MESHES OF THE AFTERNOON

The warm minimalism of Japanese fashion designer Kenzo's Paris apartment.

Left-Bank Luxe

A post-modern party pad takes inspiration from the hedonistic fashion parties of 1970s Paris.

On The Decoration of Houses

Edith Wharton's 1890 The Decoration of Houses gives surprisingly fresh design advice.

OXFORDSHIRE IDYLL

Photo: The World of Interiors; A Decoration Book, Minn Hogg and Wendy Harrop (1988) A symphony in beige, Crowsely Park typifies the easy grace and eclectic elegance of modern...

Loft Story

The industrial warmth of design gallery DaDa-Studios' Barcelona loft.

The Sun Also Rises

Argentinian architect Luis Laplace's sunny Minorca retreat.

Past Continuous

Tim Whittaker's eclectic update of an ancestral 1690s farmhouse in Cumbria, England.

Trick of the Eye

Like so many things, the French have a word for it...

Palazzo Minoia

Like a souk or a great medieval hall, the seventeenth century Palazzo Minoia is filled with hidden treasures.

MIDCENTURY MERZBAU

The iconic New York architect Mitchell Giurgola's hip and airy loft-like oasis for publisher Sol Melnick's 1880 Philadelphia carriage house renovation.

In the Mix

A study in texture and tone, the home of Spanish interior designer Belén Domecq is as warm and unfussy as it is shrewdly considered.

The Spirit of the Salon

Flipping through the pages of AD Italia, something of a lightbulb went off. As I stumbled across the otherworldly gallery cum workshop that Florentine antiquarian Monica Lupi calls home, it occurre...

Style Spotlight: Rose Tarlow

One of my all-time design heroes, Rose Tarlow... Photo: Casa Vogue, Town & Country