Innehållsförteckning för May 2021 från Living Etc

what i’m into this month 1 Floozies – the (vegan) stuffed cookies by a former Claridge’s pastry chef. Bulk order the Cinnamon Crunch flavour. 2 Neptune’s new Burnt Sienna paint. I think our new kitchen will be terracotta. 3 Lucy Rutter’s glorious yellow pottery for Toast. It’s hand-thrown and hand-glazed. I watched Mean Girls again last night. It has long been my favourite film – though perhaps more recently eclipsed by Lady Bird – and I was struck by how so many of its themes have aged so well. We like to roam in packs, don’t we, us humans. To find like-minded types who make us feel part of something bigger. That has truly been what I’ve missed this year – Zoom just isn’t the same. Thankfully, the design world…

Drum roll please for Studio by Fromental, which is harnessing the brand’s expertise in hand-painted wallcoverings for the launch of a collection of ready-made decorative panels – in a choice of 10 expressive designs in 35 colourways – that transform walls in mere moments. ‘We have always wanted to share our love of unique wallcoverings with a wider audience,’ explains Tim Butcher, the brand’s director. Each panel is infused with narrative inspired by contemporary chinoiserie, abstract architecture and Japanese screens, as well as forms from nature. Madame Chrysanthème in Lola, £535 per panel (studio.fromental.co.uk)…

Taking its cue from the design of contemporary day beds, the Appledore bed by Naturalmat features a tapered headboard standing on a low-slung frame of beech, oak, ash or walnut, supported by short, slender legs. The headboard is filled with an eco-friendly mix of springy organic coir, recycled denim and organic wool, made by hand in Devon and upholstered with in-house linen or any fabric of your choice. Double upholstered in organic house linen, from £1,985 (naturalmat.co.uk)…

The sun-drenched tones of the American West Coast are coming to walls around the world with Kelly Wearstler’s collaboration with Farrow & Ball. The California Collection comprises eight dusky hues (seen left), from the fresh green Palm named after the trees dotted through LA, to mid blue Hazy, based on Malibu’s morning light and Terracotta, used on the wall here, referencing the region’s rooftops. ‘The collection is informed by colours that are the backdrop to my daily life,’ interior design queen Kelly tells us. ‘I wanted to evoke the beauty of the Californian landscape and bring hues found in our natural environment into the home.’ The collaboration is the first time the iconic paint company has worked with an external colourist in its 75-year tenure. The new palette also complements…

home profile THE OWNERS Lisa Lipscomb, interior designer and hairstylist, her husband, Daniel Broch, founder of the Everyman cinemas, their daughters Myla, 19, and Edith, 16, plus dogs Maple and Chilli. THE PROPERTY A low-energy, sustainable, new build on the Norfolk coast. The house is arranged around a courtyard comprising the main building, an annexe and a carport. The ground floor has a large kitchen/dining/living space, dining room, bedroom with en suite, gym, cinema and the ‘sea room’, which projects out over the landscape. The first floor has a master suite with balcony plus three further en-suite bedrooms and a library. ‘It’s like a jigsaw puzzle,’ says Lisa Lipscomb, of the home designed around a courtyard with interconnecting spaces that she and husband Daniel built from scratch on the Norfolk…

we know our readers take our interior advice and translate it into multiple wonderful ways. From where you tag us on Instagram to the emails we receive, we always like seeing how you interpret style. So in pursuit of the UK’s most beautiful homes, we would like to invite you to enter our first Modern Homes Awards, and have the chance to win one of the smartly beautiful (if we say so ourselves) Howie chairs we designed for Love Your Home. We would be happy to receive entries from both passionate homemakers and skilled professionals – as long as we are able to feature the house in these pages, then we would love to get a glimpse. Enter on behalf of yourself, or because you wish to recognise the incredible…

