Innehållsförteckning för November 2020 från Homes & Gardens

The focus of this issue is craft. As a brand, one of our passions is supporting artisans and people making waves in the creative industry. To this end, news editor Jo Bailey reveals five new names who are creating original pieces, while writer Fiona McCarthy throws the spotlight on makers who are breathing fresh life into traditional techniques. As mentioned last month, the Design Awards 2020, sponsored by GP & J Baker, Neptune, Farrow & Ball and Naturalmat, showcases the brightest faces working in Britain. The breadth of the nominees proves what a fabulously varied industry this is. I have a true fondness for the Designer of the Year, who has a distinctive approach. Her business launched 50 years ago, as a response to a ‘general beigeness’, and her contribution…

Amodest bedroom redesign was the initially proposed project when interior designer Ryan Lawson first visited his client Kathy Robins. Ryan had made the trip with his boyfriend, furniture dealer Sean Robins, to see the house where he grew up and Sean’s mother Kathy quickly saw an opportunity to employ Ryan’s interior design skills. ‘When I got there, Kathy asked me to rearrange the furniture in her bedroom, which rapidly escalated to us both walking round the house with a legal pad talking about moving walls and changing lighting,’ Ryan recalls. Seven years later, the interiors of the Minnesota lakeside house have been overhauled with a new collection of curated art and furnishings with refined architectural detailing. ‘I think Kathy’s sense was that the house had lost its way and she…

DESIGN, right now, in the early autumn of 2020, is flourishing. Yes, this year has been full of challenges that have affected brands big and small, but creativity is booming. That was the feeling at the judging day for this year’s Homes & Gardens Awards, where our team of industry experts met virtually to discuss the merits of dozens of designers and creative stars, all nominated by the panel themselves. In fact, this feels like a time of revolution. Routes to customers have never been easier, as more and more creatives take to social media and the internet to sell their wares, while technology is allowing new materials to be born, old materials to be reused and ancient techniques to be given new life. At the same time, the industry…

Q When did you become interested in gardening? I grew up in Siena inside the medieval city walls. The colours of the stucco façades, terracotta roof tiles and mellow brickwork had a strong influence on me. Then I moved to the countryside and discovered I liked plants. I asked Silvano Ghirelli, head gardener at the historic Villa Gamberaia, about working there and he took me on. Q Describe your early career. I moved to London when I was 21 to study at Inchbald School of Design and set up my London studio in 1995. My first commission was a roof terrace. I learned it’s not about how many things you put in a garden but the arrangement and proportion. My breakthrough was a private garden in The Boltons in Kensington…

When it comes to the objects displayed in her home, designer Juniper Tedhams is both a collector and, by her own admission, ‘a ruthless editor’. ‘I like to have space around things,’ she explains. This instinct to strip back rather than endlessly add has served her well in this Manhattan townhouse, where she lives with her husband, lighting designer Sean O’Connor. Within its walls, she has drawn together influences from different stages in her life, including gritty reclamation finds from London, refined furniture by Charlotte Perriand and Pierre Jeanneret, contemporary art and her own perfectly balanced designs. Juniper bought this 1850s home with her sister 22 years ago and took the upper ground parlour floor and the lower ground floor. Over time, Juniper says, her style here has evolved. ‘In…

Situated at the northernmost tip of Cape Cod, Provincetown has long harboured a resident population of artists who were first attracted to the fishing village by its extraordinary elemental light. This former studio was built by seascape painter Frederick Judd Waugh and was later used by Hans Hofmann, a key figure in abstract expressionism and one of the most prominent characters of post-war American art. Five years ago, the property was bought by Hollywood TV maestro Ryan Murphy, the creator of hit series including Glee, American Horror Story and Pose. The purchase was an act of preservation: Ryan and his photographer husband David Miller already owned a home on the waterfront but they recognised the studio’s importance and decided to adapt it as a guest house and entertaining space. Tasked…

The nuances of brown are often underplayed, but one look at Little Greene’s Chimney Brick shows how complex and interesting the shade can be. Part chocolate, part woodland and with a dash of purple grape, there is an unexpected richness that reveals itself in different ways. In north-facing rooms, it will create a cocooning feel and in brighter spaces it allows the opportunity to layer other shades of brown for more impact. Chimney Brick works with most colours – jewelled tones like emerald green add vibrance, while crisp white gives timeless appeal.…

