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contents ISSUE 01 OCTOBER 2010

013 MOODBOARD

068 OBJECT LESSON

015 CURRENT

093 FOOD

026 SUBJECTIVE EYE

098 ASK A LOCAL

035 CAPITAL FINDS

101 SOMEWHERE ELSE

038 SOCIAL FABRIC

114 ANATOMY

Texture inspires us this issue, from ceramics to plants in the garden

The flow of new ideas: trends, products and design happenings

Designer Rolf Sachs reveals what captures his imagination

An edited choice of greats from this year’s London Design Festival

One house, multiple uses – a versatile south London home

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The new crafts movement, where skill meets subversion

Entertain in style – gastropub heaven in your own home, with wine to match

Newcastle’s Deadgood takes us on a design tour of their patch

Chic interiors and a green ethos at Yorkshire’s Natural Retreats

How Inga Sempé’s exquisitely quilted Ruché settee found its form

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Layer up different textures to make neutral decor work harder

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A house with Californian spirit, in rainy south Wales…

065 FINE FEATURES

From sensual stone to glamorous grasscloth, ideas for feature walls

089 GARDENS

Latest news. Plus, how to garden with texture in mind

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You might not know it, but you live in one of the world’s design hotspots. Things that you take for granted every day – the way your Anglepoise lamp effortlessly changes direction, or (if you’re a Londoner) the simple logic of the signage on the tube – are the product of a long history of British design brilliance. Even the newspaper that this magazine fell out of is considered one of the best-designed in the world, something that has given us a lot to live up to for the first issue of HOMEWORKS. The real homes that we feature aim to champion great home-grown design, so they will never stray beyond these shores; there will never be a need, if the wonderful talent behind this issue’s offerings is anything to go by. Our ‘texture’ theme aims to inspire readers to look beyond colour and pattern in their homes, from a tactile feature wall to a garden dedicated to touchy-feely planting. We hope that you find stylish ideas to try, whatever your space and budget.

Finally, one of the many reasons why British design stays on top is our natural inquisitiveness and sense of criticism. Long may this spirit of enquiry continue: you can start by telling us what you think of our first issue.

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INSPIRATION THIS MONTH: TEXTURE Our sense of touch is the first we develop in the womb, and it is almost always the last to fail us, too. Perhaps for this reason it might also be the one sense we take for granted: it is a source of (mostly) pleasure for all of our lives. The use of texture in interiors and architecture keeps our eyes interested and our brains stimulated: it’s the reason that completely neutral homes can still seem interesting.

UNUSUAL TEXTURES ARE EVERYWHERE AT THE MOMENT, FROM ULTRA-CHUNKY KNITS AND DEEPLY QUILTED FURNITURE TO TACTILE CERAMICS.

HOMEOWNERS ARE STRAYING FROM THE SAFETY OF PAINT AND WALLPAPER IN FAVOUR OF CHUNKY STONE, CORK OR RELIEF TILES.

IT’S EVEN IMPORTANT IN THE GARDEN, WHERE COLOUR AND SCENT TRADITIONALLY RULE.

AND ARCHITECTS ARE USING RIDGED TIMBER AND STONE TO SUGGEST A CERTAIN ONENESS WITH NATURE.

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ANIMAL MAGIC Design maven Abigail Ahern is renowned for her quirky and amusing style, and her new lighting range does nothing to disappoint. Featuring an earthenware greyhound, man’s head, pelican, poodle and bulldog, each crowned with a silk shade, her menagerie should appeal to animal-lovers and fans of kitsch alike. From £175, www.atelierabigailahern.com

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Special ticket offer for Decorex at Royal Hospital Chelsea, London The home of luxury design, Decorex is the place where leading interior designers and architects go to discover the latest products and fill up their little black books. The show is also open to the general public on the afternoon of 28 September from 1-7pm, and HOMEWORKS has paired up with the show’s organisers to offer two tickets and a glass of champagne for £30 (normal ticket price £20 each). Just bring this magazine along to receive your discount.

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Naval Gazing

There is no better time to browse the shops than autumn, when big showrooms usher in brand-new collections for the coming months – including this naval-inspired Mah Jong Sailor sofa, designed by Jean Paul Gaultier for Roche Bobois. See it showcased from 2-10 October at the French furniture brand’s ‘8 Exceptional Days’ event, which will also offer customers the chance to take advantage of special in-store offers. Mah Jong modular sofa, from £895, www.roche-bobois.com

Pawson’s progress

The work of legendary architect and designer John Pawson is showcased in a new exhibition at London’s Design Museum, to coincide with the launch of a new monograph, Plain Spaces. Famed for his minimalistic approach, Pawson’s domestic projects spawned a generation of white-walled, concrete-floored homes and prove that luxury and simplicity are far from mutually exclusive. Plain Spaces is published by Phaidon (£45), while the exhibition runs until 30 January 2011. www.designmuseum.org

The high street continues to give swankier design labels a run for their money, particularly for shoppers who like their modern design to have a vintage spin. Debenhams has taken designer Lisa Stickley under its wing for a new sweetly nostalgic homes range (pictured below right is the Posie jug, £18): she explains that her inspiration is “taken from days gone by – vintage, but brought up to date with a modern quirky twist, like using an interesting colour.