My approach to garden design is all about how a garden makes you feel when you’re in it. This garden in Esher, Surrey has two parts – an upper area with a central lawn and a strong structural framework connecting to the formal style of house, and a lower garden that has a softer feel with a swimming pool that is surrounded by meadow-like planting for an immersive experience. I wanted someone in the pool to feel enveloped by soft natural planting, almost as if they were swimming on the hillside with plants above their head – this meant lots of grasses that would move in the wind and then a series of tall spires that would pop up through the grasses at different times of the year. The idea…

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Cordula Weisser, founding director of ZCD Architects Bring an architect on board as early as possible, even if it is just to get some initial advice. In my opinion, one of the most important aspects of a project is the brief writing stage. An architect can help you to determine your core needs and spatially realise them. Search fairly locally – if you’re in Manchester, don’t choose a London architect. The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is an invaluable place to start. I also find that a lot of people are led to us via Instagram these days. Talk to around three architectural firms. Find out how the practice works, and how busy they are. It’s also important to find out their sustainability credentials. Ask them to talk you…

1THE NAME TO KNOW Home grown Xanthe Gladstone is our ‘one to watch’ when it comes to the world of home-grown produce and food sustainability. A rising star, her Instagram is a hub of mouth-watering recipes featuring the produce she cultivates herself. What can we say? It’s a nourishing feed of inspiration and happiness. Discover more at @xanthegladstone or find out about Xanthe’s catering services and food sustainability consultancy at xanthegladstone.co.uk. 2 THE PODCAST All ears How we interact has changed significantly, thanks – but not really thanks – to the pandemic. Artist and podcast curator Nwando Ebizie’s For All I Care series aims to improve the situation and allow us to feel good with a collection of fascinating conversations. The goal is to make us ‘reimagine care and healing…

british furniture designer and craftsman Sebastian Cox set up his award-winning workshop studio in London, making bespoke fine furniture and homeware with a nature-first perspective. We caught up with Sebastian, who now has a home by the coast, as he settles into life in Margate, Kent. First things first, best time to visit? Covid permitting, seaside towns around the UK suffer from seasonal trade, so a stay in Margate outside of summer helps the businesses here hugely. Unlike a lot of coastal towns, much of Margate is open year-round so a visit off-season can be just as rewarding, with spectacular sunsets and windy walks, followed up by a cosy meal in one of its amazing eateries. Where to go for a drink? Kent is becoming really known for its wine.…

Here’s a cabinet so eyecatching it barely matters what you store inside. The panelled doors of the Pollock drinks cabinet by Julian Chichester are dressed in statement high gloss vellum, a thin leatheresque material in an electrifying teal tone, atop a gilded metal base. The nature-inspired pattern almost forms a mirror image, while within there’s a verre églomisé mirrored back, built-in lighting and plenty of space to stash bottles, glasses and cocktail accoutrements galore. £7,689.60 (julianchichester.com)…

1 well balanced In monochromatic schemes, ensure you have enough contrast in your palette. Aim for a balance of light, mid and dark tones. If you have painted your wall a light colour, then bring darker shades into the floor covering, furniture or accessories. Victoria Covell, interior designer and founder, Victoria Covell Interiors 2 bright work If going bold on the walls feels too much, choose strong colours on furniture pieces instead. Rich shades like dark inky blues or teal greens add depth when combined with the textures of fabrics, and vibrant complementary colours can then be added through cushions or artwork. Clare Altarafi, interior designer and founder, Clare Elise Interiors Clare Altarafi, interior designer and founder, Clare Elise Interiors 3 context is key When applying colour to walls, ensure…

