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VOLUME 77  NUMBER 11. PHOTOGRAPH: PHILIP SINDEN  COVER STORIES ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN COLOUR
ON THE COVER DECORATE INSIDER

The sitting room of a garden-square flat in 113 NOTEBOOK 139 NEWS
London transformed by Hugh Leslie (pages What’s caught Rémy Mishon’s eye this month Celebrating the reopening of Leighton House
214-221), photographed by Owen Gale 118 WISE BUYS 143 OUT & ABOUT AND IN CROWD
Bradley Palmer’s selection of serving plates This month’s best buys and a reader event
16 CONTRIBUTORS 121 SWATCH 149 SOURCEBOOK
Rémy Mishon puts some of the latest From chimneypieces to fireside accessories
30 FROM THE EDITOR wallpaper designs in the frame 152 THE LIST
127 STYLE STORY The names to know from our design directory
TOP 100 Ruth Sleightholme creates bold schemes

inspired by the colours and patterns of
155 SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS Fair highlights
159 OUTSIDE INTERESTS
37-108 Our guide to the Top 100 Interior Jason Thompson’s dramatic artworks Gardens to visit with sculpture and topiary
Designers and Architects working in Britain 134 ON DECORATING 166 BOOKS
today, with a tribute to the late Robert Kime. Expert advice from interior designer Featuring smart interiors in town and country
PLUS The 2022 Design Awards winners Edward Bulmer on hanging pictures 169 ART SCENE Lucian Freud exhibitions e
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PEOPLE 214 LIFE IN COLOUR

In this reconfigured London flat, interior
to use the best of autumn’s wild game in
recipes that make perfect comfort food
175 LIFESTYLE designer Hugh Leslie has set off the owners’ 249 TASTE NOTES
Daisy Bell and Bill Gerrish have ambitious eye-catching artworks and objets with Blanche Vaughan’s seasonal favourites
plans for the Thirsk Hall Sculpture Garden custom-made furniture he designed himself 250 TAKE OFF AND SMELL
183 SPECIALIST 222 TIME CAPSULE THE COFFEE
Avena Carpets is reviving the almost lost art Robert Young enhanced the period details of A leisurely trip through Costa Rica becomes
of narrow-loom weaving in West Yorkshire this 17th-century house in Northamptonshire a quest for the best caffeinated shot that
187 ARTISTS IN THEIR STUDIO with a mix of carefully chosen antiques, folk the Central American country has to offer
Fourth Plinth artist and academic Samson art and richly coloured distemper walls 252 INSIDE TRACK
Kambalu gives a whistle-stop tour of Oxford 230 SCULPTURAL APPROPRIATION The cultural, shopping and food highlights of
190 CLIMATE CRUSADERS Displaying work by both its namesake and country-music capital Nashville, in Tennessee
The aptly named Charles Flower is the other artists, the garden at The Hepworth 254 TRAVEL COMPASS
forward-thinking founder of a meadow Wakefield gallery was devised by Tom The latest itineraries and launches – from
consultancy and wild flower seed business Stuart-Smith as a vibrant yet tranquil space a Nile cruise to a walking tour in Slovenia
236 ELEMENT OF SURPRISE
STORIES & FINALLY

In the Chiltern Hills, Gavin McWilliam and
Andrew Wilson have used walls, apertures and
194 MODERN, GOTHIC, DRAMA clever planting to transform a disjointed plot 257 STOCKISTS
Maddux Creative’s masterly transformation 258 SUBSCRIPTIONS
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‘I was always interested in words and language, but never considered being a
writer,’ says Natasha. She worked in technology PR for a couple of years, then
taught English abroad, but it was not until she did work experience at Waitrose
Food Illustrated magazine that everything clicked. As a freelance writer, she
contributed to Gardens Illustrated, Country Life and also Home & Antiques,
where she was deputy editor for four years.
Natasha has since collaborated on books
with garden designers Luciano Giubbilei
and Arabella Lennox-Boyd, and with the
Boglione family of Petersham Nurseries.
In 2019, she set up Finch Publishing to pro-
duce illustrated guides for garden lovers.
Natasha visited a garden designed by Gavin
McWilliam for this issue (from page 236).
What is your favourite way to spend a
day off ? ‘Visiting gardens or walking
in the countryside – but always with a
stop-off for a good cake.’
ROBERT YOUNG / ANTIQUE DEALER

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Robert dreamed of being a painter, but he was discouraged by his family. So,
after finishing school, he travelled in Europe until he arrived in Paris, where he
studied French art and civilization at the Sorbonne. He worked for London
antique dealer Alexander & Berendt, before joining Sotheby’s as a trainee.
His tutor Derek Shrub introduced him to
antique styles. ‘He inspired me to follow
my dreams and build a business dealing in
things that spoke to me,’ says Robert, who
left Sotheby’s in 1977 to establish Robert
Young Antiques. Alongside this, he set up
Rivière Interiors with his wife Josyane in
1983. In this issue, he decorated and helped
to furnish the house on pages 222-229.
What would be your dream project?
‘A beach house, with sea views, open
fires and raw wood and stone floors, with
clients who would share the vision.’
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‘From a young age, I would bake and cook with my grandmother,’ says Mark,
who spent most of his evenings, weekends and school holidays working in the
kitchen of a small hotel in Hampshire. He went onto Basingstoke College of
Technology and acquired a series of qualifications in hospitality and catering.
His first experience of fine dining was at Pennyhill Park, in Surrey, before
he went on to The Vineyard at Stockcross.
He was part of the team that gained a sec-
ond Michelin star for the Berkshire hotel
in 2007: ‘That was a highlight for me and a
memory I’ll treasure.’ Kitchen W8 opened
in 2009 with Mark as head chef and, in
2011, was awarded a Michelin star. In this
issue, he provides recipes rich in flavour
using wild autumn game (from page 241).
Who has been your greatest influence?
‘Marc Wilkinson, the head chef I worked
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FROM
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EDITOR
O
n the eve of sending this issue
to print (and with just enough
time to acknowledge it here),
the news that Her Majesty,
Queen Elizabeth II had died
came through, rocking us all to
the core, making us stop in our
tracks. Very few of us can imagine life without the lived-in rooms, which sparkled with interest in a
Queen. She’s been there, as an extraordinary rock of seemingly effortless way, was unparalleled. He was
constancy, a calming, reassuring force through thick someone so many of us looked to for inspiration and
and thin, a role model and the absolute embodiment we revelled in the wonder he created. On page 92,
of graciousness and duty throughout all our lives. Elfreda Pownall considers what he meant to us. His
House & Garden was first published in 1947, only was most certainly a life well lived, full of beauty
a few years before her accession so, though younger and beautiful things: we had imagined there would
than our late Queen, it has weathered some of the be more years to learn from him.
same storms and has marked her extraordinary And, as we reflect on what we have lost, we also
milestones – from her Coronation, at the age of 27, take this opportunity to celebrate what we still have.
to her Platinum Jubilee this year. In 1953, we In this issue, we not only announce our Top 100
reminded our readers that ‘our new Queen is young Interior Designers and Architects for 2022, but
and active; her interests and occupations are the we also unveil the House & Garden Awards winners
same as those of millions of her subjects of the same – all remarkable people doing extraordinary things.
age. She dances joyously – is excited at the races, Many of their projects have graced the pages of the
loves flowers, romps with her children, picnics on magazine, ensuring our stories are lively, thought
the Scottish moors, enjoys popular music’. Seventy provoking and sometimes unexpected. This includes
years later, reading this only serves to highlight the bold renovation and redecoration of a gothic
her overwhelming dedication to her role. We have revival house (from page 194) by the talented duo
so much to thank her for. behind Maddux Creative, this year’s Interior Designer
As we put together this issue, which celebrates of the Year. For me, it is vital that House & Garden
the talents of interior design and architecture, the features a broad spectrum of styles and approaches,
world of decoration also lost one of its greats – the and stretches and inspires us all. So I hope that
wonderful Robert Kime, perhaps best known for this is reflected in our Awards, our Top 100 and the
his work as decorator to our new king, His Majesty, pages of the magazine every month…
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On the subsequent pages is House & Garden’s much anticipated and hotly debated annual
list of whom we consider to be the best interior designers and architects working on private
projects in the UK today. They have different styles and take varying approaches, and their
projects reflect the wide spectrum that we feature in the magazine and on the website.
But what they have in common is that they are brilliant at what they do, creating interiors,
houses and flats with flair, and showing sensitivity to their surroundings and the inhabitants.
Assembling this list is one of the hardest tasks in the year for the House & Garden team, but
the result is an exciting celebration of UK-based talent. For more insights on the Top 100 and
the winners of the House & Garden Awards (from page 97), visit houseandgarden.co.uk/top-100.
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Eldridge London also has a sister office
in Cornwall, along with a portfolio of
impressive projects that span both town
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respected for its original newbuilds,
Refined yet playful describes Bryan O’Sullivan’s style. such as a recently completed beach
Having honed his craft under some of the greats, he set house at Shoreham-by-Sea. Other sig-
nificant work includes an innovative
up his studio in 2013 and now has a team of 34 across project in rural Surrey; this secured
offices in London and New York. With expertise consent under Paragraph 80 of the
in architecture and interiors, he recently finished Country House Clause, which allows
for ‘outstanding’ one-of-a-kind designs.
projects in both cities and in Greece. His glamorous
vision can be seen in the Red Room at The Connaught
hotel, W1, and at The Berkeley Bar & Terrace, SW1. Paolo Moschino
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Bryan O’Sullivan beside a Paolo Moschino and Philip Vergeylen
sculpture he designed in are the brains behind this unstoppable
Suite 410, one of the rooms studio. Known for its refined, glamorous
he was commissioned to style that embodies luxurious comfort,
redecorate at Claridge’s
the talented 45-strong team is working
currently across commercial and resi-
dential projects, recently completing
a penthouse in Miami and a chalet in
Gstaad, as well as a large flat in central
London. The same distinctively elegant
aesthetic has also been applied to the
studio’s covetable collections of furni-
ture, lighting and pretty fabrics to be
found in its shop on Ebury Street, SW1.
Kit Kemp
Design Studio
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A helpful alliterative checklist provided
on its website sums up what Kit Kemp
Design Studio is all about: colour, craft,
character, comfort and curation. And
it certainly delivers – its careful restor-
ations of period properties as well as
award-winning newbuilds are stylish and
smartly forward-thinking, with craft
playing a central role. Two architects in
a design team of 12 ensure that giving
newbuilds more character and interest
is a Kit Kemp speciality. As is working
on the colourful, hyper-chic buildings
in the portfolio of Firmdale Hotels, of
which Kit is both a co-founder and crea-
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aesthetic is sophisticated
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Headed up by six distinguished design
directors, this practice now has a team
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historical resonance and chime together.
Clients seek him out for the unerring
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‘Animal Print’ nickel-framed
armchair, by Milo Baughman,
£4,960 a pair including
fabric, from Suzy Hoodless.
suzyhoodless.com
Suzy Hoodless
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suzyhoodless.com
No two projects are alike at this London
practice, which was established in
2000 by the former interiors editor of
Wallpaper* magazine, Suzy Hoodless.
Current commissions, undertaken by
a team of up to 10, include film-maker
Derek Jarman’s former home in north
London, where sustainable materials
and vintage furniture are being used
with an eye on longevity and the environ-
ment. Other current projects range
from a flat in Mayfair and a large Arts
and Crafts house with a gothic edge in
Hampstead to the thoughtful restoration
of an old rectory in Shropshire, where Sarah Peake in a recently
she is working alongside local artisans. completed project in Fulham.
The armchair is Gerrit Rietveld’s
‘Utrecht’ design for Cassina
Caroline Riddell
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carolineriddellinteriors.co.uk
Operating from a picturesque mews
office in Shepherd’s Bush, Caroline
Studio Peake
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Riddell creates interiors that combine studiopeake.com
comfort with supremely elegant fabrics Having launched her London interior design studio in
and furniture, many of them made by
British craftspeople. Her small team of 2019, Sarah Peake now heads up a team of six, creating
designers has recently completed proj- layered, pattern-rich interiors that nod to tradition but
ects that range from an 18th-century
farmhouse in the Home Counties and a are firmly rooted in the 21st century, with strong, clean
jewel-like townhouse in Westminster to silhouettes. Many of her projects are in town, but she
an 11-bedroom house in Antibes over-
works across the country, breathing new life into historic
ALEXANDER JAMES; TOM MANNION
looking the Mediterranean. Judging by

the list of returning clients, Caroline’s buildings. The Workshop by Studio Peake offers pieces
approach – one of quiet professionalism
combined with a delightful sense of
designed by Sarah in collaboration with UK makers.
humour – is one that they, along with
her new clients, very much appreciate.
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Sophie Ashby of Studio
Ashby in the central London
showroom of her furniture
brand, Sister, which she
launched earlier this year
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C Studio
Ashby
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studioashby.com
‘Start with the art’ is the
mantra of Sophie Ashby, the
founder of Studio Ashby,
and this is evident in her
projects, from newbuilds to
historic houses. She is an
expert at drawing colours
from artworks into fabrics
she chooses for the – often
bespoke – furniture. Some
of the designs appear in her
line, Sister by Studio Ashby,
offering a way to enjoy her
desirable modern style.
Sibyl Colefax
& John Fowler
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sibylcolefax.com
Founded in the Thirties, this renowned
studio comprising seven interior decor- Peter Mikic at home
ators, each with their own design team, is in Notting Hill, with
his black labradors
incomparable in terms of the knowledge, Trigger and Bullitt. The
experience and expertise it brings to its wallpaper is Soane’s
projects. Though it is associated with ‘Scrolling Fern Frond’
the English country-house look, some of
its most impressive recent projects are, in
fact, modern family homes. What is con-
sistent is the undeniable level of class
and elegance in all the studio touches.
Peter Mikic
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petermikic.com
Mlinaric, Henry A large and international practice based in London,

Peter Mikic has a meticulous but glamorous
and Zervudachi approach to interiors. Its style is instantly recognisable
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mhzlondon.com for the use of bespoke finishes and furniture, and
Three directors – Jason Roberts, Tino
Zervudachi and Laurence Macadam –
distinctive architectural detailing combined with
now steer this long-established studio, cleverly configured spaces. The team of 22 is
which has its roots in the early days of the currently at work on 19 projects – including a ski
KENSINGTON LEVERNE; KATE MARTIN
great David Mlinaric. There are five more

interior designers and five architects chalet, beach houses, a yacht and a private train
engaged on projects in London, Wilt- – all with a worldly and cosmopolitan edge.
shire, Switzerland, Japan and Miami.
Strong on interior architecture, the stu-
dio is also known for its use of colour and
mix of modern designs with antiques.
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TOP
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drawing room of a south
London project, where she
has combined textiles and
antiques to charming effect
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Octavia Dickinson
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octaviadickinson.com
Since setting up her studio in 2015, Octavia Dickinson has developed a talent for the
quintessentially English country-house aesthetic. Her training with Cindy Leveson and
a stint with Flora Soames have enhanced Olivia’s way with fabrics and colour. This has
won her a host of projects, from a manor house in Wiltshire to a lodge on Scotland’s West
Coast. Last autumn, she launched the product design arm of her business, followed by an
online antiques shop, through which she sells selected homeware, wallpapers and fabrics.
Sarah Vanrenen Hubert Zandberg

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vanrenengwdesigns.com hzinteriors.com
Traditional with a modern twist sums up A long list of repeat clients is proof of
the sensibility behind Sarah Vanrenen’s the skills – and originality – of this
distinctive style. Through her epony- practice and its 15-strong team. Hubert
mous studio, she puts together careful Zandberg’s South African roots emerge
combinations of patterns, textiles and in the natural materials – wood, metal
antiques to create interiors that achieve and linen – that make his spaces so
that highly sought-after layered look. inviting, be it in a Notting Hill town-
Working primarily on English rural house, a Parisian apartment or a Cape
properties and townhouses, she mixes Town newbuild. A collector himself,
‘Connie’ beech and MDF
classic elements with fun and contem- he has a knack for displaying objects
ALEX LLOYD
table (capri blue), £1,725, porary notes. Sarah also designs and drawn from a client’s own collections,
from Sarah Vanrenen sells furniture, fabrics and wallpaper. ensuring each interior is an original.
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100 Maison Artefact
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‘TP End of Bed’ bench, by
Turner Pocock and Lorfords,
£3,900 excluding fabric, from
Lorfords. lorfordsantiques.com
Turner Pocock
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turnerpocock.co.uk
Founded by Bunny Turner and Emma
Pocock in 2007, this London interior
design studio is known for its tailored
and elegant style, which is as at home in
the country as in a city. With a team of
maisonartefact.com 12 designers, they work on projects from
The London-based antique dealer and interior designer family houses in London to ski chalets in
Val d’Isère, and have collaborated on
Victoria Davar launched her shop and design practice in collections with Peter Page and Chelsea
Lillie Road, SW6, over 20 years ago and has been conjuring Textiles. Bunny and Emma also set up
TP Caring Spaces, a charitable initiative
up effortlessly serene and elegant spaces ever since. offering their services to worthy causes.
Unsurprisingly, the 18th- to 20th-century Swedish, Italian
and English antiques in which Victoria specialises bring a Olivia Outred
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oliviaoutred.com
– from family homes in London to a mansion in Mauritius. This up-and-coming London practice
has gained a reputation for comfortably
Victoria Davar of Maison modern interiors, layered with antiques
Artefact in the kitchen of and handcrafted elements. A team of
a project in Richmond. five works alongside architects, with
The cupboards are in Farrow collaborations ranging from choosing
& Ball’s ‘Purbeck Stone’ bed linen and sourcing garden designers
to structural alterations. Projects on
the books include an East End flat and
a house in Primrose Hill.
Martin Brudnizki
Design Studio
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mbds.com
Through his work for hospitality mogul
Richard Caring, Martin Brudnizki has
reshaped London’s restaurant scene in
the past decade, with Annabel’s, Harry’s
Bar, Daphne’s and The Ivy to his name.
Statement bars, deep banquettes and
Belle Époque finery are all signature
features that feel equally at home in the
residential projects underway in his
studios in London and New York.
Sims Hilditch
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simshilditch.com
Emma Sims-Hilditch and her design
director Louise Wicksteed create spaces
in which country house comfort meets
neutral serenity. Relaxed, pared-back
schemes prioritise flow and function,
NEW and nothing is left unconsidered. This
GENEVIEVE LUTKIN
ENTRY year’s projects range from family homes

in Cheltenham and in Winchester to a
country house with nine bedrooms.
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100 Lucy Cunningham pictured
in a recently completed
project in Gloucestershire
De Rosee Sa
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deroseesa.com
Set up in 2007 by husband-and-wife
architect duo Max de Rosée and Claire
Sa, this studio has rapidly developed to
offer architectural and interior design
services. A team of 25 works across three
studios: London is the headquarters,
with satellite offices in Lisbon (Claire’s
family is Portuguese) and also Brussels
(Max’s is Belgian). They excel at an
appealingly soft modern look, which is
both easy on the eye and easy to live with.
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Lucy Cunningham
- Guy Goodfellow
lucycunningham.com
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This bite-sized, Hampshire-based interior design studio guygoodfellow.com
Along with his team of seven, Guy
was set up by Lucy Cunningham in 2014. It has Goodfellow offers a full architecture and
a classical but unstuffy approach, with a deft touch, interior design service, turning his hand
combined with colour, print and a liberal sprinkling of to everything from Grade I-listed flats
in London to vast country houses. His
antiques underpinning its style – in town and country. knowledge of historic properties is
Recent projects include working with English Heritage exceptional and informs his sensitive
HARRY CROWDER; ALEXANDRE DE TERWANGNE
renovations, which respect the fabric of

and the historical paint expert Patrick Baty on the a building while gently embracing the
renovation of a Gloucestershire Grade I-listed manor, 21st century. Layered with textiles and
antiques, Guy’s style is classic English,
and a 17th-century farmhouse owned by Cath Kidston. just like his popular collection of wall-
papers and textiles, which includes the
linens (above from left) ‘Lammertin’ in
lichen and ‘Persian Vine’ in gold.
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TOP
100 Jonathan Tuckey in the
kitchen of his family home
in north west London, a
19th-century former steel
fabricator’s workshop
Jonathan Tuckey
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jonathantuckey.com
An expert in combining the old with the new, architectural designer Jonathan Tuckey
is just as adept at adding to and elevating old buildings as he is at creating entirely new ones.
Jonathan approaches each project with an understanding of the history of any existing
structures, building on them with sustainability in mind. Current projects include two
villas on Lake Como and transforming Wool Hall, a 16th-century Grade II-listed building
in Somerset, from an iconic recording studio into a contemporary family home.
Todhunter Earle Sarah Delaney Thomas Croft

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todhunterearle.com sarahdelaneydesign.co.uk thomascroft.com
In business for nearly 25 years, Emily Working with a team of five, this well- Architect Thomas Croft and his team
Todhunter and Kate Earle continue to established London interior designer have worked on some of London’s most
come up with stylish, meticulously put- creates elegant, clean-lined interiors, prestigious residential addresses. These
together spaces. Working on projects which embrace the more modern end include an apartment in the Albany,
from Manhattan’s Upper East Side to of design. Rooms are light and airy, but W1, for the interior designer Francis
The Little Boltons, SW10, the studio is also supremely comfortable, with well- Sultana and art dealer David Gill. An
known for its smart take on refined chosen furniture. Much of the studio’s ambitious three-year project to restore a
THE MODERN HOUSE
English design, with delicate colour work is in London, but Sarah Delaney Grade I-listed Robert Adam townhouse
and pattern combinations, and well- is currently running a project in New on Fitzroy Square, W1, has showcased
sourced antiques, which places it at the York. She often collaborates with top the practice’s expertise in conservation
forefront of the British design scene. architects, including Michaelis Boyd. and bespoke craftsmanship.
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‘The Montague Chair’,
£3,590 including upholstery
in persimmon velvet,
from Samatha Todhunter
Samantha
Todhunter
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nicolaharding.com
samanthatodhunter.com
Alongside her team of 25, Nicola aims to produce interiors Vibrant, welcoming and distinctive all
that are ‘rich in soulfulness and atmosphere’ though, above apply to the work of this established
London practice with a team of five.
all, her projects, which currently range from an eco newbuild Artisan finishes, sculptural furniture
in the Surrey Hills to a Tuscan villa, are designed to not just and painterly colours bring a distinctive
feel to the projects, from a San Francisco
look beautiful, but also function as spaces to be lived in. With townhouse and flats in London and
sustainability at the heart of her practice, the studio takes Lisbon to a listed farmhouse in Henley.
part in 1% for the Planet, giving one per cent of its turnover
to environmental schemes such as Rewilding Britain. K&H Design
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kandhdesign.co.uk
Nicola Harding is known Katie Glaister is the dynamic leader of
for her colour-rich interiors, this young and ambitious boutique-
which are as comfortable
as they are characterful
size studio with an individual take on
interior design. Pretty flourishes come in
where needed, but the look is tailored,
with unexpected materials and finishes.
There are currently 10 projects on the
go – in London, Berkshire and Austria.
James Gorst
Architects
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jamesgorstarchitects.com
With offices in London and Suffolk,
James Gorst Architects has created a
distinctive body of work in many differ-
ent contexts. Led by principal James
Gorst and director David Roy, the prac-
tice has won many awards and particular
praise for its country houses, and has a
handful of fresh rural projects underway.
Colin Orchard
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DEAN HEARNE; SAMANTHA TODHUNTER DESIGN/JONATHAN BOND
info@colinorchard.com
Despite having no website or social media
presence, Colin Orchard and his team
of three are always busy. His style is the
meeting place between the traditional
and the contemporary, mixing antiques
and modern pieces with seamless ease.
Not afraid to make architectural changes
to create a space that functions for each
client, Colin works on projects round
the world, from Sydney and Palm Beach
to New York, London and Oxfordshire.
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Max Rollitt in the VIP room he

designed for London Craft Week
at Somerset House, surrounded
by a mixture of antique pieces
and his own bespoke furniture
Max Rollitt
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maxrollitt.com
Antiques underpin everything Max Rollitt does – from the beautiful pieces he sells
at his Hampshire showroom to the layered, unique interiors he creates for his clients.
Having dealt in fine antiques for the best part of 30 years, he has an exacting eye
and an innate sense of what is right for a room, which feeds into the designs for his
ALUN CALLENDER
own furniture collection. Working alongside a small team, Max likes to be hands-on
with all the interiors projects he takes on, working on just a select few each year.
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100 Nicky Haslam in the sitting
room of his house in the
Cotswolds. The fringed blind
is in his ‘Shutter Stripe’
fabric in pomegranate red
Clare Gaskin
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claregaskin.com
This young studio has a small team who create fun,
expressive interiors. Clare Gaskin has an individual take
on colour and pattern, which draws in clients – currently
the owners of houses in Kew, Richmond and Balham.
As with so much of her work, there is a charm and an
appealing lightness to Clare herself – qualities that Nicky Haslam Studio
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nh-design.co.uk
A stalwart of the British interior design
scene for over 60 years, Nicky Haslam
once said, ‘A room should make you smile
without knowing it as you enter.’ Known
for his imaginative and witty interiors,
he brings a flamboyance to any project,
whether his own home or the interiors he
creates in collaboration with Jena Quinn
and Lucy Derbyshire of Studio QD.
John McCall
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mccalldesign.co.uk
Over his nearly four decades in interior
design, John McCall has perfected the
art of creating spaces that have an air of
having evolved over time. ‘I like to come
up with a backstory for a new project,’
he says, and it is this story he carefully
weaves into each room through the use
of antique furniture, art and textiles.
Ptolemy
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Dean
ptolemydean.co.uk
An architect, artist and author, Ptolemy
Dean is best known for his work in the
field of conservation, with gentle updates
to landmark period residences. Recent
projects include internal refurbishments
of Castle Howard’s West Wing, estate-
wide renovations at Aldourie Castle in
Clare Gaskin in the sitting room Scotland, and a new library for a period
DEAN HEARNE; SIMON UPTON
of a project in Wimbledon. The manor house in Gloucestershire. About

