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98 IN WITH THE OLD

This meticulously
restored 17th-century
Cotswold cottage is
filled with a mix of
rustic antique finds
VOLUME 77  NUMBER 7. PHOTOGRAPH: MARTIN MORRELL  COVER STORIES ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN COLOUR
ON THE COVER The minimalist

dining area of the 2021 RIBA
21 SHOPPING Rémy Mishon
branches out with an eclectic mix INSIDER 56 THE LIST Olivia Capaldi
highlights a garden scheme and
House of the Year (pages 80-89), of tableware for summer dining seating from directory members
photographed by Michael Sinclair 43 NEWS Featuring Peter Page’s
26 WISE BUYS Bradley Palmer new rug venture and a tableware 59 OUTSIDE INTERESTS
07 CONTRIBUTORS airs a selection of outdoor fabrics collection inspired by the style Clare Foster’s monthly round-up,
of the private members’ clubs including unusual umbellifers
12 FROM THE EDITOR 28 STYLE STORY Ruth 5 Hertford Street and Oswald’s and David Austin’s royal rose
Sleightholme retreats to a cabin
DECORATE
in the woods to create a series of 46 OUT & ABOUT Laura 62 BOOKS A gardening special,
uplifting folk-inspired schemes Normanton’s best buys and an from growing and arranging
exclusive masterclass to book now flowers to embracing wild planting
15 NOTEBOOK Ruth 35 DESIGN IDEAS Christabel
Sleightholme shows us what Chubb brushes up on the best ways 53 SOURCEBOOK Noni Ware 64 ART SCENE Fiona McKenzie
has caught her eye this month to use lacquer and gloss paint on the latest kitchen designs Johnston on what to see where e
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122 131
PEOPLE 90 AMERICAN DREAM

Matthew Carter came up with
118 LOVE IN BLOOM The
romantic walled garden of this
138 ASK A LOCAL Beni Rugs
co-founders Tiberio Lobo-Navia
an unexpected take on Southern Spitalfields townhouse was and Robert Wright reveal their
69 IN MEMORIAM Liz Elliot style to transform a Kentucky sensitively created by Miria insiders’ guide to Marrakech
celebrates Philip Hewat-Jaboor, estate house. By Mieke ten Have Harris for Ben Adler and his late
a true master of the arts wife Pat Llewellyn. By Jodie Jones 140 ESCAPING THE
98 PAST MASTERS Setting out CROWDS Paul Richardson
74 CLIMATE CRUSADERS to restore their Cotswold cottage, 122 HERE COMES SUMMER ventures inland to experience
Clare Foster talks to one of the two TV producers were delighted The final part of Dan Pearson’s Mallorca’s peaceful pleasures
Olympic park designers about to find a kindred spirit in the evocative seasonal series on
the merits of sustainable planting historic-building expert Hilton his Somerset smallholding 142 EUROPEAN STAYS Three
Marlton. By Liz Elliot chic spa hotels and a sprawling
FOOD AND
76 ARTISTS IN THEIR Tuscan villa perfect for groups
STUDIO Fiona McKenzie 106 A MARYLEBONE
TRAVEL & FINALLY

Johnston visits portraitist MAISONETTE MADE IN *OFFER VALID UNTIL JULY 31, 2022. PHOTOGRAPHS: EVA NEMETH; NASSIMA ROTHACKER
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STORIES
vision for this sleek pied-à-terre. 131 PICK OF THE CROP 143 STOCKISTS
By Elizabeth Metcalfe From beans to berries and
peas to peaches, Rowley Leigh 144 SUBSCRIPTIONS
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of this late-Georgian farmhouse designer Elizabeth Hay longs
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CHRISTABEL CHUBB / HOUSE & GARDEN

FEATURES ASSISTANT
‘I knew I wanted to work for House & Garden from the age of 14, when I was
given a subscription for Christmas,’ says Christabel. After graduating from
the University of Bristol in 2018 with a degree in French and Italian, she
worked in a west London lifestyle boutique, until she found her place at
House & Garden in 2019 as the editor’s PA.
She has been the features assistant since
January 2022. Christabel says she loves
the fact that ‘no two days are the same’
and finds herself constantly inspired by the
‘hard-working and interesting people’ who
surround her. For this month’s issue, she
has explored the various ways of using
lacquer and its less traditional alternative,
gloss paint, in ‘Design Ideas’ (page 35).
In another life, what do you think you
would be? ‘Maybe a chef. I am not very
good at cooking, but I love it.’
MATTHEW CARTER / INTERIOR DESIGNER

For Kentucky-based Matthew, a career in interiors was inevitable. ‘As
a child, I was always moving things around in the house,’ he recalls.
‘After an internship with Hubbuch & Co, I knew it was what I was meant to
do.’ He continued working at the same firm throughout his studies at the
University of Kentucky. Then, in his mid-twenties, he was ‘lucky enough to be
commissioned to decorate a farm office
for the late great American horsewoman
Josephine Abercrombie’. Matthew set
up his eponymous studio in 2002. He is
known for creating beautiful spaces that
retain their sense of history while feeling
decidedly modern: ‘I love making old
things feel relevant.’ This approach can
be seen throughout the Kentucky estate
house featured from page 90.
Where would we find you when you are
not working? ‘In the garden. I’m very
hands-on – I do as much as I can myself.’
ALICE PATTULLO / ILLUSTRATOR

Alice has spent most of her life drawing. ‘I was brought up in an artistic
WORDS: BARBARA UZOIGWE. PHOTOGRAPHS: OWEN GALE; LISA HOULGRAVE; RACHAEL STOTT
household,’ she explains. ‘The kitchen table was both the culinary and the
creative centre.’ After graduating from the University of Brighton with a
degree in illustration in 2010, she embarked upon a freelance career. Alice
finds inspiration in all sorts of places, but especially admires the work of
British artists Edward Bawden, Barbara
Jones and Eric Ravilious. She has had many
opportunities to showcase her art, from a
solo exhibition at Yorkshire Sculpture Park
to creating an illustration for a Fortnum &
Mason biscuit tin. On page 137, she contin-
ues her series of illustrations for Blanche
Vaughan’s ‘Ingredients of the Month’. Hardware | Switches & Sockets | Lighting
What do you enjoy most about illustrating
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ummer arrives like a tide in full force,’
writes Dan Pearson in the final part
of our series on his beautiful hillside
garden in Somerset, in which he very
lyrically and generously tells the
story of the development of a plot of
nearly 20 acres and his life there
with his partner, Huw Morgan, as it evolves through garden of their Spitalfields house, for which they
the seasons (from page 122). enlisted the help of Miria Harris, which has had us
These words resonate as I write this, having just all marvelling at its dreaminess (from page 118).
arrived back from a picnic on the balmiest late- One of the highlights of the summer calendar
spring – even early-summer day – in North Yorkshire, pre-Covid was Masterpiece, the most glamorous of
during which a friend pointed out that in the three or international art and antiques fairs. This year, it is
so hours we’d been there, the leaves on the hawthorn back at the Royal Hospital Chelsea, SW3, for the first
we were sitting under had emerged from their buds. time since 2019, which is as exciting for the exhibi-
I’m going to miss this series, but photographer Eva tors, who save up their best pieces to show on their
Nemeth’s images of this garden in summer make impressive stands, as it is for us punters.
for a fitting finale: the hay is cut and the planting To celebrate, we had planned a ‘Lifestyle’ profile of
abundant and happily at one with landscape beyond. art consultant, collector and Masterpiece chairman
Another story I’m thrilled to include this month Philip Hewat-Jaboor. Very sadly, he died suddenly
is that of the 2021 RIBA House of the Year, a late- just as we were designing the pages of this issue –
Georgian farmhouse in Gloucestershire revived and sending a tremor of shock and sadness through the
strikingly reimagined by architect Alison Brooks antique and art worlds, where he was much admired
and its enlightened owners, Jenny and David Clifford for his eye, knowledge and mentorship, as well as
(from page 80). In a very different way, Ben Adler his love of porphyry and the colour purple. From
and his late wife Pat Llewellyn took an equally page 69, Liz Elliot, who visited him in Jersey last
thoughtful approach to the painstaking restoration year to interview him and see his house, celebrates his
of their Cotswold cottage (from page 98). Also in contribution to the art world and highlights people
this issue – more by coincidence than design – is the whose lives he touched and those he left behind m
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CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT ‘Sprinkles’ cotton and mixed fibres napkin rings, £65 for set of 4, from Ambar. Wood ‘Oval
Curve’ mirror, by Chelsea Vivash, 60 x 43cm, £420, from Partnership Editions. ‘Sapo’ wallpaper (multi), by Amechi for Dado,
£155 a 10-metre roll, from Dado Atelier. Woven rattan armchair with trellis outdoor cushion (green), 95 x 68cm square,
£550 including cushion, from Birdie Fortescue. Sprig and Insects limited edition print (verdigris), by Unity Coombes for The
Shop Floor Project, 55.6cm square, £220, from The Shop Floor Project. ‘Checkered Rope Indoor/Outdoor’ teak and nylon
bench, 46 x 151 x 43cm, £498, from Anthropologie. ‘Jutami’ jute and wool rug, 90 x 150cm, €230, from Collective-Stories e

DECORATE shopping
‘Scallop’ aluminium
pendant light
(woad and tusk),
48cm diameter,
£390, from David
Hunt Lighting
‘Oakleaf ’ wallpaper
(spring yellow),
£320 a 10-metre
roll, from Bruce
Fine Papers
‘Tutti Frutti’
poplar wood
and viscose
passementerie
mirror, €2,800,
from Pierre
Gonalons
‘Greco’ raffia-
trimmed linen
cushion, £250
including pad,
from Gergei Erdei
‘Kapla’ lacquered
wood table,
75 x 215 x 70cm,
€5,200, from
Laura Gonzalez
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‘Brahmaand’ wool
and silk rug (twilight
blue), by Ashiesh
Shah, £1,700 a
square metre, from
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‘Attica Design’
wool stair runner
(green), from £385
a metre, from
Sophie Cooney
‘Milos’ silver
travertine and wicker
floor lamp, €9,500
including shade,
from Charles Zana
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Tampico, linen,
hemp and cotton
brush (earthy/
orange), by Rosa
Harradine, £36,
from Toast
‘Spring Blossom’
printed and
embroidered linen ‘Rue Jacob’ wallpaper
cushion, £55 (seine), by Wayne Pate
including pad, from for Studio Four NYC,
William Yeoward £74 a metre, from
and Fine Cell Work Studio Four NYC.
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Carrara marble and
rattan dining table
(white), 74 x 199cm,
€6,850, from Maison
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RÉMY MISHON picks a selection of
eclectic tableware that will bear fruit
for colourful summer entertaining
ILLUSTRATIONS EMILY FACCINI
1 ‘Cubi’ ceramic ice bucket (yellow), by Tina Vaia, £288,

from Matches Fashion. 2 ‘Garland Floral’ cotton napkin
(pink yellow green), £110 for 6 napkins and a tablecloth,
from Wicklewood. 3 ‘The Verbena’ mouth-blown glass
candlestick, by Boris de Beijer, €300, from La Romaine
Editions. 4 Murano glass tumbler (green), by Stories of
Italy, £160 for set of 2, from The Conran Shop. 5 ‘(Y)’ oak
wooden bowl, £65, from Native & Co. 6 ‘Jardins de
Shalimar’ hand-painted porcelain and 24 karat gold
dessert plate, by Marie Daâge, £460 for set of 4, from
Bonadea. 7 Glass bowl (pea green and periwinkle), by
JONATHAN BOND; TIM EDWARDS
NasonMoretti, £105, from Fiona Finds. 8 ‘The Daisy’

earthenware plate, by Samantha Kerdine, €32, from La
Romaine Editions. 9 ‘Bistrot Tortoise Vintage’ stainless
steel and acrylic dinner fork, soup spoon and knife, £18
each, from The Conran Shop. 10 ‘Handblown Green’ glass
jug, £65, from Fiona Finds. 11 ‘The Fotheringhay Circular’
oak table (raw oak), £6,875, from Matthew Cox e 11

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1 ‘Carmella’ glass cake stand (pink), £36, from Anthropologie. 2 ‘Ascot’ crystal glasses, by Reflections Copenhagen, £458 a pair, from Matches
Fashion. 3 ‘Mimosa’ ceramic plates, dinner, €28, and dessert, €22, from Casa Lopez. 4 ‘Lobster’ rattan napkin ring, £42 for 4, from Maison Margaux.
5 ‘Magnetic Midnight’ iraca palm, galvanised steel wire and 24 karat gold-plate tray (blue), by Magnetic Midnight, £335, from Cabana. 6 ‘Checkers
and Deckers’ cotton napkins, £10 each, from Humphries & Begg. 7 & 11 Murano glass tumblers (green, red), £240 for 6, from Fiona Finds.
8 ‘Sunflower’ stainless steel and nylon polyamide fork and knife, £48 for 4-piece place setting, from Maison Margaux. 9 Mouth-blown recycled glass
pitcher (orange), £85, from Wicklewood. 10 Reusable cotton African fabric bottle bag (green kente), £14.99, from Bespoke Binny. 12 ‘Skye Round
with 47” Round Adams Big Top’ aluminium coffee table (bermuda hundred blue), from £12,564, from McKinnon and Harris e

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11 from Matches Fashion. 2 ‘Calcedonio’ glass water
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Moda Operandi. 5 ‘Vintage Decorative’ porcelain side
plate, by Gien of France, £120 for 6, from Mondo
Corsini. 6 ‘Blue Flower’ linen cocktail coaster, by
Los Encajeros, £140 for 4, from Bonadea. 7 ‘Micah’
wood and stainless steel knife and fork (maple/silver),
by Blue Pheasant, £74 for 5-piece place setting, from
Amara. 8 Small mochaware bowl (earthworm ribbon),
by SJ Pottery, $100, from Reed Smythe & Company.
9 ‘Coucou’ mouth-blown borosilicate glass tall glass
(amber), by Maison Balzac, £35, from Pentreath &
Hall. 10 ‘Embla’ London timber serving board, from
£55 for small, from Mythology Furniture. 11 ‘1900’
OSCAR MAY
steel table (rosemary), £433 for 74 x 96cm diameter,

from Fermob. For suppliers’ details, see Stockists page m

DECORATE shopping
‘36084-1601’, polyester, by Kravet, 142cm ‘Hemingford’ (rose), acrylic/linen, 157cm ‘Estero Outdoor’ (basil), polypropylene,
wide, £98 a metre, from GP & J Baker wide, £50 a metre, from Warner House 140cm wide, £83 a metre, from Romo
wise buys
OUTDOOR
FABRICS
BRADLEY PALMER
gathers a garden-friendly
selection for under £100
For suppliers’ details,
see Stockists page
‘Noah Outdoor’ (multi), polyester, 142cm ‘Malabar Outdoor’ (02), polyester, 140cm
wide, £74 a metre, from Andrew Martin wide, £75 a metre, from Osborne & Little
‘Batam’ (menthe), polyolefin, 132cm wide, ‘Amlapuran Outdoor’ (moss), acrylic, 150cm ‘Tequila Sunrise’ (chartreuse), polypropylene,
£63 a metre, from Manuel Canovas wide, £55 a metre, from Designers Guild 140cm wide, £84 a metre, from Rubelli m
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RUTH SLEIGHTHOLME retreats to a cabin in the woods to create summery
schemes with quilted and patterned textiles, and painted furniture and accessories
PHOTOGRAPHS RACHEL WHITING
WALLS ‘House White’, £52 for 2.5 litres estate emulsion, from Farrow & Ball. Window cover, ‘Big Star’ cotton patchwork quilt (camel,
mustard & blue), by BasShu, £246, from Couverture & The Garbstore. Villa II handmade paper print, by Alessandra Chambers, £2,250
including salvaged oak frame, from 8 Holland Street. FLOOR Jute braided square rug, £575, from The Conran Shop. FURNITURE
Gustavian sleigh bed, £629 for single (unpainted), from Scumble Goosie; hand-decorated by Annie Millar, from £150 an item; painted
in ‘Athenian Black’ and ‘Old White’, £23.95 for 1 litre chalk paint, from Annie Sloan. Mattress covered in ‘Tristan Patchwork’ (charcoal),
cotton mix, £228 a metre, from Schumacher; with ‘French Piping’ (black), viscose, £13 a metre, from Samuel & Sons. 1940s wooden
side table, £545, from Merchant & Found. ACCESSORIES Mid-century rope and mahogany table lamp with raffia shade, by Audoux-Minet,
£1,250, from Dorian Caffot de Fawes. Cup and saucer, by Georg Klett, £118 for 6, from Tat London. Quilt in ‘Isolde Stripe’ (sky), cotton
mix, £228 a metre, from Schumacher. Vintage indigo block-printed linen cushions, from £52 excluding pads, from Parna
DECORATE style story
WALLS As before. Blind in ‘Wilson Embroidery’ (black), cotton, £138 a metre,

from Schumacher. FLOOR ‘Espira Corka’ cork flooring, £58 a square metre,
from The Colour Flooring Company; hand-stencilled by Annie Millar, from
£75 a square metre; painted in ‘Napoleonic Blue’ and ‘Burgundy’ (archive),
both £23.95 for 1 litre chalk paint, from Annie Sloan. FURNITURE 18th-century
Italian painted cupboard, £12,675, from Robert Kime. ‘Elystan 2-Seater’
sofa, £3,110, from David Seyfried; covered in ‘Linara’ (turmeric), cotton/linen,
£44 a metre; with piping in ‘Oswin’ (charcoal), cotton, £40.50 a metre; both
from Romo. Freeform 20th-century wooden coffee table, £4,500, from Béton
Brut. ACCESSORIES ‘Sylvie’ vintage cane basket with blue and red detail,
£175, from Straw London. Sixties straw hat, £35, from Mason Taylor. 20th-
century French wooden basket (just seen), £650 for set of 3, from Lorfords e

WALLS ‘House White’, £52 for 2.5 litres estate

emulsion, from Farrow & Ball. Blind, ‘Wilson
Embroidery’ (black), cotton, £138 a metre,
from Schumacher. Welsh wool tapestry floor
rug (butter yellow), £115, from Tinsmiths.
FURNITURE Early-19th-century hand-decorated
wooden bench, £16,500 a pair, from Lorfords.
Rare large 18th-century Galician chestnut and
walnut corner bench, £3,750, from Studio
125. ‘Lovö’ pine dining table, by Axel Einar
Hjorth for Nordiska Kompaniet, £18,000, from
Rose Uniacke. 1950s aluminium and Rexine
dining chairs, by James Leonard for Esavian,
£360 for four, from Merchant & Found.
ACCESSORIES On wall rack ‘Flores’ earthenware
tableware (cobalt, mordore), 33cm-diameter
dish, £75; and dessert plates, £80 for set of 4;
from Caravane. 20th-century French wooden
baskets, £650 for set of 3, from Lorfords.
On wall clockwise from top Wooden picture
frame, £17.99, from Zara Home. Twenties
French handwoven ‘Audrey’ basket, £85, from
Straw London. Rice straw pot mat, £12, from
Momosan Shop. ‘Fuyu Gomori’ paper and wood
Japanese tray, £35, from Foundland. Dip-dyed
Welsh fan corn dolly (deep indigo and deep
sandalwood), £15, from Weven. Similar French
rattan sunburst mirror, £145, from Vinterior.
On mantelshelf from left Japanese sorghum
hand broom (indigo), £55; and tabletop brush
(brown), £35; ‘Nijusan-ya Sujidate’ boxwood
comb, £120; spalted beech and indigo Tampico
hand brush, £25; and crumb brush, £35; all
from Foundland. Round rush mat, £15, from
Momosan Shop. On table Patchwork tablecloth
in ‘Elkhart’ (black, brown, blue), viscose mix,
£148 a metre, from Schumacher. Large blue
and cream chequered stoneware jug, £88, from
Tat London. French Art Deco glasses, £480
for 6 glasses and a jug, from The Old Cinema.
‘Oh! Stufarola’ stonefire pot (black), £95, from
Allóra. Japanese straw pot mat, £20, from
Momosan Shop. On bench 18th-century flammé
fabric cushion, £450 a pair, from Lorfords.
Bench seat cushions in ‘Isolde Stripe’ (sky),
cotton mix, £228 a metre, from Schumacher e

ABOVE LEFT ‘Polaris’ (sea blue), by Templeton by Michael S Smith, cotton/
rayon, £213.60 a metre, from Jamb. ‘Plaza’ wallpaper (blues blue), by
David Oliver, and (in bowl) ‘Lancaster’ wallpaper (sky), both £125 a
10-metre roll; ‘Tristan Patchwork’ (charcoal, yellow), and ‘Isolde Stripe’
(sky), both cotton mix, £228 a metre; and ‘Brimfield’ tape (yellow), viscose,
£78 a metre; all from Schumacher. Vintage cutwork and embroidered linen
coaster, £45 for 6 napkins and 6 coasters, from Mason Taylor. Earthenware
clay bowl, £4.50, from London Kitchenware. ABOVE RIGHT (Clockwise from
top left) ‘Iwai Tsuru’ rice straw decoration, £40; Japanese bamboo tea
strainer, £16 (centre bottom); both Momosan Shop. ‘Mino-Yaki’ porcelain
mokko plates (mustard eclipse), small, £32, and medium, £45; ‘Bon’
lacquered wood tray (black mokko), £285; Japanese sorghum mini broom,
£28; all from Native & Co. ‘Estrella’ ceramic tiles (ville blue), 90p each,
from Milagros. Yew and indigo Tampico half-turn brush, £40; ‘Nijusan-ya
Sujidate’ boxwood comb, £120; ‘Harumeku’ paper and wood Japanese tray,
£35; all from Foundland. Ceramic geometric artwork, by Sheelagh O’Donnell,
£300 for 4 (1 shown), from Mrs Benn. LEFT Early-19th-century wooden bench,
£16,500 a pair, from Lorfords. Patchwork tablecloth in ‘Elkhart’ (black,
brown, blue), viscose mix, £148 a metre, from Schumacher. Vintage cutwork
and embroidered linen napkins, £45 for 6 napkins and 6 coasters, from Mason
Taylor. Vintage ceramic cups, by Klett Nehren pottery, £120 for 6 cups and
a jug, from Tat London. OPPOSITE WALLS ‘House White’, £52 for 2.5 litres
estate emulsion, from Farrow & Ball. Blind in ‘Wilson Embroidery’ (black),
cotton, £138 a metre, from Schumacher. FLOOR ‘Espira Corka’ cork flooring,
£58 a square metre, from The Colour Flooring Company; hand-stencilled
by Annie Millar, from £75 a square metre; painted in ‘Napoleonic Blue’ and
‘Burgundy’ (archive), both £23.95 for 1 litre chalk paint, from Annie Sloan.
FURNITURE ‘Portobello’ chair, by Gabby Deeming; upholstered in ‘Rimski’
(blue), cotton, by Décors Barbares, £297 a metre, from Tissus d’Hélène;
£2,310 excluding fabric, from David Seyfried. Antique Swedish birch veneer
chest of drawers, £2,800, from Dorian Caffot de Fawes. Similar oak peg
rail, ‘Hambledon’, £35, from Garden Trading. ACCESSORIES Wooden wall
bracket (blue), £384, from Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler. Hand-woven raffia
vase (natural and black), £165, from Weven. Bag in ‘Cosmos’ (meteor), linen
mix, £230 a metre, from de Le Cuona. ‘El Sombrero Vueltiao’ hat, £75, from
The Colombia Collective. Cotton jacket (blue pheasant), £265, from Daydress.
Vintage jug, by Klett Nehren pottery, £120 with 6 cups; blue jug, £49;
both from Tat London. Cotton patchwork quilt (navy and ecru), by BasShu,
£246, from Couverture & The Garbstore. Foliage and flowers throughout,
from Rose Hamson Flowers. For suppliers’ details, see Stockists page m

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DECORATE design ideas
‘I wanted to create a rich, inviting drawing room, reminiscent of a library, but with a fresh approach,’ says the American designer Steven
Gambrel. He has achieved a dramatic look using Pratt & Lambert Paints’ ‘6-27 Clay Powder’ (for similar try ‘333D Sand Dune’) in a high-
ERIC PIASECKI
gloss finish on the ceiling, contrasting with a custom peacock-blue gloss from Fine Paints of Europe on the walls. The brass accents
throughout complete the scheme and enhance the atmospheric play of light. srgambrel.com | prattandlambert.com | finepaintsofeurope.com e

CASE STUDIES
[1] ‘We wanted this study to be dramatic,’ says
Lisa Schiller of Schiller Beynon. She commiss-
ioned specialist Henry van der Vijver to apply
a custom lacquer to all four walls, as well as the
skirting, cornicing and doors. Were it in a matt
finish, the dark blue might appear overpowering,
but the lacquered effect ensures that the light
is reflected around the room. schillerbeynon.com
[2] Adam Bray opted for a custom grey gloss
paint for the walls of this bedroom in a central
London flat: ‘I wanted the mirror-like effect to
help to bounce light round the room.’ As with
Lisa’s scheme, this allowed Adam to use a darker
colour without making the room feel sombre.
[3] Paying homage to the lacquer walls of Yves
Saint Laurent’s first shop in Paris, Jean-Louis
Deniot chose a bespoke gloss paint to evoke the
feeling of being immersed in water in this elegant
bathroom. It has been applied to the vaulted
ceiling, as well as to the walls. ‘This makes you
feel enveloped in the rich colour,’ he explains.
L
1 [4] A different optical effect has been achieved
by Nicola Harding. Lower-ground floors can feel
gloomy or cramped, but thanks to the lacquered
acquer turns what could otherwise be a rather underwhelming walls, this space is now bright and uplifting. ‘It
room into a jewel box’, says the interior designer Nicola Harding feels glamorous and cared for,’ says Nicola.
(nicolaharding.com). The word lacquer – denoting a hard and [5] High-gloss paint in ‘WC-05’ from Fine Paints
often shiny coating applied to a variety of surfaces – is derived of Europe (for a similar effect, try its Hollandlac
from lac, the resinous substance secreted as a protective covering Brilliant 98 or Eco Brilliant) has been applied
by the lac insect. But the use of lacquer in East Asia, which can to the ceiling of this New York flat. ‘It radiates
be traced back to thousands of years BC, was not derived from light and gives the impression of extra height,’
insects but from the sap of the Toxicodendron vernicifluum tree. says Britt Zunino of Studio DB. Used in combi-
Lacquered objects first reached Europe from East Asia in the nation with the white linen wallcovering below,
early 16th century, and the technique has proved desirable ever since. Modern methods it subtly elevates the sitting room. studiodb.com
involve dissolving shellac insect resin in a solvent. The resultant liquid is then applied
and sanded down to achieve that sought-after glossy coating.
These days, however, the term is used more loosely to describe different ways of
attaining a high-shine surface. The real thing is rare. This is, in part, due to the expense SPECIALIST
(it is very labour intensive) and environmental concerns surrounding the high solvent ADDRESS BOOK
and VOC content of shellac. That said, great strides have been made in the use of water-
based resins, which are now often the preferred coating to achieve the desired effect. HENRY VAN DER VIJVER
Along with other specialist finishes, including faux wood, faux marbling and gilding, Henry heads up a team of skilled decorative
painters who create a range of different finishes
there has been a recent revival of lacquer-look surfaces. Paris-based interior designer
and surface designs, including a lacquer effect
Jean-Louis Deniot (deniot.com) uses them regularly, taking inspiration from the Arts
that he calls ‘faux Japanning’. He also produces
JODY STEWART; JAKE CURTIS; STEPHAN JULLIARD; PAUL MASSEY; MATTHEW WILLIAMS
and Crafts movement, in particular the work of Maison Jansen. ‘You start with a dark
his own water-based lacquer paint, available to
colour but can count on it becoming brighter as it interacts with the light,’ he explains. buy through his website. hvart.co.uk
This is almost always a job for the professionals. Henry van der Vijver, of HV’Art
RAG ARTS
(hvart.co.uk), applies up to 14 layers of water-based resin, polishing between each one.
Using specialist paint finishes that are sealed
One of his first projects was in the house of interiors doyenne Nina Campbell, whose
with varnish, Rag Arts duo Emma Ridley and
much photographed lacquered entrance hall has been coveted since its creation in 2009. Gaby Gatacre create exquisite walls panels that
To minimise the cost, consider using lacquer in a smaller space, such as a downstairs lend the desired lacquered look. ragarts.co.uk
loo, where it can still have a huge impact. According to Nicola Harding, ‘It doesn’t
MATHEW BRAY & MATTHEW COLLINS
feel terribly relaxed, so I probably wouldn’t use it in a bedroom or snug.’ However, as Providing an array of services, which include
shown here in a project by Adam Bray (adambray.info), there are ways of incorporating bespoke wallcoverings and paint effects, Mathew
high-shine surfaces into these rooms. and Matthew are experts in realising a high-shine
If your budget does not stretch to lacquering, gloss paint can be a great alternative. finish with their skilled use of paint and varnish.
When repeatedly applied and sanded down, it will dry with a reflective sheen. As Adam This duo counts many of House & Garden’s Top
points out, unlike lacquer, gloss paint will leave you with a ‘mirror-like finish’, so it is 100 interior designers among their clients.
worth thinking about the kind of overall effect you are hoping to achieve. mathewbrayandmatthewcollins.co.uk e

