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Content<br/>World of Interiors<br/>Vol.36,No 1,January 2016<br/>Antennae : What's new in style, decoration and design, chosen by Nathalie Wilson 8<br/>Antennae roundup Our selection of the best products sold by museums and galleries 11<br/>Rock solid Good for your posture, good for your soul -these chairs, um, rock! cries Miranda Sinclair 14<br/>Books Reading on art, architecture and design 21<br/>Serious pursuits Auctions, antique fairs and diverting activities 24<br/>The new wavy Watered fabrics, or moires, bring iridescence to your interior. Max Egger says they're swell 26<br/>Network Merchandise and events worldwide 32<br/>Address book Suppliers in this issue 34<br/>Inspiration How to recreate some of the design effects in this issue, by Augusta Pownall 106<br/>Exhibition diary The nice KKK, Anne Hardy's madding crowd, plus Charlotte Edwards's listings 108<br/>Journal of an architectural colourist As John Hinton explains, period authenticity often calls for a degree of artifice 128<br/>Interiors<br/>Force of destiny All but wiped out in the Spanish C jvil War, the land-owning Morales family now have an apt monument - a theatrical palacio near Seville. Celia Lyttelton meets the scion responsible 36<br/>The house that yu built The rough-hewn pottery created by Yu Kobayashi in her live/work space in Japan feels akin to the furniture she's made from beach debris. Text: Timothy Brittain-Catlin 48<br/>Stilts life Girondais shrimps and Arcachon oysters are just some of the delicacies served up in this riverside camlet. Laure Verniere meets the art historian owner enjoying his shellfish isolation 64<br/>Plenty more fisher Will Fisher of Jamb did up a house in London after selling off all his stock. 'There's nothing worse than giving an antique dealer a load of bloody money,' he tells Charlotte Edwards 70<br/>Peak of the slump Oregon's mountain-perching Timberline Lodge is a testament to FDR's New Deal -and the region's craft skills. Tim Beddow celebrates a pioneer of progressive policy 80<br/>Twice upon a time The most romantic house in England'? That's what the Gibsons felt when they saw this Gofhick folly at Stourhead in Wol 30 years ago. Tim Beddow traces a chequered love story 96<br/>Art & antiques<br/>Rich and strange Romilly Saumarez Smith turns mudlarks' finds - Tudor pins, pilgrims' mirror cases and so on- into jewellery freighted with the past. Ruth Guilding eyes her 'dark goblin-hoard' 58<br/>Men, monsters and merriment A star of the V&A's new Europe galleries, this 4m-long painting of the opulent Ommegang pageant is a vivid slice of 17th-century Brussels well worth processing past, says Susan Owens 90<br/>Vol.36,No 2,February 2016<br/>Antennae What's new in style, decoration and design, chosen by Nathalie Wilson 20<br/>Mineralism : For metallic fabrics you need to dig deep -Miranda Sinclair is a mine of information 34<br/>Books Reading on art, architecture and design 45<br/>Serious Pursuits Auctions, antique fairs and diverting activities 50<br/>Winning Streaks<br/>Want to beautify your stairs or corridors? Max Egger won't do a runner - he does several 52<br/>Network : Merchandise and events worldwide 62<br/>Address Book Suppliers in this issue 66<br/>Inspiration How to recreate some of the design effects in this issue, by Augusta Pownall 132<br/>Exhibition Diary Modern bedfellows, Procktor - Slade's number one, plus Charlotte Edwards's listings 134<br/>Journal Of A Blue Plaques Committee Member Rosemary Hill explains which VI Ps make it into the charmed circle 152<br/>Interiors Lionel jadot imagined an impassioned botanist when designing part of this four-floor regenct town house in Knightsbridge. Ros Byam Shaw warms to the Belgian’s tall tales. 80<br/>Storey Craft <br/>Pizzazz In Shiraz In the 19th-century palace of an Iranian dignitary, Persian patronage meets Madame de Pompadour - squared. Marie-France Boyer sees Rococo run riot through Eastern eyes 90<br/>Vestige Interest With its tulip tree brought from America in 1609 and a crinkle-crankle wall built by Napoleonic prisoners, Deans Court in Dorset pulses with the past, as Ros Byam Shaw reports 98<br/>Holy Alliance The theatrical swagger of Roman Baroque in a drab church in rural France? Thanks to a bequest, two brothers in the 1740s made their pipe dream a reality, discovers Tim Beddow 114<br/>Hello Crewel World Bailing from the Big Apple, Bill Jacklin and Janet Russo have wrapped themselves in the comfort blanket of Rhode Island. Carol Prisant studies the material evidence of their new life 122<br/>Art & Antiques<br/>Call of The Wild From 1912 on, a cluster of cabins on the lip of a Norwegian lake became a living Arts and Crafts laboratory for Nikolai Astrup and his clan. Tove Karstad Haugsbe goes back to the land 70<br/>The Swim of Things Agostino Iacurci wants the huge murals he paints on Rome's buildings 'to be a bit like a neighbour whom no-one has met but everyone talks about'. Aliette Boshier is a fly on the wall 108<br/>Vol.36,No 3,March 2016<br/>Antennae : What's new in style, decoration and design, chosen by Nathalie Wilson 20<br/>Antennae roundup Our selection from London Design Week 33<br/>Support group : Trying to cope with a difficult passage? Trust in one of Miranda Sinclair's console tables 40<br/>Books : Reading on art, architecture and design 49<br/>Design week fabrics Jessica Hayns and Max Egger choose the best new fabrics at London Design Week 58<br/>Serious pursuits Auctions, antique fairs and diverting activities 75<br/>Network : Merchandise and events worldwide 78<br/>Address book Suppliers in this issue 80<br/>Inspiration : How to recreate some of the design effects in this issue, by Augusta Pownall 154<br/>Exhibition diary : The PRB up north, a yen for the West, die like an Egyptian, plus Charlotte Edwards's listings 158<br/>Solar energy : The Argentine polymath Xul Solar brought Modernism to his native land and a paintbox of hues to his stilted home in the Parana delta. Teresa Tedin Uruburu finds her senses flooded 92<br/>Venice in firs Whipped into shape in 1926 by the Franchetti family, Castel Gardena is a city slicker of a palace, one that dominates its remote setting in the Dolomites, as Lee Marshall reports 102<br/>Debo's design for living China chicken centrepieces and a 'Jailhouse Rock' phone ringtone were just two of the distinctive touches that Deborah Devonshire brought to Chatsworth. Text: Ruth Guilding 114<br/>Fast track to favour Secessionist architect Otto Wagner balanced modernity and tradition in his station for the emperor on Vienna's commuter line - a clever platform for his career, reckons Michael Huey 120<br/>Brushes with greatness Feathery trees, coral branches and Chinese silk-makers form painted backdrops in the house of antique collector Diana Robinson. It's a series of masterstrokes, says Ros Byam Shaw 128<br/>Life is a cabaret A tightrope walker, a trombone player, a performing pig and more tow their circus through France in a 1940s Dutch caravan. Roll up, roll up, cries Marie-France Boyer 146<br/>Art & Antiques<br/>Journal of an entomologist : A mealworm macchiato to go? Sarah Beynon on the buzz surrounding her new insect eatery 