Lflglglglglgllgglff by El loco1919

TH E H O M E S M AGA Z I N E FO R M O D E R N LIVI N G

N OV E M B E R 2 01 8 / £ 4 . 6 0

US $9.99 / CAN $10.99 / AUS $9.99 / NZ $11.50

SEE IT. SHOP IT.

BUY DIRECTLY FROM THE PAGE WITH OWNABLE

A DECORATOR’S EYE How to work dark ﬂorals This season’s geometric rugs

BATHROOM STYLE INSPIRATION Fresh ideas for on-trend schemes

BOLD & BEAUTIFUL CHIC & CONFIDENT MODERN HOMES, FROM RURAL DEVON TO UPSTATE NEW YORK

RECALL: 31/10/2018

$ ! # $ # % # "

!!! % %% %

Ballo. Rethink seating with design that inspires. Now available from www.houseology.com

CONTENTS ⁄ ETC

NOVEMBER 2018 126

COVER STORIES Our cover stories are highlighted by a spot. Cover photography: Warren Heath/ Bureaux

Shopping

51 EDITED CHOICE Bulb pendants Join the swinging set

26 INTRODUCING OWNABLE Shop this issue with a great new app

53 EDITED CHOICE Geometric rugs Shape up your floor space

Clarke & Clarke’s latest delectable fabric collection, sweet lighting designs, and mesmerising artwork

39 TREND Beet red Cover all style

55 EDITED CHOICE Satchels

bases with the ultimate autumnal shade

Our round-up has bags of style

59 LIVINGETC DISCOVERS edit58 You won’t want to sweep this

40 TREND Op Art Lose yourself

56 EDITED CHOICE Eye masks

in the chicest of illusions

Holly Golightly off to the land of Nod

43 SCHEME OF THE MONTH Chic ways with sage Soothing,

105 STYLE STORY #Copenhagen

News & Views 19 NEWS This month, we’re lusting for

online boutique jewel under the rug

171 DESIGN PROFILE BradyWilliams studio founders Shayne Brady and Emily Williams share their design process

218 ONE LAST THING Yorkshire Sculpture Park Nature gets an artful spin at this extraordinary 500-acre outdoor gallery

transformative and endlessly versatile

Be inspired by the concrete-cool hues and earthy textures of the capital’s hottest spots

47 EDITED CHOICE Four-poster beds Add a touch of opulence to your night life

191 EDITED CHOICE Copper sinks

48 EDITED CHOICE Upholstered ottomans Rest easy with these luxe designs

193 EDITED CHOICE Modern light switches Bright ideas that make a statement

Dishy designs to give your kitchen wow factor

l i v i n g e t c . c o m / N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 8 11

CONTENTS ⁄ ETC

43 39 177

19 Design Ideas Modern Homes

Furniture’s going spherical for winter. It’s time to think outside the box…

64 THE CAPE ESCAPE Clare and James moved from buzzing Jo’burg to rural Cape Town and found the best of both worlds

91 DECO Dark florals Bloomsbury

112 AMERICAN SYMPHONY Once a ramshackle mansion, Lucinda and Javier’s home is a sleek funhouse full of carefully curated gems

195 SOUTH OF THE BORDER We spotlight some of Mexico’s most captivating vacay havens

161 DESIGN NEWS

203 TAKE COMFORT Carrots and

Kitchen kit and hi-tech solutions for an instant update

parsnips and spuds – oh my! These staples are the stars of a hearty winter dish

165 KITCHEN CASE STUDY Brass notes Add some sparkle with

inside and out at Sheena and Paul’s home

metallic touches and hits of stone

138 EAST GOES WEST Susy took her style cues from the bones of her Georgian Devon property – adding a dash of east London edge

168 BATHROOM CASE STUDY Bright idea Update your space using

147 VINTAGE CHARM A neutral

177 PROJECT INSPIRATION Modern bathroom trends & influences Go big or go home

November 2018 / livingetc.com

Lifestyle

motifs take a deeper tint this season

126 WILD LIFE Nature reigns supreme

backdrop lets flashes of colour do the talking in Nicola and Andy’s Victorian abode 12

79 TREND The new curve

a bold palette and interesting forms

Offers & Info 34 SUBSCRIBE for top offers 158 READER OFFER Stock up on the latest pieces from Heal’s with 15 per cent off

201 READER OFFER Win a luxury five-night stay in St Lucia

" +$ !. -( # $ (- ! " .! * %*. !!! $ $ , " "+ ---", "

)* )& # ( #( (# ( ! .*. % . %%** $ $ , " "+ ---", "

WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF

TI Media Limited, 161 Marsh Wall, London E14 9AP. Telephone: 020 3148 7154 Email: livingetc@ti-media.com livingetc.com

EDITORIAL EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Sarah Spiteri Executive Editors Neil McLennan and Kate French Group Creative Director Emma Williams Group Chief Sub-Editor Anne Esden Homes Content Team Editorial Director Rhoda Parry Houses Editor Mary Weaver Associate Editor Busola Evans News Editor Maudie Manton Features Writer Patrick Hamilton Courtney Commissioning Style Editor Rebecca de Boehmler Contributing Style Editor Hannah Franklin Digital Content Director Holly Boultwood Acting Digital Content Director Stephanie Wood Online Editor Lotte Brouwer Head of Art Operations Alison Walter Art Editors Melanie Brown and Paula Jardine Senior Designer Christina McQuillan Head of Subs Operations Maxine Clarke Hub Chief Sub-Editor Jennifer Spaeth Senior Sub-Editors Fiona Mace and Marian McNamara With special thanks to Sarah Allen and Mel Algar Editorial Assistant Sally Dominic Editorial Production Manager Nicola Tillman Deputy Editorial Production Manager Clare Willetts Art Production Designer Chris Saggers

PUBLISHING GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR, LIFESTYLE Angela O’Farrell Executive Assistant to Group Managing Director Donna McConnell Managing Director Mark Winterton Business Director Grainne McKenna Digital Business Director Sarah Rafati

ADVERTISING Publisher Joanne O’Hara (020 3148 7642) Advertising Manager Ruth Roscorla (020 3148 7639) International/Luxury Account Manager Carole Bunce (020 3148 7620) Homes Digital Director Ellie Naber (020 3148 4253) Loose Insert Sales Lindsay Martin (020 7611 8151) Italian Oice Studio Villa, Graziamaria Grillo, Ilaria Prato (+39 0231 1662, graziamaria@studiovilla.com) Danish Oice Ulrik Brostrom (+45 3385 3002, ulrik.brostrom@jbmedia.dk) Spanish Oice Maria Maisey (+34 9131 99015, mariamaisey@spectramedia.es) Classified Sales Manager Emma van der Veen (020 3148 2635) Regional Sales Director Katrina Hutchison (0161 601 3720) Insert Sales Manager Katherine Brown (07464 544 375) Head of Marketing Sian Cupid (020 3148 6487) Deputy Head of Marketing Laura Timms (020 3148 6239) Marketing Manager Yasmin Christofi (020 3148 6246) Acting Marketing Manager Elizabeth Pether (020 3148 6237) Marketing Assistant Genevieve Rodrigue (020 3148 7686) Senior Subscriptions Marketing Manager Anita Baghapour (020 3047 1985) Circulation Executive Kira Gorman (020 3787 9017) International Business Development Manager Sam Viggers (020 3148 3466) Syndication Efi Mandrides (020 3148 5485) Production Coordinator Bill Argent (020 3148 2683) Advertising Production Manager Nick Williams (020 3148 2676) Group Production Manager Steve Twort

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER TI MEDIA LIMITED Marcus Rich