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CASE STUDIES
[1] Farrow & Ball’s ‘Bancha’ in full gloss on the
ceiling works well with the same colour in estate
emulsion on the walls of this kitchen. As the brand’s
colour consultant Patrick O’Donnell explains, the
gloss ceiling helps to bounce light round the room
and ‘brings an interesting element without intro-
ducing more colours’. farrow-ball.com
[2] Emma Burns of Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler

suggests embracing an uneven surface instead of
trying to conceal it. Here, in the interior design
company’s showroom on the Pimlico Road, SW1,
several layers of stippled paint have been sealed
with lacquer. ‘It accentuates any unevenness in the
plastering, which, in turn, only adds to the look
JAMES MERRELL; ANDREW MILLER; ANDREAS VON EINSIEDEL
and interest,’ says Emma. sibylcolefax.com
[3] Lacquering introduces interesting texture to

a space, as seen in this project by London-based
studio Atelier T-Delight. ‘I wanted to create depth,
while also ensuring uniformity by using the same
finish on the walls, shelves and fireplace,’ explains
founder Sule Arinc. The lacquered walls, fireplace
and joinery have all been treated with the same
water-based acrylic resin by HV’Art. The result is
incredibly effective. ateliert-delight.com m
www.villaverde.london
THIS PAGE A view into the expansive dining room extension, where an impressive
pendant light from Cox London hangs from the vaulted ceiling. OPPOSITE TOP FROM
LEFT Founders Gideon and Janine Stone. An elegant symmetry characterises the space
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THE ART OF DESIGN

House & Garden sets a series of briefs for interior design studio
Janine Stone to devise schemes for different rooms. This month, the
team creates an inviting dining room extension for a London villa
THE BRIEF The streets of London are lined with handsome by the window and uplighters on the opposite side of the
houses, both old and new, but even the most desirable often room. Meanwhile, the monumental dining table and sculp-
lack one crucial commodity: space. As such, Janine Stone is tural Cox London pendant light above create a natural focal
regularly tasked with designing extensions to house addi- point. There is plenty of room to entertain, yet there are also
tional rooms – projects that require both architectural and intimate spaces, such as the seats in the alcoves, the back of
interior design expertise. We challenged the team to create which are decorated with frescoes depicting landscape
a dining room extension for a west London villa that would scenes inspired by the Palazzo Martelli in Florence.
work for both informal and formal occasions – and with a While the overall aesthetic of the room is undoubtedly
nod to early-20th-century Parisian glamour. contemporary, a closer look reveals the influence of Thirties
Paris – a time and a place with particular significance for
THE RESPONSE Every extension has the basic purpose of the clients. An etching by Salvador Dalí hangs on the sleek
adding volume, but few achieve it with such panache as mirrored chimney breast while, behind the dining table, a
Janine Stone has done here. With its soaring vaulted ceiling bronze sculptural lamp by Alberto Giacometti is showcased
and floor-to-ceiling windows, this room has a glorious sense on a sideboard, with delicate bronze and iron armchairs by
of space that is bound to make an impression on any dinner his brother, Diego, on either side. These pieces add a hint of
guest. The stylish, pared-back colour palette – from the glamour to the scheme, and introduce rich, earthy tones.
walls in a faux-parchment effect to the pale antique Carosel What is particularly impressive about this design, however,
Ghabana wool rug and the curtains in a simple ivory fabric is its restraint. The soothing colours, the clean lines of the
– allows the architecture to shine. dining table and chairs, and the beautifully simple soft
Within this grandly proportioned space, a wonderful sense furnishings create a reassuring sense of calm and balance.
of harmony and symmetry has been achieved through the All the better to be charmed by the subtle thread of richness
clever use of architectural and design details. The Classical- that has been artfully weaved throughout this scheme.
style alcoves that flank the elegant chimneypiece are echoed For more information, call 020 7349 8888 or visit janinestone.com
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INSIDER
Peter Page spent over a decade as MD of Tim Page Carpets, the company his (now retired) father founded in 2003, but he has recently
started a new venture under his own name, with a showroom in Chelsea Wharf, SW10. This will feature hand-knotted, hand-woven and
hand-tufted rugs and runners, as well as broadloom, hand-loomed and machine-made pieces. One focus will be on the manufacture of
custom-made carpets for interior designers (he has already taken commissions from Veere Grenney, Guy Goodfellow and Todhunter
Earle). He is also producing collaborative collections with design studios, including K&H Design and Turner Pocock (shown here).
Peter has created his own collection, too, which will be available to buy from his showroom. Prices start at £1,770 for a 274 x 183cm rug
from the Turner Pocock collaboration. peterpage.com | kandhdesign.co.uk | turnerpocock.co.uk e
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INSIDER news EDITED BY CHRISTABEL CHUBB
Diary dates
LONDON FESTIVAL OF
ARCHITECTURE
June 1-30
The festival will transform five areas of
the capital with installations, exhibitions
and events that respond to ‘act’ – this
year’s theme. Expect thought-provoking
explorations of how architects should
behave in the face of the climate emer-
gency and growing social injustice. Free
entry. londonfestivalofarchitecture.org
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NORTH YORKSHIRE OPEN STUDIOS
June 4-5 and June 11-12
Across two weekends, over 100 painters,
ceramicists, sculptors and makers in the
region will welcome visitors into their
studios. Highlights will include tours by
sculptor Michael Kusz, who is based in
Richmond, and forging demonstrations
by Ripon blacksmith and artist Adam
Crane. Entry is free. nyos.org.uk
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ETERNALLY YOURS: AN EXHIBITION
ABOUT REPAIR, CARE AND HEALING
June 16-September 18
INTRODUCING Taking place at Somerset House, WC2,
this will showcase pioneering creatives,
OWEN RICHARDS; ANGELA MADDOCK, HOLDING: A WORK IN PROGRESS, 2017, PHOTOGRAPH BY MATTHEW OTTEN, COURTESY OF ANGELA MADDOCK
Anthony Amoako-Attah including Angela Maddock, who uses
G
surgical stitching and textile scraps from
nurses’ uniforms to transform broken
lass artist Anthony Amoako-Attah (above) started out as a ceramicist, a
vessels into works of art (pictured top).
craft he learned while studying for his undergraduate degree in industrial Entry is free. somersethouse.org.uk
art (ceramics) at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology -
in Ghana. Inspired by one of his professors who worked with glass, MASTERPIECE
he began to develop an interest in the material. In 2016, with an MA in June 30-July 6
glass and ceramics under his belt and in the early stages of a PhD at the Having run online only for the past two
University of Sunderland, he released his first collection, ‘Transition I’. years, Masterpiece returns with an in-
person display of art, design, furniture
With a wonderful fluidity, his pieces capture the essence of traditional Ghanaian kente and jewellery. More than 135 exhibitors
cloth, representing the meeting point between his craft and his heritage, and his feelings will take over the South Grounds of The
about relocation from Ghana. This year, Anthony was among the finalists for the Brookfield Royal Hospital Chelsea, SW3. Tickets
Properties Craft Award and is currently selling his work through Instagram. @kente_glass from £38.50. masterpiecefair.com
Bold and Birley

Tastemaker Robin Birley, the man behind 5 Hertford Street and Oswald’s, W1, has turned his hand to selling objects
that embody the timeless glamour of his private members’ clubs. Robin’s elegant sense of style has put his venues
in the spotlight, with royals, politicians and celebrities frequenting both addresses. Created in collaboration with the
esteemed Scottish-Italian designer Willie Landels, Robin’s first collection includes Murano glassware, table linen and
crockery – including these yellow ochre dinner plates, £120 each – inspired by the time Willie spent working alongside
designer Gio Ponti. Also available are one-of-a-kind vintage finds, such as a set of horn-handled steak knives bought
by Robin’s father, Mark, after he saw them in Harry’s Bar in Venice. Some pieces from the collection are already in use
at 5 Hertford Street, complementing the distinctive aesthetic. Purchases can be made by email, over the phone or
on an appointment-only basis at the Birley showroom in Mayfair. Email sales@birley.com for more information m

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Out &
about
EDITED BY LAURA NORMANTON
FLOOR SHOW
Celebrating its 25th
anniversary this year,
The Rug Company has
collaborated with fashion
designer Mary Katrantzou
for the ‘Feather Marble
Midnight’ rug. In Tibetan
wool and silk, it costs from
£2,100 a square metre.
therugcompany.com
GREEN DREAMS
There are 12 designs in the
stylish latest collection from
the esteemed British fabric
brand Warner House, each
inspired by South Asia.
‘Amoli’, shown in fern, is
Laura in the Officine available in viscose/linen
Gullo showroom in (£65 a metre) and also as
Fulham Road, SW3
wallpaper (£80 a 10-metre
roll). warner-house.com
All together now

Ralph Lauren has opened a smart new showroom at Design
PHOTOGRAPH: JOSHUA MONAGHAN. LAURA WEARS A ‘CASTALIA’ DRESS, FROM DÔEN (SHOPDOEN.COM)
Centre, Chelsea Harbour, SW10, displaying furniture, lighting,
wallcoverings, accessories and bed linen as well as its distinctive
range of floorcoverings. 020 7072 1000; ralphlaurenhome.com e
BEDSIDE
MANNER
My hunt for a modern bedroom wall light
may be over. I love the shape of this ‘Orsay
Medium Downlight Sconce’ by American
designer Paloma Contreras for Circa
Lighting. It has a distinctive conical metal
shade and costs £618. circalighting.com

THIS IS NOT A LIGHT.
IT’S A TOOL FOR
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HOUSE STORIES
From June 1 to July 1, Design Centre, Chelsea
Garden walls Harbour, SW10, is hosting WOW!house.
From Romo’s new 120th-anniversary Pluma collection, ‘Sayuri’ is a modern take This new event showcases rooms conceived
on a Chinoiserie design. These chairs covered in Romo’s ‘Sulis’ viscose/linen in by designers using furniture, furnishings
the niebla colourway, £64 a metre, work beautifully set against ‘Sayuri’ wallpaper and lighting sourced from Design Centre
in jade, which costs £171 a 9-metre roll. 01623 727017; romo.com showrooms. Seen here is a room styled by
Arabella McNie. Earlybird tickets cost £10
and £20, with a proportion going to the
charity Centrepoint. dcch.co.uk/wowhouse
WAT E R W O R K S
Marc Newson’s collection for Drummonds takes
its cue from retro bath fittings. The ‘Bibury Floor
Standing’ bath and shower mixer has industrial-style
wheel tap handles that are made using traditional
wax-casting techniques. Shown in polished nickel,
it costs £3,960. 020 7376 4499; drummonds-uk.com
Animal magic
The striking ‘Finches Jungle Panel Set’ from Schumacher will certainly add
drama to a space. Inspired by Indian miniature paintings, the wallpaper design
transports you to a land of exotic flora and fauna. The panels are 3.65 metres
high and 137cm wide and cost £1,050 a pair. 020 4532 0960; fschumacher.co.uk
FILLING A GAP
Transylvania is somewhere I have long wanted to visit and now a bit of Romania has arrived in the UK, with MindTheGap opening a showroom at
Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour, SW10. This ‘Anatolia Chaise Lounge’ costs £2,450 as shown in ‘Susie Q’ linen. 07340 284169; mindtheg.com

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MARTIN MOORE
Join House & Garden and bespoke kitchen specialist Martin Moore
for a special event with interior designer Sophie Paterson (pictured)
and Fromental co-founder Tim Butcher. It will take place on July 5,
11am-1.30pm, at the Clapham home of the founder of silk bedding brand
Gingerlily. The morning will start with a talk from Sophie and Tim, who
will be discussing designing and commissioning pieces for interiors,
including hand-painted and hand-embroidered wallcoverings. There
will then be an opportunity to ask questions about your own project.
After this, Asimakis Chaniotis, head chef of two-Michelin-starred Pied
DAVID CLEVELAND; DARREN CHUNG; SELINA MERIE
à Terre, will give a cookery masterclass in the Martin Moore kitchen; he

will also be in conversation with the restaurant’s owner David Moore.
This will be followed by a two-course lunch with wine, during which the
Martin Moore design team will be on hand to advise on all aspects of
kitchen design. The event is also the ideal opportunity to see Gingerlily’s
bedding and its latest collection, designed in collaboration with Richard
Smith of Madeaux. Tickets are limited and cost £25 each, including
lunch, wine and a gift bag. To book, visit eventbrite.com and search for
‘Martin Moore House and Garden lunch’. e
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IN BED WITH
NATURALMAT
David Nicholls, deputy editor of House & Garden, and Mark Tremlett,
founder of Naturalmat, decided that the best place to sit and talk
about organic mattresses was on a bed at the company’s spacious
London showroom. At the special event held on March 3, an audience
of interior designers were served breakfast from Hix, before making
themselves comfortable on a selection of the beds that are available
- Award winning orangeries & Garden rooms -
from Naturalmat. Natural materials such as organic cotton, wool, coir
and natural mohair are used for the company’s designs, which include
a wide range of headboards and mattresses as well as beds. These
pieces are all handmade in its Devon workshop using only the best
A locally sourced products. 01392 877247; naturalmat.co.uk m
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SPIRIT OF SUMMER
The Spirit of Summer Fair returns to Olympia London from June 23-26, offering an unmissable
opportunity to enjoy discovering independent interior, beauty and fashion boutiques
A
fter two years, the House & Garden Spirit of In addition to the extensive retail opportunities at the fair,
Summer Fair is making a welcome return your ticket also allows you access to the prestigious Art &
to London this June. Within the light, airy Antiques Fair Olympia, which takes place at the same time,
halls of Olympia London, you will find an where you can find all kinds of treasures, from antique art-
exciting, eclectic mixture of brands and works to eye-catching contemporary pieces.
designers, as well as a tempting array of There is also a lively programme of talks and workshops,
food and drink options. on subjects such as interiors styling, tablescaping and gin
Bringing together a wealth of shops, independent artisan tasting. And when you feel in need of a break, you can enjoy
makers and talented craftspeople, the Spirit of Summer Fair a relaxed lunch or afternoon tea at the Summer Bistro or a
provides a wonderful chance to source unique items, from drink at the elegant Louis Roederer Champagne Bar, making
vibrant block-printed fabrics to hand-crafted jewellery and this a memorable way to spend time with friends and family.
ethically made beauty products. If you wish to refresh your Visit spiritofsummerfair.co.uk and quote ‘JUL25’ to book
wardrobe or give your home a seasonal update, the Spirit of advance discounted tickets for the special price of £18 – saving
Summer Fair makes it fun and easy to do so – all in one place. £4 on the official price of £22 on the door.*
TOP ROW FROM LEFT These twisted candles and marble candle holders by Cozy Living are among the elegant
home accessories available from Choice of Scandinavia. Fragrant oils by Connock London. Each of The Daybed
Company’s hand-woven beds is made to order. BOTTOM ROW Smart, stylish dog collars from Stocky & Dee. Designer
Tina Malhamé’s brand NoLoGo-Chic uses ethical, natural fabrics. Cozy Living throws from Choice of Scandinavia
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KITCHENS
NONI WARE highlights a selection of the latest kitchen designs
– from sleek units and versatile worktops to smart accessories
Architectural lines
Inspired by the distinctive design of the Querini Stampalia Palace in Venice, this
‘Intersection’ kitchen – by Molteni&C|Dada creative director Vincent Van Duysen CLEAN LINES
for Dada – combines extra thick worktops in Breccia Capraia marble with wood and I love this chunky SieMatic ‘SLX’
ceramic elements. With a striking yet durable finish, this is a strong linear design for worktop in ‘Syros Blanco’ ceramic, which
fans of minimalism. From £78,000. 020 7631 2345; moltenigroup.com is durable and stain resistant. It is the
perfect choice for an all-white kitchen or
– for a dramatic contrast – pair it with
dark units. Fully fitted kitchens start at
£25,000. 0161 660 6895; siematic.com
KNOCK ON WOOD
The ‘New Forest’ kitchen from Ledbury
Studio is a contemporary design that still
feels warm and inviting. Walnut veneer
creates a stylish finish, as do the hand-
patinated zinc panels – with deep drawers
ideal for storage. Kitchens from £50,000.
020 7566 6794; ledburystudio.com
CHERRY ON TOP
TIZIANO SARTORIO
The ‘Eden-Rock’ dining table from Roche Bobois is crafted from cherry wood and is available in two sizes.
The table legs can be finished in a choice of five different stains, as can the tabletop, which is also available
in elegant Carrara marble as shown here. Prices start at £3,900. 020 7751 4030; roche-bobois.com e

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Let it slide
The versatile ‘K2 Outdoor’ kitchen from Boffi has a Corian surface that slides across
to reveal a hob and a sink with stainless-steel taps. The unit below can contain an
oven (or ovens), a fridge and a dishwasher, plus a cupboard and drawers for storage.
Best situated in a covered area, it transforms the experience of cooking and enter-
taining outside. The kitchen costs from £50,000. 020 7590 8910; boffi.com
HANDS FREE
The owners of this Smallbone limited-
edition ‘Modernist’ kitchen loved it so
much they also commissioned an exterior
version adapted for outdoor use. A neat
handleless aesthetic is created by undercut
tops on doors and drawers. Kitchens from
£150,000. 020 7589 5998; smallbone.co.uk
RIGHT IN WHITE
Choosing the right work surface is vital.
Caesarstone’s ‘5121 Layalite’ white quartz
with subtle grey veining works well with
natural wood units. From £400 a square
metre. 020 8216 6100; caesarstone.co.uk
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EVERYTHING BUT THE KITCHEN SINK

[1] This ‘Armstrong’ pot filler from Perrin & Rowe makes using heavy cookware much easier by delivering water straight to pans on your hob. It comes in eight finishes,
TOMMASO SARTORI
including chrome, and costs £537 as seen. 01708 526361; perrinandrowe.co.uk [2] Available in a palette of muted colours, including pistachio shown here, Mud Australia’s
stylish rice bowls are robust enough for dishwashers, ovens and microwaves. They cost £29 each. 020 7706 4903; mudaustralia.com [3] The Smeg ‘Bean to Cup’ machine
comes in taupe, red and black as well as white. This is the ‘BCC02’ model with a steam wand, which costs £699.95. 0844 557 0070; smeguk.com [4] I love the antique
brass finish and simple design of this pedestal bowl from French Connection. Fill it with fruit for a splash of colour. It costs £47. 0333 400 3285; frenchconnection.com m

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The List By House & Garden is our indispensable guide to design professionals. Take inspiration
from this garden scheme and products from some of its UK members, selected by Olivia Capaldi
SMART
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SEATING
C O C O WO L F
The ‘Porto 3-4 Seater’ sofa from
design-led, ethical brand Coco
Wolf has an iroko wood base
available in 10 finishes, including
ebonised as seen here. It costs
£6,480 as seen. cocowolf.co.uk
G A Z E B U RV I L L
Craftsman-made in Hampshire
with a focus on sustainability, the
handsome oak ‘Splash Long’
sofa has a cushion in Sunbrella
‘Canvas’ and costs £13,500. It
can also be covered in your choice
of fabric. gazeburvill.com
The anatomy of a garden by
MARIAN BOSWALL INDIAN OCEAN

This ‘Pimlico Club Lounge 3 Seat’
‘We always begin our projects by getting to know the land and, of course, the clients,’ explains sofa is a modern design with
garden designer Marian Boswall. ‘As well as doing a lot of background research into the history, all-weather rope accents, in blue
geology, soils and microclimates, and the local flora and fauna, I spend time trying to under- and taupe as well as black, shown
stand the place and considering how to make it a happy one. The owners of this garden were here. It has solid teak tapered
legs and a deep seat cushion, and
working with Anthony Swaine Architecture to extend their Grade II-listed house, built in the costs £2,925. indian-ocean.co.uk
15th and 18th centuries, and the gardens had an incredible bone structure. This included many
beautiful old trees, a meadow, an orchard, a moat, a swimming pool and a tennis court. We
raised the levels, reworked the existing parterre and terraces, and rebuilt the original moat,
while taking care to retain the existing characteristics of the garden. The old magnolia in the
walled garden was a feature that we were particularly keen to preserve, so we worked round it.
MARIANNE MAJERUS; PETER KNAB
My team planted Rosa ‘Darcey Bussell’ and R. ‘Gertrude Jekyll’, lots of verbenas and phlox,
Buddleja alternifolia and Stipa tenuissima in the long border in the walled garden. The reclaimed Visit The List today to find
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the moat. Here, we planted box and alliums, and we planted climbing roses on the walls, such and wish to join The List, call
as Rosa ‘Madame Alfred Carrière’, which works well in shaded areas. The entire project took 020 7152 3639 or email
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UNUSUAL UMBELLIFERS
In the final part of the seasonal series about his garden, ‘Here Comes Summer’, Dan Pearson writes about the
tall umbellifer Peucedanum verticillare – a plant he uses in his perennial garden to link the ornamental areas
to the surrounding landscape. Members of the cow parsley, carrot or fennel family are known as umbellifers,
derived from the Latin umbellula, meaning ‘little shade’ because of the flowers’ distinctive parasol shapes.
There are hundreds of genera in the family, most of them growing in temperate regions. Their delicate
filigree flowers bring a feeling of the wild into the garden and many have elegant winter skeletons. Some,
like Ammi majus, are annuals. Others are biennials or short-lived perennials that seed themselves around.
And some are more reliably perennial, returning year after year. Most are easy to grow from seed.
1 / PEUCEDANUM VERTICILLARE 3 / CENOLOPHIUM DENUDATUM 5 / AMMI MAJUS
The giant hog fennel is a perennial in the The Baltic parsley is a robust, clump- A fantastic filler for a summer border,
angelica family from southern Europe. forming perennial, which can be planted Ammi majus – or false bishop’s weed –
Growing up to 2 metres tall, it has stout, in full sun or in semi shade. Held on top makes a wonderful cut flower, with its
claret-tinged stems, elegant dark green of strong, wiry stems, the white flowers delicate lacy blooms. Sow it from seed
leaves and lime-green flowers from June are densely clustered, fading to deep in the autumn or early spring and plant
to August. It prefers well-drained soil in brown, long-lasting seed heads. it out in full sun.
full sun or semi shade.
4 / PATRINIA PUNCTIFLORA 6 / SELINUM WALLICHIANUM
2 / ANTHRISCUS SYLVESTRIS This is an unusual perennial umbellifer Also known as milk parsley, this plant is
‘Ravenswing’ is a refined form of our in the valerian family. Native to China, it particularly useful as it is shade tolerant.
native cow parsley. It has deep purple produces a rosette of leaves with flushed Growing 1-1.5 metres tall, its large white
stems and leaves and slightly pink-tinged stems that will grow up to about 1 metre flowers are set against ferny foliage and
flowers. Like Ammi majus, this plant is topped by clouds of acid-yellow flowers deep pink stems. Like cenolophium, it is
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A royal
rose smells
as sweet
The Handbook of Roses from David
Austin celebrates its 60th anniversary
this year with the launch of two new
rose varieties. Inspired by another of
the year’s milestones – the Platinum
Jubilee – one variety has been named
in honour of the Queen. ‘Elizabeth’,
pictured below, is a repeat-flowering,
beautifully scented shrub rose with
pale pink blossom-like flowers, which
have a central button eye. Potted roses
cost £33.50. davidaustinroses.co.uk
GARDEN OF THE MONTH

Charleston
The delightful walled garden at Charleston in East Sussex was designed as a
living painting by its Bloomsbury group owners Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant
in the Twenties. On July 14-17, it will be open to the public for the annual
Festival of the Garden. The event will explore our connection with the natural
world and our impact on the environment, with talks from pioneering figures
including Piet Oudolf, Tom Stuart-Smith, Isabella Tree and Alys Fowler. The
gardens are open from 10am each day. Tickets from £10. charleston.org.uk
Rewriting the
history book
The New Herbal, a modern edition of the 1543
manual collated by Leonhart Fuchs, has been
issued by Taschen for £125. The German bot-
anist catalogued some 500 plants, with text
describing their origins, medicinal properties
and features alongside woodcut illustrations.
Based on his personal hand-coloured copy,
this new book will appeal to gardeners, artists
and anyone interested in herbal medicine.