180<br/>Interiors<br/>Solo show : A fashion/art curator has lined her ex-factory space with a rich collection of contemporary artworks - a personal 'Pitt Rivers Museum for the 20th century', suggests Matt Gibberd 82<br/>26<br/>All unravelling : Recent RCA graduate Georgia Kemball explores the 'sentimentality of the threadbare' in handmade crafts with a storyline. She's ready for the fray, learns Damian Thompson 26<br/>Trunk call : Toting jewellery, cigars or couture, grand tourists from Russian counts to maharajas have commissioned a chic malle from Louis Vuitton. Tim Beddow unlocks its Paris archive 140<br/>Vol.36,No.4,April 2016<br/>Antennae : What's new in style, decoration and design, chosen by Nathalie Wilson 34<br/>Mr & Ms Aligned : Emma and Sunny Todd juggle day jobs, family lite and their print venture, finds Helena Attlee 44<br/>Antennae Roundup : Our selection of the best lampshades 55<br/>Books : Reading on art, architecture and design 65<br/>Double Agents : The quality of these mirrors, whether gilded or plastic, stares Max Egger in the face 92<br/>Serious Pursuits : Auctions, antique fairs and diverting activities 119<br/>Perennial Favourites : Weeding out all that's wintry, Miranda Sinclair sows the seeds of some floral fabrics 134<br/>Moor's Utopia : At an Arab-tinged palace near Bologna, Jessica Hayns lays out Milan's finest furniture 146<br/>Network : Merchandise and events worldwide 170<br/>Address Book : Suppliers in this issue 176<br/>Inspiration : How to recreate some of the design effects in this issue, by Augusta Pownall 254<br/>Exhibition Diary : A Swede in the lead, Purbeck painters, foreign focus, plus Charlotte Edwards's listings 258<br/>Journal of A Mudlark : Steve 'Mud God' Brooker fits the pieces washed up by the Thames into London's historic jigsaw 280<br/>Interiors<br/>Scott's Miscellany : Fleeing vilification, Norman Scott found refuge amid church carvings, Victorian quilts and Connecticut clocks in a Dartmoor longhouse. Dinah Hall mucks in with his menagerie 186<br/>Frames of Reference : Suffused with mid-century Hollywood razzmatazz, Miles Redd's Manhattan flat has star quality. At the premiere of its unveiling, the decorator ushers you across the red carpet 202<br/>Small Wonder : Fans of Modern Italian furniture will love Claudio Loria's pied-a-terre in Milan, three dinky platforms in one room. Marie-France Boyer cheers the dealer from the terraces 214<br/>Shogun Wedding : In 1720, an upper-caste samurai house was dismantled, moved and reassembled on a tropical island off Japan. Under its overhanging eaves, Augusta Pownall paces the tatami rooms 220<br/>Sex On A Stalk : Orchids, which Proust likened to harlots, piqued the passions of Victorian plantsmen - and McBean's nursery, still going strong today, was on hand to feed the fire, learns Tim Beddow 228<br/>Leaps And Bindings : Magg Bros'venerable Berkeley Square location may now be no more, but aptly enough, these printed pages preserve the bookseller's Georgian home for ever. Ruth Guilding pens the postscript 234<br/>It's All Greek : The Book of Revelation was written on Patmos in the Aegean, where Melina Blaxland-Horne has rescued an ancestor's home. As Tim Beddow discovers, she's evangelical about authenticity 244<br/>Art & Antiques<br/>A Painter's Progress : Hans Feibusch, a Jewish refugee during the war, became the C of E's go-to guy for its church murals. In an Eastbourne crypt, one based on Bunyan is in jeopardy. Text: Simon Martin 110<br/>Japan To A Tee : Embroidered with bamboo or printed with polka dots, kimonos have been worn by samurai warriors and Youtube sensations. Muriel Zagha unpacks the cultural baggage 124<br/>Mixed Blessing : In the Enlightenment magnet of 1690s Delft, an amateur artist hand-painted a colour chart of over 2,000 shades - ideal, says Sophie Barling, for depicting the bounty of the Dutch empire 196<br/>Vol.36,No.5,May 2016<br/>Antennae : What's new in style, decoration and design, chosen by Nathalie Wilson 16<br/>Illusions of grand years : The panels Lady Diana Cooper ordered are now for sale, says her son John Julius Norwich 22<br/>Antennae Roundup Our selection of the best poufs and ottomans 27<br/>Seeing Stars Ensconce yourself while Miranda Sinclair fans the flames of your candlestick desires 30<br/>Books Reading on art, architecture and design 49<br/>Lucky Stripes : If you're partial to a bit of silk, watch as Max Egger conducts a battle of the bands 58<br/>Serious pursuits Auctions, antique fairs and diverting activities 69<br/>Network Merchandise and events worldwide 165<br/>Address book Suppliers in this issue 166<br/>Inspiration How to recreate some of the design effects in this issue, by Augusta Pownall 240<br/>Exhibition Diary : Flavour Flavin, the significance of Sicily, plus Charlotte Edwards's listings 244<br/>Journal of a floristry historian Trained arranger Felicity Hall says that the profession is no bed of roses 264<br/>Special<br/>The world of kitchens and bathrooms In our special supplement, soak up a Modernist villa as sleek as an ocean liner, simmer down in a tree-house kitchen with a fine Devon prospect - and enjoy some frothy tap-dancing, tub-thumping fun 73<br/>Interiors<br/>Corridor of power For added grandeur, the owners of this Madrid apartment, a royal neighbour, burnished Christophe Gollut's decor. Perhaps one can gild a lily after all, suggests Ros Byam Shaw 170<br/>Ahead of the flatpack The home of Nairobi resident and Nordic design pioneer Per Geheb is a shrine to flea-market flanerie - now, finds Tim Beddow, he's dismantling his colonial prefab and moving 182<br/>Hunter's Stew If you're tempted to declare open season on the Musee de la Chasse, know that this quirky 'home museum' in Paris defies expectations. Call off the dogs, cries Marie-France Boyer 194<br/>Paris Match A homage to Pierre Chareau's Modernist Maison de Verre, iconic glass bricks and all, has landed in Primrose Hill - but with a hi-tech boost, as Matt Gibberd discovers 202<br/>Signs of a time Junk-shop jetsam - from stuffed fish to French bistro clocks - fills an octogenarian artist's house in London. It's a memory bank that wards off loneliness, learns John Pearson 212<br/>Midnight becomes him From a Japanese lacquer cabinet to black loo paper, architect David Mann has a liking for liquorice tones... But in his Hudson villa there's no monochrome mania. Text: Carol Prisant 222<br/>Grand walls of China : The late 18th-century Oriental murals in Ferdinand I's Neapolitan palace are filled with details of, er, southern Italian life. Authenticity's loss is our gain, concludes Lee Marshall 232<br/>Art and antiques<br/>Sultans of bling Anne Steinmann's paintings of ornate Cairo living rooms and Corbusian kitchens feature two- and three-dimensional elements. Can Muriel Zagha tell what's 'op' and what's pop-up? 190<br/>Vol.36,No.6,June 2016<br/>Antennae What's new in style, decoration and design, chosen by Nathalie Wilson 18<br/>Antennae roundup Our selection of the best door furniture 27<br/>Books Reading on art, architecture and design 37<br/>Splash Hits Historic patterns made modern? Miranda Sinclair gives us a toile or two by the beach 52<br/>Serious pursuits Auctions, antique