vibrant rug, a bespoke piece half of Ptolemy’s 40 current projects
from Amy Kent, is characteristic
are residential, and he also serves as a
of her bold signature style
trustee of The Landmark Trust, which
restores and preserves historic buildings.
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Melissa Wyndham
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melissawyndham.com
Henriette Von Stockhausen in Founded in 1985 by the late Melissa
the dining room of her Dorset Wyndham, this interior design firm has
house, where she has used been headed up for the past seven years
Ralph Lauren Home’s elegant by the designer Vanessa Macdonald, who
‘Marlowe Floral’ wallpaper
honed her eye while working for Melissa
for over a decade. The small design studio
– four strong including Vanessa – offers
VSP Interiors
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architectural services, but also collabo-
rates with architects and consultants
on projects. These currently include two
vspinteriors.com country houses in Gloucestershire and a
Chelsea townhouse. Known for its classic
In the 20 or so years since Henriette Von Stockhausen elegant English style, the studio com-
launched her own studio, she has taken on a host of projects bines patterned fabrics and clean lines
in the UK and abroad. Drawing on her upbringing spent with contemporary and antique pieces to
create rooms with layers and personality.
between Germany, Italy, Switzerland and Austria, Henriette’s
traditional style, paired with a keen eye for antiques, makes
for grand yet comfortable spaces. Based in Dorchester, the Hoare, Ridge NEW
ENTRY
studio has projects across the UK, France and Germany, & Morris
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and is currently working on a house in Montecito, California. hrma.co.uk
Established by Mark Hoare, Ted Ridge
and Charles Morris, this architectural
Salvesen Graham d’Erlanger & Sloan practice is based in the inspirational
- - setting of Snape Maltings in Suffolk. It
salvesengraham.com derlangerandsloan.co.uk has won plaudits for its thoughtful
A quintessentially English approach Founders Emilia d’Erlanger and Anna updates and reworkings of period and
underpins the always lovely, easy-on-the- Sloan, who began their careers with vernacular buildings, including work at
eye interiors created by founders Nicole influential designer Veere Grenney, have Retreat East, a spa resort located in a
Salvesen and Mary Graham. This look perfected a look that sits tidily – and 16th-century East Anglian farmstead.
has gained the London studio plenty of welcomingly – between classical and Among other projects, Mark and Ted
STEVE KELYNACK; BOZ GAGOVSKI
clients in the UK – a Mayfair townhouse modern. They are based in London and have been instrumental in establishing
and Marylebone pied-à-terre are among Nashville. Recent commissions include 10 Church Street – a community hub in
current projects – as well as overseas, a large barn conversion in Tennessee, a Framlingham, where a café, youth club,
on houses from Switzerland to Seattle. Palm Beach beach house and a two-year meeting rooms, art studios and other
This savvy duo has also recently added remodelling of a Chelsea family town- creative workspaces have been created in
wallpaper to its successful product line. house, where texture and colour are key. a Grade II-listed Georgian townhouse.
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100 Maria Speake of Retrouvius,
photographed in an Umbrian
farmhouse, to be featured
next year in House & Garden
Retrouvius
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David Bentheim
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retrouvius.com bentheim.co.uk
Best known for its architectural salvage – fireplaces, Clarity and simplicity combined with
artisan surfaces and a lightness of touch
vintage shop fittings – chosen for beauty and utility, characterise a David Bentheim interior.
Retrouvius also has an interior design studio that has The London-based practice has forged
long-standing partnerships with archi-
earned a reputation for equally interesting spaces and tects, while past clients include David
imaginatively incorporates the finds. The team, including Linley and the University of Cambridge.
Its latest commissions range from an
three full-time architects and two interior designers, has imaginative back-to-brick reinvention
projects in the UK and Europe, from London townhouses of a Seventies house in Gloucestershire
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to a three-storey Notting Hill apartment

to the restoration of a house in the Outer Hebrides, a and a Cotswold property with furniture
hotel in Rye, Sussex, and a large newbuild in Oxfordshire. sourced from Mallorca and Sweden.
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Kate Quinlan, her husband
Alastair Bowden and her
mother Fiona McLean, of
McLean Quinlan, in their
Chelsea townhouse project
McLean Quinlan
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mcleanquinlan.com
Run by architect Fiona McLean and her daughter Kate Quinlan, this family-led practice
has established an international reputation for cohesive, original homes, rich in natural
materials and craftsmanship. With offices in London and Winchester, the studio has
recently focused on newbuild country homes and conversions, including Harbour House
in West Sussex and a Passivhaus in Devon. Its engaging blend of contextual modern
architecture and characterful interiors has also won it substantial commissions abroad.
Waldo Works Hackett Holland Natalia Miyar

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waldoworks.com hackettholland.co.uk nataliamiyar.com
Founded by Tom Bartlett over 20 years Founded in 2001 by architect Jonathan An architect by training, Natalia Miyar
ago, this Clerkenwell-based studio com- Holland and the interior designer Jane leads a team of 18 architects, interior
bines architecture and interiors to create Hackett, the practice draws on both their designers and furniture designers. She
thoughtful, contemporary spaces. With talents, and those of their team, to offer oversees every element of her projects
partners Sasha von Meister and Andrew a comprehensive set of design services. from her Chelsea studio, conjuring up
Treverton, Tom heads up a team of 14 For residential work, particularly, this glamorous spaces as cool as they are
and describes all projects – whether a translates into original and harmonious comfortable and mixing strong shapes,
villa in Ibiza or a colourful Donald Judd- homes, ranging from newbuilds to reno- luxurious materials and refined palettes.
inspired project in west London – as an vations and reinventions. Projects on the As well as projects in London, New York
entire office collaboration. The blend go include designing a neo-Georgian and Ibiza, Natalia also works in Miami,
of form and function is vital to the stu- house in Wiltshire as well as refurbishing where she grew up and studied architec-
IVAN JONES
dio’s approach, with rigorous research listed houses across London, with period ture. She has recently launched her first
underpinning its creative design work. and provenance as their guiding lights. collection of wallpapers with Fromental.
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100 Architecture
for London
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architectureforlondon.com
NEW
ENTRY
Founded in 2009 by Ben Ridley, Archi-

tecture for London has always expressed
a clear commitment to sustainability,
low-energy buildings and healthy homes.
His holistic, turn-key approach to design
and architecture, which gives the prac-
tice’s houses and apartments a rounded
quality, encompasses every aspect of a
project, including interior design.
Rui Ribeiro
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ruiribeirostudio.com
The wide scope of Rui Ribeiro’s creative
interests – in the past 12 months, he has
developed a ceramic art collection with
Portuguese craftspeople and is in talks
to launch his own range with a US furni-
ture company – means he does not take
on many interior design jobs. Craft rich,
his projects feature pleasing textural
combinations. Right now, he is refurbish-
ing houses in Clapham and Mayfair.
Anna Haines NEW

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annahaines.co.uk
Hugh Leslie in the sitting room After starting out at Hackett Holland
of a recently completed project and then Caroline Riddell, Anna Haines
– a lateral conversion in a opened her own studio in 2013. Her
London garden square, which schemes are elegant and pretty with a
is featured in this issue
sense of fun – wallpaper, patterned fab-
rics and antiques set against serene col-
our combinations. Primarily in the UK,
Hugh Leslie
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her projects include a vicarage in Bath,
two cottages in Norfolk and a town-
house in London. This year, Anna
hughleslie.com launched her first furniture collection.
Understated and thoughtful, Hugh Leslie devises
immaculate interiors, in which classical decoration and Maddux Creative
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madduxcreative.com
Hugh is an architectural designer and the spaces he This London-based design studio, set
creates reflect a deep understanding of proportion up by Scott Maddux and Jo leGleud, is
known for its flamboyant, rich interiors,
and flow. He is also adept at working with and helping in which pattern, eccentric details and
build collections of art. Currently, Hugh and his team vintage pieces are layered with aplomb
are involved in two projects that are both third-time- (as seen in their north London project
in this issue). Clients are drawn to the
round for the respective clients – the ultimate praise. duo’s fearless approach, which sees them
commissioning specialist painters to
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bedeck the walls and designing rooms

around carefully chosen star artefacts.
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creative partner Jay Grierson
at the Grove of Narberth,
in Pembrokeshire, one of
their period hotel projects
Martin Hulbert Design

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martinhulbertdesign.com
As well as being known for its remarkable hotel projects – The Grove in Hertfordshire
and Coworth Park in Berkshire to name just two – Martin Hulbert Design also turns its
eye to residential projects across the world, including a recently completed villa in Corfu
and a Grade I-listed house overlooking Regent’s Park. Headed up by Martin and Jay
Grierson, the team creates spaces that are elegant yet soft, making excellent use of tonal
neutrals, texture and a thoughtfully chosen selection of furniture and decorative pieces.
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Architect Nicholas Groves-Raines and Veere Grenney is undeniably one of the Founded in 2004 by Alex Flower and
his wife, the Icelandic architect Kristín greats of British decorating (and his Chantal Michelin, this architectural
Hannesdóttir, collaborated on multiple long-time right-hand woman Natasha practice with offices in London and
projects for over 50 years, before bring- Greig is no slouch either). What he is Hampshire has a portfolio of projects
ing together two family-run practices particularly revered for is his creation across Britain. Residential work ranges
under the name of Gras in 2020. Based of interiors that undoubtedly have their from the recent remodelling of a London
in Edinburgh, the firm is expert in con- roots in classical decoration, but which townhouse for a composer to an original
servation and heritage projects, such also have an airy elegance that makes beachside home in Scotland and the
as the reworking of a stone cottage in them feel right for today – there is not reinvention of a Surrey country house
Sutherland known as Kyle House, for the slightest hint of stuffiness to them. with a Danish-inspired addition. The
which the studio has won awards. With Veere also has a successful fabric line practice often collaborates with interior
DEAN HEARNE
a 36-strong team, Gras currently has with Schumacher, as well as a furniture designers, including Todhunter Earle,
40 residential projects underway. range with The Lacquer Company. Salvesen Graham and Joanna Wood.
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Richard Found, of Found
Associates, in the RIBA-
award-winning extension he
designed for his 18th-century
house in the Cotswolds
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The Gloucestershire home
designed by architect
Richard Found for himself
and his family is a great
example of his practice’s
contextual, site-sensitive
approach. More recently,
Found Associates has
completed ambitious
residential projects in
Cheshire and the Channel
Islands, along with London
commissions. Its portfolio
includes stores for Alice
Temperley, Bamford &
Sons and Anya Hindmarch.
Carden Cunietti
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carden-cunietti.com
Known for her distinctive
Since founding their interior practice take on English country-
25 years ago Eleanora Cunietti and house style, Rita Konig
Audrey Carden have forged a distinctive is pictured in the garden
look: sophisticated restraint offset by a of her flat in London
confident palette, sculptural furniture
and striking artworks. With their team
of six, they are currently bringing this
approach to design-and-build homes in
London and the country, and to houses
in Jersey, the Caribbean and Virginia.
Rita Konig
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ritakonig.com
Currently applying her comfortable and considered
Sigmar style to projects in the English countryside, Chelsea
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sigmarlondon.com and Primrose Hill, and two beach houses in the US,
The design firm for cool, contemporary Rita Konig’s design studio continues to go from
interiors, Sigmar is part shop (headed by
Danish furniture specialist Nina Hertig)
strength to strength. With meticulous attention to
and part design studio (run by Swedish- detail – from the careful combination of patterns
born designer Ebba Thott). Like the
to the perfect mixture of well-chosen antiques – Rita
THE MODERN HOUSE; CRAIG FORDHAM
furniture and fittings they sell, many of

their interiors projects feature elements and her team of five have certainly perfected the art
of Scandinavian and European design,
set against refined palettes and calm, of designing inviting spaces that will last a lifetime.
clean-lined rooms. Underpinning every-
thing is an understanding of what it takes
to make a home that is truly functional.
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sitting room of his home in
London, where tone and
texture are key elements
Studio QD
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Headed up by the glamorous duo Jena
Quinn (above left) and Lucy Derbyshire,
Studio QD specialises in comfortable,
elegant and creative interiors that have a
wonderful command of scale and colour.
Both Nicky Haslam alumnae, they con-
tinue to collaborate closely with the
iconic designer on projects today. Their
William Smalley
interiors often feature an imaginative,
unexpected edge, with bespoke finishes
- and details playing a major role in their
williamsmalley.com work, whether it happens to be a chalet in
Klosters, a seven-floor project in Mayfair
The essence of William Smalley’s work is ‘creating or the overhaul of a London office.
buildings and places that are pleasant places to be’.
There is certainly a gentle warmth to his houses, which ‘Big Easy’ armchair, £3,500,
and ‘Easy’ ottoman, from
comes from his commitment to craft, expressive £1,100 (both excluding
fabric), from Susie Atkinson
materials and a rigorous approach to proportion, scale
and volume. William is taking this philosophy beyond
the revival of period townhouses, with projects such as
updating a Fifties Leslie Gooday house in Richmond.
Fleming Architects Janine Stone Susie Atkinson

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Based in a converted barn in Glouces- Janine Stone’s talents extends far beyond Powerhouse Susie Atkinson’s work draws
tershire, Christian Fleming’s studio of 20 decoration. With a team of more than on her extensive experience of designing
is known for its contextual, site-sensitive 40, the studio provides step-by-step homes and hotels alike. Having created
work. Informed by Cotswolds vernacular, guidance, from pre-purchase property spaces for Soho House, Lime Wood hotel
HARRY CROWDER; SIMON UPTON
it ranges from a newbuild farmhouse to design appraisals and architectural and Beaverbrook House, Susie devises
the refurbishment and extension of a planning to project management and elegant designs that make for joyful,
period cottage. Current projects include interior design. Reflecting a glamorous comfortable rooms, balancing natural
a newbuild manor, showcasing the firm’s take on classic English style with impress- materials with colour and flair. She also
commitment to sustainable design, local ive attention to detail, the results are designs wallpaper and furniture, such
craftsmanship and natural materials. elegant and luxurious. as the ‘Big Easy’ designs shown above.
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Beata Heuman likes to

combine distinctive colour
with playful elements in
her interiors, as seen in
her London dining room
Beata Heuman
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beataheuman.com
The creativity of this London-based Swedish designer seems to know no bounds,
as her dynamic yet charming aesthetic continues to take the world by storm. Colour
is always key in Beata’s projects, which sing with a positive energy that stems from
varied influences – from mid-20th-century design and Scandinavian folk to the great
SOPHIE GREEN
Nicky Haslam, under whom she trained. Her studio also sells its own fabric, lighting
and furniture collection through its online store Shoppa (shop in Swedish).
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Alison Brooks
Architects
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This multi-award-winning London-
based practice is led by the Canadian
architect Alison Brooks and takes on
large-scale commercial and mixed-use
spaces around the world. It also has
fine form creating smart contemporary
private houses, scooping the RIBA House
of the Year 2021 for the Gloucestershire
farmhouse that appeared on this July’s
cover of House & Garden. Alison brings
Patrick Williams of Berdoulat a rigour but also a sense of joy to her
in the sitting room of his projects; clients who want to collaborate
Georgian house in Bath,
featured in the October 2021 with an architect on a truly spectacular
issue of House & Garden project will not be disappointed.
Collett Design
Berdoulat
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Associates
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berdoulat.co.uk collett-zarzycki.com
Since founding his design studio in 2006, Bath-based With the retirement of Andrzej Zarzycki,
the interior and architectural design
designer Patrick Williams has become known for his studio Collett Zarzycki (founded in 1985
sympathetic, finely crafted renovations with no detail by Andrzej and Anthony Collett) has
been reborn as Collett Design Associates.
overlooked. An understanding of historic buildings Anthony and his daughter Georgia, who
underpins his approach, which has seen him work on joined the firm a decade ago, remain as
directors, providing the creative vision
everything from the Surrey childhood home of Edwin on projects. These include furniture
Lutyens to a 17th-century canal house in Amsterdam. design (available through The Invisible
ANDREW MONTGOMERY; WANG WEI
With his wife Neri, he runs a shop in Bath, selling his Collection) and rugs with Christopher
Farr. The studio is currently working on
furniture, as well as kitchenware, books and more. a newbuild in Australia, an apartment in
Tel Aviv and a family home in Holland
Park, and also designing a new Mayfair
members’ club for Robin Birley.
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Charlotte and Angus
Buchanan of Buchanan
Studio, in the dining
area of a London
mews house project
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Buchanan Studio
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Seth Stein
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Headed up by husband-and-wife duo Angus and sethstein.com
Charlotte Buchanan, this dynamic west London Though Seth Stein has always based his
studio turns its hand to everything, from the interior practice in London, his work regularly
takes him beyond the capital and over-
design of a sprawling villa in Ibiza to the creative seas. He currently has a newbuild family
direction and branding for Della Vite prosecco. house underway in Lagos, Nigeria, and
another on Australia’s Mornington Pen-
What unifies them all? A fresh, contemporary insula to complement an award-winning
spirit, which strikes the perfect balance between equestrian centre, designed in 2014 by
the practice. Closer to home, it recently
functionality and beauty. Its recently launched completed RIBA-award-winning Creek
product and fabric collections share the same ethos, House, by the River Fal in Cornwall, a
SOPHIA SPRING
contextual newbuild that reflects the

including the curvaceous ‘Studio’ chair, which has commitment of both architect and client
become something of an Instagram sensation. to sustainability and natural materials.
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‘Chunky Flower’ (green
and turquoise) and ‘Tribal’
(blue and white), £238 each,
both from Penny Morrison
Penny Morrison
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pennymorrison.com
This formidable interior designer, who
has a team of 12 but oversees all projects,
Richard Parr
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is revered for the way in which she creates
richly layered and always pretty interiors.
She is also behind The Fabric Collective,
richardparr.com where you will find her wallpaper and
With the opening of The Farmyard at The Newt in fabric collections, alongside those from a
carefully selected group of other design-
Somerset, architect Richard Parr found his work ers, plus a range of colourful accessories.
reaching a fresh and appreciative audience; his
much anticipated addition to the hotel estate offers
new suites, plus a restaurant, pool and spa. Many of
John Pawson
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Richard’s recent residential projects have also been johnpawson.com
Through his commercial architecture,
rural, including a newbuild, thatched country house houses and books, master minimalist
in Oxfordshire, which seamlessly fuses the studio’s John Pawson has helped to shape a dis-
tinctive aesthetic and also created an
interest in the modern and the vernacular. As well alluring way of living suited to our times.
as its Gloucestershire studio, the practice has created This has been partly defined through
his own personal spaces, as exemplified
a new London base known as the People’s Space, by his Oxfordshire house, Home Farm,
housed within a Victorian hall in Notting Hill and which helped to inspire his recent cook-
combining offices with a sociable events space. book co-authored by his wife Catherine.
The Pawson portfolio now embraces
houses and hotels as well as homeware.
Henri
Fitzwilliam-
Lay C
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henrifitzwilliamlay.com
With a fashion background,
Henri Fitzwilliam-Lay applies
her keen eye for design to
creating quietly joyful and
glamorous yet welcoming
interiors, where pattern is
balanced with mid-century
and contemporary pieces.
Henri and her small team
RACHAEL SMITH; INGRID RASMUSSEN
Architect Richard Parr in the

dining room of his Cotswold are working on projects from
farmhouse, with vintage
Børge Mogensen chairs and
a London townhouse and a
an Eames coffee table holiday home in St Tropez
to a newbuild in Norway.
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Henri Fitzwilliam-Lay in the sitting
room of her Sixties flat in Notting
Hill, where glassware and ceramics
are displayed on Poul Cadovius’
‘Royal System’ shelves for Dk3
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Flora Soames
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It’s been a busy year for Flora Soames,
who has expanded her interior design
Francis Sultana at the team to seven, working across a range
David Gill Gallery, SW1,
where he is artistic director, of residential and commercial projects.
with Fredrikson Stallard’s Unsurprisingly, fabrics and prints are
‘Atlantic’ dining table key to her aesthetic, as Flora’s own fab-
ric collection continues to grow. She is
adept at mixing antiques and blowsy
Francis Sultana
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florals with more modern silhouettes to
create timeless, comfortable spaces.
francissultana.com
This bold, ambitious designer is based in St James’s, but
his projects take him all over the world. He has houses on
the go in London and the US, as well as the relaunch of
Hotel La Palma in Capri. Francis is very involved in the
arts and this is no doubt part of his appeal for clients, who
have budgets that allow him to flex his creative muscles.
The results are often brave and always highly considered.
Robert Kime Design Michaelis Boyd Studio Duggan

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This antique business-cum-interior and This vibrant practice founded by Alex An eye for unusual details combines
textiles design studio is still coming Michaelis and Tim Boyd in 1996 is still with comfort, practicality and a dash of
to terms with the death of its founder based in London, but has expanded in glamour in a typical Studio Duggan
Robert Kime just a few months ago (see many directions over recent years. The interior. With clients in the UK, India
In Memoriam). For a combined 30 years, firm now has a sister studio in New York and the US, the London practice has a
its directors, Orlando Atty and Claire with a number of Stateside projects, as team of five designers, three of whom
Jackson, worked under the guidance well as residential commissions in Africa, run their own projects, which include a
JOHN LAURIE; EMMA LEWIS
and tutelage of the man himself and Europe, the Caribbean and beyond. Chelsea townhouse, a vast family home
Robert’s relaxed, layered and spon- Back on home soil, Michaelis Boyd is in India, a Henley converted boathouse
taneous approach to decorating is balancing large-scale commissions, such and a Miami beach pad. Its lifestyle
entrenched in everything that they and as 253 apartments in Battersea Power brand Trove sells furniture such as the
their very talented team produce. Station, with bespoke country houses. ‘Avalon 3 Drawer’ chest, £1,900 ( above).
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Carlos Garcia Interiors
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Joanna heads up a small design team, carlosgarciainteriors.com
who take on projects that range from This small practice, based in London and Norfolk, has a knack
London flats to big country houses. If
there is a thread that runs through the for colour and the elusive lived-in feel of quintessentially
studio’s work, it might be a certain sense English interiors. Offering both decorating and architectural
of serenity. Whether in its pared-back
interiors or in ones filled with a layered services, it has current projects that range from the
mix of fabrics and antiques, the sense restoration of a Georgian country house and a Scottish estate,
of balance always seems just right.
which has been in the same family for 28 generations, to
the remodelling of a two-storey flat in Cadogan Place, SW1.
Rabih Hage
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rabih-hage.com Having moved to the
From his Chelsea studio, Beirut-born UK from Madrid,
Carlos Garcia creates
Rabih Hage and his team of nine offer a
interiors with a layered,
full architecture and interior design ser- distinctly English look
vice, creating slick, sophisticated spaces
that strike a careful balance between
form and function, contemporary and
traditional. Rabih’s architectural train-
ing is evident in all he creates, as is his
deep understanding of proportion, which
brings out the best in his projects.
Rachel Chudley
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rachelchudley.com
Bold and bright describes the style of
this designer, who three years ago was
House & Garden’s Rising Star. Rachel’s
studio has since grown, taking on a port-
folio of projects from mews houses in
London to Manhattan apartments. Her
imaginative eye for colour has led her to
create her own bespoke paints through
her Colour Studio, with architectural
colour consultant Donald Kaufman.
Adam Bray
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adambray.info
An inherent understanding of space is at
the heart of Adam Bray’s projects, which
range from London mansion flats to
period country houses, all treated with
the same respect for the architecture
CHRISTOPHER HORWOOD
and how best to highlight it. A love of

antiques is evident in Adam’s distinctive
work and that of his two designers, with
colour and pattern a common theme.
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‘Invisible Green’ paint, £51
for 2.5 litres, from Edward
Bulmer Natural Paint
edwardbulmerinteriordesign.co.uk
thurstandesign.com
Edward Bulmer is not content with
The antithesis of country-house chintz, the spaces simply creating lovely houses, but is also
created by James Waterworth of Thurstan are on a mission to clean up the interiors
industry and lessen the ecological impact
calm, neutral and pared back. Expertly combining that renovations can cause. This, of
antiques (which he also deals in) with contemporary course, makes sense for the man behind
a very successful natural paint range.
pieces, James’s rooms are inviting and serene. The covetable colours crop up in both
Current projects span the globe from the Turks and his town and country projects, which he
takes on personally with just one design
Caicos Islands to Budapest, Puglia and beyond. assistant. With a background as an archi-
tectural historian, it is no surprise that
Edward’s speciality is historic houses.
James Waterworth, the
founder of Thurstan Design,
pictured in the hallway of
his Wiltshire farmhouse Ben Pentreath
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benpentreath.com
Bold colour and pattern is the calling
card of Ben Pentreath. The polymath
designer is a talented writer and creator
of attractive homeware, as well as an
interior designer. He is known for rooms
decorated with the colours of the English
countryside, which often include designs
by William Morris – a lifelong source of
inspiration. Since 2008, his partner-
ship with Bridie Hall, Pentreath & Hall,
has enriched a wide-ranging portfolio
of interior design work. This spans grand
country houses, Victorian city terraces
and His Majesty, King Charles III’s
model town in Dorset, Poundbury.
Alidad
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alidad.com
Comfortable spaces clad in sumptuous
fabrics and finishes characterise Alidad’s
immediately recognisable work, as this
acclaimed tastemaker is continuously in
demand 40 years after he founded his
design studio. Even his newest schemes
are imbued with an immediate sense
of history. Alidad designs for the long
term and while he is still broadly – and
rightly – best known for his grander
work, his innovative launch of sub-label
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accessible to those on tighter timelines
and budgets than his traditional clients.
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A childhood spent exploring the historic
houses of Ireland, combined with a back-
ground in theatre-set design, has imbued
roseuniacke.com Kate Guinness with a feel for interiors
This often imitated practice is known worldwide steeped in character and individuality.
Juxtapositions of old and new charac-
for its pared-back, contemporary interiors that terise the projects undertaken by Kate
are texture-rich and peppered with well-chosen and her team of three. These include
the refurbishment of a five-storey house
antiques – nothing in her projects ever feels in South Kensington, a listed house on
superfluous. ‘Whether it’s a house, a room or a shop, the Thames and a newbuild in Oxford-
shire, which has been skifully designed
it should make you feel good,’ Rose Uniacke says. to echo the architecture and atmosphere
‘My role is to ensure there’s harmony and an ease of the old cricket pavilion it replaced.
of living that make you want to spend time there.’
Rose Uniacke, in the study