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OBELISKS SUNDIALS BESPOKE
IDEAS FOR
OUTDOOR
KITCHENS
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP Made from high-quality
stainless steel, the ‘Grandhall Elite G4’ has a gas grill
and integrated sink; £2,299.99. primecookout.com
The ‘Malmo’ stone-topped outdoor storage unit is
made from acacia wood, and has two drawers and
versatile open shelves. It costs £325. coxandcox.co.uk
This Gaze Burvill outdoor kitchen is made from solid
aged oak. The width of the cabinets can be customised
to fit your space; from £30,000. gazeburvill.com
The ‘Igneus Ceramiko 600’ wood-fired pizza oven comes
in a kit to be assembled and has an optional stand;
from £874 for the oven only. thepizzaovenshop.com m
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LEWIS RONALD; JONATHAN BUCKLEY
A N D I N T E R I O R I N S P I R AT I O N S
V I S I T O U R N E W W E B S I T E TO E X P LO R E
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FROM SEED TO BLOOM

by Milli Proust (Quadrille, £20)
T
his is a beautiful book. Great photographs – in
this case by House & Garden contributor Eva
Nemeth – can elevate a book to something really
special, and here they perfectly complement
absorbing text by Milli Proust. By her own admission,
Milli is a newcomer to growing and arranging flowers,
having moved out of London five years ago to start her
own flower business. But her admirable determination
to learn and to do everything herself, combined with a
naturally artistic eye, forms the bedrock for this book.
She presents her new-found knowledge in a clear and
detailed way – from making compost and preparing the
soil to sowing and planting out. The first third of the book
is devoted to this practical side of growing and arranging.
The final two are organised into eight seasons – early and
late winter, early and late spring, and so on. Each begins
with an evocative, diary-style introduction, followed by
Milli’s star plants for arranging with cultivation notes. She
then presents two or three contrasting arrangements for
each season, with lists of flowers and step-by-step photo-
graphs. From small, hand-tied bouquets to large, freestyle
installations, they are loose, natural and beautiful – very
much inspired by the way plants grow in the wild.
As someone who loves growing flowers, but often lacks
ideas on how to arrange them, I found the combination of
flower lists and instructive photographs inspiring, and
looking through the book made me rush straight outside
to see what I had in the garden to work with. A book with
substance as well as artistry, From Seed to Bloom will be
a joy for anyone obsessed with flowers. Clare Foster
THE SEASONAL A GARDEN WILD: THE

GARDENER: WELL PLACED NATURALISTIC
CREATIVE by Xa Tollemache GARDEN
PLANTING (Pimpernel Press, £35) by Noel Kingsbury
COMBINATIONS The garden designer – (Phaidon, £39.95)
by Anna Pavord and former dressage rider It is hard to improve on
(Phaidon, £29.95) – Xa Tollemache reveals nature, so it makes sense
This is a reworked edition what it takes to create a that a planting style that
of Anna Pavord’s 2001 quintessentially English simulates it is deservedly
Plant Partners. I have a garden. She tells the story popular. Noel Kingsbury
copy and have referred to it frequently over the of nearly five decades of work – from her family explores this trend through 40 gardens across
years, so I was interested to see this new version, home, Helmingham Hall in Suffolk, to the Global the world, including projects by leading propo-
which brings in shrubs in addition to perennials, Growth Vegetable Garden at RHS Hyde Hall in nent Piet Oudolf. With their ecological emphasis
EVA NEMETH; MARCUS HARPUR
annuals and bulbs. Organised into seasons, it Essex. She is cheerful, gleeful even, about not and focus on plants with year-round appeal, such
presents 60 of Anna’s favourite plants, each with being a trained designer, but her nature-friendly schemes benefit wildlife and the planet – and
two companions that ‘will make them sing’. Well approach and sense of place are deeply rooted in help us forge an emotional connection with the
illustrated with close-ups and full-page garden landscape history. This book charts her triumphs natural world. Beautiful photographs by Claire
shots, the book is full of tried-and-tested planting with irresistible joie de vivre and self-deprecating Takacs will inspire even the neatest of gardeners
combinations that you can take away. CF humour. Caroline Beck @verdeflowerco to take a walk on the wild side. Sue Gilkes m

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Glyn Philpot:
Three more to see…

Flesh and Spirit
PALLANT HOUSE GALLERY, UNTIL OCTOBER 23 FRANK AUERBACH: UNSEEN
The works of Frank Auerbach are
Known for his society portraits of figures such as renowned for their texture and
Siegfried Sassoon and Stanley Baldwin, Glyn depth. This exceptional exhibition
Philpot was elected to the Royal Academy in 1923 at Newlands House Gallery in
as one of its youngest ever members. But the Petworth explores the evolution of
Thirties saw him break away from his earlier acad- his style and the impact of significant
emic style and embrace the new visual language relationships. Until August 14;
newlandshouse.gallery Pictured
in modern European painting. He used this to
Study after Titian II, 1965
express his own concerns, including his religious
beliefs – he had converted to Roman Catholicism
in 1906 while in Paris – homosexuality, and the
representation of black subjects, most notably his
manservant and friend Henry Thomas. In 1933,
The Great God Pan was rejected by the RA, because its explicit sexual content was
deemed ‘too much’. This new exhibition at Pallant House Gallery in Chichester – the
largest retrospective of his work in almost 40 years – includes paintings not seen in
public for a century or more. Accompanying the show is the first colour monograph
devoted to the artist, written by Simon Martin (curator and director of Pallant House
Gallery) with a foreword by Man Booker Prize-winner Alan Hollinghurst. pallant.org.uk
Pictured (from top) Profile of a Man with Hibiscus Flower (Félix), 1932; Resting Acrobats, 1924
EDVARD MUNCH:
MASTERPIECES FROM BERGEN
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This is the first time a major group
of Munch’s paintings (from KODE
Bergen Art Museum) is being shown
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outside Scandinavia. The Courtauld’s
collection of works by Impressionist
masters, many of whom inspired him,
provide fascinating context. Until
September 4; courtauld.ac.uk Pictured
Self-Portrait in the Clinic, 1909
LUCHITA HURTADO
The Venezuelan-born painter
dedicated more than 80 years
to investigating universality and
transcendence through art. This
show at Hauser & Wirth, W1,
focuses on her remarkable Sky Skin
series started in the mid Seventies,
including previously unseen works.
Until July 30; hauserwirth.com
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PEOPLE
THIS MONTH: A tribute to a luminary of the international art
scene; a designer of beautiful, sustainable planting schemes; and
a painter whose portraits are an exquisite expression of light
Philip Hewat-Jaboor 1953–2022
An artistic legacy
A few months ago, the art world lost PHILIP HEWAT-JABOOR, one of its most
erudite and charming members. LIZ ELLIOT charts his illustrious career – from
Sotheby’s to the helm of Masterpiece art fair and ArtHouse Jersey – and celebrates
his distinguished life with tributes from some of his closest friends and colleagues
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n March 31, accolades came in from across
the world from those mourning the loss of
Philip Hewat-Jaboor – praising his scholar-
ship and wit, his generosity and kindness.
And also his enormous contribution to so
many areas of connoisseurship, not least
his 10-year chairmanship of Masterpiece,
the international art fair that is held each summer in the
CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE Philip in his
library on Jersey, in front of a Roman mosaic
grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, SW3.
floor panel on the wall and a Breche Violette That Masterpiece remains the destination for collectors
marble column. Wearing a hat by his husband, hoping to find that exceptional piece of porcelain, jewellery or
American milliner Rod Keenan. Several of furniture is due, in no small measure, to Philip’s all-knowing
Philip’s porphyry pieces are displayed in the
airy entrance hall of the couple’s Jersey home and all-seeing eye. He was committed to perfection and beauty.
Philip was introduced to Sotheby’s at the age of 16 by Peter
Wilson, the auction house’s chairman at the time. There, he
learned the essential lessons of what was good and what was
not, eventually becoming an auctioneer. He was soon bringing
in £1 million a year – a huge amount of money in those days.
This invaluable experience taught him that many clients
needed assistance in the various aspects of a purchase. Leaving
Sotheby’s in 1979, he set up his own art consultancy, working
closely with art historian and dealer Deborah Gage. Philip
offered advice on provenance, restoration, shipping and
insurance and found himself consulting on furnishings as well
as paintings, working with designers and architects to make
objects look as wonderful as possible, seamlessly combining
old and new. He took over Hatfields Restoration, with former
colleague Philip Astley-Jones, in the early Eighties and later
went on to found Vitruvius, a specialist marble company.
Twelve years ago, he took on the task of vetting potential
pieces of furniture and works of art for Masterpiece, overseeing
180 vetters, who scrutinise each piece for provenance and
quality. Having become chairman in 2012, he helped to form
PAUL MASSEY; DANNY EVANS
the Young Collectors group, which assists future aficionados

in finding the right dealers for their area of interest through
the fair’s contacts. Philip also set up an academy for young
vetters, ensuring that the fair’s future will be in good hands.
For many years, Philip lived in an apartment in Ennismore e
PEOPLE in memoriam
CLOCKWISE FROM RIGHT Philip with Rod

in the garden of the 17th-century house he
inherited from his parents. In the library,
built to house his collections on Jersey, the
floor is inlaid with porphyry and marbles
by Vitruvius. Bronzes are showcased
in an alcove. The pavilion in their garden
is decorated with Chinese Chippendale
motifs. In the drawing room, the sofa
is upholstered in gaufrage silk velvet

PEOPLE in memoriam
‘His expertise, PASSION FOR

COLLECTING, desire to share
what he knew and sheer JOY
OF LIFE were unparalleled’
Gardens, SW7, where, according to interior designer Alidad
– who had worked with Philip from when they were both at
Sotheby’s – ‘everything was impeccable; he had a brilliant eye
and could mix pieces together effortlessly’. An important
backdrop to Philip’s London life, which also established his
identity and style, the flat had a library with doors and book-
cases inlaid with ormolu and imitation porphyry. According to
long-time friend Martin Chapman – curator in charge, Euro-
pean decorative arts and sculpture at the Fine Arts Museums
of San Francisco – it was unrivalled in its magnificence and
‘gave the feeling of being inside an ancient Egyptian tomb’.
Philip inherited his parents’ home on Jersey – a pair of
17th-century cottages set in a valley in a quiet, green part of the
island and lived there with his husband, the American milliner
Rod Keenan. With the help of architect and designer Pierre-
Hervé Walbaum, with whom Philip had worked previously in
London, the couple reconfigured the rooms, raising ceilings
and creating a double-height central hall. This brought more
light into the house and allowed the rooms to lead seamlessly
into one another, providing a space for each item in Philip’s
collection of art and antiques to be thoughtfully displayed FROM TOP Philip in his porphyry purple
and lit to its best advantage. The culmination of this work is Bentley. Philippe Hiquily’s Marathonienne
the library. Built up against the hill, it has a sloping copper sculpture at Royal Hospital Chelsea in 2019
for the Masterpiece art fair, of which Philip
roof and stands facing the house. It was designed to accom- was chairman for 10 years. Three Cubes
modate his collection of stone, marble and porphyry, dating Colliding by Heather Peak and Ivan Morison,
from antiquity to the present day. Here, he would read and which Philip commissioned for the Chart
Room at Castle Quay in St Helier, Jersey
study the art books he had gathered over the years.
The neglected gardens, too, were brought back to life. The
fields on the opposite side of the small country lane were given
over to wildflowers, while a rectangular pool was created at
the end of one of the lawns, leading to a charming pavilion
decorated with Chinese Chippendale motifs.
Firmly established on the island, Philip became chairman
of ArtHouse Jersey in 2017. The charity provides grants and
bursaries and commissions for artists across all disciplines,
encouraging community-focused projects, as well as organising
exhibitions, concerts, film, theatre performances and events
to enhance the island and promote it abroad.
To Deborah, with whom Philip had worked so many years ago,
he ‘played out his life on a world stage. Philip was a champion of
the arts. Elegant and supremely organised, he possessed the
most amazing gift of enduring friendship, touching innumera-
ble lives. I shall miss his handwritten letters arriving in the post,
their envelopes immediately distinguishable by his favourite
purple ink’. And, according to Masterpiece chief executive Lucie
Kitchener, ‘The art world will be a lesser place without him.
His expertise, passion for collecting, desire to share what he
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these colourful meadows between tower blocks and the reaction

Garden series: part 4 was like nothing I had ever seen. People who you’d think would
GROWING
not have the slightest interest in flowers would be picking them
or photographing them. It was extraordinary.’
Together with fellow Sheffield professor James Hitchmough
GREEN
and garden designer Sarah Price, Nigel devised the planting
schemes for the Olympic Park in Stratford, east London in 2012.
The 250-hectare site and its colourful, mass-scale ornamental
meadows hit the headlines and received a rapturous public
Continuing her series in which she meets
response. But there was criticism, too, with objections to the many
people who are passionate about saving
global species that were being used in these stylised meadows – a
the planet, CLARE FOSTER talks to key element of the Dunnett/Hitchmough school of planting.
Nigel Dunnett, one of the Olympic Park ‘We work with plants that are suited to the microclimate and
garden designers, who extols the many
I
soils of the sites we are working on, whether they are native or
and varied virtues of sustainable planting non-native,’ explains Nigel. ‘The main aim is to achieve the
PHOTOGRAPH JOONEY WOODWARD greatest diversity of plants that are well adapted to the site.’ He
goes on to mention the Great Dixter Biodiversity Audit, which
n the world of planting design, Nigel Dunnett is was carried out from 2017 to 2019, comparing the garden itself
a rare beast. His practical design experience with the surrounding meadows, pasture and woodland. ‘It blew
is bolstered by years of academic research into apart conventional ideas and showed clearly that the garden was
plant ecology and sustainable planting, so his the biodiversity hotspot rather than wilder areas,’ he observes.
knowledge is second to none. This in-depth study This is reinforced by Fergus Garrett, chief executive of the Great
of plant communities means that Nigel’s natural- Dixter Charitable Trust, who in his introduction to the survey
istic planting schemes work. Designed to be low writes: ‘The results have proved astonishing, showing how an
maintenance and long lasting, they need less intensive flower garden can support a rich abundance of life as
water than traditional gardens and can withstand long as care is taken in its maintenance.’
harsh weather conditions. They are wildlife Therefore, while rewilding and sowing more native plants can
friendly – creating havens of biodiversity – and be hugely beneficial for wildlife, the argument for the Sheffield
they are also beautiful and uplifting, offering a School approach to planting is strong. Nigel has done intensive
vignette of nature, often in the most unexpected urban places. research into planting for inhospitable environments, such as roof
‘I am lucky to be in the unique position of being able to be terraces, and put his knowledge to the test with his scheme for the
creative with plants, but also having a scientific understanding Barbican steppe plantings. In this harsh, dry London environ-
of how it all works,’ explains Nigel. ‘The exciting thing about ment, a matrix of grasses such as Sesleria nitida and Helictotrichon
being in the horticultural world is that we can make a difference. sempervirens creates a framework for a long succession of flowering
We can meet the challenges that come with climate change and species, with drought-tolerant shrubs dotted throughout. Built
the loss of biodiversity, particularly in cities.’ on what is essentially a bridge, the garden areas are all artificial,
Nigel grew up in rural Kent and was a keen gardener from an with imported soil consisting of crushed brick and rock com-
early age, but he also appreciated the natural world around him: bined with only small amounts of compost.
‘I can remember, as a teenager, the feelings I had when out in the ‘We have chosen plants that will adapt to this environment,’
countryside and being in the beauty of nature. I was gardening at explains Nigel. ‘If the soil was too rich, everything would get too
home, but to me gardens were never quite as beautiful as the natural big. The plants might come from different places, but they have
world. So I started playing around in the garden, digging plants similar adaptations and all work well aesthetically together.
up and arranging them in the ways I had seen them in the wild.’ That’s where it becomes so exciting.’
He studied botany at the University of Bristol and then went on The Barbican gardens are a lesson in how you can make diverse
to do a PhD in plant ecology at the University of Sheffield. While and appealing planting schemes work in tough soils with little
he was completing his studies, he was offered a lectureship there, water – something that we could all do with learning in the
teaching ecology to landscape architecture students. This set coming years. Nigel is unfailingly positive about climate change.
him off on a trajectory that has shaped his career. ‘It gives us huge opportunities to experiment with a wider
One of Nigel’s principal areas of research was meadows – in palette of plants,’ he says. ‘Rather than focusing on what we are
particular, bringing meadow-like planting schemes into the urban going to lose, isn’t it better to see how we can take advantage of
environment. This led to the creation of the now well-known the situation, and how we can educate and spread the message?
Pictorial Meadows seed mixes, which were trialled in Sheffield. I hope my schemes switch people on to a different way of look-
‘It started off as an idea to replace high-maintenance bedding ing at things. And, if we can raise the interest in meadows and
schemes in parks,’ says Nigel. But while Sheffield Council was wildlife habitats, it opens a gateway into a different world’ m
keen to explore alternatives to traditional park schemes, it
also pointed Nigel in a different direction – suggesting he carry Nigel Dunnett: nigeldunnett.com
out his meadow experiments on land awaiting development
in the middle of large housing estates. ‘That was where I first OPPOSITE Nigel in London’s Barbican gardens, where his steppe plantings
switched on to the social benefits,’ says Nigel. ‘We were planting are a lesson in creating beautiful schemes in tough soil with little water

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Artists in their studio
DIARMUID
KELLEY
FIONA McKENZIE JOHNSTON and photographer JOSHUA
MONAGHAN visit the portrait and still-life painter, distinguished
by his experiments with light, in his Chelsea workspace
If you are artistically inclined, walking the streets of Chelsea can lead to a
severe case of nostalgia. Vast, north-facing windows speak of the presence of
long-gone greats – JMW Turner, James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Augustus
John – and the centre of creativity that this area of west London once was. But
despite the hefty prices the postcode now commands, some of that legacy
remains. Diarmuid Kelley has occupied a top-floor studio at the far end of the
King’s Road since completing his MA at the Chelsea College of Art in 1997. ‘It
is such a good space and has such good light that I have never left,’ he says.
Best known for his figurative studies, Diarmuid has been a regular BP Portrait
Award finalist and his 2010 painting of Dame Anne Owers, the first woman to be
appointed as Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons, is owned by the National
Portrait Gallery. His style marries canonical lineage with a sense of contemporary
immediacy and an exquisite expression of light, reminiscent of Caravaggio.
He is aided by a contraption based on the apparatus used by Joseph Wright
of Derby, which Diarmuid refers to as ‘the box’. ‘It is a means of controlling
shadow, of achieving the drama of chiaroscuro,’ he explains.
Equal significance is given to every element within the frame. The pose might
be inspired by pages torn from Vogue – ‘I like the way the body interacts with
clothes’ – and the box is lined with a Nina Campbell wallpaper from Osborne &
THIS PAGE Diarmuid in ‘the box’ usually Little. Diarmuid frequents nearby design shops, searching for texture, colour
reserved for his subjects – although and pattern. Furniture is swapped in and out: ‘Most of it has come either from
some, he says, ‘don’t suit it’. TOP RIGHT a skip or I’ve inherited it. People recognise it from other paintings. They become
A portrait of Lord Allen of Kensington
in his ceremonial robes; Diarmuid uses characters, as familiar as the sitters themselves.’ Less informed viewers might
the mannequin when painting clothing assume his works are unfinished, as areas of the canvas are left bare: ‘I try to
concentrate on the gesture and painterliness of an image.’ It is a quality shared
by the best domestic interior portraits, the type that maintain their allure across
centuries m Diarmuid Kelley is represented by Offer Waterman: waterman.co.uk

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The American interior designer Matthew
Carter created this bespoke four-poster as part
of his redecoration of a house in Kentucky
THIS MONTH: Houses in Gloucestershire, Devon and Kentucky; a pied-à-terre in

BRIE WILLIAMS
London; a romantic Spitalfields garden; and Dan Pearson’s smallholding in summer

A NEW
Keen to take a creative approach to the renovation of their Gloucestershire farmhouse,
its owners commissioned award-winning architect Alison Brooks to radically reimagine
the internal space of the late-Georgian main house and an unappealing extension
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EXTERIOR The house faces south towards the Wye Valley and the Bristol Channel. When the owners bought the
property in 2007, the façade was covered with cream render and there was an odd extension on its western side.
Now, after an extensive 10-year project, the handsome sandstone house is revealed – complemented by woodwork
painted in an elegant mid-grey (RAL ‘7021’) – and the original extension replaced by a striking two-storey wing

STUDY AND GALLERY (above from left) The original farmhouse was opened up to house part of the owner’s collection
of ethnographic art. An Eames lounge chair and footstool are positioned beside a carpet bought at Chiswick Auctions.
HALLWAY A polished concrete ramp leads from the main house into the kitchen-dining area of the extension. KITCHEN
Cherner stools in walnut partner the island. The wooden bull – a representation of the Hindu god Shiva’s vahana
or vehicle – is from India. DINING AREA Cherner chairs surround the Bruno Fattorini ‘LIM 3.0’ table from Viaduct

SITTING ROOM Two ‘Soft Dream’ Flexform sofas are arranged round a ‘LIM 3.0’ coffee table on a rug owner Jenny
Clifford inherited from her grandfather. The ‘Arco’ lamp, a Sixties design by Achille Castiglioni, was bought at John
Lewis. Above the log store are shields from New Guinea, sourced via Australian dealer Chris Boylan. Second from the
left is one depicting faces derived from American comic strip, The Phantom. First published in the Thirties, it was
popular in New Guinea in the Seventies and the eponymous Phantom became a symbol of strength for local warriors

MEZZANINE (above from left) A pair of angels from a Catholic church in India stand sentry on the first-floor walkway
above the kitchen. Tribal art is displayed in an upstairs gallery. BATHROOM Grey porcelain tiles complement a walnut
vanity. POOL PAVILION (below right) With a ceiling in Douglas fir, this garden room is a fitting backdrop for more
of David’s collection, including 15th-century doors from a Rajasthani hunting lodge. MAIN BEDROOM (opposite) A chair
by Thomas Chippendale, the younger, frames a view of an upstairs terrace with ‘Breeze’ seating from Skandium

t is not so surprising that you end focus in. In the farmhouse, there is a gradual loosening of
up with the best house when you the architectural language, which kind of explodes in the
work with the best architect,’ says west wing.’ Think of it as a controlled explosion, however.
David Clifford. He and Jenny, his While the architecture challenges a number of percep-
wife, have served lunch for the three tions of what rooms should look like, it is not a challenging
of us and we are chatting about their space to encounter. Quite the opposite.
home in Gloucestershire, which a This new, two-storey west wing covers over 300 square
few months earlier had been named metres and is set further back on the house than the
RIBA House of the Year 2021. extension it replaced. ‘I wanted it to defer to the farm-
When the couple bought the late- house, because there is something noble about it with its
Georgian farmhouse over 10 years symmetry, its mass and the stone used,’ Alison says. ‘And
ago, the estate agent’s listing rather it was important for the new structure to look different,
grandly described it as ‘a very dis- rather than trying to blend in.’ Clad in black cement
tinguished country residence... fibre board and accessed by a gentle ramp down from the
reputed to be the highest occupied farmhouse, the west wing is the new heart of the house.
domestic property in Gloucester- David and Jenny are great cooks and hosts, so a large
shire’. Once upon a time, it would kitchen and dining room was designed, spanning the full
have been a handsome four-bedroom house but, in more depth of the structure. Its walls are angled inwards at diff-
recent years, it had been vandalised by layers of render and erent degrees, gently drawing you towards a sitting room,
an odd single-storey extension tacked on to its western which ends in a glass wall that overlooks the garden. The
flank. It presented one of those classic opportunities for angles of the walls nudge you along the building in a
the right people to buy it and bring it back to its former slightly indirect, off-kilter way. Alison is inviting us to
glory – a nice little project for two retirees perhaps. think of rooms that are more than static, cellular boxes.
And that might have been what happened, had David (a Her geometric sleights of hand have also been used to
former ad man) and Jenny (a retired psychotherapist) not direct the owners’ attention to the views of the landscape.
come along with their three Somali cats, Thelma, Louise In the kitchen, you look out onto fields from the sink,
and Blue, and their handsome poodle Omar. Because while from the island you see across the Wye Valley – as
their ambitions far exceeded what anyone, including the far as the new Severn Bridge on a clear day. ‘It’s a place
local planning office, thought could be done on this seven- with panoramic views,’ Alison observes. ‘When you stand
acre site, high on a hill, overlooking the Wye Valley. there, you feel in the context of the landscape.’ Look up
It was the architect Alison Brooks whom David and and there is a trapezoidal opening to a light-filled mezza-
Jenny brought on board to help them realise their plans nine. As with its counterpart in the farmhouse, its banisters
for the house. The couple had spoken to a handful of other are made from glass, so as not to block internal views.
practices, but they were won over – according to David – Few collectors are fortunate enough to live in a house
by ‘how clever, calm, impeccable and brilliant’ Alison that has been designed with the artworks in mind. And
was. It cannot have hurt that, around this time, she was David’s art collection is a dominant feature throughout.
picking up some of the most significant accolades of her It was something that Alison had to consider from the
career: the RIBA Stephen Lawrence Prize (Wrap House, outset of the project – far more than simply making sure
2006); RIBA Manser Medal (Salt House, 2007); and there was enough wall space. ‘Small objects can be difficult
RIBA Stirling Prize (Accordia housing project, 2008). to design for,’ she says. ‘They can easily end up cluttered
‘Our view was that Alison knew what to do and we’d better onto shelves and not be appreciated.’ One of the most
listen to what she said,’ David says. ‘It was very simple.’ pleasing details in the kitchen area is how the structure of
Fast forwarding through the early years of the decade- the staircase was designed as a shelving system, which is
long project, the farmhouse was restored, waterproofed now populated by 50 of David’s smaller treasures.
and insulated; the render and extension removed. The ‘I could see at the beginning of the commission that this
interior of the main house was reimagined, with part of its was going to be a major project in the tradition of the English
east wing opened up to create a three-level gallery space: country house,’ Alison says. ‘Of course, it is nowhere near
a repository for some of David’s collection of ethnographic the scale of the grand country houses, but it continues that
art, which he has been acquiring since the Seventies. tradition of an architect working with a client over a long
It is in this space where we see the first hints of one of period, and then working on the surroundings to create a
the defining features of Alison’s design – and an idea total project of architecture, furniture, art and landscape
that she has been developing for many years. You could all coming together. That is such a rare thing.’
describe it as an aversion – almost an allergy – to right Alison describes David and Jenny as patrons of the
angles. The opening she created between the ground and arts: ‘They were brave to decide that, in their later life,
first floor, for example, is a trapezoidal space, splaying they were going to move to the country permanently and
slightly open towards the fireplace. By working with commission a major piece of architectural work’ m
angles a few degrees on either side of 90°, she explains,
‘walls become directional, the space can either open up or Alison Brooks Architects: alisonbrooksarchitects.com

GARDEN (clockwise from top left) A sea of white astrantia provides a pleasing contrast with black cement fibre board
from Eternit that has been used to clad the new building. Blue the Somali cat sits on the limestone path between
lime-green euphorbia and a bed of lavender. The delicate leaves of Borinda papyrifera, a rare bamboo, are reflected in a
stainless-steel cladding panel. Fargesia murielae ‘Bimbo’ dwarf bamboo and Hakonechloa macra Japanese grass create
a soft backdrop for the pool, which is lined with a dark grey carbon fibre/ceramic mixture that retains the heat

American dream
TEXT MIEKE TEN HAVE
|
PHOTOGRAPHS BRIE WILLIAMS
Designer Matthew Carter has come up with an unexpected take on

traditional Southern style, using a dynamic mix of colours and
textures to transform the formerly neutral interiors of this Kentucky estate

EXTERIOR An avenue of columnar red
maples leads to the back of the house.
Built in the Nineties in the Colonial Revival
style, the house is set within 900 acres.
MAIN BEDROOM SITTING ROOM Walls
lacquered in Benjamin Moore’s ‘Savannah
Moss’ provide a vibrant backdrop for the
antique William and Mary-style cabinet
behind the windows. A side table from
antique dealer Charles Hanlon partners a
barrel back chair in a Peter Fasano striped
linen, set off by a Robert Kime cushion.
Inspired by a Roger Banks-Pye design,
the bookcase is original to the house
SITTING ROOM A Ferrell Mittman sofa in George Spencer Designs’ ‘Spencer’ velvet in catkin provides a pleasing contrast with armchairs
in Guy Goodfellow Collection’s ‘Kintbury Stripe’ in sea foam and walls in Gracie’s ‘Paper Chinois’ in sea. The latter showcases paintings by
America Martin (left) and Carolyn Plochmann (right) and a vintage silk collage. DINING ROOM The ‘Chatsworth’ wallcovering from de Gournay
creates an atmosphere of subtle decadence, enhanced by Liz O’Brien chairs in teal ‘Spencer’ velvet and a chandelier from Dennis & Leen