OKA A homeware brand that draws inspiration from all over the world with an ever-changing range of decorative objects and artwork. Its wide range of prints all come ready framed, creating a smooth art-buying journey, oka.com JIM LAWRENCE This Suffolk-based lighting and furnishing manufacturer has a wide range of picture and wall lights. The lights are made using traditional metal working techniques and each product is hand-finished, too, jim-lawrence.co.uk TROWBRIDGE From fine art and photography to textiles and antiques, this British company has been supplying high-quality artwork for nearly 40 years. The collection is nearly entirely exclusive to them, perfect when looking for something unique, trowbridgegallery.com NEVILLE JOHNSON With over 30 years’ experience, this brand uses traditional craftsmen to create bespoke fitted furniture and shelving. The design team create fully…

CABINETRY For a similar bespoke kitchen, try Martin Moore; kitchens start from £35,000. Painted in White Dove Regal Select, £23 for 0.94ltr, Benjamin Moore APPLIANCES Cluny 100 range cooker in black and brass, from £4,250, Lacanche. ECBN6256 Integrated American fridge freezer, £5,099, Liebherr. For a similar built-in extractor fan, try DGB3850M 70cm canopy cooker hood, £279, AEG SINK & TAPS The Arabescato marble sink is bespoke; deVOL’s Tuscan Farmhouse 1000 Double Arabescato marble sink, £4,170, is similar. RW Atlas pot filler in brass, £2,484; RW Atlas mixer tap and spray in unlacquered brass, £4,360, all Waterworks SURFACES Grove Brickworks, since replaced by Grove Twenty field tiles, from £348.74sq m, Waterworks. Main worktops in Arabescato marble, £295sq m; island worktops in Nero Marquina, £195sq m, both Lapicida. For flooring, try White…

DESIGNER Sharon Lillywhite, founding partner of Oliver Burns, 020 3036 0485, oliverburns.com. THE PROPERTY A four-bedroom Georgian, white-stuccoed townhouse in Belgravia, London. DESIGN BRIEF Understated and elegant were the owners’ watchwords when briefing the Oliver Burns team. They wanted a sophisticated scheme with a luxury feel that wasn’t too overtly glamorous. DIMENSIONS 3x4m SHOWER A piece of art in its own right, the green onyx shower wall forms a striking focal point. In the dressing room directly opposite, a floor-to-ceiling mirror captures the onyx again, doubling the impact. ‘Onyx has a beautiful translucent quality, so when illuminated from behind it creates a subtle glow that highlights the intricacies of the stone,’ says Sharon. ‘The colour tones tie in beautifully with the soft greens and cream shades woven into the design…

RAIN CHECK The new art deco-inspired Chessleton shower from Drummonds features an overhead rose and a hand shower that can be used independently and simultaneously. It’s available in a number of finishes including polished nickel, unlacquered brass, polished chrome and antique brass. A striking piece for any bathroom. Chessleton surface-mounted shower, from £5,742, Drummonds. LEARNING CURVES If you want a traditional bath with modern benefits, the new Senator from BC Designs is a convincing replica of the fireclay style but weighs less and retains more heat. Its shapely silhouette is a nod to the trend for curves while retaining the look of an era past; choose from an array of colours including Khaki Green and Powder Blue. Senator ColourKast in Satin Rose, £4,650, BC Designs. A NEW PALETTE Colour is…

USING COLOUR DO... ■ Identify a palette of three or four shades and start to weave in patterns in this colour family. ■ Use confident tones, but consider how they’ll work with whites and naturals – a counterbalance to control the strength and provide a harmonious feel. ■ Plan at scale. Represent colours and patterns in the correct proportions on a mood board – we have a useful tool on our Designers Guild website which may help. ■ Intensify the tone of a palette to create a richer feeling – this is brilliant in small rooms where deeper tones work best. DON’T... ■ Overlook the woodwork. It’s more interesting when painted in a colour other than white – try muted shades of green or blue. ■ Use just any white.…

‘Recent events have proved that working from home is not just possible but can be very productive,’ says architect John Pardey, whose Hampshire-based practice works on a range of residential projects. As with many architects, home offices or studies have often been a part of his work but are not necessarily a given – something that has changed since the pandemic. Architect Alex Michaelis spent the lockdown trying out different spots for home working around his Cornish house. Michaelis is a founding partner at Michaelis Boyd, whose portfolio includes impressive studies such as the glazed design shown opposite, but he is also a fan of informal ways of working from home, a kind of domestic hot-desking. ‘Maybe you have a series of small areas that you can repurpose – add…