fairs and diverting activities 65<br/>Shelf life Give your cupboard love - this range of vessels covers soup to nuts, says Max Egger 66<br/>Art and antiques guide Welcome to our biddable supplement, a gallery of Strand photographs, Chinese sconces - plus a dark dose of Dubuffet. We also air the artiest retail and serve up the season's fairs in full 75<br/>Network Merchandise and events worldwide 152<br/>Address book Suppliers in this issue 156<br/>Inspiration How to recreate some of the design effects in this issue, by Augusta Pownall 234<br/>Exhibition diary Land art ahoy!, flowers of femininity, the nude seekers, plus Charlotte Edwards's listings 238<br/>Journal of an underwater sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor promotes marine ecology with his statues on the seabed 260<br/>Interiors<br/>Pompadour's proteges There's nothing fishy about Antoinette Poisson, name aside. Indeed, two of its founders cover their Paris flat with the selfsame 18th-century-style wallpapers they sell. Text: Valerie Lapierre 162<br/>Visions of Byzantium David Winfield's conservation work at a 13th-century church in Turkey filled a hole in history - and revealed how Medieval muralists actually worked. Antony Eastmond reports 172<br/>Common threads Specially commissioned ribbons snake through the Magowans'west London terrace house -a homage to former occupants, a family of Edwardian drapers. Text: Dominic Bradbury 178<br/>Marchioness in mourning Despite its Burgundy location, the chateau of Cormatin was the height of Paris fashion in the 1620s, says Marie-France Boyer, complete with a gilded study and a chamber of curiosities 188<br/>The making of bacon Before 1933, when he devoted himself fully to painting, Francis Bacon dabbled in interior design. Rebecca Daniels links his furniture to the framing devices of his intense artworks 200<br/>Back at the ranch Despite its modern silhouette, basic materials built this Uruguayan loft house by the coast. Though close to upmarket resorts, it's 'more pampas than pampering', says Lee Marshall 206<br/>A fine balance A cocktail of Edwardian and Indian flavours - neon paisleys, tented ceilings and pierced screens - whet appetites in this Jaipur bar. Henry Wilson meets its maker/shaker 216<br/>Cream Of Caramel Lined with fine brown parcel paper, this bijou London flat, decorated by James McWhirter, comes ready gift-wrapped. It's classic Colefax, says Tim Beddow, adapted for present times 224<br/>Vol.36,No.7,July 2016<br/>Antennae What's new in style, decoration and design, chosen by Nathalie Wilson 10<br/>Antennae roundup Our selection of the best napkins 13<br/>IVY League Scallop-shell sconces and other wall lights make up Miranda Sinclair's exclusive fraternity 18<br/>Books Reading on art, architecture and design 25<br/>Serious Pursuits Auctions, antique fairs and diverting activities 28<br/>Eye Candy Furnishings giving you the needle? Max Egger sugars the pill with embroidered fabrics 32<br/>Network Merchandise and events worldwide 40<br/>Address Book Suppliers in this issue 42<br/>Inspiration How to recreate some of the design effects in this issue, by Augusta Pownall 114<br/>Exhibition diary Painters' hang-ups, Heilmann's chatty Modernism, plus Charlotte Edwards's listings 116<br/>Journal Of A Gastrophysicist Taste begins in our minds not our mouths, says experimental psychologist Charles Spence 136<br/>Interiors<br/>Domesday Descent One long room in a stable block on Exmoor houses the Wolseleys' ancestral relics - but, says Sophie Barling, the thriving community near at hand gives them a renewed relevance 44<br/>Niche Appeal<br/>With ornate doors and plaster alcoves, this Zanzibari beach house is an Arab/African blend. Add a Palestinian and a dash of Dutch to make a high-bred hybrid. Text: Tim Beddow 54<br/>La Vie Parisienne Did Napoleon III have 'small man syndrome'? Modest though tenor Philippe Dorthe's rooms are, their air of 19th -century opera has Valerie Lapierre discerning imperial ambitions 64<br/>Border Control In Paris, a black cornice marshals Morris-y murals and wallpapered doors... Decoratively daring, Annabel Karrim Kassar stays on the right side of the line, reckons Tim Beddow 80<br/>Icing on the cake An Italian count will display his 20th-century art collection against Neoclassical plasterwork in a smart St James's town house. Downstairs, discovers Tim Auld, Wilde's fate was sealed 90<br/>sandwiches and skirmishes Bohemian life in Oslo once revolved round its Grand Cafe - witness Per Krohg's fine mural in situ. There Munch and Ibsen also made a scene, as Martin Gayford reports 96<br/>The Test Of Time Despite the cool contemporary stuff in Jamie Gray's 1905 upstate retreat, Matter's main man has kept its clapboard front and stovepipe simplicity. Text: Ana Domfnguez Siemens 104<br/>Art & antiques<br/>Trade secrets A Birmingham printer's scrapbook filled with engraved business cards advertises more than forgotten professions, says Alex Ramsay: the elegance of Regency penmanship 74<br/>Vol.36,No.8,Aug.2016<br/>Antennae : What's new in style, decoration and design, chosen by Nathalie Wilson 8<br/>Antennae Roundup : Our selection of the best hi-fi equipment 11<br/>Books : Reading on art, architecture and design 15 <br/>Bubble & Streak : Textures, stripes and spots: Miranda Sinclair offers a hot line to the finest glassware 18<br/>Serious Pursuits : Auctions, antique fairs and diverting activities 27<br/>Green Credentials? Foliage-print fabrics are perennial favourites, so hedge your bets with Max Egger's picks 28<br/>Network : Merchandise and events worldwide 34<br/>Address Book : Suppliers in this issue 36<br/>Inspiration How to recreate some of the design effects in this issue, by Augusta Pownall 104<br/>Exhibition Diary : Understanding O'Keeffe, London's burning.plus Charlotte Edwards's listings 106<br/>Journal of a gas lamp manager Some 1,300 non-electric lamps shed light on London's pavements and its past, says Iain Bell<br/>Interiors<br/>Touches of Amalfi A cliff-top villa on the Tyrrhenian sea counts Hollywood royalty and a glamorous ceramicist among its former residents. Cleverly restored, it's quite the production, says Ana Cardinale 38<br/>Jung romantics For 55 years, psychotherapist Julian David has been tending to the tumbledown Devon farmhouse he bought with his new bride. Ros Byam Shaw analyses their creative urge 48<br/>Buddy Move Fiona Lewis swapped LA's bright lights for no electricity in a dilapidated French farmhouse. Unfazed by unforeseen plot twists, the actress learned to improvise. Text: Tim Beddow 64<br/>Whole In One : Francesco Carraro was that rare collector who only bought what he loved. His Venice rooms speak of a man for whom style and substance were one and the same, finds Sophie Barling 74<br/>In Praise Of Folly : Created by a young baron with a vast fortune, Bedfordshire's Swiss Garden, with its fairytale cabins, is whimsy made wooden. Just don't expect anything Swiss, says Matthew Dennison 84<br/>London Underground : David Bieda's red-brick town house stands as a symbol of Soho's history. But Leana Pooley digs out a more intimate tale of Georgian London - in the servants' hidden cesspit 94<br/>Art & Antiques<br/>Walls