PHOTOGRAPHY SIMON BEVAN

Commercial Operations Editorial Director Jane Akers

The one-stop edit of the best modern style inspiration and design ideas. MISSED LAST MONTH’S ISSUE? If you require any other issues of Livingetc magazine, these are available for purchase by calling 01795 662976 (lines open 8am-6pm Mon-Thur and 8am-1pm Friday). Or order online at: http://mags-uk.com/ browse-by-publisher/ti-media.html. This issue of Livingetc is published on 4 October 2018 by TI Media Limited, 161 Marsh Wall, London E14 9AP and distributed by MarketForce (UK) Ltd, 5 Churchill Place, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HU (020 3787 9001). The contents of the magazine are fully protected by copyright and nothing may be reprinted without permission. All prices are approximate © TI Media Limited, 2018. Printed by Southernprint. Repro by Rhapsody Media, 109-123 Clifton Street, London EC2A 4LD. Cover printed by Southernprint. Livingetc is sold subject to these conditions: that it shall not, without the written consent of the publishers first given, be lent, re-sold, hired out or otherwise disposed of by way of trade at more than the recommended selling price on the cover, and that it shall not be lent, re-sold, hired out or disposed of in a mutilated condition or in any unauthorised cover by way of trade or annexed to or as part of any publication or advertising literary of pictorial matter whatsoever. Send subscription orders and correspondence to: TI Media Limited, Oakfield House, 35 Perrymount Road, Haywards Heath, West Sussex RH16 3DH. Publisher’s subscription rates for 12 issues (prices include postage): UK £60.40; Europe €171.70; USA $196.70; and rest of world £188.80. All subscription enquiries and orders: phone 0330 333 1113 or email help@ magazinesdirect.com. Credit card hotline: 0330 333 1113. Send orders and correspondence to: TI Media Limited, PO Box 272, Haywards Heath, West Sussex RH16 3FS, England. Cheques payable to: TI Media Limited. All prices correct at time of going to press. Paint matching: printing processes may change colour reproduction, so it is advisable to use tester pots first. Building quotes: while we try to cost building work, prices vary widely. Never rely on one quote.

Editorial complaints We work hard to achieve the highest standards of editorial content and we are committed to complying with the Editors’ Code of Practice (ipso.co.uk/IPSO/cop. html) as enforced by IPSO. If you have a complaint about our editorial content, you can email us at complaints@ti-media.com or write to Complaints Manager, TI Media Limited Legal Department, 161 Marsh Wall, London E14 9AP. Please provide details of the material you are complaining about and explain your complaint by reference to the Editors’ Code. We will endeavour to acknowledge your complaint within five working days and we aim to correct substantial errors as soon as possible.

! # ! ! ! ! # ! # ! $"$ " ""$ # #

EDITOR’S OFFICE

WEBSITE

Discover our new platform at livingetc.com.

TABLET EDITION

Read us on the go! Download a copy from the App Store.

INSTAGRAM

See behind the scenes @livingetcuk.

FACEBOOK

Join the chat @livingetc.

TWITTER

Catch up on the gossip @livingetc.

Discover our latest style inspirations at LivingetcUK.

NEWSLETTER

BACKGROUND PHOTOGRAPHY PAUL RAESIDE

SUBSCRIBE!

Take advantage of our fabulous online offer on page 34.

To download a digital edition of Livingetc to read on your iPad, iPhone, Kindle Fire and Google Play, go to http://bit. ly/2k399uq

Since its launch in 1998, Livingetc has been all about championing the new and the innovative alongside the established. This is what first drew me to the magazine as a consumer, and why I feel privileged to be editing it now. We look to push our readers to be braver, bolder, cooler. Take the house features in this issue. Interior designer Lucinda Loya’s Kentucky mansion (page 112) is rebellious, maximalist to the extreme, while stylist Susy Parker’s standout renovation in Devon (page 138) brings Dalston edge to a trad country pad. We are passionate about this kind of fresh thinking. It’s with this spirit in mind that I’d like to pay tribute to Ruth Aram, a leading light of our industry who sadly passed away this September after a battle with cancer. There are few people who have made as great an impact as Ruth on today’s design scene. Her career started out with architecture, and she moved into retail in 1991 when she opened her eponymous design store in Hampstead. In 2000, her collaboration with her family began and Ruth Aram Shop merged into Aram Designs and the Aram Store, which she ran with her father and brother. The Covent Garden-based shop is not simply an interiors mecca; Ruth also used it as a platform to triumph young designers and artists. She will be sorely missed. This month’s decorating story continues our focus on fresh and game-changing design. Standout florals on dark backgrounds have been an interiors trend for a couple of years now, but here we bring a new spin to the look by combining the pattern with distressed or raw textures (page 91). I was truly inspired to see how stylist Claudia Bryant had used one of Cole & Son’s new botanical wallpapers with a concrete basin from Bert & May and aged brass taps. I’d call this shot an Instagram moment. It’s the kind of image that gets picked up on our feed and gets posted and reposted across the globe for months to come. Like many people, I have a complicated relationship with Instagram. I love it as a source for inspiration. It is also a wonderful portal through which we as a brand can interact with our audiences. But at the same time it’s a terrible time-waster. As a mother of a seven month old who works full time, I don’t have many spare minutes in the day, yet I regularly find myself having lost an hour down an Instagram hole. The proliferation of images also makes it difficult to be original , which is why we are so keen to discover interiors that surprise us. If you’re aware of any projects, big or small, you know where to find us. Sarah Spiteri, EDITOR

l i v i n g e t c . c o m / N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 8 17

Because every space is different

Space No.5

The â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Working From Homeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Amtico creates unique flooring that offers style and durability for multifunctional spaces that work just as hard as you do. #everyspaceisdifferent 0121 745 0800 | amtico.com

AGENDA

SHOPPING ⁄ NEWS ⁄ PEOPLE ⁄ DESIGN ⁄ EVENTS

MAIN PICTURE Wychwood wallpaper in Melon Orange, £60 a roll; and headboard in Friendly Folk viscose-mix in Melon Orange, £50m. SWATCHES Over the Moon viscose-mix in Denim; and Psycho Sprig viscose-mix in Tropical Blue, both £74m. BELOW Pear Tree wallpaper in Sunset Orange, £70 a roll, all Kit Kemp for Andrew Martin (andrewmartin.co.uk)

STORY COR N ER Hear phrases such as Mythical Land, Over the Moon and Travellers Tales and you’d be forgiven for thinking we were referring to a fantasy saga series rather than a collection of fabrics and wallpapers. Such is the imaginative quality of Kit Kemp and Andrew Martin’s latest collaborative efforts. ‘The process started when Kit stumbled upon tapestries from the 15th and 16th centuries,’ Andrew Martin founder Martin Waller told Livingetc. ‘She was fascinated to see magical creatures hiding under hedgerows and behind leaves. We wanted to give the designs new life in a contemporary world.’ Mission accomplished. The collection comprises motifs printed and woven onto linen, viscose and cotton to create a world filled with unicorns, mystical birds and orange-hued sunsets. Sublime. l i v i n g e t c . c o m / N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 8 19

TRAY CHIC

Spiritualists claim agate boasts healing properties that cleanse the aura and eliminate negativity. Not convinced? A few cocktails served on this gorgeous gemstone tray should have the same effect. Agate tray, £75 (johnlewis.com)

HEAVY PETTING

[ Mirror mirror ]

Pets are always great conversation starters. But they’re even more of a talking point when they’re prowling the park dressed in Hiro + Wolf. Only for the most fashion-conscious four-legged folk, the brand’s latest collection sees African-inspired prints stamped across bandanas, bow ties, leads and collars. If only there were matching designs for humans, too… Safari Cat bow tie, £12 (hiro-and-wolf.com)

‘Life’s too short to live in a beige box’ is the motto at Audenza. So it’s little surprise that there’s nothing beige or boxy about this glistening wall mirror. Consider it the solution to the rays of sunshine your hallway has been missing. Golden Eye mirror, £198 (audenza.com)

A RT ATTACK Save yourself a trek around the Tate Modern and delve into Clarke & Clarke’s Kaleidoscope collection of velvets and bouclé weaves instead. Umbra manages to pull off the Jackson Pollock paint-splattered look while having an air of impressionism about it, with the Cubis print an ode to (you guessed it!) the early-20th-century cubist art form. A selection of neutral colourways – from Stone to Slate and Duck egg to Denim – ensures more understated tastes are covered.