of her Pimlico home, where
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room of her Chelsea home
with her dogs Archie and
Theo. The glass tumblers
are from her own range
Brandon Schubert
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brandonschubert.com
Last year, this Texan lawyer-turned-
interior designer won House & Garden’s
Rising Star award. His four-person team
has been applying its distinctive and
refined use of colour and pattern, and
modern and antique pieces, to various
projects, including a London terrace
house featured this year in the February
issue. On the books are a north London
family home and a Sussex farmhouse.
Gavin Houghton
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gavinhoughton.co.uk
Working from a red shed in his south
London garden, Gavin Houghton has
been conjuring up colourful, pattern-
on-pattern rooms for 15 years. Mostly
a one-man band, he is an artist at heart
who, alongside his design work, creates
cheeky decorative ceramics and hosts
sketching holidays at his Tangier house.
His imaginative style combines every-
thing from his signature striped ceilings
to painted woodwork with lively florals.
Douglas Mackie
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douglasmackie.com
His University of Cambridge training
as an architect informs Douglas Mackie’s
sensitive, refined and always elegant
interiors. Working with his small team
of four, Douglas applies his wealth of
experience to a range of commissions
from London to the Middle East. Most
Nina Campbell
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recently, he has completed two large
and prestigious projects in Glebe Place,
SW3, and taken on a newbuild in Dorset
ninacampbell.com
alongside the architect Francis Terry.
A grande dame of the international design scene,
Nina Campbell has seen her instantly recognisable
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ever since she established her practice in 1971. Today,
Charming, hugely successful and a force
her layered yet refined aesthetic – not shy of colour to be reckoned with, Katharine Pooley
and pattern – is celebrated worldwide. Alongside her and her almost 50-strong team, which
includes 18 senior designers, have com-
interior design practice, which has completed countless pleted nearly 20 large-scale projects
projects in countries across the globe, Nina has her own this year in London, the Lake District,
the South of France, Kuwait and beyond.
covetable ranges of homeware, fabrics and wallpapers. It is a studio for high rollers and clients
who wish to experience the full top-to-
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Robert Kime
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1946–2022
‘I
can’t explain,’ said Robert Kime when asked how he had Miriam Rothschild, led to his first shop. She had a mass of
put together his exquisite London flat so quickly. It furniture she wanted to clear, but had fallen out with the two
took just one week – but also a lifetime of looking and great auction houses. Robert persuaded her to let him sell it
collecting. Robert, interior decorator to His Majesty, for her, and she set him up in a shop in Oundle.
King Charles III and at least five English dukes, plus pop The party also brought him his wife, Helen Nicoll. They
stars and potentates, died on August 17, aged 76. He never married when he was 23 and moved to a gothic schoolhouse
made a room plan and was very clear he was not an interior at Mildenhall, near Marlborough, using two wings of the cruci-
designer. Robert believed in putting beautiful, old and curious form building as his shop. Wiltshire remained the centre of
things together, assembling the contents of a room to make it their family and work lives, though in the course of a long and
settled and comfortable: ‘I want my happy marriage, they also had homes
rooms to be lived in, not looked at.’ in Cumbria, the Luberon, Ireland and
From childhood, Robert was fasci- Faiyum, in Egypt. Helen, the author
nated by history. He collected coins of the acclaimed Meg and Mog series
from the age of five and, later, was of children’s books, died in 2012.
happiest when rearranging the furni- Robert was frequently asked by his
ture in a shed in his mother’s garden. customers to decorate their houses.
By the age of 16, he had won a place at At first, he would give only Fridays
the University of Oxford to read medi- over to decoration, but the clamour
eval history, but, too young to go up, became insistent. In time, he built
spent 18 months working on archaeo- up a prestigious worldwide clientele,
logical digs in Greece and Israel. about whom he remained discreet. His
During his first term at Oxford, his mantra ‘Every room begins with the
mother arrived to say he had to leave, rug’ meant he travelled constantly
as his stepfather had walked out and to Turkey and Egypt in search of
there was no money left. His tutor antique rugs and textiles. Once, on a
would not hear of it and gave Robert Turkish bus, he bought the headscarf
the rest of the year to sort things out. of the lady in front of him – a kandili
He always said that selling the furni- print with a pattern of pea pods. When,
ture his grandmother and his mother, in 1983, he realised that the supply of
an avid collector, had amassed was antique fabrics he had been using for
how he learnt his trade. He researched curtains and upholstery was drying
each piece and he learnt where to sell up, he turned to fabric expert Gisella
it to get the best price. ‘I had to – we ‘You often hear of people Milne-Watson. Together they began
needed the money,’ he explained. to create a range of fabrics – inclu-
By the time he returned to Oxford, who are said to have “a ding one inspired by the pea pods.
he was an experienced dealer, taking good eye”, but Robert’s must A collection she had discussed with
the bus every Thursday to the antique Robert before he died is under way.
and junk shops in the Cotswolds. In surely be one of the best’ Swangrove, a hunting lodge on the
typically self-deprecating fashion, he Duke of Beaufort’s estate was descri-
admitted to making quite a few mistakes in those early days, bed by Robert as ‘the happiest and jolliest job I have ever done’.
but he learned to be decisive. His friend Alastair Langlands, It is certainly among his most beautiful. But Clarence House,
who wrote the 2015 monograph Robert Kime (France Lincoln), the official residence of King Charles III when Prince of Wales,
was astonished when he saw the habitually gentle, soft-voiced was the most prestigious. It afforded Robert the bliss of rooting
Robert in operation at antique fairs: ‘He was extraordinary, through the royal attics at Windsor on behalf of a client who
always first at the gate as it opened, deciding instantly what shared many of his tastes, including a love of Near Eastern
he wanted, concluding deals at lightning speed.’ fabrics. As King Charles wrote of Robert, ‘You often hear of
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David Mlinaric refuses to spill the beans on his clientele, but when The New York Times profiled him in 2008, it suggested rock
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and, briefly, for architect Dennis Lennon, before setting up on his own in 1961. Based in Chelsea, he was at the epicentre of
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That is hard to square with a career during which he has decorated some of the most exquisite interiors in the land, including
Spencer House. ‘I learnt early in my career that one job well done always leads to two more,’ he says. Many a designer has spent
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founders, Scott Maddux and Jo leGleud, at the moment. This
dynamic duo met clubbing some 20 years ago and last year celeb-
rated the 10th anniversary of Maddux Creative. Scott arrived
from the US in 1994 and worked for the likes of David Champion,
Hubert Zandberg and Ann Boyd; Jo’s background is in embroidery
for the fashion industry. House & Garden has published two of
their projects this year. Their ‘playful, elegant and brave’ designs
for a Primrose Hill family house landed them on the cover of the
June issue. It was the second time that this client had chosen to
work with Maddux Creative – always a good sign. And, in this
issue, we take a look at a completely different project: a rigorously
researched renovation of a gothic revival house. ‘They are lovely,
warm people and a lot of fun to work with,’ says the owner. ‘They
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Lulu Urquhart and Adam Hunt are still reeling from the Gold Medal win for their rewilded garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show
this year, which was also awarded Best in Show. ‘We wanted to convey the sense of hope that’s possible when we all stop and
look at nature,’ says Lulu. ‘We went in as deep as we could to show how quickly the ecosystems of a landscape can be restored
if you go about it in the right way.’ Based in Somerset, Lulu and Adam take a sustainable approach. Having joined forces in
2006, they have a shared passion for nature that has defined their work from the start. ‘Our style is naturalistic, romantic
and free. Creating beauty through careful design is essential to the ecological restoration that is so needed.’ Adam, who has
a master’s degree in ecology from Birkbeck University, is interested in spatial design and sacred geometry, while Lulu brings
horticultural experience and an interest in medicinal herbs to the partnership. With a leaning towards large rural projects,
their team offers everything from landscape strategy to the finer details of planting and design. In 2012, they worked with
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LAURA STEPHENS
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Dulwich-based interior designer Laura Stephens
knows how to create beautiful and practical interiors
by invigorating spaces with her elegant and charm-
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House & Garden’s The List last year, started her career
as a geography teacher but, after the birth of her first
daughter, retrained as an interior designer at Chelsea
College of Arts. She started off slowly, running a small
business sourcing and restoring furniture, and today
she takes on only a handful of full-scale interior
design projects at a time. While Laura’s designs are
always true to her clients’ tastes, people invariably
come to her for her fresh sense of colour and pattern.
She says that taking on her first full-time employee
has been a game-changer, allowing her to get stuck
into what she really loves – creating beautiful rooms
that sing with positivity. laurastephens.co.uk
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CHARLIE HAWKES
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One of the most exciting young horticulturists to have
emerged in recent years, Charlie Hawkes has thrown
himself into the world of garden design since comp-
leting a master’s degree in landscape architecture at
Edinburgh University, and gardening at Great Dixter
and Gravetye Manor to gain experience. He worked
with Tom Stuart-Smith for three years before setting
up his own business in 2021. He also spent seven
very formative months gardening at Dan Pearson’s ‘RE-IMAGINED’ CHAIR AND ’BLOOMBERG’ CHAIR, BOTH BY STUDIO MAMA, FROM MAH GALLERY
Tokachi Millennium Forest in Japan, an experience
that influenced his own approach to planting and
design. Current projects include a Quaker farmstead
with 77 acres of forest in Upstate New York, where he
is gently revealing views and increasing biodiversity.
‘The balance between opening up spaces and not
losing the essence of the place is key,’ he says. ‘You have
to not impose unnecessarily.’ He won a Gold Medal
and a Best All About Plants Garden award for his
Chelsea debut this year: an intriguing, plant-filled
space for the Wilderness Foundation. ‘It was more of
an installation than a garden,’ he says. ‘I wanted to
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AMECHI MANDI
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Born and raised in Cameroon, Amechi Mandi moved to Berlin
at 17 to study social sciences at university. He built a career in
fashion there – styling shoots, working on trade fairs – then moved
to England in 2014 to study product and furniture design at
London Metropolitan University. After a stint working for lighting
company Pooky, Amechi began developing his own collection,
based on textiles he had grown up with. ‘I knew I wanted to bring
my cultural heritage into my designs,’ says the designer, whose
work came to our attention when it featured as part of the
Heal’s Discovers programme in 2021. It is Amechi’s rich heritage
that so heavily informs his fabrics today, which evoke the geo-
metric motifs and bright colours typical of northern Cameroon
and northern Nigeria. His patterns are digitally printed onto
cushions made of velvet, linen and silk, and the appeal of both
the designs themselves and the energy that goes into them has
not gone unnoticed. As well as producing his own collection,
Amechi has collaborated with Dado Atelier on a series of fun
and bright digitally printed wallpapers. amechihome.com e
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2022 ‘Travel informs much of my life,’ says interior architect
and designer Natalia Miyar, who was born in Mexico,
has Cuban-American roots and runs her design atelier
out of London and Miami. It seems fitting that, after
working predominantly on residential projects from
New York to Ibiza, she should have turned her hand
to the hospitality sector. Natalia’s work at The Twenty
Two – London’s smartest new opening this year on a
corner of Grosvenor Square, W1 – showcases her talent
for combining glamour and comfort. ‘Interiors should
be easy, tactile and highly personal,’ she says, adding
that she likes to balance practicality and beauty. At The
Twenty Two, Natalia has worked closely with owner
Navid Mirtorabi to create interiors that capture the
vibrancy of her personal design mantra, while paying
homage to the elegance and history of the Edwardian
building. We love the jewel-box colours deployed in the
schemes and the fact that her interiors are crazy and
fun without ostentation. There is a buzz, an energy
and a wit to this hotel, which delivers a new youthful
dynamism to the heart of Mayfair. nataliamiyar.com
PROJECT OF THE YEAR

POSTON HOUSE BY FRANCIS SULTANA
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In Herefordshire, this mid-18th-century, Sir William
Chambers-designed ‘casino’ (from the Italian for small
house) is an architectural gem. This is thanks in no
small part to Poston’s previous owners, who collabo-
rated with the late architect Philip Jebb to remove
Victorian elements and reinstate neoclassical accents.
The current owners worked with the interior designer
Francis Sultana, who brought to the project what was
described as his ‘hybridised aesthetic that blends his-
torically accurate decorating and unabashedly modern
design’ when Poston was in the December 2021 issue.
The level of detail is extraordinary – from the custom-
coloured bedroom carpet that works beautifully with
de Gournay’s silk ‘Oriental Landscape’ wallcovering, to
the numerous pieces of furniture commissioned from
the artist Mattia Bonetti. There is specialist decorative
paintwork throughout. For example, the woodwork in
the rotunda dining room (right) has a mellowed-out
patina that stops it from feeling too box-fresh. Any-
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2022 Ever since Edward Bulmer was featured in House &
Garden’s inaugural Green By Design supplement in
2008, we have been impressed by his commitment to
creating sustainable interiors. The eco-friendly and
plastic-free natural paint collection he launched in
2015 is a key part of his mission, but so, too, is his
work at historic houses such as Goodwood and Pitshill
House. ‘Renovation and sustainability are two sides of
the same coin,’ says the designer, whose environmental
awakening occurred in the Nineties when he started
reading The Ecologist. At the time, he had just started a
career centred around historic buildings, working first
for David Mlinaric, followed by the National Trust and
then picture restorer Alec Cobbe. ‘It makes sense to
choose natural, breathable and healthier materials,’ he
says. In practice, this goes from small elements, such
as choosing wool for curtains or solid wooden frames
for furniture, to encouraging clients to convert to bio-
mass or geothermal heating systems: ‘It’s about being
conscious and thinking about choices you make when
it comes to interiors.’ edwardbulmerinteriordesign.co.uk
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with 18 projects currently on its books, so it is hard to
imagine Bunny Turner (left) and Emma Pocock have
much spare time. And yet the pair have managed to
launch TP Caring Spaces, providing interior design
services to charities. So far, they have created a sitting
room and bedroom for staff nurses at Mencap Dun-
stable and a staff break room at Guy’s and St Thomas’
Hospitals, SE1. The idea for the charity came about
in 2019; in 2021, it received charitable status. ‘We
work in an affluent industry and wanted to find a way
to give back,’ says Bunny. ‘We’re aware of how a well-
designed space can improve people’s lives.’ Their focus
is currently mainly on London and they are working on
an end-of-life room at Great Ormond Street Hospital,
WC1. ‘So far, we have put about £100,000 into the
charity, but we’ve also been lucky to have generous
contractors and suppliers who’ve helped,’ says Emma.
To boost the coffers, they recently introduced an
optional surcharge for Turner Pocock’s clients and will
be running a charity raffle throughout December via
Instagram, with a prize for each day of Advent. ‘We’re
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CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT ‘Meduza’ walnut and maple lamp (maple black stain), by Zanat; with shade in ‘San’ (0530), by Kvadrat, wool mix;
€970.80, from SCP. ‘Isabelle Large’ wallpaper (original), by Sarah Vanrenen, £190 a 10-metre roll, from The Fabric Collective. ‘Tilda’
armchair, by 2LG, covered in ‘Studio Rich Stain Resistant’ (persian blue), cotton/polyester velvet, £1,277 as seen, from Love Your Home.
‘Eared’ stoneware espresso cup (sage), €40 a pair, from Landy Rakoto. ‘Atena’ terracotta and elm table, 74 x 170 x 85cm, by Iris Roth
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‘Berry Rain’ wool

and cotton rug, by ‘Colette’ cotton,
Evelina Kroon, 180 linen, aluminium
x 270cm, £1,095, and iron lamp (white
from Layered & merlot), £305
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‘Skirt’ iron pendant lamp viscose embroidery,
(pureed pumpkin), £445, £150.50 a metre,
from Broste Copenhagen from Casamance
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‘Folly Tasselled’ wicker stool,

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Terracotta pottery (clockwise from

left): vase with handles, $750; ‘Ferrin
Pedestal’ bowl, $2,350; and ‘Pedestal’ plate,
$600; all by Francis Palmer, from March
‘Serengeti’ (paon),
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£312 a metre,
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Cushions (from top): linen ‘Tickseed’ (rust

orange), 25 x 50cm, £280; hemp silk and linen
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1 ‘Floral Trail’ (original), 69cm, £190, from Salvesen Graham. Carved and gilded 18th-century French frame, £650,
from William Campbell Fine Frames and Framing. 2 ‘Cranes’ (teal), 52cm, £80, from Warner House. Carved and
gilded Italian Bolognese frame, £1,200, from William Campbell. 3 ‘Palmyra’ (blue), 68cm, £220 a metre, from Paolo
Moschino. Carved and gilded British Arts & Crafts frame, £1,800 a pair, from William Campbell. 4 ‘Trumpet Flowers’
(red/green), 70cm, £145, from GP & J Baker. British Arts & Crafts frame, as before. 5 ‘Maluku’ grasscloth (grass), 86cm,
by McLaurin & Piercy, £804 a 7.3-metre roll, from George Spencer Designs. ‘Lely’ 17th-century carved and gilded
British frame, £1,600, from William Campbell. 6 ‘Plumier’ (4496-05), 52cm, by Nina Campbell, £85, from
Osborne & Little. Carved and gilded French frame, as before. 7 ‘Jerash’ (pewter), 51cm, £183, from Robert Kime.
19th-century gilded frame, £110, from William Campbell. Wallpaper border, ‘Heirloom – Coffee Set’ (midnight blue),
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1 & 2 ‘Hatch’ (rust) and ‘Chequerboard’ (white), both 52cm, by Abi Ola, £156, from CommonRoom. 3 ‘Flourish’
(first light/midsummers eve), by Harlequin, 52cm, £94, from Sanderson Design Group. 4 ‘Pippa Reverse’, grasscloth
(denim), by Leah O’Connell, 89cm, £883 a 7-yard roll, from Tissus d’Hélène. 5 ‘Arcadia’ (rhubarb & custard), 52cm,
by Alice Pattullo, £195, from Hamilton Weston. 6 ‘Mille Feuilles’ (blue & red), 70cm, by Domino by Dado, £123,
from Dado Atelier. Wooden frames (beige), 30 x 21cm, £10 each; and 40 x 30cm, £13; all from H&M Home.
Oak ‘Quadrum’, by Nielsen, 60 x 50cm, £65 each; 70 x 50cm, £70; all from The Conran Shop. Wallpaper border,
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1 ‘Betsy’ (field mouse), 69cm, £216, from Turnell & Gigon. 2 ‘Tree of Life’ (original), 70cm, £180, from Print-Sisters.
3 ‘Miss Scarlet’, 130cm, £85 a metre, from Rupert Bevan. 4 ‘Large Daff ’ (hoopoe), 53cm, by Emerald Dangerfield,
£400, from Bloomfield Ink. 5 ‘Aluro’ (indigo), 52cm, £129, from Eva Sonaike. 6 ‘Freya’ oyster pulp paper (capri), 61cm,
by Raoul Textiles, £1,457 a 10-yard roll, from Turnell & Gigon. ‘7 ‘Fiori’ (cobalt), 132cm, by Sandra Blow, £80, from
Christopher Farr Cloth. Frames, Carved 19th-century Italian acanthus leaf frame, £700; carved folk art frame, £220; both
from William Campbell. Acrylic glass and oak frames (dark oak), 40 x 30cm, £29 each; and 70 x 50cm, £46 each, from Paper
Collective. ‘Hovsta’ fibreboard frame (medium brown), 30 x 21cm, £6, from Ikea. Wallpaper border, Jaipur Flower’ border
(saffron), 12cm, £72, from Parker & Jules. Background, ‘Linara’ (gingersnap), linen, £44, from Romo. Wallpaper prices are
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OPENER BACKGROUND ‘Mambo’ (gold), viscose

mix, by Margo Selby, £75 a metre, from Osborne
& Little; and ‘Marble’ linoleum (from top: leaf,
spa), by Forbo, £56.54 a square metre, from
Sinclair Till. Paintings (from top), Through a
Tiny Bead of Glass, £3,800; and Everything
is Listening, £5,200; both enamel paint and
varnish on wood, by Jason Thompson, from
Wilson Stephens & Jones. THIS PAGE WALLS
‘Sun Stone’, by Damo Paints, £52.50 for 2.5
litres matt emulsion, from Sigmar. Paintings
(from left), Infamante, acrylic and wax on wood,
£1,600; and Circles Semicircles, enamel paint
and varnish on wood, £2,400; both by Jason
Thompson, from Wilson Stephens & Jones.
Blind in ‘Field Flowers’, Tana Lawn cotton,
£29.95 a metre, from Liberty; jute garden
twine, £4.25 a spool, from Nutscene. FLOOR
‘Marble’ linoleum (hunter green, barbados,
henna, leaf, honeysuckle, spa, african desert),
by Forbo, £56.54 a square metre, from Sinclair
Till. FURNITURE ‘Floating’ linen and oak screen
(sky blue), £3,000, from Maison Lily Blue.
19th-century, folk art, oak shelf, £2,200, from
Puckhaber. ‘91 Aalto Round’ birch and laminate
table, by Alvar Aalto for Artek, £1,636, from
Aram Store. ‘Rey’ beech and plywood chairs
(deep blue, scarlet red, grape red, fall green,
soft mint) by Bruno Rey for Hay, £499 each,
from Twentytwentyone. ACCESSORIES ‘Small
Cone’ enamel shades, £30 each, from Dyke
& Dean; with shades covered in ‘Plain Stripe
Voile’ (from left: sea blue, sage), linen, £140 a
metre, from Flora Soames. ‘Caroline’ brass and
fabric pendant light, by Hans-Agne Jakobsson,
£2,200, from Tat London. ‘Brown Betty’ vintage
ceramic teapots, from £16; vintage wooden
bread boards, from £38 each; all from RE.
‘Sunflower’ stoneware side plates (green, beige),
by Bernadette, £70 a pair, from Matches
Fashion. ‘Riviera’ stoneware side plate, by Le
Creuset, £53 for set of 4, from Selfridges.
19th-century Spanish wooden shepherd’s bowls,
from £120 each, from Puckhaber. ‘Golden
Karkade Nougat’ Murano glass vase, by Stories
of Italy, £280, from Greeks Bearing Gifts.
‘Tortoiseshell’ stainless-steel and resin cutlery
(cream), £175 for a 6-piece set; and ‘Blues’
stainless-steel and acrylic cutlery, £130 for
a 12-piece set; all from Matilda Goad & Co.
Nasturtium foliage and flowers, £90 for a
‘Grower’s Edit’ bucket (around 70 stems), from
Wolves Lane Flower Company e

OPPOSITE WALLS ‘Mambo’ (gold), as before, from Osborne & Little. Hall in ‘Nancy’s Blushes’, £52 for 2.5 litres estate emulsion, from Farrow & Ball.
Paintings (from left), The Comet, £7,300; Anther, £3,800; both enamel paint and varnish on wood, by Jason Thompson, from Wilson Stephens &
Jones. ‘Pakurigo Wave Tiny’ straw baskets, by Baba Tree, £75 each, from Couverture & The Garbstore. FLOOR ‘Marble’ linoleum, as before, from
Sinclair Till. ‘Vora Form’ wool and bamboo rug (sepia), from £3,400, from A Rum Fellow. FURNITURE ‘Bibendum’ leather and polyurethane sofa, by
Lucy Kurrein for Molinari, from £3,495; ‘Mag’ ceramic coffee table (fiery red/fuchsia purple), by Daniel Schofield for Collagerie, £655; both from
The Conran Shop. ‘Twig 300’ hazel side table, £1,100, from Pinch. ‘Big Shaggy’ lambswool and mohair pouffe, £3,155, from Colville. ‘Sculptural
Tree Trunk’, £480, from Puckhaber. ACCESSORIES Books, £9.99 each, from National Portrait Gallery Shop. ‘Carla’ cotton velvet cushions
(aubergine and mustard, mint and dark blue), by Christina Lundsteen, £155 each, from Couverture & The Garbstore.‘Totem’ paper pulp lamp (brick),
£4,200 as seen, from Palefire. ‘Rainbow’ Murano glass tumblers, by Stories of Italy, £450 for set of 6, from Greeks Bearing Gifts. Vintage French
Pernod carafe, £28; vintage bread board, £38; both from RE. Foliage and flowers, as before, from Wolves Lane Flower Company. THIS PAGE WALLS
‘Sun Stone’, as before, from Sigmar. ‘Reggie’ wallpaper borders (from top: yellow, red/black, green), £68 a 10-metre roll, from Susie Atkinson. ‘Rotor’
paper pulp wall lights (brick), £320 each, from Palefire. FLOOR ‘Marble’ linoleum, as before, from Sinclair Till. FURNITURE ‘Post Office’ oak and ash
shelving, £12,450, from Pinch. French metal chair, £354, from Retrouvius. ACCESSORIES Vintage ceramic vases, sourced by All’Origine, from £106
each, from Couverture & The Garbstore. Ceramic plates (from top): ‘Les Marais’, ‘Let’s Face It’ and ‘Cheeky’, by Gavin Houghton, £295 each, from
8 Holland Street. ‘Half Log Cabin Patchwork’ linen cushion cover (dulse/linen grey), £65, from Toast e

