House and Garden

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.

Contributors

Cheer leaders

Pick & mix • Having struggled to find useful and beautiful homeware, Rita Konig has taken matters into her own hands

Artistic insight

ARENA matters of the moment

Best in glass • London studio Gather makes a vivid case for the art of glass-blowing, at Christmas and beyond

Blake’s progress

Read between the lines

Beyond the frame • The inspiring creatives continuing the Arts and Crafts ideal of artist-designed homewares

Nicky Haslam • The fabled interior designer shares some of his favourite, and least favourite, things

Swatch

Fizz and Chips • This party season, designer Alice Palmer's vibrant London home is the perfect mix of festive kitsch and classic glamour

Leather forecast

News • 'One should always be surrounded by objects that hold a memory, a meaning, a soul,' says Tom Chapman, the co-founder of Abask. With a focus on sculptural qualities, its new lighting collection remains true to Tom's mission to provide beautiful handmade pieces. Highlights are mouth-blown glass lamps in sherbet pink from Helle Mardahl Studio, elegant organic pieces from the Barcelona-based design studio Kilzi and surreal jellyfish-shaped lights in Murano glass from the New York designer Kickie Chudikova. Noni Ware abask.com

Light up your life

Pause and reflect

Come full circle

New wave

Winning formula

NATURE'S WARRIOR

ALL STARS

A home for all seasons • Rachel de Thame has spent more than a decade restoring her Cotswolds manor house, filling it with eclectic floral-themed treasures. At Christmas, foraged greenery joins the throng to bring the whole interior to life

Threads of life

Inspired buys • For a cosy interior that pays tribute to traditional craft

Perfect match • In a Lincolnshire rectory, an inspired scheme blending touches of Japanese-style minimalism with traditional English country-house elements has united the divergent decorating tastes of its owners

SPACE & TIME

Making merry

FIT FOR A QUEEN • 185 years after first setting sail, Cunard’s legendary fleet is still making waves

The great escape • finds bracing adventure, divine food and blissful calm at a remote retreat in Scotland

Cabin fever

Stockists • Merchandise from these companies is featured editorially in this issue*

Makers & Creators

Under the Tree

Studio Spotlight

In the Frame

Deck the Halls

BEYOND THE BEACH • From a historic estate in Barbados to a new lifestyle destination in Antigua, there are plenty of reasons why the Caribbean is a place to call home

CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS • The Alpinist, a five-star hotel with luxury residences in Andermatt, Switzerland, ushers in a new era of Alpine living

IT PAYS TO BE REALISTIC • With a clear focus, trusted advice and efficient execution, Landstones achieves results for time-pressed individuals

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WELCOME

Brilliance by design • Celebrating the up-and-coming professionals in the interiors and architecture world featured in The List, our annual Spotlight Award is always a high point of the design year.

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