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Furniture store Old Old Woods is a secret trove of restoration gems
Don’t base a room’s decor around a rug — wait until the end to add it and pull the look together
The ITV chairman, who is set to become chair of the RCA, believes the country should focus on higher education and its creative industries
From darning socks to upcycling Carrara marble, more and more of us are ‘reassessing imperfection’
On arrival in Britain it was regarded as an American mod-con but, in fact, had origins in 19th-century London
‘As usual it’s about balance. In a room with several lamps, I aim to have different stories going on that sing together harmoniously’
A project that bridged the divide between the US and Mexico has won the Design Museum’s annual award
‘I am entranced by the idea of using those reclaimed from a crumbling finca, farmhouse or railway station’
Clever tidying tactics for when you return from a walk
It emerged from a time of constrained construction into an era of simpler and lighter Modernist design
How the father of English potters created a ‘Georgian superbrand’
Designer Martin Brudnizki’s new feelgood furniture collection channels the playful maximalism of the Swedish Grace design movement
The festive hodgepodge has been put away and it is an ideal time for a refresh
Homes will connect more with nature, while minimalist decor and open-plan living will be shown the door
This most sensual of materials is being reinvented in highly desirable forms
The furniture-buying scheme was part of the wartime rationing of many goods
Bring cheer and elegance to your home with these accessories
Time to bring the world’s plastic problem to the table… and the chair, and the vase
On the 50th anniversary of the Concattedrale Gran Madre di Dio, we pay homage to “the father of modern Italian design”
Home workers found that a fresh lick of colour is an ideal way to uplift, provoke and express social aspiration
Radio’s heyday in UK life ran from King George V’s Christmas message in 1932 to the 1953 coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
Forgive and forget its grim reputation — embrace it but be bold
Ben Allen has created warmth and homeliness in his flat in London’s Keeling House
These reupholstered and rejigged items add decorative zing
The Italian design group may have been ‘an exuberant cocktail of bad taste’, but its influence lives on
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