Tales of the City

Hampstead village is one of the most affluent areas in London and despite its quintessential English appeal, its international residents give the area a wonderful cosmopolitan flavour. Thanks to its chalybeate spring waters, Hampstead gained notoriety as a London spa in the 17th century. Expansion followed with the railway (Hampstead Village is connected to the […]

“Someone said to us, it’s like an artwork as opposed to a home because it’s such a one-off,” says management consultant Jo Lucas, neatly summing up the house in Kew she shares with her husband Tim, in a nutshell. “It’s somewhere that inspires a huge level of creativity and imagination; it allows for big ambition.” […]

The City Within a City. Parallels are often drawn between Hackney and downtown Manhattan, based on a shared experience of warehouse conversion-led gentrification. But we think that comparison misses the point. Did you know that if you were to classify the five New York City boroughs as individual cities, Brooklyn would be the third-most populous city in America, after […]

Less a room in waiting than an embrace designed, the guest room is an emblem of empathy. Through linen, layer, and gesture, we explore how intention transforms transience into a soft place to land. Farrow & Ball colour-blocking on the walls, anchored by woven patterning, gives the guest room a composed, considered scheme. Photography by […]

The age-old adage ‘the kitchen is the heart of the home’ couldn’t be more appropriate for this smart Edwardian terrace house in Earlsfield. “My clients are into cooking and entertaining; since the redesign over a decade ago they’ve thrown a fair few parties here,” says architect Barbara Weiss, who was tasked with transforming what was […]

Designed to delight in passing, the powder room remains deliciously resistant to contemporary minimalism; patterned, lacquered, and full of personality. We explore how this smallest space became design’s most delectable stage. Carnival stripes in raspberry and rose. Photographed by Alicia Waite There’s a quiet revolution happening behind closed doors – specifically, the door just off […]