M
atthew Carter, the interior
designer based in Kentucky, is
frequently called on to lend
his signature lively, layered
and hospitable perspective to
homes that span the Caribbean
to California. Headquartered
in Lexington, the epicentre of
horse country, Matthew cut
his teeth as a young designer
offering an unexpected approach to the grand farms that
speckle the rolling landscape in this part of the country.
‘Twenty years ago in Kentucky, interiors were either very
Southern and traditional, or very modern. But the two never
mixed – and that was my favourite thing to do,’ says Matthew,
who cites the interiors of Billy Baldwin and Albert Hadley as
key influences. ‘I love the way they mixed everything together.
At the time, that wasn’t being done here.’
It was in this colourful, dynamic alternative spirit to traditional
or minimal that the designer was tasked with overhauling the
formerly taupe interiors of this sprawling estate. The owner
granted Matthew free rein, with the only condition being that
each space in the vast web of rooms should feel as inspired as
the rest. While he is a staunch advocate of mixing eras and
styles, his approach is equally about balance: ‘I don’t use a lot of
new furniture. Old things have more soul to them – whether it’s
a mid-century Arne Norell chair or a beautiful Chesterfield-
ENTRANCE HALL A ‘Chinoiserie’ lantern from Paul Ferrante style sofa. If we choose a chintz fabric for the curtains, I’ll put
hangs above a table dressed in Penny Morrison’s ‘Trebizon’
ikat linen. HALLWAY Curtains in simple Larsen linen and a something modern next to it as a counterbalance.’
subtly coloured runner make this a calm space to pass through Though the house was only built in the Nineties, Matthew’s
layered approach belies its recent vintage. He sets the tone
from the moment you step into the entrance hall – a large, com-
manding space with a sweeping staircase. With the help of a
centre table, dressed in an exaggerated Penny Morrison ikat,
on top of a faded 19th-century Agra rug, he seems to have dis-
armed its potentially overwhelming size. Likewise, upholstered
benches and chairs break up and help to soften their grand
surroundings. ‘Palm Stripe’ wallpaper from George Spencer
Designs in pearl grey acts as a foil to the bold colours of the art-
work hanging on it. This is another maxim of Matthew’s: ‘The
vivid colours in the Sergiy Hai painting look great in the room,
but don’t match a thing – and that’s the key to everything.’
The designer deploys his keen understanding of scale in the
sitting room, which, though large, is warm and inviting, with a
soothing but interesting use of colour and several comfortable
places to perch. The wallcovering from Gracie in a chalky sea
blue creates an atmospheric mood and sings in combination
with the vibrant chartreuse velvet used for the sofa upholstery.
Contemporary artwork by America Martin, as well as a Sixties
abstract painting above the chimneypiece, ensures a fresh feel,
while simple burlap-like linen and elegant bamboo window
treatments offer balance.
‘There are certain colours that flow through rooms,’ says
Matthew of the duck-egg blues that resurface in the dining
room in both textiles and paint. A tobacco-hued floral English
landscape wallpaper from de Gournay provides a muddy back-
drop to the chairs in a punchy peacock-blue velvet. A modern
rosewood dining table by furniture maker Keith Fritz and an
old weathered olive jug that Matthew likes for its ‘crustiness’
calibrate the prettier, more formal elements in the room. These

MAIN BEDROOM Matthew designed the sleek four-poster, with space for a mirror from Jonathan Sainsbury, and had the bed frame covered
in Vaughan’s ‘Seto’ embroidered linen. Walls in Jim Thompson’s mandarin ‘Shaker Chic’ fabric are balanced by curtains in ivory
‘Keira Silk Herringbone’ from Schumacher and a neutral rug from Shyam Ahuja. The cabinet opposite the bed is from Garrison Rousseau
‘Kentucky interiors used to be

either traditional Southern or
modern – the two never mixed’

GUEST QUARTERS (above) A Valeriy Gridnev painting is framed by curtains in Le Gracieux’s ‘Wukari’ linen. The Syrian chair at the foot
of the bed came from Atlanta dealer Antonio Crespo and the rug from Frances Lee Jasper in Louisville. (Below and opposite) The yellow mohair
from Jim Thompson used to upholster the bed is complemented by Scalamandré cushions and Christopher Spitzmiller lamps with Vaughan
shades. The curtains are in ‘Althea Chintz’ and the vintage French chair by the window is in ‘Hollyhock Handblock’, both from Lee Jofa

‘Some of the
rooms are so
big, they are
like houses in
themselves’
include the elaborate 17th-century-inspired chandelier, the
Georgian demi-lune table and an Italian 18th-century mirror.
Each room offers a different perspective on texture and colour.
Matthew had the library joinery, made from dark mahogany
and formerly stained, painted to resemble limed cypress to pre-
serve the warmth of the space but also to lighten it. A collection
of bright Chinese ivory crackleware punctuates the antique
leather-bound books on the shelves, while the vibrant textiles and
Arne Norell chair enliven what could seem more predictable.
Meanwhile, the TV room was treated in a lacquered aubergine
hue (‘Brinjal’ by Farrow & Ball), which comes alive at night.
HUSBAND’S BATHROOM A limestone floor and an existing Bright marigold velvet on the sofa and indigo and aquamarine
mahogany vanity unit have been given a fresh, contemporary
feel with wall lights from The Urban Electric Co and an accessories – such as the oversized candlesticks Matthew
armchair in Clarence House’s monochrome ‘Tibet’ fabric picked up in Turkey – tell a dynamic colour story.
Furnishing the enormous (and numerous) bedrooms was an
equally important task. ‘Some of the rooms are like houses in
themselves – they are so big we had to fill them up with lots of
objects, sofas, chairs, textiles and antiques,’ explains Matthew.
To define each of the spaces, he focused on the layering of
fabrics, colours and artwork. In one of the bedrooms, a large-
scale painting of ballerinas by contemporary artist Valeriy
Gridnev and an ochre Sultanabad rug provided direction for
the rest of the room, the scale of which Matthew has humanised
with oversized mirrors and a commanding four-poster bed.
A Syrian chair at the foot of the bed is both sculptural and a
practical place for a guest to throw a bag or jacket. In another
room, Matthew plays with chintz in mismatched colourways
and combines it with unexpected elements, such as a white
‘Tulip’ table by Eero Saarinen and a vivid yellow bed, that both
frame spaces and contrast with the rest of the room.
While the guest quarters boast prodigious proportions, the
main bedroom is more intimately scaled, with an exposed ceiling
painted a warm oyster grey. A diminutive adjacent sitting room
– lacquered in lime green and affording bucolic views through
french windows – feels luxuriously private. Orange fabric cloaks
the bedroom walls and a striking geometric print from Vaughan
has been used to cover the frame of the streamlined four-poster
designed by Matthew. At the foot of the bed, the last-minute
addition of an old and faded Turkish suzani adds just the right
kind of patina and pretty detail. ‘I can’t plan everything on
paper,’ reflects Matthew. ‘I like to allow for a lot of chaos at the
end – that’s where most of the interest happens’ m
Matthew Carter Interiors: matthewcarterinteriors.com

Past masters
Faced with the daunting task of reviving this 17th-century cottage in the Cotswolds, Ben Adler
and Pat Llewellyn enlisted the help of historic building consultant Hilton Marlton. Together, they
restored its original features without losing sight of the need to make it a comfortable weekend base
TEXT LIZ ELLIOT | PHOTOGRAPHS MARTIN MORRELL
SITTING ROOM Beside the EQ Nicholson painting above the fireplace hangs a small watercolour of poppies by Mary
Fedden. The mid-18th-century French brass sconce and andirons were bought at Bonhams. An antique Welsh blanket
from Jane Beck brightens up the leather armchair found on Ebay. The oak settle is from Welsh Vernacular Antiques
In ensuring
that each detail
is correct, they
have created
an interior true
to the period
of the house
SITTING ROOM A painting by Welsh artist Will Roberts rests on the
mantelshelf with a geometric artwork by Sonia Delaunay to the left.
The Melin Tregwynt cushion and vintage Welsh blanket from Jane Beck
enliven an armchair from Sofa.com. EXTERIOR A cottage garden scheme,
in mostly soft blues and purples with pale yellow accents, was devised by
Jess Jones of Little Barn Nursery. PANTRY In the new extension, handmade
shelves hold a collection of Victorian copper jelly moulds above a stone sink
and a splashback created with antique Delft tiles – all sourced from Ebay

KITCHEN A housekeeper’s cupboard from Miles Griffiths
Antiques is the backdrop for the Welsh oak table made as
a housewarming present by Hilton. Working with Syreford
Quarries, Hilton laid the new floor of Cotswold stone slabs,
rubbing in wood ash and linseed oil to age it. A portrait of
Jennifer Paterson, one of the stars of the BBC cookery show
Two Fat Ladies, which was produced by Pat, hangs beside
a Regency barrel back chair in what is known as the
‘cock corner’ after the subject of the painting there
To describe this as a Welsh cottage in the Cotswolds would not
be too far off the mark. For Ben Adler and proud Welshwoman
Pat Llewellyn, both successful television producers of programmes
such as Two Fat Ladies, The Naked Chef, Kitchen Nightmares, Great
British Menu and Mary Queen of Shops, it was a bolthole in which
they could relax away from their high-pressured life in London.
Having seen the cottage mentioned in Country Life, Pat drove
to take a look. On entering the village, she passed 10 immaculate
allotments on the gently sloping field that formed the centre of a
hamlet. Finding the cottage tucked into a rose-covered corner with
a small stream running through the garden, she fell in love with it.
It seemed idyllic, but the reality was far from perfect. For four
years, they would arrive to a stone-cold house for the weekend,
leaving again when it had just began to warm up on the Sunday
evening. An unappealing Fifties lean-to building contained oil
tanks, log storage and a downstairs loo. Pat loved to cook, but it
had a tiny narrow kitchen. It was time to do something about it.
Pat tracked down Hilton Marlton, a historic house consultant
specialising in the design and restoration of old buildings, whom
Ben calls ‘an unbelievably talented artist with a wonderful eye’.
Hilton agreed wholeheartedly with the couple’s plan to restore the
cottage using authentic methods. As work started, Pat was diag-
nosed with the cancer that would eventually take her life. Such was
her dedication to the project she wanted to go ahead nonetheless.
Researching the property’s history, they found it was one of the
few buildings in the area erected in the mid-17th century, and
the oldest in the village. They hired local architect David Newton
and both he and the conservation officers were brilliant: planning
permission was granted within six weeks. The roof was retiled,
the front door moved back to the centre of the main building and
the unsightly lean-to replaced by a more substantial extension to
provide a larger kitchen, pantry and loo, with a generous bathroom
above. Crittall windows had been inserted at some point into the
stone mullions, so new metal casements were designed by David
and fitted with lead-lights using antique Welsh glass. He was
also responsible for configuring the guest bathroom and stairs.
The ceilings had been covered with matchboarding, but once
this was removed, the original beams were revealed – as was
a modern steel beam running the width of the dining room. This
was replaced by a huge oak beam, supporting the floor above.
Many of the original elm floorboards on the two top storeys had
rotted or been replaced with inferior wood. Hilton drove to Aber-
deenshire and bought a large quantity of new elm planks, some
14 inches wide. These were planed and sanded and, when laid,
were stained with Van Dyck crystals – a traditional wood dye made
from walnut shells – then finished with wood ash and linseed oil.
Downstairs, the carpets were removed from the concrete floors
so underfloor heating could be installed. Hilton sourced large

DINING ROOM A Dutch 18th-century brass chandelier hangs
over a George III farmhouse table, both from Bonhams. The
1770 oak and pine dairy dresser, with a space below for milk
churns, was the first antique Ben and Pat bought together. It holds
an array of blue and white china inherited from Pat’s beloved
aunt. Part of the couple’s collection of carved Welsh love spoons,
given as symbols of love and devotion, is displayed over the door
reclaimed York flags for the sitting room and laid new Cotswold
stone flags from Syreford Quarries in the kitchen and dining room.
Initially, Pat hated these, saying they looked far too modern and
more Pizza Express than 17th-century cottage, so Hilton spent
hours distressing them until they matched the antique slabs.
A sincere believer that vernacular buildings look the way they
do because local materials have been used, Hilton brought back
a load of soil from a ploughed field nearby. He slaked and sifted
it to create the base colour for the limewash used throughout the
replastered house, so ‘it becomes part of the landscape’.
A new kitchen and pantry (complete with antique Delft tiles and
a stone sink found on Ebay) were created in the new extension.
Here, an Aga with brick piers and Welsh slate on either side and a
splashback of oxidised steel were installed. Ben had found a yellow
housekeeper’s cupboard online and, determined to make it fit,
sawed off a section of the top so it would fit under the beams.
As the garden had been largely destroyed by the building
work, Hilton introduced the couple to Jess Jones, a wonderful
garden designer based at Little Barn Nursery in Llandeilo. Pat
asked her to ‘plant a garden that my aunt might have designed’,
resulting in the ultimate cottage garden with wisteria, catmint,
yarrow, salvia, plume thistles, irises, lavender and foxgloves.
(Pat and Ben’s London garden also appears in this issue.)
Almost everything in the house is bespoke and, in their devotion
to ensuring each is detail correct, they have created an interior true
to the period of the house. Every element is beautifully crafted to
offer comfort without losing character. An achievement indeed m
Hilton Marlton Design: hiltonmarlton.com

MAIN BEDROOM (opposite top and this page) The colours in a
painting by John Uzzell Edwards are picked up by the Melin
Tregwynt cushion on an antique Welsh stick chair. A Paula Rego
lithograph hangs above a bed from Alphabeds, with a vintage
Welsh tapestry bedcover from Jane Beck. MAIN BATHROOM
Vintage taps found on Ebay are teamed with a new handmade
stone basin and a metal splashback. SPARE ROOM Traditional
pieces, including the yoke back chair were sourced from Welsh
Vernacular Antiques. The Welsh wool blanket is from Jane Beck
TEXT ELIZABETH METCALFE | PHOTOGRAPHS MICHAEL SINCLAIR
A Marylebone
maisonette
made in
Manhattan
A newbuild in central London has been transformed into a pied-à-terre with personality thanks to the subtle
layering of materials and use of warm, earthy shades by New York-based interior designer Jessica Schuster

‘We wanted to make it
comfortable while staying
true to its newbuild roots’
SITTING AND DINING ROOM (this page and previous page) A ‘Martt’ sofa by Charles Tassin from Galerie May – in ‘Streamline’
cotton velvet in ocra from Mark Alexander – and a pair of Sixties leather tubular lounge chairs by Olivier Mourgue are
arranged around a ‘Graphium’ Sahara Noir marble coffee table from M2L. Behind the sofa is a ‘Totem’ dining table with a
green lacquered glass top by Società Vetraria Trevigiana from Artemest, partnered with Carlo Bartoli chairs. The ‘Medusa’
chandelier is from Mapswonders. KITCHEN Jessie deemed it to be ‘a total waste’ to replace the kitchen installed by the
developer. Instead, she chose McGee & Co’s ‘Jessica’ counter stools to complement the existing island in Taj Mahal marble

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hat do you do if you are a transatlantic This room is filled with light, as two of its walls are actually
businessman who visits London a few floor-to-ceiling windows. However, this did present Jessie with a
times a year and would prefer to have challenge when it came to finding a place to position the tele-
your own pied-à-terre rather than stay vision. Her solution was floating wood and bronze shelves made
in a hotel? If you are the Bahamian bespoke by Porada, which sit lightly in front of one of the windows.
owner of this flat, you buy a two-bed- ‘I didn’t want the shelving to feel heavy or dominating,’ she says.
room maisonette in a new 15-storey Vintage pieces add to the mix, such as a handful of mid-century
development in the heart of Marylebone and call on Manhattan- ceramic vessels displayed on the shelves and a Seventies wall-
based designer Jessica Schuster to work her magic. mounted sculpture, which was bought from antique dealer
‘Our challenge was to get away from the feeling of a white box and Dorian Caffot de Fawes, above the Jamb chimneypiece.
give it personality,’ says Jessica, known as Jessie, who began work The same paint – ‘Stony Ground’ by Farrow & Ball – has been
on the project in 2019. ‘We didn’t want it to feel like a brand new used on all the walls on the lower floor. ‘We wanted to establish
flat.’ She had already worked on two of the owner’s homes – a house an earthy feel and the colour gives the illusion that the rooms
in the Bahamas and an apartment in Manhattan – so had a good are bigger than they are,’ explains Jessie. Shades of green are
grasp of what he liked and he, in turn, gave her carte blanche. ‘We threaded throughout the space – in the sitting and dining room
wanted to make it comfortable while staying true to its newbuild in the form of a sofa from Galerie May covered in forest-green
roots, striking a balance between contemporary and traditional.’ velvet and a dining table by Società Vetraria Trevigiana with a
The flat – her first London project – is accessed from the first green lacquered glass top. ‘The owner doesn’t love colour, but
floor, and is spread across two floors, with an open-plan sitting the green works as a calming neutral,’ she observes.
and dining room and a kitchen on the entrance floor, and two Upstairs, the colour has a stronger presence. The main bed-
bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms upstairs. The layout worked room is covered in a hand-painted wallcovering from Angela
well, as did the design of the kitchen and the bathrooms, which Brown, with the ceiling also in Farrow & Ball’s ‘Stony Ground’
had been installed by the developer. ‘It felt a total waste to rip these and a moss green Alt for Living carpet. ‘It was all about layering
out, as they are quite pretty and subtle,’ says Jessie, pointing out in order to create a lush, slightly moodier feel up here,’ Jessie
the onyx splashback in the kitchen. The parquet floors stayed says. The spare room is similarly cosseting, with a wallcovering
put, too, as did the wood and glass staircase. from Porter Teleo lining the walls.
With the bones in place, Jessie’s efforts were mainly focused The interior was installed in 2020. In a feat of pandemic
on sourcing pieces that would bring a richness to the interior. persistence, Jessie – grounded in Manhattan – called on a team
Her most significant intervention was in the sitting and dining of people in London to bring the project together. ‘I’m so pleased
room, where she added a black marble Jamb chimneypiece. ‘It was with how it all turned out,’ she enthuses. If the fact that she has
a long process to get it approved by the freeholder, but it trans- just finished working on a fourth project in Miami with the
forms the space and gives it a focal point,’ she says. Next to this, owner is anything to go by, it seems he wholeheartedly agrees m
MDF panels concealing electrical equipment were swapped for
embossed leather panels, introducing more interesting texture. Jessica Schuster Design: jessicaschuster.com
HALLWAY A white stoneware sculpture by Noe Kuremoto is displayed on a chamcha wood pedestal from Phillips Collection.
MAIN BEDROOM (top right) The black ‘Cazenac’ wallcovering by Casamance from Angela Brown sets off the red artwork,
purchased in Los Angeles. Light streams in through the window, casting shadows on the green carpet from Alt for Living
and the Okha bedside table from Twentieth. SPARE ROOM (bottom left) The Zara Home cushions arranged on the bed pick up
on the rich colour of the Porter Teleo wallcovering. Beside the bed, a vintage lamp from Eesome is paired with a shade in
Rose Tarlow linen. BATHROOM Walls lined in Onice Ivory onyx stone are the backdrop for a ‘Leadon’ bath from CP Hart

KITCHEN AND DINING ROOM Little Greene’s ‘White Lead’ paint on the
walls, beams and ceiling enhances the bright, airy feel of this open-
plan space, which was converted from an old outbuilding by a previous
owner. Elizabeth updated the existing cupboards and shelving with
Edward Bulmer Natural Paint’s ‘Invisible Green’. Hungarian folk plates
on the wall, and a vintage marbled tole vase and Quimper candlesticks
on the Indian tablecloth add colourful accents. Elizabeth sits beside
a collection of ironstone china displayed in a bespoke dresser, with an
interior in Edward Bulmer Natural Paint’s ‘Pea Green’
No place
like home
TEXT
SERENA FOKSCHANER
|
PHOTOGRAPHS
JONATHAN BOND
On torrid days in Singapore, the mercury can rise to 40°C. This is when interior designer Elizabeth Hay, who
relocated to the tropical city-state in 2013, dreams of home. She pictures the whitewashed kitchen of her thatched
cottage, tucked into the quiet green fold of an isolated Devon valley. Lawns tumble down to a brook and blossom
drifts across the orchard in spring – an idyllic vision of England that might have come from a Thirties guidebook

I
t was Elizabeth Hay’s mother, who lives nearby,
who found out that the house was for sale seven
years ago. ‘The property market down here is
word of mouth – everyone knows everyone,’ says
Elizabeth, who grew up locally. The two-up, two-
down down core of the 16th-century cottage, with
its wide inglenook fireplace and a bread oven,
survives. Over the centuries, various occupants
had put their mark on the house, but in the nicest
possible ways – bedrooms were bolted on and an
old lean-to stretched to become the light-filled
kitchen. The last owner, an engineer, upgraded
everything to ‘impeccable’ standards, according to Elizabeth.
‘Even now, former residents turn up at the gate and share their
memories of being here,’ she says. ‘Once people heard we’d bought
the house, my mother had lots of letters from other residents. One
said they had spent the happiest time of their life living here.’
When lockdown hit in 2020, her mother stepped in to project
manage the redecoration. ‘Until then, we had rented the house
out, but there came a point when I wanted to put my own mark on
it,’ says the designer, who has a knack for colourful but practical
interiors. Remote design is nothing new for Elizabeth, who began
her career at Veere Grenney. ‘At any one time, I could be working
on an apartment in New York or a beach house on Mustique,’ she
explains. ‘So this house didn’t phase me. We’d send each other
photos of samples or paint colours. My mother visited the site
at least once a week. Being busy at a time when she couldn’t
see friends was a sort of godsend actually.’
The cob-built architecture is the antidote to the crispness of
Singapore newbuilds and she has embraced its idiosyncrasies: ‘I
EXTERIOR The oldest part of the cottage dates back to the 16th century.
SITTING ROOM (right and opposite) Elizabeth restored the frieze around
the top of the walls, which was painted by a previous owner who was an
artist. A bespoke armchair, covered in ‘Sadko’ linen in red by Décors
Barbares, is positioned beside watercolours by Elizabeth’s great-great-
grandmother. The existing bookshelves were repainted in Edward Bulmer
Natural Paint’s ‘Aquatic’, which complements the sofa upholstered in
Le Manach’s ‘Mortefontaine’ cotton in bleu vert from Pierre Frey. Above
it, antique brass sconces flank a landscape painting by William George
Gillies from Jenna Burlingham. A cushion found on Etsy picks up on the
trim of a custom slipper chair, upholstered in Soane’s ‘Old Flax’ in
watermelon, and a bespoke ottoman with turned oak legs, in ‘Auvergne’
in peacock from Nicole Fabre Designs, stands on a rug from Oka

wanted everything to be sympathetic to its history, with a cosy
cottage atmosphere. But also a bit quirky, with fun modern twists,
not endless layers of chintz – though there is some of that, too.’
A parade of antique plates on one wall of the guest bathroom
was inspired by a similar display in Veere’s home in Tangier. She
wonders what her former employer, with his classical leanings,
might make of the rambling, up-and-down cottage vernacular.
Elizabeth, of course, loves its ‘wonky ceilings and floors, where
nothing is quite straight’. She and her husband, who are both
tall, have learned ‘to instinctively duck and dive’ to avoid the
forehead-grazing lintels and beams.
Elizabeth has picked out the shutters in bucolic green paint
and turned deep windowsills into inviting reading nooks. She has
extended bookshelves and restored a charming painted frieze
(another legacy) in the sitting room. She was pleased to have the
chance to hang the watercolours by her great-great-grandmother
– delicate glimpses of early-20th-century Scotland or Italy. ‘They
would never have survived the humidity in Singapore,’ she says.
But being an expatriate has plenty of advantages for Elizabeth,
who has projects in the US, UK and Switzerland: ‘There are almost
no antique shops in Singapore. And no version of Design Centre,
Chelsea Harbour. But it’s pushed me to find my own suppliers and
get things made. It’s added multicultural layers to the way I work.’
She has forged close links with craftsmen and makers – weavers,
metalworkers and rattan specialists – in both Singapore and
India. Almost all the upholstered furniture, such as the neat
sofas and fringed slipper chairs, was made to her designs. The
dhurries, which bring colour and warmth to the original Tudor
flagstones, were also bespoke. The palette is very different from
the one she uses in Singapore. ‘Muted colours don’t work well in
the strong sunlight,’ she explains. ‘Here, I’ve used use sludgier
tones, which suit the English light without looking drab.’
Bedrooms are something of a speciality: ‘It’s where I can let
loose with my passion for fabrics and pattern.’ The house has five
and each one has a distinct personality. She is fond of the wisteria-
festooned Pierre Frey wallpaper that clambers across a ceiling
in one spare room and the brightly painted wooden bobbin beds
– also a Hay design – in another. A folkish end-of-bed bench was
hand painted by her mother, who also stencilled the bathroom
floor. These remind Elizabeth of her childhood. ‘My mother
encouraged us to be creative,’ she says. ‘We went through a
découpage phase. And I remember painting a watercolour of
the fish we had seen while snorkelling on holiday off the coast
of Kenya.’ The surplus bedrooms come into their own when the
house is rented out because, as she puts it, ‘It has to breathe,
the heating has to be turned on, it needs to be lived in.’
Downstairs, the wide window in the kitchen is the family’s
television onto local wildlife. ‘I’ve become quite used to snakes
and scorpions, so spotting a family of weasels one morning felt
rather exotic,’ she says. It is the garden she pines for most when
she is abroad: ‘I imagine the children rolling down the cool grassy
slopes without fear of biting ants. Or paddling in the shallow
river at the end of the garden. That’s what I dream about’ m
Elizabeth Hay: elizabethhaydesign.com
CHILDREN’S ROOM Wicker headboards made to Elizabeth’s design are

teamed with bed linen from Pushpanjali. MAIN BEDROOM (right) This
has ‘Pise’ wallpaper in cream from Aleta; the bench at the end of the bed
was painted by Elizabeth’s mother. SPARE ROOMS (opposite clockwise from
top left) Eiderdowns in ‘Fleurs de Jouy’ cotton from Fleurons d’Hélène
evoke a nostalgic charm. A small-print Robert Kime wallpaper in terra-
cotta is teamed with a blue antique French bedcover. Elizabeth designed
the yellow-painted bobbin beds. Pierre Frey’s ‘Fleurs de Mai’ wallpaper
tones with a quilt in Ian Mankin’s ‘Suffolk’ large gingham check

LOVE IN
Filled with peonies, foxgloves and a mass of roses, the romantic walled garden of this Spitalfields townhouse

Despite being a stone’s throw from the bustle of
Brick Lane in London’s East End, the garden
has an extraordinary tranquillity, with an array
of fragrant roses in bloom for much of the year
BLOOM
TEXT JODIE JONES | PHOTOGRAPHS RACHEL WARNE
was sensitively created by young designer Miria Harris for Ben Adler and his late wife Pat Llewellyn