“Foliage makes the house feel lived in and alive”WILLOW CROSSLEY “I love old things for their history and uniqueness”SKYE McALPINE After our latest webinars featuring some of the biggest American interior designers, this month we’re focusing on experts from the worlds of food and floristry. Once a week, our editors will be coming live to a Zoom near you, interviewing cookbook authors Skye McAlpine and Jasmine Hemsley and florists Nikki Tibbles and Willow Crossley about how they’ve decorated their own homes, with the chance for you to pose your own questions too. They will talk you through all their decor decisions, sharing their tips for entertaining, dressing spring tables and their favourite styling secrets. Starting on 4 May, you’ll get to take a virtual tour of their inspirational homes and…

home profile THE OWNERS Alexandra Paoli, who works in advertising and runs her own interior design firm, and her husband, Jean-Louis, who works in financial PR. The couple share their home with Alexandra’s children, Eugenie, 22, and Théo, 19, and two of Jean-Louis’ three children: his son Noé, 23, and his daughter, Swanne, 15, who joins them every other week. THE PROPERTY A second-floor apartment in an 1892 Haussmannian building. It has an entrance hall, dining room, living room, kitchen, main bedroom, three further bedrooms, two bathrooms and two cloakrooms. ‘I move things around all the time – the kids joke that they leave in the morning and return to a different home in the evening. It was the brightness of this flat that encouraged me to use colour,’ says…

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Springtime is like a big green sigh of relief. In the depths of winter, this new world of green seems an impossible fragment of the imagination and yet every year winter gently surrenders and spring bounds in like a miracle of fresh, juicy, green life. Each year is the same as the last and I think it’s more beautiful than any years that have gone before. Right now in the garden it’s a curious contrast of abundance and scarcity. We are settling deep into ‘The Hungry Gap’ and yet all around us is green and alive. The Hungry Gap is a moment through the seasons when gardens and farms in the UK offer near nothing much substantial for the kitchen. Our winter crops like kale come to an end as…

Ally Dowsing-Reynolds, co-owner at Dowsing & Reynolds The first thing to ask yourself is, how will you use the extension? Think about its use for daytime and evening – these can be two very different spaces. Having multiple light sources gives you a wider range of uses for the extension at all hours of the day. Your choice of designs will depend on what you are using the space for, as this will help you determine where functional ‘task’ lighting and decorative ‘accent’ lighting is needed. Create layers with multiple light sources throughout the space that you can control on dimmer switches. It’s also been shown that people congregate around light sources, so clever placement of lighting can provide anchors for people to be together in a large space. Lots…

BUT TERED NUT SQUASH serves 2 1 butternut squash1 tsp muscovado sugar1 tsp salt flakes4 tbsp olive oil, plus an extra tsp100g macadamia nuts80g butter50g Kalamata olives, unpitted1 handful of fresh sage leaves, plus extra to garnish 1 Preheat the oven to 190C/Gas 5, with a baking tray inside. Slice the squash in half and scoop the seeds out. Use the hollow as a bowl to make a paste with the sugar, salt and 2 tbsp olive oil, then rub into the squash halves. 2 Pull the hot baking tray out and line the base with baking paper. Drizzle 2 tbsp olive oil across the middle of the baking tray and place the squash halves face side down on the oil. Roast for 40-50 minutes. With 15 minutes to go,…

1 BLUE WAVE Unbelievably, this Swedish classic was originally created as a prototype for a school project. Etcetera lounge chair, price on request, Artilleriet 2 HANG COOL This beautiful clear bubble pendant of blown Murano glass is the perfect mix of classic and contemporary. BALL #002 pendant, £416, Sogni Di Cristallo 3 THE CRAFT Made by hand, this vibrant basket is completely individual and by buying it you are supporting weaving communities in the Bolgatanga region of Ghana. Basket, £38, Montes & Clark 4 ALL IN HAND With a nod to figural art, this brass catchall helps to chicly organise your vanity. Modernist hand catchall, $415, Casa Shop 5 EYES ON YOU Gergei Erdei is a former womenswear designer for Alessandro Michele. His style is reminiscent of Gucci’s, but he…

