for the ‘Core’ collection (below).
They say: ‘We had only been going for one year, so getting the award really
validated our new venture. Since then, we have launched other collections
such as “Colour Play” and “Waste Not”’. We work with architects and designers
and have moved to a large Victorian canal-side warehouse.
Now: &New is developing a material for a large company, which is reusing the
firm’s waste products, as well as working with recycled plastics. The ‘Jää’ bench
is the brand’s latest design. Suitable for indoor and outdoor use, it will be
launched during London Design Festival at Mint Shop (andnew.co.uk).

FLORA MIRANDA
Award: The Rado Star Prize 2017
Matthias Breschan, Rado CEO says: ‘Flora
first came to our attention in 2017. We knew
her futuristic and fresh, disruptive approach
to fashion design would take her far.’
Now: Miranda showed her latest fashion
collection at Paris Design Week and Rado has
commissioned her to create a limited-edition
‘True Thinline’ watch. ‘The balance of light
and dark in her original design presented
some technical challenges, but we knew that
overcoming them to create ‘Deep Web’ would
result in a compelling and timeless design,’
adds Matthias (floramiranda.com).

WORDS: BETHAN RYDER PICTURES: JAMES CORBETT, JENNY LEWIS, ALUN CALLENDER, STUART HAYGARTH

SEBASTIAN COX
Award: The Wood Awards Outstanding Design Winner 2011 for his
eco-friendly ‘Suent Superlight’ chair crafted from coppiced hazel.
He says: ‘It really launched my career. Through the award I went on
to meet Sean Sutcliffe of Benchmark. That relationship has been
important in establishing myself in the design industry. He even
introduced me to Sir Terence Conran, which opened other doors.’
Now: A leading British designer-maker with a team of 11, Cox sells
work internationally. He has just completed bespoke commission
‘Legacy’ for Amanda Neville of the BFI as part of a London Design
Festival project with the American Hardwood Export Council – see
it on display at the V&A (sebastiancox.co.uk).

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AUTUMN Burnt umber and forest green combine with rich timbers for a warm, inviting scheme
A HOME
FOR ALL
SEASONS
The UK is defined by its seasonal
changes. Here, we conjure the
comfort of autumn, the magic of
winter, spring’s optimism and
summer’s heat using the finest
furniture, fabrics and accessories
Photography BEPPE BRANCATO
Styling ALEX KRISTAL/MADE GOOD
Production FLORA BATHURST/MADE GOOD
WINTER Snow-white linens layered with soft grey details create a fantasy scene
SPRING There’s a sense of new beginnings to these pieces’ naive shapes and petal-like tones
SUMMER Furniture as comfortable outside as in and tropical colours to turn up the temperature
ALL SEASONS: IN DETAIL

AUTUMN
All flowers, Worm (weareworm.com). Walls and floor
WINTER
All flowers, Frida Kim (fridakim.com). Walls and floor in ‘Carrera’
in ‘Drift’ paint, from £65 per litre, Pure & Original lime paint by Kalklitir, £69 per 1kg bag, Amazon (amazon.co.uk).
(designstudiov.co.uk). ‘Arundel’ wooden flooring, ‘Arundel’ wooden flooring, as before
£100.74 per square metre, Ted Todd (tedtodd.co.uk)
Background, from left Yuki’ fabric , £115 per metre; ‘Utsuro’ fabric,
Background, from left ‘Misty Venice’ bar unit by Artefatto, £120 per metre, both Black Edition (blackedition.com). ‘Glasgow’
£8,328, Gallotti & Radice (gallottiradice.it). ‘Ramin’ vase by Anna Weber, £850, Mint (mintshop.co.uk). ‘Time Rock
sheer fabric, £87.60 per metre, Création Baumann Stack VI’ sculpture by Dawn Bendick, £3,360, The New Craftsmen
(creationbaumann.com). ‘Copper Beech’ curtain, £2,880 (thenewcraftsmen.com). ‘Rivet’ aluminium case by Jonas Trampedach,
as seen, Nest Design (nestdesign.co.uk). ‘Apex’ shelf by £1,310, Frama (framacph.com). ‘Cone’ pendant light, £1,440, Studio Vit
New Tendency, £233, Aram (aram.co.uk) (studiovit.se). ‘Metropolis’ bed by Draga & Aurel, price on application,
On shelf, from left Glass ‘Cap and Jar’ set, £47, SCP (scp.co.uk). Baxter (baxter.it). Bed canopy in ‘Filament Silk’, £720 as seen, Nest
‘Ringed Pot’ by Sandra Davolio, £2,900; ‘Pedestal Vessel with Design (nestdesign.co.uk). ‘Burnout’ side table by Francesco Feltrin,
Pointed Top’ by John Bedding, £920, both Willer (willer.co.uk). £2,550, Mint (mintshop.co.uk). ‘Gweilo Qin GR’ acrylic floor lamp by
‘Chika’ vessel by Reiko Kaneko, £220, SCP (scp.co.uk). Amber Parachilna, £2,800, Monologue (monologuelondon.com). ‘Triangolo’
jug by Jochen Holz, £175, Mint (mintshop.co.uk). ‘Vase Model chair by Per Holland Bastrup, £930, Frama (framacph.com). ‘Pebble’
No.2’ by Studio Floris Wubben, £519, SCP (scp.co.uk) vanity by Living Divani, £4,788, Silvera (silveraltd.co.uk)

Foreground, from left ‘Urbani’ pine stool by Noorstad, £552, On aluminium case, from left ‘Yakisugi’ glass vase by Kengo Kuma for
Hyphen Design (hyphen-designagency.com). ‘F’ chair by Lasvit, £750, Mint (mintshop.co.uk). Sculptural stem vase by Malgorzata
Rasmus B Fex for Brdr. Krüger, £603, Holloways of Ludlow Bany, £900; ‘Botanic One-Off’ small glass vessel by Jochen Holz (on bottom
(hollowaysofludlow.com). ‘Pennon’ dining table by Norm shelf), £200, both The New Craftsmen (thenewcraftsmen.com). ‘Medium
Architects, £7,225, Ercol (ercol.com). Bench by Pierre Shallow Bowl 8’ by Kasper Würtz, £60, Sigmar (sigmarlondon.com).
Jeanneret, £2,020, Phantom Hands (phantomhands.in). ‘Nenshou’ tri-footed vessel, £165; ‘Mill’ black oak board (on bottom
Cushion covered in ‘Canna’ fabric, £105 per metre, shelf), £110, both Arbor (studioarbor.co.uk)
Casamance (casamance.com). ‘Arcos’ chair by Lievore
Altherr, £996, Arper (arper.com). ‘Echo’ side table by Uufie, On bed, from left ‘Frame’ dark grey throw, £695, De Le Cuona
£2,544, Matter of Stuff (matterofstuff.com). ‘04 Oak DM18’ (delecuona.com). ‘Alba’ white bedspread, from £179; ‘Selena’ grey
vessel by Marc Ricourt, £5,400, Sarah Myerscough pillowcases, £92 for two; ‘Selena’ white flat sheet, from £138;
(sarahmyerscough.com). ‘Utility’ ottoman by Fogia, ‘Selena’ grey duvet cover, from £211, all Caravane (caravane.co.uk).
from £1,359, Darlings of Chelsea (darlingsofchelsea.co.uk). ‘Wooly’ light grey throw, £410; ‘Nap Leaf’ patterned pillowcases,
Throw in ‘Hoy’ fabric by Morris & Co, £89 per metre, £185 for two, Society Limonta (societylimonta.com). Cushions,
Style Library (stylelibrary.com/morris&co) from left, covered in ‘Tone’ fabric, £57 per metre, Kirkby Design
(kirkbydesign.com). ‘Mitoku’ fabric, £119 per metre, Black Edition
On dining table, from left ‘Match’ tablecloth, £330, Society
(blackedition.com). ‘Terra’ fabric, £97 per metre, Création Baumann
Limonta (societylimonta.com). ‘Cilindro’ cylindrical vases and
(creationbaumann.com). ‘Lagerfeld’ fabric, £120 per metre, Larsen
‘Dritto Short’ large rectangular vase, all by Ronan and Erwan
at Colefax and Fowler (larsenfabrics.com)
Bouroullec, from £2,250 each, Wonderglass (wonderglass.com).
19th-century marble dish on a stand, £140, Tat London at Eight
On side table, from left ‘Quarried’ beaker, £1,800, Hamish Dobbie
Holland Street (8hollandstreet.com). ‘06 Oak C18’ vessel by Marc
(hamishdobbie.co.uk). Tea bowl by Olivia Walker, £480, The New
Ricourt, £5,400, Sarah Myerscough (sarahmyerscough.com).
Craftsmen (thenewcraftsmen.com)
‘Incalmo’ wine glass, £90; ‘Penguin’ jug, £230, both by Jochen
Holz, The New Craftsmen (thenewcraftsmen.com)
On vanity, from left ‘Sand to Glass’ bowl by Rezzan Hasoglu, £2,307,
On side table, from left ‘Nini Bevanda’ glass by R+D Lab, £38, Mint (mintshop.co.uk). ‘Veer’ vessel by Alex O’Connor, from £1,400,
Eight Holland Street (8hollandstreet.com). Vintage ‘Ruscha Lava’ Petronilla Silver (petronillasilver.co.uk). ‘Abalone Shell’ paperweight,
jug, £130, Au Bespoke (aubespoke.com). ‘Bark’ vase by Jochen £660, Bethan Gray (bethangray.com). ‘Tension’ mirror, £800,
Holz, £600, Seeds (seedslondon.com) Katharina Eisenkoeck (katharinaeisenkoeck.com)
SPRING
All flowers, The Flower Appreciation Society
SUMMER
All flowers, Urban Flower Co (urbanflowercompany.co.uk).
(theflowerappreciationsociety.co.uk). Walls and floor in Walls and floor in ‘Turquoise Sombre’ matt acrylic paint,
‘Champagne’ limewash paint, £27 per litre, Bauwerk £24 per litre, Emery & Cie (emeryetcie.com). ‘Arundel’
(bauwerkcolour.co.uk). ‘Arundel’ wooden flooring, as before wooden flooring, as before

Background, from left ‘Anshu’ fabric, £25 per metre, Designers Background and furniture, from left ‘Kangaroo’ chair by
Guild (designersguild.com). ‘Gingerino’ fabric, £113 per metre, Pierre Jeanneret, £1,860, Phantom Hands (phantomhands.in).
Création Baumann (creationbaumann.com). ‘Bellavista’ fabric, £85 Corten steel firebowl, from £190, The Worm that Turned
per metre, Designers Guild (designersguild.com). ‘Respiro’ fabric (worm.co.uk). ‘Erica ’19’ chair by Antonio Citterio, from £1,036,
by Élitis, £224 per metre, Abbott & Boyd (abbottandboyd.co.uk). B&B Italia (bebitalia.com). ‘Carmen’ ottoman, £10,136,
Vintage marble coffee table, £850, Au Bespoke (aubespoke.com). Flexform (interdesignuk.biz). Throw by Claudy Jongstra,
‘Indigo’ sofa by Erik Jørgensen, upholstered in ‘Linara’ fabric by £2,800, Willer (willer.co.uk). ‘Love Me, Love Me Not’ side table
Romo, £3,420, Holloways of Ludlow ( hollowaysofludlow.com). by Michael Anastassiades, £3, 550, Salvatori (salvatori.it). ‘Nebl’
‘Haze’ stool by Wonmin Park, £8,533, Carpenters Workshop Gallery planter by Michael Rem for Gejst, £115, Opumo (opumo.com).
(carpentersworkshopgallery.com). ‘Barba’ armchair by Andreas ‘Ginestra’ chaise longue by Antonino Sciortino, price on
Engesvik for Fogia, upholstered in ‘Karakorum’ fabric by Dedar, application, Baxter (baxter.it). ‘Bisel’ coffee table by Patricia
from £2,011, Darlings of Chelsea (darlingsofchelsea.co.uk). Urquiola, £2,328, Glas Italia (glasitalia.com). ‘Celino’ fabric, £95
‘Estantería’ shelving system by Nomon, £2,750, FCI London per metre, Romo (romo.com). ‘Zulu 2’ fabric by Giulio Ridolfo, £88
(fcilondon.co.uk). ‘Cocktail Bench’ by House of Finn Juhl, per metre, Kvadrat (kvadrat.dk). ‘BK13’ swing sofa by Bodil Kjaer,
£4,180, Holloways of Ludlow (hollowaysofludlow.com) £1,378, Carl Hansen & Søn (carlhansen.com). Yellow ‘Tripod’ bowl
by Paola Paronetto, £451, SCP (scp.co.uk) ‘Melting Pot’ side table
On bench, from left Seat cushion covered in ‘Balayage’ fabric by Dirk Vander Kooij, £2,200, Mint (mintshop.co.uk)
by Weitzner, £234 per metre, Altfield (altfield.com). ‘Unravelling’
sculpture, £400, Tina Vlassopulos (tinavlassopulos.com). On chaise longue, from left Seat pad covered in ‘Kongo’ fabric,
‘Circle’ vase, £40, SCP (scp.co.uk) £116 per metre, Casamance (casamance.com); Cushions, from
left covered in ‘Hôtel Particulier’ fabric, £122 per metre, Élitis
On coffee table, from left ‘Bark’ glass vase, as before. ‘Fade’ (elitis.fr). ‘Celino’ fabric, as before. ‘Fabthirty’ fabric in ‘Genoa’
plate, from £95; ‘Bosch’ porcelain vase, £120, both by Arjan and in ‘Prato’, £118 per metre, Rubelli (rubelli.com)
Van Dal, Thrown Contemporary (throwncontemporary.co.uk).
Nest sculpture by Joe Hogan, £175, The New Craftsman On coffee table, from left Stacked bottle carafe, £56,
(thenewcraftsmen.com). ‘Innesti Ricerca Formale 2’ sculptural Granby Workshop (granbyworkshop.co.uk). ‘Fade’ plate,
vase by Alessandra Salaris, £780, Mint (mintshop.co.uk) as before. ‘Nera’ wood bowl by Monica Förster for Zanat,
from £98, SCP (scp.co.uk)
On sofa, from left Pale blue throw made up in ‘Sonia’ linen, £155
per metre, Astrid (astrid.se). ‘Tiub’ throw, £980, Society Limonta On swing sofa, from left Seat pad covered in ‘Lila’ fabric
(societylimonta.com). Cushions covered in ‘Eden’ fabric, £86.50 by Doshi Levien, £136 per metre, Kvadrat (kvadrat.dk).
per metre; ‘Mojito’ fabric, £59.40 per metre; ‘Sunset’ fabric, £128 per Cushion covered in ‘Tone’ fabric, as before. ‘Luni’ cushion
metre, all Barbara Osorio (bofabrics.pt). ‘Epeautre’ cushion, £46, cover, from £62.53; ‘Maya’ cushion cover, £73.56, both
Caravane (caravane.co.uk) Caravane (caravane.fr)

On stool, from left Green pourer, £60; red vessel, £45, both On side table, from left ‘Nera’ wood bowl, as before.
by Arjan Van Dal, The New Craftsmen (thenewcraftsmen.com). ‘Fade’ plate, as before. ‘Cactus’ vase by &Klevering,
‘Fade’ plate , as before £14.50, SCP (scp.co.uk)

On shelving system, from left ‘Bark’ glass vases, as before.

‘Bibendum’ vase by Arjan Van Dal, £180, The New Craftsmen Turn the page to discover more about the
(thenewcraftsmen.com) different florists who contributed to these looks

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From a mindful floral arrangement to the act of surrounding yourself with
greenery, embracing nature at home is instantly therapeutic. Here, four florists,
whose work appears in our four seasons shoot, show ways to bring the outside in
Words TESSA PEARSON Photography BEPPE BRANCATO Styling ALEX KRISTAL/MADE GOOD Production FLORA BATHURST/MADE GOOD

AUTUMN: WORM
THE FLORIST
Irish duo Terri Chandler and Katie Smyth (below) set up London-based
Worm in 2016, after deciding it was time to change their respective careers.
‘Our first day was Valentine’s Day, so we threw ourselves straight in at the
deep end,’ say the pair. ‘Playful, and at times a bit weird’ is how they describe
their unique style. ‘I think our personalities definitely come out through
our work,’ muses Chandler, who favours a conceptual approach and leans
towards simplicity in all things. ‘Whenever I have flowers at home, it’s
always a vase filled with one type only.’

THE SEASON
‘At the start of autumn, we usually have a few weeks of
dahlias until the first frost comes, and we adore ginkgo
trees and always have our eye out for a big beautiful branch
of their delicate leaves,’ Chandler says. She and Smyth also
like to work with ornamental vegetables, such as gourds,
pumpkins and squashes, which lend themselves well to
table arrangements. Chandler recommends collecting
grasses, seed pods and flowers during the summer months,
ready for use in autumn. They store flowers on a drying
grid suspended from the ceiling of their Hackney studio,
but you can hang them upside down in any dry, cool and
well-ventilated area for a few weeks. ‘The colour changes
that occur are perfect for an autumnal palette,’ she explains.

THE IDEA
Inspired by the season’s warm and subtle shades, the duo
created a ‘cloud’ installation, working dried materials into
a cumulus form, which can then be suspended from the
ceiling. ‘Large leaves with strong outlines work well with
smaller, more textural flowers, which we use to create the
cloud-like shape,’ says Chandler. You can recreate this
effect in a stunning centrepiece to hang above your dining
table – create a base from chickenwire, which forms the
grid that keeps the stems in place. For a less labour-intensive
way to bring nature inside in autumn, Chandler suggests
dotting small vases of dried flowers around the house.
‘All you need are one or two stems per vase because they’re
so delicate and beautiful.’ weareworm.com
WINTER: FRIDA KIM
THE FLORIST
Frida Kim moved to London seven years ago from South Korea. After
falling in love with English winter gardens, she tried her hand at floristry,
and found that her meticulous eye for detail and artistic mind served her
well. ‘Like creating a painting or a sculpture, it’s all about composition,’
she explains. ‘I spend a lot of time finding the right place for each element,
and the most effective combination of tones and textures. I always try to
give flowers their own voice and keep the arrangements feeling elegant.’

THE SEASON
To prepare for winter, Kim invests her time in collecting,
drying and storing flowers, branches and grasses throughout
the year, which she sometimes combines with a selection
of silk blooms. For those looking to source their own artificial
flowers, she recommends the authentic-looking versions
available at OKA and New Covent Garden Market. ‘For me,
winter is a wonderfully mysterious and quiet season that’s
also full of hope. Even under the heavy Korean snows where
I come from, you knew there were buds biding their time
until they can bloom,’ she says. ‘I also love the colours
and textures of the season: the crystallised branches and
bleached palette of white, grey and brown.’

THE IDEA
The beauty of frosted foliage inspires Kim’s wintery designs,
which evoke snowy boughs (above). Sculptural branches
form the framework, and are then layered with dried ferns,
grasses and flowers. To create a similar arrangement, she
suggests using a pin holder, or flower frog, inside a vase –
these are traditionally used in the Japanese art of ikebana
(right). ‘The main thing is to give each branch or flower room
to breathe and balance the right shape within the right space,’
she explains. ‘This is something I love about design in Asian
culture: the respect and space given to things that allows
them to show their own individual beauty.’ fridakim.com

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THE FLOWER
APPRECIATION
SOCIETY
THE FLORIST
Hackney-based The Flower Appreciation Society is run
by sisters Anna (below) and Lizzie Day, whose Dutch mother
inspired a love of flowers from a young age. A ‘just-picked-
from-the-garden-feel’ is how Anna describes their aesthetic,
which is underpinned by a sustainable ethos that aims to
use seasonal British blooms where possible. Some even
come from the sisters’ own cutting garden, located near
their studio, where they also run workshops and classes.

THE SEASON
‘Every florist looks forward to spring. It’s so exciting when
the bulbs emerge after the long, dark months ,’ says Anna.
After the deep evergreens of winter, she eagerly awaits the
abundant foliage, choosing fresher greens and playing with
different leaf sizes. ‘The big thing in spring is blossom,’ she
says. ‘When you spot the first flowers on the trees, you
know there’s new life out there. It looks fantastic on its
own in a vase, and you can save the branches after the
blossom falls off to use in arrangements later in the year.’

THE IDEA
Conjure up the spirit of spring with a ‘meadowscape’: a loose arrangement
of flowers and foliage emerging from concealed vessels, which look as though
they’re shooting up out of the ground. These work well at floor level or on
window ledges. Instead of floral foam, use chickenwire and cover it with
moss. ‘This technique is toxin-free and more eco-friendly,’ Anna explains.
Layer foliage at different heights, using lots of different shapes and sizes.
‘Don’t cram too much in, and avoid large-headed blooms, as they can become
quite dominant,’ she advises. theflowerappreciationsociety.co.uk

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URBAN FLOWER CO
THE FLORIST
Matt Richardson never intended to be a florist – he fell into it at 16 after
taking a job at a local flower shop to fund his record-buying habit. ‘Something
just clicked,’ he remembers. ‘There was a real buzz about the place, and
I liked connecting with different people on a daily basis.’ He set up Urban
Flower Co in Crouch End in 2010. ‘It was born out of a need to arrange
flowers in a more organic and unstructured way,’ says Matt. ‘My best and
most creative work is always very spur-of-the-moment.’

THE SEASON
Richardson enjoys the vibrancy of summer blooms as well as their
transience. ‘Short-lived flowers such as peonies and sweet peas explode
onto the scene with a crazy burst of colour, only to disappear weeks later,’
he says. Houseplants are a firm favourite, too. ‘I love how on-point they
look in summer, with strong shades and textures.’ He uses a lot of tropical
leaves, embracing their bold shades and forms. ‘It’s a good time to get hold
of palm and livistona leaves,’ he advises. ‘These look great worked into
seasonal door wreaths and arrangements.’

THE IDEA
Bringing the outdoors in is a great way to make more of
the long-awaited, unpredictable British summer. ‘An indoor
jungle’ is how Richardson describes the look, which involves
layering lush greenery and planting to create depth and
texture and breathe life into your home. ‘Try creating tiers
or clusters of plants with different looks, using plant stands
and shelving to add interest,’ he says. ‘Draw the eye up with
hanging plants, suspended at different levels, or display
single stems of tropical leaves in glass vessels. They last a
long time and look great on a mantelpiece or in an entrance
hall. Their vibrant greens and exotic feel are so symbolic
of summer.’ urbanflowercompany.co.uk

FLORISTRY WORKSHOPS
Develop your skills and have fun with
flowers with a little help from the experts
Master the basics of creating a wild and unstructured
hand-tied bouquet at Urban Flower Co’s bouquet
workshop. £75 for two hours, Crouch End, London N8.
Worm London’s dried flowers workshop will
have you discovering drying techniques and creating
arrangements with dried foliage. £80 for two hours,
Clapton, London N16.
Learn to apply floral foam-free techniques for large-scale
flower arranging in vases at The Flower Appreciation
Society’s installation and large vase arranging
session. £355 for a day, Hackney, London N1.

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FA B R I C S / WA L L PA P E R S / PA I N T S / T R E N D S / N A M E S T O K N O W Edited by KIER A BUCKLEY-JONES

Shape shifters
Play with pattern and print of varying scales – our geometric festival
of new fabrics and wallpapers is a rich source of inspiration
PICTURE: BETH EVANS STYLING: KIERA BUCKLEY-JONES

From left ‘How the Leopard got his Spots’ fabric, £144 per metre, The Monkey Puzzle Tree
(themonkeypuzzletree.com). ‘Solis’ fabric in yellow, £78 per metre, Thibaut Design. (thibautdesign.com). ‘Piccadilly’ fabric
in Burnt Orange, £89 per metre, Kirkby Design (kirkbydesign.com). ‘Sketch’ wallpaper, £85 per roll, Arte International
(arte-international.com). ‘Boe’ in Flack fabric, £240 per metre, Vanderhurd (vanderhurd.com)
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So WRONG,
it’s RIGHT
Redefine your floor
space with the ‘Wrong
Angle’ rug by
Sebastian Wrong. Play
it solo, or instead layer
multiple rugs to create
optical interconnecting
grids that bring a room
together. From £900
(floorstory.co.uk).

M AT E R I A L W O R L D Pattern lovers, rejoice – Liberty has launched

a dedicated website and Instagram account showcasing the wealth of
amazing fabrics for which it is famous. Be prepared to while away hours
browsing its signature floral prints (libertyfabric.com; @libertyfabrics).

A life less ordinary Australian print designer

Florence Broadhurst led a
colourful existence. She was
a performer in 1920s Shanghai,
a fashion designer in 1930s
London and a landscape painter
in 1950s Australia before she
started designing fabric and
wallpaper in Sydney during
the 1960s. It’s these flamboyant
designs for which she is
most famous, and 61 of her
wallpapers and 23 of her
fabrics have now been reissued Smarty PAINTS
by a team of enthusiasts in Designed for busy homes, Little Greene’s
WORDS: KIERA BUCKLEY-JONES, DAISY BENDALL

the UK. Florence’s life ended Intelligent Paints range has expanded to
tragically in 1977 when she include three new finishes: Floor Paint,
was murdered, a crime that Satin and All Surface Primer Undercoat.
remains unsolved, but her Water-based and long-lasting, they’re
joie de vivre survives in these washable and able to withstand the ebb
designs. ‘Egrets’ wallpaper and flow of everyday life. The striking
in ‘Green’, £120 per roll blue on the door above is ‘Smalt’, and the
(florencebroadhurst.co.uk). floor is ‘Air Force Blue’. From £41 for 2.5
litres, Little Greene (littlegreene.com).