DECORATE style story TOP LEFT Wall in ‘Nancy’s Blushes’, £52 for
2.5 litres estate emulsion, from Farrow & Ball.
Floor in ‘Marble’ linoleum (from left: henna,
leaf, barbados), by Forbo, £56.54 a square
metre, from Sinclair Till. Paintings (from left),
Anther and Apparatus, both enamel paint and
varnish on wood, by Jason Thompson, £3,800
each, from Wilson Stephens & Jones. ‘Sculp-
tural Tree Trunk’, £480, from Puckhaber.
Nasturtium foliage and flowers, £90 for a
‘Grower’s Edit’ bucket (around 70 stems), from
Wolves Lane Flower Company.
BOTTOM LEFT Background in ‘Marble’ lino-

leum, as before, from Sinclair Till. ‘Multicolor’
lacquered marquetry boxes, by Biagio Barile,
from £110 each, from Greeks Bearing Gifts.
‘Rainbow’ lacquered boxes, from £110 each,
from Matilda Goad & Co. Saucer, stylist’s own.
BOTTOM RIGHT Wall in ‘Nancy’s Blushes’, as

before, from Farrow & Ball. Floor in ‘Marble’
linoleum, as before, from Sinclair Till. Painting,
Carillon, enamel paint and varnish on wood,
by Jason Thompson, £5,800, from Wilson
Stephens & Jones. Vintage ceramic charger,
by Sant Vicens, £690, from Quindry. Papier-
mâché chair, by Alexis Lahellec, £2,450
including matching side table, from Quindry.
Ceramic ‘Tiny Table No 3’ (transparent
glaze), by Floris Wubben, £3,190, from SCP.
Wooden 19th-century Spanish shepherd’s bowls,
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PICTURES
ILLUSTRATION ALEXIS BRUCHON
J
ust as manners maketh man, I believe that
hanging maketh rooms. But this can be
difficult to get right, particularly when
attempting a mass hang. Make use of the
architecture of the room. For instance, the
wall face between architectural mouldings
will most likely be square, portrait or landscape in
shape. As a rule, your pictures should mirror this. If
you hang a portrait-shaped picture in the centre of
a landscape-shaped wall, you have a conflict. This
can be resolved by hanging more pictures (perhaps in
tiers) on either side of it. The shape of the grouping
can then become landscape, too. I like to hang larger
works over smaller ones – these are generally more
detailed and need to be nearer to eye level.
The wall that remains visible after pictures are hung
acts as negative space. Mastering it relies on the right choices, so Sargent and Thomas Gainsborough have been hung together
one sees more picture than wall. Get it right and the room will feel at Chatsworth and are part of a room that feels right because
in balance. Don’t put pictures of unequal visual weight together, attention has been given to combining furnishings of similar
like a carved and gilt framed oil over a thin wooden framed print. design status or historic resonance. Though few have the pocket
And framed and unframed works tend not to sit well together. to be able to emulate this, we can all learn from it. Hang your
The grouping of pictures can be done symmetrically or asym- David Hockney print with a lino cut, but not a school photo.
metrically, although the latter feels more comfortable if the My approach has always been to hang the most special, the
weight of pictures is roughly balanced either side of the centre most treasured and the most enjoyed pictures in the rooms you
line. If I’m hanging watercolours or prints in a group, I mark out spend most time in. But what happens when that is the kitchen
the wall size on the floor with two tape measures and arrange the or a bathroom? You can use glazed frames in these areas or
pictures before hanging. I like an undulating line to the tops of pictures that are more for decorative effect than connoisseurship.
the frames, rather than lining up the tops (or the bottoms). Similarly, hang less appreciated pictures in less-visited spaces –
In groups, pictures are best hung on two fixings each to avoid they can still have some decorative, or even dramatic, effect.
you having to spend the rest of your life straightening them. Use The subject matter of pictures has a huge bearing on the feel
picture rails when you have a lot of pictures and might want to of the room – light/heavy, masculine/feminine, serious/witty.
move them around. Heavier pictures require brass or iron rods, I have done this in recent projects, such as in the dining room at
or there are less traditional systems in steel and aluminium. I use Pitshill in Sussex, which has red flock walls and male portraits.
Birmingham-based specialist Frank Scragg. As well as being Give your finest or favourite picture the best position – over the
helpful and offering good value, it has everything you could need fireplace if you have one, or on the walls with a side light. Pictures
for picture hanging – from rails to picture pins sold in sensible can be difficult to see if they are hung opposite windows or in
quantities in small cardboard boxes. rooms with strong overhead lighting.
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become dense hangs. Picture rails make it easy to move pictures of a jib door, above furniture or above a door, and on staircase
up and down and side to side. The ‘Powerail’ from Ray Light is walls. Too often I see tapestries used on the latter, when they can
great if you want to light some or all of your pictures. bring an amazing atmosphere to sitting rooms or bedrooms.
When it comes to mixing different periods and styles, few people Picture lighting has progressed enormously in the last decade
remark if a Holbein is hung with a Holman Hunt or a Lely with a with advances in LED technology. It is energy efficient, low UV,
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Leighton House, which sits just north of High Street Kensington, was once the London home of painter and sculptor Sir Frederic Leighton. Now a museum,
it is reopening on October 15, following a painstaking restoration. A president of the Royal Academy of the Arts in the late 19th century, Leighton also used
the house as a studio and gallery. The relatively unassuming Victorian façade belies the wondrous spaces within, heavily influenced by Syrian, Turkish and
North African art and architecture. It is easy to forget you are in London as you stand in the bright blue-tiled Narcissus Hall (above), in the original 1865 wing.
The restoration, however, has focused on returning the more modern (1880s) parts to their original form and function, and reinstating original features. Paint
WILL PRYCE
colours, which were uncovered under layers of modern paint, have been restored and 19th-century furniture has been sourced. Upstairs, Leighton’s Winter
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DATES
The Decorative
Antiques
and Textiles Fair
OCTOBER 4-9
Held in Battersea Park, SW11, this is a
one-stop shop for antique and vintage
pieces. Over 150 dealers, including
Andrew Muir, who specialises in ceramics
(above), will sell items from the 1700s
to the Seventies. Tickets are £20 on
October 4 and £10 thereafter, with free
entry daily from 4pm. decorativefair.com
INTRODUCING Micaela Sharp

Based in London and soon to open an office in Malaga, Micaela (above) is making a name for
herself across the design industry. She opened her upholstery studio, Micaela Sharp Design, in
2017 and, in 2020, added an interiors arm, describing her style as ‘traditional with a focus
on craftsmanship, sustainability and layering’. This year, Micaela teamed up with the textile
designer Charlotte Beevor to create Studio Janettie, through which the pair sell fabric and
homeware in playful colours and patterns. Micaela was also part of the design team for the
new Soho House location, Brixton Studio, SW9, and this month, she launches an upholstery
course with Create Academy. micaelasharpdesign.com | studiojanettie.com | createacademy.com Decorex
OCTOBER 9-12
Returning to Olympia London, W14, it
will showcase over 185 brands including
Show stoppers Vincent Sheppard, whose ‘Titus’ lounge
chair is seen here. This year, architecture
Returning to Berkeley Square, W1, after two and interior design studio De Rosee Sa
years due to the pandemic, PAD London is have been tasked with creating the
one of the most exciting places to see con- VIP lounge. Trade tickets cost £21.60;
temporary and 20th-century art and design. non-trade £43.20. decorex.com
On October 10-16, the fair will showcase
pieces from over 60 dealers, galleries, artists
and designers. Highlights include a sculpture
by Swedish ceramicist Alvina Jakobsson of
Modernist, and Pierre Renart’s ‘Möbius’ con-
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Uniacke. Tickets cost £25. paddesignart.com OCTOBER 11-DECEMBER 16
Eight artists have been invited by
Joanna Bird gallery, W4, to interpret
the concept of Point of Balance. The
innovative works on display will include
Sun Kim’s striking ceramic pieces
(above). Entry is free. joannabird.com
A DECORATOR’S DOZEN
It is not every day that paint powerhouse Farrow & Ball introduces new colours to its impressive collection (the last time was 2018), so when it launches 11, it
is worth taking note. The new range has been cleverly devised so that any combination of the paints – all with typically inventive names, such as flame red
‘Bamboozle’ (pictured above) – works well. ‘We wanted the new colours to provide comfort, refreshment and excitement,’ says Farrow & Ball’s head of creative
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Road, SW1
Take to task
This ‘Heirloom’ task
light, £450, from
DeVol, is specially
designed to light kitchen
work surfaces. It
features a brass arm
inspired by original
Victorian gas light
fittings and a creamware
shade made in the
company’s ceramics
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CLEAN
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I love the sleek and
minimalist lines
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Tania Johnson is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its Water collection with
limited-edition rugs, including silk/wool ‘Rainstorm’ (above). The GoodWeave-
certified rugs cost from £1,040 a square metre. taniajohnsondesign.com
TICKET OFFER The Spirit of Christmas Fair returns to Olympia, W14, on October 31-November 6. Shop at over
700 independent boutiques and brands. House & Garden readers can buy a weekday ticket for £20.63* (saving
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Cloud pleaser
Furniture designer Tom Faulkner has opened a new showroom on
Pimlico Road, SW1, where designs such as the ‘Cloud’ coffee table
are on show. It can be made in a choice of marbles, with legs in either
solid bronze or steel. As shown here in Port Laurent marble with
bronze legs, the table costs £6,830. 020 7351 7272; tomfaulkner.co.uk
N O PA N E , N O G A I N
Miles Redd and David Kaihoi’s new collection of
fabrics, wallcoverings and trims for Schumacher
includes this charmingly wonky ‘Painterly
Windowpane’ cotton/linen, shown in brown.
Also available in black and blue, it costs £118
a metre. 020 4532 0960; fschumacher.co.uk
On the fringe
New from Samuel & Sons, the Trianon
collection of 18th-century-inspired
passementerie includes beaded fringes,
braids, tiebacks and tassels. Available in
nine colourways, ‘Trianon Blocked Brush’
fringe is ideal for embellishing curtains
and cushions. It costs £64 a metre.
020 7351 5153; samuelandsons.com
BUBBLE UP
Designed by Sacha Lakic for Roche Bobois, the ‘Bubble 2’ five-seater sofa is handmade, including fabrics that have been specially developed to fit its
striking curved shape. Available in two versions, it costs £5,870 as shown covered in ‘Orsetto’ wool-mix bouclé. 020 7751 4030; roche-bobois.com e

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Stone ef fects
Suitable for use on both Making
walls and floors, the
Wanderlust collection
of porcelain tiles from
scents
Take your pick from
CP Hart includes 13 colours
and textures. Among them these smart candles
are designs that mimic at a range of prices
agates, marbles and granite,
with evocative names such
as galway green (right),
four seasons and siberian
malachite. You could use
them to make a feature of a
basin backsplash or to cover
a wall. The tiles cost £144
a square metre. 0345
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ON THE WOOD AND SPICE

The ‘Touche Bois’ candle costs
TILES £62 for 280g, from Victoria
Cator. victoriacator.com
Inject interest into a
kitchen or bathroom with
Mandarin Stone’s new
‘Zellige Gloss’ ceramic tiles,
£55.20 a square metre.
Shown here in coral, they
are available in seven other
colours. All have a subtle
gloss finish and are made
with slight variations
in size and uneven edges
to replicate traditional
Moroccan zellige tiles. 01600
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Parterre’s ‘Root of all Goodness’
soy wax candle costs £35 for
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PRETTY IN PINK
Ginori 1735 has collaborated
Bed fellow with designer Luke Edward Hall
This ‘Avenue Montaigne’ chest of drawers from French Bedroom is inspired by on the ‘La Gazelle d’Or’ candle,
Gustavian designs. Made of sustainable pine with a distressed paint effect in with notes of rose, geranium
fawn and antique white, it is both practical and elegant, and would make a great and green tea. It costs £140
addition to any bedroom. It costs £795. 01444 415430; frenchbedroom.co.uk for 320g. ginori1735.com

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READER EVENT
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heritage brand’s Water Garden fabric and wallpaper collection at
Cliveden House & Spa at 12pm-4pm, on Tuesday October 11. The day will
start with champagne and canapés, followed by a two-course lunch
with wine in Cliveden’s French Dining Room (above), a rococo-inspired
space with views of the river and surrounding Berkshire countryside.
After lunch, House & Garden’s acting executive editor Noni Ware, and
Claire Vallis, creative director of Sanderson, will discuss the creative
process behind the Water Garden collection, which is inspired by
Eastern design and the oriental water gardens fashionable in the 19th
century. Guests will also have access to the beautiful National Trust
gardens at Cliveden. Tickets are limited and cost £75 each, which
includes a glass of champagne and canapés, lunch with wine, access
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FIRESIDE
NONI WARE highlights the latest designs
for classic chimneypieces, contemporary
stoves and stylish hearth accessories
W H I T E H E AT
The ‘Bassington Eco’ stove in white enamel from Capital
Fireplaces will complement a pale stone chimneypiece.
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Sculptor Laura Ellen Bacon creates beautiful, from a sketchbook to a life-size model made in willow.
organic-looking artworks from natural materials. ‘I don’t do calculations: I apply an understanding
Known for her intricately woven willow sculptures, of the material and location with the coordination of
she has more recently worked in stone, creating the hand and eye,’ says Laura. ‘Designs and design pro-
MAIN PICTURE To create
new Natural Course sculpture at Chatsworth House cesses can vary between sites. Some projects can
her sinuous drystone in Derbyshire in 2020. It is situated on a leafy slope require in-depth models prior to creation, but largely
structure Natural Course, in Arcadia, an area of the garden redesigned by Tom I create my work on site with this physical under-
Laura used 100 tonnes Stuart-Smith. With intricate curves and cambers, standing of the form and materials.’ Around 10
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each stone by hand. out of the land and flow down the slope. ‘I wanted of local sandstone, Natural Course was created
ABOVE RIGHT Laura it to have its own energy and life force, as if it’s making from tens of thousands of stones, all of which Laura
photographed in the its way down the hill,’ says Laura. Inspired by old painstakingly placed by hand. Her work can also be
finished sculpture,
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winter – covering everything from compost and soil preparation to
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EDITED BY ROSE WASHBOURN SJ AXELBY’S
INTERIOR
PORTRAITS:
THE COLOURFUL PAST: An Artist’s View of
Designers’ Living
Edward Bulmer and the English Spaces by SJ Axelby
(Pavilion, £25)
Country House by Edward Some Covid lockdown
Bulmer (Rizzoli, £47.95)
I
projects seem to have
crystallised over time into treasured bits
n the course of his 30-year career, Edward of contemporary culture. The best ones
Bulmer – interior designer, architectural are generous of spirit: Grayson’s Art Club,
PE with Joe, and – for interiors fans – the
historian and founder of the eponymous
Instagram account @sjaxelby. Sarah-Jane
environmentally friendly paint company Axelby (known as SJ) promised to paint
– has worked on the restoration and interiors of more than 50 historic houses. and post a portrait of a beautiful room
This book features some of the most memorable, including Althorp, Princess every day. It quickly became a showcase of
Diana’s childhood home, the prime minister’s official country residence, Chequers, and ebullient spaces and gave an insight into her
Goodwood. It was the request of the Duchess of Richmond, chatelaine of Goodwood – designer fandom. In Interior Portraits, she
that any changes made to that Sussex country house would not harm the planet or her gathers these paintings and couples them
with a light-hearted interview with each of
children’s health – that inspired the creation of Edward Bulmer Natural Paint. The paint
the designers. She certainly has a favourite
is present throughout the book and some pages are in his colours, with the text in white. type (layered rooms with plenty of detail)
A scion of the famous cider-making family, Edward grew up in Herefordshire in a house and a distinctive painting style (energetic
with interiors designed by a young David Mlinaric, who, years later, became Edward’s and rich in colour), which some might find
first mentor. He then assisted the late Gervase Jackson-Stops at the National Trust and slightly repetitive. I recommend her second
finally worked for the polymath picture (and historic house) restorer Alec Cobbe, before Instagram project @roomportraitclub, in
taking on his own projects. Historic research is at the heart of everything he does, as he which she invites submissions from fellow
takes a house back to an era where he can be sure that the records exist. He enjoys the illustrators inspired by a weekly ‘prompt’
(a photograph of a room with a few details
sleuthing and remaking components of an original scheme with the craftsmen of today.
for context), making this series even more
As he says, ‘With historical decoration, there are some right and some wrong answers.’ dynamic than the first. Ruth Sleightholme
He is generous in crediting the firms and craftsmen he has called on to weave carpets,
make trimmings or light pictures without the need to damage walls. It is perhaps his
own house, Court of Noke, that the average reader might find easiest to relate to. There THE ULTIMATE
are rugs found on Moroccan holidays and walls are hung with Edward’s own drawings BATH by Barbara
alongside grander pictures (see this month’s ‘On Decorating’ for Edward’s guide to Sallick (Rizzoli, £45)
In the introduction to
hanging pictures). And unlike the house where he grew up, where he had ‘little exposure
her new book, Barbara
to the finer rooms’, this is a true (and truly beautiful) family home. Sallick recalls a stay
Paul Whitbread’s photography is very fine, with some glowing close-ups of details – at Claridge’s hotel 35
a corner of flowery carpet, a gilded mirror, some intricate passementerie – as well as years ago, where she
well chosen views of whole rooms. In Edward’s book, colour is king. Elfreda Pownall experienced first hand
one of the suites’ ‘storied original baths’.
The transformative effect of a beautiful
bath in a glorious setting – be it a grand
hotel or a seaside cottage – will be familiar
to many. As will the disappointment at
returning to your own, rather less inspiring
space. And so the idea for The Ultimate Bath
was born – a collection of exceptional bath
and bathroom designs to encourage us all
to elevate our everyday experience. As the
co-founder of luxury American supplier
Waterworks (which has a showroom on the
King’s Road, SW6), Barbara is perfectly
placed to guide us through this book, from
what she calls ‘high style’ (gold tubs, lots
of marble and a bathside harp) to ‘tightly
tailored’ schemes and even indoor-outdoor
PAUL WHITBREAD
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LUCIAN FREUD
Three exhibitions celebrate the
T
centenary of the artist’s birth
hough unquestionably one of the
greatest and most important artists
of the last century, Lucian Freud
has a reputation for representation
that is contentious. ‘A seven-foot
portrait of myself looking rather
red-faced and fat wasn’t my idea of
fun,’ said Andrew Parker Bowles,
when asked why he did not buy the portrait Freud
painted of him. Entitled The Brigadier (2003-4), it is
among the 60-plus works being shown at The National
Gallery in Lucian Freud: New Perspectives, to coincide
with the centenary of his birth. Freud’s relationship with
The National Gallery was significant. He had permission
to visit day or night and, in a 1995 interview in The New
York Times, said he used it ‘as if it were a doctor… I come
for ideas and help – to look at situations within painting’.
‘Freud stuck to painting at a time when it was deeply
unfashionable, to the detriment – for a long time – of
his finances, so he’s often seen as a lone wunderkind.
But he operated in the context of history,’ says Daniel
Herrmann, curator of New Perspectives. The Brigadier,
for instance, was inspired by a military portrait by the
19th-century French artist James Jacques Tissot. Girl
with Roses, Freud’s painting of Kitty Garman (daughter
of sculptor Jacob Epstein, whom Freud married in
Art scene
1948), ‘shows his interest in the old masters of the
Northern Renaissance’, says Daniel, mentioning the
reflection in Kitty’s eyes, a motif of early Flemish art.
‘It relates him to his past, and his country of birth.’ He
was born in Berlin and came to Britain with his family in
EDITED BY FIONA M c KENZIE JOHNSTON 1933 aged 11, when they fled from the rise of Nazism.
His childhood is explored in Lucian Freud: The Painter
and His Family at the Freud Museum, his grandparents’
LUCIAN FREUD:
NEW PERSPECTIVES former home, which still holds their furniture, books
The National and art. Featuring photographs and letters, alongside
© CHRISTIE’S IMAGES/© THE LUCIAN FREUD ARCHIVE. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 2022/BRIDGEMAN IMAGES
Gallery, WC2. paintings and drawings, it gives personal context to the

October 1- masterpieces on show at The National Gallery.
January 22.. At the Garden Museum, Lucian Freud: Plant Portraits
nationalgallery.org.uk gives an insight into the development of Freud’s style. In
1939, he enrolled to train under plantsman and painter
LUCIAN FREUD: Cedric Morris. ‘I think he came to the representation of
THE PAINTER
AND HIS FAMILY
the body through plants,’ says curator Giovanni Aloi.
Freud Museum, Two Plants, begun in 1977, took three years to complete.
NW3. Until January The result is dense with what Freud described as ‘little
29. freud.org.uk portraits of leaves’. His paintings of friends, lovers and
children are not always obviously flattering, but ‘what
LUCIAN FREUD: Freud was doing was recording the scars left on us by the
PLANT PORTRAITS life we’ve led, that make us individuals’, says Giovanni.
Garden Museum, ‘Culturally, we have been trained to find ugliness in
SE1. October 14- flaws and those marks, but Freud’s representation –
March 5. whether of a plant, dog, horse or human – reaches
gardenmuseum.org.uk deeper than aesthetics.’ Pictured (from top) Girl with
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Cezanne
Three more to see…

TATE MODERN, SE1, OCTOBER 5-MARCH 12
Paul Cezanne has long been called the father of modern art and his mastery of a
paintbrush, attitude to perspective and use of colour are recognised as vital precursors
to cubism and fauvism. His subject matter is consistent with the classical masters, but
from his studio in Aix-en-Provence he found new means of addressing form. Tate
THE HEPWORTH WAKEFIELD
Modern is presenting the most extensive British retrospective of his work in more than Two exhibitions address compelling
25 years. As well as technique, it surveys his relationships with family, his Impressionist parallel themes. Jadé Fadojutimi’s
contemporaries and the writer Émile Zola, a childhood friend. Paintings gathered from new paintings (until March 19)
collections in Europe, Asia, and North and South America span the breadth of his career. explore identity; Hannah Starkey’s
There was a moment when, to reduce carbon emissions, such blockbuster exhibitions photography (October 20-April 30)
were in danger of becoming a relic of more carefree times. But major institutions across engages with society’s representation
of women. hepworthwakefield.org
the world are now working collaboratively; most of these works were shipped together
Pictured An Emphatic Revolution,
from the Art Institute of Chicago, reducing the environmental impact of transportation. 2022, Jadé Fadojutimi
tate.org.uk Pictured (from top) Bathers, c1894-1906. Still Life with Apples, 1893-94
J PAUL GETTY MUSEUM; THE NATIONAL GALLERY, LONDON; © JADÉ FADOJUTIMI, 2022. PHOTO: EVA HERZOG; © THE ESTATE OF ALICE NEEL, COURTESY THE ESTATE OF ALICE NEEL AND VICTORIA MIRO; COURTESY OF TIMOTHY TAYLOR
ALICE NEEL: THERE’S
STILL ANOTHER I SEE
Alice’s acutely observed portraits
are renowned as a chronicle of 20th-
century New York. This exhibition
at Victoria Miro, N1, is the first to
pair those of the same sitter, some
completed decades apart. October 11
-November 12; victoria-miro.com
Pictured Ellie Poindexter, 1961
OCTOBER ART FAIRS

While the Frieze fairs (October 12-16)
act as market barometers, for the
casual viewer, the joy lies in discovery.
The 1-54 Contemporary African
Art Fair (October 13-16) is an equal
delight. frieze.com | 1-54.com Pictured
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THIS MONTH: The couple behind an eye-catching sculpture
garden; a highly skilled team reviving the art of narrow-loom
carpet weaving in Halifax; an Oxford college fellow and Fourth
Plinth artist; and a wild-flower wizard mad about meadows
Daisy Bell and Bill Gerrish beside

Jeff Lowe’s painted aluminium
sculpture Sheba in the dining room
at Thirsk Hall in North Yorkshire
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WHERE
THE ART IS
The current custodians of Thirsk Hall, Daisy
THIS PAGE CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE In the drawing room, an Bell and Bill Gerrish, have opened a Sculpture
18th-century Sèvres chandelier and a table lamp designed by Garden in its parkland, an initiative that they
John Bell illuminate pictures by Jean Dubuffet (left and right)
and Austin Wright (centre). The Palladian rear façade of hope will help to protect the future of the
Thirsk Hall is built of local brick. Bill in the green room, house and also benefit the local community
with Derwent Water by Norman Ackroyd on the wall behind.
T
OPPOSITE Jeff Lowe’s painted aluminium The Juggler dominates TEXT FIONA MCKENZIE JOHNSTON | PHOTOGRAPHS TOM GRIFFITHS
the hall, in front of a large oil of a hunting scene by John Ferneley
he unearthed remains of a Neanderthal
equivalent of a sculpture garden at the
Bruniquel Cave archaeological site in
France suggest that the desire to sur-
round ourselves with monumental art
is nothing new. And yet, there was a
period when such places came to be
associated with grand country houses.
Then, in 1977, Yorkshire Sculpture Park opened; the Henry
Moore Institute was established in 1993 next to Leeds Art
Gallery; and in 2011 The Hepworth Wakefield was launched.
Last year, a new Sculpture Garden opened at Thirsk Hall.
Together, they make the region something of a mecca for
art enthusiasts (and if Yorkshire is ‘God’s own county’, we
can only infer that when it comes to art, His preferred era is
1920 onwards, the period favoured by the above institutes).
But the story behind the Thirsk Hall initiative deserves
further consideration. It has neither museum status nor Arts
Council backing, but combines beneficial ideals with com-
mercial hopes and is the ambitious endeavour of art dealer
Bill Gerrish, of Willoughby Gerrish, who specialises in the
Impressionist, Modern and Post-War periods – with a specific
focus on sculpture – and his art consultant wife Daisy Bell.
Having worked at both Tate and the Royal Academy of Arts,
Daisy founded Cramer & Bell in 2017, with Bella Cramer,
and sources art for interior designers, including Nicola
Harding and Sophie Ashby, as well as for private clients.
Daisy and Bella particularly enjoy working with emerging
artists such as Tristan Barlow and Agnieszka Katz Barlow, e