of wonder : Once part of a huge private treasury, five cabinets of creatures pinned, pickled and stuffed are now on show for all to see in Paris. Marie-France Boyer finds her curiosity piqued 58<br/>Vol.36,No.9,Sep.2016<br/>Antennae : What's new in style, decoration and design, chosen by Nathalie Wilson 20<br/>Antennae Roundup : Our selection of the best beds and mattresses 25<br/>Back Story : Upholstered armchairs have a proper skeleton, says Max Egger, and you'll feel it in your bones 30<br/>Books : Reading on art, architecture and design 41<br/>Winning Formulas : Geometric fabrics offer order, and Miranda Sinclair shares the sum of her knowledge 48 <br/>Serious Pursuits : Auctions, antique fairs and diverting activities 58<br/>Network : Merchandise and events worldwide 62 <br/>Address Book : Suppliers in this issue 66<br/>Inspiration : How to recreate some of the design effects in this issue, by Augusta Pownall 136<br/>Exhibition Diary : Eye and I, the eclipsing of Jeremy Moon, plus Charlotte Edwards's listings 140<br/>Journal of a Bloomsbury collector : David Herbert’s passion for the Omega set has culminated in an exhibition 164<br/>Interiors<br/>Liner Notes : Patrick Kinmonth and Tessa Traeger's 1930s flat is full to the gunwales with choice objects, from Poole pots to Craigie Aitchison paintings. Robin Muir likes the cut of its jib 68<br/>Sacred Histories : Despite the best efforts of Henry VIII, a 12th-century religious settlement in Sussex lives on. For its odd corbels, buttery and inglenook hearth, Ruth Guilding gives prior approval 78<br/>Fascinating Rhythm : In this fine-tuned Notting Hill villa, architect Tom Bartlett of Waldo Works hit just the right note for his classical music-loving clients. Bethan Ryder makes a song and dance about it 102<br/>…And Called Them Macaronis : After World War I, Italian charcoal makers migrated to southwest France - now a local group has rekindled their tough life in the forest. Tim Beddow adds fuel to the fire 112<br/>Basic Instinct : Plaster gargoyles, a meadow mural and a home-forged spiral staircase seem ripe for a fairy tale - but it's the family home of a noble French primitive, as Marie -France Boyer reports 126<br/>Art & Antiques<br/>Tempted By Innocence : Christopher Wood's subject matter may have seemed naive - bathers, boats and bedrooms -but a darkness lurked beneath. So was this interwar artist a phony? asks Charles Darwent 88<br/>Republic In The Round : How Americans view their past has been shaped in part by Daniel Chester French, 19th-century sculptor extraordinaire. Michael Gotkin visits his studio in Massachusetts 94<br/>Spring Fever : Paris department store, Printemps, matched graduate designers to traditional ateliers, bringing affordable pottery to the masses. Marie-France Boyer applauds its feats of clay 118<br/>Vol.36,No.10,Oct.2016<br/>Antennae What's new in style, decoration and design, chosen by Nathalie Wilson 42<br/>Books Reading on art, architecture and design 91<br/>Stamp collection The reissuing of Barron and Larcher's textiles has been delivered first class, says Jean Vacher 110<br/>Table talk Tables to dine for? Chairman of the board Max Egger gets the deciding vote 146<br/>Serious pursuits Auctions, antique fairs and diverting activities 167<br/>Network Merchandise and events worldwide 311<br/>Address book 314<br/>Suppliers in this issue<br/>Inspiration How to recreate some of the design effects in this issue, by Augusta Pownall 406<br/>Exhibition diary Lights fantastic, culture of the Cold War, the crafted book, plus Charlotte Edwards's listings 410<br/>Journal of a bench How a Gerrit Rietveld bench made it from the Dutchman's flat to Frieze... Text: Anna Brady 436<br/>Autumn shows<br/>Antennae roundup Miranda Sinclair chooses her highlights from this year's Decorex and Focus design shows 67<br/>Autumn swatch It's a stick-up job! Masked crusader Max Egger goes to Gotham to air the best new wallpapers 124<br/>Autumn fabrics Jessica Hayns and Maud Hewlings get in pole position to showthe best of Decorex and Focus 172<br/>Special<br/>The world of london design From Polish pompoms and Pollocky papers to a motionless ocean and an ark of the dark... We deliver a new supplement devoted to the LDF, with a map, highlights of the shows and more 227<br/>Interiors<br/>In Fine Feather In her Stockwell home, dressmaker Maude Smith has conceived a rus in urbe, with Charleston chintzes and hanging hops. Add bird life, and Sophie Barling is all aflutter 324<br/>cross purposes John Minshaw's pure interior-design style -seen here in his flat near Hyde Park - is thanks in part to potters Lucie Rie and Hans Coper. But he's reinvented the wheel, says Ros Byam Shaw 334<br/>Holy ordure Nothing is wasted in India - in Rajasthan even cattle manure is used as fuel. Watching the locals store the cowpats in decorated bitoras, Laure Verniere discusses the turd way 344<br/>Journeys in geometry Mathematics meets the multicoloured motifs of tribal cultures in Lucas Rise's eye-popping pieces. As Ana Cardinale discovers, in his house in Argentina, solid furniture turns psychedelic 350<br/>Bakst to the future What happened when a kooky heiress lured the Ballets Russes designer to revamp her pile in Baltimore? A dose of Russian peasant motifs with dance given a stage. Text: Carol Prisant 360<br/>Forget me not Better known for their eponymous castle near York, the Howards also have a place in Wiltshire - one made over in subtly surprising ways by a late friend, Laura Jeffreys. Text: Ros Byam Shaw 378<br/>Sanctum By The Spinney Flush with Tarka the Otter prize money, Henry Williamson built a writer's cabin in remotest Devon.'Mazed as a brish' to locals, he honed his naturalist's eye here, says Ruth Guilding 390<br/>Out of this world Living in this Scottish Jacobean Revival house is like dealing with a bolshy teenager, reckon the owners. But now, as an art and sculpture park, it's maturing fast, says Christopher Simon Sykes 396<br/>Art & antiques<br/>The manor reborn Glaze junkie Kate Malone has been grappling with 'legout Rothschild' for a Waddesdon show. Grace McCloud chats with the ceramicist kilnside at her Islington mews house/studio 52<br/>Magnum opus English embroidery was highly prized in the Middle Ages. Indeed, argues Sophie Barling, every cope, bishop's stocking and seal bag holds trade history and cultural riches in its stitches 136<br/>Illuminating a legend When dealer Peter Woodward heard about a sale of Maison Charles's grand stock, he leaped on the Eurostar. That's even before a hidden cache resurfaced, says Timothy Brittain-Catlin 156<br/>Braidy bunch Humble materials from the souk, from metallic braids and ribbons to detergent packets, adorn Francois Gilles's collection of tote bags. Look out Chanel, warns Marie-France Boyer 372<br/>Vol.36,No.11,Nov.2016<br/>Cover Arch Deacon - Two Piece by Richard f Deacon sits in a panel in Alex Cochrane's family home in Kensington. What else did the architect ordain? See page 110. Photograph: Simon Upton <br/>Antennae What's new in style, decoration and design, chosen by Nathalie Wilson 22<br/>Antennae roundup Our selection of the best wardrobes 27<br/>Injiri time Weft with added heft is a Gujarati