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THE SCHEME 1

ABSTRACT EXPRESSION
Painterly upholstery fabrics and scatter cushions in 2
jewel tones meet a backdrop of chic charcoal walls

Main image Sofa in ‘Solace’ fabric in ‘Red/Slate’, £110 per metre;

chair in ‘Gerswin’ fabric in ‘Teal/Blue’, £115 per metre; cube in
7 ‘Pulsar’ fabric in ‘Midnight’, £89 per metre; cushion fabrics (from
left) ‘Lennox’ in ‘Tomato’, £69 per metre, and ‘Arcadia’ in ‘Red’, ‘Dark
COMPILED BY: KIERA BUCKLEY-JONES, DAISY BENDALL

Pink’, ‘Blue’ and ‘Hot Pink’, all £115 per metre; all Jane Churchill
(janechurchill.com) 1 ‘Vision’ wallpaper in ‘Espresso’, £49 per
roll, Clarke & Clarke (clarke-clarke.com) 2 ‘Quartz Velvet’ fabric
‘COMPLEMENT A PAINTERLY in ‘Red’, £83.57 per metre, Zoffany (stylelibrary.com/zoffany)
3 ‘Mossop’ fabric in ‘Cerise’, £55 per metre, Andrew Martin
SOFA FABRIC BY CHOOSING (andrewmartin.co.uk) 4 ‘Courtoisie’ fabric in ‘Magenta/Orange’,
£79.90 per metre, Casamance (casamance.com) 5 ‘Hidey-Hole’ paint,
A RUG THAT PICKS OUT £18.86 for 750ml, Earthborn (earthbornpaints.co.uk) 6 ‘Gemstone’
ONE OF ITS COLOURS‘ rug in ‘Rose Quartz’, £6,113, Tufenkian (tufenkian.com) 7 ‘Ardee’
fabric, £81 per metre, Osborne & Little (osborneandlittle.com)
8 ‘Down Pipe’ paint, £46.50 for 2.5 litres, Farrow & Ball (farrow-ball.
com) 9 ‘Onetti’ fabric in ‘Danube’, £116 per metre, Romo (romo.com)
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On the fringe
The hand-embroidered mantón
de Manila shawls worn by
Flamenco dancers are the
inspiration behind the new
‘Barcelona’ collection of trims by
Samuel & Sons. Just as the shawl As he launches his second

Going
fringe emphasises the movement collection with Transport for
of the dancers, so these chainette London, we chat to Kirkby
fringes are designed to embellish Design’s Jordan Mould
home furnishings and add a

underground
touch of 1970s flair. From £79
per metre (samuelandsons.com).

Waste-free How did your first collaboration

with Transport for London,
work with, so who knows what the
future may bring? Never say never.
WOOD ‘Underground’, come about?
I was on the last tube home and the
What’s your standout print from
this new collection? One of my
Furniture purveyor Another Brand carriage was empty. It was the first favourites is ‘Northern’, originally
has come up with an innovative way time I'd really noticed how cool the designed in 1965 by leading textile
to transform surplus wood into fabric designs on the seats are. The designer Marianne Straub, in the
surface material, drastically reducing next day, I showed the design team ‘Biscuit’ colourway. I love the
waste. Wood by-product that would and we all agreed we should partner graphic statement it can make.
previously have been discarded up with TfL. I reached out to them, ‘Underground Vol II’ collection,
following furniture production is and ‘Underground’ was created. from £89 per metre, Kirkby Design
now repurposed to create five unique Did you stay true to the original (kirkbydesign.com).
patterned tile designs. ‘Square designs? We played with scale,
Mosaico’ tiles, from £175 per square texture and colour, while always
metre (anotherbrand.co.uk). aiming to retain the essence of the
original. Then we updated the colour
combinations to present an entirely
modern, trend-driven palette.
Do customers recognise the
designs as being from the
Underground? Yes! Many say
they bring back fond memories
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of their time travelling around

London. We’ve also named each
design after the line it featured on.
Are there many more of TfL’s
patterns left for you to explore?
Once we started digging around
in the archive, we discovered a
surprising wealth of material to

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THE SCHEME

DARK BOTANICALS
Combine lush jungle prints in deeper shades
of green with moody dark carbonised woods,
adding tactile velvets in rich accent hues

5
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Main image ‘Vines of Pomona’ wallpaper from The Pearwood

COMPILED BY: KIERA BUCKLEY-JONES, DAISY BENDALL

Collection, £110 per roll; bench in ‘Colour Box Velvet’ fabric in ‘Dark
Viridian’ and cushion in ‘Colour Box Velvet’ fabric in ‘Ginger’, both

‘PLAY WITH DIFFERENT SHADES £92 per metre; all Cole & Son (cole-and-son.com) 1 ‘Arona’ fabric
in ‘Zinnia’, £56 per metre, Designers Guild (designersguild.com)
OF PLAIN VELVET FOR A 2 ‘Maka’ fabric in ‘Noir de Lune’, £52.80 per metre, Casamance
(casamance.com) 3 ‘Green Wall’ wallpaper, £120 per metre,
COSY, TACTILE AESTHETIC’ Osborne & Little (osborneandlittle.com) 4 ‘Minted Glory 2’ paint,
£16 for 2.5 litres, Dulux (dulux.com) 5 ‘Velours Oskar’ fabric,
£128 per metre, Nobilis (nobilis.fr) 6 ‘Hematite’ geometric panel
flooring, £398.34 per square metre, Woodworks by Ted Todd
(tedtodd.co.uk) 7 ‘Hunter Dunn’ paint, £49.50 for 2.5 litres, Paint
& Paper Library (paintandpaperlibrary.com)
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Head
in the Dark
CLOUDS
Multidisciplinary design and architectural studio Winch Design
side
The paint world seems
to be taking a turn
has collaborated with The Rug Company to create four designs towards moodier hues,
that capture the beauty of the natural world, from sunbeams over as Annie Sloan’s new
the horizon to a dramatic fan of feathers. Particularly striking ‘Oxford Navy’ proves.
is the ‘Cirrus’ rug, which depicts the sun hitting storm clouds It’s a chic addition to her
after heavy rainfall. From £2,902 (therugcompany.com). existing range of mixable
chalk paints. £19.95 for
1 litre (anniesloan.com).

INTO THE WOODS

This year marks the 60th anniversary of Cole & Son’s
magical ‘Woods’ design (below), a versatile wallpaper
seen in living rooms and children’s bedrooms across
the country. To celebrate, the British brand has
compiled the ‘Contemporary Collection’, a greatest hits
of its classic wallpapers – excitingly, these are now also
available in fabric form. Wallpapers from £85 per roll;
fabrics from £92 per metre (cole-and-son.com).

WORDS: KIERA BUCKLEY-JONES, DAISY BENDALL PICTURES: PAUL RAESIDE, JON DAY

Pair up
Paint & Paper Library’s new ‘Monochrome’ collection
of paints comprises 12 nuanced shades of near-blacks,
near-whites and greys, grouped into six pairs in which
each colour effortlessly complements its partner. ‘Beyond
Blue’ (background) and ‘Blue Vein’ (stripe), from £49.50
for 2.5 litres (paintandpaperlibrary.com).

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Celebrate
CRAFT
Christopher Farr has partnered with Turquoise Mountain – a
charity that promotes craftspeople in Afghanistan – to shed light
on rug making traditions. In a bid to revitalise the country’s textile
industry, the brand’s existing portfolio of designs have been
woven by Afghan crafters, such as Studio Shamshiri’s ‘Snake and
Pomegranate’ rug, £10,500. All will be exhibited at ‘In the
Making’ during ‘Focus’ from 15–20 from 15–20 September, Design
Centre, Chelsea Harbour (christopherfarr.eu; dcch.co.uk).

PLAY TO THE GALLERY

Take home the paintings of the greats from The National Gallery –
on a much larger scale than a postcard. Andrew Martin is offering
bespoke wallcoverings, such as Monet’s ‘Bathers at La Grenouillère’
(pictured) – just select your painting and dimensions. From £140 per
square metre (nationalgalleryimages.co.uk; andrewmartin.co.uk).

WORDS: KIERA BUCKLEY-JONES, DAISY BENDALL PICTURES: D BLACKMORE, KALINA KRAWCZYK

The hues
Atelier Ellis has created a well-balanced paint
range that goes beyond the trends to form new
classics. Romanticising our relationship with the
environment, the ‘Human Natura’ range features
names such as ‘Pollen’ and ‘Bird’s Nest’. Matt
emulsion, £51 for 2.5 litres (atelierellis.co.uk).

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THE ARTISANS

Fabscarte
Meet the Italian company
producing innovative, captivating
hand-painted wallpaper designs
When you hear the words ‘hand-painted
wallpaper’, what do you think of? Most likely,
it’s a traditional botanical or Chinoiserie
design, the kind seen in stately homes. But
Milanese studio Fabscarte is putting its own,
highly contemporary spin on the medium.
The brand was founded by artists Emilio
Brazzolotto and Luigi Scarabelli (pictured
right) in the late 1980s, with the aim of
reinventing traditional decoration for a new
age. With a team of artisans, they employ a
combination of techniques to create their
designs, all of which are made entirely by
hand. They might use a method that dates
back to medieval times, or opt for something
completely self-invented and left-field – soil,
coffee and tissue paper have all lent unique
touches to Fabscarte wallpapers.
Working out of a former car workshop in
Via Foppa, at the heart of Milan’s bohemian
Porta Genova district, they’ve assembled a
diverse collection of painterly botanicals,
earthy textures and abstract patterns.
Inspiration sometimes comes from the art

SOIL, COFFEE AND TISSUE PAPER ARE

AMONG THE MATERIALS THAT HAVE LENT
UNIQUE TOUCHES TO FABSCARTE DESIGNS
world, as with ‘Musicale’, which recalls the
lively dots and lines of Paul Klee’s paintings.
For ‘Ginko Bianco’, paper is layered to create
feathery fronds that resemble the leaves of
the ginkgo biloba tree. There are even stone
and terracotta effects, created with pigments
and lime stucco. With every design, colour
and scale can be adapted for a bespoke finish.
Fabscarte has collaborated with a range
of international talent, including creative
agency Studio Blanco and New York-based
artist Martyn Thompson, whose ‘Midnight
Moondust’ and ‘Rose Scented Mirage’ designs
exemplify the studio’s romantic spirit. The
first, inspired by the moon’s surface, uses
coffee and metallic powders to form a rich
patina, while the second is more ethereal,
WORDS: AMY BRADFORD

Clockwise from top Ink lines are sketched with whispers of pastel colour. As with every
onto the ‘Albero Rosa’ wallpaper, shown here
Fabscarte creation, just one glimpse is
being finished with pink watercolour by
Scarabelli. Stucco paintwork on the ‘Tender enough to reveal the many weeks of work
Flora’ design. Circles of white tissue are that go into its making: this is wallpaper
hand-applied to the ‘Etereo’ wallpaper at its most poetic. fabscarte.it

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THE ARTISANS

Such
Stories
A duo reinventing the humble white tile
with charming narrative illustrations
Tile murals have a long history, from the mosaics of
ancient Roman villas to colourful tin-glazed Portuguese
azulejos. In the hands of Laura Carlin and Jo Briggs
– aka Such Stories – they take on a more whimsical
feel, with jungle animals and cartoonesque line
drawings parading across murals.
Carlin, an illustrator and ceramicist, and Briggs,
a graphic designer, met on an art foundation course
21 years ago – and though they only set up their studio
last year, they've been collaborating for over a decade.
Their creations have caught the eye of interior designer
Pierre Yovanovitch, who asked them to cover the
dining-room walls and table of his guesthouse in
Portugal with their tiles; and The New Craftsmen,
with whom they worked on an installation at the
Bankside Hotel’s Art Yard Bar & Kitchen.
They take on residential commissions, too, their
drawings transforming tiled shower walls, fireplaces
and tabletops. Their work can be on any scale, from
entire rooms to groups of tiles you can hang like
art – one client commissioned 35 tiles, now dotted
around his bathroom amidst plain white ones.
Although the duo’s main focus is on ceramic tiles
– the 10cm size allows them ‘the most flexibility
to tell stories’ – they work in other media, too,
including screen prints and fabrics. Carlin draws and
Briggs pieces the designs together on a computer.
‘What we like about tiles is that you don’t have to
be too precious about them,’ says Briggs. ‘They feel
as if they belong in a room.’ suchstories.co.uk
Clockwise from below ‘Valentines’ six-tile mural, £180;
‘Wine’ single tile, £25; ‘Tarot Clusters’ two-tile mural,
£40; ‘Kitten & Chair’, £25; ‘Phonebox’ single tile, £25;
‘Roman Baths’ six-tile mural, £180; ‘London Bus’ six-tile
mural, £180; ‘Whizzers’ single tile, £25; ‘Jane’ two-tile
mural, £40; ‘Players’ six-tile mural, £180
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Roberto Ruspoli
Murals are given a makeover as this
Paris-based artist puts a modern
spin on the ancient art of fresco
Our love affair with wallpaper shows no sign
of fading, and now it’s starting to evolve.
Step forward the painterly mural: the
antithesis of off-the-shelf designs, it’s a
rather more bespoke and luxurious affair.
One of its foremost exponents is Swiss-born,
Paris-based artist Roberto Ruspoli, who’s
breathing new life into this ancient art form.
After growing up in Rome and studying
painting in New York, Ruspoli performed
on stage with legendary choreographer
Pina Bausch in her 1999 production of
O Dido – an experience that had a major
impact on his style. Today, he takes on a
variety of commissions – these have included
a ceiling for architect Fabrizio Casiraghi’s
apartment, and a project for the new Soho
House hotel in Paris, which opens next year.
And in October, he will exhibit his murals
and drawings at Alex Eagle’s London studio.
Ruspoli’s aesthetic embraces the figurative,
with faces shown in graceful classical profile
and bodies draped in flowing robes. This
reflects his many years studying human
anatomy, as well as his love of historical art.
‘I’m chiefly inspired by the ancient world,
such as the vases and frescoes in Pompeii
and Herculaneum,’ he says. ‘The human
form is the starting point of any art, as you
can see from looking at the earliest cave
paintings. But I’m also influenced by
modern artists – Picasso for his freedom,

‘I LOVE THE SPONTANEITY AND FRESHNESS OF

PAINTING DIRECTLY ONTO THE WALL. IT’S LIKE
MEDITATION; I FEEL FREE AND IN THE MOMENT’
Jean Cocteau for his use of line and his moment.’ He uses various materials, such
magical universe, and even Rothko for as charcoal, gouache and mineral pigments
his sense of space and vibrant colours.’ to achieve different effects, with background
There’s a wonderful fluidity about Ruspoli’s washes of jewel-bright colour that give a
WORDS: AMY BRADFORD PICTURE: ANTONI CIUFO

work that reflects the nature of fresco, which modern, monochromatic look.
requires artists to operate deftly on wet Ruspoli is acutely sensitive to the way his
plaster before it dries. But this belies a works relate to interior design. ‘The reason
painstaking preparatory process; before I draw on walls is because I like the idea of
picking up his brush, Ruspoli sketches onto living with art, of it surrounding our everyday
paper and carefully studies his surface to lives just as it did in Ancient Greece and
get a sense of scale. ‘Then I draw and paint Rome,’ he muses. ‘Art should be a part of the
directly onto the wall – I love the spontaneity space we live in, not separate from it.’ The
and freshness of it,’ he explains. ‘It’s like message is clear: lose the picture frame, and
meditation; it makes me feel free and in the free your imagination. robertoruspoli.com

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INTO THE BLUE
Inky-toned walls set the scene in
a dark and stormy bathroom offset
by pale Scandi-style accessories
Words KIERA BUCKLEY-JONES

Ripples of deep blue have been a recurring

feature in interior design, with ELLE Decoration
highlighting the shade as the key colour for this
autumn/winter in the August trends issue.
Particularly in the colder months, there tends
to be a taste for rich, deep hues, and blue is
timelessly sophisticated. So it’s not surprising
that one of Topps Tiles’ most popular current
designs is the midnight blue Syren.
The distinctive fish-scale shape of the Syren
tile references Art Deco design, while its glossy
surface mirrors the reflections of the sea. To
style the tile in a contemporary bathroom, team
with grout in a similar shade, plus a matching
wall colour (such as Dulux Sapphire Salute,
shown here), for uninterrupted wall-to-ceiling
coverage. Tiles should be laid just above bath
height for maximum impact and to act as a
splashback. The effect is one of cocooning the
bath while glistening in the light.
Ground the look with wood-effect flooring
tiles and pale wooden elements, such as storage
shelves and a bench. Complement with furniture
in clean Scandi shapes, and accessorise with
understated brass accents.

From left ‘Odin’ towel ladder, £42, Habitat (habitat.co.uk). ‘Verona’ large freestanding modern bath, £469.95, Victorian Plumbing (victorianplumbing.
co.uk). ‘Kaelan’ dome pendant light by Dar Lighting, £55.99, Wayfair (wayfair.co.uk). ‘Anke’ pendant light, £74, Pagazzi (pagazzi.com). Circular tray,
£35, The Conran Shop (conranshop.co.uk). Round body brush, £9, The Body Shop (thebodyshop.com). ‘Elements’ copper round mirror, £20, Dunelm
(dunelm.com). ‘Cover’ chair by Muuto, £359, Heal’s (heals.com)
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INTO THE BLUE

Clean, minimalist accent pieces will hold their
own against the deepest blue backdrop

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1 ‘Crisis’ stool by Piet Hein Eek, £172, SCP (scp.co.uk) 2 ‘Syren’ tiles, £83.17 per sq m, Topps Tiles (toppstiles.co.uk) 3 ‘Treviso’
pendant light, £119, Swoon Editions (swooneditions.com) 4 ‘Dokka’ pendant light by Northern, £170, Heal’s (heals.com)
5 ‘Stockholm’ mirror, £75, Ikea (ikea.com) 6 Tall metal vase, £17.99, H&M (hm.com) 7 Small ‘Kaleido’ tray, £19; extra small ‘Kaleido’
tray, £13, both Hay at Amara (amara.com) 8 ‘Fauteuil de Salon’ armchair by Jean Prouvé for Vitra, £2,080, Vitra (vitra.com)
9 ‘Waza’ rug, from £850, BoConcept (boconcept.com) 10 ‘Bran’ freestanding towel rail, £65, Made (made.com)

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natural
world
Based on the age-old palette used by
Charles Darwin himself, Farrow &
Ball’s new range is a force of nature

The dramatic ‘Duck

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the walls, lifted
by ‘Snow White’
woodwork, while
a lick of ‘Dutch
Orange’ brightens
the corridor
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Luminous ‘Dutch Orange’, inky ‘Imperial Purple’ and vibrant ‘Lake by producers of colour charts. Our own edition at the Natural
Red’ – Farrow & Ball’s new paint range ‘Colour by Nature’ is a bright History Museum is widely available in the UK and, since its
and beautiful endorsement of the brand’s historic roots. Just as the publication in February 2018, has sold more than 10,000 copies
company was formed, matching paints to historic interiors in and in excess of 23,000 copies in North America.’
partnership with the National Trust, this new capsule collection There are a dizzying 110 shades in the original book, but Cosby,
has been developed in collaboration with another great British together with colour curator Joa Studholme, cross-referenced
institution, the Natural History Museum. these organic tones with Farrow & Ball’s core palette of 132,
In keeping with Farrow & Ball’s heritage ethos, the new range whittling them down to just 16 new hues. ‘We were so keen to get
harks back to a palette featured in a rare 19th-century book from the colours exactly right that, once we’d made our final selection,
the museum’s archive,Werner’s Nomenclature of Colours – a fitting we took a member of our technical team and a spectrophotometer
choice as it is also renowned for inventive colour naming. First (an optical instrument for measuring the intensity of light relative
published in 1814, the book documents colours found in the natural to wavelength) to the museum to capture the original swatches as
world and was used by Charles Darwin in his scientific observations. faithfully as possible,’ says Cosby.
‘As colour lovers, we’ve been aware The pocket-sized colour chart has been
of the book for a long time,’ explains designed to be easily portable too, just as
Charlotte Cosby, head of creative at Farrow ‘THE PROCESS HAS Werner’s Nomenclature of Colours was for
& Ball. ‘We finally got to see it in person REVEALED TO US THE those carrying out scientific fieldwork in
in early 2017, when we were invited to its heyday. ‘We’d love people to slip our
the Natural History Museum to view the SHEER VARIETY OF colour card into their pocket and take it on
library’s special collection. It is already COLOUR IN NATURE – their outdoor adventures to see which
like a Farrow & Ball colour chart. The names, colours they can spot. This process has really
the layout and the colours feel like such IT’S NOT JUST EARTHY revealed to us the sheer variety of colour in
a natural fit for us – as soon as we saw it, TONES BUT FLASHES nature – it’s not just greens, browns and
we knew it was meant to be.’ earthy tones, there are some lovely flashes
Abraham Gottlob Werner, an influential OF EXOTIC BRIGHTS’ of exotic brights out there too,’ she adds.
German mineralogist, sought to establish This collaboration is the Natural History
a classification system for the hues of minerals, which resulted in Museum’s first foray into interior design, although it’s clearly just
the original publication of Werner’s Nomenclature of Colours. But the start with Lister keen to expand further in this direction. And
it was Scottish painter Patrick Syme who added the animal and with the world’s current concern and appreciation for nature, one
vegetable examples, as well as the text that has become so cherished imagines such collections will do rather well.
over time. According to Maxine Lister from the Natural History ‘We really hope that people engage with the story behind the
Museum, the first edition was followed by a reprint in 1821. It range,’ she says. ‘Being able to reference these colour swatches with
quickly became popular in the pre-photography era, widely used the use of natural elements, such as the tip of a butterfly wing or
by artists and naturalists to identify and record colours in nature. the petals of a flower, may seem quaint in today’s technological
‘Charles Darwin took a copy with him on his voyage on the Beagle, world, but we hope that it will encourage people to get out into
making frequent references to the colours featured in Werner’s nature and discover these beautiful colours for themselves.’
book to describe what he saw,’ Lister says of the influential publication, The 16 new shades in the ‘Colour by Nature’ range are on sale now by
which still resonates today. ‘It has also been cited as a key reference Farrow & Ball ( farrow-ball.com; nhm.ac.uk)
WORDS: KIERA BUCKLEY-JONES

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Walls and cabinet in Drawers and board Red’ and cabinets
‘Dutch Orange’ estate in ‘Verdigris Green’ in ‘Scotch Blue’
emulsion, £46.50 estate emulsion, estate emulsion,
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In Tricia’s view
Challenging the concept of what
is ‘modern’, in her new book,
Tricia Guild OBE explores the
design process behind her
London and Italian homes

Walls in ‘Borage Flower

Blue 46’, £48 for 2.5L
matt emulsion; ‘Lino’
sofa in ‘Padua’ cobalt,
£95 per metre, both
Designers Guild

British design doyenne, colour enthusiast and the creative force behind
Designers Guild (which turns 40 next year), Tricia Guild OBE (right)
divides her time between her Notting Hill and Umbrian homes. In her ‘I WAS FRUSTRATED
latest book, Tricia Guild: In My View, she shares the stories behind their BY THE NOTION
creation, from collaborations with architects and designers to how
she developed a decorating scheme for each very different location.
THAT MODERN
INTERIORS MUST BE
What was the motivation behind writing this book? I have always
been contemporary minded, but recently that spirit has taken centre
PURELY MINIMAL’
stage. Frustrated by the notion that modern interiors must be purely
minimal, I wanted to challenge this in my homes and express my take
on modernity – one that has soul and a sense of personality.
Tell us about the collaborative process with garden designer
Arne Maynard and architect Stephen Marshall I’ve worked with
both of them for many years, so there already existed a kind of shorthand
between us, but it is rare to start this sort of process from the beginning.
Normally garden designers come later but, for us, that combined
creativity flowed from the outset. By working together, we found a
cohesion and continuity that was a joy to be a part of.
How does your environment impact your designs? I take huge
inspiration from the landscape and views that surround me and I find
it very rewarding when an interior flows into the exterior, linking to
it visually. It can be simple references or more complex connections
depending on the space – perhaps a colour that has been used inside
could be echoed outside, or flowers cut from the garden can be placed
in vases within. A continuation of a floor or wall material is another
way of merging those boundaries and making the most of the area.
When did your love affair with Italy begin? We would go on
holiday there when I was a child . I adored the landscapes, the people,
the food and, of course, la dolce vita! Italians have an intoxicating

