A five-storey multigenerational house takes a U-turn from a well-trodden path
The musician and designer talks taste
Some view the architectural quirks of these spaces as a problem. But leaning into angles, nooks and sloping walls can create a transportative, cocooning eyrie
A precise technique of colouring jewels features in a modern collection inspired by archival wing designs
The designer known for his experimental architectural interventions is adapting his approach for a dilapidated Grade II-listed building in Suffolk that seemingly no one else wanted
Martino Gamper, Bethan Laura Wood and Minjae Kim are amongst the artists and designers elevating the household object in a quirky Californian exhibition
The artist-designer swapped city bustle for a hilltop home in Higashiyama — it mirrors his Zen approach to life
Local materials and craftsmanship restore a sense of place and identity to an architect’s renovation project — its all part of a movement to help revitalise his former home town
The latest batch of spaces seen on screen offer a smorgasbord of design inspiration
Brighten your life with a bold-coloured basin
Go inside these Pantone playgrounds, as seen in HTSI
Offcuts are increasingly moving from the scrap heap to the home — and the finished look is evolving from rustic to refined
Keti Chichinadze’s store offers design and food with a Tbilisi twist
Meet the Parisian designer holding the floor
More designers are embracing customisation that moves beyond letters and uses playful prints and meaningful motifs
Traditional or ‘kogei’ works in clay, glass and wood are an immeasurable step up from stocking filler tat
The globetrotting ‘starchitect’ created some of the world’s best-known buildings, from the Bilbao Guggenheim to LA’s Walt Disney Concert Hall
Modern master whose sinuous, billowing forms for the Guggenheim in Bilbao gave birth to the ‘Bilbao Effect’
His 19th-century west London home has perfect doll’s house proportions and is filled with missives, mementoes and trinkets — a joyful testament to a lifetime of curiosity and collecting
A new generation of artists and designers is playing fast and loose with the tropes of the genre. The results are winning
From a ceramic leopard-print toothpick holder to a brushed metal candelabra, ‘expect the unexpected’ is the MO of these shows
From a chair that looks like a giant ant to shelving made out of melted carpet, the market for fantastical design is booming
How Tove Jansson’s quirky creatures conquered the kitchen cupboard
Exhibitors at the second outing of the furniture fair are challenging stereotypes with flair
The mural-adorned prefab house she has erected amid the cacti and olive trees of Portugal’s Serra de São Mamede is as much a part of her artistic output as her paintings