Sofa upholstered in Umbra velvet in Multi, £49m (clarke-clarke.com) 20 N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 8 / l i v i n g e t c . c o m

AGE NDA/ NEWS

A BOV E BOA R D You won’t find a piece better suited to dinner parties than BoConcept’s Madrid dining table. Its circular shape encourages that unifying, sit-down-and-share mentality for juicy tête-à-têtes; its hand-carved cone base will impress designconscious guests; and its clear glass tabletop should deter any ill-advised evening footsie playing…

JUST DIVINE

As its name suggests, Divine Savages is all about creating beautiful pieces with a fierce, slightly dark undertone. Roaring for different reasons, rich designs on the brand’s latest super-luxe cushion line are inspired by the Twenties and midnighthour jungles. Expect sumptuous velvets galore, piping details and plush duck feather fillings. Fancy! Nocturnal Faunacation velvet cushion, £95 (divinesavages.com)

Madrid dining table, £1,599, Morten Georgsen for BoConcept (boconcept.com)

[ Morning glory ] EUROPEAN UNION

Italy is a nation famous for effortless style, yet Lema – one of its best-known furniture brands – has turned to British shores for a new look this season. Like raiding a friend’s wardrobe, four of its latest designs will be reimagined in textiles by Osborne & Little, including Chiara Andreatti’s Taiki armchair, above. Head to Lema’s expansive King’s Road showroom for an exclusive peek at the designs. Taiki armchair in Osborne & Little Savoy Velvets Thespis, £3,071.50 (lemamobili.com)

There’s nothing short or stout about Toast’s Hand kettle. Its elegant, elongated spout is indulgently long, made purely to enjoy the simple pleasure of slowly decanting your morning brew. Factor in its copper-coated stainless-steel casing and you’ve got a design worth pouring over. £120, Chi-Wing Lee for Toast (notabledesigns. co.uk) l i v i n g e t c . c o m / N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 8 23

The Jaipur double-sized headboard in Jennifer Shorto, £895 (lorfords.com)

[ Eye candy ] Each of Sebastian Wrong’s Filigrana pendants for Established & Sons, from £354 each, is made using traditional Venetian glass-blowing techniques, running colour from one position into a mould to create sleek, unique patterns. Impressive, but they had us at a mere glance of their candy-cane stripes. Watch a video of them being blown on Established & Sons’ website and prepare to be mesmerised… (twenty twentyone.com)

BED A N D BOA R D Lorfords has launched a collection of headboards, spanning the style scale from sleek and understated to baroque and Art Deco-feel. We’re fans of The Jaipur, pictured, for its statement silhouette, studded border and charming character. The best part? Each design is completely bespoke, available in a variety of sizes and virtually any fabric you fancy.

MATCH MADE

Collective nouns can be tricky to master: do mice really come in a mischief and squids in a squad? Better invest in a few of Polkra’s matchboxes to clear up the matter. Illustrated by London artist Fee Greening, packaging across the range features sketches of animals en masse. Top marks for making the slimy critters look pretty, too! A Squad of Squid matchbox, £10 (polkra.com) 24 N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 8 / l i v i n g e t c . c o m

HARD TO TWIG

Instead of boring you with the merits of faux flowers (low-maintenance, allergyfree, long-lasting – we could go on), let us present you with Fox Flowers. Its fresh collection takes must-be-real blooms to the next level, featuring bunches of lilac stems, nigella petals and eucalyptus willow, all hand-tied in gloriously rustic hessian wraps. Just don’t be surprised when guests try to smell them. Lilac gift bunch, £155 (foxflowers.co.uk)

$!! ) $" + -%%&*+#+& ' , + ' -%&**+*- ## , %# - -% ++'%& * , # % -%+-+ + -'* , -%+ -- ' , % * -%&- ++% %% , +

-% #+ ##** , % -+- '-%&#% , + -%'%'**+* ' , # -+- - &%&% , %# * -+- #* - , %* ' %'-*&++* , -%'- '--''' , # , , % #%' +-''+ , + & -&#&* **+ ## , %+ -% %**#%-%% , %+ ' -&&*#& *' * , + - -%*+ &% % , * -% '- *+%+ , % - -% %+*&*- - , & -%'* #+ -- , +% % * '-'-*

Inspired by Livingetc? Buy with Ownable. 12:08

Sarah Fortescue Giraffe Blossom Scatter Cushion

£110.00 Natural grace and quiet conﬁdence, breathing in the clear air and breathing in love from the universe!

Buy now

Livingetc October 2018 – Page 29

Ownable is the quick, slick and simple way to buy what you see in the pages of Livingetc and a host of other titles. Look out for thumbprint icons and download the app – from a single account, shopping this magazine is now as easy as flicking to the next page.

See it. Buy it. Own it.

AGE NDA/ NEWS

TA B L E TA L K

Italian heavyweight Porada turns 70 this year and is marking the milestone with a swish capsule collection of solid ash tables, designed by Swedenraised, Brit stalwart Staffan Tollgard. He tells us more about the Archipelago rangeâ&#x20AC;Ś HOW DID YOUR PARTNERSHIP WITH PORADA COME ABOUT? Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;vebeenbigfansofthebrandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s craftsmanship for years,so when we had a Scandi project that QHHGHG ,WDOLDQ Ă DLU LW PDGH perfect sense. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always been impressed byhow, even with the scale of their production, their workshop never feels like a factory. I knew they would do it well and they did not disappoint. TELL US ABOUT THE MAIN INSPIRATIONS FOR THE CAPSULE COLLECTION? It started life in my head as â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;the artisan collectionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x201C;a series of hard-working, everyday staples that would be elegantly expressed byPorada.Once Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d formulated the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;red threadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Koster Rock coffee tables, from ÂŁ2,293 each (chaplins.co.uk)

CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT Fond Marin wall panel (also below), ÂŁ616.80; and La Serre wall panel, ÂŁ789.60 (pierrefrey.com)

that these pieces would be true WR FUDIW WUDGLWLRQV Ă&#x20AC;W IRU WKH demands of daily life and be beautiful enough to treasure as heirloom pieces â&#x20AC;&#x201C;I started to think about the identity that would encapsulate the various forms I could see emerging. WHERE DID THE â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;RED THREADâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; PRINCIPLE COME FROM? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a Scandinavian expression used in all creative works to highlight, trace or extract the narrative of a design. You could think of it as the unique DNA or purpose of a design. This means interrogating the architecture, client and vernacular materials andarrivingatadesignlanguage that we will use throughout the project. I use the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;red threadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to make sure that I am only telling one clear story. AND THE NAME OF THE COLLECTION, ARCHIPELAGO? The title of the collection comes from the groups of islands that make up the archipelago where I was born and raised. Just as they are wrapped byrock and surrounded bysea, I was drawn to the idea of encasing and protecting a precious, industrious material in an enfolding, hand-worked wrapper.

A RTISTIC TR I U M PH Expert craftsmanship and high quality are the foundations of French furnishing house Pierre Frey. So when the brand described its latest collection of panoramic wall panels as â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;windows that open on to imaginary, dreamlike worldsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, we knew this was not a line to be sniffed at. Enter Galerie, a range of 13 wallcoverings dreamt up by collaborations with some of the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favourite artists. Each references ancient frescos and landscape paintings. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re partial to CĂŠdric Peltierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rendition of tropical plants, banana trees and birds of paradise on La Serre, below, which promises to turn any interior space into a lush greenhouse.

DID YOU BRING CERTAIN SCANDINAVIAN AESTHETICS TO THE PROJECT? Not only am Ia Swede, but Iwas also a student of engineering once. So I have a fairly pragmatic approach. My mantra is, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Be practical or why bother.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; The aesthetics boil down to simple lines, decorative elements that are either part of the structure or the function, and the beauty of natural or raw materials.

l i v i n g e t c . c o m / N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 8 27

AGE NDA / NEWS

LI FE’S A BE ACH For postcard-perfect bedlinen, Wallace Cotton is the way to go. Its Antigua collection depicts leafy island scenes, given a vintage twist with a dramatic monochrome palette. The tropics are closer than you think… Antigua double duvet set, £130 (wallacecotton.co.uk)

SAY WHAT?!