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love of life that has always struck a chord with me. I married an Italian
American and we found our first house in Tuscany over 30 years ago.
You use bright, bold hues in your homes, yet they both feel
contemporary – what advice would you give when experimenting
with colour? A modern way of life and colour, pattern and texture
are not mutually exclusive. I hope people are less intimidated than
they once were by colour and can feel confident when including
pattern and texture in a modern way. I do find that when using a
strong shade, lots of white or natural tones will allow it to breathe.
And I always make a moodboard when considering new ideas – it’s
a good way of organising, editing and assessing. Provided you use Accessories from the Designers Guild
Outdoor range at Tricia’s home in Umbria
the right scale, it should work in a room if it works on your moodboard.
Did you ever imagine the global scale to which Designers Guild
would grow? No, although I was always ambitious. My light-bulb fascinated by the impact of colour and pattern on an interior and,
moment came when our first overseas agent wanted to distribute our although I am perhaps more contemporary now, that is key.
products – I realised the potential for the whole international market. Who and what has inspired you? I am influenced by almost
What have been your biggest highlights and challenges? It wasn’t everything I see – the secret is to be open but selective. Travel has
easy being a young businesswoman in the 1970s. A few people suggested always been a factor ; the colours and sheer exuberance of India, the
I should stay at home, but the negative comments only made me more more minimal strictness of Japan and the cool Nordic beauty of
determined. We faced the usual issues like cash flow and staffing, but Scandinavia have all shaped and infused my style. Architecture is a
I quickly learned to trust my instincts. My highlights have been more passion, particularly the innovative and creative work of I M Pei and
memorable. Receiving my OBE in 2008 was incredibly special, and Le Corbusier. I am also a supporter of the arts – I go to the theatre
I feel the same excitement every time we open a showroom. regularly and it is always inspiring.
Has your decorating ethos changed from when you first started And finally, any wise words for those starting out in the industry?
out? In the beginning, I wanted to show a complete lifestyle – fabric You must be determined and keep going when it gets tough. It is not
used on furniture rather than swatches on a shelf, wallpaper on walls enough to excel creatively; you must have an understanding of
and, of course, accessories you could see and touch. I knew people business and simple economics if you want to succeed.
needed to see the result to have faith in their choices and that continues Tricia Guild OBE is the founder and creative director of Designers
to be central to my philosophy. In a sense, my style has not changed, Guild. Tricia Guild: In My View by Tricia Guild and Amanda Back
though I love to experiment and I hope it has evolved. I am still (£45, Merrell), is published on 12 September (designersguild.com)

In Guild’s Notting Hill

home, the curtains are
in ‘Savoie’ linen, £195
per metre. Walls are
painted in ‘Emerald
92’ paint shade, £48 for
2.5L matt emulsion.
The vintage furniture
and rugs are available
at the King’s Road and
Marylebone High
Street stores

WORDS: KIERA BUCKLEY-JONES PICTURES: JAMES MERRELL

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 The shape
of things From chintz to geometrics,
it’s our edit of the season’s key

to come fabrics and wallpapers

Photography BETH EVANS
Styling KIERA BUCKLEY-JONES
THE BLUE HUES
Unify a combination of floral and striped prints with soothing inky tones
From left ‘Odaware’ hanging fabric, £350 per metre, Armani Casa by Rubelli (rubelli.com). ‘Shadow Floral Velvet’ hanging fabric in ‘Baby Blue’, £115 per metre,
Florence Broadhurst (florencebroadhurst.com). Square cushion in ‘Kongo Power’ fabric, £34 per metre, Andrew Martin (andrewmartin.co.uk). Round cushion
in ‘Artisan’ fabric, £70 per metre, Flock (flock.org.uk). Square block in ‘Campus’ fabric in ‘Giardino’, £135 per metre, Dedar (dedar.com). Tall block in ‘Lamina’ fabric
in ‘Ink/Marine’, £89 per roll, Harlequin (stylelibrary.com/harlequin). Triangle (in background) in ‘Crete Stripe’ wallpaper, £185 per roll, Deborah Bowness
(deborahbowness.com). Tall block in ‘Ziggy’ wallpaper in ‘Ice Navy’, £140 per roll, Parker and Jules (parkerandjules.com). Giant cylinder in ‘Victoire’ fabric in
‘Lapis-Lazuli’, £240 per metre, Pierre Frey (pierrefrey.com). Small triangle in ‘Aman’ fabric in ‘Calypso’, £95 per metre, Zinc Textiles (zinctextiles.com). ‘Origin’
hanging fabric, £228 per metre, Weitzner at Altfield (altfield.com). Wide block (in background) in ‘Garden’ wallpaper, £195 per roll, and ‘Semmering’ wallpaper,
£460 per roll, both Hermès (hermes.com). Cube in ‘Miji’ fabric from the ‘Belleville’ collection, £75 per metre, Linwood (linwoodfabric.com)
SUNSHINE SHADES
Introduce instant joy into your home with playful yellow patterns
From left Disc in ‘Elephant Palm’ wallpaper, £96 per roll, Barneby Gates (barnebygates.com). Wide block
(in background) in ‘Hierarchy’ wallpaper in ‘Mustard’, £150 per roll, Divine Salvages (divinesalvages.com).
Trapezium in ‘Solis’ fabric, £78 per metre, Thibaut (thibautdesign.com). Large cylinder in ‘Angle’ fabric, £52
per metre, Prestigious Textiles (prestigious.co.uk). Small cylinder in ‘Boe’ fabric in ‘Flax’, £240 per metre,
Vanderhurd (vanderhurd.com). Cushion in ‘Cloisters’ fabric, £68 per metre, Nina Campbell at Osborne & Little
(osborneandlittle.com). ‘Merriweather’ hanging fabric, £156 per metre, Pollack at Altfield (altfield.com).
‘Quartzite’ hanging fabric in ‘Silver/Gold’, £75 per metre, Jane Churchill at Colefax and Fowler (colefax.com). Disc in
‘Apple’ wallpaper in ‘Honey/Gold’, £59 per roll, Morris & Co (stylelibrary.com/morris&co)

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CITRUS ZING
Give geometric prints extra punch with an injection of zesty orange
From left ‘Zebrina’ hanging fabric in ‘Hibiscus’, £50 per metre, Villa Nova (villanova.co.uk). Semi-circular block in ‘Charleston’ fabric
in ‘Teal/Orange’, £75 per metre, James Hare (james-hare.com). Large disc in ‘Fiammia’ wallpaper in ‘Salvesen Graham’, £1,240 per
roll, Fromental (fromental.co.uk). Tall column in ‘Argo’ fabric in ‘Trellis Arancio’, £180 per metre, Colony (colonyuk.com). Rectangle
in ‘Madison’ wallpaper in ‘Copper/Teal’, £69 per roll, Jane Churchill (janechurchill.com). ‘The Home of an Eccentric Man Traite
des Couleurs’ wallpaper (on wall), £150 for three rolls, Mind the Gap (mindtheg.com). Large cylinder in ‘Piccadilly’ fabric in ‘Burnt
Orange’, £89 per metre, Kirkby Design (kirkbydesign.com). Cushion in ‘Mosaic’ fabric in ‘Mandarine’, £108 per metre, Sunbrella
(sunbrella.com). Small cylinder in ‘Madras’ fabric in ‘Sherbet’ by Galbraith & Paul, £306, Tissus d’Helene (tissusdhelene.co.uk)

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THINK GREEN
From chartreuse to emerald, layer different tones of this calming colour to create depth
From left ‘Japonaiserie’ hanging fabric in ‘Azure’, £69 per metre, Designers Guild (designersguild.com). Large cushion in ‘Suzani’ archive
embroidery in ‘Serpentine’, £125 per metre, Zoffany (stylelibrary.com/zoffany). Smaller cushion in ‘Atom’ by Raf Simons, £279 per metre, Kvadrat
(kvadratrafsimons.com). Small tube in ‘How The Leopard Got His Spots’ velvet, £120 per metre, The Monkey Puzzle Tree (themonkeypuzzletree.com).
Large block (in background) in ‘Sombra’ wallcovering, £85 per roll, Villa Nova (villanova.co.uk). Square (in background) in ‘Alphonse’ wallpaper,
£195 per roll, Designers Guild (designersguild.com). Small cube (in foreground) in ‘Cosmati’ embroidery in ‘Serpentine’, £129 per metre, Zoffany
(stylelibrary.com/zoffany). Large cube in ‘Velours Oskar’ fabric, £128 per metre, Nobilis (nobilis.fr). Cushion (on top) in ‘Zendo’ fabric in ‘Emerald’,
£49 per metre, Harlequin (stylelibrary.com/harlequin). Rectangular cube in ‘Sebastian’ fabric, £98 per metre, Nina Campbell at Osborne & Little
(osborneandlittle.com). Circular cushion (on floor) in ‘Mosaic’ fabric, £136 per metre, Soane (soane.co.uk)

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NEUTR AL FOCUS
Add interest to a muted palette of cream and grey with metallics and texture
From left ‘Hallerbros 21’ hanging fabric in ‘Graphite’, £155 per metre, Kravet at GP & J Baker (gpjbaker.com). Cushions
(from bottom) in ‘Graphics’ fabric in ‘Crystal’, £120 per metre, Chase Erwin (chase-erwin.com); ‘Lynx’ fabric, £80 per metre,
Osborne & Little (osborneandlittle.com) and ‘Seascape’ linen in ‘Dusk’, £82 per metre, Abigail Edwards (abigailedwards.com).
Large disc in ‘Sketch Cord’ wallpaper, £325 per roll, Hooked On Walls (hookedonwalls.com). Large block (in background)
in ‘Zip Zip’ wallpaper in ‘Cement/Ivory’, £180 per roll, C & C Milano (cec-milano.com). Triangular block in ‘Artemidor’ fabric
in ‘Agnello’, £334 per metre, Dedar (dedar.com). Large rectangular block in ‘Persian Tulip’ fabric in ‘Smoked Pearl, £99 per metre,
Zoffany (stylelibrary.com/zoffany). Small rectangular block (on top) in ‘Lollipop’ fabric, £280 per metre, Donghia by Rubelli
(rubella.com). Cushion in ‘Brocatello’ fabric in ‘Stone’, £109 per metre, Zoffany (stylelibrary.com/zoffany)

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LIFT OF LIL AC
Mix small-scale designs with bolder prints in pastel pink and purple for a softly modern scheme
From left Cushions (from bottom) in ‘Scala’ fabric, price on application, Lelièvre (lelievreparis.com); ‘Takao’ fabric, £60.70 per metre, Camengo (camengo.fr)
and ‘Ocelot’ fabric in ‘Antique Pink’, £140 per metre, Nicholas Haslam (nicholashaslam.com). Large disc in ‘Palm’ fabric in ‘Palma’, £241 per metre, Sister Parish
at Tissus d’Helene (tissusdhelene.co.uk). Square (on wall) in ‘Felt Tip’ wallpaper by 2LG, £60 per roll, Graham & Brown (grahambrown.com). Trapezium in
‘Lulu’ fabric in ‘Cocoa’, £89 per metre, Parker and Jules (parkerandjules.com). Rectangle in ‘Gaia’ fabric in ‘Blush’, £185, House of Hackney (houseofhackney.com).
Triangular cube in ‘Adaxial’ fabric, £69 per metre, Harlequin (stylelibrary.com/harlequin). Semi-circular block in ‘Ophelia’ fabric in ‘Heather and Mist’, £160
per metre, Vanderhurd (vanderhurd.com). ‘Scherzo V Col’ hanging fabric, £75 per metre, Creation Baumann (creationbaumann.com)

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CONTEMPOR ARY CHINTZ
Referencing its Indian origins with new paisley and florals, this style of print is looking better than ever
From left ‘Desert Flower II’ hanging fabric in ‘Koi’, £79 per metre, Zoffany (stylelibrary.com/zoffany). Cushions (from bottom) in ‘Palampore Blossom’ fabric
in ‘Geranium’, £240 per metre, Soane (soane.co.uk); ‘Rio’ velvet in ‘Jewel’, £159 per metre, GP & J Baker (gpjbaker.com) and ‘Persis’ fabric, £149, Colefax & Fowler
(colefax.com). Large block (in background) in ‘Ogaki’ wallcovering, £125 per metre, Pierre Frey (pierrefrey.com). Small rectangular block in ‘Momiji’ fabric,
£69.50 per metre, Camengo (camengo.fr). Triangle in ‘Expedition Tasar’ wallpaper, £149 per roll, Arte (arte-international.com). Disc in ‘Kasuri’ fabric in
‘Pondicherry’, £55 per metre, Sanderson (stylelibrary.com/sanderson). Large rectangular block in ‘Zaya’ fabric in ‘Raspberry/Indigo’ by Peter Dunham
Textiles, £251 per metre, Tissus d’Helene (tissusdhelene.co.uk). Tall column in ‘Paisley Leaf’ wallpaper, £89 per metre, Colefax & Fowler (colefax.com)

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MONOCHROME MIX
Lift the classic combination of black and white with a combination of abstract patterns
STYLING ASSISTANT: OLIVIA ADLER

From left Large block in ‘Geometria’ wallcovering by Gianluigi Landoni, from £73 per square metre, Texturae (texturae.it). Small disc in ‘Fiamma’ wallpaper
by Missoni, £155 per roll, Osborne & Little (osborneandlittle.com). Large disc in ‘Totem’ fabric by Christian Astuguevieille, £165 per metre, Pierre Frey
(pierrefrey.com). Square cushion (top of pile) in ‘Van Allen’ fabric, £128 per metre, Zimmer + Rohde (zimmer-rohde.com). Small rectangular block in ‘Gerswin’
fabric, £115 per metre, Jane Churchill (janechurchill.com). Small tube in ‘Typhonic’ fabric in ‘Onyx’, £55 per metre, Harlequin (stylelibrary.com/harlequin). Large
cylinder in ‘Berkeley Square’ fabric, £85 per metre, James Hare (james-hare.com). Large square (in background) in ‘Herriot Way’ wallpaper, £282 per roll, Thibaut
(thibautdesign.com). ‘Case’ hanging fabric, £141 per metre, Zimmer + Rohde (zimmer-rohde.com). Triangular block in ‘Cubica’ fabric in ‘Ecru’, £55 per metre,
Harlequin (stylelibrary.com/harlequin). Cushion in ‘Between Certainty and Oblivion’ linen, £114 per metre, The Monkey Puzzle Tree (themonkeypuzzletree.com)

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 HOMES
BARBICAN / B AT H / H A C K N E Y / W E S T M I N S T E R / M A R G AT E / B E R K S H I R E
Edited by CL ARE SARTIN

WHAT IS BRITISH
STYLE?
Diverse, eccentric, steeped in
tradition yet alive with innovation
– these unique homes display the many
influences at play today…
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both by Doshi Levien for Moroso. The
‘Triple Lune’ mirror, a limited-edition
piece for Galerie Kreo, the ‘Rabari’ rug for
Nanimarquina and ‘Maru’ side table for
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t’s interesting how people can live in the
Barbican and yet do up these beautiful Brutalist apartments like
they are in a little country house,’ muses Nipa Doshi, one half
of the multiple ELLE Decoration British Design Award-winning
studio Doshi Levien, which she founded in 2000 with her husband
Jonathan Levien. It’s a thought that has been bothering the
couple since they and their 11-year-old son Rahul moved into a
new home in the London landmark just a year and a half ago.
Upgrading from their old first-floor apartment on the same
estate to a three-storey penthouse with views of the City should
have been simple, but the pair’s dream home needed a lot of
work, having previously been owned by an elderly gentleman
with a penchant for beige carpets and drab magnolia walls. Both
were removed immediately, but for the rest of the project, the
designers took a more considered approach, living in the flat
for a few months before deciding on the pared-back aesthetic
that Nipa now describes as ‘the perfect canvas’.
‘For me, a home is the place where you accumulate the things
you love,’ she adds. For this couple, that includes many of their
own creations. Jonathan masterminded the kitchen and many
of the cabinets that dot the apartment, as well as the bespoke
bed. With a cotton mattress reminiscent of the ones Nipa slept
on growing up in India, and an elevated profile that allows air
to circulate underneath it, it’s true to the Doshi Levien aesthetic.
‘Generally, our pieces are not very big,’ points out Nipa, who
explains that they are intended to be placed in spots where they
can be viewed from all angles, like functional sculptures. That
is true of the ‘Capo’ chair, designed for Cappellini, that sits in
the living room, and the lights from their new self-produced
‘Earth to Sky’ collection, but it could also refer to any of the
thoughtfully curated objects in this home. ‘There isn’t a hierarchy
to the pieces we own,’ says Nipa, who sees just as much value
in her collection of brass and copper vessels rescued from
a recycling exchange in India as she does in classic designs, such
as her teapot by Memphis Group founder Ettore Sottsass.
Whether relaxing on the roof terrace while gazing at the
imposing Cromwell Tower or sitting in the lotus position on the
rug in the living room playing music – Nipa is studying Indian
classical singing and Jonathan plays the tabla (Indian drums)
Portrait Nipa Doshi sits beside Jonathan
Levien on the ‘Capo’ armchair, a piece the
– culture and architecture are of equal influence here. These
pair designed for Cappellini joint inspirations are best displayed in the miniature painting
Opposite A painting by Shammi Bannu, that she made in collaboration with artist Shammi Bannu that
made in collaboration with Nipa, hangs above hangs in the living room (opposite). Set in the Le Corbusier-
the ‘Riding High’ console by Doshi Levien for designed Villa Sarabhai in Ahmedabad and featuring depictions
Galerie Kreo, which holds a sculpture of the of some of Doshi Levien’s designs, it presents the mythical love
Indian bovine-goddess Kamadhenu. A table
lamp from the duo’s ‘Earth to Sky’ collection
story of Radha, the gopi (milkmaid) who became the consort of
sits on the side table, which they also the god Krishna. ‘It’s a world of indoors, outdoors, modernity
designed. The rug is by Peter Collingwood and tradition,’ says Nipa, who could just as easily be describing
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NIPA DESCRIBES
HER HOME’S
PARED - BACK
AESTHETIC AS
’THE PERFECT
CANVAS’ FOR
HER DESIGNS
AND FINDS

Kitchen Pieces on display include Indian

stainless-steel spice containers and a
colourful tagine by Doshi Levien for Tefal
Detail, left The ‘Triple Lune’ mirror by Doshi
Levien for Galerie Kreo hangs above their
‘Charpoy’ daybed for Moroso
Dining room Swedish, Indian and Danish
antiques sit on a ‘Haller’ storage unit by USM.
The ‘Tulip’ table is by Eero Saarinen for Knoll,
the chairs by Charles and Ray Eames are from
Herman Miller, and the ‘Model No. 2065’
pendant light is by Gino Sarfatti for Astep
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Below In Rahul’s bedroom, a USM ‘Haller’
storage unit displays a ‘Turn On’ lamp by
Hay, a ‘Tahiti’ lamp by Ettore Sottsass –
available at Memphis Milano – and a sign
by artist Marianna Kennedy announcing
his birth. The ‘Kali’ mirror cabinet by
Doshi Levien for Authentics hangs above
Opposite A ‘Do-Maru’ armchair by Doshi
Levien for B&B Italia is placed beside the
‘Eames’ shelving by Charles and Ray Eames
for Herman Miller. Behind, an ‘Atollo’ table
lamp by Vico Magistretti for Oluce can be
seen beside the mahogany staircase
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‘FOR ME,
A HOME IS
THE PLACE
WHERE YOU
ACCUMULATE
THE THINGS
YOU LOVE’

Details, from top Doshi Levien’s ‘Squarable

Lune’ limited-edition mirror for Galerie Kreo
hangs in the hallway. In the bedroom, the
‘Kali’ cabinet on the wall, the sideboard and
the bed are all by the design duo, while the
‘275’ table lamp is by Marco Zanuso for Oluce
Bedroom A ‘VP Globe’ pendant light by
Verner Panton for Verpan hangs above the
bespoke mahogany bed. The large storage
unit is by USM and the rug is the ‘Rabari 4’
design by Doshi Levien for Nanimarquina
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 gentle persuasion
Magazine editor Rosa Park has
created a modern retreat amid the
bustling historical streets of Bath
Words CLAIRE BINGHAM Photography RICH STAPLETON

Exterior Rosa’s apartment is on the second floor of a Grade I-listed building on an atmospheric street in Bath. Built in the 1700s, the property was originally
a hotel, and was converted into flats in the 1970s Dining area ‘209’ chairs by Thonet are grouped around a ‘Snaregade’ table by Norm Architects for Menu. The
pendant light overhead is the ‘Model 2065’ by Gino Sarfatti for Astep, chosen by Rosa for its UFO-like appearance Stockist details on p356
Living room ‘Lady Minerals’ paint
in ‘Sand’ by Norwegian company
Jotun creates an earthy
background in this space. The
bookcases are bespoke, and the two
chairs are special editions of the
‘PK22’ by Poul Kjærholm for Fritz
Hansen. They sit in front of a
‘Delphi Elements’ sofa by Hannes
Wettstein for Erik Jørgensen. The
sculpture on the plinth is by
Japanese artist Mari-Ruth Oda
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Study This space features a vintage daybed from Béton Brut, as well as a ‘Tabouret Berger’ stool by Charlotte Perriand for Cassina and a ‘Bellevue’ floor lamp by
Arne Jacobsen for &Tradition Portrait Born in Seoul, South Korea, Rosa has lived in Bath with her husband Rich for eight years Stockist details on p356
r osa Park, founding editor of travel and style magazine Cereal and founder
and director of Francis Gallery in Bath, knows how to soften the edges of minimalism.
Her very particular take on the pared-back aesthetic is at once serene and accessible.
Enter the blissful home in Bath that she shares with her photographer husband Rich
Stapleton and it’s as if you have stepped into the pages of her publication.
Set in a Grade I-listed Georgian property close to the banks of the River Avon, this
second-floor apartment is decorated in a soft biscuit tone. The colour speaks to the
building’s heritage while also feeling completely contemporary. In the living room, low-
level seating – such as the sofa by Danish brand Erik Jørgensen, upholstered in Kvadrat
fabric – helps to emphasise the height of the ceilings. The oversized curtains, which softly
drape onto the limed oak floorboards, have a similar effect and are inspired by the style
of Belgian interior designer and architect Vincent Van Duysen. ‘I love his work so much,’
says Rosa. ‘He has curtains like these in every project he does.’
Rosa’s neutral interiors are also the ideal backdrop for her extensive collection of art.
Nature-inspired works by Hong Kong-born Spencer Fung – an artist Rosa represents at
Francis Gallery – suit the serene feel in the bedroom, while a series of photographs by
Rich, printed on washi paper, hang in the living area. In the corner of the room, there’s
an old oil painting propped against the wall. ‘I usually buy contemporary art, but I knew
I wanted a work by an Old Master,’ Rosa explains. ‘It’s one of those mesmerising, shadowy
Dutch still life paintings that changes with the light during the day.’
As well as art, this home is decorated with pieces that have deep meaning – whether
personal or spiritual. Crystals, books and tiny, precious things – mostly in stone or porcelain
– are arranged in stylish vignettes at every turn. One such example is the pair of miniature
Buddhist stupa cones (also known as tsa-tsa or chortens), handmade by Rosa and Rich on
a recent trip to Bhutan. Containing tiny scrolls with prayers or mantras, these clay castings
represent a wish for the wellbeing of a loved one. Engaging every sense, aromas are also
important to Rosa, who likes to burn palo santo wood at home. Originally used by the
Incas, its citrusy, pine-like scent was believed to have cleansing powers.
For Rosa, decorating this home was a search for ease, comfort and tranquillity. Succeeding
in charming each and every one of the five senses, her apartment is a testament to the
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 crystals, books and tiny, precious things are
arranged in stylish vignettes at every turn

Opposite In the kitchen, cabinets by Devol are topped by Caesarstone countertops. To maximise the limited space in this period property, the door
to this room slides out of view Above, from top The serene dining room is the perfect place to relax with a coffee and some reading. In the kitchen,
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 the colours in this home speak to the building’s heritage
while also feeling completely contemporary

Above, from top A lamp with a base made out of a vintage bowling pin and a leather cigar case, which Rosa uses as a jewellery box, decorate her
dressing table. In the living room, Buddhist stupa cones adorn a windowsill Bedroom A self-confessed bookworm, Rosa keeps her latest titles on
the ‘Androgyne’ side table by Danielle Siggerud for Menu. The ‘Tip’ table lamp is by Jens Fager for Muuto Stockist details on p356

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 Bahamian-British
creative force
Blue Curry has
reinvigorated
his east London
Victorian townhouse
while celebrating
the layers of its past
Words and styling KATE JACOBS
Photography RACHAEL SMITH

