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They say everything comes back into style, so it was high-time for a throwback to the fabulous Fifties. Bringing suburban style to the catwalk and following that homage to Jackie O at Moschino last season, models at Marc Jacobs’ spring/summer show sported cinched waists just short of a frilly pinafore. Homeware is in on the act with a palette plucked straight from the candy-coloured counters of the classic American diner. Choose only the sweetest of shades as seen on Jonathan Adler’s Harlequin mirror and pair with retro-feel accessories, such as Bestron’s coffee maker. We’re raising a strawberry shake for this look……

Bring the outdoors in with large scenic murals, then arrange statement furniture to create a campfire vibe. A raw-edged slice of timber makes the perfect rustic tabletop. Keep the mood lo-fi with workaday enamel. A selection of rough-cut ceramics with various glazes create a hybrid between old and new tabletop style. The lumberjack’s workstation is tucked neatly by the fire with a trestle table as a workbench and an array of tools. Play to wood’s innate strengths and display its natural charms with scaled-up chopping boards. Take inspiration from the great outdoors for a rustic en suite concept. Hang an atmospheric pendant bedside and create an interesting, contemporary version of a hurricane lamp. Go with the grain with natural wood pieces. What could be more pure than side tables fashioned…

MEI LAN HAS SET HERSELF A CHALLENGE. ‘I WANT TO READ AT LEAST 100 BOOKS BY THE END OF THE YEAR. ’ According to her reading app, she has already notched up a noteworthy list of 20 titles. On trains, planes or buses, you’ll find this corporate lawyer immersed in a book. Science fiction or magic realism are her genres of choice, their lengthy narratives, set in vivid parallel universes, an escapist antidote to daily life. Mei’s north London home reflects her taste for the unconventional. ‘I wanted it to feel different… no creams or neutral schemes. I love bright colours and odd things,’ she says, looking decidedly uncorporate in a lyrically-swishy ivory and aqua dress by ethical Australian label Chasing Unicorns. The look she envisaged for the brick-and-stucco terraced…

SAFE BET If ingress protection ratings don’t normally get you going, check out Curiousa & Curiousa’s new line of bathroom-ready lighting made to IP45 standards with LED G9 bulbs (waterproof to you and I). Constructed from fine bone china plates and beautiful coloured glass, the Siren lights will ensure a splash of sink-side elegance. £640 each (curiousa.co.uk) BASIN BEAUTY The Antique basin from Lundhs is made from anorthosite – an igneous rock created by the cooling of magma on the west coast of Norway many moons ago. Expect a smoothly honed surface and high-gloss interior, too. Impressive, huh? Better plonk it in your guest bathroom to show it off properly. £1,400 (lundhsrealstone.com/uk) DECO DELIGHT Since the first collection in 2013, Wall&Decò’s Wet System wallpapers have wowed us with their large-scale…

Who knew that one of the country’s most respected contemporary art venues was tucked away in Wiltshire’s rolling countryside? Roche Court started life as a 19th-century house and grounds before morphing, in 1994, into the New Art Centre. A number of buildings have since been added to the site by architect Stephen Marshall, the latest of which, Design House, expands the garden cottage into a bright, open space dedicated to modern design from the likes of mobile designer Daniel Reynolds and ceramicist Edmund de Waal (both pictured). Elsewhere on site, the sculpture park displays works by a roster of internationally renowned artists, all showcased against a backdrop of gardens and parkland. Expect to see installations by names such as Conrad Shawcross, Michael Craig-Martin and president of the Royal Academy of…

STAR QUALITY Hero designs – those pieces that get papped, pinned and preened over the most – usually come in ones or twos at a time. Not at Zoffany. Icons, the brand’s latest collection of fabrics, features eleven of them, each representing leading 20th-century influences in the art world. Expect prints lined with Picasso-feel faces, Kandinsky-style geometrics and stripes with a cubist twist. Upholster with Nookta (shown on the chair) for a subtler talking point. ‘The jacquard has an incredible level of detail,’ says Zoffany’s Peter Gomez. ‘It has the effect of looking upwards through a tree canopy.’ Curtain in Verdi Applique Venetian 333015, £139m; chair in Nookta Malachite 333026, £99m (stylelibrary.com/zoffany) NIGHTY, NIGHT With its sleek silhouette and generously filled goose-down cushions, it was an instant love-in when the…