S
pitalfields, in east London, is a palimp-
sest of bricks and mortar with, at its
heart, the Georgian jewel of Fournier
Street. Originally built for Huguenot
silk weavers and merchants, these
impressive buildings were carved up
over time into workshops and cheap
accommodation occupied by more
recent immigrants and a smattering
of artists. Then, just as many of them
were on the point of collapse, the
houses were gradually rediscovered
by people who had the combination
of the financial wherewithal and the
aesthetic sensibility necessary to rescue them.
Ben Adler and his now late wife Pat Llewellyn fell for one of the
finest houses on the street back in 2013. The couple clearly enjoyed
a project. (You can also read about the remarkable restoration of
their house in Gloucestershire in this issue.) In the case of their
Spitalfields house, which had most recently been used as an office
and sample store for a fabric wholesaler and had previously been
filled with small rag-trade workshops, they engaged Julian Harrap
Architects to sensitively reverse its structural decline. It was slow
work that took nearly three years, and the couple were able to
move in just 11 months before Pat’s death.
Although their house was now a triumph, the walled garden
behind it was still a disaster, blighted by a decades-old nine-car
garage, which housed the previous owner’s collection of sports cars
and took up almost all the garden – the space now occupied by the
potager and much more. So Ben and Pat turned to Miria Harris for
help. The young garden designer, the sister of an old friend, had
worked for four years in Jinny Blom’s studio following a decade
in public art curation, but this was her first big solo commission.
On visiting the house for the first time, on Christmas Eve in 2016,
BEN AND PAT WANTED
Miria knew she was being invited to create an instant garden of A ROMANTIC, TIMELESS
GARDEN THAT COULD BE
huge importance. ‘It was a wonderful expression of trust,’ she says.
Ben and Pat wanted a romantic, timeless garden that could
be filled with flowers in time for the coming summer, so Miria
FILLED WITH FLOWERS
suggested a design implemented in two parts, ‘I drew up a frame-
work of intersecting paths converging on a circular raised bed at -
ABOVE Beautiful Rosa ‘Boscobel’ produces a glorious succession of
the heart of the ornamental garden, which referenced Georgian
fragrant, coral-pink double flowers from June through to early autumn.
designs and ultimately would lead through a gate in a wall to be OPPOSITE TOP The ordered geometry of Miria’s design can be admired
created towards the back of the garden and into a small potager. from the first-floor drawing room. BOTTOM Sheltered by a high wall, the
Ben and Pat already had the gate – it had once belonged to the garden table is positioned to catch the last of the late-afternoon light
poet Dylan Thomas, which appealed to Pat, a Welshwoman – but
we knew that the kitchen garden would have to wait.’ first and last to flower is Rosa ‘Boscobel’ and we have masses more,
Miria used the temporary black hoarding boards that divided the including ‘Little White Pet’, ‘Gertrude Jekyll’, ‘American Pillar’
garden at the point where the potager wall would one day be built and ‘Cardinal de Richelieu’. They are chosen for fragrance and
as a backdrop for some old and very beautiful espaliered pears she colour, which ranges from white and soft pink to deepest burgundy.’
managed to source. ‘They were wonderfully gnarled and gave an Remarkably, the work was completed in less than two months,
impression that the garden could have been here forever,’ she says. delivering a poignant summer of flowers and fragrance. Since then
She built raised beds to reduce the visual impact of the high the garden has settled and, two years ago, Ben called Miria back to
boundary walls, laid paths in Vande Moortel Belgian brick (a con- finally realise her potager plans. She commissioned raised veg-
temporary choice with a timeless quality) and incorporated several etable beds with turned wooden corners that echo the shape of a
antique ornaments, including a 14th-century stone font. ‘It gives 1726 newel post inside the house, designed a wrought-iron pergola
a nod to Christ Church Spitalfields, the Hawksmoor church you to echo Dylan’s gate and selected more espaliered fruit trees to line
can see over the garden wall,’ says Miria. ‘I also had the church in the walls, which were built with reclaimed bricks and lime mortar.
mind when positioning the outdoor table, so Ben and Pat would Today, the garden sits comfortably within its walls, both old
be able to sit and watch the sun go down behind its spire.’ and new. It is the epitome of romance, in part thanks to its sensi-
Miria then drew up a planting plan, orchestrated to fill the garden tive design and planting, but also because it was a garden created
with flowers for as much of the year as possible. ‘We started with for two people, of whom one is now present only in spirit m
extraordinary striped tulips followed by an explosion of peonies and
wisteria. But I think the roses are what make it really special. Often Miria Harris: miriaharris.com

DA N P E A R S O N :
PA RT N 0 .4 o f 4
Here comes
summer
Completing his series, Dan Pearson admires the
effects of the season’s bounty on his Somerset
smallholding – from the productivity of the kitchen
garden and orchard to the beauty of the hay meadow
PHOTOGRAPHS EVA NEMETH
THIS PAGE The planting by the old barns has a semi-wild feel with a mix of self-seeded and more permanent plants, including pale blue Amsonia
tabernaemontana var. salicifolia, Baptisia x variicolor ‘Twilite’ (Prairieblues Series) and tall, yellow-flowered Thalictrum flavum subsp. glaucum.
OPPOSITE A view looking through dusky pink Centranthus lecoqii across the herb garden to the outdoor kitchen area at the side of the house

Summer arrives like
a tide in full force.
From everywhere
and in all directions.
The early growth on the silvery poplars dims to grey, while
hawthorn blossom in the newly flushed hedgerows marks the
transition of the season. By the time the cow parsley runs to
seed in mid May, we can be pretty sure the frosts are behind us.
The meadows soften and blur all our boundaries, and hunker
us into the landscape. This was a deliberate move when we con-
verted the old fields from pasture to hay meadow in our first
year here. Ten years on and we are reaping the benefits of the
life and diversity they bring. They flood the slopes behind us,
beneath the crab apples, and wrap the kitchen garden banks
at the front, so they come close and allow us to look out to the
valley through the meadow. We mow paths into them that mark
our lines of desire, creating a manicured moment and the
connection of a sinuous line that allows the eye to travel.
While the meadows set the scene, the garden also softens
with summer and becomes increasingly relaxed as it fills out
and burgeons. As the mown lines in the meadow help provide
a sense of order, I’m mindful that the informality in the garden
has the juxtaposition of an underlying structure. The cut-grass
plateau between the meadow banks and the kitchen garden is
just wide enough to lie on, but it offers a calm place between
the cultivated world and the meadows. Likewise, the working
bones are deliberate and strong – wide paths for easy access
once things are grown and orderly steel-edged beds for practi-
cality of working and ease of movement. The bold architectural
troughs, cast-concrete steps and spine of the breeze-block
wall that connects the house to the outbuildings set out a
confident framework in which to garden more loosely.
The ramshackle old barns that flank the kitchen garden
drove the mood here. Figs and pears are given the hot walls and
a community of plants that had taken hold of the old yards are
allowed to spread in the crushed concrete used to surface these
areas. Self-seeding Bupleurum falcatum, Eryngium giganteum
and Dianthus carthusianorum move among longer-lived Stipa
gigantea and amsonia, as do yellow Thalictrum flavum subsp.
glaucum and Oenothera odorata ‘Sulphurea’. The Centranthus
lecoqii beside the tin barn is cut back in high summer to mini-
mise seeding and encourage a fresh crop of leaf and flower.
We do this with several early-flowering perennials to keep
things from feeling tired where informality has the upper hand.
The kitchen garden is a place of great intensity and soaks up
time to keep it in production. We are all but self-sufficient and
as my partner Huw Morgan is the cook in the household, this is
TOP ROW FROM LEFT Tetrapanax papyrifer ‘Rex’ in a corner of the

herb garden. Cedric Morris irises thrive beside a south-facing wall.
Dan plaits onions by the outdoor kitchen. BOTTOM ROW The mown
grass plateau in front of the house. Dan and Huw admire a profusion
of wildflowers in the summer meadow. The informality of the garden
is countered by architectural details, such as an antique stone trough

The meadows soften
and blur all our
boundaries, hunkering
us into the landscape
In the perennial garden, the planting is designed to peak late, so as not to
detract from the spring and early-summer meadow flowers. After mid July,
when the meadows are cut, the garden comes alive with colour, particularly
in the area closest to the buildings. Lime green Euphorbia ceratocarpa and
Digitalis ferruginea create a framework for stronger bursts of colour to
the right of the path from Hemerocallis ‘Stafford’ and Potentilla ‘Gibson’s
Scarlet’, with tall arching stems of pink Dierama pulcherrimum to the left
his domain. The order of the productive gardens, the soft fruit,
the orchard and even the polytunnel (where we have stock beds
and a cutting garden) feel right here. We like knowing that
our octogenarian neighbour above us on the hill remembers
these same slopes as market gardens when she was a child.
The sun-drenched plot close to the house takes its lead from
plants that are useful in the kitchen. The architecture of globe
artichokes, rhubarb, and mounds of lavender and sage make
the link to the kitchen garden beyond. The floriferous catmint
and Calamintha nepeta ‘Blue Cloud’ hum with pollinators.
On the hot walls, a ‘Morello’ cherry and a strawberry grape
backdrop a dramatic stand of Tetrapanax papyrifer ‘Rex’.
Flowers appear deliberately late and only once spring has left
the surrounding landscape. Stands of lime-green euphorbia
are the first main focus. E. cornigera on the higher ground
coincides with Thalictrum ‘Black Stockings’ and Siberian iris
‘Papillon’, with E. wallichii Kohli to the lower slopes. Around
July 15, the meadows are cut. It is in the lead-up to this
moment – and beyond – that the garden flushes most intensely
with colour, which is strong and bright at its heart and close
to the buildings. Blood red Hemerocallis ‘Stafford’, Bupleurum
longifolium ‘Bronze Beauty’ and the pinpricks of Dianthus
cruentus. Baptisia ‘Cherries Jubilee’ through self-seeding dill,
Crocosmia ‘Hellfire’ and Persicaria amplexicaulis ‘Blackfield’.
The curious, copper-coloured Iris fulva is nestled close at
your feet and Dierama pulcherrimum arches over the paths.
The colour softens as you walk towards the landscape,
with tapering Digitalis ferruginea and Scabiosa ochroleuca
moving you from the heat of the earlier reds. Deeper in, the
planting begins to take its lead from the ditch beyond. White
rosebay willowherb (Chamaenerion angustifolium ‘Album’),
lofty Echinops exaltatus, Sanguisorba ‘Cangshan Cranberry’
and creamy Eupatorium fistulosum f. albidum ‘Ivory Towers’
emerge through late molinias, which rise up once the mead-
ows are cut for hay. The planting takes inspiration from the
meadows, with one layer superseding the next. A gauzy repeat
of plants, such as Verbena macdougalii ‘Lavender Spires’,
allows for detail to come and go as summer runs its course.
Gladiolus ‘Ruby’ (papilio hybrid) hovers above Nepeta nuda
‘Romany Dusk’ and a pool of electric blue Salvia patens
‘Guanajuato’. Umbellifers, such as the towering Peucedanum
verticillare, move throughout to make the link to the ditch.
These plants sit easily against the backdrop of pale meadow-
sweet and Angelica sylvestris that follow the watercourse.
It is always a sad moment when the meadows are cut and the
life goes out of the fields, but the garden then becomes the new
focus. A sanctuary for all the insect life that has been thrum-
ming in the meadows, and the place that holds our attention
until the first frosts claim the end of the growing season m
Dan Pearson Studio: danpearsonstudio.com. Read more

about Dan and Huw’s Somerset smallholding and garden
in their online magazine Dig Delve: digdelve.com
TOP ROW FROM LEFT Baptisia ‘Cherries Jubilee’ in the perennial

garden. Huw picking sunflowers from beds near the polytunnel,
where many different tomato varieties are grown. Striking copper
Iris fulva provides intense colour next to the path. BOTTOM ROW
The perennial garden in early summer. Vibrant Gladiolus ‘Ruby’.
Looking over the perennial garden in midsummer towards the house

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Recipes by Rowley Leigh
PICK OF
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From beans to berries and peas to peaches, chef,
restaurateur and food writer ROWLEY LEIGH
celebrates summer’s bounty with recipes that
showcase these glorious seasonal ingredients
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FOOD & TRAVEL recipes
H
airy, with an annoying stalk and an awkward tail – no wonder to play the gooseberry is to be the unwanted
guest. Yet, every year, I used to pester my supplier from the beginning of June, demanding the first gooseberries.
In summer, we know to take the good days as they come. We know every picnic is in jeopardy, whether from the
weather, wasps or sand in the sandwiches. We know our al fresco lunch might have to move indoors. But we
also know nothing is comparable to the perfection of a fine summer’s day. Of course, gooseberries are not the
only fruit. Cherries will have preceded them and the apricot will arrive around the same time before the avalanche
of berries. Alongside the fruit, the vegetable garden wakes up and starts delivering lettuces, early potatoes,
peas and beans. All we have to do is enjoy them with minimum intervention from the cook. All recipes serve 6
PEACH,
ALMOND
AND TOMATO
SALAD
This is my go-to for a picnic. The white
peaches have the acidity to complement
ripe, sweet tomatoes. It works just as well
with flat ‘turban’ or ‘donut’ peaches, but
they are a bit fiddly to peel and cut.
 2tbsp whole depending on size
blanched almonds  1tsp red wine
 Splash of milk vinegar
 6-9 tomatoes,  4tbsp olive oil
depending on size  10 basil leaves,
 4-6 white peaches, roughly torn
1 Cover the whole blanched almonds with

cold water and a splash of milk in a small
saucepan and bring to the boil. Let the
almonds steep for 10 minutes off the
heat. Then rinse and set aside.
2 Bring a large pot of water to the boil.
Remove the cores from the tomatoes (the
bit at the stem end) and drop them in the
water for 20 seconds. Then put them into
a bowl of cold water and remove the skins.
Repeat with the whole peaches – they will
take up to 1 minute to release their skins,
depending on ripeness.
3 Cut the tomatoes into segments. Season
COS SALAD WITH RAW PEAS with salt and freshly ground black pepper,
and add a few drops of red wine vinegar.
AND PARMESAN Cut the peeled peaches into similar sized
segments, discarding the stones. Toss
Good peas are wonderful raw, but even a few starchier ones provide a nice these together with the oil, roughly torn
bite in a salad. This is one occasion where you cannot get away with frozen. basil and almonds, and serve.
For the salad 1 Shuck the peas. Cut the lettuce into 1cm ribbons across
 750g peas in pods
the stalk. Rinse in cold water and spin dry. To drink
 3 cos lettuces, or A rosé, such as Domaine Horgelus’s 2020
2 Whisk together all the ingredients for the dressing, except
6 little gem lettuces from south west France, epitomises a
 60g parmesan
for the oil, plus ½tsp salt and 1tsp freshly ground black
pepper. Then add the oil to make an emulsified dressing. summer’s day. Its blush pink colour and
For the dressing
 1tsp Dijon mustard 3 Toss the peas and the lettuce together with the dressing. summer berry aromas and flavours pair
 1 egg yolk To serve, arrange the salad in a bowl and cover with beautifully with the tangy tomatoes and
 1tbsp crème fraîche shavings of parmesan (I use a potato peeler). mellow peaches in this salad. This wine
 2tbsp cider vinegar would also be delicious with the salad of
 6tbsp olive oil lettuce and peas (£11.50; swig.co.uk). e

GRILLED JOHN
DORY WITH
SAMPHIRE AND
GOOSEBERRY
HOLLANDAISE
Made into a hollandaise, gooseberries
will work well with all fine fish, especially
John Dory, salmon and turbot, while the
samphire gives a nice saline kick.
For the hollandaise  1 lemon, juice
 200g gooseberries For the fish
 2tsp elderflower  6 John Dory
cordial fillets, weighing

 1tsp ground rice 180-200g each
 200g unsalted  500g fresh
butter samphire
 3 egg yolks To serve
 25ml white wine Boiled potatoes
1 Wash the gooseberries. It is not necessary

to top and tail if the purée is sieved later.
Place in a saucepan with the cordial, 2tbsp
water and the ground rice. Stew these on
a gentle heat for 15 minutes, so that they
collapse and the ground rice cooks and
slightly thickens the mixture. Pass these
through a mouli-legumes (or food pro-
TROFIE WITH FRENCH BEANS,
cessor and then sieve) and keep warm.
2 Melt the butter in a pan or in the micro-
POTATOES AND PESTO
wave. Combine the egg yolks with the wine For the trofie 1 Place the pasta flour in a mound on a marble or similar
 350g 00 Grade
and half the lemon juice in a bowl. Season surface. Make a well and pour in 175ml very hot water, gath-
pasta flour ering it into the flour. Slowly work the mixture into a pliable
well with salt and white pepper.
 Semolina flour,
3 Place the bowl over a pan of simmering dough and knead continuously and arduously for at least
for dusting
water and whisk continuously (a hand-  100g French
5 minutes. Rest for half an hour, covered with a damp cloth.
held electric whisk is ideal) until the eggs beans, topped
2 Hand-roll pieces of dough into 5mm-diameter cylinders
whiten. They need to become thick and and tailed and cut into sections the size of a fat broad bean. Using three
fluffy; take care that the yolks do not get  100g new fingers, push out into a spiral-like piece the length of a finger.
too hot and curdle. Add 4tbsp gooseberry potatoes, peeled Using the side of your palm, pull it back at an angle to create
purée. Continue whisking as you pour in For the pesto twisted spiral shapes. Roll in semolina flour to dry quickly.
 2 cloves garlic, 3 To make the pesto, pound the garlic in a mortar with
the melted butter (save a little for the fish)
peeled ½tsp coarse sea salt to make a paste, then add the pine kernels
in a thin stream. Check the seasoning – it  50g pine kernels
and reduce to a paste. Add basil and, once that is reduced to
may need sharpening up with more salt,  1 large bunch
a paste, add parmesan and slowly work in the olive oil. Check
lemon juice or purée. Once the sauce is basil, leaves only
seasoning with a tiny squeeze of lemon and pinch of salt.
thick, keep in a warm place.  50g freshly
4 Bring a pot of salted water to the boil. Blanch the beans
4 Pick over the samphire and remove grated parmesan
until al dente and refresh in cold water. Dice the potatoes into
 200ml olive oil
any woody stalks (don’t be too obsessive 1cm cubes. Boil for 5 minutes, or until just tender, and drain.
 ½ lemon, juice
about it). Drop them in boiling water for 5 Cook the trofie in the same water for 2-3 minutes. Return
30 seconds. Drain and keep warm while the potatoes and beans for another 30 seconds. Drain and
you cook the fish (or do both at once). toss in pesto until completely coated. Serve immediately.
5 Season the fish well with salt and black
pepper. Brush with melted butter and To drink
place skin side up under a very hot grill. Liguria, the birthplace of trofie, is also the home of the
After 3 or 4 minutes, turn the fillets over Pigato grape. Terre Bianche’s 2019 Pigato offers crisp yet
for barely 1 minute. Check it is just cooked ripe flavours to balance the pesto. It would also work well
and flip over. Serve with the samphire and with the firm-textured John Dory and the sharp-creamy
hollandaise, and boiled new potatoes. gooseberry hollandaise (£22.50; butlers-winecellar.co.uk). e

 5 eggs
 75g light brown caster
sugar
 300ml milk
 300ml double cream
 4 drops almond essence
 12 apricots
 100g amaretti biscuits
APRICOT CUSTARD
This is very simple to make and is a delicate and clean way to use the precocious early apricots – one of the first fruits of summer.
1 Whisk 2 eggs, the yolks of 3 eggs and 5tbsp of the sugar together custard over the apricots and return to the oven (you don’t have to
well, then add milk, cream and almond essence. Leave to stand. wait for the temperature to come down). The custard should cook
2 Heat the oven to 220˚C/fan oven 200˚C/mark 7. Halve the in about 40 minutes, but be vigilant. Test by giving the dish a little
apricots and remove the stones. Place in rows, cut side up, in a shake to see if it has set. Eat hot, cold or, best of all, lukewarm.
large oven dish. Sprinkle over the remaining 1tbsp caster sugar
and add 2tbsp water. Bake for 5-10 minutes, depending on the To drink
ripeness of the apricots. They should be softened, but not collapse. This delicate, creamy pudding deserves a wine of its own. A sweet
3 Crush the amaretti biscuits with a rolling pin (not to a fine white such as Domaine des Forges 2019 from Coteaux du Layon
powder but to a thick crumb) and sprinkle over the apricots. has notes of honey, apricot and marzipan, and sufficient lively
4 Turn down the oven to 140˚C/fan oven 120˚C/mark 1. Pour the acidity to match up perfectly (£14.80; tanners-wines.co.uk) m

Ingredients of the month FOOD & TRAVEL taste notes
TEXT BLANCHE VAUGHAN | ILLUSTRATIONS ALICE PATTULLO
GREEN BEANS PEAS SAMPHIRE AND

What we refer to as green beans now For most of the year, I would go for SEA KALE
includes varieties of green, yellow and frozen but, in summer, freshly picked These old-school English ingredients
purple. I don’t like them served too young peas are incomparable. Jane are back in favour. Fishmongers often
al dente when they can be squeaky. Grigson suggested cooking them in sell samphire and specialist green-
Rowley Leigh has given his version of their pods and squeezing them into grocers stock sea kale. The long stalks
the Ligurian dish of trofie pasta with your mouth (like edamame). Podding of sea kale taste like sweet celery and
beans, potatoes and pesto in ‘Pick of peas can be a gently meditative job – can be cooked like asparagus: trim the
the Crop’ on the previous pages. I also keep the pods and use to flavour stock. ends, steam or boil until tender, then
like them in a tomato sauce: Greek Serve cooked new peas stirred into serve with melted butter or holland-
style with onions, garlic and cumin; or fresh egg yolk tagliarini, with mint and aise. Wash, remove the wiry ends of
Italian style with olive oil and basil. grated pecorino. With older peas that stalks, then steam or boil samphire
A favourite salad is cooked beans, ripe are getting mealy, try slow cooking quickly. Dress with melted butter and
tomatoes, salty olives and anchovies, with sweated shallot, a pinch of sugar, lemon; there is no need for salt. Both
dressed with mustardy vinaigrette and stock or water for a creamy, sweet go well with simply cooked fish.
and topped with a soft-boiled egg. flavour. Tangle with steamed chard
or spinach to serve as a side dish. CARROTS
TOMATOES Although we think of carrots as year
Tomatoes are grown in the temperate CHERRIES round, they are at their best in summer.
climate of the Isle of Wight, which Along with apricots, cherries are our Heirloom varieties come in a kaleido-
allows us to eat UK produce earlier. first stone fruit to ripen each year. scope of colours from white to red and
But if you can wait until the natural When roasted whole, their flavour purple. I like (thinner) new carrots
season, you will be rewarded by sweet, intensifies and the stone imparts a topped and tailed and cut in half
ripe flavours and myriad varieties. bitter-almond taste. I love them in lengthways, then braised Vichy style
Look for heritage ones at markets for clafoutis, or made into focaccia. This with butter and just enough water to
a spectrum of colours, textures and sweet version of the bread is unusual cover. Roasted carrots are good with
shapes. Big bull’s heart tomatoes are but oh so tasty – press cherries into toasted pumpkin and sunflower seeds
good for sauces; cherry ones tend to the risen dough and sprinkle with scattered over the top and a honey-
be sweeter and travel well, but try to sugar before baking. Raw cherries can soy dressing. Or try a Moroccan-style
buy them on the vine. If I have a glut, be marinated in brandy or grappa to salad with raw carrots macerated in
I slow roast them with thyme and oil, drink in winter or serve with creamy ground cumin, paprika, lemon juice,
and freeze some for the winter. puddings like panna cotta. olive oil and chopped coriander m

LEFT Mohcyn Bousfiha,
co-founder of Moro,
arranges a display in his
shop, which is a treasure
trove of vibrant pieces.
RIGHT Hand-painted
ceramics at LRNCE
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MARRAKECH
After opening a new showroom in Tameslouht, Beni Rugs
co-founders TIBERIO LOBO-NAVIA and ROBERT
WRIGHT reveal their insiders’ guide to Morocco’s Red City Shopping
There is a new band of young creatives who are shaking
PHOTOGRAPHS DEAN HEARNE
up the retail scene in Marrakech. Start with Moro (Rue
Yves St Laurent, Majorelle; moromarrakech.com), which
is located near Yves Saint Laurent’s old home and the
Majorelle Garden. The owners started a skincare brand,
The Moroccans, a few years ago and have since opened
a buzzy boutique, which stocks textiles, fragrances and
homeware, and also houses a charming restaurant and
a yoga studio. In the new town of Gueliz, Norya Ayron’s
beautiful, minimalist store (17 Rue Tariq Bnou Ziad;
norya-ayron.shop) is straight out of Los Angeles and is
filled with her colourful, flowing designs for women and
men. A short walk from Norya Ayron is concept store
Some (76 Bd el Mansour Eddahbi; someslowconcept.com),
housed in a striking mid-century villa. You will find tons
of excellent pieces for the home – from flatware to glasses
to blankets. We have just opened a new Beni Rugs atelier
and showroom (benirugs.com) on Route Amizmiz, about
25 minutes from town. Here, you can see rugs being
woven, sip an espresso (or glass of rosé) and design your
dream rug – think of it as the intersection of the ancient
and the contemporary. For the clothing equivalent, pay
a visit to our friends at Marrakshi Life (933, Quartier
Industriel Al Massar Route de Safi; marrakshilife.com)
for modern interpretations of Moroccan silhouettes. Close
by is LRNCE (59 Rue Principale Sidi Ghanem; lrnce.com),
a gorgeous destination for pottery and textiles. While you
are in Sidi Ghanem, stop by Maison Sarayan (377 Sidi
Ghanem; maisonsarayan.com), a bold interiors boutique
that has just opened and stocks diverse, global style. On
the road to Essaouira are numerous wicker stalls selling
mirrors, lanterns and furniture – they can make almost
anything from a sketch or idea. Our favourite épicerie in
town is Barbe (61 Rue Yougoslavie), run by Adnan Belakbil
ABOVE Tiberio Lobo-Navia (left) and Robert Wright at
the new Beni Rugs showroom. A handmade, flatwoven who, as DJ Edamame, can also often be found behind
wool rug in their ‘Key’ design hangs on the wall the decks at various rooftop parties all across town.