Many accessories purport to ‘make a statement’, but the Bla Bla ceiling light by Italian brand Mogg really puts its money where its mouth is. Hang the PVC framed LED lights to get your thoughts off your chest. The text is optional – because sometimes, you say it best when you say nothing at all. Bla Bla ceiling light, from £540, Emanuele Magini for Mogg (gomodern.co.uk)

SHELL OUT

Scallops are the hottest shape around and, as usual, the Scandinavians are leading a fine example with the trend. Originally designed in 1938 by Paavo Tynell, peer underneath the brass shade of Gubi’s 5321 table lamp and you’ll find the bulb sitting like a sparkling pearl beneath. Add the rattan-clad stem and you’ve got one pretty precious artefact. £452.83 (clippings.com)

O N E TO WATC H [ DAN SYRETT ] The secret to the hypnotic, syrupy puddles on the highgloss artworks of Dan Syrett? Nail varnish – and lots of it. Championing the unusual material, Syrett drips Perspex, paper and aluminium with lacquer, moving the canvas to create glistening surfaces. With a background in fashion and styling, he describes his aesthetic as ‘haute couture abstraction’. We bet you’ll never look at a spilt bottle of nail polish in the same way again… (runway-gallery.com) 28 N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 8 / l i v i n g e t c . c o m

G A R DENI A Prints, Embroideries & Cushions romo-gardenia.com

AGE NDA / NEWS

RETRO FABULOUS

Roll up, roll up! Charlotte Olympia’s circus-themed collection has rocked up in town. With its tattooed lady, big top stripes and fishnet detailing, we’re crowning the eye-catching Circus Maggie clutch the star of the show. £1,295 (charlotteolympia.com)

[ Visionary ] As if millennials don’t have enough to contend with – like the continuous threat of an avocado famine – there’s poor vision to look forward to, with a weekly average of 60 hours spent staring at computer screens. Cue Inca’s chic Anti-blue light specs, fitted with lenses that combat eye strain. Genius! £55 (incaglasses.com)

STARRY NIGHT Glass maestro Jonathan Rogers has brought a fresh twist to the trend for exposed bulb lighting (see our pick of the best pendants on page 51), decking his handblown designs with white engravings in intricate web-like patterns. Available in two sizes, with brass or hand-painted wood fittings, hang them in a cluster to form an illuminated, galaxy-esque constellation. Filigrana pendants, from £230 each (hollowaysofludlow.com)

TA LK I NG POI N T The must-have print of the season? ‘Conversationals’ – as coined by Linwood and exemplified in its Omega collection. How to get the dialogue going? Take one of its high-performance, super-soft Italian velvets, splattered with florals and geometrics spanning 16 styles from classic to contemporary and in 50 colourways, and ta-dah! Watch tongues wag. Sofa upholstered in On The River in LF2096FR/4, £69.90m (linwoodfabric.com)

30 N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 8 / l i v i n g e t c . c o m

5IF 1MBDF XF -JWF

Original Art & Limited Edition Prints

RUNWAY GALLERY w w w . r u n w a y - g a l l e r y. c o m / l i v i n g e t c in association with

Pictured: Stella by SYRETT, limited edition print, 60cm x 60cm Â£250

*$ (*$ !$ + $!! !

!$ !*$ , )." ( ! * + % ( $ ! # ! !$ ." )&" .. $ ! *$ (*$ ( * $ -% ! $ % % !$!* * %# )&

Treat yourself this Christmas plus receive a

Lindt Advent calendar*

2 EASY WAYS TO ORDER... ONLINE at magazinesdirect.com/AXH8 BY PHONE 0330 333 1113 Quote code AXH8 Overseas readers, please call +44 (0)330 333 1113. Lines open Monday-Saturday, 8am-6pm UK time £34.99 payable by annual Direct Debit. This price is guaranteed for the first 12 months and we will notify you in advance of any price changes. Offers open to new subscribers only. Direct Debit offer open to new UK subscribers only. *We have gifts available for the first 500 subscribers. Offer closes 30 November 2018. To guarantee your advent calendar delivery by 1 December orders need to be received by 15 November. Gifts only available to subscribers on the UK mainland. In the unlikely event that we run out of this gift, we promise to offer you a discount on the price or an alternative gift of the same or greater value. Your gift will be delivered separately within 28 days after your first payment has cleared. Orders purchased for yourself will start with the next available issue – please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. The full subscription rate is for 1 year (12 issues) and includes postage and packaging. If the magazine ordered changes frequency per annum, we will honour the number of issues paid to, not the term of the subscription. For full terms and conditions, visit www.magazinesdirect.com/terms. For enquiries and overseas rates please call +44(0)330 333 1113 (lines are open Monday–Saturday from 8am to 6pm UK time) or email:help@magazinesdirect.com. Calls to 0330 numbers will be charged at no more than a national landline call, and may be included in your phone provider’s call bundle. **The Rewards scheme is available for all active print subscribers of magazines published by TI Media Limited, free of charge. Full terms and conditions are available at mymagazinerewards.co.uk. Digital subscribers also get access as long as the subscription has been purchased directly through the publishers at magazinesdirect.com.

LIVINGETC/SUBSCRIPTION OFFER

SUBSCRIBE TODAY! Become a subscriber to Livingetc and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be first to discover style trends and decorating ideas that inspire you to create a beautifully relaxed modern home. With great houses to ogle, brilliant shopping and expert tips, Livingetc is essential reading for every homeowner, delivered every month. Enjoy!

GIFT WORTH

ÂŁ12

Make the countdown to Christmas special with this Lindt Milk Lovers Advent Calendar (315g). Treat yourself, family or friends to a luxury chocolate surprise each day from Lindt.

SUBSCRIBER BENEFITS Save money on the cover price Enjoy home delivery every month Never miss an issue Get exclusive rewards for subscribers every month** w Join Rewards at rewards.livingetc.co.uk Enjoy three months of Kindle Unlim ited for FREE* Subscribe to day and join Rewards for even more fr free to get om unique giveaw your magazines. Hand-pi cked ofers, ays and unm iss Join at mym agazinerewar able prizes. ds .c *T&Cs apply. o. uk. See mymagaz inerew ards.co.uk for details.

THE ICON OF ELEGANCE AND PRECISION GROHE ATRIO

Consider the circle. A staple of natural geometry. A pure form at once soothing and dynamic. A visual metaphor for both completeness and eternity. For its new Atrio collection GROHE draws on this most elemental and elegant form to create an iconic object that is built to last. grohe.co.uk

AGE NDA / TREND

Flowerpot VP1 pendant, £197, Verner Panton for andtradition at twentytwentyone , . 50 7 7 £2 e, n l ab ge a t nha v l e e e J op rg te C a L os Br

Fif £4 ties 19 ch .50 ai , C r in all bu iga rg ris und yl ea th er,

Celeste kitten heels, £255, Whistles

ry xu u L

Tib

he ns a et

cu in k ps

n, io sh

£9

e ud ,A

a nz

Jumping to the beet at Prabal Gurung’s autumn/winter 2018 show

e hap

e, vas

ept onc C o ,B £27

Hat, £57, George J. Love at Yoox

Eden snuggler in Cherry, from £1,089, Sofa Workshop

Ac ac ia ru g,

fro m

£2 85

,W ov e

BEET RED Freshly plucked from the vegetable patch, this piercing crimson hue with purple undertones made its mark on the autumn/winter runways, with MaxMara biker jackets to leather knee-high boots at Giambattista Valli and asymmetrical knits at Prabal Gurung. Teetering on raspberry and stopping just short of burgundy, this shade is a one-stop ticket to instant, autumnal-feel interiors – see Sofa Workshop’s velvet Eden snuggler and Audenza’s Tibetan sheepskin accessories for soft-to-touch pieces that are easy on the eye. And for an allotment-inspired hue with a groovier edge, check out Verner Panton’s 1968 Flowerpot pendant…

Throws, from £99 each, Tolly McRae

Use the Ownable app to buy now

RESEARCH ⁄ Maudie Manton

l i v i n g e t c . c o m / N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 8 39

AGE NDA / TREND U ltr a

lo un ge

ch ai r,

£1

50 ,J

on at ha n

5 79 £ , nt ue da olog n e n o p t Mo d on a M cco Fa

io on t n ,A

A dl er

,£ bag a t i An

, 395

uG Lul

s nes uin

Point throw, £260, Beatrice Larkin at Made+Good Optic Lines rug, £499, West Elm

Mo ro cc a

nv as e, £

s wi Le n h , Jo 0 4 ,£

Loewe AW18

ve no a H

cu et v l e rv

in ion h s

e hit ap r G

OP ART If you thought the monochrome trend was a one-trick pony, think again; the classic two-tone is being taken to dizzying new heights this autumn with a throwback to the Op Art movement of the Sixties. Taking its cues from artists Bridget Riley and Victor Vasarely, designs are set to disorientate with abstract patterns, punchy geometrics and trompe-l’oeil effects. Dazzling the FROW, Jonathan Anderson brought rock ’n’ roll edge to the winter coat with zigzagging stripes at Loewe. Every bit as mind-bending, the delicate lines on West Elm’s Optic Lines rug appear to almost vibrate across its surface. Stuck in a decorating rut? Time to change your perspective.