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with whom they liaise directly. ‘There is a genuine thrill in

introducing others to their paintings,’ explains Daisy.
The house, which fronts onto a road in the pretty North
Yorkshire market town of Thirsk, has been in the Bell family
since it was built almost 300 years ago. Daisy is the eldest
of three sisters, but her inheritance is unrelated to primo-
geniture: when she was 11, her father, John Bell, initiated a
card game with his children in which whoever put down the
first Jack won – it happened to be Daisy. Her sister Lettice
now runs Thirsk Lodge Barns wedding venue, two miles
down the road, while Zillah, the youngest, oversees all Thirsk
Hall business interests and events, and lives in a recently
converted dairy that opens onto Thirsk Hall’s garden.
Daisy and Bill left London and moved up to Yorkshire
during lockdown. ‘It was slightly sooner than we’d planned,
but suddenly it seemed like the right time,’ explains Daisy.
ABOVE Daisy looks through the visitors’ book, which is filled
John, who runs the almost adjacent Zillah Bell Gallery
with watercolours by Norman Ackroyd. CLOCKWISE FROM
BELOW LEFT The couple’s bedroom with For Anthony by (unrelated to his daughter, except in name) has downsized
Howard Hodgkin on the bedside table. A Thomas Gainsborough to another house that also opens on the garden, facing the
portrait of ancestor Ann Conyers hangs in the dining room, local church and the family crypt. ‘It is unmarked; the Bells
which is furnished with several pieces by Gillows. Grania
Howard, who is in charge of the kitchen garden. Daisy catches are not aristocracy,’ says John. ‘We were dissenters and
up with her stepbrother, the artist Robbie Fife, over lunch Liberal MPs, who stood with Wilberforce against slavery.’
When it was built in 1723, at the direction of Ralph Bell
who bought the titular deed to the manor of Thirsk from
the Earl of Derby, Thirsk Hall was a relatively modest five-
bay, two-storey affair. Two generations on, another Ralph
Bell married Ann Conyers, who had her own wealth, and, in
pursuit of a dining room, employed the Palladian architect
John Carr of York to add the third floor and two wings. The
cabinetmakers Gillows furnished the house: an early wine
fridge, consisting of a thick, lead-lined casket within a mahog-
any cabinet, is still in situ, among several rather beautiful
pieces. And Thomas Gainsborough was commissioned to
paint the couple’s portraits. These were later sold, before the
portrait of Ann was bought back by Daisy’s grandfather.
‘John refers to the rationing of his childhood,’ says Bill. ‘But
he’s not talking about the war. It was the years of surviving on
potatoes because everything else was spent on that painting.’
This did not put John off buying art himself. Amid the oils
of ancestors and horses – there is a Bell family connection to
Thirsk Racecourse – are works by British surrealists. Anthony
Earnshaw’s ‘Alphabet’ series hangs along the staircase wall
and amusing boxed assemblages by George Trapp and Frank
Jennings adorn side tables and consoles. Nor did the experi-
ence discourage John from working in the art world. He set
up the Zillah Bell Gallery in 1988, together with the girls’
mother Janie, and, having been introduced to the artists by
his friend Norman Ackroyd – with whom he often travels on
sketching trips and whose archive the gallery holds – he works
with several other Royal Academicians. ‘Each year, Norman
curates a selection from the RA Summer Exhibition here,’
says Daisy. ‘It’s so great when you see a Yinka Shonibare or
a Michael Craig-Martin in a gallery window – in Thirsk.’
‘The Sculpture Garden is building on what John has
started and what is already in this county,’ says Bill. The
first exhibition, in the summer of 2021, was a survey of the
late Michael Lyons’ works; his estate is represented by Bill
and he was one of the founding members of Yorkshire
Sculpture Park. Pieces by him remain in situ, alongside e

ABOVE LEFT Michael Lyons’ painted steel sculpture Amphitrite.
ABOVE RIGHT CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT Bill with Catherine
Duck, who heads up Thirsk Hall Sculpture Garden, in the
Orangery Gallery, with Rob Ward’s marble Circles of Solitude
seen through Michael Lyons’ steel High Priest. Galvanised steel
Hornblower by Michael Lyons. Circles of Solitude by Rob Ward.
Paul de Monchaux’s bronze Volute IV. RIGHT Lock No 2 in Corten
steel by Jeff Lowe. BELOW Zak Ové’s graphite Invisible Men

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works by artists such as Jeff Lowe, Austin Wright and the

stone carver Emily Young. ‘We also wanted to give people
who live in Thirsk a chance to see beyond the façade of the
house and use this garden,’ says Daisy, explaining that
picnics are allowed, dogs are welcome (on leads) and there ABOVE LEFT An old outbuilding was transformed into the
are activities for children. ‘It’s been a private house for so Gallery One exhibition space. ABOVE RIGHT The gallery’s
long and you wouldn’t know it has the parkland behind recent exhibition of prints and sculptures by Jeff Lowe.
CLOCKWISE FROM BELOW LEFT Bella Cramer, who
it. We have been so lucky. Not everyone has the chance to
runs the art consultancy Cramer & Bell with Daisy, with
grow up around art and sculpture.’ the artist Tristan Barlow and his work Untitled. Bill in
While Daisy and Bill spend a day or two a week in London his London office. Daisy and her father John Bell look
seeing clients, meeting artists and – in Bill’s case – exhibiting at Norman Ackroyd prints in John’s Thirsk gallery.
Artist Agnieszka Katz Barlow at work in her studio
at fairs such as Masterpiece, further plans for Thirsk Hall are
developing. Bill has turned an outbuilding into the indoor
space Gallery One, which hosts six exhibitions a year. The cur-
rent programme includes David Hockney’s works on paper
and, from mid-October, an exhibition on Gordon House, the
printmaker and painter who created album covers for The
Beatles. It also hosts events, such as artist talks, life-drawing
classes and concerts. These reach their annual climax with the
new three-day Thirsk Hall Festival, which is held in August
(this summer was its second iteration) and includes music in
the town’s church, screenings in the independent Ritz Cinema
and a carnival day in the Sculpture Garden. In a discreet
corner, seasonal glamping is being set up and it is possible
to rent a self-contained flat in the house, decorated with
art from Daisy and Bill’s own ever-changing collection.
This collection, described by Daisy as ‘still young’, is adding
another layer to the decoration of Thirsk Hall, introducing
Howard Hodgkin, Robbie Fife and Katherine Jones RA to the
walls, and making the couple’s own mark on the house. They
have revived the kitchen garden, with an area now given over
to community volunteers, who are growing produce for local
food banks – another means of combining what is by necessity
a commercial enterprise (a renovation of the house’s interior is
a priority) with something that will benefit Thirsk residents.
‘We hope the local community will feel an element of owner-
ship of the Sculpture Garden, because it’s in their town, open
to them and will draw more people here,’ says Bill. ‘Mainly
though,’ adds Daisy, ‘we want people to know the feeling of
being surrounded by great art and to love it, as we do.’ Their
enthusiasm, combined with obvious expertise, bodes well m
Thirsk Hall Sculpture Garden and Gallery One is open

from Wednesday to Saturday, 11am-5pm: thirskhall.com
willoughbygerrish.com | cramerandbell.com

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AVENA
CARPETS
HATTA BYNG visits a former plant nursery
in Halifax, West Yorkshire, where a highly
skilled team is reviving the art of narrow-loom
weaving intricate Wilton and Brussels carpets
PHOTOGRAPHS ANDREW MONTGOMERY
A
lthough I struggle to tell the weft from the
warp or understand how a pattern trans-
lates from a card with punched-out holes
to a finished textile, mention looms and
factories and my ears prick up. So when
bespoke rug specialist Luke Irwin alerted
me to Richard Hughes and his mission to get Avena
Carpets, one of the last producers in the country of narrow-
loom Wilton and Brussels carpets, back up and running,
I was off like a shot to Halifax to see for myself.
If you have been to Halifax, you will have seen Dean
Clough, the former carpet mill that dominates the town.
It once housed perhaps the biggest carpet factory in the
world – John Crossley & Sons – where more than 5,000
ABOVE One of Avena Carpet’s skilled weavers, John Joyce,
workers made the finest quality, narrow-loom Wilton and works on the loom; he is recreating an early-20th-century
Brussels carpets, which are just 69cm wide and defined, Brussels-weave carpet for a historic project in Norway.
when laid, by the sewn seams between the widths. In the BELOW The company’s archive, which spans 150 years,
provides an invaluable treasure trove of appealing designs
Seventies, John Crossley moved over to standard broad-
loom carpet and a group of employees founded Avena
Carpets, a much smaller enterprise that would keep some
of the looms, the skills and the intricate patterns (a single
design can have 30 or 40 colours) alive. But, by 2021,
production had ceased for a number of reasons.
This is when Richard stepped in. Carpets course through
Richard’s veins: he started as an apprentice fitter aged 15
and laid carpets for 20 years for everyone from the Royal
Household to historic houses and designers all over the
world. He knew Avena’s product well and he also knew
there was still a demand for it. So having heard of Avena’s
closure at a time when he was looking for a new oppor-
tunity, he did everything he could to gather support to
help him buy its 10 looms and archive of more than 7,000
carpet designs. Spanning 150 years, these have been
made for historic houses and well-known designers, from
David Hicks to Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler (its designs
can be ordered through its Pimlico Road, SW1, shop).
The project of taking apart the old looms and moving
them to where they are now, in a former plant nursery,
was a huge task in itself. Richard himself had never seen
them working. This began in April 2021 and production
started in September that same year; there are now five
looms back in working order.
Richard has also recruited seven of Avena’s former
employees, most of whom had been working out of the
carpet industry for 10 years or more, but who were eager e
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One of the LOOMS is the only one
of its TYPE that still exists and only
one man has the SKILL to use it
to come back and to be creating this extraordinary fine-
weave carpet again. Rachel Tighe, the design manager, is
the daughter of one of the founders of Avena, John Tighe.
Alison Shedden, who punches the cards for the company’s
new designs, was lured out of retirement. One of the looms
is the only one of its type that still exists and only one man,
production manager Gary Charles, has the skill to use it.
This produces a three-shot weave with extra weft, making
the carpet almost indestructible. Richard has also taken on
two apprentices enrolled in a textile manufacturing appren-
tice scheme, which is vital to the longevity of his mission.
Many of Avena’s original suppliers are no longer in busi-
ness, so the company is constantly problem solving for the
different elements of the process that begins with the arrival
of the raw hanks of wool. The only part of the production
no longer done in-house is the dyeing. Everything else, from
the winding of the cops – winding cotton, or jute into thin
little cones of yarn to go inside the shuttles to supply the
weft yarn – to the punching of the cards happens here in
Halifax. Every person has a specific job – from Raymond
Branter, who loads the creels onto the loom, to Michelle
Newton, who carefully checks every millimetre of carpet
and mends any irregularities after it comes off the loom.
It is wonderful and heartwarming to see the enthusiasm
for and pride in the part they play in the creation of this
ABOVE Designs are punched onto cards using a traditional extraordinary product. I leave Avena uplifted, and with my
machine. BELOW Craig Sloan loads the creels that hold
the yarn onto the loom. BELOW RIGHT CLOCKWISE FROM head buzzing with designs from the rows of samples in the
TOP LEFT A fine-pitch Brussels loom, weaving worsted wool. archive – a veritable sweet shop for any designer looking
Wool colour tufts for bespoke project requirements. Michelle for something to anchor or lift a room m avenacarpets.com
Newton inspects and mends the carpet. Archived job slips
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Artists in their studio
SAMSON KAMBALU
The Magdalen College fellow and Fourth Plinth artist takes FIONA McKENZIE JOHNSTON and
photographer JOSHUA MONAGHAN on a whistle-stop tour of places in Oxford that inspire his work
Spending time with Samson Kambalu – whose Antelope consciously unconstrained by walls. ‘I did once try having a
sculpture is scheduled to soon occupy Trafalgar Square’s studio, but Africa wasn’t going to come to me there,’ he says.
Fourth Plinth – is akin to accompanying a dragonfly on its Samson was born and raised in Malawi during the early
zigzag flight. Striding at some speed, he leads us back and years of independence – a childhood he has charted in his
forth through the sun-dappled cloisters of the Great Quad book The Jive Talker: Or How to Get a British Passport*.
at Oxford’s Magdalen College, past the ancient deer park, Antelope began with a 1914 photograph he found in the
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into the modern library, then – via a succession of pauses African and Commonwealth archives of Oxford’s Weston
in panelled common rooms – up to the medieval Hall. Library. It shows the Baptist preacher and pan-Africanist
Samson is a fellow of Magdalen and associate professor John Chilembwe – leader of an uprising that led to the
of fine art and director of research at The Ruskin School of founding of Malawi – with John Chorley, a white Euro-
Art, and the peregrination is pertinent. Despite having use pean missionary. Both are wearing hats. ‘For Chilembwe,
of a study in college and Dylan Thomas’ former writing it was an act of defiance. It was illegal for a black man to
hut on the banks of the River Cherwell, Samson’s practice is wear a hat or shoes in the presence of a white man. But, e
ABOVE Samson in one of the Magdalen common rooms, where the panelled walls are hung with paintings from the College’s collection
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evidently, Chorley supported him,’ says Samson. He has made

Chorley lifesize and Chilembwe much larger, correcting an
imbalance in narrative from the other side of colonial rule.
That variance is a thread through Samson’s art: ‘In Africa,
we don’t have museums, but we have traditions – we have Nyau
practice, we have masking. Masks aren’t accessories to hide
behind: masks help adults play and play is the dance of the
universe.’ Such irreverence is reflected in his performance
pieces, often posted on social media. The shelves of his study
contain wigs for such occasions and a bag of rubber bones
– a purchase inspired by a scene in 2001: A Space Odyssey.
This curious mix of pop culture and tradition is embodied
by Samson himself, who often pairs brands such as Armani
and Dolce & Gabbana with academic regalia – and a hat.
‘I’ve situated my practice in the territory of the dandy, the
flâneur,’ he explains. ‘It’s art as lifestyle.’ The dragonfly,
symbolic of change and uninhibited vision, seems an appro-
priate analogy in more ways than one m Samson is represented
by Kate MacGarry in London, Galerie Nordenhake in Stockholm
and Goodman Gallery in South Africa: samsonkambalu.com
katemacgarry.com | nordenhake.com | goodman-gallery.com
ABOVE CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT Samson on the roof of

Magdalen College. His style is a reflection of his practice – ‘in the
territory of the dandy, the flâneur’. In Magdalen’s Hall. The sign
outside his study. TOP RIGHT A maquette of Antelope, which was
sponsored by Galerie Nordenhake. RIGHT By a college staircase in
Dolce & Gabbana trousers, an Armani waistcoat and Amiri boots
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Garden series: part 8
FLOWER BY NAME
Continuing her series in which she meets people passionate about saving the planet, CLARE FOSTER
talks to Charles Flower about his meadow consultancy and wild flower seed business
T
PHOTOGRAPH JOONEY WOODWARD
hese days, everyone wants a wild flower For the past two years, Charles has been joined in the business
meadow. Landowners, farmers, commu- by his daughter Sarah, who studied geography at Anglia Ruskin
nity gardeners and even city dwellers are University. Together, they work with leading garden designers, such
all eager for their own slice of nature. But as Tom Stuart-Smith, and run workshops on making meadows,
when the aptly named Charles Flower collecting seed and propagating wild flowers.
started a meadow consultancy and wild As they discuss the finer details of establishing a wild flower
flower seed business in the Eighties, meadow, it is clear that educating people about management is key.
he was most certainly the odd one out. The most important part of the initial sowing is to create a sterile
Having worked in the brewing industry seed bed. ‘Without using herbicides, this is done by harrowing the
for the first decade of his career, Charles land,’ explains Charles. ‘In spring, the grass should be ploughed
had travelled extensively round Britain and saw the countryside or rotavated and the soil left bare for the dormant weed seeds to
being devastated by intensive agriculture. This was enough to send chit and flush. Then, you have to reduce the weeds by harrowing
him off on a new trajectory and, having been introduced to the whenever there is a new flush of weeds.’ This may have to be
ecologist Sir Frank Fraser Darling, he enrolled on the ecological repeated up to four or five times over the spring and summer,
science course at the University of Edinburgh in 1973, aged 33. gradually knocking out the dormant weed seeds. Once this is
The course changed his life: ‘I was convinced then this was the done, the wild flower seed can be sown in early autumn.
direction I wanted to take.’ For the following five years, he ran Ironically, ex-arable land that has been impoverished by
the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers and then he came repeated cycles of pesticides and artificial fertilisers is easier to
into some money, which he used to buy a small farm in Wiltshire. establish as a meadow than grassland, where the sward of grass
‘Everyone thought I was mad,’ he says. ‘The 175 acres weren’t may harbour difficult weeds such as docks. The parasitic yellow
enough to make a viable farm and my parents were completely rattle (Rhinanthus minor) plays a crucial part in establishing
horrified. But I wanted to restore the countryside.’ Using the new meadows on this type of land, as it halves grass growth – opening
farm as a test bed for his regenerative ideas, Charles started up the sward helps other wild flower species germinate. After the
planting native wild flowers, creating headlands and margins initial sowing, the meadow needs to be carefully managed, other-
around his arable fields to accommodate them. ‘We had started wise diversity begins to decline. In the first year, Charles advises
by putting all the hedgerows back and I noticed that there keeping all areas mown down to 20cm until the end of June and
still weren’t any butterflies,’ he says. ‘The penny dropped and I then to cut and clear it at the end of September. In subsequent
realised that, without wild flowers, there wouldn’t be butterflies.’ years, the meadow is left to flower and set seed, and then it is
In the late Eighties, his fellow farmers were sceptical. ‘The over- mown at the end of July or early August, so that the yellow rattle
whelming view was that you couldn’t get wild flowers to grow on can control the grass growth. The best results from yellow rattle
arable land, as it was too fertile,’ he says. ‘I sowed my first headland are seen when the meadow is grazed by sheep in autumn, which
10 metres wide and 200 metres long and it grew brilliantly.’ keeps the grass down as well as treading the seeds into the soil.
By the end of that decade, the price of grain crops was falling For Charles and Sarah, the most rewarding projects are those
and Charles knew he needed to diversify; he began to grow wild that yield unexpected results. ‘I got a call from someone earlier
flower seed crops to harvest, so he could sell his own seed mixes. this year asking me to go and see their meadow,’ says Charles.
He organised workshops for farmers and landowners, and soon ‘I arrived and it was completely pink. Thousands of pyramidal
countryside agencies such as The Wildlife Trusts and Natural orchids had been released from dormancy by yellow rattle pushing
England were sending representatives. ‘They came because I was the grass aside, it was astonishing.’
saying the opposite to everyone else – that it was perfectly possible Offering seed mixes and sage advice for every kind of site and
to grow wild flowers on farms.’ On his own farm, he began to see the soil condition, from chalk downland to wetland and woodland, the
benefits: ‘Hundreds of butterflies, grasshoppers, moths and other Flowers are the leading meadow experts in the UK, with decades
insects appeared, because the nectar supply had been restored.’ of experience. ‘When people see local meadows that have been
Since then, Charles has advised on a vast number of projects in successful, the message starts spreading – the countryside grape-
the South of England for clients who want to transform grass or vine is extraordinary,’ says Charles. With every meadow they create,
arable land into species-rich meadow. As well as small garden another link in the chain is added, joining up areas to restore the
projects, he has worked on meadow land at Highgrove, Kensington countryside our wildlife so desperately needs m
Palace and Stonehenge, where he managed the regeneration of
600 acres of former arable land around the monument. Charles Flower: charlesflower.com
OPPOSITE Charles Flower and his daughter, Sarah, in a 17-acre restored meadow in their village, which is near Newbury in Berkshire
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Stories
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In the sitting room of this project by Rivière Interiors, the walls are painted with distemper based on a Georgian blue
MICHAEL SINCLAIR
THIS MONTH: Singular interiors in London, Berkshire and Northamptonshire;

and two gloriously different gardens in Yorkshire and the Chiltern Hills
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Modern,
gothic,
TEXT DAVID NICHOLLS
|
PHOTOGRAPHS PAUL MASSEY
drama
With such an extraordinary, enigmatic
exterior to live up to, the interior of this
north London house required special
treatment. The owners called in
visionary design studio Maddux Creative
and the resulting collaboration is
a masterclass in distinctive detail
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EXTERIOR The gothic arch windows
and decorative bargeboards painted in
Farrow & Ball’s ‘Dix Blue’ stand out
against the pale Kentish ragstone façade.
DINING ROOM A chandelier from
Windsor House Antiques hangs above
a bespoke table with Portofino marble
inserts, which is paired with gothic
chairs from John Nicholas Antiques

DRAWING ROOM Walls in Phillip
Jeffries’ ‘Leo’s Luxe’ linen in brando
blue, curtains in Watts 1874’s
‘Tresco’ linen mix in prussian blue and a
bespoke Pierre Frey rug establish a blue
and gold palette. This sets off the
antique red chairs and standard lamp,
and the green ‘Conversation Piece’
by George Smith. On the table next to
the fireplace is one of a series
of artworks by Darren Waterston

DRAWING ROOM A wall hanging sourced from a vintage
textile dealer is the backdrop for a sofa in Holland &
Sherry’s ‘Primo’ velvet in calypso. The scroll-armed
sofa is in ‘Montepulciano’ chenille in argento from
Watts 1874. Maddux Creative designed the corner
cabinets, which were made by Wardour Workshops
with verre églomisé peacock panels by Studio Peascod

SITTING ROOM The bespoke rattan-backed sofa is teamed with vintage
rattan finds – an ‘Emmanuelle’ peacock chair from Pamono and a
mirror from 1stDibs. CONSERVATORY Maison Gatti French café chairs
echo the London Mosaic floor tiles. KITCHEN A rug taken from a larger
piece of William Morris carpet picks up on the DeVol cabinets in a
custom blue. HALL Farrow & Ball’s ‘Castle Gray’ on the lower part of
the walls complements Watts 1874’s ‘Pineapple’ wallpaper in castle grey

DRESSING ROOM The ceiling clad in
reclaimed wood from The Main Company
contrasts with the elegant cabinetry in
Farrow & Ball’s ‘Castle Gray’ with
gold-leaf tracery. An antique valet stand
is positioned beside the antique copper
bath, both from The Water Monopoly

MAIN BEDROOM Fromental’s ‘Prunus’
wallcovering in a bespoke colourway
showcases the carved walnut four-poster,
which has a bedcover in Schumacher’s
‘Khotan Weave’. The custom sofa in
de Le Cuona’s ‘Vienna Velvet’ anchors
a ‘Digby’ rug in bone from Stark

SPARE ROOM Morris & Co’s ‘Compton’ wallpaper envelops the space.
MAIN BATHROOM Arabescato marble provides a striking background
for the Catchpole & Rye shower. CORRIDOR Murals painted by Lizzi
Porter frame the door to the turret, where there is a bespoke peacock
hanging seat made by Justin Van Breda. GUEST BATHROOM Balineum
wall tiles showcase the Thomas Crapper basin. EXTERIOR Built from
Petersen Tegl brick, the extension is a harmonious yet distinct addition