GREEN is an effective colour in all its shades, inspiring thought and logic, and perfect for dealing with your daily tasks. Choose inky BLUES to enclose a space and reduce distraction – ideal for those who are working with data and stats. Blue can also be relaxing, especially at the paler end of the spectrum. Earthy BROWNS are often a surprising choice for creating calm spaces but, when teamed with natural materials such as wood, these hues engender a sense of zen-like tranquillity. ORANGE is a great colour for the creative mind. It inspires and energises. If you’d rather not commit to a whole orange room try colour-blocking on one wall only. For purity and clarity in your work zone, WHITE is the easiest option, especially if you’re nervous about…

PRETTY POLLY With illustrations that are often inspired by childhood stories, Polly Fern’s work (previously featured in Homes & Garden’s One to Watch) has a playful and painterly quality that keeps us coming back for more. This season sees her launch a range of decorative table lamps that have been crafted from white earthenware clay and hand-painted with her whimsical designs. The Finch table lamp, £2,140, (left) is available exclusively at The New Craftsmen. PATTERN BOOK Inspired by an antique Kantha quilt, Jane Churchill’s new Imri patchwork-printed fabric has a charmingly handcrafted feel that has been created using a combination of zigzag, spotted and paisley patterns. Hand-stitched-style detail to emulate running stitches finishes the traditional look. The fabric is available in Indigo, Aqua and Red. Curtain in Aqua, £89m, Jane…

PATTERN BOOK Cubist influences and abstract shapes feature heavily among artwork created by the Bloomsbury Set. Combine different designs across a scheme, harmonising the look with varying scales of print. Curtain in District in Claret, £189m, Kelly Wearstler V at GP&J Baker. Screen, £60, The Dormy House; covered in Gem in Blue/Onyx, £73.69m, Linwood. Dot stool in Deep Garnet, £995, Reda Amalou at Silvera. Tarma two-seater sofa, £2,095, Oka. Ripple cushions, £88 each, Jessica Osborne. Teardrops cushion, £75; Blue Virginia Woolf print by Michaela Gall, £110, both The Shop Floor Project. Double layer dot wiggle vase, £85; triple layer zigzag vase, £88, both Wicklewood. Seagrass herringbone carpet, £26sq m, Alternative Flooring € WORK OF ART The Bloomsbury Set embraced all things creative through a love of textiles and ceramics. Herriot…

CAPE TOWN Karen Roos, founder of the Babylonstoren hotel in South Africa and The Newt hotel in Somerset, reveals her favourite places in the city ■ The perfect Cape Town day starts with a walk along the Sea Point Promenade that curves along the water’s edge, followed by coffee on a stoep (an open terrace) looking out over Table Mountain. The Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel (above left) is beautiful – almost all properties in Cape Town have mountain views. It is the backdrop to life here (belmond.com). ■ Stay at the Dorp hotel in the Bo-Kaap (above, top right). Perched up on the slopes of Signal Hill, the property was designed by hotelier and owner Gail Behr (dorp.co.za). ■ For drinks, head to Publik on Kloof Nek Road (above, centre…

The leaves on the hornbeam are the first to turn this year, exposed to the cold easterly wind by the area of chestnut and birch we coppiced last winter. In seeing the trees readying themselves for the winds of winter allows a short-lived fit of panic to run through me, wondering if we’re ready too. Of course, in central heated homes and with a stack of firewood ready for our wood burner, we are. Our sophisticated modern lives mean winter is not a period of survival but a period of festivity and tradition. Perhaps because of this, we’ve somewhat forgotten what we’re celebrating. I adore Christmas – yes, I know this feels early but trust me it’s coming and the more we plan for it the better decisions we can…

GARDEN GUIDE ORIENTATION The north-facing Winter Garden is on the boundary of a five-acre, west-facing site. SOIL Sandy loam, acidic. SPECIAL FEATURES Winter border, flower garden, pool and entertaining area, vegetable garden, wild-flower meadow, tree house. GARDEN DESIGN Debbie Roberts MSGD and Ian Smith MSGD, Acres Wild, 01403 891084, acreswild.co.uk. The garden is not open to the public. “RATHER THAN ANY ONE SPECIFIC PLANT IN THE GARDEN, I LOVE PLANT COMBINATIONS – THE WONDERFUL INTERPLAY BETWEEN COLOUR, FORM AND TEXTURE” Phase two of any garden design project is typically secondary to the main thrust of the garden landscaping and feverish planting that surrounds the immediacy of the house, swallowing budgets with ease. The somewhat neglected far corners of the garden can find themselves slightly abandoned, with their plight often exacerbated…