,R oc ke tt S tG

eo rg e

Mirror in Monochrome K5196/05 viscose mix, £100m, Kirkby Design

Ta rg

ua sid e

tab le, £

79 8

,A nth ro po log ie

Use the Ownable app to buy now

40 N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 8 / l i v i n g e t c . c o m

RESEARCH ⁄ Maudie Manton

! " ! # ##

AGE NDA / ST YLE

PHOTOGRAPHY (LIVING ROOM/BOTTOM LEFT) JAMES MERRELL, TI-MEDIACONTENT.COM; (SIDEBOARD) EMMA LEE, TI-MEDIACONTENT.COM

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT Imperial Green wallpaper, £50 a roll, Graham & Brown; celebrating green’s decadent side, sage is the perfect foil for a deeper, more indulgent shade; Mellow Sage matt emulsion: £18 for 2.5L, Crown; Calke Green estate emulsion, £45 for 2.5L, Farrow & Ball; Soothing Sage Premium Blend V700 Walls & Ceilings, £28 for 2.5L, Valspar; Artichoke green lamp, from £295, Rosanna Lonsdale; white contrasts crisply with sage walls, drawing attention to original architectural details; Jaipur cushion, £30, Christy

Chic ways with SAGE

Our need for a little tranquillity in our busy lives means we will always have a special place in our hearts for calming colours. But there’s a new shade giving soft greys and gentle beige a run for their money. Sage green. ‘In colour psychology, green represents life, growth, renewal and the environment,’ says interior designer Mel Massey. ‘It can be earthy and warm or cool and silvery, but it’s always more pleasing than challenging.’ ‘If you’re painting an entire room, picking the right finish is key,’ advises Jason de Kauwe at Valspar. ‘Sage can be quite muted, so go for an eggshell finish to complement other textures in the room.’ Pepping up sage with pops of colour will stop it fading into the background. Pastels are a great choice – particularly pinky or coral hues. Alternatively, metallics can work magic (brass and copper accents in particular work well). Sage and blue is another popular pairing: Farrow & Ball suggests combining Pitch Blue with Calke Green to create a cheery scheme. ‘For a more masculine vibe, mix geometric tiles or palm tree wallpaper in greys and blacks with

WORDS ⁄ Sophie Baylis

l i v i n g e t c . c o m / N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 8 43

AGE NDA / ST YLE

CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT Sage and blush create a cute combination in this upbeat dining space, where the pink hue adds a generous dose of warmth to the cool green; Mellow Sage matt emulsion, £18 for 2.5L, Crown; 16 Cosma doctor’s cabinet, £575, Out There Interiors

[ Getting it right ] *

TRY IT OUT ‘Do use sample paint boards – and make sure they aren’t postage-stamp size,’ says interior designer Mel Massey. ‘Use decent-sized boards so you can see how the colours work in the space and move them around to see how they play with the light.’ PICK A PARTNER ‘Do let sage work with other colours,’ says Jason de Kauwe of Valspar. ‘It’s a calming shade but you don’t want it to fade into the background. Balance and brighten it by pairing it with bold choices such as millennial pink, bright white or even copper accents.’ SEEK YOUR SHADE ‘Don’t be overwhelmed by the array of sages on the market,’ says interior designer Mel Massey. ‘Pick a particular shade that you love and get some samples of similar colours.’ TAP INTO TEXTURE ‘To make your room truly pop, incorporate complementary textures,’ says Jason de Kauwe of Valspar. ‘Sage can be balanced with light wood, crisp white furniture or matt black hardware.’

CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE LEFT Deco cocktail glass, £6, Curious Egg; Salvadore indoor/outdoor rug, from £14.99, Carpetright; Jasper two-seater sofa in Sage smart velvet, £1,640, Sofa.com

44 N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 8 / l i v i n g e t c . c o m

PHOTOGRAPHY (DINING SPACE) TI-MEDIACONTENT.COM

sage,’ says Mel Massey. ‘Or, using lavender plants as inspiration, combine sage and a deep purple for a rich, dense interior – not for the faint-hearted!’ As unexpected pairings go, try yellow and sage. ‘It reminds me of hot summer days in the Med,’ says Massey. Feeling more decadent? ‘To create a warm, dark and moody space, I’d use a dark green such as obsidian on the walls, then sage on the woodwork and ceiling,’ explains Massey. ‘To balance the intensity, incorporate plenty of plants and soft textures, such as a sheepskin rug, with colour pops from cushions or throws.’ Colour temperature is the key to mixing sage. ‘Don’t use a warm colour with a cold one,’ warns Massey. ‘Learning the difference will make identifying your base and accents much easier.’ Sage advice indeed.

AGE NDA / SHOPPING

FOUR-POSTER BEDS

Bring hotel-suite splendour into your boudoir with these look-at-me styles

Hoxton, from £7,065, And So To Bed. Buy now with Ownable

Tuvalu king size, £2,590 (including mattress), OKA. Buy now with Ownable

Wardour super king size, £7,075, Benchmark at The Conran Shop. Buy now with Ownable

Four-poster, from £1,999, Raft. Buy now with Ownable

Black lacquer king size with fretwork, £4,995, Orchid. Buy now with Ownable

Etienne, £5,940, Julian Chichester. Buy now with Ownable

Keraton carved king size, £1,995, Lombok. Buy now with Ownable

Pinner in Flint White, from £949, Heal’s. Buy now with Ownable

Safari Boutique king size, £959, Houseology. Buy now with Ownable

RESEARCH ⁄ Marina Combal

l i v i n g e t c . c o m / N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 8 47

AGE NDA / SHOPPING

UPHOLSTERED OTTOMANS

Luxury occasional seats to inject pizazz into any living space

Fancy Nancy footstool in Flock Kites, from £529, Sofa Workshop. Buy now with Ownable Hetherington pouffe, £149, Made.com. Buy now with Ownable

New Objectivity stool, in American black walnut and leather, £3,774, Amy Somerville. Buy now with Ownable

Gabrielli ottoman 3 in Varese Terracotta, £2,714, The Sofa & Chair Company. Buy now with Ownable

Penfold ottoman in Emerald Velvet, £279, Swoon. Buy now with Ownable

Cloud pouf, £2,484, Gallotti & Radice

48 N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 8 / l i v i n g e t c . c o m

Flower stool in Ochre Velvet, £695, Soho Home. Buy now with Ownable

Velletri pouf 65, £404, Missoni Home at Amara. Buy now with Ownable

Movie ottoman, from £1,048, Bonaldo

RESEARCH ⁄ Marina Combal

Fabrics, Wallcoverings & Accessories villanova-picturebook.co.uk

Dusky Amazon by

AGE NDA / SHOPPING

BULB PENDANTS If you dare to go bare, these beauties will fit the bill

Alchemist Globe, from £209, Holloways of Ludlow. Buy now with Ownable

Lotus, £36, BoConcept. Buy now with Ownable

Cylinder, £99, Ligne Roset

Olson glass globe in Smoke, £199, Heal’s. Buy now with Ownable Many 2, £950, Atelier Areti. Buy now with Ownable Beacon of Light, £150, Andrew Martin. Buy now with Ownable

