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There have been many attempts to banish cables from the world. In 2019, Apple gave us AirPods, bringing into a fruition the premonition uttered by legendary French designer, Philippe Starck. Eve … read more

In Ancient Incan society, time and space were a single concept. Known simply as pacha, this early cosmic philosophy argued that you couldn’t have one without the other. This season, such metaphysic … read more

Every generation or so, a brave soul pops up to proclaim the end of an era. For literally buffs, it happened in 1967 when Ronald Barthes declared the Death of The Author. And again in 1992 when … read more

You’ve probably heard of the Saarinen Dining Table. You might even have coveted one. But how should you go about styling this most sought-after of tables? Part furnishing, part sculpture, its pedes … read more

There are some things in life that have to be seen to be believed. The view of the Milky Way from the Atacama Desert is one. Our beloved showroom in Hatch End is another. More than just an emporium … read more

Every creed has a sacred date around which life orbits. For hippies, it’s Woodstock. Christians have Easter. And design lovers, well, we geek out about the mid-century. The most important years fal … read more

Readers, the time has come. Not for political posturing. Or any kind of strenuous thinking. But for quiet and unabashed celebration. For the clocks have swung forward and sweeter seasons are fin … read more

 The lush shores of Lake Como are rumoured to be so beautiful that even the prospect of invading armies couldn’t disturb the peace of those who disembarked there. Unsurprisingly, it was where the R … read more

John Muir is often remembered as an environmental philosopher. Americans knew him simply as John of the Mountains. Indeed, it was he who first suggested walking in the woods as a means of escaping … read more

You’ve probably heard of the adage “if it doesn’t exist, create it”. In our entrepreneurial age, this nugget of internet wisdom (hijacked from a longer Nikos Kazantzakis quote) tends to get divvied … read more

When you take nature as your starting point, everything else flows. Monet knew it when he sat to paint water lilies. And so do today’s architects in charge of planning urban space. It’s why as we t … read more