weaving tradition, as Grace McCloud discovers 36<br/>Books Reading on art, architecture and design 45<br/>Dolly mixture Put childish fabrics behind you, instructs Maud Hewlings, and adopt textured linens 54<br/>Trim pickings<br/>Are you a passementerie person? Max Egger is eager to promote the fringe benefits 64<br/>Serious pursuits Auctions, antique fairs and diverting activities 75<br/>Fruits of the forest Jessica Hayns sees the Milan furniture fair's finest offerings become babes in the wood 76<br/>Network Merchandise and events worldwide 98<br/>Address book Suppliers in this issue 100<br/>Inspiration How to recreate some of the design effects in this issue, by Augusta Pownall 170<br/>Exhibition diary The teething of Nash, art strata, Victoria chez Napoleon, plus Charlotte Edwards's listings 174<br/>Journal of a Picasso Muse Sylvette David, now Lydia Corbett, caught the eye of the Spaniard - and her life changed 196<br/>Interiors<br/>A head for heights Creating a family-friendly habitat from a lofty Kensington mansion is no mean feat - happily, architect Alex Cochrane was up to the task. Elfreda Pownall applauds his vaulted ambition 110<br/>Shell life<br/>The very material that threatens the sea turtle's existence - plastic - is used in consciousness-raising artworks at a refuge for the reptiles in Kenya. Tim Beddow reports 120<br/>New dogs, old tricks Three generations of an artistic family live and work together in a huge house in Scotland - but anyone looking for conflict is barking up the wrong tree, discovers Ruth Guilding 130<br/>London bloomer Now Hackney's E5 Bakehouse has acquired 50 employees in five years, there's little left to prove. Founder Ben Mackinnon explains to Sophie Barling why he loves the daily grind 142<br/>Eurasian steps The grand panelled entrance halls of Tbilisi's mansions reflected the cosmopolitanism of Georgian elites - and that of Stalin's doctor is no exception, learns Joseph Alexander Smith 148<br/>The art of less In his converted coach house in Hackney, gallerist Stuart Shave has rejected 'polished minimalism' for something even less varnished. Kate Jacobs succumbs to the hard cell 162<br/>Art & antiques<br/>Frisian seasons In his modest living room, a Dutch milkman (with a love of jazzy ties) painted frescoes of rural life, spring through winter. Marie-France Boyer ushers them past your eyes 102<br/>Rebel Rebels<br/>David Bowie declared 1980s Postmodernists the Memphis Group hunky dory. As part of the musical chameleon's collection goes up for sale, Stephen Patience picks out the pin-ups 154<br/>Vol.36,No.12,Dec.2016<br/>Antennae Who's been inspired by designs from the ; near and distant past? asks Nathalie Wilson 28<br/>Antennae roundup Our selection of the best archive designs 51<br/>Books Damian Thompson's Christmas roundup 63<br/>In with the old Jessica Hayns has plundered JVofs vaults to celebrate 35 years of distinctive decoration 72<br/>History of the blues As we did in issue no.1, Max Egger celebrates the loveliest blue-and-white china around 82<br/>Completely off the wall The 'art on furniture' of 1960s group Danad is being reissued. Kate Jacobs investigates 94<br/>Serious pursuits Auctions, antique fairs and diverting activities 107<br/>Network Merchandise and events worldwide 111<br/>Address book Suppliers in this issue 116<br/>Inspiration How to recreate some of the design effects in this issue, by Augusta Pownall 204<br/>'Exhibition diary Pasmore's passages, Islamic magic, plus Charlotte Edwards's listings 208<br/>Journal of a bottle collector Matthew Slocombe spent much of his boyhood knee-deep in Victorian cesspits...228<br/>Interiors<br/>Time and tide For six decades the artist Mary Fedden has lived in a little warehouse by the Thames -primitive but life-affirming, says Christopher Andreae. First published: June 2007 36<br/>Golden treasury Leaving her flat above Colefax & Fowler, Nancy Lancaster is wistful. As she packs up her treasures, she tops up Nicholas Haslam's gin and tonic. First published: September 1982 120<br/>United front The his 'n'hers houses that Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo commissioned in Mexico City add up to a double portrait in 3D. Text: Timothy Brittain-Catlin. First published: June 2005 126<br/>The wood life With no heating or water, the 18th-century pine-lined house of a farming clan opens Marie-France Boyer's eyes to the hardship of rural France. First published: May 1996 132<br/>A Prussian PompeII A Roman general on campaign was just one decorative fantasy realised by Schinkel at a princely palace in Potsdam. Text: Michael Huey. First published: December 1991 124<br/>Electric eye Rare is the man whose passions include Baroque music, TV shopping channels and Minimalist art. Meet collector Mark R., says Sarah Howell. First published: January 1999 148<br/>Our man in tangier Antique dealer Christopher Gibbs overlooks the Strait of Gibraltar in an atmospheric house with its own fascinating provenance. Text: Umberto Pasti. First published: March 2000 154<br/>Cold comfort Every year near the Arctic Circle, 4,000 tons of frozen water are sculpted into the Ice Hotel. Peter Grant snuggles into his reindeer hide. First published: October 1998 160<br/>Deco undimmed In her Paris flat, an interwar Lady Havisham preserved luxurious fittings and furniture in pristine condition - by keeping the world out. Bibi Gex reports. First published: March 1999 170<br/>Natty tread Tackling the problem of discarded tyres that litter Tanzania, an artist has put the dead rubber to domestic use, as Daniel Dickinson discovered. First published: October 2005 176<br/>Cast of thousands In a Paddington bedsit, plaster-cast master Peter Hone holds court in Soanean splendour. Alistair McAlpine pops by for a Mad Hatter's tea party. First published: September 1994 180<br/>Celestial empire The exiled King Ferdinand's Chinese Palace in Palermo promoted his divine right to rule as monarchies were tumbling. Text: Lorenza Bianda Pasquinelli. First published: June 2000 186<br/>Mid-century modified Peter Shire has jazzed up his parents' Modernist home in LA with hot hues and his own cartoonish furniture. Text: Jonathan Griffin. First published: December 2011 192<br/>Chronicle on the common A 'very superior mongrel', Southside House has annals littered with illustrious names, from Anne Boleyn to Tsar Nicholas. Text: Dinah Hall. First published: October 1986 198<br/>Art & antiques<br/>Minton condition A pioneer of bone china, the Stoke firm held its earliest designs for cups and saucers in a leather pattern book. Sarah Howell cocks her pinky. First published: July/August 1989 138<br/>Flight of imagination Having worked alongside Picasso in Vallauris, Guidette Carbonell found a niche with her mythical 'harpies'. Text: Marie-France Boyer. First published: October 2007 166<br/>Vol.37,No.1,January 2017<br/>Antennae What's new in style, decoration and design, chosen by Nathalie Wilson 12<br/>Antennae roundup : Our selection of the best decorative panels of wallpaper 15<br/>Press freedom : The irregularities of block-print fabrics are stamped with charm, says Maude Smith 18<br/>Books Reading on art, architecture and design 25<br/>Chairs of the board