WALL OF CHINA Displays of antique china have long been a popular way of showing off a treasured collection – and it’s far more enjoyable than keeping it shut away in a cupboard. Traditionally, plates might be organised in rows on a kitchen dresser but for a more updated and contemporary look, hang individual ones in a gallery style. To do this you’ll need to fix a D-ring onto the flattest part of the back of each plate with a tiny dot of superglue, then let it dry for 24 hours before hanging. A grouping of blue and white plates in different sizes makes for an attractive arrangement. € PAINTERLY  PALETTE Don’t be afraid to let the artwork lead when it comes to choosing a colour palette for a scheme.…

1. REST EASY The addition of pot-rack style footrests makes bar stools more comfortable. Central cupboards ensure a storage opportunity isn’t missed. The English Collection, from £35,000, Martin Moore. 2. SPACE IT OUT Styled on the traditional cook’s table, this island is perfect for food prep. The drawers are deeper than normal, but the beautiful stone flooring is visible. The Nickleby Collection, from £40,000, Humphrey Munson. 3. BALANCED APPROACH Handwoven ash panels lend this leggy island a lightness of touch, while the dark frame prevents the wood unit from blending with the floor. The Sebastian Cox Kitchen by deVOL, from £15,000. 4. MOVEABLE FEAST This free-standing island has pretty oak shelves for displaying all your favourite pieces. It’s light enough to move around yet sturdily framed in steel. The Carter…

FITTINGS A similar bespoke vanity unit would cost around £35,000 from Oliver Burns. Ionian freestanding bath in Quarrycast White, £3,330, Victoria + Albert Baths. 2x Lalique Metropolis lever three-hole basin mixer taps in soft matte gold, £5,975 each; Lalique Metropolis lever thermostatic shower controls, £3,000, all THG Paris. Rio Revive showerhead in chrome, £4,689, Crosswater SURFACES Polished Aurora marble, from £1,080sq m; Green Apple onyx, £1,800sq m, both Oliver Burns ACCESSORIES Baby Library wall lights, £306 each; lampshade 5 in Fez, £115 each, all Porta Romana. Brillante Prestigio pendant chandelier, from £8,400, Rocco Borghese…

KEY DECISIONS Luke Thomas, design director at John Cullen Lighting, advises that in order to create depth in a scheme, deciding what to leave in darkness is just as important as making a decision on what is lit up. If we were to light all aspects of a feature, for example a topiary box ball, the look would fall flat, but lighting just one side creates a striking contrast. COMBINING LIGHTING WITH WATER FEATURES Sara Jane Rothwell of London Garden Designer uses lighting to enhance water features. Light is given movement as the flow of water reflects dancing shadows at night-time. Corten steel can be a stunning choice as it creates a warm glow as light bounces off the surface. HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH? When it comes to exterior…

1 . American decorator Bill Willis is a design hero of mine for the way he revived Moroccan craftsmanship from the 1960s onwards, creating sumptuous interiors for clients including the Rothschilds and Yves St Laurent. 2 . A simple fabric I love and use a lot is Donatello from Nicholas Herbert. It’s very adaptable to different interior styles. 3 . My design advice is to avoid the trend for decorating rooms in harsh conflicting colours. It’s fine for Instagram but not for living with. 4 . One small luxury I can’t do without is soap from Santa Maria Novella. 5 . Cutter Brooks in Stow-on-the-Wold is the shop I visit for a treat. The interior is exquisite, as is its beautifully curated stock. 6 . Isabella Worsley is a young…

ZONED OUT Over the years, side returns of Victorian houses have typically been incorporated into the kitchen, but why not hive off a section and convert it into a private workspace instead? Home offices do not need to be vast to be functional – especially if they have an outlook that gives the illusion of greater space, such as a large picture window, and are flooded with natural light. Use a strong but soothing colour on the walls and add a bright contrast with a cushion or lampshade detail. Where floor space is tight, make the best use of the room’s height by running a long shelf just below the ceiling to store work clutter out of sight. COLOUR POP If your desk is in a dark alcove or corner,…