FOOD & TRAVEL Morocco
Food and drink
Now that the city is in full swing again, crowds of locals,
expats and in-the-know visitors are gathering at El Fenn’s
famous rooftop bar (2 Derb Moulay Abdullah Ben Hezzian;
el-fenn.com) for sundowners. What we call ‘Marrakech’s
living room’, +61 (96 Rue Mohammed el Beqal; plus61.com)
should be at the top of your list. It serves the best cocktails
in town, as well as vibrant food with the owner Cassie
Karinsky’s singular brand of hospitality. Close to +61 is
the lunch and dinner spot Le Petit Cornichon (27 Rue
Moulay Ali), which is owned by Erwann Lance, who has
worked in several Michelin-starred restaurants round
the world. Quartier Industriel de Sidi Ghanem is now the
happening street. Here, you will find the great new coffee ABOVE FROM LEFT The modernist-style Eileen Gray
roastery Marrakech Fine Food (marrakechfinefood.com) room at Riad Mena & Beyond. Shop owner Norya Ayron.
CLOCKWISE FROM BELOW LEFT Karima Ouzdine (left)
and, just next door, Hassan Hajjaj’s technicolour tea emp- and Boulhert Tidard weave Beni Rugs. The Riad Mena
orium, Jajjah (jajjah.com). In Gueliz, Amandine bakery pool is an oasis on hot days. La Grande Table Marocaine.
(6 Rue de la Liberté; amandinemarrakech.com) is perfect Enjoy rooftop cocktails at El Fenn. Bacha Coffee café
for breakfast, lunch or an afternoon pastry. For a splurge
meal, it has to be one of the restaurants at Royal Mansour
hotel (Rue Abou Abbas El Sebti): Sesamo for Italian food; or
La Grande Table Marocaine for exquisite local dishes.
Finally, no stay is complete without a visit to the Wes
Anderson fantasy that is Bacha Coffee in the Medina (Dar
El Bacha, Route Sidi Abdelaziz; bachacoffee.com). Go for
brunch or to pick up freshly roasted beans to take home.
Don’t miss
Alongside the retail reinvention, the Marrakech art scene
has never been more interesting. Remember the street in
Sidi Ghanem we mentioned? It is also home to our favourite
gallery, MCC. The director Myriem Baadi has amazing
taste – there is no better guide. The space always has an
eye-opening display that speaks to both modernity and
the city’s rich heritage. Also put MACAAL (Al Maaden,
Sidi Youssef Ben Ali; macaal.org) and Galerie Siniya28
(Rue Tariq Bnou Ziad; galeriesiniya28.com) on your list.
Accommodation
For intimate hospitality blended with elevated taste, you
cannot go wrong with Riad Mena & Beyond (70 Derb
Jdid; riadmenaandbeyond.com). Located in the walled
Medina, the seven-bedroom riad is an insider’s paradise,
filled with art found by its globetrotting owner Philomena
Schurer Merckoll. Double rooms cost from €245, B&B m

FOOD & TRAVEL Mallorca
ESCAPING THE CROWDS

PAUL RICHARDSON, who has spent more than 30 years living in Spain, recommends venturing inland to
experience Mallorca’s more peaceful pleasures – from churches and wineries to stylish farmhouse hotels
I
PHOTOGRAPHS PERNILLA DANIELSSON
t is said that on any given day, in the high season, a plane of the writer Robert, took refuge after leaving Deià a few years
touches down at Palma de Mallorca airport every back – opened in 2019 and is one of the island’s loveliest hotels.
60 seconds. In the summer, the island’s once dreary The interior is not just Mallorca’s geographical heart, but also
capital, now a sparkling Mediterranean-style hub, the guardian of its pastoral soul. The foreign presence in these parts
heaves with visitors from every corner of Europe. Trying is limited and most of the big estates remain in the hands of local
to get a table at one of the fish shacks on the beach at families. The towns and villages have warren-like streets of houses
Deià – the north coast enclave where bohemia rubs in dust-pink sandstone, their shutters painted a utilitarian green.
shoulders with big money – becomes a fruitless task. Some, like Sineu and Porreres, echo a prosperous mercantile past;
Meanwhile, the tour buses come and go, ferrying their charges to others are sleepy hamlets with little more than a shop and a café.
the rumbustious resorts of Magaluf and S’Arenal. High culture is a low priority, but there are modest peaks. Puig de
Take the low road north out of Palma, however, and the cruising Randa, a hill rising from the plain, has been a pilgrimage site since
speed shifts down a couple of gears. The Ma-3011 leads through a medieval mystic Ramon Llull spent time meditating in a cave up
bucolic landscape of almond and olive groves bounded by meander- there. You could organise a good crawl among the churches of the
ing dry-stone walls. Windmills, like miniature castles, stand guard interior – prime candidates being the fortress-like Santa Maria in
among fields grazed by flocks of scrawny sheep. Tiny towns like Sineu and Petra’s Sant Pere, a Gothic barn on an impressive scale.
Pina and Ruberts have none of the manicured prettiness of Deià or A better plan is to have no plan. Drift from town to town past
Pollensa, but instead are rustic splotches of stone and terracotta vineyards and wineries – some of which are producing characterful
clustered around Foursquare churches with pepperpot bell towers. wines with rediscovered local grapes such as Callet and Manto
On an island where visitor numbers reached 12 million a year in Negro. Fancy restaurants are few and far between, but you can
the pre-pandemic era, it is hard to believe that there can still be explore the byways of homely Mallorquín food (think stuffed squid
pockets of authenticity. Yet the central plains, framed by the or tumbet – a sort of layered ratatouille) at rustic establishments
mountains of the north west, the bay of Alcúdia and the Artà hills like Molí d’en Pau in Sineu or S’Estanc Vell in Vilafranca de Bonany.
in the north east, are a reserve of rural life that have rarely featured And when the lure of the beach becomes irresistible, it is worth
in the travel plans even of committed Mallorca-philes. remembering that nowhere on Mallorca is much more than 25 miles
Until now. The less-traversed interior has swum into the spotlight from the sea. From Sineu, the white sands and blue waters of Sa
as visitors crave country quietude over the hurly-burly of the coast. Cànova lie just half an hour away by car. Cala Torta, up beyond
Wise travellers are heading away from the Tramuntana mountains Artà, is more of an undertaking, but worth the 45-minute journey
to historic Sineu or honest-to-goodness towns (Algaida, Porreres, from Manacor for a taste of the Mediterranean in its unadulterated
Campos) where the only crowds are found at the produce market. state. A dirt-track winds down between pine woods to a curving bay
Tourism on any scale has yet to find a foothold in these back- with nothing to disturb the peace – no beach bars or sun loungers
waters, but change is coming. Finca Serena, a gorgeous converted cramming the pristine sand. Here is a corner of the real Mallorca
farm outside Montüiri – the inland town where Tomás Graves, son and, like the villages of the interior, it is a far cry from Magaluf m
THIS PAGE The hilltop fortress church of Sant

Salvador close to Artà. OPPOSITE CLOCKWISE
FROM TOP LEFT Cala Torta beach. A chapel at
Santa Maria de Sineu. Indoor dining at Finca
Ca’n Beneït. A country road close to Montuïri.
The rooms at Finca Serena are simple yet
elegant. Windmills dot the landscape. Finca
Serena’s light-filled restaurant. Dine outside
at Finca Ca’n Beneït to enjoy panoramic views
Where to stay
SON FOGUERÓ This country house
outside Sineu has been converted into a
minimalist hideaway by interior designer
María Antonia Carbonell and painter Pere
Alemany. It is something of a well-kept secret.
Double rooms from €185. sonfoguero.com
-
FINCA SERENA On the brow of a hill
overlooking Montuïri, this 25-room former
farmhouse is by some way the most exquisite
hotel on the central plain. The 40-hectare
estate, including a vineyard and olive
groves, is immaculately maintained. Double
rooms from €356. fincaserenamallorca.com
-
FINCA CA’N BENEÏT A recently opened
agroturismo with 10 delightful rooms, this
is part of a vast estate on the lower slopes of
the Tramuntana – where rough stone-walled
buildings include a 200-year-old church.
Double rooms from €253. fincacanbeneit.com

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LAURA NORMANTON recommends luxurious spa hotels and a villa perfect for a family break
O
verlooking the secluded Cala Xarraca Bay on the island’s northern coast, Six Senses Ibiza is a true
year-round destination. The chic 116-room resort, which opened last summer, has a sparkling spa
and gym, where bespoke wellness programmes are formulated under the guidance of in-house
experts. For a less sedate pastime, try cliff jumping, kayaking or stand-up paddleboarding. There
are three restaurants, including Ha Salon Ibiza headed up by Israeli chef Eyal Shani, who uses
organic, seasonal and local sourced ingredients in new and innovative ways. Turquoise offers four nights in a
Deluxe Room, from £1,960 per person, B&B, including flights and transfers. turquoiseholidays.co.uk | sixsenses.com
home counties haven Aegean revival Tuscan gem

An hour’s drive from London, Heckfield Place Family friendly Voyage Torba in Bodrum has Onefinestay has expanded its exceptional
in Hampshire (above) is set at the heart of had a complete renovation. The updated rooms collection to include the 11th-century Tuscan
a 400-acre estate. This year sees the opening are more spacious, with inner gardens and Castle perched on a hilltop surrounded by
of The Bothy Spa, offering treatments using terraces; many have direct pool access (above). olive groves and vineyards (above). With two
Heckfield’s own Wildsmith Skin products, plus With 16 bars and eight à la carte restaurants, infinity pools and space to accommodate up to
classes in Pilates and yoga and an indoor pool. there is plenty of choice for dining. Guests can 18 people in nine bedrooms, this is the perfect
The interiors of the Georgian house have been stroll along the 300-metre beach before cooling property for large groups of family or friends
lovingly restored and now combine natural-hued off in the calm waters of the Aegean or in one of wanting a luxurious base for an Italian holiday.
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fabrics, seagrass rugs and large comfortable 11 pools, and children will love the aqua-park. Some of the rooms also include a kitchen and
sofas with art and antiques. There are two The new Sense Spa is a refuge from all the sitting area for additional privacy. The gardens
restaurants under the culinary direction of Skye activity, with a Turkish bath, sauna, steam bath and terraces are magnificent and provide
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list. ‘The last two years sale for the first time since 1980, this beach and has incredible views across the
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Christchurch Road, Lymington, SO41, is a

six-bedroom farm for sale. Guide price £5 million
EXPERIENCE SHOWS
This year, the leading estate agency John D. Wood & Co celebrates
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Pavilion Road off Sloane Square, created and managed by the Cadogan John Daniel Wood, who opened the first office at 6 Mount Street,
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the UK, as well as 3,000 affiliated par tners worldwide, it’s
collection of artisan food shops, cafes and restaurants that attract local
well placed to offer local exper tise and a bespoke service –
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an approach that’s been trusted for generations.
the season. Looking forwards, this autumn will see an ‘Edible Trail’, where
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WEDDERBURN COTTAGE
HAMPSTEAD NW3
A BEAUTIFUL, RARELY AVAILABLE GRADE II

LISTED BUILT CIRCA 1886 BY THE CELEBRATED
VICTORIAN ARCHITECT HORACE FIELD
FOR HIS OWN OCCUPATION AND THAT IS
CONSIDERED TO BE ONE OF HIS FINEST
WORKS.
The house which is over 3 floors (predominantly over 2), features

a unique mix of original features and stonework alongside modern
architectural influences including a stunning kitchen extension,
which was shortlisted for the RIBA award in 2017.
Set well back from the road via a gated carriage driveway the
property is conveniently situated on possibly the most coveted tree-
lined roads lying South of the Village being as it is within easy reach
of both Hampstead High Street and Belsize Village with numerous
schools, excellent transport amenities and a wide range of cafes,
boutiques and numerous local restaurants all easily accessible.
ACCOMMODATION & AMENITIES

Reception hall | Drawing room | Reception room | Dining room
Exceptional extended kitchen/breakfast room | Guest cloakroom
Master bedroom with large dressing room/bathroom (previously
bedroom 2) and shower room | 5 further bedrooms | Shower room
| Ample storage | Gym, (previously a garage) | Separate garage
Sweeping carriage driveway | 65’ south facing garden.
TERMS
TENURE
Freehold
GUIDE PRICE
Upon Application
SOLE SELLING AGENTS

LAST WORD
Notes from Home

Sophie Dahl
when I came back to visit that were to set the template
of home. One was my step-grandmother Liccy’s flat, in
A room not of one’s own a red brick Victorian building in south west London,
unimpeachably chic and designed by her daughter,
the designer, Charlotte Crosland. I can conjure the
heavy communal front door and lino-floored hallway,
the pale grey walls as you climbed the stairs. Inside, a
light-filled tongue-and-groove kitchen with a splendid
portrait of a bull by Jonathan Delafield Cook and a wall
of French ceramics. Sometimes Liccy was there when
I was being picked up by a date. On one occasion, she
asked me, sotto voce, why the suitor was wearing eye
make-up and ‘A white suit, Sophie. A white suit! Mon
Dieu – far worse than the eyeliner!’ She valiantly queried
the intentions of another, who was armed with sweet
peas and a vulpine grin. I don’t think they were good.
When I wasn’t under Liccy’s discerning eye, I was
taking a train to my oldest friend’s childhood house:
a honeyed cottage in Gloucestershire, where we would
laugh under the rafters in her attic bedroom and wake
to the sound of church bells ringing. It was a heady
mixture of the nostalgic and the familiar, so different
from urban life in New York. Pink mornings, wood
I
pigeons and the sound of Emily’s four siblings fighting
through the floorboards. Toast and honey, PG Tips
and Meet Me in St Louis on the television, while we sat
under patchwork quilts on the sofa in that happy
silence that old friends can sit in.
don’t know that I ever particularly The adult life I eventually made sits somewhere
mastered the feeling of having a between the two. I have a room of my own, but there are
room of my own. When I was a child, those others that will forever have a place in my mental
we moved house around once a year. archive: Virginia’s Woolf ’s brilliant green bedroom at
Perhaps it was this that led me to Monk’s House in East Sussex; the azure sitting room
become a contradiction as a young of American designer Sheila Bridges in Harlem; the
woman – delighting in imperma- Terunobu Fujimori-designed Japanese tea house that
nence while simultaneously craving perches in the sky, surrounded by cherry blossom in
bricks-and-mortar solidity and Hokuto, Japan; and interior and textile designer Kathryn
a front-door key. I was a teenage Ireland’s gem of a room for guests, hidden (at the top
nomad, belongings trailing from of a wooden ladder) in the barn of her house in France.
straw baskets as I moved from place Each has the power to make the visitor want to stay,
to place. I shared beds with girl- filled with an inherent generosity, the space to breathe.
friends in basement flats and rented A great room asks its visitor only to belong.
rooms. I read Country Life like the To have the chance to consider your surrounds and
bible and clipped out pictures of remote, tumbledown imagine a different life is a luxury. Globalisation, wars
houses I imagined a life in. I found one of these cuttings and conflict have made it a necessity for many. My
in a book the other day – a shingled house in Massa- husband’s parents were born respectively in Jerusalem
chusetts – and remembered the reverie that went with and Myanmar, and travelled as young children to the
it. I was going to work in a bookshop on Main Street UK by boat with parents who had fled persecution.
and drive a Chevy truck with a loyal rescue dog sitting The glorious late children’s author Judith Kerr, who
shotgun. My husband was going to be a fisherman who escaped from Nazi Germany as a child, wrote about
read Pablo Neruda out loud as we sat on the porch, lights this in her classic When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit.
twinkling in the harbour. I realise now that these fan- ‘“We’ll come back,” said Papa. “I know,” said Anna,
tasies were potent and instructive – the dream of a room, “But it won’t be the same – we won’t belong. Do you think
a house, a geography – all a version of trying on shoes we’ll ever really belong anywhere?” “I suppose not,” said
that are too big, until you’re ready to walk in your own. Papa. “Not the way people belong who have lived in just
MATT EASTON
When I lived in New York in my early twenties, there one place all their lives. But we’ll belong a little in lots
were a couple of places in England in which I stayed of places, and I think that may be just as good”’ m
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68 Leading light Martin Moore’s modern and elegant scheme has 112 D E S I G N N O T E S Smallbone designer Sophie Vile shares
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E d i t o r ’s l e t t e r
T
he kitchen sits like permanent
furniture in a house, which is why
it can feel so daunting to make all
those decisions about layouts, stor-
age, eating and cooking areas, and
appliances – before you even get to
the style of cabinetry and hardware
or paint colours. Correcting errors
in the design process is costly and
painful as it means bringing back the builders and living
without essential functions until alterations are finished.
In my own Victorian flat, I inherited a newly installed
Shaker-style kitchen with an island and excellent built-in
storage. However, the larder is on the opposite side to the
hob and power points, which means I have to walk across
the kitchen each time I need an ingredient while cooking.
It’s these nuances in design that play a key part in improving
how we live and are so important to get right – the same
goes for bathrooms and any room we spend much time in.
This year’s Kitchens & Bathrooms is full of advice from
specialists who know the ins and outs of successfully
creating these two essential rooms, and how to strike the
balance between aesthetics and function. Smallbone
designer Sophie Vile lays out the five key foundations of
planning a kitchen on page 112, while, on page 34, four
industry experts offer guidance on common issues, such
as working with restricted space or considering the needs
of a busy family. On page 104, interior designer Orla Read
shares the process behind her bold, energetic scheme for a
London bathroom and, on page 108, Dutch studio Barde
vanVoltt’s transformation of an attic in a canal house in
Amsterdam is a masterclass in working with the existing
architectural elements to create a serene sanctuary.
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BEN THOMPSON INTERIOR DESIGNER

London-based Ben Thompson has applied his minimalist,
contemporary take on English country style to a number of enviable
houses since launching his studio, BWT, in 2011 – also branching
into hospitality with his elegant interiors for Heckfield Place in
Hampshire. He was previously the studio director of Studioilse. BWT
has grown to a team of 30, who, he says, like to ‘cook together, and eat
together’ in the studio’s Plain English kitchen, featured on page 60.
M AT B A R N E S
ARCHITECT
When it came to renovating
his Edwardian family house in
London, Mat Barnes held
nothing back. The resulting
kitchen, featured on page 64,
showcases his ability to
integrate different styles,
colours and sustainable
materials into one room. Prior
to founding his studio, CAN,
in 2016, Mat worked on the
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housing project and was LEO BEAR WRITER
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teaching and arts collective. at Quintessentially Magazine,
that Leo Bear got her first taste
of travel writing, with pieces
on Shanghai and Madagascar.
Since then, she has contributed
to Tatler, National Geographic
and The Telegraph, as well as
House & Garden, specialising
in wellness, travel and interiors.
On page 108, she writes about
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ARTA GHANBARI collates a selection of the latest offerings in kitchen design – from updated colour
palettes and furniture collections to versatile work surfaces, range cookers and sinks
Dresser to impress
In contrast to sleek kitchen designs that have everything concealed behind cupboard doors, dressers are now increasingly popular,
particularly in open-plan layouts that combine dining, cooking and working areas. Not only do dressers provide extra storage closer
to the table for plates and crockery, but open shelving allows treasured objects, sculptures and artwork to be displayed in a space that
can often lack decorative elements. They also offer a great opportunity to introduce colour and warmer materials into minimalist or
neutral schemes. The inspiration behind Pluck’s new freestanding ‘Brixton’ design – which was launched at London Design Week
this year – was the traditional Welsh dresser. ‘We pored over antique designs before creating it,’ explains co-founder George Glasier.
‘The more classical elements of utilitarian dressers are echoed in this piece of furniture, but there are also added elements of Pluck’s
signature playfulness, including the use of bright colour, distinctive materials and modern design.’ Here, ‘Brixton’ is shown in milton
blue with the framing and shelving in London plane wood, which has a subtle, speckled grain. The dresser can be customised in a
variety of sizes and finished in any of Pluck’s range of paint colours and woods. Prices start at £6,500. pluck.co.uk
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‘Magdalena’ acacia wood and glass ‘Merge’ teak and rattan ‘Hobbs’ tempered glass and wood ‘Ellwood’ oak veneer dresser
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KITCHENS NEWS
Heart of stone
Lundhs Real Stone’s natural stone surfaces are created using larvikite and anorthosite,
sourced from quarries in Norway, which gives them a unique, textured look with visible
‘Gallery Shaker’ fireclay
grains and deep colour. Due to their natural composition, the attractive surfaces are also
sink (patina blue gold),
from £822 highly resistant to heat, stains and scratches. They come in a choice of four colourways – royal,
emerald, blue and antique (pictured, from £970 a square metre) – and are suitable for use
as worktops, splashbacks and on islands, as well as outdoor surfaces. lundhsrealstone.com
‘Gallery Shaker’ fireclay

sink (lines gold),
from £788
‘Ribchester’ fireclay
double basin (black),
from £857
Sinking in
Shaws has expanded its range of
artisan sinks to include striking new
styles. The ‘Gallery’ collection offers
metallic impressions in stripes and
streaks across the outer front of the
sinks. In addition, the ‘Ribchester’
and ‘Bowland’ fluted designs are now
available in matt black and grey as
well as in white, for those who prefer
a more contemporary take on the
traditional style. All of Shaw’s fireclay
sinks are available in a variety of sizes
and depths. shawsofdarwen.com
NO AGA SAGAS
An Aga can last a lifetime if it is well looked after.
Family-owned business Blake & Bull specialises in the
restoration and upkeep of these traditional range
cookers. It offers re-enamelling, electric conversions
and deep cleaning services, and also sells a selection of
cooking tools and accessories. blakeandbull.co.uk
Against the elements

Launched this spring, Caesarstone’s Pebbles collection of
quartz surfaces references the tranquillity evoked by pebbles
and the way in which they are naturally shaped over time by
the elements. When developing the collection, Caesarstone’s
design team wanted to introduce a sense of serenity into
the kitchen, so they created five surfaces in shades found in
pebbles. ‘Riverlet’ is an off-white with subtle brown capillaries;
‘Wyndigo’ features warm gradations and grey veins across a
grey-beige base; ‘Raindream’ is a slate grey with dark grey
streaks outlining lighter tones; and ‘Agger Grey’ (pictured)
has a warm, smokey grey base and clay undertones. The final
surface, ‘Stoneburst’, combines two shades of sage grey, so it
is particularly well suited to kitchens that have a light green
or pistachio coloured scheme. Caesarstone’s quartz surfaces
cost from £300 a square metre. caesarstone.co.uk
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LACANCHE
‘Cluny’ has a stainless steel
hob with five gas burners
and cast iron pan supports,
a conventional and fan oven,
a grill and two storage units.
Pictured in mandarin, it costs
£4,630. lacanche.co.uk
B E R TA Z ZO N I
‘Heritage’ is available in
a subtle ivory shade that is easy
to incorporate into modern and
traditional kitchens alike. With
a quick-heating induction hob,
which enables you to boil, fry and
sear, and a multi-function oven,
it costs £4,479. johnlewis.com
EVERHOT
The new colour fandango pink
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Everhot’s electric range cookers,
including the ‘Everhot 120i’,
£10,800. This striking shade
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Behind sliding doors

Describing his design studio’s new ‘Tivalì’ collection for Italian manufacturer
Molteni&C|Dada, George Yabu of Yabu Pushelberg emphasises the role
played by harmony, ‘The kitchen is a venue dedicated to partnership, whether
that be between ingredients, friendships, families or stories.’ ‘“Tivalì” repre-
sents how these ingredients are brought together,’ adds co-founder Glenn
Pushelberg. ‘A versatile built-in range that can be configured to a variety of OFFICINE GULLO
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Bonuccelli. As in Dante’s version, Yabu Pushelberg’s design comprises sleek, Florentine villas, the ‘Restart
90’ double oven cooker features
concealed cabinets and storage units, but with an added play on materials, Officine Gullo’s classic metal
proportions and form. Sliding aluminium doors disappear into side compart- details and can be customised to
ments to reveal the unit’s contents, while the marble-covered back panel acts all colours of the RAL scale. It
as a dramatic backdrop for a set of open display shelves. molteni.it costs £12,000. officinegullo.com

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Four industry experts help optimise any kitchen with their top tips for dealing with common challenges
CHOOSING COLOUR
Melissa Klink, Harvey Jones creative director
Pay attention to every material in the
room, not just the obvious painted spaces.
From the cabinets and flooring to the
metal of the appliances, everything has
a colour, so make sure that all the various
elements work together cohesively. Also,
it is worth being cautious of heavily toned
greys. As much as grey is a wildly popular
choice, dark shades in the kitchen can
feel uninviting, so they need to be consid-
ered carefully in order to balance out the
space. Finally, do not forget to test paint
samples. Trial different paint colours and
review them throughout the day as the
light changes before committing to them.
For inspiration, take a look round at your
personal items, especially the clothes in
your wardrobe. The pieces you wear and
hold dear will guide you to a palette of
colours that make you comfortable and
connect with who you are. harveyjones.com
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Many kitchen appliances take up a lot of When designing a family kitchen, the most The selection of materials and finishes is a
space, so if you want a big fridge, you might important step is to consider how you live priority when designing furniture for a hard-
have to sacrifice room elsewhere. Storage is and what you want from the space. Will you working kitchen. Once the functional kitchen
your best friend when it comes to controlling use it mostly for cooking, or will you require elements are in place, select a palette and then
clutter. Pull-out organisers and cutlery inserts a substantial space for family dinners, create balance. Accent colour lifts a scheme
are well worth the investment in a small homework or working from home? Finding and creates interest. Metal appliances and
kitchen. Be creative – if you have corners on effective storage solutions not only allows the hardware in matching materials but different
your worktops that are not being used, turn kitchen to be functional but also leaves room finishes will add subtle detail. Accentuate
them into storage space. You should also use for creative and beautiful design. It makes smooth stone surfaces beside a wall of textured
your wall space wisely. Consider hanging up good sense, too, to ensure that the kitchen is brick. Use freestanding furniture and lighting
your favourite crockery pieces to save space set up to fulfil the family’s changing needs with cabinetry in varied colours and finishes for
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dots on ivory), by Exclusively Emilie, 4.2cm handle, 28.4 x 3.4 x 1.6cm, £180, (flash gold), 20 x 5cm, £474, from
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‘Acapulco’ hand-painted terracotta ‘Volterra Lichene Lux’ marble tiles (verde ‘Olson’ glazed basalto mosaic (goldenrod,
tiles (merida), 10cm square, £4.74 imperiale and bianco carrara), 24.5 x 19.8cm, tulip and primrose), £1,615 a square metre,
each, from Fired Earth £430.80 a square metre, from Bisazza from New Ravenna
‘Arch’ terracotta zellige tiles (pink), 10cm ‘Inverse Luna’ encaustic cement tile ‘Bejmat’ clay tiles (dark green),
square, £186 a square metre, from (sapphire), 15cm square, £4.42, 14 x 4.5cm, £156 a square metre,
Otto Tiles & Design from Bert & May from Otto Tiles & Design
‘Orchard’ cement tile (cream, basil, grass), Ceramic tiles (flame), 15.2 x 7.6cm, ‘Calico ‘Alfabeto’ ceramic tiles (white and purple),
by Claesson Koivisto Rune, 20cm square, Decor’, £10.74 each, and ‘Chroma Field’, £3 by Ninefifty by Margherita Rui, 15cm square,
£131 a square metre, from Marrakech Design each, from Burleigh x Craven Dunnill Jackfield £375 a square metre, from Artemest

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S H E LV I N G
London plane wood and fluted glass Teak wall mounted plate rack, ‘Witham’ oak shelf with hooks,
cabinet (regent red), 90 x 90 x 34cm, 99 x 76 x 25cm, 18 x 90 x 18cm, £149,
£2,850, from Pluck £2,640, from Jamb from Rowen & Wren
‘Art Nouveau’ birch plywood, iroko and white ‘French Library’ beech and MDF ‘Ripley’ MDF kitchen shelf
ash plate rack, by Cosmo Fry, 85 x 61.5 x cabinet, 158 x 115 x 45cm, £3,500, (clotted cream), 97 x 74 x 24cm, £245,
31cm, £635, from Cutter Brooks from Paolo Moschino from The Dormy House
Powder coated steel shelving kitchen ‘Bobbin’ bleached oak wall mounted ‘Indian’ stainless steel plate rack,
system, by String, 50 x 58 x 20cm, bookshelf, 61.6 x 60 x 23cm £1,896, 78.5 x 76 x 23.5cm,
£350, from Utility Design from Julian Chichester £359, from Hay