Bedecked in a blue so dark it teetered on black, models seemed to shimmer under the soft glow of moonlight as they sashayed down the spring/summer 2019 runways. At Loewe, Jonathan Anderson’s slouchy satin numbers glistened, while Miu Miu’s matchy-matchy leather gear glowed in the deepest of indigos. And it’s not just fashion that’s burning the midnight oil; Julian Chichester’s sculptural Riace coffee table has been coated in the darkest bronze and over at Broste Copenhagen upholstery in dusky Insignia Blue pays tribute to the witching hour. Drop, dead-of-the-night gorgeous.…

Mirrors can be tricky to work with in corners, but this offbeat arrangement of brass-edged foxed glass designs plays with positioning and reflections to offer nothing but flattering angles. While it may make sense to match the finish of a kitchen island to cabinetry or worktops, a mercury mirrored panel makes a much more bold statement. THE PERFECTLY IMPERFECT NATURE OF MERCURY GLASS CREATES A COOL AND RELAXED VIBE A touch of antique-style glass suits even the most unexpected of places. These closet doors were made from a recycled Venetian shutter and the reflections on the doors give the storage space jewel-box appeal. Mercury glass can be cut in all shapes and sizes, but tiles are the most versatile. Here, the edges of the tiling reflect the shapes of the…

HOME PROFILE THE OWNERS Lindsey Branca and her partner Mike Grosshandler, who co-run a residential design and development company in New York. Plus two rescue dogs, Luke and Layla (pictured). THE PROPERTY A late Victorian brownstone in Brooklyn with a small back garden. On the ground floor is a large kitchen-diner which flows in to the sitting room. The lowerground floor has a bedroom, bathroom and TV room. The first floor comprises the master suite with a dressing room and office. There are two bedrooms and a bathroom on the top floor. Property is encoded in Lindsey Branca’s DNA. Her grandmother Inez, a feisty, far-sighted Italian from the Bronx, founded the family’s commercial property business in the late Forties. ‘She’d read that construction was doing well so she made my…

‘BEING SWEDISH MEANS SCANDI DESIGN IS IN MY SOUL’ HOME PROFILE THE DESIGNER Amelie von Celsing designed this apartment for Nick Prior and his girlfriend, Anna Lewis, who both work in commercial property development. THE PROPERTY A penthouse duplex in west London. It comprises an open-plan living, dining and kitchen area, two bedrooms, a bathroom and an en suite on the first level. On the upper level, a family room opens out on to a terrace. ‘I HAD TO MAKE SURE EVERY PENNY WAS SPENT EFFECTIVELY HERE’ ‘I like to throw a few punches,’ laughs interior architect Amelie von Celsing. She’s actually talking about the showstoppers she tends to include when designing interiors for her clients. ‘It’s important to have some elements that really make people stop and stare,’ she…

PICK A POCKET If space is at a premium, win it back with pocket doors which won’t intrude on the kitchen when open. Translucent glass is another idea for the door, but you need to be a neat freak if you go for it. If this doesn’t sound like you, fluted glass is a great compromise, partially masking the pantry contents without sacrificing the flow of light. Project details These homeowners have painted the pocket door to match the units (try Pavilion Gray estate eggshell by Farrow & Ball, £60 for 2.5L) to make sure it blends seamlessly with the rest of the space. A good kitchen designer will be able to work with the space you have available, sectioning off a corner of your kitchen to create a small…

Roast delica pumpkin with crisp sage, seeds and curd Serves 4 as a starter or 6 as a side dish * 1–1.2kg delica pumpkin (or other winter squash)* 6tbsp cold-pressed rapeseed oil* Flaky sea salt* 2–3tsp Aleppo chilli pepper flakes* 20–24 sage leaves* 150g sheep’s or goat’s curd (or Greek-style yogurt)* Extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling Preheat the oven to 220°C /Fan 200°C/Gas 7. Clean the pumpkin or squash with a damp cloth, then cut it in half from top to bottom. Scoop out the seeds and spread them out on a small baking tray. Drizzle 1tbsp of the rapeseed oil and mix with a fork, pulling away and discarding any fibres as you do so. Roast the seeds for 10–20 minutes, until golden and crisp. Season generously with salt…