Library A Victorian mahogany tilt-top table is teamed with

‘DSW’ chairs by Charles and Ray Eames for Vitra. The vintage
chandelier is from Sideshow Interiors and the rug was bought
at Kempton Antiques Market Stockist details on p356 ➤
 Portrait Artist Blue
Curry in his library, where
shelves display his artfully
assembled collections of
interesting objects
THERE’S
A CERTAIN
TYPE OF
HOUSE
HUNTER
WHO LIKES
A WRECK
and, says artist Blue Curry with a laugh, ‘what attracted me to this place was that
it really looked like hell’. A once-grand house that had fallen on hard times, the
property’s fortunes have been linked to the ebb and flow of British history.
Overlooking the east London oasis of Victoria Park, it was built for wealthy
Victorian industrialists at a time when Britain was the workshop of the world.
But, during World War II, it was sold at a rock-bottom price, remaining in the
same hands until Blue spotted it in 2012. Untouched and unloved, it had gaping
bomb damage, cracks and dodgy extension cables snaking from the floors. For
Blue, cash-poor and vision-rich, it was irresistible.
As someone who creates installation pieces and sculptural assemblages, Blue
is fascinated by objects with a past, and so was passionate about preserving
everything in the house. ‘I labelled and stored each piece, from coat hooks to old
timber,’ he says. ‘My work explores exoticism and there’s a sort of temporal exoticism
in a house so full of history.’ The artist might have ended up living in a time capsule,
though, had he not drafted in help from architect friends Lara Rettondini and
Oscar Brito of Studio X. They gently urged a more balanced approach, celebrating
the quirks of the original house while adding bold, modern elements to reinvigorate
the space. The top-floor bedroom was extended into the loft, and a ramshackle
lean-to was replaced with a new light-filled extension containing a kitchen-dining
space. ‘I need lots of light. I think it’s a Caribbean thing,’ says Blue, who was born
and raised in the Bahamas before coming to London 20 years ago.
Copious sunshine is also essential for his plant collection – another link to his
roots. ‘I think I’m trying to recreate a sense of the lush greenery I grew up with,’
he explains. When it comes to furniture and accessories, there’s a magpie-like eye
at play here. ‘In most Bahamian homes, you see a melange of styles, with 1950s
and 80s pieces sitting happily side by side. In this house, anything goes, but it’s
not a free for all – a lot of thought goes into what gets chosen and how it is displayed.’
Today, the house is a reflection of modern Britain. The past is cherished but
the space has been reawakened by the Italian-Venezuelan architects and filled
with globally sourced curios. ‘I think the idea of the mash-up is a positive one
here,’ says Blue. ‘So many things have come together to co-exist that there’s a
real rhythm about them.’ bluecurry.com; studiox.ws ➤

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 ‘THERE’S
A SORT OF
TEMPORAL
Living room The woven plastic 1960s
chair was bought at a car boot sale in
EXOTICISM
IN A HOUSE
Chiswick, while the ‘Odger’ chair is from
Ikea. A pair of 1940s chairs from the
Czech Republic (opposite) picks up the

SO FULL OF
tones of the raw plaster on the wall. Blue’s
collection of hand-painted Trinidadian
‘Fête’ signs by Bruce Cayone are placed on
the floor. The floorlamp is from a junk shop

HISTORY’
in Berlin and the pendant light is an
original folded paper design from the 1960s
by Le Klint Stockist details on p356 ➤

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‘I THINK I’M
TRYING TO
RECREATE
A SENSE OF
THE LUSH
GREENERY
I GREW
UP WITH’

Snug The space left by the former chimney breast has

been used to display vintage cameras. A green armchair
– a French design from the 1970s – a 1960s wicker
chair from Rooms of Clapton, a sofa from Danish
company Stouby and a ‘Jasper’ pouf by Swoon are
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 Dining area In this glass and concrete extension, a walnut
‘Vince’ table from Habitat is teamed with a carefully
chosen mix of vintage chairs and stools Kitchen Bespoke
white-tinted, birch-ply cabinet doors have been combined
with a stainless-steel worktop, sink and splashback for a
utilitarian look Stockist details on p356 ➤

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 ‘IN THIS
HOUSE,
ANYTHING
GOES – BUT
Bedroom The architects knocked two IT’S NOT
A FREE-
bedrooms into one open-plan suite,
which now includes a shower and an
Edwardian enamel bathtub. Blue found
his Ercol bed on Ebay. On either side, old

FOR-ALL’
workshop tables are topped with vintage
Hadrill & Horstmann desk lamps
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London’s landmarks are a stone’s throw away from this penthouse apartment,
whose interior has been inspired by the capital’s cultural diversity
Words KERRYN FISCHER Photography INGRID RASMUSSEN/FRANK FEATURES

Terrace Tables with bespoke

marble tops and chairs, all by
Tyson.London, are set against
one of London’s finest views. The
carved African serving platter is
from Hubert Zandberg Interiors
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R
 tep onto the terrace of this London penthouse
and you are surrounded by monuments to the
capital’s power – historical, political and financial.
Westminster Abbey, the Houses of Parliament,
the London Eye and The Shard all crowd for
attention, but it’s this apartment’s interior, by
designer and tastemaker Hubert Zandberg, that
leaves a lasting impression. Hubert and his team
drew on Britain’s traditions of decoration and
craftsmanship, as well as the multicultural mix of
influences that defines the capital. ‘It’s a marriage
of ideas, styles, cultures and eras, balanced with
a contemporary edge,’ he explains.
It’s fitting then that this property is situated on
the top floor of the former headquarters of the Arts
Council, whose mission it is to enrich people’s lives
with creative ideas that represent the multiplicity
of Britain’s identity. The neo-gothic property, built
in 1907, has been redeveloped into a residential block by Barbara
Weiss Architects and the Aperture Group, with this two-floor
penthouse its crowning jewel. On the upper floor there’s an open-
plan feel, with the kitchen, dining, living and study areas all leading
out to wonderful outdoor entertaining terraces, while the three
ensuite bedrooms are located below to ensure a feeling of privacy
and seclusion. Every room in the apartment features a melting pot
of pieces. There’s wooden furniture by quintessentially British brand
Julian Chichester, fine Italian fabrics by Rubelli and Dedar, classic
Danish chairs, Afghan kilims, African baskets… the list goes on.
‘Our brief was to develop a new international style that is timeless,
textured, contemporary and transportive,’ says Hubert, who also
channelled London’s diversity and appetite for change when
presupposing the personality of the apartment’s potential tenants.
‘This apartment is designed for a truly contemporary, culturally
informed citizen of the world,’ he explains. ‘A modern bohemian if
you will, who travels and collects, not necessarily physical objects
but ideas and moods from the many places they visit.’ The result
is a mesmerising mix of artefacts, art, pattern, colour and exquisite
furniture. Plus, it’s possible to experience Hubert’s unique take on
the capital’s character yourself as this home is available as a holiday
rental. With such luxuriously edited surroundings, you may choose
to stay indoors and tick off London’s key sightseeing spots from
the comfort of the terrace. hzinteriors.com

Living room A custom-made sofa by Hubert Zandberg Interiors, covered in

‘Tilda’ fabric by Pierre Frey, is paired with a mid-century rosewood coffee table
and bar trolley. The leather-covered bench is by Julian Chichester and the two
armchairs are vintage Danish designs Stockist details on p356

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 ‘THE DESIGN IS FOR A MODERN BOHEMIAN,
WHO TRAVELS AND COLLECTS, NOT NECESSARILY
PHYSICAL OBJECTS BUT IDEAS AND MOODS’

Dining room
A chandelier from
Arteriors hangs above a
bespoke table by Hubert
Zandberg Interiors.
The chairs are vintage
designs, sourced by
Hubert Kitchen ‘NY11’
bar stools by Norr11 sit
beside the island in this
custom-designed space.
The ‘McCarren Globe’
pendant light is by
Ralph Lauren for Circa
Lighting Stockist
details on p356
EVERY ROOM FEATURES
A MELTING POT
OF PIECES. WOODEN
FURNITURE BY BRITISH
BRAND JULIAN
CHICHESTER, FINE
ITALIAN FABRICS,
CLASSIC DANISH CHAIRS,
AFGHAN KILIMS,
AFRICAN BASKETS…
THE LIST GOES ON

Snug Covered in fabric by C&C Milano, the custom-made sofa is the perfect
place for relaxation. The steel side tables and ceramic stool are by Hubert
Zandberg Interiors, as is the Berber rug. The ceiling light is from the The Urban
Electric Company. This space leads to the deep-blue study, with its vintage
desk by G-Plan mixing with pieces from around the world. The teak plinth and
African gourd-shaped basket were sourced by Hubert Zandberg Interiors,
while the Afghan kilim is from Sinclair Till Stockist details on p356

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Bedroom Covered in Rubelli fabric, this
headboard complements the cushions,
crafted in Hermès fabric from Dedar. The
desk is by Heerenhuis and the ‘Havana
Buckle’ chair beside the bed is from
Mufti. The vintage plaster lamp on the
bedside table is from Hubert Zandberg
Interiors Stockist details on p356
 BEYOND
RETRO
A love affair with all things 1970s
and an impeccable eye for vintage
finds combine to stunning effect
in this Margate townhouse
Words RACHEL WARD
Photography CLAIRE WORTHY

Living room Striped vinyl flooring from Forbo defines the look of this space. All of the furniture is from
Ebay, while the large artwork on the wall was created by the homeowner Stockist details on p356 ➤
 When decorating her former home in Ilford, Whinnie either a backdrop or accessory to her collection of vintage
Williams, co-founder of interiors brand Poodle & Blonde, furniture sourced from car boot sales, Ebay and secondhand
drew inspiration from an unlikely source: Only Fools And shops. ‘It’s fun using old pieces,’ she says. ‘I usually know I
Horses. ‘It had an original 1970s kitchen, patterned carpet want one key thing in a space and wait until I find that.’ Her
and yellow bathroom suite,’ she says. ‘I made it really tacky, discerning eye is apparent in the design of every room,
like Del Boy’s house.’ There are elements of that same love starting from the hallway, where everything is monochrome,
of the kitsch in her new home, a three-storey, five-bedroom including the Dalmatian-print wallpaper. In the open-plan
Victorian townhouse in Margate, on the Kent coast. Here, living area, a bold striped vinyl floor makes an impact, while
though, the retro details have an elevated feel. sleek terrazzo floor tiles and forest-green cabinets add
When Whinnie, her partner Tom Dream, a music-video interest in the kitchen. Upstairs, the seriously 1970s rose-
director, and their many pets (two poodles, ten rabbits, tinted bathroom suite is matched with pink marbled tiles.
two guinea pigs, three chickens and her nan’s cat) first ‘My style is glamorous, camp and fun,’ adds Whinnie,
moved into the property it was, she says, ‘a mess’. ‘It had whose influences are diverse – ranging from art deco to
been chopped up into bedsits with sinks in every bedroom mid-century modern – but always underpinned by an
and a garden like a jungle, but it had so much space and alluring 1970s vibe. ‘It’s my favourite decade: the textures,
potential, it felt like a dream.’ Over 18 months, the couple the colours, the playfulness. I love to host and didn’t want
revived the house, transforming it into a showroom for my home to feel too precious. Whether it’s an eight-piece
Poodle & Blonde, which sells wallpapers, fabrics and band in the conservatory, rabbits on the sofa, or a fashion
stationery digitally printed with Whinnie’s hand-painted shoot in the living room, I like the fact that this house can
patterns. Throughout her home, these designs feature as survive it all.’ poodleandblonde.com

Portrait In the sitting room, Whinnie shares her vintage sofa with some of her menagerie of pets Dining area Wallpaper
from Woodchip & Magnolia makes a statement here. The table and chairs from a charity shop and the pendant lights
found at a car boot sale define this space, which is attached to the living area Stockist details on p356 ➤

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 ’WHETHER IT’S RABBITS ON THE SOFA
OR A FASHION SHOOT IN THE LIVING
ROOM, THIS HOUSE CAN SURVIVE IT ALL’

Kitchen The frames of the kitchen cabinets are the ‘Ekbacken’ design from Ikea, but with MDF fronts made by a builder
and painted by the homeowners. Whinnie inherited the smoked-glass shelves from her father. The ‘Money Tree in Bamboo’
wallpaper by Poodle & Blonde, meanwhile, was inspired by her granddad – ‘he used to throw his spare change in the bushes at his
old house and make all of his grandkids get the money off the money tree’ Stockist details on p356 ➤

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 ’THE 1970S IS MY
FAVOURITE DECADE:
THE TEXTURES,
THE COLOURS,
THE PLAYFULNESS’

Bathroom The pink suite and swan tap, bought on Ebay, are pristine vintage finds. The pink marbled tiles were also
found online – ‘I bought them two years before I had the house, but knew I would use them one day.’ The ‘Image’ pendant
light is by Vanessa Mitrani Opposite ‘Margate Marble’ wallpaper – on the ceiling – by Poodle & Blonde adds pattern to
the bright-green walls (the paint is from Valspar). The bed is from a charity shop Stockist details on p356

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NOBLE LINEAGE
Deep in the rolling Berkshire countryside hides this historic listed barn,
with a new look that melds its agricultural past with a stylish beamed future
Words and styling KATE JACOBS Photography TARAN WILKHU

Living area Two

‘Groundpiece’ sofas by
Flexform and a pair of shaggy
stools from Un Amour de
Noel, a shop in France, are
placed around a coffee table
made by the architects at
McLaren Excell using some
of the barn’s old floorboards
Kitchen The architects
devised the custom-made
kitchen using cast concrete,
black steel and Valchromat,
a wood composite Stockist
details on p356
 he very things that make this barn so special – its intricate brickwork
and many mullioned windows – have also contributed to its neglect.
Built as the focal point of a wealthy landowner’s Arts & Crafts-style
model farm, Noble Barn’s restrictive listed status meant that it would
take a very ambitious developer to turn it into a home. Luckily, John
Bateman, part of a team that spent years transforming the Berkshire
estate, and his wife Bridget Seager, a fashion buyer turned psychotherapist,
had just the skills required. ‘The barn’s design was so exceptional, we
knew it could be a special place to live,’ John explains.
Award-winning architecture firm McLaren Excell was brought in to
realise the property’s potential. ‘A lot of conversions panel over the
original beauty of these agricultural buildings, but they had the vision
to draw it out,’ says John. The firm’s innovative approach to planning
restrictions was to leave the barn’s structure untouched and divide the
vast, 30-metre-long space by adding two black pods, which contain the
cloakroom, laundry area and pantry. Situated on either side of the central
entrance hall, they separate the cosy snug from the living and dining
area. Upstairs, the old hayloft has been transformed into two beautifully
simple bedroom suites.
Throughout the house, the colours have been kept low-key, with the
focus falling instead on the material palette – black steel and concrete,
rough wood and the tactile textures of linen, velvet and sheepskin. Both
former antiques dealers who share a passion for trawling markets and
sale rooms for unusual finds, John and Bridget have embraced the scale
of the house by sourcing large pieces – such as the oversized terracotta
olive jar used as a planter in the living area – that match its rugged
grandeur. Sleek Flexform furniture then acts as a counterpoint to the
more rustic touches, maintaining this home’s contemporary edge.
The couple’s love of renovation has left them hungry for the next
project and, with reluctance, they’re planning to sell Noble Barn. In the
meantime, though, they are loving life here. ‘We’ve had some wonderful
times,’ says Bridget. ‘This house lends itself to long, relaxed lunches and
drinks parties that drift on deep into the night.’ mclarenexcell.co.uk
PICTURE: COURTESY MCLAREN EXCELL

Exterior Award-winning architects McLaren Excell left the structure of the beautiful
Arts & Crafts barn intact Opposite The uncluttered living room is decorated with treasured
pieces such as a large Provençal ‘Biot’ jar with silver birch branches, and an African snake
sculpture. The fossilised-wood-topped side tables were bought at Lots Road Auctions,
a favourite hunting ground of the owners Stockist details on p356
Dining room The bespoke table
made of oak and black steel, and the
concrete storage unit that divides
this area from the living room, were
both designed by McLaren Excell.
A collection of Japanese-inspired
pots from L’Atelier d’Audrey
Roccaro and chairs from Flexform
complete this streamlined space
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 A BESPOKE STAIRCASE IN
BLACK STEEL LEADS UP TO
WHAT WAS ONCE THE HAYLOFT
Snug A cosy, sunlit room now sits at one end of the barn, behind the entrance hall. The ‘Boss’ armchair
with footstool is one of a pair from Flexform. The Moroccan kilim rug was bought at auction Hallway The
architects designed the ultra-simple staircase in lustrous black steel Stockist details on p356
‘A LOT OF BARN CONVERSIONS PANEL
OVER THE ORIGINAL BEAUTY. HERE
THE VISION WAS TO DRAW IT OUT’
Above Original rafters and new larch wood panelling gives the landing an elevated agricultural feel. Workstead’s
‘Industrial Chandelier’ hangs over the staircase Bathroom Connected to the main bedroom, this space features
a concrete basin – try Kast Concrete Basins – and a tap from Vola Stockist details on p356
Bedroom The bed sits in the middle of
the room, against a bespoke Valchromat
headboard that doubles as a storage
unit. Antique pink pottery jugs, part of a
larger set bought at Kempton Antiques
Market, sit on top. The Moroccan rug
and two cushions are from Le Bruit Qui
Court, a shop in Saint-Sylvestre-sur-Lot
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Three creatives reveal how daring designs
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Taps, tubs and basins that stand
out from the crowd

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Peek inside restaurant loos for ideas to
help you go one step further at home

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Amazing designs and everything
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Our guide to the best showrooms 258
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The big bathroom breakthrough this year? Circular mirrors. They’ve replaced the matching
pairs that used to reign; now it’s all about round reflections (see page 306 for case in point).
Outside of the home, bathroom design has changed our evenings out. There’s a reason your
dinner partner is taking a while to return – they’re lingering to take a #bathroomselfie (1.5
million tags and counting), or at the very least a snap of the jazzy wallpaper/statement
marble/golden swan-shaped taps that have enlivened our restaurant WCs of late. I’m all
for it – rooms only briefly visited are the best to experiment and be creative in – just don’t
blame me if I’ve eaten your starter when you come back.

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NEWS

INNER
CIRCLE

Italian bathroom design brand Ex.t’s

mould-breaking ‘Arco’ system, which saw
basin, taps and hidden storage integrated
with a lozenge-shaped mirror, has been
extended into a full collection. The
brainchild of Spanish design studio Mut,
‘Arco S’ reinvents the traditional bathroom,
creating a wall-hung mirrored vanity unit
and coordinating mirror encircled in a
black or brass frame, with shelving tucked
behind. ‘Arco S’ in black, from £4,082;
‘Arco’ mirror, from £584 (ex-t.com).
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BRASS
BEAUTY
Drummonds’ generously
proportioned ‘Grand’ floor-
standing shower pipe is topped
with a wide 30cm shower rose
and features large knuckle joints,
lending it a sturdy yet sleek air. All
of the brassware can be mixed and
matched, and each piece is made
with the centuries-old ‘lost wax’
metal-casting technique, which
results in precision detailing and
a pleasing solidity. From £3,750
as shown: ‘Grande’ shower pipe;
‘Grande’ shower rose; ‘Grande’
hand shower and wall bracket;
‘Leawood’ thermostatic shower
control (drummonds-uk.com).

COLOUR THEORY
MODERN Dutch designer Hella Jongerius
has created a collection of tiles
TAKE that make up an intricate colour
study. The ‘Diarama’ glazed
The ‘Nexsys’ by Kaldewei is the
most modern of shower floors, a porcelain range Mutina has a
slick enamelled surface available retro 1960s feel and comes in
in a selection of 17 monochrome 13 chromatic combinations;
and neutral shades, and 20 bright tones in four palettes
dimensions. It slopes gently down with dark and light variations,
to an integrated steel waste channel muted tones with the coloured
that stretches its width, which
comes in brushed and polished
glazes applied to black bases,
finishes as well as rose gold and and a monochrome selection.
white – all 100 per cent recyclable. From £366 per square metre,
From £998 (kaldewei.co.uk). Domus (domusgroup.com).

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City
fixtures
Milan-based architect
and designer Claudio
Bellini has created an
extensive bathroom
collection for VitrA,
full of urban-inspired
lines for an industrial
feel. The ‘Equal’
range’s rectangular
basins, mirrors and
storage units are
edged with black metal
SMOOTH CURVE rails that cross as they
With its lozenge-shaped silhouette, the meet and extend to
‘Separè’ is so much prettier than your create shelves and
average portable drying rack. Designed
towel racks, lit by a
by Omri Revesz + Damian Tatangelo
for Italian design house Mingardo, built-in tubular LED
its curved frame and horizontal light. Washbasin unit
crosspieces – which are anchored by with shelf, from £547;
a cylindrical counterweight – come in ‘Flat’ mirror, from
varnished iron or in brass to develop £349 (vitra.co.uk).
a natural patina over time. £1,560,
Monologue (monologuelondon.com).

KITCHEN
CONNECT
‘I wanted to strengthen the
connection between the
kitchen and the bathroom
by echoing some of the
key design elements,’ says
Scavolini’s creative director
Sonia Geminiani, discussing
the brand’s ‘Tratto’ vanity
unit. ‘For example, the
45-degree angle that creates
the practical handle was
inherited from our kitchens,’
she adds. The design features
a chunky 10cm-thick top,
integrated washbasin and
splashback in ‘Oyster
Stoneware’, and textured
‘Concrete Jersey’ melamine
fronts and contrasting
brass-handle shelves and
towel holder. From £5,000
(scavolini.com).

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SUITE
SPACE
Victoria + Albert Baths’ first built-in
collection, ‘Kaldera’, comprises
three recessed baths and two basins
designed for compact living. Reclining
at one end, the rest of the angles are
sharp and precise to line up flawlessly
with surrounding tiles. Made from
Quarrycast, a blend of volcanic
limestone and resins, they are heat
insulating, strong, lightweight and
scratch resistant. ‘Kaldera 4’ bath,
from £1,705 (vandabaths.com).

Founded by married couple Andy and Claire

Pedley in 2018, The Poured Project creates
concrete countertop basins in a range of
contemporary shapes and colours that are
all handmade in Yorkshire.
How did The Poured Project come about?
Andy – a furniture maker and restorer – was
asked to make a concrete basin in 2016. It so
impressed the client that after a lot of research
and testing, we launched the ‘Round’ basin
followed by the ‘Rectangle’ basin. We’re now
stocked at six retailers, including Bert & May. TAP IN
What are the basins made from? They’re cast from high-density concrete Ever since its first Arne
mixed with finely crushed granite and pigments. It has a beauty akin to stone Jacobsen-designed tap launched
with a smooth finish without the need for polishing.
Tell us about the making process… Every stage is done by hand. Creating our
in 1968, available in vibrant
wooden moulds draws on years of carving and turning experience. Our skilled Orange, Danish brand Vola
makers have elevated concrete production into a fine craft. has been ahead of its time. There
Are there bespoke options? Yes. Our concrete is incredibly versatile and can were eight bold hues by 1970,
be combined with an array of pigments and cast into any shape. and today its palette stands at
Why is concrete such a great material for the bathroom? It’s naturally 14, ranging from zingy brights
water-resistant, hard-wearing, can withstand extreme temperatures and it to smart monochromes. The
works brilliantly with the finishes and materials people are now introducing
to their bathrooms, such as matt black or polished brass.
latest addition is ‘Matt White’,
Have you noticed any trends at the moment? This year it’s all about colour a snowy, tactile alternative
– our oval-shaped ‘Ark’ basin is really popular, especially in peach, green and blue. to the usual gloss finish.
What’s next? A bath! (thepouredproject.com). ‘090FM-28’ freestanding
bath spout, £1,214 (vola.com).
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PARALLEL
Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola has
turned her attention to the bathroom,
creating an entire suite’s worth of
pieces for Italian brand Agape. The

LINES ‘Rigo’ collection employs sculptural

elements built on wall-hung parallel
beams that hold not only the basin –
which mirrors the cantilevered shape of
the freestanding bath – but also a set
of storage trays and containers. Beams
come in a mix of marble, wood and
black aluminium. Available in
December (agapedesign.it).

A STEP UP
The latest addition to
Italian brand Tubes’s
‘Scaletta’ heated
towel rail collection,
by industrial designer
Elisa Giovannoni, is
super-flexible. The
freestanding unit
can be fitted with
a shelf, creating a
neat storage space
for towels, or moved
SMART DESIGN throughout the home,
Smooth lines, curving forms and clever innovations its pulley winding
make up German brand Grohe’s ‘Essence’ collection, up excess electrical
part of which is the bathroom giant’s first ever bath. wires. It’s available in
Made from titanium-steel, which is completely
an array of rainbow
recyclable, it has an easy-to-clean, anti-slip coating.
The traditional overflow is replaced with an electric brights, as well as this
system stored beneath the base, which automatically gleaming gold finish.
opens the drain when water levels rise too high. £1,090 with shelf
‘Essence’ bath, £6,418 (grohe.co.uk). (tubesradiatori.com).

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STATEMENT
TAPS
Injecting beauty into the
bathroom, these pieces all
have a decorative twist

‘Axor Edge’ single basin mixer in polished

‘Red Gold’ by Jean-Marie Massaud, from
£1,083, Axor (axor-design.com)

‘CL.1’ spout and Swarovski crystal

handles by Sieger Design, from
£1,957, Dornbracht
(dornbracht.com)

CLEAN-CUT
CARARRA
Taking centre stage at this year’s Milan Design Week was the ‘Balnea’
collection by Elisa Ossino for Salvatori, a range of sculptural bathroom
vessels including a basin, storage units, ringed shower tray and this
monolithic freestanding bath. All honed from solid white Carrara ‘Components Ombre’ tap in rose
marble, the simple shapes rely on the inherent beauty of the stone they’re gold to polished chrome by Kohler,
shaped from. CEO Gabriele Salvatori explains: ‘We were drawn to £481, West One Bathrooms
(westonebathrooms.com)
Elisa’s understated sense of proportion and purity.’ ‘Balnea’ bath,
from £31,474 (salvatori.it).