A
mong their many talents, Scott Maddux and a quatrefoil-within-octagon frieze was added. These two motifs are
Jo leGleud of Maddux Creative have a rare standard gothic fare, and were inspired by those on the original
skill for adding a sense of drama to a project. chimneypieces and wooden doors. The frieze reappears in the
This can be – and has been – expressed in adjacent sitting room, under a newly created octagonal skylight.
a seemingly endless number of ways, from These two rooms are bright and airy spaces, rich in understated
a dazzling gold sitting room ceiling to a bold detail. Things get more lavish as you progress through the house.
juxtaposition of the very contemporary and First to the dining room, where Maddux Creative took its lead
the antique. A close relationship with top from what Scott calls the ‘polychromatic’ Victorians. ‘You see it
decorative paint specialists is a key part of their armoury. a lot in houses in San Francisco, where that tradition is still very
The project on these pages might be seen as Maddux Creative’s much alive,’ he explains. ‘They will use eight or nine colours to
magnum opus. As with the most successful undertakings, it was create a pleasing whole.’ In this case, the myriad blues, reds and
one that was shared, in this case with Jenifer and Kunal, the yellows of the wallpaper borders are picked out on painted walls
young couple who bought this house in north London and had and ceilings. So strong are the original features that these decora-
plenty of ideas and ambition of their own. tive gestures enhance rather than overshadow them. ‘When you
Built in 1879 for the grand sum of £4,600, it is in the gothic are working in a house with this level of detail, you have to bring
revival style and has a commanding presence. The exterior bears something of the same level,’ Scott continues. He points out the
some of the hallmarks of the style – from the pointed arches of long, octagonal table that they designed: it is set with panels of
the windows to the quatrefoil motif – and foreshadows what is to Portofino marble shot through with fiery red veins.
be found inside. It is no surprise to learn that it was once used as Colour inspiration for the drawing room next door came from
a location for a Hammer Horror-inspired episode of the BBC TV the celebrated Peacock Room, decorated by James Whistler and
programme Inside No. 9; the review in Thomas Jeckyll. Also known as Har-
The Times advised it was ‘best avoided mony in Blue and Gold, it was created
by those of a nervous disposition’. in a Kensington house at around the
Jenifer and Kunal met as students at same time that this one was built.
Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge, These colours define the luxuriantly
a stone’s throw from the gothic master- swathed Victorian salon of a space,
piece that is King’s College Chapel. from the gold-flecked wallpaper to
During the summer, they would escape the peacock-themed, verre-églomisé-
to Italy where they were taken by the fronted corner cabinets. Inspiration
country’s own versions of gothic and also came from artist Darren Waterston,
gothic revival architecture. Perhaps whose clever reimagining of the Peacock
these memories were stirred when they Room was displayed at the V&A a couple
came across this house for sale in 2013. of years ago, and whom Scott, Jo, Kunal
‘It was the only house that we viewed,’ and Jenifer commissioned to create a
recalls Kunal. ‘We walked in, loved it group of artworks for this room.
and knew that we had to buy it.’ Into the broad entrance hall and up
A previous, unsuccessful buyer had the once-whitewashed staircase, which
secured planning permission for a is now stripped back and dressed in a
series of works. This was no mean feat bespoke Le Manach runner from Pierre
considering the Grade II listing of the Frey, you arrive on the first floor. Here,
house and the highly engaged local three rooms have been converted for
conservation society. Wisely, the couple Jenifer and Kunal. It is bright again
decided to piggyback on some of these up here, thanks in no small part to the
permissions and instructed the same decision to remove the ceilings in the
architect, Frank Reynolds. It was his bedroom and the dressing room. ‘These
London practice that also designed the eye-catching extension. came out during construction and, when they saw the enormous
While the peak-and-trough roofline of this addition mimics that volume, they wanted to keep it,’ Jo explains. Anything above the
of the main house, it is built in slimline Danish brick. This creates original ceiling height remains seemingly rough and unfinished
a distinction from the original house, which is clad in stone, cut (it is actually clad in reclaimed barnwood and the beams are per-
in a crazy-paving pattern. Within is a huge, modern-country-style fectly stripped back). Below this line, the decoration is refined
DeVol kitchen, which benefits from plenty of natural light. – from the hand-painted wallcovering in the bedroom to the gold
Before buying the house, which they share with their two small leaf added to the gothic tracery on the dressing room cabinets.
children, Jenifer and Kunal were living in a contemporary flat in Jenifer describes the process of restoring this house to its
Shoreditch. They knew they would need help with such a large former glory as a labour of love. ‘But also insanity,’ she admits.
project and kept coming across the name Maddux Creative, which ‘You do have to be a little bit mad to take on a project like this and
they had spotted in House & Garden’s list of Top 100 Interior to persevere with it.’ What was meant to be a 13-month refurbish-
Designers and in The World of Interiors, when a Maddux-designed ment turned into a complete restoration and rebuild that lasted
arabescato marble-clad bathroom was featured on one of its covers. more than five years. ‘There’s something about this house,’ she
‘I remember thinking “Wow”,’ Kunal explains. ‘I really liked says. ‘When you walk in, it seems to have a life of its own. I feel
what they did with the materials and the colours they used.’ like we are its caretakers, rather than simply the owners’ m
Moving from the kitchen to the front of the house, you pass
through the original conservatory, which has several skinny Maddux Creative: madduxcreative.com
windows that are topped with gothic arches. Under the glass roof, Frank Reynolds Architects: frarchitects.com

HOUSE ON Drawn to this Georgian home in Berkshire by its
tranquil waterside location, the owners tasked Turner
Pocock’s designers with creating interiors that would
reflect the surrounding natural beauty and provide
a welcoming space for visiting family and friends
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THE LAKE
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DRAWING ROOM Bespoke metal shelf units from Tom Faulkner stand behind an Ensemblier
‘Eltham’ sofa in blue linen from Robert Allen, with cushions in a Tapet-Cafe striped linen. On the
mantelshelf, ‘Pumpkin’ lamps from Porta Romana flank a circular metal relief by Rowan Mersh
from Gallery Fumi. ‘Gimlet’ armchairs by Ben Whistler are covered in a Zoe Glencross fabric

DRAWING ROOM In one corner, cyanotypes sourced by art consultant Rebecca Gordon are the backdrop to a seating area
with a concrete and bronze table from Talisman. LIBRARY Soane’s ‘Simplified Boyd’ chairs, in leather from Moore & Giles, partner
a live-edged walnut table with metal legs by Handmade in Brighton. The rug is from Peter Page. SITTING ROOM A Lorfords
sofa in blue linen is paired with two sheepskin-upholstered ‘Chagal’ chairs by Julian Chichester. BOOT ROOM Tumbled
Dorset limestone provides practical flooring. The seat cushion is in Fanny Shorter’s ‘Mill Pond’ linen in a bespoke colour

A
sturdy oak gate opens which can be seen through a door from the sitting room,
onto a narrow lane, over- is where they congregate. Turner Pocock created this
hung with trees and room from a series of smaller spaces, including the
bordered by ferns, which original dark kitchen. It has tall metal windows over-
winds down the gentle looking the garden, designed by Mazzullo + Russell.
valley to reveal – at its These make it a light-filled – if slightly distracting
lowest point – a lake – place to cook. There is also a huge island. ‘I asked
fringed with rhododen- the client, “Are we sure that we want such an insanely
drons whose reflections monumental island?” ’ recalls Bunny. ‘But she was quite
make a mirror image in sure – she’s a great cook, making jams and wonderful
the water. On the left, salads with produce from the garden.’
an elegant Georgian house overlooks the lake and, The kitchen floor looks like limed oak parquet, but is
straight ahead, half buried in the opposite slope, is a in fact wood-effect ceramic. ‘It’s brilliant for this high-
long and low modern pool house, its façade a curve of traffic area,’ explains Bunny. ‘Real wood would have
glass. The only sound is birdsong and the occasional had dreadful tracking marks.’ The internal details of
swish as a waterbird lands on the lake. the kitchen cupboards, in Farrow & Ball’s ‘Hague Blue,’
‘The owners fell in love with this place the moment are also testimony to Turner Pocock’s careful attention
they came down the drive,’ says Bunny Turner of the to the practical needs of an excellent cook. The interior
interior designer studio Turner Pocock, who, with of one of the cupboards, housing a rice cooker, is lined
her partner Emma Pocock, was tasked with making with stone, as the steam could have damaged wood,
this Berkshire house a meeting place for a family and specially designed chill drawers help to keep
who have relatives all round the world. It was not just herbs fresh and salads crisp until mealtimes.
the seclusion, but also the lack of ostentation that Small details also make a big difference in a visiting
drew them to this very English scene. cousins’ bunk bedroom upstairs. ‘We make the frames
Turner Pocock worked on this project with Yiangou for bunk beds slightly larger than typical mattresses,
architects, who added the stone-pillared porch, which to give room for the duvet, so bed-making is easier,’
gives the house more definition. On opening the front says Bunny. Each bunk has its own light, a shelf for
door, you find yourself in a library, with a robust live- books and a glass of water, plus a light-excluding wool
edged walnut central table lit by a pair of hefty lamps curtain, for children who go to bed at different times.’
of a style often seen in college libraries. The owners There is lots of hidden storage and cupboards are flush
met at Cambridge and, judging by the books lining the to the floor, so suitcases can be wheeled straight in.
shelves, both they and their three children – aged There is a restful off-white theme in the main bed-
between five and 13 – have a great appetite for learning room, with its de Gournay hand-painted wallpaper
and reading. A pair of chairs by Soane, covered in pale and a metal-framed four-poster bed overhung by a
blue leather, is the first gentle iteration of a blue and loop of softest alpaca. The owner insisted there be no
white palette that is continued in the drawing room marble surfaces in the bathroom next door, as she
beyond and over the whole of the ground floor. finds them too showy – the glorious views of woods
‘We like to create a rhythm through a house,’ says and lake from both windows are show enough.
Bunny. Here, you look over the back of a plump white, For her sons’ bedroom, however, the owner told Emma
deliciously soft sofa, to a more shapely one by Ensem- and Bunny, ‘Go wild; do something crazy and fun.’ So
blier opposite, covered in blue linen, both flanked by they have made a boys’ kingdom, which feels like a tree-
buttoned armchairs, also blue. In one corner, a round house. A leaf-patterned wallpaper makes a background
table with a bronze top and concrete base – ideal for for four bunk beds, with pointed roofs, a slide down
doing jigsaws or checking a laptop – is surrounded by from the top bunk and a wealth of concealed storage
a grid of cyanotype prints of plants, sourced for the in the many crannies. If nature is the decorative inspi-
house by art consultant Rebecca Gordon. ‘Our clients ration inside the house, in the woods outside there are
wanted the interiors to reflect the abundance of small houses set among trees and shrubs: a treehouse
nature outside,’ says Bunny. ‘But they didn’t want soft you can sleep in, with a swaying walkway high up among
florals – they opted instead for Fanny Shorter’s strong the branches; a cosy hobbit house deep in the woods,
graphic patterns featuring plants and animals.’ with interiors so elegant they would make Bilbo Baggins
The wallpaper in the sitting room next door is also blush; and the boat house, the wooden sides of which
by Fanny, where sofas and a pair of mid-century-style can be lifted to open the interior to the air. Here, the
chairs upholstered in sheepskin are arranged around family can cook and eat overlooking the water, or spend
a low central coffee table with a handy shelf under it, a lazy afternoon reading, suspended in a woven structure
used for storing board games. over the lake itself, with just birdsong for company m
When the whole family gets together, there can be
as many as 16 cousins in the house and the kitchen, Turner Pocock: turnerpocock.co.uk

KITCHEN (both pages) Vintage industrial pendants from Skinflint hang above the island, in this kitchen by Blakes London,
which is topped with Caesarstone’s ‘Fresh Concrete’ and holds two sinks with Abode’s ‘Stalto’ taps in a custom satin-brass
finish. The units below are painted in Farrow & Ball’s ‘Hague Blue’. The counter stools are from Cox & Cox. Niels Møller’s
‘Model 78’ dining chairs from Skandium, in an acrylic stripe from Perennials, surround a bespoke pippy oak table by Rupert
Bevan, with Original BTC’s Diner 75 lights above. Ceramic wood-effect tiles from Parkside were laid to resemble parquet


MAIN BEDROOM Hand-painted wallpaper by de Gournay creates a
beautiful background for a custom-made metal four-poster, with bed
hangings in an alpaca fabric from Lauren Hwang New York. The ‘Salina’
ceramic table lamp in teal from Paolo Moschino adds a dash of bold
colour to an otherwise pale scheme, with curtains in ‘Bartok’ linen from
Shelia Coombes, a ‘Dunton’ ottoman by Ben Whistler, covered in Veere
Grenney’s ‘Temple’ linen in pink, and an ‘Aries’ wool carpet from Tim Page

MAIN BATHROOM A roll-top bath and Lefroy Brooks’ ‘La Chapelle’ console basin are set off by Studio Express ‘Wicker Mosaic’
floor tiles from Waterworks. The blind was painted to match the bedroom wallpaper. SPARE ROOM Fermoie’s ‘Wicker’ linen on
a Ben Whistler blanket box picks up on curtains in ‘Lotus’ in emerald from Galbraith & Paul. SONS’ BEDROOM Bunk beds
by Turner Pocock emerge from ‘Feuilles de Luxe’ wallpaper from The Loft & Us. The ‘Monkey’ rug is by Jane Bristowe for
Amy Kent. SPARE ROOM The Rug Company’s jolly ‘Frog’ rug by Barber & Osgerby brightens a bunk room for visiting cousins

BOAT HOUSE (top left and right) A section of the wooden roof and side-panels can be raised to open the space to its surroundings.
John Lewis’s ‘Calia’ dining table and bench and Julian Chichester archive ‘N’ chairs in a blue Mark Alexander fabric stand
out against the dark-stained interior. HOBBIT HOUSE (above left and right) With mattresses in Perennials fabrics, beanbags
in And Objects’ ‘Tangle’ linen/viscose for Christopher Farr Cloth and a ‘Roland’ handwoven acrylic rug from Peter Page,
this is the perfect hideaway in the woods for children. EXTERIOR Yiangou added a stone-pillared porch to the Georgian house

It was not just the seclusion, but also
the lack of ostentation that drew
the owners to this very English scene

Life in colour
Known for his artful way with bold hues, interior architect Hugh Leslie has turned his talents
to every aspect of this picture-perfect London flat, designing much of the furniture and
using eye-catching displays of paintings and objets to create a sophisticated yet practical home
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SITTING ROOM (both pages) The walnut table, the corner
banquette and a pair of chairs based on a Scandinavian
design – all custom made – create an inviting spot
for dining. An eclectic display of art includes an original
Picasso linocut, Tête de Femme au Chapeau/Paysage
avec Baigneurs, above the chimneypiece, a painting
by John Hoyland above the sofa and Oceanic wooden
shields. The ‘F10’ single-arm chair is from Mint


SITTING ROOM An ancestor shield from Papua New
Guinea hangs between the French windows, framed by
curtains in ‘Pienza Tigrotto’ linen in tangerine/ivory
from C&C Milano. The sofa is covered in Prelle’s ‘Fleuret
Jaspé’ viscose/cotton in persan from Alton-Brooke.
Flexform’s ‘Boss’ swivel chairs, with seat cushions in
Namay Samay’s ‘Mende’ striped silk in indigo, face the
custom coffee table in blackened steel with a white
ebony veneer top. The rug is from Sandy Jones

KITCHEN (opposite) Walls panelled in European oak showcase two abstract artworks by Debbie Loftus above the breakfast
bar, which is teamed with a vintage orange stool from 1stDibs and a ‘Chester’ wall light in satin copper from Original BTC.
CORRIDOR Hugh has concealed useful storage behind doors with striking cut-out designs, which tone with the walls in
Farrow & Ball’s ‘Oval Room Blue’. A custom-made Scandinavian tufted-back chair, which matches those in the sitting room, stands
on the new oak floorboards below composite photographs of Pisa (top) and Reims cathedrals, with a Noguchi lantern above

W
hat a relief that the days of beige, greige
and all those nothings in between are
over. Colour, in all its infinite variety, is
back and those designers adept in its
use are revelling in the chance to open
the door and let in the light. Certainly, the interior
designer Hugh Leslie is very much into colour, as is illus-
trated in his transformation of this garden-square flat in
central London, commissioned by an owner who loves
colour almost as much as Hugh does.
A perfect flat is one that is cocooning to the owner and
welcoming to guests at the same time. A perfect flat is
also one where there is a place for everything and every-
thing in its place – but with all the boring bits out of
sight. In other words, the perfect flat is like this one,
of which the owner says, ‘It works perfectly for us – Hugh
is brilliant at the management of space.’
This is a lateral conversion that stretches across two
buildings. It is, however, still relatively compact, with
two bedrooms, a practical and comfortable sitting room,
and a chameleon-like kitchen-cum-hall. Originally, the
front door opened directly onto a narrow corridor that
ran the length of the flat, with the kitchen, shower room
and bedroom on one side, and the sitting room and main
bedroom leading off the other, garden-square side.
‘It was dismal,’ declares the owner, ‘but Hugh has
transformed it.’ He did this with a simple but game- design furniture and every project is different – being
changing solution, which was to remove the corridor wall able to tailor-make each piece is a delight.’
and completely open up the space, in effect creating a Beyond the open-plan room is the calm main bedroom.
hall/kitchen that flows through into the sitting room. He An antique Japanese paper screen hangs above the bed
panelled the newly created space in warm European oak, and, on the other side of the room, there is an inviting
installed a chic breakfast bar, and banished kitchen chaise longue in toffee-coloured corduroy, emphasising
necessities to behind the panelling, as well as to a self- the vibrant tones of the Alan Davie painting behind it.
contained pantry. He also laid wide oak floorboards that Another Sandy Jones rug, which looks like water flowing
run through the whole flat and unify the space. on sand, ripples over the oak floor. The bedside tables,
The open-plan room is a space for living, where the chest of drawers and bookcase table were all designed by
owner can eat and relax, with separate areas connected Hugh specifically for the room – again balancing the
by a rug from Sandy Jones. In one corner, there is a high- practical and the sophisticated. The main bathroom is
backed banquette as well as an oval walnut dining table. equally considered, with walls clad in a bespoke mosaic
A new chimneypiece is framed in green onyx with a design that echoes the tribal art hung throughout the flat.
marble mosaic inset. Across the room is a capacious sofa Hugh is also brilliant at the hidden, behind-the-scenes
fronted by a coffee table topped with white ebony. details: doors seem to disappear into walls; and awkward
The sitting room perfectly illustrates Hugh’s talents: corners have been transformed into storage. This is what
he thinks of his work as interior architecture rather than design is about and it is unsurprising he is so good at it
simply interior decoration and the term is fitting as, like as, before starting his own business in the early 2000s, he
so many architects of the 18th and early 19th centuries, worked with three of the best designers in Britain: John
he also designs much of the furniture. When Hugh was Stefanidis, from whom he learned ‘to be bold and cour-
training as an interior designer in New Zealand in the ageous’; David Mlinaric (‘who taught me to appreciate
Eighties, furniture design was part of the course and it the historical sense of every project’); and Chester Jones
has become a large element of his work today. ‘Every (‘who showed me that you can never put too much effort
piece is made in this country by craftsmen and I use into a project, nor is there such a thing as overthinking’).
traditional materials that work with both the period of Little wonder the owner is so happy with the results:
the building and the owners’ style,’ explains Hugh. ‘Whenever I come into the flat, it puts a smile on my
‘Obviously there is a practical reason for each piece, but face,’ she says, contentedly m
I also love the fact that there’s such a wealth of materials
to draw upon. You can be much more specific when you Hugh Leslie: hughleslie.com
MAIN BEDROOM (both pages) An 18th-century Japanese paper screen from Gregg Baker hangs above the bed and bedside tables,
which are paired with Penny Morrison lamps. Curtains in ‘Pienza Lince’ linen in acquamarine/natural from C&C Milano pick up
on the Sandy Jones rug. Flexform’s ‘Evergreen’ chaise longue in Etro corduroy sets off the Alan Davie painting on the far wall

Time
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capsule Though over 300 years old, this Northamptonshire
house had lost much of its character until its
owners enlisted the help of trusted decorator Robert
Young, who restored a sense of its past with a
mix of antiques, folk art and rich distemper walls
SITTING ROOM The blue chalk-based distemper walls were created by DKT Artworks to complement
the antique corner cupboard, found for the owners’ previous house in London by Robert, who
also sourced the primitive Welsh comb-back Windsor armchair, c1790, beside it. An American
Windsor rocking chair, c1840, stands to one side of the fireplace, where a pair of cat and dog
English folk art dummy boards, c1780, sit on the hearth. The vintage Ziegler carpet adds pattern

Some of the most enchanting
houses are those where any
alterations are inconspicuous:
the type where you would
be hard pushed to distinguish
old from new and would
struggle to detect the
hand of an interior designer...
Such is the case with this 17th-century dower house in
Northamptonshire, where a patchwork of terracotta tiles
and wooden boards, rich distemper walls, and an exquisite
collection of primitive English furniture and folk art sit
together to create an interior that looks as though it has
remained largely unchanged for the best part of 400 years.
That was all part of the plan, of course. ‘We wanted to make
it look like it had always been this way,’ says antique dealer
and interior designer Robert Young, who worked on the
house just over 20 years ago, in collaboration with the then
owners, who were in their seventies at the time. ‘Almost every-
thing that looks original is in fact a new addition,’ explains
Robert, gesturing to the uneven-width reclaimed floorboards
in the entrance hall. ‘Over the years, the character had been
lost, so the house was really quite ordinary. One of the only
things we retained was a built-in cupboard in the dining room,
which we had dry-scraped to reveal the original paint.’
The house no longer exists in the form seen here: shortly
after the House & Garden photo shoot, it was sold by the owners’
two daughters, following their parents’ deaths. These pictures,
therefore, are a record of a house that was the culmination of a
35-year relationship between Robert and his clients. ‘I first met
them in the Eighties when I was painting murals,’ he recalls.
‘They were living in London at the time and asked me to
do some painting in their house. One day, the man said to me,
“I like you; I like your colour palettes.” I wondered what he
was talking about, because there wasn’t that much on the walls
at that point, but he meant the flecks of paint on my ladder.’
Although Robert was yet to set up Rivière, the interior design
studio he co-founded with his wife Josyane in 1983, he started
to advise the couple on interior decoration. They became
regular customers at the antiques shop he opened in Battersea,
too, indulging their love for vernacular English furniture.
The pair bought this house in 2000, having sold a sprawling
Queen Anne house in Bedfordshire. While relatively humble
by comparison, this house provided them with an opportu-
nity to bring together treasured pieces and create exactly the
interiors they wanted. ‘From the word go, it was very much a
place where they could welcome their grandchildren and live
with their favourite things,’ explains their youngest daughter.
Spread across two floors, with a further attic bedroom, the
house is mostly one room deep, with six bedrooms on the upper
floors and a modest kitchen on the ground floor leading onto
a dining room, an entrance room and two sitting rooms.
THE HALL (top) An English Naive School painting of a sheldrake duck hangs above a 1780 West Country elm settle, paired with a 17th-century
walnut gate-leg table. KITCHEN (above and opposite) Antique wood treen and china pieces are displayed above cupboards designed by Robert, in a
custom ‘Buttermilk’ paint. Beside them is an 18th-century English ladderback armchair and Welsh sycamore cricket table. English gothic lace-back
Windsor chairs, c1830, partner a table adapted by Robert to incorporate a marble slab. Reclaimed French terracotta floor tiles add to the rustic look

DINING ROOM (both pages) The broken-colour walls, built up in layers with chalk-
based distemper then varnished for added depth and patina, are the backdrop to
19th-century paintings from the English Naive School. A 17th-century English
oak love seat, with 18th-century antique verdure tapestry upholstery, stands
on the floor created from reclaimed wooden boards and terracotta tiles, arranged
diagonally to make the room feel larger. The French sheet-metal stylised cockerel
weathervane, c1840, sourced by Robert, contrasts with a 19th-century American
rooster weathervane, from dealer Andras Kalman, displayed on the windowsill

‘Though it required an enormous amount of work, they felt
the skeleton was beautiful enough,’ adds the eldest daughter.
Robert was called onto the project at the start, as were a
trusted builder and a carpenter who had worked for the owners
on previous projects. Garden designer Arne Maynard was
tasked with reconfiguring the grounds to help bed the house
into its surroundings. At the front, a tired kitchen garden was
replaced by a series of box balls, while the rear underwent
the most significant transformation with the addition of
a cobbled driveway and a small stream, which now connect the
house to a string of outbuildings, including a home office.
When it came to the interior, the layout remained largely
the same upstairs, but changes were made downstairs. In
the kitchen, Robert added a door, which opens out onto the
courtyard and became the main entrance to the house. A
chimney breast was removed to make way for an Aga and –
at the husband’s request – a deep fat fryer. ‘They had big
demands for a small space, so it was a case of squeezing it all
in,’ explains Robert, gesturing to a half-wood, half-marble
table at its centre. ‘He wanted to make pastry, so we chose this
lovely piece of marble and had the table adapted.’ The former
entrance hall at the front of the house was opened up to create
a space generous enough to accommodate a remarkably large
1780 West Country elm settle, which the owners had bought
almost 20 years previously. ‘It’s a rare piece and I’m so pleased
that they pushed to include it here,’ Robert enthuses.
Much of the furniture and art came with the owners, inclu-
ding a stellar collection of vernacular antique comb-back and
Windsor chairs acquired from Robert, as well as dealers such as
Andras Kalman. ‘Some of what they had was not suited to the
scale of this house, so we edited it down to their favourite things
and bought some bits specifically for the space.’ The colour and
finish of the blue walls of the main sitting room were created to
complement a blue painted corner cupboard, which had origi-
nally been sourced by Robert for the owners’ London house.
‘The wall colour was based on a Georgian blue reference,’
explains Robert. ‘It was achieved with layers of chalk-based
distemper by DKT Artworks. It was built up gradually from
an orangey-red ground and it was a real lesson in colour for me.’
The wall colours throughout were all mixed by hand: the dining
room, for instance, is an inviting red, while the husband’s
dressing room upstairs – ‘actually somewhere he’d go for a
smoke’, Robert says, with a smile – is a richer red distemper.
Although much of the furniture and the artworks are rare
examples of their type, the owners were not precious. ‘Dad
would love sitting with his grandchildren, explaining how
a primitive lantern worked, and nothing was ever off limits
or behind glass,’ explains the youngest daughter. Many of
the pieces have now been passed on to them and on to the
grandchildren, who were able to choose one piece each. One
granddaughter chose the huge settle, while a grandson picked
a handsome 18th-century upright hall chair. In a case of ser-
endipity, he later discovered that at some point in its history,
someone had graffitied a set of initials – the same as his own –
under the seat. ‘This was such a happy house and the pieces
we have remind us of that,’ says the eldest daughter m
Robert Young Antiques: robertyoungantiques.com
BATHROOM Pigmented and aged distemper was used to create the look of limewashed walls by DKT Artworks, which blended the colour on the
panelling to match a Georgian sample. The chair is Swedish, c1800. MAIN BEDROOM (above) Chintz curtains frame wooden decoy pigeons, c1900,
sourced by Robert, as was the 19th-century Alsatian bedcover. NURSERY (opposite) Walls in fabric from Pierre Frey’s ‘Comoglio Collection’
and a bespoke bed were chosen with grandchildren in mind. The primitive stick and comb-back chair in ash and oak came from Csaky Antiques

Sculptural
appropriation A glorious showcase for the elemental works by its namesake and other artists, the
garden at The Hepworth Wakefield gallery was devised by Tom Stuart-Smith as a vibrant
yet tranquil space with distinctive plantings that captivate visitors throughout the year
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A changing display of four large outdoor sculptures – works from
Wakefield’s own collection, specially commissioned pieces and
loans from other organisations – extends the art from the gallery
into the garden. Three works by Barbara Hepworth are seen here
amid perennials including mauve Perovskia ‘Blue Spire’ and yellow
rudbeckia and coreopsis, with plumes of Stipa calamagrostis and
dark seed heads of achillea and phlomis adding structural interest