THE CERAMICIST Lydia Hardwick creates bold, beautiful designs from her home studio Q How do you work? With a range of techniques, because I think it is important for my practice to move freely between different approaches. My pots are mostly coiled and decorated with slips. My plates and wall-pieces are often inlaid. This involves staining clay different colours using oxides, rolling the colours out flat, and collaging cut-out shapes together, pressing them to create a flat surface. Q Where do find inspiration? I am often drawn to motifs found within indigenous craft objects and textiles. My research into artefacts is quite specific: from nnaam wood carvings made throughout the Kuba Kingdom, to sculptures produced on Aitutaki, one of the Cook Islands in the South Pacific. Q How would you…

LAST YEAR, when the cutting-edge Frieze London art fair included a special section dedicated to female weavers in its programme, one thing was clear: craft, long dismissed by the art world as folksy and inferior, was finally in a league of its own. Certainly investment in craft is now big business – in its recent report The Market for Craft, the Crafts Council estimated it to be worth £3 billion in the UK. What’s surprising, perhaps, about this boom in old techniques is the demographic attracted to them. ‘The biggest growth in the craft-buying market is the under 35s. As their tastes and incomes expand, they’re going to be investing more frequently and at higher levels, which bodes very well for the future,’ says Natalie Melton, the Craft Council’s creative…

EAT: SMOKE AT HAMPTON MANOR Inspired by the West Midland’s estate’s Victorian walled garden, the cuisine at Hampton Manor’s principal dining room Peel’s has held a Michelin star for several years. The handsome garden has now been lovingly restored and opened to the public, alongside new restaurant Smoke, where all food is prepared in a woodfired oven. The new venture’s need to socially distance has resulted in the estate’s greenhouses being opened up for candlelit dinners with dishes from the Smoke menu. We recommend requesting this for the most enchanting of evenings eating among vines and foliage, hamptonmanor.com. VISIT: OMVED GARDENS Tucked away in the leafy surrounds of Highgate is Omved, an ambitious project that sought to turn a forgotten area of tarmacked wasteland behind the high street into a…

IT WAS in 2010, after learning that Angraves (England’s last remaining rattan weaving workshop) was due to close its doors forever, that Lulu Lytle, co-founder of Soane Britain, decided to step in to help bring the weavers’ expertise to a new audience. With a keen passion for promoting traditional skills and as an avid lover of rattan, it’s no wonder she also focused on gathering material for her book – Rattan: A World of Elegance and Charm. Through archival photography, Lulu’s book reveals how designers and craftspeople through the centuries have used this tropical palm; from the decorative styles of the Victorian and Edwardian periods and the art deco geometric shapes of the 1920s to the organic and sculptural forms of the 1960s and 1970s. Lulu takes readers on a…

ROAST POTATOES WITH SAUTÉED BEANS AND PEAS SERVES 4 400g potatoes 400g purple potatoes 2 tbsp olive oil ½ tsp freshly grated nutmeg 200g green beans 6 spring onions 200g peas 1 tbsp salted butter Preheat the oven to 180°C/Gas 4. Scrub all the potatoes, cut them in half and mix with the olive oil, nutmeg, salt and pepper. Place on a baking tray and roast for 40 minutes. Top and tail the beans, then cut each in half at an angle. Cut the spring onions into 2cm pieces. In a frying pan, fry the beans, spring onions and peas in the butter for about 5 minutes, seasoning to taste with salt and pepper. Take the potatoes out of the oven, place them on a warmed serving dish, spread the…

GROWING UP in north London, Evi Antonio’s yearnings for nature were satiated by the images in early natural history books. Fascinated by the detailed pictorials, she was never without her own sketchbook and pencils. A degree in scientific and natural history illustration from Middlesex University and a career as a natural history illustrator followed before a move to Ware in Hertfordshire, where she ran a successful illustration agency with her husband from their studio on the Amwell Nature Reserve. Since then, Evi has explored a new contemporary fine art form and now creates spectacular artwork. Tell us about your creative influences. I’ve always been inspired by the lithographic plates and hand-coloured engravings of the 19th century, which were used to document the scientific discoveries of the time. What’s your subject…