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SCREEN
TIME
Porter’s ‘Bellmax’ shower
screen is a luxe take on the
Crittal-style trend that has
dominated bathrooms of late
– a single sheet of toughened
glass is framed by a slim line
of either antique brass, silver
nickel and polished chrome or
brass. The brand also supplies
statement stone slabs such as
this Carrara marble shower
tray and wall. ‘Bellmax’
shower screen, £2,340
(porterbathroom.com).

Clean LIVING
One of Germany’s most eminent brands for bathroom
products and concepts, Sieger Design has created the
‘Happy D.2 Plus’ range for Duravit, a set of vanity units,
storage cabinets, basins, mirrors, bath and toilet. Edges
are rounded, rims are narrow and flattened, fronts
are without handles, and ceramics can be two-toned, with
‘Anthracite Matt’ black on the outside and a glossy white
interior. ‘Happy D.2 Plus’ bath, £4,063 (duravit.co.uk).

INNER GLOW
Lighting design company Hand
& Eye Studio’s first foray into
the waterproof is ‘Poly’ by Tom
Houden, a wall-mounted lamp
that, with an IP65 rating, can
cope with splashes and steam.
A transparent silicone lens emits
a bright light from its centre,
which fades to a soft, diffused
glow at the edges. It sits atop
a milled aluminium base that
is available in dark green,
black, silver and gold. £225
( handandeyestudio.co.uk).

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COTTON on
Society Limonta’s autumn/winter ‘Unexpected Visions’ collection
of towels is both tonal and textural. A combination of 100 per cent
linen – plain and waffle weaved – and cotton, pieces are designed
to be mixed and matched. From £55 (societylimonta.com).

JUST
PEACHY
Claybrook’s distinctive ‘Raku’ tile
range, which comes in an array of
jewel-toned blues and greens, has
been joined by two new pink and
peach-hued finishes. The brick-shaped
porcelain base is glazed with glass,
which explodes on the tile’s surface in
the kiln firing, in a process inspired by
the Japanese raku technique. A deep,
organic pattern forms in the centre of
each tile, while the original dark tones
frame the edges. £199.58 per square
metre (claybrookstudio.co.uk).

IN THE FRAME
Designed by the founder
of Copenhagen-based
design brand MA/U
Studio Mikal Harrsen,
Boffi’s ‘R.I.G.’ modular
bathroom is an exercise
in clean-lined Scandi
minimalism. Each
element can be tailor
made in Corian, marble
and wood, framed
with black solid steel
and finished with
coordinating accessories,
such as basins, mirrors,
light bars and towel
racks. The structure
can be updated and
reorganised. From
£12,000 (boffi.com).

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BRITISH BARS
Opt for eco-friendly
natural soap bars,
handmade in the UK

SPACE The Soap Co’s cold-pressed

Geranium & Rhubarb bar is
handmade in the Lake District
from natural oils and botanicals

matters (£9; thesoapco.org)

The ever-shrinking size of the bathroom doesn’t have to mean compromising

on design. The ‘BetteSpace’ collection of bathtubs by Bette is all about a
considered use of space. Each tapers at the end (do your feet really need much
room?) while retaining a wide back. Available in small, medium or large
– which accommodates two people – the baths are made from an ultra-durable
titanium-steel glazed in white or other neutral tones, which naturally retain Feldspar’s exfoliating ‘Moor’ bar
warmth and are also completely recyclable. From £889 (bette.de). is cold pressed in Devon with
white china clay and poppy seeds
(£12.50; feldspar.studio)

MARBLE
SEASON
Durable, non-porous, silky
to the touch and easy to
clean, Corian has long
been used in the bathroom,
Made in Sussex from a vegetable
shaped and joined to form base enriched with shea butter,
basins, units, wall cladding, Urban Apothecary’s ‘Fig Tree’
bath and shower surrounds, soap has a fresh, crisp scent (£12;
urbanapothecarylondon.com)
and floors. Its new palette
takes inspiration from
minerals and terrazzo in
warm beiges, browns and
creams, with its ‘Smoke
Drift Prima’ marbled
BLURRED VISION pattern full of hazy wisps
A regular feature in kitchens, fluted glass of chocolate tones. From
has moved into a wetter arena, its semi- £735 per linear metre,
transparent properties creating a natural, CDUK (cdukltd.co.uk).
blurring divide in the ‘DS402’ screen from Toast’s ‘Rose Geranium’
soap blocks are made in
Aqata. The 1cm-thick panel, which is smooth
Lancashire from glycerine and
on the interior, can be framed in chrome, matt essential oil, hand cut and
black or polished gold, and has an optional stamped (£9.95; toa.st)
towel rail. From £1,080 (aqata.co.uk).

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I N S I D E S T O RY

WEST ONE
BATHROOMS
The specialist supplier that turned British
bathrooms from serviceable to spa-like

Freestanding bath by Laura Kirar for Kallista, £6,267;

‘Pure Paletta’ freestanding faucet, £2,637; ‘Trellis’ shower
screen by Metalcraft, £3,600; ‘Maven’ wall tiles by Kelly
Wearstler for Ann Sacks, £1,326 per square metre

Not so long ago, the domestic bathroom 1994. Growing from the original one-room whether that’s colourful concrete sinks or
was a functional space rather than the premises in Brixton, the company now waterproof wallpaper, which has kept it
sybaritic sanctuary to which we now aspire. has nine showrooms in some of London’s at the top of its game. It’s now turning
Back in the early 1960s, Anthony Waters most stylish areas, including Notting Hill, its attention to issues of sustainability,
spotted this gap in the market and Evered Chelsea, Mayfair and Battersea. working with the InterContinental Hotel
Supplies, which he set up with his business One of the features of the business has group on ways of adapting designs to save
partner Bill Evered, was born. been to also open showrooms dedicated to water and make them carbon neutral.
For the first few years, the company was a single brand – such as Villeroy & Boch in westonebathrooms.com
a trade dealer, evolving into West One Wandsworth and Kohler in Clerkenwell.
Bathrooms and its current incarnation as And more recently it has taken over the
a retailer of luxury bespoke bathrooms in Ann Sacks showroom in the Design Centre SIX THINGS TO KNOW
1978. It celebrated its 40th anniversary as at Chelsea Harbour to become the exclusive 1 West One supplied the bathrooms
West One last year and happily remains a stockist of the luxe tile brand. for Diamonds Are Forever, starring Sean
family affair – with Waters’ sons Duncan It’s the company’s intention to stay at the Connery as James Bond, and featuring
and Kevin taking over the business in cutting edge of bathroom developments, a rather fabulous circular tub…
2 If you are ever lucky enough to stay in the
Mandarin Oriental in London, you will enjoy
‘Haven’ bath in ‘Glacier Matt’
the full West One experience – it supplied
by Apaiser, £5,500; ‘Il Bagno’ vanity
all the hotel’s bathroom fittings.
unit in ‘Meringa’ by Antoniolupi, £8,995
3 West One Bathrooms was the first UK
bathroom company to spot the emerging
Middle East market and exhibited in
Saudi Arabia in 1980.
4 The 1995 Battersea billboard featuring
the slogan, ‘Even bathrooms as good as
ours need a little plug’, became a reference
point for Capital Radio’s travel reports.
5 West One supplies fittings from 750
manufacturers from all over the globe.
WORDS: KARA O'REILLY

6 The luxury yacht and aviation industry is

an ever-growing market and the company
has a contract team now specially
dedicated to this division of the business.

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OF THE
FUTURE
Innovation is playing a huge part in the evolution
of bathrooms, with technology, wellness and eco
credentials at the forefront of their design

WORDS: CLAUDIA BAILLIE

‘BettePond Silhouette’
bath, £7,822, Bette
Spa&wellness
Creating an indulgent, restful bathing sanctuary is so much easier now,
thanks to the introduction of mindfulness-focused baths and showers
Gone are the days when the bathroom was bathtubs that are made from welcoming,
simply a space to get clean. Now, it’s a place soft-touch material Galalato, and whose
for rejuvenation and relaxation too. ‘Wellness interiors are ergonomically shaped to ease
and mindfulness are increasingly being the body into a position for maximum
sought at home to balance out the stresses relaxation (from £7,320). These follow the
experienced in everyday life,’ says Louise success of its award-winning ‘Flotation Tub’,
Ashdown, head of design at West One which relieves pressure on joints by mimicking
Bathrooms. ‘Not everyone has the time to the weightlessness of an astronaut in space
visit a spa, so bringing spa-like elements into (£27,000, gb.toto.com).
your daily routine can really help.’ Also key to the home spa experience
Baths designed for two offer an opportunity are the latest shower innovations designed
for a stress-busting catch-up, and whereas to help create a holistic space. Pictured above,
sharing used to mean an uncomfortable Dornbracht’s new ‘AquamoonATT’ features
squash and somebody stuck with the tap end, a domed, ceiling-mounted element that
now extra-large tubs such as the architect- has four flow modes and three ‘signature
designed ‘Forma’ bath by Inbani allow treatments’: ‘Soothe’, ‘Nurture’ and ‘Empower’.
two people to soak side by side (£8,037, Combining varying strengths, patterns and
westonebathrooms.com). Bette’s ‘BettePond temperatures of water delivery with coloured
Silhouette’ is a generous, round design that’s light and scents such as ‘Citrus Blossom’, ‘Of
also big enough for two (£7,822, bette.de). Mandarin’ and ‘Rosewood’, it’s designed to
Japanese company Toto continues to create a multi-sensory wellbeing experience
innovate with its new ‘Recline Comfort’ (£32,800, westonebathrooms.com).

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Everywhere you look, from taps to dials and the waterproof models are the easiest way
lighting, the bathroom is getting smarter. to safely introduce sound into your shower
But the move towards all-sensing, all- space. The IP67-rated ‘Wonderboom 2’
convenient tech doesn’t require surrendering Bluetooth speaker by Ultimate Ears is the
Whether it’s a smart toilet, design credentials. best sound you’ll get. It will also survive
waterproof speakers or a mirror As the whole house is becoming increasingly being fully submerged in your bath – up to
that can tell you the weather, technologically interconnected, the bathroom a depth of one metre for 30 minutes – and
bathrooms are getting tech savvy is no exception. Just about everything in the it floats (£89.99, currys.co.uk).
space can be connected to one of the main Over the past five years, we’ve seen a
smart home ecosystems – Amazon Alexa, number of innovative showerheads from
Google and Apple. Smart heating company the likes of Crosswater and Hydrao with
Tado can complete this 360-degree high-tech built-in speakers, lights or controls for water
experience with its kits that bring underfloor flow. Hansgrohe’s upcoming ‘RainTunes’
systems online for app, voice and scene digital shower system ticks all of these boxes,
controls (£89.99), plus smart radiator with seven in-app ‘scenarios’ tailored to
thermostats (from £70) that add advancement suit your mood, combining choreographed
to radiators and towel racks (tado.com). water, acoustic soundscapes, fragrances,
Newly launched Japanese brand Inax’s mood lighting and even a sequence of images
sanitaryware and ceramics merge delicate, played on a video screen, all of which can
simple design with intelligent features. Its be controlled with your phone (available
‘S600 Line’ collection includes an intelligent late 2020, hansgrohe.co.uk).
shower system and antibacterial shower toilet VitrA has been concealing technology in
– the Japanese, of course, being aeons ahead every part of the bathroom suite for a while.
in the all-singing, all-dancing toilet sector Its ‘V-Care’ shower toilet (from £585) has
(inax.com). Meanwhile, Kohler will soon launch a heated seat, air purification, bidet and
a range of technological innovations, including drying functions, and the glass-fronted,
the ‘Veil Lighted Bathroom Collection’, bringing touch-sensitive smart control panels (from
connected lighting to its freestanding bath, £1,469) optimise the flush cycle to use the
mirror and vanity units, its Alexa and Google minimum amount of water. Coming up next
Assistant-enabled ‘Verdera Voice Lighted year is something even more ambitious.
Mirror’, the ‘Numi 2.0’ intelligent toilet – think The VitrA smart mirror has a built-in phone-
personalised cleansing and drying, heaters charging stand and proximity sensors.
WORDS: SOPHIE CHARARA

and built-in speakers – and the ‘DTV+’ shower It looks like a simple mirror until someone
Clockwise, from top Inax’s
system, with voice-activated sound, water, stands in front of it, when it springs to
‘Intelligent’ bathroom; Hansgrohe’s steam and lighting settings (kohler.co.uk). life, offering voice-controlled assistants
‘RainTunes’ shower system; High-quality portable speakers have who can find music and check the weather
Kohler’s ‘Veil Lighted’ smart lighting become popular over the past few years, and (vitra.co.uk).
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EVERYWHERE
YOU LOOK,
FROM TAPS
TO DIALS, THE
BATHROOM
IS GETTING
SMARTER

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Eco
Thoughtful, intelligent design is the hallmark made from recycled pine (tikamoon.co.uk),
of an eco-friendly bathroom – as is following and another smart alternative is Aston
the golden rules of reduce, reuse and recycle. Matthews’ reclaimed teak ‘Timor’ basin unit
To create environments that cause minimal (£1,331; astonmatthews.co.uk).
Green credentials are more damage to the planet, the most effective Environmentally friendly bathroom
important than ever in our homes, solutions are a blend of hi-tech and lo-fi. paints are a non-toxic counter to urban
and all areas of the bathroom Toilets and showers that cap H2O are pollutants, propagating fewer chemicals
are developing a green outlook a boon as loo flushing currently accounts for into the atmosphere. Edward Bulmer
a significant third of household water usage. (edwardbulmerpaint.co.uk), Earthborn
A minimal-flush, maximum-effect toilet is Paints (earthbornpaints.co.uk), Benjamin
Crosswater’s ‘Wild Rimless WC’ (from £465, Moore (benjaminmoorepaint.co.uk) and Bert
crosswater.co.uk). ‘Harvesting rainwater and & May (bertandmay.com) all offer paints that
siphoning it from underground storage tanks are low in volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
for use in toilets and washing machines is an and free from benzene and formaldehyde.
excellent way to create a closed loop when it Changes to the way you live in the space
comes to resources,’ says architect Sean Hill can also contribute to a greener bathroom
of Rise Design Studio (risedesignstudio.co.uk). profile. Silvon’s organic cotton towels are
Smart showerheads and taps – such as woven with pathogen-killing silver-coated
Grohe’s ‘EcoJoy’ water-saving system and threads to restrict bacterial growth and reduce
‘SmartControl thermostat’ (grohe.co.uk) – the need for laundering (silvonhome.com).
are now designed to splash with precision, Single-use plastics are an issue, too – eschew
offering high-pressure but low-water usage. bottled body and household products and
Laufen’s Konstantin Grcic-designed ‘Val’ go packaging-free with forward-thinking
mixer has an energy-saving function that products such as the shampoo bars from
WORDS: JULIET KINSMAN PICTURES: MAX ZAMBELLI, JOHN BESSLER

reduces water usage by 30 per cent (from Lush (uk.lush.com), which are made with
£149.81; laufen.co.uk), and the ‘Diametro35’ natural ingredients such as honey, flowers and
range by Ritmonio runs at a reduced water fruits – a single bar promises 80-100 washes.
flow rate (from £248, ritmonio.it). Tubes’s Non-toxic cleaning products, such as Tincture’s
‘Rift’, ‘Origami’ and ‘Agorà’ radiators, bathroom cleaner (tincturelondon.com)
meanwhile, use up to 85 per cent less water or Norfolk Natural Living’s botanical-based
than traditional designs (tubesradiatori.com). spray (norfolknaturalliving.com), also tick the
Sustainability is helped by imaginative ecofriendly boxes.
upcycling – from recycled flooring fashioned What do we need next? Perhaps a Fitbit-
Clockwise, from top Aston Matthews’
from crushed glass, remixed porcelain terrazzo style carbon-footprint analytics app to conflate
reclaimed teak ‘Timor’ unit; walls painted in or reclaimed timber. Meanwhile, bathroom our data on one dashboard, to incentivise
Benjamin Moore’s ‘Aura Bath & Spa’ paint in units are following a similar ethos – Tikamoon and reward those who live a sustainable
‘Seapearl’; Tubes’s ‘Rift’ radiator; Ritmonio tap has a variety of washstands and cabinets lifestyle, and make the future greener.
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FOR MINIMAL
DAMAGE TO
THE PLANET,
THE MOST
EFFECTIVE
SOLUTIONS
ARE A BLEND
OF HI-TECH
AND LO-FI
:

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TRENDS

From modern monochrome to a juicy twist on pastels, we’ve rounded up

the hottest bathroom looks and the products to help you recreate them
Above ‘Chevron Lava’ glazed tiles
in ‘White Rabbit Matt’ and ‘Black
Swan Matt’, both File Under Pop
(fileunderpop.com)
Above right ‘Pod’ hexagon
porcelain tiles in ‘Mono’ on the
wall and floor are combined with
‘Terrazzo Nouveau’ matt porcelain
tiles in ‘Grey’ on the left-hand wall,
both by Mandarin Stone
(mandarinstone.com)
Right Geberit’s ‘Acanto’ washbasin,
mirror cabinet and tall side unit
(geberit.com) are accented by a
patterned monochrome rug
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MONOCHROME
The modern way to do monochrome?
Step it up a gear with intense pattern
It’s the most classic of tonal pairings, but there’s a
new, contemporary way to showcase black and white
– dazzling geometric designs that overwhelm the eye.
For a bold effect on tiles or textiles, choose a pattern
in which the two colours have equal weighting – think
zig-zags, chevrons and squares – or for something
softer, try a white base with subtle black detailing.

Above The alternating

pattern of Lapicida’s ‘Haute
Deco’ tiles is a powerful
statement in this bathroom
(lapicida.com)
Left ‘Mats Theselius’
cement tiles by Marrakech
Design make a striking
large-scale pattern
(marrakechdesign.se) ➤
PICTURES: PETRA BINDEL/HOUSE OF PICTURES

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Monochrome
Rethink classic black and white this season by seeking
out graphic eyecatching patterns 5

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1 ‘Smoky Eyes’ paint, £44 for 2.5 litres, Graham & Brown (grahambrown.com) 2 ‘Orbit’ mirror by Rodney Kinsman, £624, The Conran Shop
(theconranshop.com) 3 ‘Starck T’ soap dish by Philippe Starck, £105, Duravit (duravit.co.uk) 4 ‘Vincent’ porcelain patterned tiles, £78 per square
metre, Stone & Ceramic Warehouse (sacw.co.uk) 5 ‘Le Thermo Concealed’ shower in ‘Black Nickel’, £3,240, Catchpole & Rye (catchpoleandrye.com)
For similar black tiles, try ‘Vernon Rustic’ ceramic tiles in ‘Black Gloss’, £27 per square metre, Victorian Plumbing (victorianplumbing.co.uk)
6 ‘Chequers Court Deco Mosaic’ tiles, £139 per square metre, Fired Earth (firedearth.com)
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7 ‘Illusion’ tiles, £90 per square metre, Stone & Ceramic Warehouse (sacw.co.uk) 8 ‘LB 4018’ torch wall lamp in ‘Silver Nickel’, £340.80, Lefroy Brooks
(lefroybrooks.com) 9 ‘Poivre Noir No. 155’ paint, £64 for 2.5 litres, Designers Guild (designersguild.com) 10 Laundry basket, £24.99, H&M Home (hm.com)
11 ‘Albume’ freestanding basin by Antoniolupi, £6,832, West One Bathrooms (westonebathrooms.com) 12 ‘Viu’ bath, from £3,996, Duravit (duravit.co.uk)
13 ‘Tower’ bath rack by Yamazaki, £52, The Conran Shop (theconranshop.com) 14 ‘Hai’ hand and body soap, £9, Sort of Coal (sortofcoal.com)
15 ‘Fold’ tiles in ‘Pure White/Soot’, £127 per square metre, Marrakech Design (marrakechdesign.se) ➤

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Ultra
MARINE
Rich and vivid, this season’s most
covetable shade adds painterly drama
Blue is a bathroom favourite, and the vibrant, matt
version made famous by artist Yves Klein – who
believed that ‘blue is beyond dimensions’ – is the
most stylish take on the colour. Use it on walls,
floors, ceilings and furniture for a saturated look.
PICTURES: BETH EVANS, TIM YOUNG, LUCKY IF SHARP

Top The Poured Project’s ‘Cube’ basin from Bert & May
(bertandmay.com) is set against ‘10BB 09/155’ paint from
Dulux Trade (duluxtradepaintexpert.co.uk) and lit with
‘Taketa’ lights by Astro Lighting (astrolighting.com)
Above right Sophie Robinson (sophierobinsoninteriors)
teamed Topps Tiles’s ‘Lampas’ tiles in ‘Marine’
(toppstiles.co.uk) with a gold-framed Rockett St George
mirror (rockettstgeorge.co.uk) and Valspar’s ‘Portrait of
a Blue Stocking’ paint (valsparpaint.co.uk)
Right ‘Cristalli’ lava stone tiles in ‘C10’ by Made a Mano
(madeamano.com) create a striking shower backdrop
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ULTRA MARINE Layer differently textured surfaces in this eye-catching hue to add depth
1 ‘Mazurka’ mosaic tiles in ‘Cobalt Dark Blue’, £23.95 per sheet, Walls and Floors (wallsandfloors.co.uk) 2 ‘Victorian Blue’ tile from the ‘Minton Hollins’
collection, £93.77 per square metre, Johnson Tiles (johnson-tiles.com) 3 ‘Safetred Ion Linen’ flooring in ‘Dark Blue’, £15.59 per square metre, Tarkett
(tarkett.com) 4 ‘Ultra Blue’ paint, £49 for 2.5 litres, Little Greene (littlegreene.com) 5 ‘Puzzle’ tile by Barber & Osgerby for Mutina, from £177 per square
metre, Domus (domusgroup.com) 6 ‘Rilievi’ surface in ‘Cielo’ by Zaven for Cedit, from £152 per square metre, Domus (domusgroup.com) 7 Sodalite glass
mosaic blend with Swarovski crystals, approx £525.60 per square metre, Bisazza (bisazza.com) 8 ‘Lapiz Lazuli A Plus’ marble from the ‘Gemstone’
collection, price on request, Antolini (antolini.com) 9 ‘Panorama’ tile in ‘P43’, £672 per square metre, Made a Mano (madeamano.com) ➤

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 PALM SPRINGS
Shake up a contemporary pastel
palette with a juicy Californian twist
The hedonistic colours of Palm Springs have
blossomed in the bathroom. Take on-trend sugary
pastel shades and add a burst of sunshine – think
punchy watermelon pink, juicy peach and verdant
mint – for a vibrant cocktail worthy of a poolside
party. Glossy finishes and high-shine brassware
add to the sense of energy. Getting ready in the
morning just got a whole lot more fun.