Luxurious yet effortless, polished yet relaxed, confident yet natural… attempts to describe 21st-century glamour are full of contradictions. And yet we all aspire to having a little glam in our lives and our homes. How exactly do we define that most aspirational of interiors styles? And, more importantly, how do you go about achieving a space that oozes modern glamour? Livingetc is proud to be hosting a panel discussion at London Design Week 2019 which will tackle these thorny issues. Modern glamour with its multilayered vibrancy, draws influences from around the world. As cosmopolitan charm is a key look for SS19, our selection of interior style mavens promises to tap into their wealth of international experience in order to educate, inform and inspire you to introduce new sophistication to your…

It’s got the tin tile ceilings, expansive floor plan and wow factor features you’d expect in a New York loft, but this glamorous apartment styles out convention to create a totally new urban living experience. Where there was one huge space, now there’s a series of interconnecting rooms. Instead of concrete and steel, there’s marble and brass. The look is mid-century Manhattan meets English club bar, not converted car park. It’s a place for cocktails and parties – and apparently, family life. ‘The kids ride their scooters right along the hall to their bedroom,’ laughs owner Stacey Jordan. We hadn’t seen that coming… Stacey and husband David bought the apartment in 2013, right around the time their eldest child, Dylan, was born (Riley arrived two years later and there’s a…

With the rise of Gen Z yellow as a colour of choice for statement accessories and oh-so-now soft furnishings, it was only a matter of time before we turned our attention to using a variant of this most vibrant of hues to decorate our homes. Take a look beyond ochre’s Seventies and hipsterish connotations and you discover that, actually, it has a decorative history that stretches way, way back. ‘It is a natural pigment, dug directly from the ground and present in every culture and civilisation,’ explains Annie Sloan, colour and paint expert. ‘Ochre is the oldest of all organic pigments,’ agrees Dominic Myland, CEO of Mylands. Cast your mind across a variety of decorative traditions ranging from the Regency vogue for chinoiserie to Luis Barragán’s modernist painted buildings in…

When Véronique Piedeleu and her husband Jack-Eric make changes they don’t do things by halves. A few years ago they left behind their old suburban house and careers in the world of commerce and reinvented themselves with a new modernist home and a hip interiors brand to go with it. ‘Our previous home was a classic Parisian townhouse, complete with wrought-iron balconies and marble fireplaces, but we were excited by the idea of moving to a new place in this bohemian area,’ says Véronique. The modernist, box-shaped Forties home that they now occupy in an area of the city known for its mix of metal workers, artisans and creatives, is a world away from their former house. But it was a move that chimed with the couple’s passions. ‘I’ve discovered…

There’s nothing quite like a full eight hours to make you feel like you’re firing on all cylinders. Just like a healthy diet and regular exercise, getting enough quality sleep is one of the best things you can do for your health and well-being (not to mention to banish those dreaded dark circles). And with modern life so full-on, it’s never been more important to create the optimum sleeping environment. Fifth-generation Yorkshire-based business Harrison Spinks is no ordinary bed maker. Innovative and forward-thinking for 180 years, today it is the only manufacturer in the world to produce almost everything needed to create its mattresses from scratch – from the natural fillings to the ground-breaking pocket spring technology. Impressive? We certainly think so. Harrison Spinks has actually been supplying well-known high-street…

Runway Gallery is an exciting new online venture that showcases contemporary art for the home – including the hand-drawn work of Canadian artist Dara Vandor. Her highly precise drawings – images of lace, silk and lingerie – explore the boundaries between private and public. How did you become an artist? Being an artist was always a dream of mine, ever since I was a child. I’m a solitary creature, so the long hours working alone suit me well. But when I told my parents I wanted to go to art school, they tried to discourage me, urging me to take a ‘real degree’. So, I took Art History, the closest thing I could get to the subject I really wanted to learn, and then spent most of my time sketching…

THE JAFFA Tel Aviv, Israel The lowdown A dramatic monastery conversion in Tel Aviv’s liveliest neighbourhood. Best for Retreating from the bustling city. Jaffa, an ancient port out of which modern day Tel Aviv grew, is one of Israel’s most talked about cultural hotspots. Buzzy local food and art scenes have flourished, solidifying the area as a tourist magnet. New hotel in town The Jaffa seamlessly blends the city’s past and present, offering striking modern design against the backdrop of this 19th-century former monastery and hospital. The project was overseen by starchitect John Pawson, who’s given the historic architecture space to breathe with simple furniture, including his own designs for B&B Italia. The outdoor pool is the current place to be seen in Tel Aviv, but most impressive of all…