GETTING STARTED ‘When starting a collection, my instinct is to be drawn to what reflects the place, people and their distinctiveness and my love for beautifully crafted objects,’ says Catherine Lock, creative director of The New Craftsmen. ‘I select pieces that feel like they will endure both in quality and the fluctuations of trends. I always go for pieces that have an emotive resonance rather than feeling like they’re a good investment – although it’s very nice when the two things come together.’ MODERN ART ‘Simple ways to incorporate sculpture into an interior without it feeling staged would be to use display cabinets or bookshelves just for artwork and sculpture,’ says interiors stylist and creative director of Modern Art Hire, Laura Fulmine. ‘You can also try to incorporate plinths into…

DESIGNER Tamara Magel, director, Tamara Magel, 001 917 628 086, tamaramagel.com. THE PROPERTY A six-bedroom, farmhouse-style new build in the Hamptons, New York. DESIGN BRIEF This is Tamara’s own kitchen in the home, nestled within woodlands, she shares with her artist husband. The look she was channelling has English country kitchen origins but with a little of her signature elegance and glamour thrown in to keep it from being too ‘farmy’. DIMENSIONS 7.5x9m LAYOUT The layout began not with the traditional ‘working triangle’, although it is duly observed, but by considering the outward views. ‘For me, the view from the sink is everything,’ says Tamara. ‘I gave up doors opening directly onto the garden here because I wanted a decent view of guests around the pool and the woodland when…

1. Canteen with oak lever handle in dark brass, £3,052, Waterworks 2. Aged brass, £620, deVOL 3. 1003 in brushed steel, £546, Hornbeam Ivy 4. 4799 with lever handles in gold, £767, Perrin & Rowe 5. Axial in stainless steel, £288, Abode 6. HiRise 7322W-4-S in polished stainless, £1,067, Kohler 7. Traditional 1177LF in polished nickel, £958, Delta at DirectNine 8. Tara Ultra in dark platinum matt, £1,217, Dornbracht 9. Regent R260-PF-1890 in polished brass, £510, Barber Wilsons…

1. Green onyx printed glass, £495sq m, Fameed Khalique 2. Onyx Deep Pink porcelain, from £282sq m, Stone & Ceramic Warehouse 3. Marvel Brazil Green polished porcelain, from £96sq m, Minoli 4. Onyx Nouveau Amber gloss porcelain, from £49.98sq m, Mandarin Stone 5. Tundra Decra LED illuminated panel, £1,200sq m, West One Bathrooms 6. CR Lux Danae porcelain, from £70sq m, Pamesa Cerámica 7. Rex Brown polished porcelain, from £94.80sq m, Lapicida 8. Luce Azul high gloss porcelain, from £309sq m, RAK Ceramics 9. 4046 Excava quartz from the Metropolitan Collection, from £800sq m, Caesarstone…

ASTRO  Good lighting design demands simplicity. That is the ethos of Astro founders John Fearon and James Bassant. The brand is an excellent source of British-designed lighting with a strong focus on sustainability, astrolighting.com JIM LAWRENCE  With a reputation for creating high-quality products using traditional handcrafted techniques, the brand offers pieces in a range of finishes, from heritage metals to contemporary paintwork, jim-lawrence.co.uk OWL LIGHTING  The aim of founders Sally and Paul Stephenson is to bring the best of architectural lighting design to the residential market. They work closely with their clients through the whole project, from initial idea to final installation, owl-lighting.co.uk JOHN CULLEN LIGHTING  Purveyor of luxury lighting to the residential and hospitality market, John Cullen Lighting has been creating world-class schemes for more than 35 years. Traditional…

WOODEN DESKS  Stylish tables for the focus of your scheme STATEMENT DESK LAMPS  Designs that combine function with striking form DECORATIVE PENCIL POTS  Add a splash of fun with these jolly holders DESK CHAIRS  These hot seats offer comfort and good looks WALL LIGHTS Directional options for tasks or an ambient glow LOW BOOKCASES Neat and practical shelving for an organised space…

Jess Lister and Alex Nutting, floral designers, Aesme ‘We’re sisters and we founded our floral design business in 2015. Three years ago we moved to this railway arch in west London. The space feels very special and personal to us. Most of the other arches are mechanics, so people are always surprised to discover this beautiful little oasis. Looking at our team engrossed in arranging, humming to music, with buckets and buckets of freshly cut flowers on the workbenches – it’s everything we dreamed of when we started.’ aesme.co.uk Molly Mahon, fabric and wallpaper designer ‘My design studio is down a bumpy track, nestled in the Ashdown Forest, East Sussex. The windows are overgrown with greenery on the outside so I don’t look out much. I love the smell –…