Above Mint green swimming

pool-esque tiles meet a custom-
made vivid pink basin in this
bathroom by Reykjavik-based
creative studio Dodlur (dodlur.is)
Right This statement bathroom
designed by Bergman & Co
(bergmanandco.com ) features
a custom mirror and light by
Australian brand Please Please
Please (pleasepleaseplease.com.au)
on a base of peachy ‘Persicus’ Dulux
paint (dulux.com), gridded ‘Vogue’
tiles in ‘Rosa’ by Classic Ceramics
(classicceramics.com.au) and pink
concrete basins from Slab Shapers
(slabshapers.com)
:
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PICTURES: TEKLA SEVERIN, NICOLE ENGLAND

Top Delicate ‘Terrazzo Nouveau’ matt porcelain tiles in ‘Ivory’ offset

the peachy tones of ‘Norse Subway’ ceramic gloss tiles in ‘Terra’, both
by Mandarin Stone (mandarinstone.com). The ‘Kern’ basin in ‘Duck
Egg’ is by Kast Concrete Basins (kastconcretebasins.com)
Above Green Tadelakt (tadelakt.co.uk) and ‘Piglet’ tiles by Dtile
(dtile.nl) form a perfect pastel palette in this space by Utkan
Gunerkan (utkangunerkan.com)
Left Hong Kong-based practice Lim + Lu (limandlu.com) has teamed
pink Pecchioli Firenze tiles (pecchiolifirenze.com) with a foil-backed
bath surround by Sicis Vetrite (sicisvetrite.com) ➤

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Palm springs
Create a sunny, playful bathroom scheme with these vibrant buys

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1 ‘Salvia’ paint, £55 for 2.5 litres, Paint & Paper Library (paintandpaperlibrary.com) 2 ‘Hanley’ tube-lined tiles, £1,058 per square metre, Balineum
(balineum.co.uk) 3 ‘Aquarelle’ shower curtain in ‘Vertical Rose’, £35, Hay (hay.dk) 4 ‘Biscuit’ tiles in ‘Dune’ by 41zero42, £149 per square metre, Domus
(domusgroup.com) 5 ‘Perch’ mirror with shelf, from £239, CB2 (cb2.com) 6 Soap dispenser, £12.99, H&M Home (hm.com) 7 ‘Edison’ tumbler, £28, Balineum
(balineum.co.uk) 8 ‘Tann’ toothbrush in ‘Soft Coral’, from £4, Hay (hay.dk) 9 ‘Bubble’ bathroom light, £695, Curiousa & Curiousa (curiousa.co.uk) 10 ‘Carmine’
paint, £50 for 2.5 litres , Little Greene (littlegreene.com) 11 ‘Metro’ tiles in ‘Jade’, £30 per square metre, Topps Tiles (toppstiles.co.uk) 12 ‘Bran’ wall-mounted
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hook, £49, Made (made.com) 13 ‘Imprint’ towel in ‘Stripe Grey’, from £24, Normann Copenhagen (normann-copenhagen.com) 14 ‘Mode Spencer’ bath filler tap,
£379, Victoria Plum (victoriaplum.com) 15 ‘Iva’ basin in ‘Duck Egg’, £2,340, Kast Concrete Basins (kastconcretebasins.com) 16 ‘Ambra’ three-hole bath mixer,
£634, Aston Matthews (astonmatthews.co.uk) 17 ‘Napoli’ bath in ‘Turquoise Blue’, £4,005, Victoria + Albert Baths (vandabaths.com) 18 Bath mat, £12.99, H&M
Home (hm.com) 19 ‘Emerald’ glow oil, £42; ‘Moon Fruit’ night treatment, £48, both by Herbivore, Liberty (libertylondon.com) 20 ‘Sound-Rack’ shelving unit by
Ludovica & Roberto Palomba for Kartell, £467.71, Laufen (laufen.co.uk) 21 ‘E3 Apricot’ terrazzo tiles, £90 per square metre, Terrazzo Tiles (terrazzo-tiles.co.uk) ➤

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Rough
TEXTURE
Tactility is the order of the day
in these calming bathing retreats
Natural materials and textures are taking hold in
interiors – an antidote, perhaps, to the digital age.
There’s no better place to channel this trend than
the bathroom, with stone-like finishes and imperfect
patinas creating cosy, intimate spaces.
PICTURES: PAOLO GOLUMELLI, LUCKY IF SHARP

Above Sydney-based practice Killing Matt Woods

(killingmattwoods.com) used Semco’s ‘X-Bond’ finish
(semcosurfaces.com) for this shower room. It’s accented
by the thick black outline of the screen and door
Top right The crisp white ‘Aki’ bath from Alternative
Bathrooms (alternativebathrooms.com) is a stark
contrast to this bathroom’s rough concrete walls and floor
Right The ‘HB’ shower by Luca Papini in ‘Oro Chiaro’
:

for Quadro Design (quadrodesign.it) adds glamour to

the rustic finish on the shower walls
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COMPILED BY: KATE WORTHINGTON

ROUGH TEXTURE Choose tactile finishes in organic, neutral tones for a calming space
1 ‘Oak Primrose’ wood flooring, from £83 per square metre, Ecora (ecora.co.uk) 2 ‘Rake’ tiles in ‘Linen’ by Ann Sacks, £148 per square metre,
West One Bathrooms (westonebathrooms.com) 3 ‘Bera & Beren’ wall tile, from £61 per square metre, Domus (domusgroup.com) 4 ‘Venice Villa’
terrazzo tile in ‘Beige’, from £75 per square metre, Fabbrica Marmi e Graniti (irisfmg.com) 5 ‘Fresh Plaster’ eggshell, £42 for 2.5 litres, Craig & Rose
(craigandrose.com) 6 ‘Little Rascal’ paint, £43 for 2.5 litres, Earthborn (earthbornpaints.co.uk) 7 ‘Alchemy’ mosaic tiles in ‘Pink Gin Chevron’,
£248 per square metre, Fired Earth (firedearth.com) 8 ‘Loop’ wood-effect tile, from £232 per square metre, Domus (domusgroup.com)
9 ‘Frozen Terra’ concrete tile, from £550 per square metre, Caesarstone (caesarstone.co.uk)

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M

BATHING
BEAUTIES
Three creatives
reveal how
daring designs
transformed their
own bathrooms
Words EMMA LOVE
 B AT H R O O M P R O F I L E

ANDREA SERBOLI ARCHITECT

Co-founder of Spanish practice Colombo and
Serboli Architecture, Serboli lives in the Eixample
district of Barcelona. We look at his bold vision
for the bathroom
Originally the bathroom took up one corner of what is now
the living room. The apartment had a very traditional layout, so
I wanted to open it up completely, with a bathroom in the middle
– a blue box – that sits between the day and night zones.
It was an organic idea to use blue. I think of it like a fruit, with
a cold colour outside and a warm shade of peachy coral inside to
convey the idea that this is a sanctuary, the most intimate part of
the flat. Also, it feels Mediterranean and postmodern. The shade
of blue changes depending on the light and sometimes looks more
like a dark green. After I finished the bathroom, I found some
pictures from my travels in Mozambique a few years ago and I
realised that the Centro Cultural Franco-Moçambicano in Maputo
has exactly the same colours, which I thought was funny.
Japanese-style bathrooms also influenced me, particularly the
grey floor tiles that continue upwards to form the outside of the
bath. I matched the colour of the grouting to the walls; it gives a
room personality on a relatively low budget.
I created a round fluted window through to the kitchen. If I
am having a bath, it’s really nice – and dramatic – to switch off the
light and lie there with the natural light coming in.
So that it didn’t look like a room from the Teletubbies, I selected
a matt black shower head and taps. When you use a lot of colour,
I think you need a contrasting shade to balance it out.
A year and a half after finishing the bathroom, I still love it.
The idea is that everything is warm and soft, not just the colours,
but the shapes, too. I added a bespoke, curved, coral-lacquered sink
cabinet made by Rec Disseny Carpentry, a custom-made curved
mirror and a globe lamp that I bought from the Monsó y Benet
store in Barcelona. colomboserboli.com

I N S I D E M Y B AT H R O O M Andrea Serboli on his must-haves

Why is artwork important to you? My father is a painter and many of my Do you listen to music? Of course! I like neoclassical music by the likes of
friends are artists, so I have always collected art. I have one piece in the Italian pianist Ludovico Einaudi and German composer Ramin Djawadi.
PICTURES: ROBERTO RUIZ

bathroom that’s propped up by the sink, which I rotate. It’s usually a print Or electronica DJs such as Max Cooper, who I listen to on Spotify.
of two faces by Spanish street artist and illustrator Grip Face. Best thing about the bathroom? The shower. I have a rain shower with
What’s in your cabinet? Everything – it’s a mess! But I do keep my Kiehl’s a 40cm-diameter head and I spend a long time standing under the water.
body lotion and shaving foam in there. It makes me feel like I’m removed from the rest of the world.

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CRAIG ROBINS PROPERTY DEVELOPER
AND CO-FOUNDER OF DESIGN MIAMI
Robins founded real estate company Dacra
Development in 1987, and 14 years ago, he also
launched the first Design Miami fair. Along with
his wife Jackie, he lives in a 1940s house on Miami
Beach, which was renovated in 2015. He tells us
the story behind the striking master bathroom
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Architect Zaha Hadid didn’t like the utilitarian purpose impeccably, but it’s also
bathtub we were thinking of getting, so a beautiful space. Often in a bathroom, the
she offered to design one for us. Zaha was a tub and the shower will be separate, but
close friend; she came over when we were here, they are connected, which means if
remodelling the house and my wife showed you want to take a bath, you can shower
her pictures of the bath we were looking at. easily first without walking across the
The next day, she called me and said: ‘Those room. I think that’s a brilliant touch.
bathtubs are rubbish – why don’t I design The only objects we have on display are
one for you?’ A week later, she called again a trio of vases by Ettore Sottsass, which add
and insisted on doing the whole space. colour to the room. Together with Zaha’s
Living with art, architecture and very clean design and the Boffi fittings,
design has been important to me since they make a nice combination.
the beginning of my career, so I was blown We entertain a lot at home and it’s very
away to have a room created by one of rare that guests don’t want to see the
the most important contributors of our bathroom. One fun moment was walking
time. I always try to work with brilliant in on Martha Stewart doing an impromptu
creatives, so if I was giving instructions shoot with the photographer Todd Eberle.
to someone, I would usually say, ‘I need a The bathroom is the nicest room in the
bathroom’ and that’s all. house – I spend so much time in there. And
What I love most about the bathroom I really do think about Zaha when I’m inside
is that it’s functional sculpture. It serves its her creation. miamidesigndistrict.net
PICTURES: STEVEN BROOKE, MARTIEN MULDER

I N S I D E M Y B AT H R O O M Craig Robins on his bathing routine

Bath or shower? Generally I shower, but I like to take a bath too, with invented the first functioning flying machine, by David McCullough.
Epsom salts. Lying there, it feels like I’m in a futuristic palace. When I am shaving, I will listen to a book too. I get them in both audio
Any bathing rituals? When I’m having a bath, I’ll read a book. I’ve and print so I can go back and forth.
usually got more than one on the go at a time: currently I’m reading What’s in your bathroom cabinet? We have shelves and drawers in the
about the geology of the Grand Canyon, which I’m going to be visiting bathroom rather than a cabinet, but I use them to store a toothbrush,
soon. I’m also reading a biography on the Wright Brothers, who toothpaste, my shaving kit and sunblock.

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INGA-LILL OVIN
FOUNDER OF MARRAKECH DESIGN
Ovin founded Marrakech Design, which
specialises in encaustic tiles, in 2006, and
lives in an 1890s house in Fiskebäckskil on
Sweden’s west coast. She talks us through how
she transformed her compact and calming
bathroom and shower rooms
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Creating a feeling of space in the bathroom was important.

I chose a light-hued tile for the walls and traditional white wood
panelling for the ceiling, both of which make the room seem
larger than it is. For the floor, I used our iconic ‘Dandelion’
patterned tiles, designed for us by architectural partnership
Claesson Koivisto Rune. I chose the chocolate brown colourway
to introduce warmth. Brown is a very underestimated colour
– here in Sweden, we go a lot for blue and grey, but you don’t tend
to see chocolate brown so much.
We designed the room around the bathtub, which we
positioned under the window so I could lie there and look out at
the ocean, and make the most of the natural light.
The wooden cabinet was custom-made by a marine carpenter
who, because of his experience working on boats, is a master at
utilising space. It’s painted dark brown, so it contrasts nicely
with the brass sink, which was handmade in Marrakech. The
lion-shaped taps are very special too – I bought them from an
antiques shop in Florence. They really add character to the room.
I work a lot with plants and mirrors, both of which can totally
change the atmosphere of a space. To give the bathroom a more
industrial feel, I asked our plumber to make a custom-built
copper towel rail. I always like a room to have a twist.
For the shower room, we used ‘Goose-eye’ tiles on both the
floor and ceiling to create impact. It was a collaboration with
Swedish designer Mats Theselius, and the pattern has multiple
layout possibilities – here we used it differently on opposite
walls. As for the ceiling, at first it was white, but it only took me a
day to realise that it would look much cooler in black, so we
repainted it straightaway. Now it has attitude.
I have a linen shower curtain, which is quite unusual.
Of course, it’s not as practical as plastic, but it is so much nicer
and does dry quickly (I also prefer hammam towels to terry
towels – again, they are quick-drying). The curtain is such an
easy thing to make and really softens the tiles to make the
bathroom feel cosy. marrakechdesign.se

I N S I D E M Y B AT H R O O M Inga-Lill Ovin shares her special rituals

Daily routine? Every morning, I have a cold shower. Part of the Wim Hof Favourite bathroom products? Italian soaps from Farmaceutica di Santa
method, which has a lot of science behind it, is about the benefits of Maria Novella, Argan oil from Marrakech – it’s the number one treatment
cold showers for your mind and body. It has such an energising effect. for wrinkles for Arabic women – and anything that smells of lavender.
Bath soundtrack? Right now, I’m listening to Swedish jazz singer Isabella How does the space make you feel? Peaceful. I never bring my phone or
Lundgren. Her voice puts me in a good mood. I light a scented candle any electronic gadgets into the bathroom – I don’t think they belong – and
from Byredo and maybe have a glass of wine. it is the only place in the house where I can guarantee not to be disturbed.

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(cphart.co.uk). ‘Indigo’ single lever tap by Nevio Tellatin, £2,642; ‘Reflex’
bath in ‘Fumé’, £8,208, both Antonio Lupi (antoniolupi.it)

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A SCULPTURAL QUALITY TO BATHING SPACES

From left ‘Catino Tondo’ basin in ‘Muschio’ by Cielo Ceramica, from £3,049,
CP Hart (cphart.co.uk). ‘Regolo’ wall-mounted mixer by Edoardo Gherardi,
from £2,346, CEA Design (ceadesign.it). ‘Plateau’ basin by Sebastian Herkner,
£3,483, Ex.t (ex-t.com). ‘MLA Sleek’ basin mixer in ‘Matt Black’, £542, Ex.t
(ex-t.com). ‘Lariana’ basin by Patricia Urquiola, £7,934; ‘Sen’ tap by Gwenael
Nicolas, £1,686, both Agape (agapedesign.it). ‘Bonola 50’ pedestal basin in
‘Fango’ by Jasper Morrison, £998, Ceramica Flaminia (ceramicaflaminia.it).
‘Line 1052’ basin mixer, £425, Rubinetterie Treemme (rubinetterie3m.it)

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Clockwise from left ‘Cleo 84’ basin filler, £578, Fir Italia (fir-italia.it). ‘Giotto 18’ basin mixer
by Natalino Malasorti, £383, CEA Design (ceadesign.it). ‘Garden’ basin filler by Piero Lissoni,
£2,982, Boffi (boffi.com). ‘Diametro35’ basin filler, £288, Ritmonio (ritmonio.it). ‘Italy 3’ basin
set, £799, Crosswater (crosswater.co.uk). ‘Fontane Bianche’ basin filler by Elisa Ossino, £1,106,
Fantini Rubinetti (fantini.it). ‘Japan’ basin, from £720, Rexa Design (rexadesign.it)

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 IN SEARCH
OF THE
ULTIMATE
BATHROOM
SELFIE
Once an afterthought, hotel and
restaurant loos are now the centre
of attention. And they’re inspiring
us to go wild with our own spaces…
Words AMY BRADFORD

In days gone by, the focal point of a hotel, bar or restaurant interior
would probably be exactly where you’d expect – the central space,
where every visitor could share the sense of wonder. Back then, the
bathrooms would have rarely got a look-in. But ever since the 1990s,
restaurant revolution designers have steadily grown more inventive
with restaurant loos. And now, with our Instagram obsession, the
humble water closet is sometimes the best room in the house.
Suddenly every nook and cranny is under pressure to look camera
ready – but today’s WCs also serve a different purpose, tapping into
our desire to have a more intimate experience with our surroundings.
In London, Conran Restaurants were the first to raise the loo
game. Quaglino’s men’s bathroom, with its black glass urinal and
marble trough basins, made the news when it opened in 1993. Then
PICTURES: CLAIRE MENARY, CLAUDIA BAILLIE, ED REEVE, GARY ESPRIT, TARAN WILKHU, EDAUYAR.STUDIO.

in 2003, Mourad Mazouz’s Sketch in Mayfair became the capital’s

ultimate trailblazer, with its futuristic unisex podscape. Both these
giant egg-shaped loos, and the Swarovski bejewelled closets upstairs,
became the stuff of legend, and others followed suit.
Among them are Soho restaurant Nopi, where diners are greeted
OURS RESTAURANT DESIGN BY EDWARDS MCCOY EDWARDSMCCOY.COM

by a hall of mirrors, and Isabel in Mayfair, where the discreet dining

ambience contrasts with extravagant washroom décor: think hand-
painted Chinoiserie wallpaper by de Gournay and exotic marble
sinks. There’s also The Ned, whose chequered marble floors and
velvet love seats are reminiscent of old-fashioned ocean liners, and
Martin Brudnizki’s masterful revival of Annabel’s – with its pink
onyx basins and flower-strewn ceiling that aim to make your
washroom visit ‘an experience rather than a necessity’, says the
designer. It even has a dedicated make-up station.
But why single out loos, as opposed to any other space? ‘It’s partly
about the way we use them,’ says Alexia Bradford, The Ned’s ➤
Clockwise from left The pink onyx and flower-strewn walls at Annabel’s in
Mayfair, designed by Martin Brudnizki; mirrors are used to stunning effect
in the bathrooms at restaurant Nopi in Soho; Mourad Mazouz’s Sketch, also
in Mayfair, blazed a trail in bathroom design with its futuristic pod toilets
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interior designer. ‘You don’t spend as much time in a bathroom

compared to the rest of a hotel or restaurant, so people are braver
about going for strong elements,’ she suggests. Small spaces also
benefit from flamboyant injections of colour and pattern, where
the light doses required rarely overwhelm. ‘Because the bathroom
industry is booming, designers have the freedom to create more
exciting spaces,’ adds Bradford. ‘Tiles, taps and basins have evolved
to embrace multiple finishes, colours and shapes.’
The unintimidating scale of these spaces, combined with the
sheer creativity on display, has inspired a trend for bolder home
bathrooms. For example, Brudnizki’s design for the loos at Selfridges’
Brasserie of Light, clad entirely in pink marble and mirrors, could
easily be adapted to glam up a poky guest bathroom. Likewise, The
Hoxton Holborn, where the classic black-and-white-tiled look is
reimagined with op-art intensity. Small, windowless spaces invite
new experiments with pattern and finish: the glossy plum ceilings
and Ikat-print wallpaper at the Suzy Hoodless-designed members’
club AllBright, perhaps, or the wild jungle pattern that trails across
the washroom ceiling at Restaurant Ours in Knightsbridge. You
don’t need to go bright to make an impression, either. Witness Clos
Maggiore in Covent Garden, where an all-grey palette makes Toile
de Jouy wallpaper and marble floors dazzle.
The best designs create a bathroom worth lingering in. Claridge’s,
with its beautiful art-deco powder room featuring flattering
Hollywood-like mirrors, and The Ritz, with its couches, floral
displays and trompe l’oeil murals, are the ultimate in languorous
self-pampering. Meanwhile, at the Henrietta Hotel, twin sinks
and complexion-flattering pink walls make for a recreational vibe.
Why would you ever want to leave?

HOW TO CREATE A STATEMENT BATHROOM

Interior designer Suzy Hoodless’s top tips for
creating an impactful space
LI GHTI N G This can make a massive impact. It’s good to have
decorative fittings, as there aren’t lots of opportunities for statement
furniture. Eye-level lighting – rather than downlighters – next to mirrors
is essential. Layers of dimmable lighting will create a sense of drama.
CO LO U R Wallpaper is an effective way to add colour – when we
worked on AllBright, they wanted Instagrammable bathrooms, and
striking wallpapers were our way of achieving that. There’s also a much
bigger choice of colourful sanitaryware and taps available now. Or try
patterned blinds, keeping the rest of the room clean and contemporary.
WA L L PA PE R Look carefully at the scale of your room when choosing
wallpaper to make sure the pattern harmonises with the space. If you’re
worried about practicality, add glass over the top as a basin splashback,
and tile where needed around baths and showers.
TI LES Don’t be afraid to mix different-coloured tiles in the same space.
Layering colourways of the same tile gives instant interest.
N AT U R A L M ATE R I A L S Using natural materials will add warmth,
texture and character. Interesting marbles are a great choice for
bathrooms. We recently specified some heavily veined green marble
for a bathroom – it’s incredibly decorative and has longevity, too.
S PAC E There’s no need for a small bathroom to be dull. Cut down the
number of materials and colours but don’t feel you need to drop pattern
– just keep it edited and design with confidence. suzyhoodless.com

Clockwise from top left The washrooms at AllBright were designed to be

Insta-worthy; an all-grey palette at Clos Maggiore works seamlessly; the opulent
bathroom at Isabel features marble and hand-painted wallpaper; a jungle pattern
adorns the ceiling at Restaurant Ours; classic velvet love seats bring a luxe look
at The Ned; pink marble and endless mirrors give the bathrooms in Selfridges’
Brasserie of Light a sophisticated feel you could adapt for your own home

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INSPIR ATION
GOOD
GROUT
Introducing boldness and character
doesn’t have to come from out-there
materials or vibrant colours and
patterns – swapping small design
elements for something exciting
can have a big impact. In this space,
neutral ceramic tiles are enlivened
by red grouting, adding a twist to the
solid stretches of high-gloss finish.
Tiles ‘Materia’ in ‘Mastice’, £36 per square
metre, Ceramica Vogue (ceramicavogue.com)
Grout Try ‘Kerapoxy’ epoxy grout in
‘Cherry Red’ by Mapei, £26.34 for 3kg,
Pure Adhesion (pureadhesion.co.uk)
Light ‘Pendant 02’, from £725, Magic Circus
Éditions (magic-circus.fr) ➤
GRAND
CIRCLE
Round mirrors have taken
hold in the bathroom, and
there’s no finer example than
in this dual washing space
at The Library hotel in Koh
Samui, Thailand. Designed
by Kasemtham Sornsong
and over two metres in
diameter, the colossal piece
adds repose to the opulent
expanse of Statuario marble,
large enough to be used
by two simultaneously.
Marble White Statuario
marble, stocked by Imperial
Marble & Granite Importers
(imperial-marble.co.uk)
Mirror Custom-made by local
Thai artisans. For similar, try
London’s Cricklewood Glass
(cricklewoodglass.co.uk) ➤

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Why stop tiling when you’ve covered the splash-zone? Interior
designer Jacques Erasmus extended this glossy cobalt pattern to
surround the door frame and upper expanses of wall, creating an
all-encompassing surface that’s fully committed to its waterproof
function, as well an adventurous look.
Tiles For similar, try ‘San Diego’ in ‘Ink’, £400 per square metre,
Fired Earth (firedearth.com) Shower ‘Traditional’ rose, fixed riser and
mixer in satin brass, £1,422, Perrin & Rowe (perrinandrowe.co.uk)

PICTURES: BUREAUX/LIVING INSIDE, MINTA MARIA

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DESERT OASIS
Designing in greyscale doesn’t need to be dull. In this small bathroom by Consuelo
Pierrepont of American practice Sway Studio, the photographic Toile de Jouy-style
wallpaper creates points of interest across the wall, the interruption of the chunky,
solid concrete basin lending the space a contemporary edge (sway-studio.com).

Wallpaper ‘Pampa’, £166

per linear metre, Pierre Frey
(pierrefrey.com)
Basin Custom design by Consuelo
Pierrepont. For a similar concrete
basin, try Kast Concrete Basins
(kastconcretebasins.com)
Tap ‘Purist’ wall-mounted
tap, from £1,260, Kohler
(kohler.co.uk)
Mirror ‘Hang 1’ round mirror, from
£245, Blu Dot (bludot.com) ➤

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Interior designer Beata Heuman utilised every inch when creating this bathroom under the stairs in
her home, its delicate palette and rich materials a stark contrast to the area’s original function as a
Victorian coal store. ‘The colour scheme was inspired by a space I saw in Forte dei Marmi, Tuscany,
which had a large Carrara marble sink sitting against soft pink walls,’ she tells us. ‘The pleated curtain
serves a useful storage function, as the expanse goes back almost a metre’ (beataheuman.com).

Lights Adjustable brass and

PICTURE: SIMON BROWN

bone china shell wall light,

£384, Felix Lighting Specialists
(felixlightingspecialists.co.uk)
Curtain ‘Marbleized’ velvet,
£125 per metre, Beata Heuman
(beataheuman.com)
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A FINE
BURGUNDY
Creating a scheme from a single object
can produce unexpected results. Australian
design studio Decus Interiors extended the
dark red directly from the Calacatta Viola
marble, balancing the stone’s white tones
with the rest of the space (decus.com.au).
Mirror Custom designed by Decus Interiors.
Try the Industrial metal wall mirror, £199,
Nordic House (nordichouse.co.uk)
Vanity Bespoke fluting by Decus Interiors.
For a similar colour, try ‘Grenache’ architects
matt emulsion, £55 for 2.5 litres, Paint &
Paper Library (paintandpaperlibrary.com)
Marble Calacatta Viola from Artedomus
(artedomus.com) ➤

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GLAM ROCK
Wall-to-wall marble exudes pure
luxury for a reason – the price tag.
Italian brand Florim’s large-format
porcelain tiles reproduce the veins
and natural colours of stones in a
more affordable but deeply impactful
way. Each collection is meticulously
developed in line with nature, the
deep green walls here mimicking
the nuances of the exotic Amazonite
marble from Brazil.
Walls ‘Étoile de Rex’ marble-effect
porcelain stoneware in ‘Illusion’, from £88
per square metre, Florim (florim.com)
Washbasin and flooring ‘Esprit de Rex’
cement-effect porcelain stoneware in
Neutral Gris’, from £66 per square metre,
Florim (florim.com) ➤

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ROOM
With inventive plumbing, any
space can become a bathroom.
Arianna Lelli Mami and Chiara
di Pinto of Milanese firm
Studiopepe transformed this
space with a burst of colour,
protective flooring, seating and
storage to form a multipurpose
area (studiopepe.info).
Bath ‘Morphing’ bathtub with
‘Pan’ taps by Ludovica + Roberto
Palomba, from £5,385, Zucchetti.
Kos (zucchettikos.it)
Chair ‘Zig Zag’ by Gerrit Rietveld,
£1,440, Cassina (cassina.com)
Table ‘Maru’ by Doshi Levien, from
£1,090, B&B Italia (bebitalia.com)
Wall ‘Cherry Bomb’ wallcovering
by Gio Pagani for Wall & Decò,
171 per square metre, West One
(westonebathrooms.com)
Light ‘Laurent 05’, £1,343, Lambert
& Fils (lambertetfils.com)

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GOLD
STANDARD
Italian duo Andrea Marcante and
Adelaide Testa’s careful mix of
textures creates a delicate, unique
washing zone. Keep colour to a
minimum to highlight the varying
surfaces and combine woods,
metals and ceramics to emphasise
the tactility (marcante-testa.it).
Wall ‘Pico’ tiles by Ronan & Erwan
Bouroullec for Mutina, £176 per square
metre, Domus (domusgroup.com)
Vanity Bespoke piece by Marcante-
Testa (marcante-testa.it). Try Julian
Chichester (julianchichester.com)
Basin ‘BetteBowl’ by Bette, discontinued.
Try ‘BetteCraft’, from £918, (bette.de)
Mirror ‘Randaccio’ by Gio Ponti, from
£592, Gubi (gubi.com)
Light ‘Alouette’ wall lamp by Atelier
Areti, £346, Nest (nest.co.uk) ➤

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EDGE
Embrace the rundown and rustic, and
turn unloved spaces into washrooms
without the need for refined walls and
slick surfaces. Johannesburg architecture
PICTURE: BUREAUX/LIVING INSIDE, JAMES MORGAN

practice Silvio Rech + Lesley Carstens’s

rugged concrete wall dramatically
juxtaposes the perfect, smooth surfaces
within it, both textures exaggerating the
other (silviorechlesleycarstens.co.za).
Mirror Custom-made by Silvio Rech + Lesley
Carstens. For similar, try the ‘Orta Drop’
mirror, £699, Heal’s (heals.com)
Basin Bespoke piece designed by Silvio Rech
+ Lesley Carstens, made by Boutique Baths
(boutiquebaths.com)
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UNDER COVER
Simply cladding a wall can make the world of difference, be it wood, stone, tiles or composite.
Australian design studio Biasol wrapped the bathroom of The Budapest Cafe in Chengdu, China,
in colourful terrazzo, echoing the curved alcove with the basin and accessories (biasol.com.au).