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C up b o a rd l ove 6
[1] ‘Using just a few high quality materials creates a cohesive feel,’
explains Marina Jonas of Artichoke. Here, Carrara marble splash-
backs, worktops and shelves establish a simple, timeless look. Brass
hardware in an antique finish adds distinctive detail to this classic,
well grounded scheme. artichoke-ltd.com
[2] Studio Peake founder Sarah Peake opted to have these cabinets
restored, rather than install new ones. Repainted in a custom Dulux
shade and topped with pale Carrara marble, they bring a handsome,
traditional element to the room. studiopeake.com | dulux.co.uk
ARTICHOKE; ALEXANDER JAMES; PAUL MASSEY; COURTESY ARCLINEA/FEDERICO CEDRONE; TOM HOWLEY
[3] Interior designer Olivia Outred has chosen a pale-painted antique
country dresser with decorative carving along the top to showcase a
mixture of tableware and collectables. oliviaoutred.com
[4] Stylist Sarah Corbett-Winder worked with Cotswolds-based
Parlour Farm to design the cabinetry, including this striking cup-
board. Doors fold back to reveal shelves, while unpainted drawers
below make an eye-catching feature. sarahs.co.uk | parlourfarm.com
[5] Architectural designers De Rosee Sa have concealed a desk and
shelving in this tall bespoke unit. Slim floating shelves above the
worktop offer an ideal space to display artisan ceramics. deroseesa.com
[6] Arclinea’s ‘Beta’ kitchen (from £16,968, excluding appliances)
adds a sleek, modern feel to this high-ceilinged room in a period
apartment in Paris, allowing the original architectural details to
shine. The contrasting steel shelving, flat-fronted matt white units
and Carrara marble work surfaces complement each other to create
an understated yet elegant result. arclinea.com

Cabinetry from Tom Howley’s
‘Devine’ collection (from
£20,000) incorporates
storage inside the doors. The
cupboards below, also painted
in the company’s ‘Serpentine’
olive green, house larger
appliances. tomhowley.co.uk
The panelling, shelves and cupboards
of this Sydney kitchen by Lisa Burdus
are painted in a rich rusty pink.
Paired with Dulux Australia’s ‘Green
Gables’ on the island, this makes for
a striking scheme. lisaburdus.com
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4 5
6 True colours
[1] Colour can have an impact whatever the size of the room. In this
galley space, oak cabinets from Naked Kitchens’ ‘Ladbroke’ design
(from £15,000) are painted in a custom deep plum colour, which is
balanced by the pale walls and grey tiles. nakedkitchens.com
[2] The owners of this Edinburgh townhouse opted for a Pluck
kitchen (from £34,000), choosing ‘Brockwell Moss’ green for the
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units and contrasting ‘Ritzy’ for the island to demarcate the two
areas. ‘Spoke’ open shelves provide a useful display area. pluck.co.uk
[3] In Octavia Dickinson’s house, Innovations’ ‘Sri Lanka’ grasscloth
wallcovering in the water lily colourway is offset by distinctive cane-
fronted cabinets made by Alfred Newall of The London Workshop.
octaviadickinson.com | innovationsusa.com | alfrednewall.com
[4] In this Clapham kitchen by Howark Design, the muted walls are
enlivened by colourful pieces – a generous cupboard in a rich mid
blue and a jaunty yellow cabinet beside it. howark-design.co.uk
[5] This kitchen features cupboards and shelving from British
Standard by Plain English (kitchens from £8,000). The worktops
are made from old wooden scaffolding boards and, set against the
unfinished plaster walls, they add to the pared-back, informal style,
while the blue and white chequerboard-patterned floor brings an
extra dimension to the room. britishstandardcupboards.co.uk
[6] Farrow & Ball’s ‘Sulking Room Pink’ (from £52 for 2.5 litres) was
used on this painted cabinetry by Harvey Jones (from £25,000) and
on the walls to create a seamless look. Dark green marble behind the
cooker provides a dramatic contrast. harveyjones.com | farrow-ball.com

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Island life 6
[1] In this kitchen by designer David Bentheim, Carrara marble

contrasts with washed-oak cupboard doors and the wooden parquet
floor. Open shelves showcase china and tableware. bentheim.co.uk
[2] Accentuating the original architecture in this Tuscan property,
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this kitchen by Officine Gullo (from £250,000) looks stylish and
spacious. Suspended burnished brass shelving is the perfect place
to display gleaming copper pots and pans. officinegullo.com
[3] Sola Kitchens’ ‘Skog’ range (from £40,000) combines Scandi-
navian minimalism with modern features, such as the marble-effect
Dekton island. Wooden detailing along the side of the island and
above the hob provides textural interest. solakitchens.com
[4] Designed with the owner, the island of this kitchen by Chamber
Furniture (from £45,000) features chic fumed-oak cupboards and
leathered Indian Black granite worktops. ‘Wood Base’ stools from
Cherner ($979 each) are ideal for the dining area by the island.
chamberfurniture.co.uk | chernerchair.com
[5] With no hard edges, a curved island like this one offers a great
solution when working with a tricky floor plan. This design in oak
veneer from Hetherington Newman (kitchens from £75,000) gives
the impression of a freestanding piece of furniture. handesign.co.uk
[6] Stealth Design has combined distinctive materials in this ‘Avenue’
kitchen, planned in collaboration with Roundhouse (from £30,000).
‘Urbo’ and Metro’ units in Farrow & Ball’s ‘Pitch Black’ provide a
backdrop for the ‘Patagonia’ natural quartzite worktop and the brass
plinth. stealthdesign.london | roundhousedesign.com | farrow-ball.com

Kitchen specialists Ledbury Studio enlisted the help
of Lara Bohinc of Bohinc Studio to create this
eclectic worktop. Made using a selection of marbles,
the unique design creates a focal point in the centre
of the room. Kitchens from Ledbury Studio start
at £50,000. ledburystudio.com | bohincstudio.com
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[1] In her London flat, interior designer Rita Konig has incorporated
elements of country style into an urban space. Blue tiled walls are
an easy-to-clean alternative to paint, while the Corian worktops
create a light and airy look. An eclectic array of treasured pieces
collected over the years are displayed on open shelves, which also
allow for easy access to kitchenware. Tall shelving on either side is
filled with cookery books and glassware in the area that leads into
the adjacent open-plan dining and sitting room. ritakonig.com
[2] Uncommon Projects offers a good example of how to maximise
open-plan space in this home in Bermondsey. With bespoke oak-
veneered plywood units with matt black laminate doors (from
£25,000) and bonded ply and Corian work surfaces, the compact
area has been transformed into a characterful and bold corner
kitchen. The room-divider unit houses useful shelves for glassware
and books and opens up the kitchen area to the rest of the room,
creating a semi-open-plan layout. uncommonprojects.co.uk
PAUL MASSEY; UNCOMMON PROJECTS/JOCELYN LOW; SIMON BROWN
[3] Former House & Garden editor Sue Crewe worked with Neptune
to create the ideal galley kitchen in this corner of her ground floor
flat in west London. When space is limited, clever planning is
essential. Here, a mixture of open shelving and cabinetry from
the ‘Suffolk’ collection (kitchens from £12,000) has been used to
maximise storage. The cupboards are painted in Neptune’s light,
complementary shades – ‘Lily’ and ‘Fog’ – which makes the area
feel brighter and larger. In addition, opting for a single, stream-
lined sink makes the most of the available work surface area, while
a tap that dispenses boiling water removes the need for a kettle,
thereby freeing up space on the countertop. neptune.com

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‘Flower’ American black walnut,

oak, maple and ebony cabinet,
by Martin Harvey, £14,990,
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glass pendant,
£174, from
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blinds, by Color & Co, bowl, £50 for
€110 for 160 x 80cm, large, from
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COASTAL VILLA DESIGNED BY ARTICHOKE
(green), €599
including linen
shade (patterns),
from Popus Editions
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‘Whitney’ glass Raffia napkin ring,
goblet, £45, from by Sarah Campbell,
William Yeoward £36 for set of 4,
Crystal from Anthropologie

‘Remi’ travertine, brass and

linen table lamp (stone),
£550 for large including
shade, from Soho Home
‘Kallror’ stainless steel handles,

40.5cm, £5 a pair, from Ikea
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‘Beat’ LED wide print, by Stilltime,
pendant (white), 62 x 49cm, £140
by Tom Dixon, including black
£380, from Heal’s stained ash frame,
from King & McGaw
‘Yourtube’ gold
plated ceramic vase,
by Pols Potten,
£105, from Amara
Arcobaleno vein-cut
marble, £295
a square metre,
from Lapicida
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leather and papercord tumblers leather armchair
bench (black), by (amber), £52 (black and forest), by
Otis Ingrams, from for 4, from Charlotte Perriand,
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KITCHENS CASE STUDIES
NO.1 : CLASSIC AND CRAFTED
Wo r k a n d
p l ay
ARTA GHANBARI examines the impressively
light-filled kitchen in the converted basement
of Ben Thompson’s design studio, which includes
traditional custom joinery from Plain English
F
or Ben Thompson, founder of the interior design and
architecture company BWT, turning a handsome
pair of west London Victorian terraces into a studio
for him and his team was an exercise in balance. He
needed to ensure the space was professional and practical, but
he also wanted to retain a domestic feel that would invite close
collaboration. Fortunately, Ben was well placed to take on this
challenge, having already applied his relaxed, modern take
on English country style to an impressive portfolio of houses
and hotels – most notably Heckfield Place in Hampshire.
‘At the studio, we cook together and we eat together,’ says
Ben. ‘The kitchen setting encourages conversation and inter-
action akin to that at home.’ Working with Plain English, Ben
has transformed a formerly narrow and dark lower-ground-
floor space into a light, airy kitchen for his team of 30. ‘I love
Plain English’s designs, approach and craftsmanship – the
team always enjoys adding an extra idea or detail,’ he says. ‘We
didn’t want the kitchen to feel too grand, so we used materials
that felt familiar and appropriate for a Victorian house.’
It is essentially a traditional galley kitchen, but it has
been enhanced by smart design solutions to make the space
feel brighter and bigger. Double doors open out onto the
garden to connect inside and out, and a glazed screen has
been installed between the kitchen and hallway to let in as
much light as possible. The far end of the room has also been
opened up to create a dining area, where tableware is stored
in antique vitrines to free up cupboard space in the kitchen.
The palette of traditional materials includes smart brass
taps and a beautiful Belgian Bluestone sink, complemented
by details that reflect the building’s history – beaded tongue-
and-groove panelling, whitewashed brick walls and soaped
oak worktops. ‘We treated the kitchen joinery very much as
furniture within the space, with the aim of the whole thing
feeling undesigned.’ bwtlondon.com | plainenglishdesign.co.uk
THIS PAGE FROM TOP The Wolf range cooker is flanked by Plain
English ‘Spitalfields’ cupboards with ‘Fournier’ doors, painted in rich
‘Sauce’ gloss. Woven willow baskets and open shelving provide versatile
storage below the Belgian Bluestone sink. OPPOSITE Barn-style doors
open onto the garden, providing another place to gather on warm days

N O . 2 : C O N S E R VAT I O N C O N T R A S T S
Smart and
d i s t i n c t ive
VIRGINIA CLARK explores how the experts at
Blakes London have incorporated both vibrant
modern design features and practical elements
in this London townhouse renovation project
H
ow to fulfil the conservation requirements of a listed
house is a frequent issue for interior designers,
but can lead to some ingenious and unexpectedly
attractive solutions. When the current owners
bought this Grade II-listed Regency townhouse in south east
London, they enlisted the help of Blakes London to move the
kitchen from the basement to the ground floor. As a couple
with a love of cooking and entertaining, as well as three young
children to supervise, it made sense to use this generous,
light-filled space as a hub for everything from weeknight
homework sessions to convivial dinner parties.
There was one small problem: because they were moving
the kitchen away from its original location, English Heritage
stipulated that the new space could only have freestanding
furniture. In some ways, this was a blessing, as it meant that
the designers had the freedom to create units that would hold
their own against the soaring proportions of the room. The
curved red cabinets are the most obvious example – designed
to reflect the shape of the original sash windows, they offer an
immediate focal point and lend a sense of depth to the kitchen.
They also provide indispensable storage – one holds a vast
fridge-freezer, the other an oak-lined breakfast pantry.
The team at Blakes also had the chance to be adventurous
with materials and designs. Traditional Shaker-style painted
cabinets contrast with the Crittall doors of the larder, which
are fitted with reeded-glass that twinkles jewel-like when the
lights are on. The herringbone wooden floor gives way with a
striking zig-zag edge to patterned tiles from Mosaic Factory,
which pick up on the red of the statement cabinets while also
creating a distinct zone for practical kitchen activities around
the island. Everywhere you look, there is something to catch
the eye in this sophisticated kitchen. blakeslondon.com
THIS PAGE FROM TOP A mix of patterned tiles and wooden herringbone
parquet offers a practical yet chic solution for the flooring. Marble
MALCOLM MENZIES
worktops continue into the larder area for a streamlined look.

OPPOSITE FROM TOP An unpainted-oak tea and coffee station provides
a contrast to the dramatic red and black cabinets. Using reeded glass
for the larder doors avoids this area appearing too dark and dominant

N O. 3 : E C O - F R I E N D LY
Bright and
brilliant
CHARLOTTE McCAUGHAN-HAWES describes
how Mat Barnes of architectural practice CAN
created this uplifting kitchen with a mix of bold
and sustainable materials and a distinctive
partition between the original and new areas
M
odern kitchen extensions run the risk of all looking
much the same, but in the case of this Edwardian
semi-detached house in south London, Mat Barnes
– founder of the architectural practice CAN –
designed something truly bespoke for his family. The kitchen
occupies an old part of the house and the new extension looks
onto the garden, with the remains of the partly demolished
original wall creating a transition between the two areas. The
exposed brick walls throughout are painted in Valspar’s grey-
green ‘Keep Calm’, balancing the room’s vibrant accents.
This is a kitchen quite unlike any other. The alternating
blue and black cabinetry and worktops, from Smile Plastics,
are made from recycled chopping boards, single-use plastic
and milk-carton tops. There is even a ‘Waste Not, Want Not’
message in the tiles that clad the risers of the steps leading to
the front of the house. No cupboards are fixed to the walls, as
they would have dominated the space: instead, the eye is
drawn upwards by red and white painted steel columns.
The central island provides a sociable spot when entertaining,
as it is well placed for preparing food while chatting to guests
in the dining area. Concrete walls behind the dining table
temper the kaleidoscopic palette of the rest of the space. This
includes the bold hues on the walls below the staircase area:
for a similar effect, try Dulux’s green ‘Japanese Maze 3’ and
orange ‘Rich Havana 4’. Texture is also a main theme – from
the tactile work surfaces to the smooth steel, rough walls
and exposed brick, it is a masterclass in mixing materials and
staying true to your own aesthetic. can-site.co.uk
THIS PAGE FROM TOP Brickwork from the partly demolished back wall
provides an area to display pot plants. Brightly painted structural steel
JIM STEPHENSON
beams and columns reference the construction process of the extension.

OPPOSITE A run of glass doors maximises the natural light flooding
into the kitchen and enables the owners to enjoy views of the garden

N O. 4 : M O D E R N PA R I S I A N
Pure and
simple
CHRISTABEL CHUBB discovers how designer
and architect Chadi Abou Jaoude transformed
a former bedroom in a period apartment into a
sleek, minimalist kitchen with Poliform units
T
he owners of this elegant apartment in Paris’s 8th
arrondissement rented it for a number of years before
deciding to buy. Eager to reconfigure the space to
better suit the needs of family life, they enlisted the
help of designer and architect Chadi Abou Jaoude.
Previously a bedroom, the kitchen-dining room makes the
most of the available floor space and the natural light afforded
by the french windows. The brief was to create a functional and
unpretentious space with a focus on natural materials. ‘When
I began, it was very undesigned,’ explains Chadi. ‘The owners
love contemporary interiors and wanted a minimalist look.’
To realise this vision, Chadi looked to Poliform, the Italian
kitchen manufacturer known for its pared-back contemporary
designs. He selected handleless cabinets in a simple matt
black finish to conceal appliances, a pantry unit and storage
space, leaving the Carrara marble countertops free of clutter.
Instead of continuing the run of overhead cabinets along the
wall above the sink, the designer has opted for open wooden
shelving on which kitchenware and tableware can be displayed
within easy reach. Below the shelf, a splashback in attractive
fan-shaped Carrara marble tiles from Leroy Merlin echoes
the worktops and sets off the contrasting black sink fittings.
‘I wanted to introduce some more natural elements,’ says
Chadi, referring to the streamlined ‘Tense’ oak dining table
from MDF Italia. It is teamed with Hans J Wegner’s ‘CH88’
oak, leather and steel chairs from Carl Hansen & Son and a
jacaranda wood and cane bench by Joaquim Tenreiro, which
makes for an eclectic and versatile dining area.
Lighting a kitchen-dining room requires a delicate balance
between practicality and ambience. So Chadi has chosen dis-
creet spotlights to illuminate the work surfaces and stylish
industrial-style ‘Gras’ lamps from DCW Editions for relaxed
evenings round the table. chadiaboujaoude.com | poliform.com
OPPOSITE The three lights suspended above the MDF Italia table are
re-editions of Bernard-Albin Gras’ Twenties design. THIS PAGE FROM
SEBASTIAN ERRAS
TOP Minimalist designs are arranged on the oak parquet, which runs
from the kitchen into the sitting room. Haussmann-style high ceilings
and ornate mouldings provide an elegant backdrop for the new kitchen


N O. 5 : FA M I LY F R I E N D LY
Leading
light
LEO BEAR visits a Queen Anne house in
Berkshire, where a designer from bespoke
kitchen specialist Martin Moore has married
classic style with clever solutions for family life
A
calming atmosphere was required as a backdrop
for the busy lifestyle of this family with four young
children. ‘I am completely in love with this room,’
says the owner. ‘When I tiptoe down each morning
and see the light pouring in, it brings back the feeling I had
when I first saw the house. I just knew it was right for us.’
As a father of four himself, Andrew Wartnaby, one of the
senior designers at Martin Moore, was ideally suited to the job.
‘They wanted a light, airy, traditionally English kitchen in
keeping with the style of the property – a glorious Queen Anne
house,’ he says. But there were a few obstacles to overcome.
The kitchen was previously much narrower and there was
a large bulkhead above the fridge. Andrew tweaked the height
of the cupboards, created a vertical pantry and converted
awkward nooks into useful storage. Elegant Italian Arabescato
Corchia marble was chosen for the work surfaces and the
splashback behind the Aga, while the floor in Martin Moore
Stone’s pale ‘Aged Ashmore’ limestone keeps the look light.
It was important for the owners to have a practical place for
their young children to sit and eat, as well as a more formal
dining area for entertaining guests. The breakfast bar was
Andrew’s idea and is a ‘total win’, according to the owner.
Housing an integrated microwave, toaster and coffee machine,
it allows them to tuck everything away after the morning rush
to restore that wonderful sense of calm. Hand painted in the
same Martin Moore ‘Palladian White’ as the island, the ‘New
Classic’ cabinets open to reveal a flash of ‘Pale Cornflower’.
In addition to having a place for everything, the kitchen
needed to be warm and inviting. Hampshire-based interior
design partnership Eadie & Crole was already working with
the owners and designed the bespoke wall panelling, which
adds character. It also sourced the artisanal fabrics by Namay
Samay from Tissus d’Hélène used for the window bench and
the blinds. martinmoore.com | eadieandcrole.com
OPPOSITE Farmhouse Table Co’s ‘Camborne’ bar stools provide smart

seating. The pendants above are from The Limehouse Lamp Company.
DARREN CHUNG
THIS PAGE FROM TOP Blinds in Namay Samay’s ‘Bahaar’ linen tone with
its ‘Sharang Tara’ on the bench seat. Antique brass cabinet handles from
Optimum Brasses were chosen to complement the Perrin & Rowe taps

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ARTA GHANBARI presents a refreshing round-up of the latest collections and designs for
bathrooms – from marble basins and elegant shower solutions to a colourful range of accessories
A marble to behold
Belgium-based stone specialist Il Granito creates sculptural, monolithic basins and vanity units from veined marbles, such as Nero
Marquina, Verde Alpi and Calacatta Viola. Founded by Barbara and Vito Rizzi in 1992 and now managed by their son, Angelo
(pictured with the ‘Rocco’ vanity), the studio is a testament to the family’s craft roots – they come from a long line of designers and
makers in Puglia, southern Italy. Pieces include the freestanding ‘Alexis’ with drawers (above right), the plinth-like ‘Cecilia’ and
the striking ‘Caesar’ basin. All pieces are available in a choice of nine stones, with drawers in walnut veneer, oak veneer or laminate.
Il Granito also works with architects and interior designers on commissions. For price details, call 00 32 89 38 67 97. ilgranito.be
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‘MPRO’ three-hole basin ‘912-02’ one-handle ‘Vignola’ three-hole ‘Limón’ basin mixer ‘Saint-Germain’
mixer (unlacquered brass), build-in wall-mounted tap basin mixer (brushed (brushed brass), by Patricia rim-mounted three-hole
by Crosswater, £449, (grey powder coated), brass, matt black), Urquiola for Agape, £1,076, basin mixer (matt brown
from West One Bathrooms. from £725, from Vola. from £659, from Graff. from West One Bathrooms. bronze), £1,470, from
westonebathrooms.com vola.com graff-designs.com westonebathrooms.com THG Paris. thg-paris.com
SET IN CONCRETE
Bathroom specialist Ripples’ latest
spring/summer collection includes
several trend-driven designs, such
as this fresh take on the concrete
basin. The ‘Trajan’ freestanding
hexagonal column sink is available
in two sizes, from £2,376. It comes
in a range of matt colours, including
(from top) snow white, azzuro blue
and blush pink, with the option of a
smooth or pitted finish and can be
paired with a wall-mounted basin
mixer. ripplesbathrooms.com
Ancient history
Balineum has launched the vibrant Egyptomania collection of hand-painted ceramic
tiles by French artist Louis Barthélemy. Taking inspiration from Egyptian myths,
fantasies and history, they reference motifs, frescoes and hieroglyphics found in
ancient temples and tombs. All made to order, designs include a series of ‘Strong Men’
(pictured), ‘Animals’ including striding lions, gazelles and leopards, as well as trees,
foliage, suns and stars. They work well on a plain or embellished background, in full
or half square, or as a liner. Repeat the tiles across the walls or use in a contained area,
such as in a shower or above a basin, to demarcate the space. balineum.co.uk
All things bright

and beautiful
Having launched her womenswear line,
Dusen Dusen, in 2010, Brooklyn-based
designer Ellen Van Dusen has expanded
the brand with Dusen Dusen Home –
a collection of interiors pieces in her
brilliantly bold style. Stripes in contrasting
colours, geometric designs and warped
checkerboard patterns appear on towels
(from £24), shower curtains, robes and –
most recently – tissue holders and bins,
including the ‘Everybody’ bin, £75, seen
here. With Ellen’s uplifting colours and
patterns bringing even the most mundane
of objects to life, the designs are available
through The Conran Shop; the complete
Dusen Dusen range is available on her
website. dusendusen.com | conranshop.co.uk

Bathed in glory
Industrial designer Marc Newson’s latest collection for Drummonds includes a bath, shower
and tap designs. Distinctive shapes reference Marc’s broad experience across furniture, product
and clothing design. The standout piece is the ‘Coln’ freestanding bath (pictured, from £7,110)
which has a textured look and a curved, almost cartoonish shape, and comes with changeable
metal feet. This modern take on Drummonds’ more traditional aesthetic pairs well with the
company’s ‘Bibury’ three-hole basin mixer (from £1,914) and floor-standing bath and shower
mixer (from £3,960). ‘Bibury’ fittings are made by hand using the lost-wax casting process,
which allows for more flexibility in the structure and shapes. drummonds-uk.com
G O L D STA N DA R D
Matki’s ‘Eauzone’ collection includes
this eye-catching mesh glass-framed
wet room panel. The metallic gold
screen offers more privacy than its
traditional glass counterparts, while
adding a touch of glamour and
reflecting golden light around the
room. Made using 1cm-thick glass, it
can be framed in aluminium or brass
with brushed and polished finishes
by Swadling Brassware. Towel rails
in a matching metal can also be
mounted for convenience. The panel
costs from £3,706. matki.co.uk
Back to black
Responding to the popularity of
black fittings, Ideal Standard
has introduced a new silk black
finish. Bringing a sophisticated
and contemporary look to any
bathroom, it is now an option
for many of its most popular
products, including a basin,
toilet, vanity unit, shower trays
and accessories. Pictured is the PA S S E D W I T H F LY I N G C O L O U R S
‘Idealrain Rainshower 300mm’ Four stylish new colours are now available across a range of Victoria + Albert baths inspired by 20th-century
fixed showerhead in silk black, architectural styles – Belgium minimalism, Brazilian modernism and American postmodernism. Seen here,
£475. idealstandard.co.uk from left, are tulip white, thistle green, bournonite green and dynamic yellow. From £3,932. vandabaths.com

Handmade in England
One Hundred Collection Shower Valve with Crystal Controls in Brushed Gold Matt
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SHOWER
SOLUTIONS
These four options from Catchpole
& Rye will elevate the shower from
a simple, functional feature to a
timeless design statement. Each
style is available in a choice of nine
finishes, including polished or aged
brass, nickel, chrome and copper.
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On the tiles
Mandarin Stone’s new collection is a response to the recent movement towards glazed
and terrazzo bathroom tiles. Pictured here, on the floor, is ‘Joplin’ (£58.80 a square
metre for 90cm square tiles) – a pared-back terrazzo-effect porcelain with scattered
subtle flakes of burnt orange and deep green. Providing a backdrop for the bath are
the ceramic ‘Zellige 2022’ (£50.40 a square metre for 10cm square tiles). Closely
mirroring traditional Moroccan zellige tiles, they come in eight colours – shown here
is petrol gloss with tropical green gloss below. mandarinstone.com
L ES S IS MO R E
Bathroom specialist CP Hart
has launched a collection of
Italian furniture, which is now
3
available to view in its flagship [1] ‘La Cage’
showroom in London Waterloo. (silver nickel),
This ‘Quadra’ wall-hung vanity £15,600
4
by Artelinea has a minimalist -
design with black frames that [2] ‘The Spine’
(silver nickel),
highlight the exterior colour £8,400
and glass finish. Available in a -
range of colours and finishes – [3] ‘The Sentinel’
including a glossy crystal glass (silver nickel),
countertop in green ‘Smeraldo’ £24,000
-
and an enamelled fluted glass
[4] ‘Le Thermo
front in subtle ‘Peonia’, seen Grand Exposed’
here, the ‘Quadra’ vanity costs (silver nickel),
from £2,486. cphart.co.uk £2,880

LANGBOURN
WHERE OLD & NEW COLLIDE
An ancient ward in the City of London, Langbourn is a melting pot of architectural styles where churches
designed by Sir Christopher Wren are flanked by the city’s most distinctive skyscrapers. Introducing the
new Langbourn collection by Perrin & Rowe. A modern range of brassware with clear roots in tradition.
Discover the Langbourn collection at perrinandrowe.co.uk, or visit the new

House of Rohl London showroom at the Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour.