Pull up a pew and record this minute: Max Egger announces 'four legs good' 28<br/>Serious pursuits Auctions, antique fairs and diverting activities 34<br/>Network Merchandise and events worldwide 36<br/>Address Book Suppliers in this issue 38<br/>Inspiration How to recreate some of the design effects in this issue, by Augusta Pownall 106<br/>Exhibition diary Pop's memory man, the muse and the admiral, plus Charlotte Edwards's listings 108<br/>Journal Of A'human Google' The New York Public Library's Matthew J. Boylan fields questions from Joe Public 128<br/>Interiors<br/>Gripped by the grape At most 'sleeping beauty' castles, dense foliage lies outside - but at Palazzo Sonnino in Tuscany, lush greenery appears in the rooms' 18th-century frescoes, as Marella Caracciolo reports 40<br/>On his metal Have your minimalist cake and eat it in the Paris flat Pierre Saalburg restored for his mother - artworks hide behind black lacquer doors ready for display. Text: Valerie Lapierre 50<br/>Thorns without a rose What if a hosepipe ban were permanent? Dry gardening disciples Arnaud Maurieres and Eric Ossart use desert plants diligently - and the former says why their ideas hold water 60<br/>Pointed criticisms Domesticity doesn't get more high-church than George Gilbert Scott's vicarage near Offa's Dyke, lovingly restored by a fan of Gothic Revival. Helena Attlee hymns a song of praise 68<br/>Palm trees and paw prints After his marriage to dancer Tilly Losch ended, eccentric art collector Edward James ran away from his West Sussex seat, leaving behind a Surrealist treasury. Text: Joanna Moorhead 82<br/>Chalet in shadow Commissioned by a Jew as Mussolini rose, this holiday home in the Italian Dolomites -Mitteleuropa meets Modernism - would never become the hoped-for haven, says Lee Marshall 90<br/>Art & antiques<br/>Painter in a pith hat<br/>Braving cannibals, Victorian adventurer Constance Gordon Cumming sailed to Fiji, meticulously recording the natives' material culture. Celia Lyttelton gets her pound of flesh 76<br/>From the archive<br/>Coming up roses The owners of Petersham Nurseries live next door in a 1680s mansion whose Neoclassical features are offset, says Amicia de Moubray, by 'cutting-edge art'. First published: April 2006 96<br/>Vol.37,No.2,February 2017<br/>Antennae What's new in style, decoration and design, chosen by Nathalie Wilson 20<br/>Antennae Roundup Our selection of the best candles 31<br/>Side show Are occasional tables a decorative distraction? Make them the focal point, says Maude Smith 34<br/>Books Reading on art, architecture and design 45<br/>Serious pursuits Auctions, antique fairs and diverting activities 50<br/>Capital stuff Before the snow turns to slush, take your ease in some plush... Max Egger piles on the velvet 52<br/>Network Merchandise and events worldwide 62<br/>Address book Suppliers in this issue 66<br/>Inspiration How to recreate some of the design effects in this issue, by Augusta Pownall 132<br/>Exhibition diary Brangwyn looks East, earthy as Eardley, plus Charlotte Edwards's listings 134<br/>Journal of a Treasure Registrar Ian Richardson's job is to administer hoards of the general public 152<br/>Interiors<br/>French evolution Parisian chic through a New York lens marks the guest flat of fashion designer Lisa Perry. Her Pierre Paulin furniture makes it a memorable Manhattan transfer, says Kristiano Ang 70<br/>Distance keepers : The life aesthetic is played out by two former V&A curators in a Wealden hall house in Suffolk. They show off their salerooms steals and fancy flypitch finds to Ruth Guilding 80<br/>Money for jambs Trade in slaves and spices can be read in the massive wooden doors of Zanzibar's historic merchants. As Tim Beddow shows, this dying Swahili art form is not just a load of old lintels 90<br/>Flora Alla Fiorentina With its specimens found on Darwin's Beagle voyage and the odd wax citrus of the Medici, Florence's botanical museum sows the seeds of horticultural history. Text: Alex Ramsay 96<br/>Canaries, crystal and carnations Pretty as a parrot, fashion designer Topolina's Tangier nest is filled with Venetian mirrors, florals and funky furniture. Beautiful plumage! chirps Marie-France Boyer 106<br/>Stone-Age Survivors Everyone from De Chirico to Jim Dine has pressed themselves on Bulla printer's, Rome's longest-standing lithography studio. Marella Caracciolo says it's inked its name in the annals 116<br/>From the archive<br/>Swede symmetry Urbane and rustic merge in this 18th-century summerhouse, where painted chinoiserie wallpaper hangs above untreated boards. Text: Elisabeth Seise. First published: February 1987 122<br/>Vol.37,No.3,March 2017<br/>Antennae What's new in style, decoration and design, chosen by Nathalie Wilson 20<br/>Antennae roundup Our selection from London Design Week 25<br/>Branch lines From blue onion bowls to lily-pad plates, botanical china is growing on Maude Smith 36<br/>Books Reading on art, architecture and design 43<br/>Design week fabrics Jessica Hayns and Max Egger send the best new fabrics down the runway 52<br/>'Serious pursuits Auctions, antique fairs and diverting activities 69<br/>Network Merchandise and events worldwide 78<br/>Address book Suppliers in this issue 80<br/>Inspiration How to recreate some of the design effects in this issue, by Augusta Pownall 154<br/>Exhibition diary Bolshevik visions, my brilliant Korea, Bell's epoch, plus Charlotte Edwards's listings 158<br/>Journal of A Sand Sculptor Calvin Seibert's mini 'monstrous carbuncles' -Brutalist sandcastles - dot New York's beaches 180<br/>Interiors<br/>Gypsum swing Bridget Elworthy ignored her husband's advice - to 'grass it all over and get some sheep' -turning their Oxfordshire estate into a cut-flower empire. Ruth Guilding buttonholes her 82<br/>Picking up the thread The late Tibor Reich's Stratford home is filled with his fabrics for the royal yacht, the Festival of Britain and more. Now the pile has passed to his grandson, finds Timothy Brittain-Catlin 94<br/>Chateau Nouveau Whiplash motifs and pharaonic imagery once mingled with Bugatti furniture amid a fug of opium in a now empty chateau near Marseille. Tim Beddow tells the tale of an heir gone bad 104<br/>Slide show Picture Balinese gazebos transplanted to south Morocco amid fig, olive and pomegranate trees... Marc Belli's tranquil camping cabins face the Atlas mountains. Text: Valerie Lapierre 120<br/>Capital Expenditure As the Impressionist oils, Rodin bronze and Maison Jansen tables in this apartment attest, it takes Americans in Paris to out-Frenchify the French. Zut alors! cries Loreto Lopez-Quesada 128<br/>Test of friendship Peggy Angus lived a rich life in impoverished circumstances. At her Sussex cottage, Ravilious et al mucked in, making midsummer magical. Text: Olive Cook. First published: March 1985 138<br/>Talent to a mews Her circle includes Lucie Rie and Edmund de Waal, so it's no wonder the flat of Egg founder Maureen Doherty has a quiet purity. Timothy Brittain-Catlin basks in its lustre 146<br/>Art & antiques<br/>Blasts from the past From Vesuvius to Krakatoa, volcanoes have been a source of human awe for centuries, as an exhibition at the Bodleian demonstrates. Mr lava