Walls ‘EM-35-09’ terrazzo by

Signorino (signorino.com.au).
Try London Terrazzo for similar
(london-terrazzo.co.uk)
Mirror Try the ‘Angui’ mirror
by AYTM, £135, Nordic Nest
(nordicnest.com) ➤

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Who says bathrooms belong indoors? Create a private oasis by flanking a freestanding tub
with fronds and foliage, and immerse yourself in nature as well as water. For a modern look,
match a statement, minimal bath with plants of all varieties – as shown in this tranquil
bathing area designed by Jacqueline de la Vega for Villa A-Mar in Bali.

PICTURE: MIMI KIM/BIODARA SKINCARE

Bath For a custom-made bath

in Corian, Hi-Macs or Krion,
try Solidity (solidity.co.uk)
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CEMENTED
Encaustic tiles make a simple
yet powerful backdrop to a
bathroom, their handmade
finish and intricate decorative
patterns bringing a sense of
craft and warmth to a room
often filled with slick materials.
Tiles ‘Beige Gammon’ encaustic
cement tiles, £129 per square metre,
Otto Tiles & Design (ottotiles.co.uk)
Light Try ‘Brass Cluster Chandelier’
by Schwung Home, £2,299, Holloways
of Ludlow (hollowaysofludlow.com)
Basin For similar, try ‘Avillas 54’,
£415, Crosswater (crosswater.co.uk)
Mirror ‘Walls’ by House Doctor, £95,
Nordic Nest (nordicnest.com) ➤

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THE JUNGLE
Ignite a sense of wonder in your space with
creative and conceptual architecture. In this
design by Eleni Psyllaki, the bathroom is part
functional shower and bathing space, part
greenhouse and part skylight, meaning you
can forest bathe in the most literal sense
(myparadissi.com).
Tiles For similar, try ‘Flat Gloss White’,
£18.48 per square metre, British
Ceramic Tile (britishceramictile.com)
Brassware From the ‘Odin’ collection
by Brizo (brizo.com)
Ceiling light ‘Delta Light’ by Supernova,
£593.36, DM Lights (dmlights.co.uk)
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TANGERINE
DREAM
Matching a single, bright tone
throughout the bathroom gives an
energising boost at the start of the
day. Fledgling Spanish architect and
interior design studio Basamenta
covered this private home in a zingy
apricot hue accented with gleaming
brass and playful terrazzo – sure to
provoke a morning smile.
Tiles Try ‘Norse’ ceramic gloss tiles in
‘Terra’, from £46.40 per square metre,
Mandarin Stone (mandarinstone.com)
Lights Try ‘Kew’ wall light in ‘Polished
Brass’, £366, Porter (porterbathroom.com)
Basin Custom ‘Sabadell’ terrazzo in
‘NCS S 2030-Y70R’, from £90 per square
metre, Huguet (huguetmallorca.com)
Paint Try ‘Shrimp Pink’, £50 for 2.5 litres,
Little Greene (littlegreene.com) ➤
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A three-dimensional slatted wall adds depth
and is an elegant way to distract from a lack
of window. Create atmosphere with the warm
glow of low-level lighting, as seen in this space by
Nina Maya Interiors (ninamayainteriors.com).
Mirror Custom design by Nina Maya Interiors.
Try ‘Abel’ oval mirror, £305, CB2 (cb2.com)
Basin Designed by Nina Maya Interiors in
‘Aspen Grey Silk’, Neolith (neolith.com)
Light ‘Arch’ wall light in ‘Opal White’, from
£363, Douglas & Bec (douglasandbec.com)
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WONDER WALL
PICTURE: SHEILA MAN AND TAMI CHRISTIANSEN/LIVING INSIDE

Bali-based architecture studio Word

of Mouth harnessed the endless creative
opportunities afforded by the terrazzo
trend in this joyful villa. The firm used
coloured pigments, stones and glass chips
to create different textures and tones,
with brass inlays producing a sunburst
pattern (wordofmouthbali.com).
Walls and bath Try Diespeker & Co for
similar terrazzo (diespeker.co.uk) ➤

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Large format tiles create a sense of
luxury, the seamless finish lending
a bespoke feel while actually being
simpler to install. Designed by Barber
& Osgerby, these tiles are speckled
with ceramic flakes, reinforcing the
uniqueness as each is one of a kind
(barberosgerby.com).
Tiles ‘Primavera’ porcelain tiles by Barber
& Osgerby for Mutina, from £236 per square
metre, Domus (domusgroup.com)
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GET LEATHERED
Juxtapose hard, heavy stone with a soft material to create a comforting, welcoming
feel. In this space by Decus Interiors, a wall of pink leather tiles contrasts with the
slabs of honed Cipollino marble that form the basin and vanity (decus.com.au).
PICTURES: GERHARDT KELLERMANN, ANSON SMART

Lights ‘Duo Balls’, from £1,700

each, Articolo (articololighting.com)
Wall Studioart can supply
something similar (studioart.it)
Vanity Custom design by Decus
Interiors. Try Contemporary Stone
(contemporarystone.co.uk) ➤

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FLOOR
STORY
Let the tiles do the talking with a
pattern that’s bold, but also chimes
with other tones in the space. The
soft coral of these encaustic floor
tiles is offset by the room’s natural
palette, the black accents ensuring
the scheme still packs a punch.
Tiles Customised ‘Eclipse’ cement
tiles by India Mahdavi, from £167 per
square metre, Bisazza (bisazza.com)
Bath The straw marquetry decoration is
bespoke. Simon Orrell Designs creates
similar pieces (simonorrelldesigns.com)
Light ‘Chanpen’ hexagon pendant by
Forestier, £263, Made in Design
(madeindesign.co.uk)

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A G A P E AT W E S T O N E B AT H R O O M S
Founded in 1973, this Italian bathroom
manufacturer is known for its sleek, minimal
style. Working with design luminaries such as
Patricia Urquiola and Neri & Hu has resulted
in iconic collections that are both striking and
simple to install. 236 Westbourne Park Road,
London W11 (agapedesign.it) ➤
PICTURES: ANDREA FERRARI

‘Immersion’ bathtub, £7,446; seat for bath

in ‘Iroko’, £596; ‘Immersion’ countertop
basin, £1,149; ‘Dot-Line’ mirror in natural
oak, from £453, all Agape

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A L B I O N B AT H C O M PA N Y BAGNODESIGN ‘Wow’ Pistachio
Creating a suitable alternative to cast Peruse this company’s eye-catching mirror, £1,082;
iron or acrylic was the mission of this designs and discover spa solutions ‘Plouf’ Pistachio
Essex-based bathroom brand. Its alongside contemporary baths and bathtub, £10,819;
‘Bling 3’ bathtub
collection includes more than 50 luxury basins. There’s also an array of mixer in Nickel,
tubs made of durable Iso-Enamel, brassware, including its new ‘Revolution’ £1,082, all Bisazza
including its bestselling ‘Tubby’ baths. range. The recently renovated flagship
The Factory, High Birch Road, Weeley showroom in Chelsea is a must-visit.
Heath CO16 (albionbathco.com) Showrooms nationwide
(bagnodesignlondon.com)
A LT E R N AT I V E B AT H R O O M S
Here you’ll find sanitaryware, furniture BALINEUM
and accessories at every price point and Named after the Latin word for
style, by brands from Alape to Zuchetti. ‘bathhouse’, this brand celebrates classic
Kos. It also specialises in integrated design with washstands, mirrors, wall
technology – think waterproof speakers lights, countertop accessories and tiles,
and televisions disguised as mirrors. such as its latest ‘Hanley Tube Lined’
Showrooms in London’s Ealing, collection with raised detailing. It can
Queen's Park and Fulham also make custom tiles and glaze colours.
(alternativebathrooms.com) Online only (balineum.co.uk)
BISAZZA
A Q ATA B E R T & M AY This Italian mosaic tile specialist
This family-owned company Initially known as an encaustic tile branched into bathrooms with its
manufactures glass shower screens and expert, the offering here has grown to ‘Bisazza Bagno’ series, and continues
enclosures, with a made-to-measure include beautiful bathrooms, paint, to impress. The most recent addition to
service and expertise that means even reclaimed finds and more. Artisanal the ‘Bisazza Bagno’ series is the ‘Mahdavi’
awkward spaces can accommodate collections featuring sculptural concrete collection (above) designed by Paris-
a shower. Recent launches include basins, taps and showers are displayed based architect/designer India Mahdavi.
a single-piece curved shower screen in situ. The latest plain tiles use natural 60 Sloane Avenue, London SW3
ideal for smaller bathrooms. pigments for a beautiful finish. (bisazza.com)
Brookfield, Harrowbrook Industrial 67 Vyner Street, London E2
Estate, Hinckley LE10 (aqata.co.uk) (bertandmay.com) BOFFI
With its roster of illustrious designers,
Wall-mounted ‘Acme’ basin mixer in ‘BetteLux Oval Silhouette’ bath in this trailblazing Italian brand leads the
‘Scuffed Brass’, £381, Aston Matthews ‘Blue Satin’, around £6,427, Bette way in super-sleek bathrooms. Head here
for statement and high-performance
products. Look out for collaborations
with designers such as Keiji Takeuchi
and Norbert Wangen.
254 Brompton Road, London SW3
(boffi.com)

C
CAESARSTONE
A great alternative to natural stone
for shower enclosures, bath surrounds,
wall cladding, flooring and vanity tops,
this quartz specialist’s collection is
composed of materials such as concrete,
marble, terrazzo and granite.
Caesarstone London Studio, Unit 3,
Navigation Park, Morson Road, Enfield
EN3 (caesarstone.co.uk)

A S T O N M AT T H E W S BETTE C AT C H P O L E & RY E
An Islington stalwart since 1823, this This innovative German brand offers Collections from this British luxury
bathroom specialist has now opened glazed titanium-steel baths, shower trays bathroom manufacturer and retailer
a second showroom in Guildford. Top and washbasins in hundreds of different include freestanding cast-iron and
European brands feature as well as designs, sizes and colours in gloss or matt copper baths, marble washstands,
exclusive fittings, with a good mix of finishes. Highly durable and sustainable, taps and showers – hand-finished in its
products and styles, including taps its products have a 30-year warranty. The Kent workshops. A full design service is
and shower fittings in natural brass. new ‘Blue Satin’ colour brings a subtle available, with tailored personal service.
141-147A Essex Road, London N1 shimmer to the bathroom. Showrooms 282-284 Fulham Road, London SW10
(astonmatthews.co.uk) nationwide (bette.co.uk) (catchpoleandrye.com) ➤

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CP HART
With showrooms across London, the
southeast and Manchester, there’s a
great mix of luxe looks here. Plus, find
the latest launches from Dornbracht,
Toto, Bette and Cielo, including three
exclusive collections of ceramics from
the latter: ‘Siwa’, ‘Ovale’ and ‘Kyros’.
Railway Arch 213, Newnham Terrace,
Hercules Road, London SE1 (cphart.co.uk)

‘Cielo Siwa’ ceramic washbasin in ‘Gloss White’

with steel framework in matt black, from £1,741;
mirror composition, from £1,221
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C R O S S WAT E R DRUMMONDS HANSGROHE
From taps to towel rails, this brand has a This manufacturer of classic bathrooms See live displays of ergonomic taps
variety of compatible ranges for modern offers period-style baths, basins, showers and massaging shower jets from this
bathrooms. Its elite ‘Italy’ collection, and sanitaryware that work well in pioneering German brand at its Water
created by Busetti Garuti Redaelli, is the contemporary settings (with modern Studio, then order through your nearest
latest addition to the ‘Vanguard’ range, plumbing systems in place). Each piece retailer. New this year is a ‘Satin Black’
offering cutting-edge design with is expertly crafted and available in PVD finish that combines a warm glow
innovative brassware technology. different finishes. with the deep matt shade.
Lake View House, Rennie Drive, 642 King’s Road, London SW6 12-16 Clerkenwell Road, London EC1
Dartford DA1 (crosswater.co.uk) (drummonds-uk.com) (thewaterstudio.co.uk)

D
D E S I G N S PA C E L O N D O N HUDSON REED
Exclusive stockists of Modulnova’s Owned by one of the largest independent
modern modular bathroom furniture, bathroom manufacturers in the country,
formed around the concept of suspended Ultra Finishing, you’ll find everything
units and counter tops that are both for a sleek contemporary look, from
elegant and provide practical storage. patented Pearlstone shower trays to
Cabinetry is made to order and available sculptural pieces. Its taps and showers
in a variety of colours and finishes. offer all you nees, including a modern
120 Webber Street, London SE1 industrial look and clean, crisp chrome.
(designspacelondon.com) Stores nationwide (hudsonreed.co.uk)

DEVON & DEVON

This established supplier of classical
and contemporary bathrooms featuring
art deco, Victorian, belle époque and
Florentine Renaissance styles. New
pieces include Bauhaus-inspired ‘Him’ ‘XViu’ console,
£1,920; ‘D1 e’ tap,
and ‘Her’ vanities and an ‘Aurora30’
£3,090 , Duravit
bathtub featuring rare Portoro marble.
77-79 Westbourne Grove, London W2
(devon-devon.com) D U R AV I T
Combining quality ceramics with
German engineering, this brand provides
everything – from shower toilets to
designer bathtubs and washbasins.
To celebrate Philippe Starck’s first
collaboration with the brand, there’s
now a ‘Starck T’ line of accessories.
‘Ultra Calacatta’ macchia vecchia, from £150
36-42 Clerkenwell Road, London EC1
per square metre, Iris Ceramica Group
(duravit.co.uk)

F I
FIRED EARTH IRIS CERAMICA GROUP
From its origins as a tile retailer, the Founded in Italy by Romano Minozzi
brand now also incorporates paints as in 1961, the family-run business offers
well as baths, basins, sanitaryware and beautiful and sustainable ceramic and
bathroom furniture. Collections include porcelain wall and floor tiles. Visit the
brassware in several finishes, including newly opened showroom to see a range
the latest ranges in matt brass and of its brands, including Iris Ceramica,
‘Arcadia’ porcelain
stone tiles, £39.24 per
vintage bronze among others. Stores Ariostea, SapienStone and Porcelaingres.
square metre, Domus nationwide ( firedearth.com) 61/67 Old Street, London EC1V
(irisceramicagroup.com)

K
DOMUS FLORIM KANTH
Renowned for its stones, tiles and mosaics This Italian ceramic tile manufacturer is Stunning on the outside and
– including designer lines, such as Edward a specialist in large-format countertops, meticulously engineered on the
PICTURES: DOMUS, MARK SEELEN

Barber & Jay Osgerby for Mutina – this floor and wall tiles. Its maxi sheets inside, this company’s shower valves,
London outfit now also offers solid wood, ensure minimal joins and a seamless body jets, handsets and overhead
engineered timber, laminate and vinyl appearance across walls, floors and sprays give a flawless performance,
flooring. New tiles range from a distressed surfaces. New collaborations include and are perfectly complemented
effect to classic stone effects. Cristina Celestino and Federico Pepe. by a capsule range of basin mixers.
60 Queenstown Road, London SW8 60 Queenstown Road, London SW8 Available at exclusive retailers
(domusgroup.com) ( florim.com) (kanth.london) ➤

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K O H L E R AT W E S T O N E MARRAKECH TILES PORCELANOSA
B AT H R O O M S When contemporary Scandinavian This Spanish manufacturer offers
Head to London for the Kohler design meets traditional cement tiles, complete bathroom solutions across
Experience Centre, which houses a fully the results are striking. Renowned for its its 21 UK showrooms. Its collections
functioning display of this bathroom designer collaborations, the latest is with include everything from classic lines to
behemoth’s products. Be sure to see the Charlotte von der Lancken for two new cutting-edge designs with contemporary
‘Real Rain’, a shower panel that perfectly collections: ‘Fold’, inspired by an infinity finishes, such as high-shine lacquers,
simulates a rain shower. symbol, and ‘Eternal Paths’, with endless glass or composite solid surface Krion.
44-48 Clerkenwell Road, London EC1 possibilities to create a maze of patterns. Wandsworth Bridge Road, London SW6
( kohler.co.uk) Stores nationwide (marrakechdesign.se) (porcelanosa.co.uk)

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LUNDHS PORTER
This brand is Norway’s leading Launched with the sole aim of
exporter of natural stone. Its primary incorporating quiet luxury into the
material Larvikite is rich with feldspar bathroom, natural materials are at the
crystals, resulting in a lustre that heart of this brand’s ethos, with each
creates stunning surfaces. Available piece made at its workshop in Ireland.
in four tones and two finishes, every Its timeless products are handcrafted
piece evokes the beauty of nature. using European oak, marble and brass.
Gerald Culliford, 52 Lower Marsh Lane, 115 Queenstown Road, London SW8
Kingston KT1 (lundhsrealstone.com/uk) (porterbathroom.com)

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‘Norse Subway’ gloss ceramic RIPPLES
tiles in ‘Peppermint’, £46.40 per Experts in bathroom design for
square metre; ‘Mimica Iceberg’ wetrooms, cloakrooms, ensuites and
matt porcelain, from £34.80 per more. Choose from on-trend tiles to
square metre, Mandarin Stone
Victorian-style bateau baths, as well
as sleek sanitaryware and a huge range
Large ‘Edinburgh’ washstand,
of traditional and modern taps.
£2,440, Neptune
Showrooms nationwide

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(ripplesbathrooms.com)
NEPTUNE
For a traditional take on bathroom
storage, consider a solid timber
washstand or vanity unit from this
much-loved homeware manufacturer.
The painted timber units are available
in a core palette of 40 shades, plus
there are classic yet simple taps and
accessories available to finish the look.
Showrooms nationwide (neptune.com)

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MANDARIN STONE NICHOLAS ANTHONY
While this family-run company has Since 1963, the company has remained
become a go-to for stylish surfaces, a family business and has developed
decorative mosaics and skilfully carved a renowned reputation for luxury
stone basins. With 11 UK showrooms, bathrooms and interiors. With
including a new store in Primrose Hill, showrooms in Mayfair, Knightsbridge,
there’s a fabulous choice of beautiful Cambridge, Ascot and Colchester, it
natural stone, decorative tiles and wood, provides full bathroom-design services.
Deck-mounted basin mixer from the
concrete or marble-effect porcelain. 43-45 London Road, Colchester CO3
‘Flat Brassware’ collection, £360, Roca
Stores nationwide (mandarinstone.com) (nicholas-anthony.co.uk)

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MARAZZI PERRIN & ROWE R O C A L O N D O N G A L L E RY
Like the look of timber, concrete, This premium British brand offers This Spanish innovator has worked with
marble or stone but don’t want the precision-engineered and expertly luminaries such as David Chipperfield
maintenance? Founded in 1935 in crafted solid brass taps, showers and and Carlo Urbinati to produce super-
Sassuolo, this ceramic specialist’s accessories in a range of heritage and stylish bathrooms with clever features.
porcelain tiles mimic beautiful, natural contemporary shapes. All its brassware Head to this Zaha Hadid-designed space
finishes, including the oversized ‘Grande’ is cast in the Black Country while its for water-saving taps, thermostatic
collection and mosaics. sanitaryware is made in Staffordshire. showers and furniture with Bluetooth.
90-92 St John Street, London EC1 Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour, London Station Court, Townmead Road, London
(marazzitile.co.uk) SW10 (perrinandrowe.co.uk) SW6 (uk.roca.com) ➤

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S A LVAT O R I
Working with names such as Piero
Lissoni and Elisa Ossino, Salvatori prides
itself on its pioneering techniques for Stone parquet floor in Bianco Carrara, £280 per
piece; ‘Plissè’ wall in Bianco Carrara, £260 per
making baths, basins, shower trays and
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stone surfaces. New offerings include piece; ‘Mirari Ova’ mirrors; ‘Balnea’ freestanding
basins in Bianco Carrara, ‘Ikona’ marble pouf by
Ossino’s ‘Balnea’ and Lissoni’s ‘Rain’ Elisa Ossino; ‘Linea’ shelf in metal and Bianco
collection, which has Japanese influences. Carrara, all price on application; ‘Fontane Bianche’
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26 Wigmore Street, London W1 table mirror in Bianco Carrara, £420; Gravity

(salvatori.it) ball in Bianco Carrara, £140, all Salvatori
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S A M U E L H E AT H VICTORIA + ALBERT T H E WAT E R M O N O P O LY
Producers of British brassware since Find classic and contemporary Discover exclusive designs sitting beside
1820, Samuel Heath is renowned for freestanding baths and basins made skilfully restored antiques and faithful
its taps, showers, bathroom accessories from Quarrycast and available in 194 reproductions in this showroom. A
and door and window fittings. Each RAL colour finishes. New this year is range of baths, basins, showers, taps
piece is hand-crafted from high-quality the ‘Taizu’ soaking bath, a collaboration and accessories is available in a variety
solid brass for a flawless finish, ensuring with architect and interior designer of finishes, plus 80 per cent of products
every detail is just as it should be. Steve Leung. are manufactured in the UK.
Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour, London Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour, London 10-14 Lonsdale Road, London NW6
SW10 (samuel-heath.com) SW10 (vandabaths.com) (thewatermonopoly.com)

S C AV O L I N I VILLEROY & BOCH

Collaborations with leading designers Germany’s heritage bathroom brand
provide a fresh focus across each of the has a UK showroom at London’s
collections by this Italian manufacturer. Design Centre that focuses on wellness.
Highlights include ‘Tratto’ and ‘Gym There’s a chance to experience its
Space’, designed by architect Mattia sound-integrated mirrors and ambient
Pareschi, to recognise the role that health lighting alongside streamlined baths,
and wellness now play in bathrooms. basins and brassware.
39 Fortune Green Road, London NW6 Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour, London
(scavolini.design) SW10 (villeroy-boch.co.uk)

‘Collection O’ basin mixer, VOLA

from £949, THG Paris The Danish tap manufacturer might have
international appeal but all of its taps
and mixers are still entirely made in its
factory near Horsens, Denmark. Arne
Jacobsen’s ‘111’ mixer tap looks as good ‘Parramore Anne’ mosaic,
from £2,777 per square metre,
today as it did 50 years ago, and still
Waterworks
informs the firm’s new products.
32-36 Great Portland Street, London
W1 (vola.com) WAT E RW O R K S
Hailing from Connecticut, the look
‘Brooklyn’ shower valve and handshower, here is distinctly early 20th-century
from £1,555, all in ‘Tarnished Brass’, industrial. Find hammered copper sinks,
The Watermark Collection cast-iron bathtubs, made-to-order
mosaics, wall and ceiling lighting,
furniture hardware, mirrors and a good
range of tiles, including lava and cement.
579-581 King’s Road, London SW6
(waterworks.com)

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T H G PA R I S W E S T O N E B AT H R O O M S
Leaders in luxury style, THG Paris has This family-run company stocks the
continued its tradition of designer world’s best brands and has an award-
collaborations, with its latest featuring winning design team. Find designs
Xavier Cartron. Artisanal know-how and from the likes of Ann Sacks, Antoniolupi
technological advances lie at the heart of and Ex.t in its showrooms around the
the ‘Nihal’ collection, crafted in Limoges capital, as well as lighting, wall and floor
porcelain with geometric motifs. coverings and wellness solutions.
4 Pont Street, London SW1 45-46 South Audley Street, London W1
( london.thg-paris.com) (westonebathrooms.com)

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TOPPS TILES T H E WAT E R M A R K C O L L E C T I O N WILLIAM HOLLAND
With its network of stores, including 10 Made in Brooklyn, there are 11 Copper baths, basins and brassware
boutiques and a vast product range, this collections in 24 hand finishes, which are the speciality here, with more than
PICTURES: WATERWORKS, THG PARIS

is the go-to place for a wide choice of allow the range to be customised. This 70 finishes available from ‘Verdigris’ to
competitively priced and stylish tiles, year’s ranges include ‘Highline’ by ‘Brushed Nickel’. Each bath is hand-
including natural stone and a range of the New York-based design studios of finished to your specification, using
mosaics. Latest launches include several Mark Zeff that celebrates Manhattan’s a combination of traditional artisan
exclusive ranges, including splitface distinctive architectural style. techniques and modern innovation.
stone microtiles and pebble designs. 58 Riley Road, London SE1 Lewell Barn, Lower Lewell Farm, West
Showrooms nationwide (toppstiles.co.uk) (thewatermarkcollection.eu) Stafford DT2 (williamholland.com)

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psychology,’ says Inhabit founder Nadira Lalji. It’s the philosophy behind
this hotel in London’s Paddington – likely to be Inhabit’s first of several –
that promises to soothe guests via a host of holistic initiatives, from a
curated library to a meditation pod. Set across six Georgian townhouses
and designed by Caitlin Henderson, much of the interior is sustainably
sourced, including handmade pieces from Carl Hansen & Søn and
social enterprise Goldfinger Factory, which teaches craftsmanship to
disadvantaged young people (doubles from £180; inhabithotels.com).
A ROOM with a view
Those in pursuit of total seclusion should head to Gara Rock’s conspiratorially named ‘Secret Suite’ for two.
Perched on a clifftop near stylish Salcombe in Devon, it joins the hotel’s roster of quirky loft rooms and cottages in
a luxurious – but child and dog friendly – setting. Inside, the earthy tones and organic materials used by London-
based interiors studio House Nine feel sympathetic to the seaside locale, but it’s the coastal vistas from the wall
of architectural, floor-to-ceiling Crittall windows (shown) that are the real draw ( from £360; gararock.com).