Sculptural beech hedges form a repeating motif across the
space, where meandering concrete paths harmonise with the
gallery building. A high concrete wall screens the garden from a
busy road, along with several large pin oaks (Quercus palustris),
and picks up on the pale tones of Barbara Hepworth’s
Contrapuntal Forms (left) and her Turning Forms (right). In the
foreground, her bronze Ascending Form (Gloria) is softened by
the arching, fluffy heads of Pennisetum ‘Fairy Tails’ at its base

BELOW LEFT Barbara Hepworth’s Contrapuntal Forms in Irish
blue limestone is set off by the fresh greens of Pennisetum orientale
‘Karley Rose’, with Prunus × yedoensis and Hydrangea paniculata
‘Kyushu’ behind. BELOW RIGHT Pitchfork (Yellow) by Michael
Craig-Martin stands out from Hakonechloa macra, pink persicaria
and mauve perovskia against the backdrop of the Rutland Mills
ABOVE LEFT The feathery flower panicles of Miscanthus sinensis

‘Ferner Osten’ provide a textural and tonal contrast with Barbara
Hepworth’s Turning Forms in white-painted concrete on steel.
ABOVE RIGHT Her bronze Ascending Form (Gloria) emerges from
a sea of Pennisetum ‘Fairy Tails’, its distinctive shape showcased by
small trees behind, including Malus ‘Evereste’ and Styrax japonicus

M Most gardens, even public ones, have a lockable gate. The
garden at The Hepworth Wakefield contemporary art gallery
emphatically does not. It was created in 2019, on a piece of
land between a Victorian mill and the modernist concrete-grey
contemporary art gallery that showcases the work of artists
from the 20th century to the present day, including Dame
Barbara Hepworth (1903-1975), the gallery’s namesake.
Designed by renowned landscape architect Tom Stuart-Smith,
who refreshingly describes it as ‘anti-minimalist’, it is some-
thing revolutionary – a garden free to all, open day and night.
The blank space could so easily have been developed, a tick
in the economic regeneration box that all post-industrial
yarrow (achillea), Russian sage (perovskia) and coneflower
(echinacea), all have to work as hard in winter as they do for
the few months they are en fête. ‘It’s not a naturalistic garden,
it is more punchy and patterned than that,’ says Tom of his
design. ‘I wanted all the spaces within to have as wide a range
of public use as possible.’ How prescient this now seems.
‘I spent three years fundraising for the garden and, when it
was just about complete, the only way I could experience it was
virtually,’ recalls Olivia Colling, The Hepworth Wakefield’s
director of communications and development. She remembers
trying to fathom a way through the first seismic shock of
March 2020 and being captivated by the small daily changes
in the garden on her screen. ‘When everything else stopped, the
garden came alive that spring and gave us uplifting stories to
share digitally with our audiences. For local residents, many of
whom don’t have gardens, it offered a hopeful space, full of life.’
In the late autumn of 2019, following the completion of
its first phase, the head gardener Katy Merrington and her
volunteers planted 60,000 spring bulbs. When the plants
started to emerge in that unsettling, rumour-filled spring of
2020, local people enthusiastically embraced the garden. And
as she worked right through those lockdown months, Katy
became a confidant, social contact and protector of many
who used the space daily – from the man who took his wheel-
chair-bound daughter there, to the teenage girl who spent an
towns need but, instead, The Hepworth Wakefield decided entire day reading a book under the trees and the young mother
that what it needed was a garden. And in the long, silent settling her restless baby. ‘If your only experience of public
lockdown months of 2020/21, it became the essence of spaces is a council worker mowing the grass on a machine,
freedom, a place to walk for the government-prescribed or a load of bedding plants, seeing this garden full of sculp-
hour, or to sit in contemplation and watch the plants in their tural seed heads, grasses and world-class art is something
slow seasonal trajectory, when everything in the human worth stopping for,’ says Katy. ‘Prior to the lockdown, when
world seemed mired in death and disease. people passing through the garden saw me, they would say,
It is right an artist such as Hepworth should be celebrated “What are you here every day for?” They couldn’t under-
by such a garden, especially as she preferred her work to be stand what took so long. Now no one asks me that, because
shown outside, in the changing light. Born in Wakefield, she they’ve witnessed the garden’s slow unfolding with their own
lived through two World Wars, working throughout the stric- eyes and appreciate the work that goes into it. Now they say,
tures of rationing and constraints on liberty, and was a lifelong “You weren’t here this morning when I walked through.”’
advocate of peace and disarmament. Her monumental I first visited on a bone-freezing day in February 2022
sculpture Single Form stands in United Nations Plaza in New and, even in the wind, rain and low light, people were sitting
York. She absorbed the elemental landscape as a child, taking or standing, lost in themselves, looking at the sculptures.
early inspiration from the weathered clints and grykes of the The pewter seed heads on the grasses and stalky perennials
limestone pavement that honeycombs Yorkshire. were almost ready to be cut down, but snowdrops and hell-
The gallery that bears her name and artistic vision opened ebores were already out and the garden felt full of spring’s
in 2011 and was designed by David Chipperfield Architects, explosive energy. It is not a big garden and, in the hands of
its construction reflecting Hepworth’s obsessions with form a lesser designer and gardener, it could just be an out-and-
and light. But how to incorporate that and create a garden that through from one place to another. But something about the
would be as compelling as the impressive buildings that flank garden’s genius compels you to stop. One woman told me,
it and celebrate the gallery’s presiding spirit? Her 1932 figu- rain lashing in her face, that she came here every day because
rative sculpture, Kneeling Figure, with its synthesis between she felt that it was her garden ‘without the weeds and hard
the physical and the elemental worlds, was Tom’s inspiration work’. Others mentioned the jewelled colours of the summer
for the garden’s overall shape: the sinuous asymmetric paths, flowers, the complexity of the autumn seed heads, like sculp-
the chunky planting of rich colours that glow under the ture themselves, and the tranquillity of the garden. Dame
northern sky, the way the garden holds our attention. Barbara would surely have recognised their delight in their
‘It had to have year-round interest, too, which means I had new ways of seeing, and applauded the garden’s ambition m
to consider how plants look when they die,’ says Tom, only half
joking, as the clipped beech hedge, the outline of the trees and The Hepworth Wakefield Garden, Yorkshire WF1 5JN, is free
the seed heads of grasses and tough sculptural plants, such as to visit and open daily: hepworthwakefield.org

BELOW Michael Craig-Martin’s 2013 work, Pitchfork (Yellow), in
powder-coated steel, is seen against the south side of the gallery,
between Rhus typhina and Malus ‘Evereste’, with plantings of
wispy silvery Stipa lessingiana, dark seed heads of Echinacea
pallida, lime green umbels of Cenolophium denudatum and the
bright foliage of Amsonia hubrichtii enclosed by beech hedges
ABOVE A concrete bench, designed by Tom Stuart-Smith, stands

on granite setts edged by a tapestry of herbaceous perennials,
including (from left) purple aster ‘Violetta’, Sanguisorba officinalis
‘Red Thunder’, pale spires of Heuchera villosa and mauve Eurybia ×
herveyi, punctuated by the grasses Stipa calamagrostis and silvery
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Starlight’, and multi-stemmed Rhus typhina

TEXT NATASHA GOODFELLOW | PHOTOGRAPHS ALISTER THORPE
ELEMENT OF SURPRISE
Tantalising vistas draw you in all directions in this Chiltern Hills garden, where Gavin McWilliam and Andrew Wilson
have used walls, apertures and clever planting to transform a disjointed plot into a series of interconnected spaces
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OPPOSITE TOP Pink flowerheads of Hydrangea paniculata ‘Phantom’ pick up on the colour of the Boston ivy covering one side of the house. The block
shape of a pleached hornbeam appears to echo the form of the drystone wall beside the house. BOTTOM A bronze ammonite by Hamish Mackie on the
sculpture terrace is set off by contemporary drystone walling, which was left uncapped to attract lichens and mosses – an effect used by Sir Edwin Lutyens.
THIS PAGE ABOVE A sea of Miscanthus sinensis ‘Malepartus’ and Macleaya microcarpa ‘Spetchley Ruby’ encloses the lawn at the heart of the garden. BELOW
A Malus ‘Winter Gold’, underplanted with yellow rudbeckia, blue Geranium ‘Rozanne’ and grasses, anchors the scheme where the lawn meets the terrace

ABOVE The path through the grass walk is flanked by Calamagrostis x acutiflora ‘Karl Foerster’, its pale inflorescences contrasting with the foliage of
the hornbeams above, while Rudbeckia fulgida ‘Goldsturm’ and R. ‘Herbstsonne’ brighten the bases of the trunks. Purplish flowerheads of Miscanthus
sinensis ‘Grosse Fontäne’ catch the light in the background. BELOW Pleached hornbeams frame the garden studio, creating a dark backdrop for a warm-
toned planting of yellow Rudbeckia fulgida ‘Goldsturm’, coppery Helenium ‘Moerheim Beauty’ and apricot Rosa ‘Lady of Shallot’. Vertical Calamagrostis
x acutiflora ‘Karl Foerster’ adds height, complemented by the tactile heads of C. brachytricha and russet plumes of Macleaya microcarpa ‘Spetchley Ruby’

g ames of hide-and-seek were not specifically a
requirement in the brief for this garden on the edge
of the Chiltern Hills, but space for family fun most
certainly was. The owners of the handsome Arts
and Crafts former rectory have two children and like
to entertain, so a large, level lawn, a dining area and
vegetable beds were all top of their list when they
commissioned Gavin McWilliam and his long-term collaborator
Andrew Wilson back in 2016. At the time, much of the 3,500-square-
metre space was taken up with shrubberies and sloping lawns (there is
a six-metre change of level across the site). ‘The property had been
added to over the years and the garden had developed haphazardly,’
says Gavin. ‘As a result, it was disjointed, with no real link between
the house and the pool house, for example, and no sense of flow.’
To address this, Gavin and Andrew have imposed a striking new
geometry upon the site, terracing the garden with a series of steps and
retaining walls that run north to south, and building crisp, contem-
porary drystone walls east to west. These provide a dual function:
acting as structural ribs to define the spaces and, through both their
screening qualities and their Corten-lined apertures, adding a sense
of surprise and intrigue that the duo felt fitting. ‘The house has a lot of
doors – you can go in one and appear somewhere else entirely,’ says
Gavin. ‘We wanted to bring that sense of playfulness to the garden.’
It would have been easier perhaps to realise this concept through the
use of traditional hedge-bound garden rooms – a defining feature of
the Arts and Crafts garden. But Gavin and Andrew’s treatment has
moved the concept on, resulting in spaces that feel private without
being completely enclosed. While it includes large, open areas, the
design manages to conceal not only the clients’ prerequisites, but also
a nuttery, a wild garden, a sculpture terrace and a children’s play area.
And throughout, beautiful walks and deep borders brim with interest. ABOVE Thin terracotta ‘creasing’ tiles – a typical Arts and Crafts
detail – were used on the risers of the steps on either side of a Malus
The planting plays a role in the trompe l’oeil, too. In the parking ‘Winter Gold’ underplanted with Japanese anemones and grasses.
court at the front, a double row of pleached hornbeams shields most of BELOW Drystone walls are softened by ‘Winter Gold’ crab apples,
the garden from view, save for a gap where, in late summer and early striking seed heads of Phlomis russeliana and Nepeta ‘Six Hills Giant’
autumn, a wall of plants, including the dusky tones of Miscanthus
sinensis ‘Grosse Fontäne’, Hydrangea paniculata ‘Phantom’ and
mauve Vernonia arkansana ‘Mammuth’, leads the eye up and into
the trees beyond. Ascending the limestone steps (a nod to the area’s
chalky bedrock) to the main lawn, it becomes clear these trees are
in fact in a neighbouring garden and one of several borrowed views.
The lawn is the heart of the new garden and the point around which
all other spaces flow. At one end, a sculpture terrace provides a focus
for views from the house, while artfully distracting from the tram-
poline beyond. At the other, the path branches, leading up to the pool
house, vegetable beds and hazel coppice in one direction, and to a
generous dining terrace off the kitchen in the other. Here, the enfilade
of drystone walls, some of them set in cascade-fed pools, provides
a tantalising vista that just begs to be explored. Those who do will
discover a line of multi-stemmed Malus ‘Winter Gold’, which Gavin
chose for their clouds of white blossom in spring and amber fruits in
autumn, underplanting them with Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii
‘Goldsturm’ and Deschampsia cespitosa for maximum effect.
From the pool house level, a gravelled path leads round the perim-
eter of the lawn, through the sculpture terrace and to the lower garden
with its copper-clad swing seat. At times, it feels enclosed, cloistered
by the hornbeams and tall, vertical grasses such as Calamagrostis x
acutiflora ‘Karl Foerster’ and Miscanthus x giganteus. But, from its
elevated position, this path also offers breathtaking views of the house
and of the landscape beyond, which appears and disappears through
the breaks in the walls and the planting. Now you see it, now you don’t…
Who could resist a game of hide-and-seek in a garden like this? m
McWilliam Studio: mcwilliamstudio.com

Recipes | Taste Notes | Costa Rica | Nashville | Travel Compass
FOOD &
TRAVEL
Game on MARK KEMPSON, head chef of London restaurant Kitchen W8,

suggests new ways to use the best of autumn’s wild game with recipes that
are rich in flavour and make perfect comfort food. All recipes serve 6
FOOD & DRINKS EDITOR BLANCHE VAUGHAN | PHOTOGRAPHS NASSIMA ROTHACKER | WINE NOTES ANNE TUPKER, MW
FOOD STYLING: ROSIE RAMSDEN. PROP STYLING: TABITHA HAWKINS
As the leaves turn golden and autumn takes hold, our larder of ingredients changes once again. Cooking
becomes heartier and heavier, as we look for some soul-nourishing richness. In Britain, we are gifted with a
wonderful array of furred and feathered game species found up and down the country, feeding on the countryside’s
bountiful resources. Being wild, these animals are naturally free-range and sustainable – something that
should be at the forefront of our minds when choosing what to eat. Game has a unique flavour and is a healthy
alternative to the more commonly eaten meats. Mid-autumn is when all species are at their best, having had
time to plump up. And with respectful and careful cooking, these can produce glorious dishes. While classic game
recipes, of course, have a place, I find these meats can be used in a host of different ways – marinated in spices, or
cooked in combinations for a greater spectrum of flavour – and choosing cuts makes them easier to prepare. e
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FOOD & TRAVEL recipes
For the relish

 1tsp rapeseed oil
 2 red onions, peeled
and thinly sliced

 ½tsp caraway seeds
 75g demerara sugar
 135ml cider vinegar
For the autumn slaw

 1 small turnip,
peeled
 1 red apple
 1 carrot (yellow, if
available)
 1 small red onion,
peeled
 ½ small hispi
cabbage
 1 dessertspoon
cider vinegar
 1 dessertspoon
truffle oil
 50g good
mayonnaise
For the hot dogs

 6 wild boar and
apple sausages
 6 hot dog rolls
WILD BOAR HOT DOGS WITH

ONION RELISH AND AUTUMN SLAW
The deeply rich flavour of wild boar sausages is perfectly offset by the zingy onion relish and moreish autumn slaw.
1 For the relish, place a large heavy-based pan over a medium with a heavy base over a medium heat and brown the sausages.
heat, add the rapeseed oil and onions, and season with sea salt Transfer to an ovenproof dish and cook in the oven to your liking.
and freshly ground black pepper. Stir well, reduce the heat and 5 Toast the hot dog buns, place a sausage in each and top with the
cover with a lid. Cook for 10 minutes or until soft. relish. Place on warmed plates, spoon a generous pile of slaw on
2 Add the remaining relish ingredients, with 75ml water, and top of each. Serve immediately, with extra slaw on the side.
bring to the boil. Simmer for around 30 minutes, until the liquid
has reduced to a glaze. Check the seasoning to taste and set aside. To drink
3 For the slaw, finely shred the vegetables into a bowl. Season and The rich, savoury character of this dish calls for a robust red wine
allow to sit for 5 minutes before squeezing out any juice. Add such as the Guigal 2018 Côtes du Rhône. A blend of 50 per cent
the vinegar, truffle oil and mayonnaise, and then mix well. Check Syrah, 45 per cent Grenache Noir and five per cent Mourvèdre
the seasoning and set aside. grapes, it has full-bodied, spicy, peppery, blackberry and plum
4 Heat the oven to 180°C/fan oven 160°C/mark 4. Place a pan flavours that make it the perfect match (£12.79; waitrosecellar.com).

For the tandoori

marinade
 240g natural
yogurt
 60g honey
 30ml rapeseed oil
 ½ small green chilli
 1 garlic clove
For the partridge

breasts
 12 skinless
partridge breasts
For the minted

yogurt
 1 bunch of mint,
finely chopped, plus

a few leaves to serve
 1tsp caster sugar
 200g natural
yogurt
For the rice

 1 dessertspoon
rapeseed oil
 1 onion, peeled
and finely diced

 1 garlic clove,
peeled and finely

chopped
 2tsp ground cumin
 2tsp turmeric
 1tsp coriander seeds
 60g golden raisins
 480ml vegetable
stock
 330g basmati rice,
rinsed
TANDOORI SPICED PARTRIDGE, WITH MINTED

YOGURT AND GOLDEN RAISIN BASMATI RICE
An unusual but effective use of this bird, this dish is bursting with bold flavours. It is easy to put together but is sure to impress.
1 For the marinade, whizz together the ingredients in a blender, heavy-based griddle pan over a high heat until smoking hot. Season
pour over the partridge breasts and marinate for 1 hour in the the partridge with salt and drizzle with 20ml rapeseed oil. Griddle
fridge. Turn them over and leave to marinate for a further hour. for 2 minutes on each side. Place in an ovenproof dish and cook
2 For the yogurt, place the chopped mint in a bowl, add a pinch uncovered in oven for 4 minutes. Remove and rest for 5 minutes.
of sea salt and the sugar, stir in the yogurt and set aside. 5 To serve, divide the rice on to six plates, top with the partridge
3 Heat the oven to 180°C/fan oven 160°C/mark 4. For the rice, and drizzle over the yogurt. Scatter with the reserved mint leaves.
place an ovenproof pan over a medium heat, add the rapeseed oil,
onion, garlic and spices. Season then sweat for 5 minutes, until To drink
the onion is tender. Add raisins and stock, and bring to the boil. Crozes-Hermitage ‘Les Blasons’ 2019, a lightly oaked, Syrah red
Stir in the rice, bring back to boil, cover with lid and put in the from the Cave de Tain cooperative, has the right balance of black
oven for 8 minutes. Remove, but keep lid on. Stand for 12 minutes. fruit flavours, fresh acidity and fine-grained tannins for this dish
4 Turn the oven down to 160°C/fan oven 140°C/mark 3. Place a and the pheasant casserole over the page (£14.99; majestic.co.uk). e

For the casserole

 6 skin-on pheasant
thighs
 6 skin-on pheasant
breasts
 1 medium onion,
peeled and diced

 1 medium carrot,
peeled and diced

 1 small turnip,
peeled and diced

 3 field mushrooms,
diced
 ¼ leek, finely sliced
 ¼ swede, peeled
and diced
 2 garlic cloves,
peeled and finely

chopped
 50g smoked
pancetta lardons
 2 bay leaves
 20g dried porcini
mushrooms,
rehydrated in 300ml
warm water
 400ml red wine
 3tbsp plain flour
 500ml good chicken
stock
For the dumplings

 50g smoked
pancetta lardons
 100g self-raising
flour
 50g beef suet
To serve
 Mashed potato
 Thyme sprigs
(optional)
PHEASANT, WILD MUSHROOM AND RED WINE

CASSEROLE WITH PANCETTA DUMPLINGS
People often complain of pheasant drying out during cooking. This method works a treat, so it remains as succulent as it is delicious.
1 Heat the oven to 140°C/fan oven 120°C/mark 1. Add 20ml of the 5 minutes in another pan on medium heat. Add to a bowl with the
oil to a large, heavy-based, ovenproof, lidded pan over a high heat. other dumpling ingredients, mix together with 6tbsp water and
Season the thighs with salt and black pepper. Add to pan, skin season. Cover and rest in fridge for 20 minutes.
side down, to brown; remove and set aside. Repeat with breasts. 6 When chilled, divide the mix into six and shape into balls. Remove
2 Add the vegetables to the pan with garlic, 20ml rapeseed oil and the heavy-based pan from the oven and put the dumplings on top;
seasoning. Sweat for 10 minutes until softened, add the pancetta, return to the oven and cook, uncovered, for 20 minutes.
bay and porcini (reserving its liquor) and sweat for another minute. 7 Remove from oven and spoon out the dumplings into the pan
3 Add the red wine and reduce until just coating the vegetables. used for lardons, cover with a lid and leave to sit in a warm place.
Stir in the flour and cook for 2 minutes. Place the pheasant breasts into the heavy-based pan, ensuring
4 Add the stock and porcini liquor, and bring to the boil. Add the they are fully submerged and return to the oven for 10 minutes.
thighs, cover with a tight lid and place in oven for 45 minutes. 8 Serve topped with dumplings and a few sprigs of thyme, with
5 Meanwhile, for the dumplings, cook the pancetta lardons for mashed potato on the side.

 24 ripe medjool
dates
 24 smoked streaky
bacon rashers
 6 venison fillets
 60g mignonette
pepper, crushed
 120ml honey
 6 limes, juice
 30ml rapeseed oil,
for drizzling
To serve
 300g soured cream
 New potatoes,
roasted with garlic

and rosemary
PEPPERED VENISON FILLET,

MEDJOOL DATE AND BACON SKEWERS
The unparalleled tenderness and heavenly gamey flavour of the venison pairs brilliantly with the smoky bacon and sweet dates.
1 Pit the medjool dates using a skewer and then wrap each with Remove from the oven, drizzle over the honey glaze and allow to
a rasher of bacon. Cut each venison fillet into six and roll in the rest for a few minutes.
mignonette pepper. 5 Place the skewers on six warmed plates with a very generous
2 Place the honey and the lime juice in a small pan and simmer spoonful of soured cream on each, and some garlic and rosemary
until it has reduced to a glaze (around 10 minutes), then set aside roasted new potatoes on the side
until ready to serve.
3 Heat the oven to 140°C/fan oven 120°C/mark 1. Skewer alter- To drink
nate pieces of fillet and dates on to 12 skewers. Season each with The powerful peppery gaminess of the venison needs an equally
sea salt and drizzle with the oil. boldly flavoured wine such as the Domaine la Soumade Rasteau
4 Place a heavy-based griddle pan over a high heat until smoking 2019. Its concentrated, spicy, ripe dark cherry and plum fruitiness
hot. Griddle the skewers for 1 minute on each side, then place in and velvety, chocolatey texture marry beautifully with this dish and
an ovenproof dish. Cook uncovered in the oven for 2 minutes. with the ragu on the next page (£19.70; tanners-wine.co.uk). e


 500g wild boar
shoulder, diced
 250g venison
shoulder, diced
 250g wild duck
meat, diced
 1 small onion
 1 small turnip
 1 medium carrot
 ¼ leek
 ⅛ stick celery
 2 garlic cloves,
peeled and finely

chopped
 1tsp ground cloves
 200ml red wine
 200g tomato
passata
 85g smoked
pancetta, diced
 2 bay leaves
 2 sprigs thyme
 400ml mushroom
stock
 60g 60 per cent
dark chocolate
 700g dried
pappardelle
GAME RAGU WITH PAPPARDELLE

This is comfort food at its best and can be made well in advance – in fact, I would suggest
making it at least the day before. It also freezes well.
1 Heat the oven to 140°C/fan oven 120°C/mark 1. Place a large Add the tomato passata and cook for a further 5 minutes.
heavy-based, ovenproof, lidded pan over a high heat and add a 4 Add the pancetta, bay leaves, thyme and mushroom stock, and
dessertspoon of the rapeseed oil. Season the boar with sea salt bring to the boil. Cover with a tight-fitting lid and place in the
and freshly ground black pepper, add to the pan and brown on all oven for 2½ hours, or until the meat is very tender.
sides. Remove and set aside. Repeat the process with the venison 5 Break up the meat using a fork and stir in the chocolate, adjusting
and the duck. the seasoning as necessary.
2 Peel and finely dice all the vegetables before adding to the pan 6 Meanwhile, cook the pappardelle in salted boiling water according
with the garlic, the remaining rapeseed oil and some seasoning. to the instructions on the packet.
Sweat for 5 minutes until tender, then add the ground cloves 7 Add the cooked pasta to the ragu, with 200ml of the starchy
and sweat for a further minute. pasta water and cook, stirring, on a low heat until the sauce clings
3 Add the red wine and reduce until it just coats the vegetables. to the pasta. Divide into six bowls and serve immediately m

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TEXT BLANCHE VAUGHAN | ILLUSTRATIONS ALICE PATTULLO
PARSNIPS LEEKS made with boiled, puréed cavolo nero

