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Long overlooked for harder metals, this ancient alloy is now stealing the show
Make your bed a sleeping beauty
These enclosed spaces, popular during the 18th and 19th centuries, are once again being used by large estates to cultivate homegrown fruit and vegetables
The cocooning, pliable and renewable material is increasingly embraced by designers and architects
The co-founder of the Berlin Secession used his summer house garden as an experimental palette for his Impressionist works
Plant summer and autumn-flowering bulbs now and reap the pleasure in the months to come
I have a problem — I can spend up to 10 hours a day on portals such as Rightmove and Zillow. Even my psychoanalyst can’t help
As the UK’s Design Council celebrates its 80th anniversary, how do its utopian ideals hold up in an age of fast consumerism and eco-principles?
The interior designer loves ironed sheets, Yohji Yamamoto and Temo, his Mexican chihuahua
As sizes relentlessly grow — some to Airbus scale — owners face a shortage of spots in the world’s pleasure zones large enough to berth them
Because your tableware should be a talking point
The designer has collaborated with Frette on a new bedding line. It’s uniformly brilliant
From a characterful Victorian house in the spa town of Buxton to a Grade II-listed house with an orangery overlooking the hills
This gloriously louche staple is perpetually on the verge of a comeback
A rare glimpse inside the porcelain manufacturer making up to 8,000 pieces every day
The kitschy maximalism and femininity of the architecturally ambiguous residence feel like extensions of the homemaker herself
New York’s only skyscraper outside Manhattan is to be auctioned after falling victim to soaring interest rates
The beachfront Florida residence owes its existence to the fortune made from producing Coke bottles — and uses glass from the same factory for its 32-foot tall windows
The beauty of an age-old craft is being reimagined in contemporary designs
Seize the moment and visit the RHS flagship Wisley, in Surrey, where shortlived blossoms have been at their best
What does it take to leave a high-flying city life to resurrect your family’s rural estate? We spoke to three couples who’ve made the leap. We also explore the allure of rural Mallorca for homebuyers, ask why pre-civil war barns are big business in the US, and more.
What does it take to leave a high-flying city life to resurrect a historic estate and make it sustainable, all the while cohabiting with your in-laws? Three families tell their story
Visiting the English sculptor’s farmhouse is a chance to see his massive works in situ and gain a flavour of his life
These centuries-old structures are coveted by homebuyers as much for their historic and cultural value as their monetary worth
Gardening, like business, requires changing course when your first strategy fails
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