Voronoi II, £125, Tala. Buy now with Ownable

Heavy Metal in Smoked Bronze, £147, Buster + Punch at John Lewis. Buy now with Ownable

Helios in Green marble, £59, Swoon. Buy now with Ownable

RESEARCH/Marina Combal

l i v i n g e t c . c o m / N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 8 51

string shelving system. made in sweden

more space in your life. more life in your space.

string.se

bath shannon bedfordshire pink apple designs ltd. bournemouth so furniture bradford the home bristol oskar furniture cardiff momentum cornwall iroka dublin inreda, lost weekend east yorkshire ivor innes ltd. edinburgh the brotique epping geoffrey drayton glasgow tojo design henley on thames central home kent papillon interiors leeds funktionalley liverpool utility london future and found ltd, haus, do south, indish, places and spaces, scp, skandium, twentytwentyone, viaduct manchester urbansuite milton keynes panik-design north yorkshire cimmermann norwich design house norwich nottingham atomic interiors ltd oxford central sheffield nest.co.uk suffolk tea and kate windsor urbansuite selected john lewis stores and johnlewis.com agent www.pira.info

AGE NDA / SHOPPING

GEOMETRIC RUGS Transform your floor into a work of art

Aki, from £360, Linie Design at Woven. Buy now with Ownable

Supermunda, £299, Made.com. Buy now with Ownable

Simba, £4,200, Rug’Society. Buy now with Ownable

Platonism, £4,500, Gam Fratesi at Christopher Farr. Buy now with Ownable

Geometric Klein, £140, Lorena Canals at Amara. Buy now with Ownable

The One, £4,628, Alex Proba for cc-tapis at Nest. Buy now with Ownable Sottoportico, from £ 2,400, Seraina Lareida at Portego

Inaluxe Jazz Flute, £319, Furniture Village. Buy now with Ownable

Engineered Block, from £399, Roar + Rabbit at West Elm. Buy now with Ownable

RESEARCH/Marina Combal

l i v i n g e t c . c o m / N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 8 53

/ , 1 : 2 2 '

3QIKE 4VMRXW [[[ PMR[SSHJEFVMG GSQ

AGE NDA / SHOPPING

SATCHELS

Take the city by storm with a practical but stylish cross-body bag

Helena cross-body bag in Orange, £85, N’Damus London. Buy now with Ownable

The Black & Blue leather messenger bag, £225, Osprey London. Buy now with Ownable

T Messenger skull canvas and leather bag, £795, Loewe at Selfridges. Buy now with Ownable

RESEARCH ⁄ Patrick Hamilton Courtney

Bikes design satchel, £40, Nicky James. Buy now with Ownable

Aspinall Giraffe satchel in Sand and Giraffe print leather, £160, The Cambridge Satchel Company. Buy now with Ownable

Preppy check floral satchel bag, £30, Accessorize. Buy now with Ownable

Panama reporter leather bag in Smoke, £595, Smythson. Buy now with Ownable

Mae leather medium cross-body bag in Olive, £85, John Lewis. Buy now with Ownable

Small Antony leather messenger bag in Deep Amber Classic Grain, £495, Mulberry. Buy now with Ownable

l i v i n g e t c . c o m / N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 8 55

AGE NDA / SHOPPING

EYE MASKS

Sweet dreams! Sleep pretty with these bedtime essentials

Eyes Jet Set travel kit (with eye mask and ear plugs), £58, Jonathan Adler. Buy now with Ownable

Lavender eye mask, £58, Holistic Silk at Harvey Nichols. Buy now with Ownable

Ribbon silk eye mask, £25, Yolke at Selfridges. Buy now with Ownable

Electric Dots silk sleep mask, £24.50, Myza. Buy now with Ownable

“S” silk eye mask, £32, Jessica Russell Flint. Buy now with Ownable

Embroidered silk eye mask, £45, Slip at Net-a-Porter. Buy now with Ownable

Jungle Leaf eye mask, £20, Elizabeth Scarlett at Amara. Buy now with Ownable

Genevieve silk eye mask, £65, Liberty London. Buy now with Ownable

Birds silk eye mask, £25, Sara Miller London. Buy now with Ownable

56 N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 8 / l i v i n g e t c . c o m

RESEARCH ⁄ Marina Combal

6&+0,'7 *5283( 6$6 5&6 &2/0$5 % 3KRWR FUHGLW $WHOLHU 0DUF %$55$/ %$521 DQG 9LVLRODE 1RQ FRQWUDFWXDO SKRWRJUDSKV

& + 5 , 6 7 0 $ 6 & $ 1 & 2 0 ( ( $ 5 /< 7 + , 6 < ( $ 5 ([FOXVLYH RIIHUV XQWLO 2FWREHU VW WR ILQG RXW PRUH GHWDLOV DVN \RXU GHVLJQHU

DUH (XURSHÈ&#x201C;V OHDGLQJ NLWFKHQ EUDQG %RDVWLQJ )UHQFK VW\OH DQG *HUPDQ HQJLQHHULQJ ZH RIIHU WKH EHVW RI ERWK ZRUOGV %HDXWLIXO DQG DIIRUGDEOH PDGH WR PHDVXUH NLWFKHQV ZLWK QR FRPSURPLVH RQ TXDOLW\ RU VHU YLFH 2XU VKRZURRP GHVLJQ VSHFLDOLVWV WDLORU PDNH \RXU NLWFKHQ WKHQ RXU FRPSOHWH LQVWDOODWLRQ VHU YLFH HQVXUHV DQ HIILFLHQW KDVVOH IUHH ILWWLQJ :LWK 6FKPLGW \RX GRQÈ&#x201C;W KDYH WR ZDLW XQWLO WKH QH[W VDOH WR HQMR\ XQEHDWDEOH TXDOLW\ DQG VHU YLFH DW DQ DIIRUGDEOH SULFH

ZZZ KRPHGHVLJQ VFKPLGW

AGE NDA/ SHOPPING

CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT Vintage Moroccan rugs, from £295, edit58; Lisa Mehydene at home in her living room; Tamegroute jug, £75, edit58; Lisa painted an old cupboard in a dark hue to offset Little Greene’s French Grey wall colour; rattan lampshade by Matilda Goad; a painting bought from American vintage store, Three Potato Four

EDIT58

PHOTOGRAPHY PROVIDED BY EDIT58 BY CHRIS O’DONNELL; (LISA MEHYDENE) KIRSTY NOBLE PHOTOGRAPHY (

A curated online boutique and personalised rug-sourcing service rolled into one What’s edit58 all about? It’s the latest online boutique of lovely things brought together by an interiors fanatic with a great eye and a brilliant sourcebook of artisans around the globe. Who’s behind it? Former ad director Lisa Mehydene, who made the most of years living abroad by building up enviable relationships with talented artisans that she turned into an e-commerce business once she returned home. Edit58 is an emporium packed with the kind of colourful, handcrafted pieces that give a home personality. Everything in the collection is tied to an artist who Lisa has met on her travels and the pieces she has bought or commissioned for her own home. It sounds expensive. Are we talking investment pieces? Although not high-street level prices – £140 for a cushion, £75 for a Moroccan Tamegroute jug and £56 for a personalised embroidered market basket might seem a little pricey – all the pieces are handcrafted, unique and absolutely tried-andtested by Lisa first, before she sells them online (or via stockists, such as Liberty and The Conran Shop). Her aim, she says, is to create ‘beautiful, individual, not too over-designed pieces at a fair price.’ Apart from the curated collection, what’s the brand’s USP? Rugs. When setting up her own home, Lisa was frustrated that there didn’t seem to be anything in the market between mass-produced high-street options and ridiculously priced bespoke pieces. ‘Vintage rugs at reasonable prices that aren’t intimidating’ is her mission. And she stocks a great range of unique and brightly coloured Moroccan kilims, wedding blankets and runners. Tell us more about the sourcing process. It started after Lisa had done up her own house. ‘Friends started asking me to buy for them too when I was travelling, which then led to helping with ideas on how to decorate,’ Lisa says. The pieces she came up with were the sort of items ‘you need to go on holiday to find, but when you’re there, you worry about being ripped off and aren’t sure how you’ll get them home’. Here’s where edit 58 can help – with great contacts and knowledge, WORDS ⁄ Fiona McCarthy

l i v i n g e t c . c o m / N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 8 59