MODERN MAKERS
Stoke-on-Trent’s British Ceramics Biennial is a five-week festival
that returns the Staffordshire town to its pottery roots. For its 10th
anniversary, a roll call of landmark venues – including the original
Spode factory’s China Hall (below) – will play host to creations
from over 300 contemporary makers, as well as workshops that
invite guests to get hands-on with clay. The headline exhibition
‘Award’ will see one of ten finalists win a £10,000 prize. From
7 September–13 October (britishceramicsbiennial.com).

CITY SLEEPS
Back on home ground after debuting in a series of international
cities, The Hoxton brand has brought its unique blend of chic
neighbourhood élan to Southwark. Just a stone’s throw from
the lively South Bank, the group’s local approach to design is
evident at every turn; handcrafted glass, exposed brick walls
and leather furniture nod to the glassblowing and tannery
factories that once lined the nearby streets. Choose from 192
affectionately named rooms, from the compact ‘Shoebox’ to
ample ‘Biggy’ (from £139; thehoxton.com).
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CIRCUIT Dorset nursery Knoll is one of the best places in the country to
buy ornamental grasses, and its stunning grass-filled garden
The Science Museum (below) is well worth a visit this month as it reaches its zenith.
and Darkroom have October also sees the inaugural Festival of Grasses, featuring a
collaborated to create programme of garden tours and masterclasses in celebration
‘Impossible Machines’ of its 25th anniversary (knollgardens.co.uk). There’s plenty
– 30 pieces featuring the more autumnal colour in the Welsh Marches at Hergest Croft
brand’s punchy graphic (hergest.co.uk), as well as at the award-winning CAMFED
prints. ‘I drew visual cues garden, which has relocated from this year’s RHS Chelsea
from the museum, from Flower Show to Cornwall’s Eden Project (edenproject.com).
tiny electrical pieces
to locomotives,’ says
co-founder Rhonda
Drakeford (science
museum.org.uk).

TEACHING GREEN Houseplant fans will already know of Alice Vincent’s ‘Noughticulture’ Instagram
feed, recording her battles with greenery. Now, she’s bringing her pot plant passion to life with a festival at Lambeth’s
Garden Museum. Enjoy workshops, expert tips, plant swaps and more. 29 September, entry £5 (gardenmuseum.org.uk).

Awash with art

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Margate Now arts festival

returns to the Kent cultural
hub, with the Turner
Contemporary (right)
hosting this year’s Turner
Prize exhibition. A team
effort from Margate’s
ever-evolving creative
community – buoyed by fresh
Arts Council funding – the
event will see 500 creatives
produce 60 events for guest
curator Russell Tovey’s
programme. ‘I’m looking
forward to seeing the town
brought to life in unusual,
surprising and entertaining
ways,’ says Tovey. From 28
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There’s a stylish new dining room in every corner of the capital – here’s our pick of the best

1 L U C K Y C AT M AY FA I R
For Lucky Cat, Gordon Ramsay’s paean to pan-
Asian cuisine in Mayfair, multi-disciplinary
design firm AfroditiKrassa took inspiration from
underground jazz clubs of 1930s Tokyo. Black
bamboo-lined walls, glinting brass detailing,
antique mirrors and deep rich blue and burgundy
velvet seating imbue it with moody glamour.
Menu favourites include black cod miso, squid
tempura, spicy tuna maki, plus flavoursome
vegetable dishes. We recommend the tomato
salad and aubergine miso (luckycat.co.uk).

2 FLOR BOROUGH
The two-man team behind much-loved Lyle’s
– currently no.33 on the World’s 50 Best
Restaurants list – has a new, hotly anticipated
eatery. A restaurant, wine bar and bakery
1 inspired by Parisian buvettes and Basque pintxos
tapas bars, it’s a more casual affair than its

HIP HOTEL THE STRATFORD PROMISES TO UNITE GUESTS AND LOCALS

OVER ITS SEASONAL MENU THAT SPANS BRUNCH TO LATE-NIGHT BITES
3
Michelin-starred sibling, but boasts full-length
windows that overlook bustling Borough Market.
Sample a ‘simple plate’ or two, or try their
pimped-up pastries, such as the sourdough
caramel-filled brioche (florlondon.com).

3 HUMBLE PIZZA CHELSEA

Café culture on the King’s Road is a London
institution, and Humble Pizza’s playful interior
is a homage to the so-called ‘Formica caffs’ that
sprang up post-war in the West End. The shade
of pink that covers almost every surface – as well
as the plant-based pizzas on offer, such as a saffron
cream and asparagus combo – might err towards
4 the ‘millennial’, but the execution is affectionately
2 retro, with Formica-clad walls, dining tables and
counterfronts courtesy of spirited design duo
Child Studio (humblepizza.co.uk).

4 L AT T E R I A A N G E L
Islington’s leafy Essex Road is a stone’s throw
from dining hotspot Upper Street (also known
by its well-earned moniker ‘supper street’) but
even with the wealth of eateries in walking
distance, new all-day café Latteria is an exciting
addition. Serving a generous selection of brunch
favourites, antipasti, pizza, pasta and salads
among retro red counters, tiled walls and a
striking terrazzo floor, it feels like a celebration
of Italy’s cafés in all their colourful, community-
led glory (latteria.co).
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5 CIRCOLO POPOLARE
FITZROVIA
A discreet entrance on Fitzrovia’s Wells Street
gives way to Circolo’s cavernous and gloriously
chaotic dining room, with walls lined floor-to-
ceiling with over 20,000 colourful aperitivo
bottles. It’s the second London restaurant from
Big Mamma Group, who arrived in a riot of Italian
flair in February with Shoreditch’s Gloria
Trattoria. There’s a truffle-tinged menu of pizza
and pasta, plus a witty cocktail list best enjoyed
on the green terrace. And no visit is complete
without a slab of the cult hit lemon meringue
pie (bigmammagroup.com).
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6 S T R AT F O R D B R A S S E R I E
S T R AT F O R D
Hip hotel The Stratford – housed in an imposing
new addition to London’s skyline – has now opened
a contemporary restaurant, promising to unite its
guests and locals over a seasonal menu that spans
brunch to late-night bites. Its artfully presented
food feels right at home in the sleek dining room
conceived by Danish studio Space Copenhagen,
which enjoys triple-height ceilings and doors that
open onto a pergola-sheltered terrace on the
building’s ground floor (thestratford.com).

7 GOLD NOTTING HILL

New Portobello Road fixture Gold boasts a coveted
spot on the market-famed street, in the former 7
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pub of the same name. Inside – a world away from

FIND A TRUFFLE-TINGED MENU OF PIZZA AND HANDMADE PASTA,

AS WELL AS A LEMON MERINGUE PIE THAT’S PROVED TO BE A CULT HIT
the bustling stalls down the road – four floors of
rosy plaster walls, pale timber furniture and mature
palms capture Notting Hill’s bohemian spirit,
while catering to the well-heeled west London
crowd, with the sharing plates and open-flame
cooking. Try the wood-roasted sea bream with
wild oregano and capers (goldnottinghill.com).

8 H E R I TA G E S O H O
There’s more to Swiss food than fondue, as
evidenced by this new alpine-inspired restaurant
and bar on Soho’s Rupert Street. It’s still a signature
on the inventive menu, though, which elevates
traditional Swiss fare with lobster, wagyu beef
and chateaubriand seared at the table. The
interiors blend classic with contemporary, with
low lighting and leather teamed with colourful
Keith Haring prints and exposed brick walls that
add an urban edge (heritagerestaurant.co.uk).
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Welcoming an international roster of talent, London’s

creative community comes alive between 14 –22
September. Here’s our hand-picked guide to the shows,
events and installations you’ll want on your itinerary…

To discover when and where to see

Paul Cocksedge’s ‘Please Be
Seated’ installation, turn the page
 THE HOTLIST There’s plenty of design to discover if you know where to look.

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1 ‘ P L E A S E B E S E AT E D ’ B Y PA U L C O C K S E D G E
From above it resembles a flower, while from street level the scaffolding planks
that make up this installation in the city’s Finsbury Avenue Square will rise
above pedestrians like great wooden waves. Created by British designer Paul
Cocksedge and supported by property company British Land, the piece provides
passers- by a place to sit or seek shade. ‘It walks the line between craft object and
design solution,’ he tells us. 14–22 September Finsbury Avenue Square, EC2M
SKETCH
Mayfair’s most Instagram-friendly
haunt will play host to an exhibition
by London-based Matter of Stuff.
For ‘A Second Life’, the design and
manufacturing consultancy, who
also curate an online store, has
commissioned several studios to
create inventive works from 5,000 pine
dowels – previously used in a pop-up
gallery. ‘We want to make a statement
that goes beyond the importance of
sustainable design practices,’ explains
co-founder Simona Auteri. From 14
September 9 Conduit Street, W1S

3 100% DESIGN
An experiential eco log house, curated by Hemlo founder Hanna
Laikola as part of exhibition ‘A Sense of Finland’, is just one
of the many ways that over 400 creatives are celebrating 100%
Design’s 25th anniversary. The Material Studio makes its debut,
Benchmark introduces the ‘Sage’ furniture range from American ‘ WA L A L A L O U N G E ’

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architect David Rockwell, and seven designers – including B Y C A M I L L E WA L A L A
Duncan Campbell and Suzy Hoodless – will curate a selection Trust lively designer Camille Walala
of their Instagram snaps to explore its influence on the design to shake up a well-to-do Mayfair
community. 18–21 September Olympia London, W14 thoroughfare. The ‘Walala Lounge’
will transform South Molton Street
into a corridor of colour, adding a series
E L L E D E C O R AT I O N X 1 0 0 % D E S I G N of 11 sculptural seating areas and rows of
Join ELLE Decoration’s Bethan Ryder for ‘Talks bold, colour-block bunting. Translating
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furniture and product designer Donna Wilson on three dimensions, each cartoonish perch
19 September, 11am, and Nina Tolstrup, founder brings a little unexpected pleasure to this
of Studiomama, 20 September, 11am. pedestrian avenue. 14–21 September
South Molton Street, W1K
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We’ve rounded up the must-see events that deserve a spot on your schedule

5 V&A MUSEUM
Sculpture fans: march straight to the V&A.
6THE CONRAN SHOP – SELLA CONCEPT
Brompton Design District is always worth a wander during LDF. In-demand studio Sella
Concept’s display for The Conran Shop’s flagship store will showcase Conran products in a
futuristic world of floating walls, mirrors and negative space. The aim: to start a conversation
about contemporary consumerism. 14–22 September 81 Fulham Road, SW3

Japanese architect Kengo Kuma – who

designed V&A Dundee – is filling the John
Madejski Garden with his ‘Bamboo Ring’
(pictured), highlighting the pliancy,
precision and sustainability of the
material. Also see the ‘Legacy’ project,
which has paired London’s cultural
leaders with designers to create an
American red oak piece, each crafted by
British brand Benchmark. Among the
design duos are V&A director Tristram
Hunt and Jasper Morrison, and Young
Vic artistic director Kwame Kwei-
Armah with Tomoko Azumi. 14–22
September Cromwell Road, SW7

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AT S A AT C H I G A L L E R Y
Italian design maestro
Giulio Cappellini turns
Chelsea’s Saatchi Gallery
into Little Italy for the
‘Italian Manufacture, Art
and Design Exhibition’.
The four-day event features
talks, workshops and
collections by the big guns
of Italian design – Living ‘ L I F E L A B Y R I N T H ’ B Y PAT T E R N I T Y
Divani, Moroso, Poltronova and Fans of Patternity will recognise the monochromatic mastery of
Luceplan to name just a few – as well as co-founders Anna Murray and Grace Winteringham in this installation,
‘Take a Seat’, Cappellini’s showcase of which is taking over the piazza outside Westminster Cathedral.
the pieces that have shaped the history The modern-day maze – a graphic take on the cathedral’s distinctive
of chair design. 19–22 September brickwork – includes wild grasses and flowers, forming a serene space in the bustle
Saatchi Gallery, Duke of York’s HQ, of the city. 14–22 September Westminster Cathedral Piazza, SW1E
King’s Road, London SW3

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L E E B R O O M British talent Lee Broom
knows how to put on an Insta-friendly
show, and his latest lighting installation
‘Kaleidoscopia’ promises a total
transformation of his Shoreditch
showroom. Enter to discover a reflective
space, featuring his popular ‘Orion’
pendants, new pieces and a series of
striking optical illusions (leebroom.com).
17–22 September 95 Rivington Street, EC2A

E M I LY F O R G O T X C I T I Z E N M
There’s always something to spot outside
citizenM’s Shoreditch outpost and, this
year, artist and designer Emily Forgot –
best known for her series of architectural
‘assemblages’ – has installed a vibrant
maze at the hotel’s entrance. Named
‘Never Lost’, it’s a playful interaction of the
physical and fantastical (emilyforgot.co.uk).
14–30 September 6 Holywell Lane, EC2A

Lee Broom’s
lighting installation
‘Kaleidoscopia’

Bauwerk’s founders year’s Milan Design Week, she launched a

(designandthat.com). 16-17 recycled plastic design competition as part
September 61 Hackney Road, E2 of her ‘GuiltlessPlastic’ initiative. See the
winning projects and hear her speak at
H E M Head to the Redchurch Istituto Marangoni (guiltlessplastic.com).
Room where the Stockholm- 19–22 September and hear her speak on the
based brand has 100 limited- opening morning 30 Fashion Street, E1
edition products, entitled
‘Hem at Play’. Its pinnacle is E S TA B L I S H E D & S O N S Showcasing
Dutch designer Bertjan Pot’s new interpretations of pieces from the likes
‘The Incredible House of of Konstantin Grcic and Sebastian Wrong,
Cards’, offering a whimsical the firm’s apartment will be transformed
take on his much-loved motif into a multi-sensory space: ‘Our doors are
(hem.com). 17–21 September wide open for designers to revisit their
Kam Ce Kam’s pop-up
38 Redchurch Street, E2 work’ (establishedandsons.com).
17–21 September 7 Tilney Court, EC1V
K A M C E K A M Launching with a MONOLOGUE LONDON
pop-up, this furniture brand is the brainchild Concept store Monologue London’s
of Jehanara Knowles, who grew up between fifth anniversary falls during this year’s
E L L E D E C O R AT I O N X S C P
New Delhi and London. By reimagining festival, and it’s commemorating
traditional craft techniques through a the occasion with a collection that Join ELLE Decoration Editor Ben
contemporary lens, she shines a light on includes pieces by Bloc Studios, Spriggs and designers Philippe
modern Indian design (kamcekam.com). CC Tapis, Bitossi Ceramiche and Malouin, Jason Miller and Sarah
17–22 September 30 Redchurch Street, E1 more (monologuelondon.com). 17 Kay – who are presenting new pieces
September 93 Redchurch Street, E2 for SCP’s permanent collection
D E S I G N & T H AT Together with during the festival – as they discuss
Australian paint pioneer Bauwerk, Design R O S S A N A O R L A N D I The ‘The Landscape of Design’
& That is hosting events celebrating conversation around plastic is rarely (scp.co.uk). 18 September, 3pm
colour. Expect workshops, demonstrations positive but that needs to change, says 135–139 Curtain Road, EC2A
and colour consultations, plus a Q&A with Italian gallerist Rossana Orlandi. At this
 L O N D O N D E S I G N F E S T I VA L

This compact design community flies the flag for east London, with a wealth
of exhibitions, installations and workshops – and all within strolling distance

LONDON DESIGN FAIR

More than 500 exhibitors draw design devotees to Brick Lane’s Old Truman Brewery for this four-day
festival highlight. It’s a truly international affair, with 40 countries showcasing furniture and products
in the heart of east London’s creative hub. Here’s what’s new – and what not to miss
CROSSOVERS I N T E R N AT I O N A L M AT E R I A L O F A S S O C I AT E P R I Z E
Organised by local curators, C R A F T PAV I L I O N THE YEAR The London Design Fair
Adorno is a virtual treasure Following in the wake of Now in its third year, team has awarded two
trove that offers a direct link the British Craft Pavilion this show explores the talents from the annual New
to designers. Presenting new – which received a warm creative potential of just Designers London showcase
initiative ‘Crossovers’, the welcome following its one material. Chiming very a much-coveted stand.
network uses its connections debut three years ago – this much with our eco-aware Coming out on top is The
to curate 11 exhibitions newly extended exhibition times, this year its eye is Sit Still Studio, which crafts
coordinated by country, aiming space is a celebration of trained firmly on the future playful pieces in Wales
to start a wider conversation global craftsmanship in of biomaterials – a complex using organic sheep’s wool
about cultural heritage. all its forms, starting with array of agriculturally and local ash, along with
ELLE Decoration’s Bethan South American design derived resources – with Italian start-up High Society,
Ryder will chair a discussion initiatives such as México four forward-looking whose sleek plant-based
on 20 September, 7pm, Territorio Creativo and examples placed under lighting is a brilliant lesson
the Institut Français. Allpa Peru. the spotlight. in sustainable design.

E L L E D E C O R AT I O N X T H E B AT H R O O M G A L L E RY
If you’ve found fresh inspiration in our supplement with this month’s issue, don’t miss this year’s London Design Fair,
when ELLE Decoration will present the festival’s first-ever event dedicated to bathrooms. Occupying a coveted second-
floor spot among the industrial charm of the Old Truman Brewery, ‘The Bathroom Gallery’ is a curated edit of bold and
brilliant ideas from the likes of NIC Design, Roca, Laufen, West One and more. Our bespoke exhibition, designed by
inventive architectural artist Ioana Lupascu, accords each of the participating 16 brands a customisable ten-square-
metre-space in which to present their collection, framed by a choice of six wall configurations in hues from ‘Ammonite’
to ‘Radicchio’ selected by colour communication experts Calzada Fox. Offering a curated glimpse into the future of this
vital space, this democratic approach to display will command some creative thinking from its most innovative brands.
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DESIGN
JUNCTION
The return of this ambitious shoppable showcase ensures the festival’s
newly formed King’s Cross Design District is off to a flying start

This well-established show heads back most covetable are Tom Pigeon’s prints rounds out a great festival for the
to a rather different King’s Cross after last from its exclusive ‘Mix Match Shop’, designer, who will also be awarded
year’s hiatus on the South Bank, with Design Sevin London’s handmade soap, and the London Design Medal.
Junction’s blend of big names, emerging refillable soy wax candles in painterly
talent and shopping opportunities porcelain pots from Abalon. D O N ’ T M I S S The much-loved LED
showcasing the design credentials of this Light Tunnel – which links St Pancras
redeveloped creative quarter. Under the C O A L D R O P S YA R D This year’s and King’s Cross stations with Granary
theme of ‘(Re)act’, over 200 exhibitors event is set against the architectural Square – is the suitably theatrical setting
– including a roll call of British talent, backdrop of Coal Drops Yard – completed for the third Rado Star Prize exhibition
such as Steuart Padwick, Very Good & by Heatherwick Studio at the end of last and award ceremony, which recognises
Proper, as well as newcomer Brook Studio year – and its many design stores. Don’t young British design talent. Call in on
– provide plenty to inspire in NC1 miss the free festivities happening at King’s Boulevard for installations and
(thedesignjunction.co.uk). 19–22 September Tom Dixon as the brand launches a brand activations, then wander over to
multi-sensory series of installations, boutique cinema Everyman King’s Cross
With action spread across a cluster product previews and an event entitled for a full programme of talks curated by
of key venues, here’s where to head… ‘TouchySmellyFeelyNoisyTasty’. It design editor Grant Gibson.

C U B I T T H O U S E You’ll find King’s Cross’s LED Light

cutting-edge furniture and lighting Tunnel will house the Rado
from more than 100 brands at this Star Prize exhibition
essential exhibiting space, which acts
as the district’s main hub. There’s
a distinct Scandinavian flavour this
year, with new pieces from Friends
& Founders, Engelbrechts and festival
novice Verpan, who is launching
three new pieces from an archive of
designs left by founder Verner Panton.

C A N O P Y M A R K E T There’s lots to
look at across the festival, but Canopy
Market is one of the only opportunities to
take something home. In competition for

E L L E D E C O R AT I O N C A F É
This year, ELLE Decoration is hosting the designjunction Café in Canopy
Market. Conceived by south London-based interior design studio Matteo
Bianchi, it’s the most stylish space to pause for refreshment at the show.

SHOPPING WEEKEND
Visit on Saturday 21 September or Sunday 23 September and collect your
voucher from the Café to redeem offers from selected brands. Look out for
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This ode to interiors at Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour is your

chance to quiz the makers on everything from flooring to fabrics FOCUS/19
The largest of its kind in Europe, Design
Centre, Chelsea Harbour could make
a confident claim to the title of the
world’s top interior design destination;
even more so during its six-day London
Design Festival celebration Focus/19,
which features more than 600 brands
and 130 immersive events at over 120
showrooms. Housed under the hub’s
three domes and the newly expanded
Design Centre East, Focus/19 is a
showcase with a distinctly decorative
feel, offering a feast of fabrics, flooring,
kitchens, bathrooms and furniture – plus
opportunities to meet the designers.
This year’s show touts a fresh series of
guest pop-ups to complement the array
of homegrown talent – don’t miss Ligne
Roset, Amy Somerville and paint from
Little Greene – as well as new showrooms
from Turri, Collier Webb, David Hunt
Lighting, Frato and Lincrusta. Get
involved with workshops, from carpet
weaving at Christopher Farr and tile
marbling at Artisans Of Devizes, or
attend a talk – some are ticketed – from
heavyweights like British decorator David
Mlinaric and interior designer Flora
Soames. 15–20 September (dcch.co.uk).

EL LE DECO R ATI ON X F OC U S/ 19 Join us as we delve into the designs of our Focus/19 favourites

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designer to discuss his eccentric Bethan Ryder explores the latest Italian creative, discussing
aesthetic. TALK Lecture Theatre, Kirkby Design collections, his pieces for Porada’s new
Third Floor, South Dome. 19 British creativity and heritage in ‘Nineteen’ collection in their
September, 3pm. Tickets £7.50 (usual the Romo showroom: First Floor, showroom: First Floor, South
price £10). To claim discount, quote South Dome. 16 September, 3pm. Dome. 18 September, 4pm. Free
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THE NEW RAIS PILAR WOOD BURNING STOVE

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design – simple and elegant yet striking and spectacular. Pleated Crystal, the debut lighting collection from Marc Wood
Enjoy exceptional views of the fire burning through the panoramic draws upon his love for Czech artisan glass work and British
and beautifully rounded glass door. The solid and powerful handle engineered detailing. Designed with light-play in mind, the highly
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‘DAHLIAS ORIGINAL’ WALLPAPER BY FLORA SOAMES

The delightfully blousy, slightly punkish ‘Dahlias Original’ is part of a collection of six designs hand-printed or
woven in the UK by British interior decorator Flora Soames. A keen collector of antique textile fragments, she was
inspired by a design found on a scrap of French 19th-century fabric. £1,560 per 10-metre roll ( florasoames.com).

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