House & Garden unlocks the door to an array of unique homes and outdoor features, ranging from town houses and converted barns to fabulous modern apartments and island retreats. Outdoor features are equally varied, including cottage gardens, water gardens and chic, city courtyards. House & Garden provides an invaluable sourcebook of ideas, from design and decoration to the best of travel, delicious recipes and fine wine. Britain’s most glamorous, inspiring and influential design and decoration magazine.
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FROM THE EDITOR
Notebook • RÉMY MISHON shows us what has caught her eye this month
Pool Party • RUTH SLEIGHTHOLME takes a deep dive into new garden furniture
DECORATIVE SOAPS • HANNAH BENIAMOUS raises the bar with her pick of designs for your basins, baths and showers
Toujours Provence • RUTH SLEIGHTHOLME celebrates the timeless qualities of southern French interiors with fabrics and furnishings that evoke sun-kissed schemes
Carlo Bugatti
Conservatories and orangeries • Designers share their tips on the elements that can help to make these spaces practical and appealing
Address book: GARDEN BUILDINGS • Whether you are considering a conservatory, a greenhouse or a shepherd’s hut, these specialist companies will help you to create an elegant outdoor room
A life seen through rose-tinted glasses
Made in Sweden
The shade brigade
Plane speaking
Richard Rogers: Talking Buildings • Sir John Soane’s Museum, WC2, until September 21
New Designers Week 2 • Business Design Centre, N1, July 9-12
PARTY PEOPLE
Garden Getaways:Somerset • CLARE FOSTER recommends a circular route from The Newt in Somerset hotel, taking in inspiring gardens in the area that will be looking particularly glorious in the late summer
The List • Highlighting directory members in the UK. To become a member of The List, email thelist@condenast.co.uk
An American focus • This month’s reviews highlight new publications about US-based designers, creatives and art patrons with international influence
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PEOPLE • Interesting individuals with fascinating stories
CRUZ CONTROL • As creative director of lifestyle brand Anūt Cairo, CRUZ WYNDHAM juggles her work nurturing the traditional crafts of Egypt with family life split between London and a pair of gatehouses on the Petworth House estate
LAURENCE EDWARDS • The sculptor’s works are rooted, sometimes literally, in the Suffolk landscape, where he has two studios. FIONA McKENZIE JOHNSTON and photographer JOSHUA MONAGHAN visit him at work
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stories • THIS MONTH: Two very different farmhouses – a 17th-century example in Wiltshire and a newbuild in New York State; holiday homes by the sea in France and Portugal; a Norfolk moated garden; and a naturalistic landscape in Devon
Hands-on approach • Kevin Mulvany and Susie Rogers’ 17th-century farmhouse near Bath is a charming reflection approach of their handcrafted style, and the architectural and artistic skills they have honed in the making of their exquisite miniature buildings and interiors over the past 30 years
TRUE COLOURS • The wonderfully relaxed and uplifting interiors of Julian Chichester and his wife Holly’s house in Portugal belie the long, tricky project that went before. Now, they provide the ideal backdrop for an eclectic mix of auction finds and pieces from Julian’s own furniture and lighting collections
Grand plans • On an empty plot of rural land in New York State, interior designer Steven Gambrel and his...