AGE NDA / SHOPPING CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT Lisa layers new and vintage textiles, toys and accessories; vintage cabinets house her ceramics collection; Portuguese papier-mâché animal heads, £65 each, edit58; Beaumont bed, from £795, The White Company, is teamed with vintage accessories; circular woven basket, £40, and Boucherouite cushions, from £60, both edit58

Lisa’s secret address book leads her to those little shops down dark alleys where the truly special finds lurk. What’s worth looking out for right now? Lisa recently commissioned Kana London’s Ana Kerin to create edit58’s Bow and Splatter collections. ‘Ceramics lend an affordable interest to any space. The colours don’t have to match and the wonkier they are, the better,’ she says. She also has begun a new collaboration of hand-block printed eiderdowns with Molly Mahon. Current inspirations? Atelier Vime’s vintage and newly reinterpreted rattan pieces (and its founders’ 18th-century house brought back to life in the Provençal village of Vallabrègues). It has inspired edit58’s new rattan shade designed in collaboration with Matilda Goad, featuring her signature scalloped edge, painted in colours such as olive green and bright red. What’s behind the name? It’s actually the street number of her southwest London home, which is furnished with the rugs, cushions, baskets and decorative details that Lisa bought when she and her husband Hil, and twins Milla and George (now six), moved into it in 2014 after years of living in the Middle East then Singapore. Sounds like we should be following her on Instagram? Definitely. You’ll be joining the other 28,000 followers seeking her styling tips and travel stories. As most of the imagery is shot in her own home, it gives a real sense of who she is, what she loves and how it all works in a family space. What’s Lisa’s personal style? As she says herself, ‘traditional with an eclectic, vintage twist’. She has a knack for mixing pieces from her own collection with high-street essentials and vintage finds – ‘things with a sense of a backstory to them,’ she says. She loves cool and comforting colours, always with a hint of knocked back, painterly pink – ‘it works so well with Little Greene’s four shades of French Grey we’ve used throughout the house.’ So, it’s a bit old and new? An antique apothecary cabinet for the living room kick-started the style for the rest of Lisa’s house (and it’s perfect for storing household detritus like adaptors and stationery). Her living room walls are a great example of how she teams photographs, paintings, ceramics and metal letters. Some are new, some vintage, some by friends, some expensive, some cheap. Any travel tips from all those sourcing trips? In Marrakech, after scouring the souks, Lisa likes to escape to Beldi for lunch by the pool (it has a cute shop, too). In Porto (where edit58’s animal heads are handmade), Lisa loves the Majestic Café for its Twenties glamour and charm. Near Lille, she loses hours exploring Espace Nord Ouest, her ‘died-andgone-to- heaven’ source for dozens of fabulous brocante dealers all under one roof. edit58.com; @edit58. 60 N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 8 / l i v i n g e t c . c o m

$YDLODEOH ZRUOGZLGH WKURXJK D QHWZRUN RI OHDGLQJ GHVLJQHUV DQG UHWDLOHUV

'SRXEGX YW XIP 6IXEMP 7XSVIW /MRKÂ´W 6SEH 0SRHSR 7; )2 1EV]PIFSRI ,MKL 7XVIIX 0SRHSR ; 9 .9

" " "! " ! "

" " ! "

THE CAPE ESCAPE

In South Africa’s Noordhoek Valley, Clare and James found a wild spot to create a home that unites minimal style with a farmhouse feel Photography ⁄ Warren Heath/Bureaux

Styling ⁄ Tara Sloggett/Bureaux

Words ⁄ Justine Hewitt/Bureaux and Andrew Falconer 64 N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 8 / l i v i n g e t c . c o m

HOMES ⁄ ETC

HOME PROFILE

THE OWNERS James Templeton works in commercial and retail property, while his wife Clare manages their home as a location for advertising and media shoots. THE PROPERTY A two-storey house in a village near Cape Town. The ground ﬂoor has an open-plan living area and kitchendiner, plus an en-suite guest bedroom, oice and garage. Upstairs are three en-suite bedrooms. Outside, a covered veranda leads to the swimming pool and landscaped gardens.

LI V ING AREA

A sociable, low-slung, modular sofa is where Clare and James hang out. ‘We are sports fanatics and love watching big matches or tournaments together,’ says Clare. Get the look For similar seating, try Paola Navone’s Airport sofa for Poliform. Dwell’s Puro nest of glass coffee tables have the same cool curves.

l i v i n g e t c . c o m / N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 8 65

IT’S A BRAVE COUPLE THAT DECIDES TO GET MARRIED AND CREATE A NEW HOME IN THE SAME YEAR... but James and Clare Templeton took both in their stride. Keen to escape their hectic lives in Johannesburg for a change of pace and a better quality of life, they settled in a village in the Noordhoek Valley an hour’s drive south of Cape Town. ‘When we met threeand-a-half years ago, James always said that one day he’d move to Cape Town, and since he’s crazy about the sea and riding his bike on steep mountain roads, it made sense for us to come here,’ says Clare. With the hilly Silvermine Nature Reserve to the west and the Atlantic to the east, they found the best of both worlds. ‘When we first saw this house it was pretty darn ugly, but we knew that the site with its crazy overgrown garden was really special,’ says Clare. With this in mind, a key element of their brief to architect WP Bosch was to create a home that embraced its natural surroundings. The architects and builder, Lee Slabber, demolished the original house and started again. The mission was to pair James’s love of modern design with Clare’s desire for a farmhouse feel. Cue rustic stone masonry and double-height steel-frame windows, a tin roof and sleek concrete floors. This combination of rough and smooth textures helped to unite the spaces. Clare and James were closely involved in the build. ‘Being on site just about every day we kept coming up with new ideas. But WP Bosch encouraged us to rein it in and to stick with our first thoughts about what we wanted. That really worked because we’ve ended up with the perfect balance of style and comfort.’ Architectural diplomacy aside, it’s testament to Clare and James’s positive energy that they have since become great friends with many of the people who worked on their project. It will come as no surprise to know that the Templetons love to entertain. The ground floor’s huge, open central axis of kitchen, dining and lounging zones is the scene of many an impromptu dinner party. ‘This kitchen has seen a lot of wine,’ laughs Clare. ‘If there aren’t enough chairs to go around, we just pull up a stool. So long as people are comfortable and are enjoying themselves, we’re happy.’ Despite the rugged rural style, comfort is key. Clare and James love to lounge on their sprawling sofa and watch sports together (James supports Manchester United while Clare’s an Arsenal fan, which can be awkward). In the summer, the house opens out even further, with the veranda becoming a second living room with dramatic views of the Atlantic – and the tempting swimming pool is just a flip-flop away. When the day’s done, Clare and James retire upstairs to their bedroom. Bare brick, exposed roof beams and window shutters keep the farmhouse feel, but soft jute carpets provide extra comfort and signal a change of pace from the ground floor. Their en-suite bathroom would give any hotel a run for its money. Double basins, a double shower wet room and a striking, free-standing black bath (with sea view, of course) maintain the minimal aesthetic. A bold, leaf-print wallpaper adds a tropical pop to the spa-like sanctuary. ‘When we were finishing the house, we realised that the master bedroom was enormous,’ admits Clare. So they broke up this space with a bold, black marble table and found an oversized Chesterfield-style leather bed that could hold its own in the room. House guests are well catered for with three bedrooms to choose from. ‘Our Johannesburg friends and family love it here, too, and they can see exactly why we moved to the Cape,’ says Clare. Now settled – and married – in their new home, Clare admits that between the build and getting hitched, the single most stressful moment was the seating plan for the wedding. ‘That was torture, like a puzzle you just cannot win.’