I’m like a magpie – I’ll collect, collect, collect, but then I’ll reinterpret what I’ve found to make something new.” John Lewis takes a similar approach with a new range of fabrics inspired by its own post-war archives, including its quirky Seedhead design (below left, £20 per metre); while Bhs, often a step ahead of the rest when it comes to lighting, goes all retro-futuristic with its wirework Osaka pendant, above, £100.

Armani in the casa

“People listen to me – not the other way around,” replied Giorgio Armani when HOMEWORKS asked him how he’s able to keep a singular creative vision with an army of advisers around. Clearly having lost none of his cool-headed authority at the age of 76, he has spent the past few years carving out a niche in the homes market, and new collections just arrived at London’s Armani Casa reflect his particular take on high-end sophistication (shown is the new David bedside table, with Botticelli bed). “My pieces are innovatively classical, with a clear outspoken view of what I love in fashion,” he says. “I’ve bettered the collection now. In the beginning my work was basic, it was too mystical – I found out that clients want glamour, not mysticism.” And how. www.armanicasa.com

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Ahead of the curve

French design siblings Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have teamed up with luxury bathroom brand Axor for their latest collaboration. With its curvy lines, the resulting Axor Bouroullec range is distinctly friendly looking, and is also intended to be exceptionally versatile: its 85 separate components include various basin sizes with or without built-in shelves, plus taps and shower fixtures. www.axor-design.com

YES TO THE EURO

Bored of seeing the same products in your local design showroom?

Then you might like the European Design Centre (EDC) on London’s Margaret Street, which has just opened its doors to the public. Its aim is to bring together modern classics that you might not see elsewhere – in an exclusive colourway, perhaps, or a lesser-known finish – that could give your home the edge (shown is Arne Jacobsen’s Swan chair for Fritz Hansen in Walnut leather; and Pastoe’s Pure cabinet in Sun Yellow finish).

“We want to inspire people and understand what they want from their design,” explains Digby Summerhill, EDC’s retail manager.

“In future we’ll only sell the design classics upholstered or finished in ways that are unique to us.” www.edcplc.com

Consider yourself…

Brighten up your dining space with these folding metal America chairs, £19.95 each from the Conran Shop. They’re part of the retailer’s newly expanded Well Considered range, originally launched last year to provide quality, funky basics for the masses.

Other new pieces include an equally bright circular side-table going by the name of Spillkins, £49.99, and a solid pine dining table for £595. www.conranshop.co.uk

Step it up

Inspired by the simple practicality of a wooden ladder, Normann Copenhagen’s ash and metal One Step Up shelving unit (£354) combines industrial style with the warmth and craftsmanship of Scandinavian design.

Available in October from www.normann-copenhagen.com

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CURRENT > “The doomsayers who want us to save energy simply by wearing an extra jumper are being sidestepped, and technology is rising to the challenge” Architect Hugo Tugman predicts the future of green energy in the home aking our homes more sustainable to run is becoming big business. There is now a huge range of genuine ‘eco’ building products on the market, and despite the economy, an enormous number of enthusiastic customers.

However, investing in such things as solar panels or heat pumps is expensive and requires a long-term view – so which ‘green’ products will we still be using in 10 or 20 years time and which will have fallen away?

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THE RECYCLED HOUSE A Brisbane-based architecture firm has taken house reinvention to a new level. Riddel Architecture’s Hill End Ecohouse reuses 80% of the salvaged material from the 1930s house that originally occupied its narrow riverfront site – only two small skips of non-reusable materials were discarded during the deconstruction process. The house is also fully self-sufficient in both water and power. Not to mention that it looks beautiful and liveable, too…

The green movement is (finally) starting to mature. The doomsayers who want us to save energy simply by wearing an extra jumper are being side-stepped and technology is rising to the challenge of giving us what we want in a more sustainable way. However there is still far too much ‘greenwash’ in evidence.

As we all become more informed, those products with genuine credentials will come to the fore. We will value lasting efficiency and reliability over faddy products such as roof mounted wind-turbines, which may be just about worthwhile on the coast of Wales, but for most homes are nothing more than an attempt to look ‘right-on’.

Solar panels, both ‘solar thermal’ (that pre-heat water) and ‘photovoltaic’ (that generate electricity), are going to become more popular. There are no moving parts to a solar panel – they will just sit up there on the roof doing their work year after year. Solar thermal panels are already great value, hugely effective and very popular. One customer recently complained that the new boiler he had had installed only three months before was not working, without realising that the panels had given him all the hot water he needed so far and his boiler hadn’t yet switched itself on!

If solar thermal panels are great now, photovoltaic panels are going to be the future. While hugely effective, to date they have simply been too expensive to justify. However the technology is improving, the cost is falling and with the new Renewable Heat Incentive and Feed-in Tariff schemes, the government is finally starting to offer genuine support.