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B AT H R O O M S S H O P P I N G
BASINS
Ceramic antique oval pedestal basin, ‘Aubrey’ porcelain basin, £849, ‘Aura Pedestal’ concrete basin (blush),
£2,966, from The Water Monopoly from London Basin Company by Kast, £7,200, from CP Hart
A
clean
swe e p
BRADLEY PALMER showcases
a spotless selection of basins,
lighting and towel rails
SaphirKeramik double washbasin bowl, by ILLUSTRATIONS ‘Bjhon 1’ marble basin (nero marquina),
Patricia Urquiola, £2,928, from Laufen CHIARA BRAZZALE £10,872, from Agape
‘The Victoria’ ceramic basin on stand (brushed ‘Whirligig’ concrete basin (yellow), by ‘Florance’ Carrara marble basin
brass), £2,496, from Catchpole & Rye Sam Lander, £1,019, from Ripples (polished), £522, from Porter

LIGHTING
LED mast light (polished lacquered ‘Coral’ resin wall light (white), by Viola ‘Adrianne’ glass and brass wall lamp
brass), £372, from Hector Finch Lanari for Balineum, £865, from Balineum (green), £75, from Made
Stone wall light (white morwad marble), ‘Weatherproof Ship’s Double’ glass wall light ‘Dalby’ conical glass and brass light
£270, from Tom Dixon (polished brass), £785, from Original BTC (polished nickel), £444, from Drummonds
Plaster shell uplighter, £870, Glass ‘Shot Light No 6’ (antique brass), ‘Tina’ brass wall fitting, £113; silk gathered
from Rose Uniacke £2,746 for medium, from Collier Webb lampshade (jade taj), £30; both from Pooky

TOWEL RAILS
‘Classic’ brass towel shelf (silver nickel), ‘Eaton’ brass heated towel rail (antique ‘Archibald’ brass towel rail (chrome), by
£762, from Lefroy Brooks brass), £2,969, from Rutland London Bisque, £1,180, from West One Bathrooms
Walnut towel rail, £179, from ‘Curvature’ brass towel hanger, by ‘Slimline 3-Tier’ stainless steel
The Conran Shop Ferm Living, £99, from Amara towel stand, £45, from John Lewis
‘Sylvie’ steel, aluminium and iron decorative ‘Aquarius’ brass and enamelled steel radiator ‘Fleuron’ brass towel rack (brass),
ladder, £168, from Anthropologie (chrome), £1,107, from Albion Bath Company £1,142, from Waterworks

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Deep green walls provide a rich backdrop for an antique

Regency mirror and white tiles from Francis Ceramics
(£174 a square metre) in this bathroom in Glen Senk
and Keith Johnson’s country house. The elegant
basin and taps are both antique finds; try Perrin &
Rowe’s traditional three-hole basin set with low profile
spout and lever handles (£580) for a similar style of
MICHAEL SINCLAIR
mixer tap. francisceramics.co.uk | perrinandrowe.co.uk

B AT H R O O M S D E S I G N I D E A S
1 2
Tile style 3
[1] Zellige tiles from Mosaic Factory (£169 a square metre) line
the walls from floor-to-ceiling in this compact bathroom by the
interior designer Tom Morris. ‘There is a lot crammed into a tight
space, so covering the entire area with these plain tiles in a pale
shade helps to unify it and feels gentler on the eye,’ he explains.
Zellige tiles are a good choice as their glazed surface bounces light
round the room, while their slight variations in tone add character
– they are handmade so each one is subtly different, creating an
appealing irregular finish. The Aston Matthews washstand and
towel rail also reflect the light, making the space appear brighter.
mosaicfactory.com | morrisstudio.co.uk | astonmatthews.co.uk
[2] American designer Steven Volpe, founder of Studio Volpe in PAUL MASSEY; MICHAEL SINCLAIR; FROM ROOMS: STEVEN VOLPE BY STEVEN VOLPE (RIZZOLI, £45)
San Francisco, has used a combination of square mosaic-style grey
and blue tiles to create a large grid-like pattern on this floor. The
blue tiles continue halfway up the walls, taking in a built-in ledge for
bath essentials. The smooth, simple curves of The Water Monopoly’s
‘Soho’ bath in vitrite (£6,180) soften the look and bring light into
this corner space. stevenvolpe.com | thewatermonopoly.com
[3] In this guest bathroom in the country house of Keith Johnson

and Glen Senk, a wall of tiles in watery hues complements the
‘Torre Dee’ freestanding bath from Albion Bath Company (from
£3,351). Sourced from Pataki Tiles in Hungary, the mixture of
artisan-made plain and patterned designs have been arranged to
create a patchwork effect and aligned with the top edge of the door
architrave. A Sixties fabric panel, featuring a Picasso print, covers
the door, adding a playful touch. albionbathco.com | patakitiles.com

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S h owe r d ow n 6
[1] Mounted on panels of book-matched Carrara marble that echo

the floor, the large walk-through shower in this bathroom helps to
anchor the scheme, which was devised by French-Brooks Interiors.
Lefroy Brooks shower fittings and neatly concealed pipes keep the
look elegantly streamlined. french-brooks.com | uk.lefroybrooks.com
[2] In this compact bathroom, designer Sarah Peake has positioned

the shower – The Water Monopoly’s ‘Ben’ exposed shower (£3,209
for type C with an 8-inch rose) – centrally over the freestanding bath to
make the most of the space. studiopeake.com | thewatermonopoly.com
[3] A pair of brushed-brass showers – grand floorstanding shower

pipes (from £1,650) and 30cm shower roses (from £450) from
Drummonds – take centre stage in this bathroom by Rebirth design
studio, against a backdrop of green geometric tiles from Marrakech
MEL YATES; ALEXANDER JAMES; STEPHEN KENT JOHNSON; MICHAEL SINCLAIR
Design. drummonds-uk.com | rebirth-design.com | marrakechdesign.se
[4] Billy Cotton created a smart shower in this neat, recessed nook,
lining it with strikingly veined Paonazzo marble. Benjamin Moore’s
serene ‘China White’ on the surrounding wall balances the dramatic
look of the shower’s interior. billycotton.com | benjaminmoorepaint.co.uk
[5] A slim Crittall-style shower screen adds a chic industrial feel –

for a similar one, try the ‘Roman Liberty’ black grid hinged door
(from £1,264) from West One Bathrooms. westonebathrooms.com
[6] Drummonds’ unlacquered brass ‘Leawood’ shower set (£1,956

for the shower plate thermo & 2 way) provides stylish accents in this
shower by Harriet Hughes. drummonds-uk.com | harriethughes.co.uk

1 2
Character building 3
[1] In the bathroom of Clare Vero – founder of Aurelia skincare –

design duo Salvesen Graham has kept the sanitaryware simple
to allow a joyful mix of colours and patterns to take centre stage.
Wooden floorboards painted in a bold yellow and white checker-
board design and walls in Farrow & Ball’s ‘Closet Stripe’ wallpaper
(£73 a 10-metre roll) set the tone. The spun aluminium shades of
Hector Finch’s ‘Tom’ wall lights (from £444) pick up on the floor
and add a jaunty feel, as does the yellow trim of the floral roman
blinds. salvesengraham.com | farrow-ball.com | hectorfinch.com
[2] A good way to avoid a bathroom feeling too clinical is to use

fabrics, wallpapers and furniture pieces to add texture and char-
acter. ‘I always try to make a bathroom like any other room of the
house,’ explains Henriette von Stockhausen of VSP Interiors, who
has used a pair of ornate mirrors and Vaughan’s ‘Sudbury’ wall
lights (£428 each) to create a layered feel in this country bath-
room. A generous freestanding bath is flanked by traditional-style
vanities and an antique chandelier, which add to the elegance of
the scheme. vspinteriors.com | vaughandesigns.com
[3] Sarah and Ned Corbett-Winder’s bathroom is a masterclass

in how to combine stripes: the walls are lined in Ralph Lauren’s
‘Mapleton Stripe’ wallpaper in vermilion (£67 a 10-metre roll),
SIMON BROWN; PAUL MASSEY
with a blind made from Ian Mankin’s ‘Devon Stripe’ fabric in peony
(£34.50 a metre) and striped floor tiles from London Encaustic.
The bath was already in the house, but the ‘Cheshire’ design from
Victoria + Albert (from £1,695) is quite similar. ralphlauren.co.uk
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B a s i n s a nd b eyo nd 6
[1] The ‘La Chapelle’ basin from Lefroy Brooks (£1,575) brings
a glamorous feel to this small bathroom by Salvesen Graham. Its
curvaceous outline is echoed by the scalloped-shaped edge of the
rug on the floor. uk.lefroybrooks.com | salvesengraham.com
[2] To conceal the storage area below this basin, interior designer
Lisa Burdus created a curtain using a subtle patterned fabric from
The Cloth Shop, which tones perfectly with the colours of the blind
and walls while adding texture. For a similar look, try the Aston
Matthews’ ‘Burley II’ two-taphole basin with a chrome stand (£598).
lisaburdus.com | theclothshop.net | astonmatthews.co.uk
[3] Pernille Lind chose Catchpole & Rye’s ‘The Empress’ basin SIMON BROWN; MAREE HOMER; JOACHIM WICHMANN; CHRISTOPHER HORWOOD; TIM SALISBURY
(from £2,016) for this attic bathroom. It provides an elegant focal
point, with the aged-brass frame lending an antique feel, and com-
plements the Pernille Lind Studio diamond marble mosaic tiles (from
£288 a square metre). pernillelindstudio.co | catchpoleandrye.com
[4] In this Anna Spiro design, the vanity unit – made from an antique
cabinet – could be mistaken for a piece of furniture, with its marble
top, sunken basin and wall-mounted taps. annaspirodesign.com.au
[5] A vintage cupboard has been turned into a washstand in this

bathroom by Isabelle Lomas, creating ample storage. Try Duravit for
a great range of countertop basins. isabellelomas.com | duravit.co.uk
[6] Marcante Testa’s retro-style ‘Nostalgia’ wall-mounted vanity

unit for Ex.T from CP Hart (£4,338) adds to the sense of space by
keeping the floor area clear. marcante-testa.it | ex-t.com | cphart.co.uk

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B AT H R O O M S G E T T H E LO O K
G et the look
RÉMY MISHON selects an inspiring mix of pieces, taking
her cue from three designs – a Seventies-inspired townhouse,
an exotic-themed bathroom and a stylish marble wet room
Edge of Summer linocut, by Michael

Kirkman, £275, from St Jude’s Prints
‘Bernadotte Single’
ceramic wall light
(white), £65, from
Old School Electric
-
‘Accanta’ Sardinian
cork magazine
table, by
Maddalena Casadei
and Falegnameria
Pisu, €670,
from Pretziada
‘Linara’ (abelia),
cotton/linen, £44
a metre, from Romo
MAIN PHOTOGRAPH: A SEVENTIES-INSPIRED BATHROOM IN STUDIO HAGEN HALL’S CANYON HOUSE PROJECT IN NORTH LONDON.
‘Ripple’ glass
carafe set (clear),
by Ferm Living,
£40, from Amara
‘Memoria Infinit’ mineral
PHOTOGRAPHS: MARIELL LIND HANSEN; ANDREW BUCKLE; SUDHIR PITHWA
‘Domo’ wall- resin countertop

mounted two-hole bowl, 40cm diameter,
basin mixer (brushed £506, from VitrA
brass), by Coalbrook,
£381, from West
One Bathrooms
Rattan, MDF
and pine storage
‘Turnip’ lime paint, basket (black),
€30 for 1 litre, from £35, from
Bauwerk Colour H&M Home

‘Rosa Matta’ jute
flatweave rug,
£2,640, from
Beata Heuman
-
‘Mitte’ steel and
glass pendant, by
Sea Gull Collection
by Generation
Brass ‘Georgian’ wall- Lighting, $214, from
mounted three-hole basin Circa Lighting
mixer with country spout and
crosstop handles (gold),
£527, from Perrin & Rowe
‘185’
(mr citrus),
linen, £19.50
a metre, from
Merchant
& Mills
‘Ripley’ grass baskets,

£37.50 for large,
and £27.50 for
medium, from The
Dormy House
MAIN PHOTOGRAPH: A BATHROOM DESIGNED BY RACHEL CHUDLEY.
PHOTOGRAPHS: PAUL MASSEY; LARRY A FALKE; ELAYNE BARRE
‘Scallop Shell’
Herculite plaster wall
light, £4,266, from
Cox London
- ‘Mythical Land’ panel
‘Iona’ black American wallpaper, by Kit Kemp,
walnut cheval mirror, £402 a 6-metre roll,
£2,175, from Pinch from Andrew Martin

Photography: Paul Craig
There’s a lot that goes

into your bathroom
before you do.
When you come to Ripples, our talented
bathroom designers will work with you to
create your dream bathroom right down to the
smallest details. You just tell us what makes
you happy and what turns you off. Show us
your ideas, your colour palettes, your Pinterest
boards, and your favourite ‘likes’ on Instagram.
We’ll then blend all of our thoughts and ideas
to deliver something truly exceptional.
From the moment you step into our showroom

to the moment you step into your new
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‘Fiesole Bianco Lux’ ceramic 62cm
marble tiles (nero pedestal basin
marquinia and with one tap
bianco carrara), hole, £673,
£330 a square from CP Hart
metre, from Bisazza
‘Giltwood Rococo’
wood and steel
chandelier, £2,146,
from Vaughan
-
‘Pumice’ porcelain
tiles (textured
camel), £86 a
square metre, from
Artisans of Devizes
‘The Two Legger’ English

walnut, Scottish elm and
cork vessel, £1,500,
from Jan Hendzel Studio
‘Evine’ glass bottle

vase, by House Doctor,
£109, from Made
MAIN PHOTOGRAPH: A STUDIO MILNE PROJECT IN EAST LONDON FEATURING ‘THE COPPER BATEAU’ BATH
FROM CATCHPOLE & RYE (FROM £6,600), PHOTOGRAPHED BY CARMEL KING
‘Babylon 2000’ bath

(brushed copper and
white enamel), £8,645
including overflow,
from Fired Earth
‘Rush’ walnut
and rush chair,
$4,200, from Don
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B AT H R O O M S C A S E ST U D I E S
N O.1 : D O U B L E T H E I M PAC T
Bold as
brass
CHRISTABEL CHUBB admires the eye-catching
details and Drummonds fittings that designer
Orla Read has chosen to elevate this London
bathroom into a dramatically decorated space
I
n this London townhouse, the main bathroom has been
transformed by Orla Read with clever use of exuberant
touches. ‘We wanted to keep the room bright and serene,
while making the most of the natural light and including
colourful accents to express the owner’s personality,’ she says.
To highlight the large sash windows, Orla chose Pure &
Original’s ‘Rose Dust’ paint for the frames: ‘The muddy and
moody effect is quite comforting.’ By way of contrast, the
double shower area is clad with tiles in bold green and white
stripes. As Orla explains, ‘Adding stripes is a great way to
introduce a playful element without overwhelming the
space.’ Lining the shower recess, Balineum’s hand-painted
‘Series S’ tiles create another prominent design feature.
The ‘Dalby’ shower sets in antique brass stand out against
the tiles, while heated towel rails in a matching finish – all
from Drummonds – replace the need for a radiator. The cast-
iron ‘Swale’ bathtub, also from Drummonds, is painted in
Farrow & Ball’s ‘Porphyry Pink’, which softens the look, as do
the half blinds in ‘Sheer Stripe’ linen from Kathryn M Ireland.
For the floor, Orla chose ‘Bergamo’ white terrazzo resin tiles
from Terrazzo Tiles to reflect the light streaming in through
the windows. ‘It is so important to have tiles that feel warm
underfoot and are inviting to walk on’ she says.
When choosing lighting for a bathroom, think about which
areas you use on a daily basis. Here, a ceiling-mounted glass
and brass passageway light illuminates the shower, while a
‘Brighton’ wall light makes a focal point of the freestanding
bath and the Tracey Emin lithograph hung above it. Both of
these vintage-style industrial lights were sourced from Felix
Lighting Specialists. @orlaread | drummonds-uk.com
THIS PAGE FROM TOP Verde Guatemala marble enhances the ‘Double
Taw’ vanity basin suite from Drummonds. The traditional design of the
‘Swale’ bath balances the more contemporary elements of the scheme.
OPPOSITE A pair of Drummonds ‘5-Bar Floor Mounted’ towel rails in
the same antique brass finish as the other fittings create a unified look

DARREN CHUNG

NO.2 : TIMELESS GRANDEUR
Restoring
glory
VIRGINIA CLARK is transported to Twenties
America by the old world glamour of this bright
and airy bathroom in a Spanish Colonial house in
California, revived by design collective BAMO
T
here are myriad beautiful houses in the Californian
city of Palo Alto, many of them built in the early
decades of the 20th century, when the area was
growing in wealth and in popularity. This Spanish
Colonial house is one such example – though, over the years,
its architectural and decorative integrity had sadly been
compromised. But, when San Francisco-based design studio
BAMO were called in to renovate the property, this bathroom
regained a hint of the Twenties glamour it had once possessed.
There is an unexpected richness to the decoration of the
room, which harks back to the house’s glory days, beginning
with the ‘Style Moderne’ fittings in an unlacquered brass
finish by Samuel Heath, many of which were custom-made for
the space. A double ‘Industrial’ brass washstand from Urban
Archaeology, a bathtub from Waterworks with a burnished
exterior, and a shower with a brass-framed American Shower
Door all add to the sense of chic sophistication.
The hand-painted ‘Fishes’ wallcovering from de Gournay is
not only a charming backdrop, but a distinctive feature in its
own right. It catches the eye during the day, but the pearles-
cent design comes to life in the evening when illuminated. The
lighting has been carefully chosen to enhance the scheme – a
traditional pendant from Vaughan serves as a simple, elegant
centrepiece, and is complemented by smart Ann-Morris wall
sconces attached to the mirrored panels above the washstand.
A cool white palette balances the more luxurious touches,
with a combination of subway tiles, marble borders and a mosaic
floor by Sicis featuring patterns inspired by Twenties motifs.
The effect is clean and contemporary, yet with an appealing
timelessness. The room’s generous size allows for additional
pieces that are both functional and decorative, such as the
BAMO-designed teak cabinets built by James Starr Metal-
smithing and a quirky John Reed Dickinson plaster stool,
which holds bathing essentials. bamo.com | samuel-heath.com
THIS PAGE FROM TOP The brass-framed door from American

Shower Door’s ‘Vintage’ series ties in with the Samuel Heath fittings
elsewhere. The burnished exterior of the Waterworks’ ‘Candide’ bathtub
complements de Gournay’s ‘Fishes’ wallcovering. OPPOSITE A pale
mosaic floor and Statuario marble borders create a restful effect

MICHELE LEE WILLSON

NO.3 : WOODEN WONDER
Natural
h ave n
LEO BEAR recounts how the design firm
Barde vanVoltt turned this canal house attic room
in Amsterdam into a modern wellness sanctuary
with striking sculptural fittings from Agape
T
he couple that own this century-old canal house in
Amsterdam did not want a traditional master bath-
room. Their brief was for somewhere to ‘rest, stretch
and recline’ – in other words, a wellness sanctuary.
‘When you walk into the space, you feel completely relaxed,
almost in a meditative state,’ says Valérie Boerma, co-founder
of Barde vanVoltt, the Netherlands-based interior design
studio responsible for reimagining this attic.
Featuring a sauna, Jacuzzi and a space for yoga, it is indeed
much more than a bathroom. ‘In order to properly reconnect
with ourselves, we need to connect with the earth,’ explains
Valérie. Hence, the focus on a variety of raw materials and
natural light. Clay was used for the walls (to enhance breatha-
bility) and walnut timber for the sauna and storage boxes,
while the daybed at one end is upholstered in flax-fibre stone-
washed linen. The only exception is the practical polyurethane
rubber flooring. The overall look is brutalist yet poetic.
To highlight the attic’s distinctive triangular shape, the
original wooden beams were restored and careful attention was
paid to lighting – aged brass spotlights by Koen van Guijze
and ‘Trapeze’ geometrical wall lights by Apparatus.
Wanting something sculptural, modern and big enough for
sharing, the freestanding ‘In-Out Marmo’ bathtub designed
by Benedini Associati for Agape (which has been modified
into a spa bath) was the owner’s choice. Installing the bath,
which is carved from Bianco di Carrara marble and weighs
over 800kg, presented quite a challenge – in the end, a crane
was used to lift it into the house. The washbasin – ‘Bjhon 1’ by
Angelo Mangiarotti for Agape – was less of a struggle and
provided the perfect companion piece. All of the Agape items
are available through West One Bathrooms in the UK.
The bespoke sauna was built on site, as was the daybed,
which reclines fully, allowing the owners to relax and make
the most of the canal views – and to experience what is known
in Dutch as gezellig, ‘the joy of being cosy’, whatever the
weather outside. barde-vanvoltt.com | westonebathrooms.com
THIS PAGE FROM TOP The glass screen allows natural light to stream
into the sauna. Timber storage cupboards double as spots to perch.
OPPOSITE FROM TOP Yellow ochre ‘Soap’ tiles by Sebastian Herkner
for Kaufmann Keramik line the shower. The linen ‘Luna’ pillowcases
from Soho Home complement the rustic wooden daybed

N O. 4 : M AT E R I A L G A I N S
A calming
inf luence
ELIZABETH METCALFE learns how tastemakers
Sarah-Louise Marks and Christopher Phelps have
referenced design details from favourite hotels
across the world in their serene London bathroom
W
hen Sarah-Louise Marks and Christopher
Phelps – the pair behind popular Instagram
travel account @the_adventuresofus and the
online lifestyle store No.17 – came to design
the bathroom of their Victorian house in west London, they
wanted to reference those of the many exceptional hotels they
have stayed in. ‘Our inspiration started with the pink marble
bathrooms at The Gritti Palace in Venice, the minimalist oak
of Aman Tokyo and the bold, unlacquered brass fittings at
The Bowery in New York,’ explains Sarah-Louise.
Having lived in the house for three years before they started
renovating, the couple had a clear idea of how they needed
the room to work. ‘We wanted it to flow beautifully with the
rest of the house and to be a luxurious and calming space,’
says Sarah-Louise. A former spare room became the
bathroom, which provided plenty of space for a large bathtub
– the ‘Empire’ from Waterworks – and walk-in shower. By
taking out a fireplace, they also created room for a double
washstand. ‘We took our builders’ advice to remove the
fireplace in order to open up the space and it is one of the best
decisions we made,’ explains Sarah-Louise. ‘The focus was
on functionality, but we also wanted it to be elegant.’
The starting point for the design was the unusual Rosa
Antico marble, sourced from Porter, which now lines the
shower. ‘The brilliantly bold veining is unique and we love
how it looks in the golden evening light,’ says Sarah-Louise,
who also used the marble – a slightly less veined, more subtle
piece – for the top of the vanity unit. The tadelakt plaster on
the walls complements the marble, as do the white oak floor-
boards and the oak double vanity. Unlacquered brass shower
fittings and taps, all from the ‘Henry’ range by Waterworks,
were chosen to add warmth and ensure a sense of coherence
throughout the scheme. ‘The brass will age beautifully,’ explains
SARAH-LOUISE MARKS; CHRISTOPHER PHELPS
Sarah-Louise. This statement applies to the entire space,

which manages to strike a perfect balance between traditional
and contemporary, elegant and functional. no17house.com
OPPOSITE Inspired by The Gritti Palace in Venice, the Rosa Antico

marble from Porter transforms the shower into a focal point.
THIS PAGE FROM TOP A freestanding ‘Empire’ bath from Waterworks
fits neatly under the window. A ‘Sofia’ bouclé footstool from Soho
Home sits beside the oak vanity unit made by Bluecrow Joinery

DESIGN NOTES
Essential
ingredients
Designer Sophie Vile from specialist firm Smallbone
shares her recipe for creating a successful kitchen
T
here is a reason why the kitchen is
considered to be the heart of the house.
It is where your day commences, where
you cook and where you entertain. It is
the perfect utilitarian space. Therefore,
understanding how the kitchen is going to be used
is the most vital part of the design process. There
are five key foundations that will tailor the way that
a layout is shaped: the preparation space, cooking
zone and cleaning area, food storage and cookware
storage. It is also important to consider architec-
tural features that may shape the design, including Featuring hand-painted cabinetry, this kitchen is from the
thresholds, windows and sloped ceilings. Once the ‘Iconic’ collection – one of Smallbone’s earliest designs
layout is sorted, you can begin to introduce textures
and colour palettes. Take note of the age and style like this can almost become the focus of the kitchen,
of your property when selecting a cabinetry design, bringing out the deeper tones and adding a soft
as this will pinpoint the tone for the rest of the touch of glamour. Another way to introduce glamour
house – it may look out of place if it is not in keeping is by incorporating fluid lines, including applying
with the existing structure. bolection moulding to Shaker-style doors – a chic
When thinking through the layout, do not under- alternative to the classic geometric shapes.
estimate the importance of the work space. A well- There are several design tricks that can be used to
thought-out layout will make cooking enjoyable and dramatically transform a space. Accent lighting, for
comfortable. For speed and efficiency, ensure that example, can lead the eye to various highlights within
the cooking area, sink, ovens and refrigerator are in the space and strip lighting in glazed dressers can
close proximity to one another. Additionally, think help to showcase your finest glassware. Under-cabinet
about how you can make the most of the space you lighting offers a subtle way to illuminate the work
have – features such as integrated banquette seat- space, while a series of striking pendants suspended
ing or a recess for stools at the back of an island over the island creates an eye-catching focal point.
make the room work harder. A boiling-water tap Pantries and larders are also a brilliant feature.
(with chilled and sparkling options) can free work Breakfast larders housing a coffee machine and
surfaces from the clutter of kettles and hobs from toaster can also be used as extra space to store food.
boiling pans, and is also more economical. Alternatively, with the added inclusion of hidden
The beauty of a bespoke kitchen is the ability to pocket doors, stone worktops, internal drawers and
tailor not only the overall look and feel of the design integrated appliances, they can act as an extension
but also the interior of each cabinet to suit your of the kitchen. Nowadays, larders are not confined
needs. Additions like pull-out drawers for heavier to traditional country kitchens. In fact, modern
appliances or walnut bottle racks for larder doors larders are extremely popular, especially those with
ensure that every inch of storage is optimised. contemporary finishes – rich dark-stained oak,
You should never be afraid to experiment with liquid-metal accents and contrasting walnut.
new materials and textures. Elements such as a The secret to a modern kitchen is bold simplicity,
substantial marble worktop with defined veining can minimalism and clean, uninterrupted lines, while
increase the visual impact of the kitchen to great traditional kitchens have a timeless aesthetic with
effect. Contrasting materials also offer a great way warmth, heritage, craft and detail. It is, however,
to fuse components of the cabinetry together. For very possible to establish a harmony between the
example, we often like to introduce a satin brass two styles and create a modern classic with elegant
finger rail to sit between deep bronze liquid metal lighting, antique furnishings and sleek metalwork.
base units and a textured marble top. A brass detail Smallbone: smallbone.co.uk

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KITCHENS by CHARLIE SMALLBONE

4b Ledbury Mews North Notting Hill London W11 2AF
020 7566 6794 ledburystudio.com

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