man, Stephen Patience, goes with the flow 72<br/>Animal, vegetable, mineral? Two faience factories in northeast France turned faux food into an 18th-century art. On a diet of bogus boar's heads and sham cabbages, Marie-France Boyer has been feasting her eyes 112<br/>Vol.37,No.4,April 2017<br/>Antennae What's new in style, decoration and design, chosen by Nathalie Wilson 42<br/>Matched and mixed Is perfect pitch in colour a thing? Paint-maker Francesca Wezel's got it, thinks Grace McCloud 52<br/>Antennae roundup Our selection of the best fireplace products 65<br/>Books Reading on art, architecture and design 83<br/>Palace revolution Milan's finest furniture oozes class in a noble setting. Jessica Hayns excludes the lower orders 106<br/>Net assets See-through fabrics, from voiles to lace, will get your neighbours twitching, says Maude Smith 142<br/>Serious pursuits Auctions, antique fairs and diverting activities 155<br/>Across the boards Carpets, kilims and rugs of this quality are good for the soles, concludes Max Egger 160<br/>Network Merchandise and events worldwide 174<br/>Address book Suppliers in this issue 180<br/>Inspiration How to recreate some of the design effects in this issue, by Augusta Pownall 258<br/>Exhibition diary Altar egos, Hodgkin's people, sound in the suburbs, plus Charlotte Edwards's listings 262<br/>Journal Of An Antique Bed Restorer Ian Coulson had to pinch himself on finding a treasure hidden in plain sight 284<br/>Interiors<br/>Welsh assemblage As head of Colefax & Fowler's antique department, Roger Jones knows a thing or two about combining objects, as his Welsh rectory - and this self-penned article - attests.190<br/>Half board? Brussels' Jam Hotel, with its Cubist collages and Constructivist reliefs, proves that story-driven interiors are the preserve of Belgian bad boy Lionel Jadot. Text: Valerie Lapierre 202<br/>Saline solution The Jubilee Pool of 1937 is a boon for the people of Penzance and a bulwark against southwesterly storms. Ruth Guilding learns of the practical functions fulfilled by maritime Modernism 218<br/>Fung Shui Order reigns in the London studio - once a mechanic's garage - shared by Spencer Fung and Teresa Roviras. Marcus Field explores the what, why and Tao of nature-inspired design 224<br/>Multicolour dream coats In this Georgian seaside weekend home, a glossy black hallway gives hardly a hint of the chinoiserie shades and Baroque cocktail beyond, as Ros Byam Shaw discovers 232<br/>Turning the tide This Rococo shell house in County Kildare is so hallucinatory that one accepts its ghostly 18th-century Chinese statue without murmur. It's well worth a trip, reckons Sophie Barling 242<br/>Silent partners Alexandre Hollan has painted the same trees and utilitarian objects for 30 years. The ascetic Hungarian in Provence has twigged something about art, reckons Catherine de Montalembert 250<br/>Art & Antiques<br/>Raj against the machine John Lockward Kipling, the author's father, was an 'old India hand', but fought to preserve the subcontinent's craft traditions from coarse Western copies, as Stephen Calloway recounts 70<br/>Feathers, fur and flowers Braquenie's rugs have graced the Vatican, the Dolmabahce Palace and Louis XVI's bedroom. Its specially appointed archivist sees a'never-ending cycle' of design. Text: Elfreda Pownall 132<br/>From the archive<br/>Life on the nile Hugh Sowden's impossibly romantic cottage complex near Cairo is a short walk through the desert from the Saqqara pyramids, learns Olivia Temple. First published: September 2003 210<br/>Vol.37,No.5,May 2017<br/>Antennae What's new in style, decoration and design, chosen by Nathalie Wilson 16 <br/>Antennae roundup : Our selection of the best modern lamps 21<br/>The hammer of yore Choreographer turned coppersmith Michael Johnson is into heavy metal, says Ruth Guilding 24<br/>Books Reading on art, architecture and design 29<br/>Grand nationals From chintzes to ikats, Jessica Hayns goes round the world seeking exotic fabrics 38<br/>Serious pursuits : Auctions, antique fairs and diverting activities 49<br/>Candy's dandy : Passementerie appeals to sophisticates with sweet tooths, says soft-centred Maude Smith 54<br/>Network : Merchandise and events worldwide 157<br/>Address book Suppliers in this issue 158<br/>Inspiration : How to recreate some of the design effects in this issue, by Augusta Pownall 232 <br/>Exhibition diary Gay display, Sime's time, plus Charlotte Edwards's listings 236<br/>Journal of a historical gastronomist Sarah Lohman relives old recipes in the belly of America's past 256<br/>Special<br/>The world of kitchens and bathrooms Dalf the delicious meets an old Dutch kitchen and a Roman bath that Caligula would kill for. From pomegranate soap to polished marble, feather dusters to fitted kitchens - see what's bubbling to the surface 65<br/>Interiors<br/>Manor on the marshDesmond MacCarthy, of BBC2's Normal for Norfolk fame, has had to be creative to keep his Jacobean estate Wiveton afloat. Cafes and film crews have been crucial, learns Ruth Guilding 162<br/>Waves goodbye With its portholes and rippling ceiling - even a shoal of porcelain fish - the Selbys' Uruguayan beach house has a salty tang. So why does it turn its back on the sea? asks Ros Byam Shaw 174<br/>League over nations Apprentices of the Hanseatic League in Bergen, Norway, had to sign over their lives to the god of money - and their notorious initiation rite was a diabolical test, as Laura Freeman reports 190<br/>Fired with a passion : Potter Pierre Culot converted an 18th-century farmhouse outside Brussels, whose purity reflects the Japanese mingei tradition. Now his son carries the torch, says Amy Sherlock 206<br/>A flair to remember : Everyone from the Queen Mother to Pablo Picasso was intimate with artist/editor Fleur Cowles. Discretion was guaranteed at her Albany set parties, as Revel Guest recalls 214<br/>Art and antiques<br/>Magic markers The handmade shop signs in 19th-century Japan, indicating what's inside, were often as cryptic as crossword clues. Keen consumer Augusta Pownall has cracked the (bar)code 184<br/>Souls, inside silhouettes Indian artist Hormazd Narielwalla turns tailor's patterns and other fashion ephemera into prints. At his Whitechapel studio, Charlotte Edwards says his work's a cut above 198<br/>From the archive<br/>Menage and menagerie<br/>In a traditional farm in the Moroccan High Atlas, man and beast live in close communion. Marie-France Boyer joins them for couscous. First published: December 2011 224<br/>Vol.37,No.6,June 2017<br/>Antennae What's new in style, decoration and design, chosen by Nathalie Wilson 16 <br/>Antennae roundup Our selection of the best bed linen 21<br/>Elements of style : Metal furniture has the glamour to steal the show, says Max Egger, who shows the steel.. 