Interiors
Belle of the Hall
Castle Zuylen was once the home of Belle van Zuylen who had ‘a head full of imagination’. For her, the castle was both a gilded cage and sanctuary – a place where she wrote letters formulating her ideas on marriage and freedom, but also the manifestation of her position in society
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KattenKabinet museum of feline curiosities
A memorial to a beloved cat is full of objects of fascination from a mummified Egyptian cat to a Rembrandt sketch
Architect Piero Portaluppi’s remarkable stone collection
Genealogy met geology when the grandson of architect
Piero Portaluppi took over his forebear’s Milan flat – and his ancient marbles
Piero Portaluppi took over his forebear’s Milan flat – and his ancient marbles
Taking Pictures with Henry Bourne
Image-maker Henry Bourne has appeared regularly in editorial publications, exhibitions, and major advertising campaigns since the 1990s, including many times in The World of Interiors. With the recent publication of his first major career retrospective book, Turn of the Century from Rizzoli, some of Bourne’s best interior shots are writ large
Star Quality: the interiors at Sterrekopje Farm in South Africa take their cues from nature
The stars aligned for Nicole Boekhoorn and Fleur Huijskens at Sterrekopje Farm in the South African winelands, where the couple have created a wellness playground that offers, among other things, the chance to explore an apothecary and Mongolian yurt
The late Verde Visconti’s home in Umbria is as beautiful as ever
This must be the place, realised a stunned Verde Visconti when she climbed a crumbling Torricella and saw far off the façade of Orvieto cathedral. Years earlier, a prince had urged the interior designer to make a pilgrimage (‘It reminds me of you’), so her epiphany and subsequent acquisition of the Medieval edifice felt like the resolution of a personal legend
All over the shop: revisiting Biba’s fabulous flagship store
A new exhibition at the Fashion and Textile Museum celebrates the Biba legacy
Stop press! Inside master printmaker Norman Ackroyd’s studio
Norman Ackroyd, a prolific printmaker with forensic knowledge of etching, opens the doors to his ‘factory’ – a former leather warehouse in Bermondsey containing a trove of art-making delights
A platter of dishy dishes
Serving up a range of platters, dishes and boards to elevate your hosting
Decorator Javier González Sánchez-Dalp’s house near Seville is filled with mementos of his parents
Carving a finca from land his baroness grandmother left him, Javier González Sánchez-Dalp has, writes Cosmo Brockway, adroitly addressed his clan’s chattels and dashing characters
Polychrome monograph: Sophie Ashby’s new book traces a colourful career
An aversion to white-walled minimalism has made Sophie Ashby one of the most distinctive and desired designers around. Studio Ashby: Home, Art, Soul gives readers an insight into what unites her diverse projects
The spare, Corbusian interiors of the late Georges Volckrick’s house in Brussels
Georges Volckrick’s 1950s home in Brussels has been rescued by his daughter with Nakashima furniture and Corbusian hues. Bertrand Raison hails masterly, if modest, Modernism
Pierre Jeanneret and Le Corbusier’s Chandigarh furniture rediscovered
Pierre Jeanneret and Le Corbusier were instrumental in the design of Chandigarh in northern India, including the furniture for the city’s public buildings. A recent public exhibition of a singular private collection prompts a retelling of a monumental Modernist design story
Awesome undertaking: a chapel of rest turned studio in Surrey
Creator of bespoke furniture, lighting and sculpture, artist Ian Bishop can finally wrest in peace now he’s ensconced in his slightly unorthodox workspace
Anne Corbière adorns the walls of Chanel with a tweed Midas touch
As a weaver of innovative high-end textiles, especially those incorporating metallic threads, Anne Corbière is second to none. Collaborating with the greats of fashion and interiors, from Balenciaga to Brandolini, the American-born craftswoman has built a glittering career