66 N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 8 / l i v i n g e t c . c o m

HOMES ⁄ ETC

V ER A N DA

Minimalist though it might be, James and Clare’s home has textural touches and decorative details that keep it homely. Get the look Gervasoni’s Croco rattan sofa is similar. The Waves rug by Loaf is a good alternative. For occasional tables, try the wire storage table by Pols Potten.

l i v i n g e t c . c o m / N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 8 67

K ITCHEN

A local builder created the cabinets. ‘We were lucky to have so many incredible people help to make our home,’ says Clare. Get the look Go to Roundhouse for a bespoke oak kitchen. For black fittings, try Grohe’s Essence mixer tap and Franke’s Sirius Tectonite carbon sink.

‘We love entertaining – a few drinks often ends up being dinner for ten!’ 68 N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 8 / l i v i n g e t c . c o m

HOMES ⁄ ETC

DINING AREA

The concrete ceiling and floor reflects James’s modernist taste. A generous dose of wood is used to warm things up. Get the look These are the classic CH24 Wishbone chairs by Hans Wegner for Carl Hansen. Barker and Stonehouse’s Salisbury solid oak dining table is equally rustic. Lazenby is a specialist in polished concrete floors. l i v i n g e t c . c o m / N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 8 69

HOMES ⁄ ETC

M A STER BEDROOM

The upholstered leather bed, found in South African store Weylandts, is a real statement piece. In keeping with the house’s laid-back style, it’s layered with tactile cushions, throws and linens. Get the look An equally luxurious leather bed is the Casper by Baxter. For a show-stopping black marble table, try the Bimba by Made.com.

70 N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 8 / l i v i n g e t c . c o m

L A N DING

The shutters are a nod to Clare’s farmhouse fantasies, while having them finished in black appealed to James’s modernist tendencies. Get the look For black shutters, go to Shutterly Fabulous. A loose-covered armchair creates a relaxed feel; try Love Your Home’s Sophie for a more modern take on this look.

L A N DING

The exposed brick wall happened by chance. ‘The builders were getting ready to plaster and paint it,’ says Clare. ‘They’d given it the initial prep when we walked in and we decided we liked it just like that.’ Get the look Find industrial pendant lighting at Skinflint. The Butterfly chair by Antonio Bonet, Juan Kurchan and Jorge Ferrari Hardoy is available from Knoll.

l i v i n g e t c . c o m / N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 8 71

HOMES ⁄ ETC

‘Our home just feels right – we are so happy here’

BATHROOM The monochrome palette and simple sanitaryware keep this space calm, while an oak countertop and leafy wallpaper stop it feeling stark. Get the look A cunning alternative to the Crittall window look is the Majestic Shower Company’s Trellis shower screen. For a similar basin, try Crosswater’s Avillas 54. The wallpaper is by Cara Saven..

GUEST BATHROOM

This pared-back scheme reflects the design elements of the master bathroom but in an all-white and wood palette. Get the look For a freestanding bath, the Barcelona from Victoria + Albert is a great alternative. Oka sells a rustic wooden towel ladder.

l i v i n g e t c . c o m / N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 8 73

HOMES ⁄ ETC

GUEST BATHROOM The shower in the downstairs guest suite stays true to the Templetons’ love of a monochrome palette, but as it’s a lesserused space they’ve turned the pattern up to the max. Get the look Bert & May’s black Basco tile is similar in style. For a ceramic stool, try the Gentofte Circle stool by Latitude Vive at Wayfair.

SEE MORE GREAT ROOMS AT LIVINGETC.COM

l i v i n g e t c . c o m / N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 8 75

HOMES ⁄ ETC

IDEAS TO STEAL

Give your home a sleek upgrade like Clare and James with these stylish pieces

CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE Sisool Rock carpet in Rope, £121sq m, Crucial Trading; Carlotta 100% flax-printed fabric in Charcoal F975458, £126m, Thibaut; White and silver rustic brick-effect wallpaper, £9.99 a roll, World of Wallpaper; Istanblue cement tile, £5.60 each, Otto Tiles; Arboretum 7847/01 in Jade linen-mix fabric, £60m, Romo

CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE Bryluen jute rope chair, £380, Out There Interiors; Indus wooden bowl, £29.95, Nkuku; Avra black vintage Edison light, £20, Lampsy; Opera MI 103 86 02 mirror, £291.60, Elitis at Abbott & Boyd; Bond steel grey cushion, £49.50, Bohzaar; Uno basin mixer 100 Loop Handle in black, from £355, Axor; Shogun stool, £129, BoConcept; Stor seagrass basket, £60, Design Vintage Use the Ownable app to buy now

76 N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 8 / l i v i n g e t c . c o m

RESEARCH ⁄ Maudie Manton

! & & # # ) ' & &* * ' ( $' $ ++$ ) #$ & '#$ * '# ) '& & * ' & ) ' * '" # * '# ( #* * $! &'# $ # # '* $& & *!

# # # ) & $& # # &

SHOPPING ⁄ ETC

THE NEW CURVE Forget sharp angles and rigid lines. The latest furniture designs take inspiration from classical architecture to riff on the circle. Time to brush up on your Pi=mc2 ... Photography / Simon Bevan

Styling / Hannah Franklin

A n of f- c e n tre c i rc u l a r b a c k a n d c re s ce n ts h a p e d p a d d i n g g i ve th i s c h a i r a s u r re a l l o o k . C o ntr a s ti n g tex tu re s ke e p th i n g s i nte re s ti n g . Celeste chair, £2,859, Bohinc Studio. Knock Out side table, £509.59, Friends & Founders. For details of the Marie wallpaper, see overleaf. On the chair, from top: Samuji pipe candleholder, £100; and Shift saucer, part of a set, £250 for two teacups, saucers and teaspoons each, Apparatus, both at La Gent. On the side table, from left: Balance candleholder, £32, Ferm Living at Heal’s; tapered candle, £10 for two, Ester & Erik at The Conran Shop; Moon vase, £124.88, Aleksandar Lazic at Menu; and Hjärtelig jewellery cone, £7 for three, Ikea.

Shop our favourite brands with the Ownable app l i v i n g e t c . c o m / N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 8 79

T h i s c r a f te d d re s s e r e c h o e s th e a rc h ite c t u re of a m e d i eva l cl o i s te r. S i m p l e , e l e g a nt , p l e a si n g … Emil dresser in Natural Oak, £7,250, Pinch. Feel Good armchair with feet in Canaletto Walnut, £3,975, Flexform; and mini hat box bag in Ivory, £495, Aspinal of London, both at Harrods. Hanging Lamp No.2, £682, Muller Van Severen for Valerie Objects at Viaduct. In the dresser, from top left: Esti wine glasses in Blush Pink, £25 for four, Made.com; large Kyoto bowl, £70; Bonsai bowl, £25; and Bubble vase, £35, all Kelly Hoppen; and Echasse vase, £89.18, Theresa Arns; and Troll vases, on the floor, from £35.65 each, Anderssen & Voll, all at Menu; and Olivia mugs, from £8 each for an espresso mug; and Norton vase, £10, all Habitat. Saddle bucket bag, on the floor, £499, Trademark at La Gent.

Shop our favourite brands with the Ownable app 80 N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 8 / l i v i n g e t c . c o m

SHOPPING ⁄ ETC

I n c h i l l - o u t zo n e s , l o o k fo r pie ce s with g e ntl e cu r ve s th at a c t a s a wra p a ro u n d c u d d l e . Curtains made in Kara linen in Coconut, £121.50m, Romo. Parrot sofa, £4,114.80, Julian Chichester. Arcolor table, £1,840, Jaime Hayon for Arflex at Viaduct. Banner rug, £389, Linie Design at Heal’s. Girlande light, £1,228, Atelier Areti. Arch papered in Marie wallpaper in Beige, £89 a roll, Sandberg Wallpaper. On the table, from left: Low Yellow bowl, £240, Rina Menardi at The Conran Shop; and Carrie lamp in Burned Red, £124.88, Norm Architects at Menu. Saddle bucket bag, as before. Large leather strap diary, on the sofa, £25.99, Zara Home.