Each knife made by bladesmith Holly Loftus is created to last a lifetime. Made in Deptford’s creative hub Cockpit Arts, blades are hand forged in carbon steels known for retaining their sharpness before being fitted into British hardwood handles. ‘I spend a long time looking for timber with character,’ says Holly, who locally sources woods such as 3,000-year-old oak for her art-like, one-of-a-kind pieces. Chef’s knives, from £330 (loftusknives.com)…

until last summer, artist Sharon Walters juggled creating artwork with a part-time job in a local museum. But mid-pandemic, she had an epiphany and decided to concentrate on her studio work full-time. Her gamble has reaped rewards. In just a few months, her hand-assembled collages celebrating Black women have been snapped up by famous names, collectors from as far as New York and the Philippines and Soho House’s new opening on the Strand. All topped off by being commissioned to co-design an ident for ITV, which aired between programmes throughout January. Sharon lives in Hanwell, west London, with her husband, eight-year-old daughter and son, 12. How has life changed in the last year? Dramatically. The pandemic brought home to me that life is short and if you want to do…

home profile THE OWNERS Caroline and Hans Neuendorf are art dealers and Hans is the founder of artnet.com. THE PROPERTY A home in Majorca designed by John Pawson and Claudio Silvestrin in 1989. The house is set within a high-walled courtyard and the ground floor has a kitchen, dining room, shower room, living room and an outdoor terrace that overlooks a long swimming pool. Upstairs is the main suite, three guest bedrooms and two bathrooms, with bedrooms leading onto a balcony that overlooks the courtyard. The house has been designed so there is a constantly changing interplay of light, colour and shadows throughout the day. In the rugged red-earth landscape of southern Majorca, a world away from the beaches and bustle of Palma, there stands a pink-tinted building that has…

home profile THE INTERIOR ARCHITECT Flack Studio, led by multifaceted designer David Flack, extensively renovated this house for an art collector couple and their two young-adult children. THE PROPERTY A modernist home in Melbourne, Australia, designed in 1963 by architect Michael Feldhagen and renovated in the 1990s by architect Peter Corrigan. It was recently remodelled by Flack Studio. The lower ground comprises the two children’s bedrooms and en suites, the laundry room, wine room, music room and boiler room, while the upper ground is home to the double living room, dining room, kitchen, main bedroom suite, two further bedrooms, one with en suite, a study and a cloakroom. ‘A rule breaker that respects the art form of interior design’: this is how David Flack – founder and director of Flack…

MAKE AN ENTRANCE Grecian shaped vessels form an impressive installation. Animatic table, £4,716, Amy Somerville. From left, porcelain amphora, £1,300, Paolo Moschino for Nicholas Haslam. Pichet Pelican, £460, Jean Roger at The Invisible Collection. Vase on Blue Rectangle and Vase on Orange Sphere, both price on request, Wedgwood x Lee Broom. Roman plinth, price on request, Modern Art Hire IN THE DETAIL Sculptural furnishings echo the decorative ceiling. Abacus modular sofa, £11,432, Porada. Barrel coffee table, £995, Soho Home. Ivy 3 pendant light, £3,402, CTO Lighting. St Tropez rug, £2,790, Eileen Gray at Aram Store. Kim Bartelt painting, price on request, Cadogan Contemporary. Bent armchairs, £850 each, Fred Rigby Studio. Linen cushions with black trim detail, from £50.06 each, Maison Casamance. Cushions in Drum, £135m, Neisha Crosland for Christopher Farr…

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Side return extensions are a response to what we’re inheriting as a housing stock in this nation, says George Bradley, one half of Bradley Van Der Straeten Architects. The UK is filled with very similar typology of Victorian terraces, which is where side returns are most commonly added. Hats off to the Victorians, but we think this design needs a reinvention to accommodate contemporary living. One key aspect to any good side return is the ceiling. Often people think about getting a larger footprint, but a side return extension also provides an opportunity to do something different in terms of light, and a lot of that comes down to how the ceiling is treated. A well-designed ceiling encourages you to look up, notice the sky and feel more in tune…