They are sadly not as popular as they Although you can grow leeks all year mixed with new season’s olive oil and
once were, so for those who need per- round, they particularly thrive in a pecorino. It is possible to substitute
suading, it’s worth thinking of them as cooler climate, so winter leeks tend chard for spinach in most recipes. I
particularly like serving it tossed with
a type of sweet carrot (which is indeed to be some of the best. They have a
cooked white beans or chickpeas as a
a relation). Young parsnips are firm delicate allium flavour and it is easy
side dish. Finely chop cooked leaves of
and crunchy, so you can have them to coax sweetness from their cooking.
chard and kale, then mix them with
raw, shaved or grated in salad. Their If you can find baby leeks, these are
bechamel and top with breadcrumbs
natural sweetness intensifies when especially good – sweet and tender.
to make the most superb gratin.
they are cooked, added to stews or Soak them in water to remove any
soups or – even better – roasted in sandy grit and roast or grill them MUSSELS
batons with crunchy pumpkin and whole sprinkled with chilli flakes, to
Like other types of shellfish, mussels
sunflower seeds. Or thinly slice them serve with yogurt and caramelised are traditionally best to eat in winter,
on a mandolin and then bake with oil butter. I also like them poached and when they are not spawning. They are
and salt to make parsnip crisps. served with a mustardy, shallot vin- abundant in British waters, inexpen-
aigrette. Leeks go well with cheese and sive and easy to buy and prepare. Like
PURPLE SPROUTING cream: in a quiche or tart, with pasta, most fish, they should be cooked and
BROCCOLI or as savoury muffins or scones. eaten as fresh as possible. To prepare,
Deep-coloured and leafy, it likes to scrub them under running water and
grow in low temperatures. Unlike the WINTER GREENS pull off any green beard; tap any open
ubiquitous Calabrese broccoli, purple When the winter green leaves are in shells and, if they do not close, discard
sprouting broccoli has long, juicy season, I just cannot get enough of them. Simply cooked with sweated
stems and fewer florets. When fresh, them. The beautiful shapes, textures onions, chopped parsley and white
it tastes sweet and vegetal. I think of and colours of frilly kale, deep green wine, they make a quick, cheap and
it as a winter version of asparagus cavolo nero and appealing rainbow easy meal, or add to fish stews right
and you can serve it in a similar way chard constantly find a way into my at the end. Cooked, shelled mussels
– steamed and drenched in melted cooking. The tougher leaves of kale are excellent in pasta with butter and
butter or hollandaise sauce. It also need more cooking – they work well parsley. Or for something fancier, you
pairs well with salty anchovies and shredded in stews, or roasted with oil can remove the empty half of the shell,
garlic, either in pasta, or baked with and salt to make crisp vegetable chips. sprinkle with garlic breadcrumbs and
breadcrumbs as a type of gratin. One of my favourite pasta sauces is bake in a hot oven for five minutes m
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FOOD & TRAVEL Central America
TAKE OFF
My journey is a collision of climates and landscapes as I travel
from the near-alpine serenity of Café Viñas, weaving steadily down-
hill into the hot wet jaws of the Río Pacuare rainforest reserve. This
AND SMELL
jungle fastness was all but impenetrable before the construction
of the Jungle Train in the late 1800s, which transported the
golden bean, the Grano de Oro, to the coast and onwards to
THE COFFEE
Europe. The railway carved through the Cordillera Central moun-
tain range among, as Victorian author Anthony Trollope put it,
‘The grandest scenery I have met with in the Western world.’
Since the decommissioning of the railroad in the Nineties, the
CATHERINE FAIRWEATHER savours the most scenic route through the jungle today is by raft on the wild
slow life in Costa Rica as she weaves through Río Pacuare. After tumbling through the white water and narrow
breathtaking scenery in her quest for the best gorges for the best part of half a day, the river breaks into the
caffeinated shot the country has to offer bright sunlight of an open meadow, shimmering with blue morpho
H
butterflies, where the luxurious Pacuare Lodge lies waiting.
Only a handful of guests opt to travel to one of the country’s
ave you seen the snow in Costa Rica?’ asks my remotest lodges by 4x4, accompanying the luggage – most take
host, cafetalero Gustavo Vargas Cordoba, the waterway, rafting in from outside Turrialba. We spend days
urging me up the hillside to his tiered coffee languishing in the hotel’s spring-fed swimming pools; we break-
cultivation patch. Under the shade of a tower- fast in the trees on a platform only accessible by zipline; and we
ing poró tree, the glossy green of the coffee immerse ourselves in jungle life before, days later, the same
shrub is indeed stippled in white – the scented scenic waterway spits us out at Siquirres on the Caribbean coast,
blossom of early spring. He invites me to where plantations of banana replace coffee as the main crop.
inhale the jasmine top notes, taste his coffee and shoot the breeze. Raking the palm-fringed beaches of this seaboard, the surf
I am glad I do. For Café Viñas, with its chickens running ram- draws small crowds. Salsa Brava is the legendary break that has
pant and hummingbirds hoovering up the hibiscus, is the loveliest helped turn the small town of Puerto Viejo from a sleepy back-
of roadside rests, vividly conjuring the ‘pura vida’ mantra that is water into a hive. It hums softly to a gentle Rasta beat, thanks to
blazoned across Gustavo’s heirloom wooden oxcart. This phrase its mainly West Indian community. The relaxed vibe and sense of
perfectly encapsulates the spirit and culture of Costa Rica. It inclusiveness and pacifism runs deep in a country that abolished
is, above all, about taking your time, so I slow my pace to meet its army in 1948. Rustic, beaded-curtain beach shacks and low-
the drip-drip of the filtering coffee in the traditional chorreador impact treehouse inns provide an experience of simplicity and
and savour the drink in my enamel cup. hospitality on a human scale – a world away from the manicured
My trail through Costa Rica is an informal mission to source golf courses, marinas and sanitised big-name resorts of the
the best caffeinated shot, which leads me through the most beau- Papagayo Peninsula in Costa Rica’s northwest. But a handful
tiful, under-visited corners of the country. Within a 20-minute of sophisticated hideaways have sprung up on the still under-
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drive from San José’s airport, I find myself in a pastoral idyll developed stretch that is beyond Puerto Viejo.
at the inspiring coffee-farm-cum-hotel Finca Rosa Blanca, in On Playa Cocles, artist-owned Hotel Aguas Claras is a cluster
the Heredia Highlands. Here, the American artist, accidental of salvaged clapboard beach cabanas, where themed suppers,
hotelier and conservationist Glenn Jampol has dreamed up an complimentary bicycles and yoga classes give the feel of a club-
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exuberant confection of Gaudíesque grandeur: turreted cottages house. Wedged between the Talamanca Mountains and the surf,
overlooking the forest canopy and a 30-acre estate that produces the hotel’s architecture brings a sense of the outside in, with out-
some of the best organic arabica in the country. door shower rooms and hammock-festooned verandas. In a country
My pitstop at Gustavo’s Café Viñas, days later, has taken me that offers greater biodiversity than almost anywhere else on
deeper into the coffee heartlands of the Central Valley. At 1,200 earth, the most immediate wildlife-watching arena can turn out
metres, where mist-wreathed and rain-rinsed valleys rise to greet to be your hotel’s front yard. A scarlet macaw eyeballs us from a
the smoking volcanoes of Irazú and Turrialba, conditions are mango tree, neon-coloured parrots weave through the jacaranda,
perfect for the crop. The patchwork of pastures and smallholdings, and a sloth greets us upside down at the porch like a bell-pull.
where campesinos graze their horses and regal Brahman cattle But the last surprise takes place in the walled garden of nearby
roam with egrets in courtly attendance, is the soul and spirit of La Pecora Nera, one of the 10 best restaurants in the country.
Costa Rica. And yet, sandwiched between the Pacific Ocean and When the Italian chef produces a peerless caffeine-soaked
the Caribbean Sea, the unsung beauty that is the Central Valley tiramisu, followed by an espresso that rivals those served at
is invariably overlooked in favour of the beach. Sant’Eustachio in Rome, I know that my mission is complete m
WAYS AND MEANS

Catherine Fairweather travelled with Cazenove + Loyd (020 7384 2332; cazloyd.com), which offers a nine-night mid-season itinerary
from £3,700, with accommodation at Finca Rosa Blanca (fincarosablanca.com) and Hotel Aguas Claras (hotelaguasclaras.com),
both B&B, and Pacuare Lodge (pacuarelodge.com), full board with tours, and including transfers but excluding international flights.
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OPPOSITE TOP ROW FROM LEFT Hotel Aguas Claras. Laidback Puerto Viejo. Coffee grows well at altitude. MIDDLE ROW Finca Rosa Blanca.
Pacuare Lodge is accessible by river. Surfboards at Puerto Viejo. ROW Pacuare Lodge. Playa Cocles. The beach is two miles south of Puerto Viejo
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FOOD & TRAVEL United States
Inside Track
NASHVILLE
LUCINDA BARING tours the home of country
music, taking in the cultural, shopping and food
highlights of the buzzing Tennessee state capital
Shopping
Nashville may be having a moment – the Tennessee
capital’s Southern charm and seductive small-city feel
comingling irresistibly with an ever-growing new creative
energy. Many of the best shops are centred around the
12 South neighbourhood. Stroll amid flower trucks, second-
hand street stalls and vintage vans selling shaved ice. Check
out: White’s Mercantile, a converted gas station selling a
mishmash of cookware, coffee-table books and cult beauty
products; Imogene + Willie for denim; Emerson Grace for
Emanuel
designer clothing; and Draper James, Reese Witherspoon’s
prairie-style fashion and homeware label. E.Allen in The
Gulch has great accessories and, over the road, the Rustler
Hat Co custom-makes Southern-style felt hats similar to
Pharrell Williams’ Buffalo. Wilder in Germantown is best
for design, a three-storey furniture and gallery space, while
by-appointment Eneby sources vintage items and antiques.
Restaurants
CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE LEFT The city is a mecca for Breakfast calls for biscuits – a Southern staple similar to
country music fans, thanks to venues such as Nashville a savoury scone – at Biscuit Love, a fun diner in The Gulch;
Crossroads. A modern take on the general store, White’s if there is a queue, brunch-only Milk & Honey nearby has
Mercantile is based in a converted gas station. Denim
brand Imogene + Willie hosts live music events at its a buttermilk version. Where Southern cooking is skewed
store. The Johnny Cash Museum contains the world’s towards the fried and heavy, new-gen Nashville cuisine is
biggest collection of memorabilia on the country singer full of creative zing. Great lunch spots on 12 South include
Locust for dumplings; Bartaco (excellent margaritas and
ceviche); and Epice (Lebanese with an industrial feel).
Leafy, historic Germantown is chock-full of cool new
places to eat. Hot-ticket seafood place The Optimist shares
the limelight with its equally lively cocktail lounge, Le
Loup. Henrietta Red – light-filled at lunchtime, low-lit and
romantic in the evening – serves snapper crudo and wood-
fired oysters. An evening in Wedgewood-Houston could
begin with nachos and margaritas at Bastion. In East
Nashville, the powder-pink-and-marble Cafe Roze and
Thirties-house-turned-bistro Lou both attract a local set.
A hankering for hot chicken is best sated at Prince’s, a
taste of Nashville history doused in fiery cayenne pepper.
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Music, art and culture
Art, whether sung, strummed, written or visual, has been
the city’s life force for decades. Dive in with some live
music. The Grand Ole Opry began life as a radio show –
broadcast from the Ryman Auditorium for 30 years
– and regular appearances by Johnny Cash, Elvis, Patsy
Cline and Dolly Parton, among others, has cemented
Nashville as the capital of country music. Today, both the
Ryman and the newer Opry House host country and blue-
grass shows. Broadway’s tourist-trap honky-tonks are best
avoided, but Station Inn in The Gulch has a honky-tonk
feel with a more discerning crowd. For blues or burlesque
with a side of bourbon, Skull’s Rainbow Room in Printers
Alley is a speakeasy where Etta James and Jimi Hendrix
took to the stage. The Basement and Basement East
draw a home crowd to hear all kinds of music.
The Johnny Cash Museum and National Museum of
African American Music are both excellent, while the Frist
Art Museum, in an art deco former post office, has rotating
exhibitions. In hip Wedgewood-Houston, an art crawl
(fuelled by coffee from Falcon and a croissant from Dozen
Bakery) might encompass modern galleries Zeitgeist and
David Lusk, experimental Cëcret by Cë Gallery and The
Packing Plant – a series of small studios in one space.
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Hotel
Art Deco 224-room Noelle hotel is two blocks back from
Broadway’s clamour, but is still within walking distance of
the city’s best museums. Having opened as a hotel in 1930,
and counting Clark Gable and Eleanor Roosevelt among its
former guests, the building became a bank in the Seventies
before its restoration and rebirth as Noelle in 2017. The
Trade Room bar bags all the attention, with its terrazzo CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT The mixologist at Bastion,
in the Wedgewood-Houston neighbourhood, makes a mean
floors (in the same Tennessee pink marble as at New York’s margarita. Henrietta Red serves snapper crudo and
Grand Central Terminal), soaring ornamental ceilings wood-fired oysters in a light and airy dining room. Huge
and arched windows. The Rare Bird rooftop bar has open arched windows tower over velvet sofas in the Trade Room
bar at Art Deco bank-turned-hotel Noelle. White’s
fires and views of the skyline and Cumberland River. And Mercantile sells everything from cookbooks to homeware,
below, a hidden door in the basement leads to a tiny speak- as well as blooms from a flower truck parked outside
easy, open until the small hours. Morning recovery comes
from Drug Store, the coffee shop with a cult following.
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FOOD & TRAVEL news
Travel
compass
From a Nile cruise to a Slovenian walking tour, NONI WARE
highlights the latest itineraries and launches round the world
Superstar Supetar
Located between the Adriatic and the
cobbled streets of the historic Croatian
town of Cavtat near Dubrovnik, the
recently refurbished Hotel Supetar has
16 stylish rooms. There is a glorious pool
(above), an elegant bar that serves a huge
selection of local and international
wines, and a restaurant with a menu that
focuses on the best local produce. Rooms
cost from £350. adriaticluxuryhotels.com
Egypt explored
Viking has launched a new ship, Viking Osiris, which offers a Pharaohs & Pyramids
12-day itinerary. Hosting 82 guests in 41 staterooms, Osiris has the elegant Scandi- Caribbean dream
navian interiors for which the cruise line is known. The launch coincides with the If you are planning a tropical getaway,
planned autumn opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum, outside Cairo near the Onefinestay has new villas across the
Great Pyramid of Giza (above), plus the 100th anniversary of the discovery of King Caribbean, including on St Barths,
Tutankhamen’s tomb by Howard Carter and the 5th Earl of Carnarvon. Viking is Anguilla, Barbados and the Turks and
also supporting an exhibition at the Sainsbury Centre, University of East Anglia, Caicos Islands. A colonial-style beach villa
surrounded by lush greenery, the five-
Visions of Ancient Egypt, which explores the enduring appeal of Egypt in art and
bedroom Fleur de Mer on St Barths has a
design (until January 1; sainsburycentre.ac.uk). During the Nile cruise, guests will
large terrace with breathtaking views over
visit the tombs of Nefertari in the Valley of the Queens and of Tutankhamen in the the ocean, an infinity pool (above) and
Valley of the Kings, as well as other attractions such as the Dendera Temple complex. manicured gardens. Fleur de Mer costs
Pharaohs & Pyramids costs from £4,915 per person for selected departures in from £7,758 a night for up to 10 guests.
2023, including flights and transfers in Egypt. 0800 458 6900; vikingcruises.co.uk 0800 808 5830; onefinestay.com
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Often overlooked, Slovenia sits quietly among its glitzier neighbours, but its spectacular scenery
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continues through vineyards, where you can taste organic wines, and ends in the charming coastal
town of Piran, known for its Venetian architecture and seafood restaurants. Best Walks in Slovenia
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London has never been such a fashionable place to retire to,
as a new breed of development r independence, like-minded
communities and amenities to rival a five-star hotel
RIVERSTONE FULHAM, SW6

Overlooking the River Thames, this stylish new
over-65s development has plenty of amenities
for you to enjoy with friends and family, from
a private cinema to a riverside bar.
Apartments are bright and airy, with floor-to-
ceiling windows, open-plan living areas and
private terraces. Prices start from £860,000.
Riverstone Fulham: 020 7349 1911
River Thames, a short distance from the round-the-clock specialist care options.
Hurlingham Club, Riverstone Fulham Riverstone also has a sister site in
is a brand-new development in a prime Kensington, which similarly brings a
touch of glamour to over-65s living –
T
here has been something of location. The popular Thames Path runs
a revolution in retirement alongside the building, ring scenic the grand opening in June was presided
schemes in the last few years. walks from the door, and there are a over by Joanna Lumley, a fitting choice
Instead of occupying sleepy wealth of amenities available to residents, given that the development had been
provincial towns, there are a collection including an indoor pool, a restaurant pronounced “absolutely fabulous” by
of newer, sleeker schemes in some of and a cinema. It’s designed for those who early visitors. As with Fulham, there’s
London’s smartest postcodes, designed want to live their own independent lives, the option of excellent care and medical
to appeal to cosmopolitan people who but there’s the security of knowing support to provide peace of mind, but
want to enjoy all the benefits that city that there’s fantastic support and care it also sounds like a rather fun place
living has to offer. facilities on hand should you ever need to live. There’s an independent Italian
Situated on the north bank of the them, ranging from on-site GP visits to restaurant on site, which is also open to
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BATTERSEA PLACE, SW11
Battersea Place was one of the pioneers of luxury retirement living when it opened six years ago,
with views across nearby Battersea Park and a 15-minute stroll to the King’s Road. Currently
available for sale is a one-bedroom apartment with a private patio. £995,000.
Battersea Place: 020 7924 8641
FITZJOHN’S HAMPSTEAD, NW3

With high ceilings, generous proportions and
floor-to-ceiling windows, the 29 apartments at
Fitzjohn’s provide a stylish retirement option
for over-60s, with excellent spa and wellness
offerings including a hydrotherapy pool, a sauna
and a steam room. From £2.22 million.
Lifestory Group: 020 7980 8741
AURIENS, SW3
Auriens has a fantastic range of amenities –
a restaurant, several bars, a wine room, gym,
medispa, indoor pool and sauna, as well as
landscaped courtyard gardens. The staff have
worked in some of the world’s top hotels,
ensuring top-notch service. Apartments are
available to lease from £13,750 a month.
Auriens: 020 4549 8000
RIVERSTONE
the public, as well as a stylish bar. Last KENSINGTON, W14
but certainly not least, well-behaved Close to Holland Park and
Kensington High Street is a
pets are welcome, which is surely an collection of contemporary
enormous relief to anyone with a much- and elegant apartments that
loved animal companion. range from one to three
Over in Chelsea, Auriens, just off the bedrooms. There are lots
of communal spaces to enjoy,
King’s Road, is a collection of retirement including an orangery, a library
properties that feel like a cross between and a snug, as well as all the
a five-star hotel and a private members’ amenities you’d expect from
club. Apartments are elegant and a five-star hotel. Prices start
from £1.15 million.
spacious, the amenities outstanding, and Riverstone Kensington:
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in residence, so you can always be sure
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FORD, GLOUCESTERSHIRE
This tranquil country cottage brims with
character. Located away from the road, set
into the side of a hill, it has a fantastic outlook
across terraced gardens to fields beyond.
It’s got four bedrooms and is a short walk
T
here is nothing quite so Originally built as the gatehouse to the
from an excellent pub. £995,000.
quintessentially English as Butler Sherborn: 01451 830731 Trelowarren Estate near Helston, it sits
a cosy country cottage – close by the head of the Helford River,
the older and the more within walking distance of the popular
charming, the better. They village of Gweek.
epitomise the dream of rural bliss, of Moreton-in-Marsh, this 18th-century There’s another thatched cottage
retreating to a simpler way of life, far property is Grade II listed and has a currently on the market in Dorset,
away from the crowds and bustle. It’s wealth of period features, including in the village of Farnham. Farnham
not surprising that such properties tend stone mullioned windows, exposed is located in Cranborne Chase, an
to be snapped up quickly, whatever beams and an inglenook fireplace. It’s Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty,
the climate, so if a cottage is on your surrounded by gardens, which include and the cottage is as beautiful as the
wish list, it’s prudent to move fast once two ponds and a stream. surrounding area, with its striped walls
you’ve spotted your perfect match. In Cornwall, Gweek Lodge looks of brick and flint. It enjoys a peaceful
Take the cottage above, for example as if it had sprung straight out of the atmosphere, situated on a quiet lane
– located in the small hamlet of Ford, pages of a fairy tale, with its thatched leading up to the village church – truly
a short drive from Kingham and roof and arched doors and windows. a perfect getaway.
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MANOR COTTAGE,
SURREY
Parts of this property are
thought to date back to the
16th century, imbuing the
interior with a tremendous
sense of history. There’s an
open-plan reception hall
and dining room, as well
as a sitting room, kitchen
and office on the ground
floor, while upstairs are four
bedrooms. £1.35 million.
Knight Frank: 01483 617919
GWEEK LODGE, CORNWALL

On the edge of an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty,
close to the head of the Helford River, this property is
truly unique. Currently used as a holiday let, this former
gate lodge has a stone-flagged kitchen, a sitting room
and an upstairs bedroom. £295,000.
Lillicrap Chilcott: 01872 273473
TOFT MONKS, SUFFOLK

Although technically a converted barn as
opposed to a country cottage, this home is
full of character nonetheless. Close to the
Norfolk Broads and the Georgian market
town of Beccles, this house has a generous
master suite on the second floor and a
dramatic, triple-height living room. £710,000.
Winkworth: 01502 723007
ST LAURENCE COTTAGE,
DORSET
This Grade II-listed thatched
cottage in the sought-after
village of Farnham has been
recently redecorated to a high
standard – amenities include
underfloor heating and an Aga.
The west-facing garden looks
out across open farmland.
£1.15 million.
Savills: 01202 856861
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PICTURE PERFECT
AN EYE FOR THE EXCEPTIONAL Estate agent Sara Batting has been dealing in distinctive
Often, the best property developers are those who can spot the potential properties for the past 30 years, focusing on the
in the most challenging of sites, such as former industrial and commercial Thames Valley area, and honing an excellent level of
units, and have the vision and ability to transform them into desirable service. Among the properties currently on her books
homes. Sam Panteli of Nomad Stone has spent 30 years working in this is this 16th-century, Grade II-listed farmhouse, which
industry, and has
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plenty of experience
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working with
reception rooms and an indoor swimming pool, the
landowners to
make the most of house sits on 33 acres of land, which includes mature
their assets. ‘I am gardens, a tennis court, and a detached stable apartment
always interested to for guests. £2.75 million.
hear from owners For more information, visit sarabatting.co.uk
with underused or
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or investors who are
looking for exciting
projects to make
their money work
for them,’ she says.
‘It’s what we do best;
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and adding value.’
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visit nomad-stone.com
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LAST WORD
Notes from Home

Sophie Dahl
ones in the alley and took the subway up to Lexington
Avenue smart-ish, thanking my lucky stars.
On laying about A functional family house offers a total oasis when you
are a young person who’s been travelling or staying with
other young people. For a grubby youth, to be greeted
by a fridge heaving with food, clean sheets, a bathroom
with bath salts and bleach is a balm of civilisation.
I was met by my friend Raffy, the air full of the scent
of Manuel Canovas candles and beeswax floor polish.
He handed me a glass of wine and pointed me towards
the chintziest, squashiest, most all-embracing sofas,
ever. Those sofas became ever after the template for
comfort. I spent a lot of time on them, as I developed
pneumonia within 24 hours of arrival and was minis-
tered to by the charming family doctor, who prescribed
antibiotics, chicken soup and rest, rest, rest.
Being ill somewhere that is not home is a discombob-
ulating experience. I remember dappled trees on the
wall, classical music and hushed voices: the apartment
a peaceful, fragrant tomb. The city felt far away. Raffy,
his girlfriend, his sister and I lay on the sofas and
worked through the classics: Casablanca, Breakfast at
Tiffany’s, ET – we sobbed our way through, eating
pints of ice cream and takeout noodles.
And then, one morning, I woke, a bit peaky looking
– as my granny would say – but human once more. I
W
unfurled from a nest of blankets and the welcoming
sofa. Apologising for being the worst house guest ever,
hen I was 20, my American I hugged my hosts and left, pallid but grateful.
model agency, Ford, asked I’ve been looking for the sofas ever since. They were
me to come to New York for deep and squashy, but with a firmness that meant you
a month in order to build could exit them with ease. Their pillows were plump and
my portfolio. I learnt how to feathered. I hunted high, I hunted low, I bought with-
navigate both Manhattan out sitting on them, based just on a tantalising picture:
and the myriad editors, a newbie error. Gustavian, modular, fringed, kilim
photographers and stylists to whom I was sent on clad, the sofas arrived in procession over the decades.
‘go-sees’ – around 10 a day, in rickety walk-ups, Often, they were the wrong size and, like a philistine,
pristine corporate buildings, wisteria-clad brown- I chopped their feet off to get them through a door.
stones and ornate lofts in SoHo with tin ceilings. I learnt through this trial and error that I admire a
I stayed with a girlfriend on Christopher Street, in sofa that looks like a finely upholstered Edwardian
a dot of a ground floor apartment that had a shower matron. But what use posh upholstery, if the bones are
in the kitchen. Our shared bed was within spitting made from MDF? A sofa to my mind needs to have a
distance of an alleyway behind a bar. I soon realised hardwood base to be the unsinkable Molly Brown of
why she gave me the window side. the sitting room. You must be prepared for animals to
I woke, one early morning, to what could best be do potentially unspeakable things on it, or for visiting
described as a group carnal situation in the alley out- children to upend their drinks in its vicinity and for the
side, happening inches away from the open window sofa to emerge, victorious. It’s imperative to that end that
and my nightie-clad form. It was quite surprising. The it has a pattern or washable upholstery, or is covered
participants and I had a brief, agonising eye lock, and by a throw. It can’t be precious; it has a job to do. After
then we all politely looked away. They got on with the 25 years, my own pin-up sofa has arrived, courtesy of
task at hand. I hid under the covers. My friend, inured Nick Plant Furniture. Bespoke, it is all the things I’ve
to such activity after six months in the apartment, yearned for. Soft, shapely, neat of foot. It fits.
slept on. The alley cacophony was our nightly sonata No one is more grateful than the dog. She lies
and I was thus overjoyed when another friend, whose splayed in the middle of it, snout reverently pointing
parents lived uptown by Central Park and were away, to heaven. As Nancy Mitford wrote in The Pursuit of
MATT EASTON
invited me to come and stay with him. Love, ‘Life is sad and often dull, but there are currants
I kissed my old friend, waved goodbye to the new in the cake, and here is one of them’ m
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