Must-have pieces for armchair travellers
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“Travel improves the mind wonderfully, and does away with all one’s prejudices,” wrote Oscar Wilde, whose words still resonate in a world where access to the farthest-flung corners of the globe has not only broadened our horizons but opened our eyes to the beauty of artisanship, natural materials and the joyous embrace of colour and eclecticism in creating a comfortable home. Here’s our pick of inspirational interiors and accessories for armchair globetrotters.
Arteriors Fernanda raffia pendant, £1,731
Arteriors Eleanor lounge chair, £2,705
Designer Agnès Emery’s bedroom, painted in pigmented casein red teamed with an Asian armoire, from Nomad at Home by Hilary Robertson (Ryland Peters & Small, £35)
De Le Cuona hand-carved Suar wood Kettle Side Table No 6, £1,002
De Le Cuona palm wood Engraved Coconut Bowl, £198
Franco-Indian lifestyle brand Jamini’s natural pieces include duvet covers, from about €148, and square cushion covers, from €35
Objekti hand-carved clay Triple Candlestick, £1,128, theinvisiblecollection.com
Olivia Cognet ceramic dinner and dessert plate, £198, matchesfashion.com
Rose Uniacke bronze stool, £4,080
Agnès Emery’s riad in Morocco
Bloomingville stoneware Toofan vase, £86, available from November, wanderlustwares.co.uk
Indigenous teak branchwood stool, £120
A villa in Deia, Mallorca, designed by More Design, which has created a space where plaster walls set the tone for contemporary living
Vintage Moroccan wool and cotton Berber Azilal rug, £450, maroctribal.com
Jonathan Adler Utopia Acrobats vase, £195
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