28<br/>Books Reading on art, architecture and design 37<br/>Rolling back the years Historic wallpapers unfurl the flavours of past times. Maude Smith delivers her roll call 52<br/>Art and antiques guide Lots to see! Hoover up carpets in art, boost your interest rates with Keynes's college rooms, and screen top printers in an old film factory. We also parade the Venice Biennale pavilions and list the international season's fairs 65<br/>Serious pursuits Auctions, antique fairs and diverting activities 143<br/>Network Merchandise and events worldwide 154 <br/>Address book Suppliers in this issue 158<br/>Inspiration How to recreate some of the design effects in this issue, by Augusta Pownall 234<br/>Exhibition diary Hokusai's hovel, Scotch snappers, Futurist as dandy, plus Charlotte Edwards's listings 238<br/>Journal of a 360 photographer Fabienne Jung makes historic and hard-to-access interiors available to online audiences 260<br/>Interiors<br/>The real Macaw Decorator Nicolb Castellini Baldissera channels the spirit of Matisse in his Tangier home, replete with rich colours and antique fabrics, as Marie-France Boyer reports 174<br/>All that glisters In the Palladian Croome Court, a Dutch artist has installed a golden box displaying the Sixth Earl's collection of porcelain. Matthew Dennison is awestruck by Rococo alchemy 186<br/>Particles of virtu : The intact Powys studio of Australian painter Sidney Nolan - complete with mercury lamp and paint-encrusted binoculars - offers clues to his working practice, says Rebecca Daniels 192<br/>Double or quits In a former hardware depot in west London, painter Paul Huxley and curator Susie Allen have created a sprawling home/studio complex. Charlotte Edwards does the measuring-up 200<br/>End of the line : With its wagon-wheel light, vintage groceries and zinc chill cabinets, this bar-cum-general store preserves rural Argentina in aspic. Isabel de Estrada sips gin with some local farmers 210<br/>Ground zero? Proving that pictures look grand against (her own) wallpaper, designer Jennifer Shorto has filled her flat with the signs of a much travelled life. Marie-France Boyer finds her on a roll 216<br/>The sky with limits Provence was a haven for Jews in the Middle Ages, and the synagogue in Carpentras -beautified in the 18th century - testifies to a hard-won survival. Text: Oliver Maclennan 226<br/>From the archive<br/>A bitter glitter Exiled from court in 1665 for slander, Roger de Bussy-Rabutin poured his anguish into the decor of his Burgundy chateau. Marie-France Boyer takes a gilt trip. First published: May 1994 162<br/>Vol.37,No.7,July 2017<br/>Antennae : What's new in style, decoration and design, chosen by Nathalie Wilson 12<br/>Antennae roundup : Our selection of the best eggcups 15<br/>Setting pretty Prepared to fork out for cutlery? Then allow Maude Smith to spoon-feed you 18<br/>Books Reading on art, architecture and design 25<br/>Primary school You can have any colour fabric you like, says Max Egger, as long as it's red, blue or yellow 30<br/>Serious pursuits Auctions, antique fairs and diverting activities 36<br/>Network Merchandise and events worldwide 40<br/>Address book Suppliers in this issue 42<br/>Inspiration How to recreate some of the design effects in this issue, by Augusta Pownall 114<br/>Exhibition diary Melancholy Minton, the ultimatebonnie wee laddy, plus Charlotte Edwards's listings 116<br/>Journal of an architectural campaigner Catherine Croft, of the Twentieth Century Society, on building consensus...136<br/>Interiors<br/>Sitting portraits At Michigan's Cranbrook Academy, jeweller Iris Eichenberg has enriched her flat with ethnic rugs and midcentury chairs - Saarinen's interior is the perfect foil, says Carol Prisant 44<br/>Lightbulb moment As Austrian glassware manufacturer Lobmeyr approaches its bicentenary, Michael Huey discovers how electrifying chandeliers for the emperor's ball modernised the Viennese whirl 54 <br/>Like Father Like Son Patmos attracts a well-heeled creative set, but the best houses - like this sea captain's villa -rely on deep local knowledge to do them up. Seek Greeks bearing gifts, says Tim Beddow 72 <br/>A taste of madeleine In a Normandy fisherman's cottage, an editor and a postwar antique dealer have concocted a Proustian fantasy, a piquant 'memory' of times not actually passed. Text: Valerie Lapierre 88 <br/>Sacred mysteries Mayan and Hispanic cultures collide in a 17th-century church in Mexico, one replete with strange symbols. Is this how invaders wooed indigenes? asks Timothy Brittain-Catlin 96 <br/>Baroque steady Serial house collectors Nicholas Alvis Vega and Liza Bruce have bagged a Grade I beauty, and, reckons Elfreda Pownall, subverted the countryside code with their naughty city ways 104<br/>Art & antiques<br/>The making of hay Why has the shop that stocked Enid Marx textiles, Bawden wallpapers and Ravilious designs slipped into obscurity? Ruth Guilding pulls up the blinds of a Mayfair emporium 82<br/>From the archive<br/>Sylvan Smiths Three generations of a green-fingered family have lovingly maintained a Gertrude Jekyll garden in Surrey. Annabel Freyberg dived into its dappled groves. First published : June 1993 64<br/>Vol.37,No.8,August 2017<br/>Antennae What's new in style, decoration and design, chosen by Nathalie Wilson 12<br/>Antennae roundup Our selection of the best bins and baskets 15 <br/>Blind ambition Fabrics printed with large-scale patterns are Maude Smith's frame of reference 18<br/>Books : Reading on art, architecture and design 25<br/>Serious pursuits : Auctions, antique fairs and diverting activities 29<br/>Pull some shapes : From 'tree trunks' to tulipieres, Max Egger has ways to display your sprays and nosegays 30<br/>Address Book Suppliers in this issue 35<br/>Network : Merchandise and events worldwide 36<br/>Inspiration How to recreate some of the design effects in this issue, by Augusta Pownall 104<br/>Exhibition Diary Marks of the masters, art of Black Power, plus Charlotte Edwards's listings 106<br/>Journal of a dementia researcher What links art appreciation and social interaction? asks Janneke van Leeuwen 124<br/>Interiors<br/>Goan with a flow Ventilation is all in this 17th-century colonial mansion, as its fretwork panels, multiple doorways and oyster-shell windows attest. Ros Byam Shaw encounters the air apparent 38<br/>Advice and virtueThanks in part to a before/after magazine feature on her then new Oxfordshire home, Magdalen Jebb would become a fabric firm's creative director. Elfreda Pownall hears how 56<br/>All the tea in China<br/>Scion of a New York banking dynasty, Lady X likes her things to have a provenance too, whether antique wallpaper or Cecil B. de Milk's casting couch. John Heilpern reports 74<br/>Pleasure principles<br/>Erwin Broner brought the Bauhaus (and some A-list artists) to Ibiza. The island vernacular fused with Corbusian cool in his own 1950s seaside villa, learns Catherine de Montalembert 86<br/>Remains attraction<br/>Retired journalist Jonathan Dawson bought a crumbling cliffhanger of a place near Tangier. Amid 'pesky' free-range hens and flea-market finds, he recounts what happened next... 94<br/>Art & antiques<br/>The silo witness<br/>Marcus Jefferies reimagines the sort of lonely structures - from water towers to electricity substations - overlooked by us all. Jane Stacey visits his studio on the Somerset Levels 66<br/>From the archive<br/>Steward of the stuarts<br/>Immortalised in Peter Greenaway's film The Draughtsman's Contract, Groombridge Place is a Caroline time capsule, says Mirabel Cecil. First published: July/August 1983 46 |