ELEMENTARY, MY DEAR… This slick little device, called Wattson, is the latest-generation electricity monitor: it makes energy saving easier by showing you how much you’re spending. Wattson’s appealing design puts it a cut above many similar devices on the market, and a reflective Silverlining model, designed in conjunction with lighting firm Mathmos, is available this month. www.diykyoto.com

Effectiveness rather than obviousness will win the day. Triple glazing, LED lighting, effective insulation and intelligent use of daylight will quietly make a huge difference. I am sorry to say that the charlatans that peddle greenwash will persist, but we will be less dazzled, less eager to impress and less sceptical of the need to do the right thing.

Hugo Tugman is the founder of Architect Your Home (www.architect-yourhome.com) and author of a book of the same name, published by Collins and Brown

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TEXTURED CERAMICS THAT GO AGAINST THE GRAIN – FROM THE HIGH STREET TO RECENT GRADUATES Photography Alexis Chabala Styling Emma Kay

Clockwise from left: Porcelain Canvas Flowers Tapestry vase, £1,000 from Lladro; ceramic white Twist vase, £85 from Heals; china Crushed bowl, £32 from Muuto at Skandium; stoneware V plate by Maison Sauvage, £50 from Wolf & Badger; porcelain Ribsome vase by Ikuko Iwamoto, £160 from Jimmie Martin; porcelain Daily Aesthetics storage jar by Seletti, £10.50 from The Conran Shop For stockists, see page 113

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STAY IN TOUCH Live life in three dimensions by adding some textured details to your home Edited by Emma Kay

Wool-mix Cameia pouffe, £120, John Lewis

Closely Separated vase by Muuto, £95, Skandium

Leather Bohemian chaise longue

by Moroso, from £7,545, Chaplins

Wool felt Loop pendant, £92, Innermost Steel Plopp stool by Hay Studio, £297, Made in Design

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Wool felt Petals rug by Hay Studio, £850, Heal’s

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SUBJECTIVE EYE THE VIEW FROM A DESIGNER’S MIND “Intelligence, functionality and an emotional value are the qualities I look for in design. I am attracted to everyday objects, lighting and furniture that have been continuously reinterpreted in contemporary materials, resulting in intriguing and nostalgic pieces that demonstrate the current zeitgeist. The objects I have selected are truthful and functional, devoid of any superfluous decoration or typical ‘design’ attributes.

Their beauty lies in their simplicity, yet they have character and what I like to describe as ‘an inner soul’, which gives them a timeless and lovable quality.”

Photography Alexis Chabala

ABOUT THE DESIGNER

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Born in Switzerland, Rolf Sachs spent the first part of his career as an investment banker before turning to furniture design 20 years ago. His limited edition pieces – from chemistry-lab-inspired lights to commonplace dining chairs reinvented in cast resin – are often surreal and gently humorous, combining high levels of craftsmanship with a palpable human dimension. www.rolfsachs.com

Shot at Rolf Sachs’ London studio, and accessorised with whatever was to hand… Front, left to right: limited edition Dust It rug by Rolf Sachs, £450; Utrecht armchair, from £1,716, Cassina; Lampadina light by Flos, £72 from Twentytwentyone; Sedia 1 chair by Artek, £192 from Twentytwentyone, prototype Hands light by Rolf Sachs. Against wall: Parry catering shelving, £239, Cater-Kwik. Bottom shelf: mirrored dome light, from the Curiosities series, Rolf Sachs; selection of glass cups, flasks and cylinders, from £8, Anthropologie. Top shelf: Spaghetti vases by Fish Design, from £450 at Mint Shop; Neon Immersion light, £7,500, and Chemie lights, from £1,050, Rolf Sachs.

Hanging on wall: silicone ‘Spineless’ chair, limited edition of six pairs, price on application, Rolf Sachs; felt Hidden Secrets panels, price on application, Rolf Sachs; enamelled steel thermometer, £80.50, Manufactum. On top of the wall, far right: limited edition resin Spitting Image chair, price on application, Rolf Sachs; galvanised steel bucket and lid, £21.80, Manufactum. Hanging from ceiling: borosilicate glass ‘Chemie no.2’ pendant light, £1,050, Rolf Sachs

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What’s new at The Dock that’s going to tempt people to go west during the London Design Festival (which runs from 18-26 September) and beyond?

We always needed a proper showroom, so that will be opening – our offices are moving over the canal, to where Branson’s office was when this was the old Virgin building. The Dock Kitchen [the on-site restaurant, run by chef Stevie Parle] is expanding. And then there’s Global Industry, where we’ll be bringing in brands from all over the world. I’ve tried to find things that have a statement, a story – things that have a bit of heart. So far there’s Sort of Coal, a Danish charcoal company; New York’s Areaware; New Caribbean Design; and Piet Hein Eek, a Dutch designer who’s never really had a presence here. I started off thinking it should be an orgy of Britishness, but then, most British brands already have their own place, and I like the idea of using the analogy of the dock – its history as a place for import and export.

In a watery corner of west London, Tom Dixon is empirebuilding. September sees the opening of the designer’s firstever stand-alone shop – along with the influx of a coterie of international talent – at Portobello Dock, and with it, the makings of a new design hub for London.

HOMEWORKS met him at the dock to talk about his new showroom, why working at speed is best, and getting in trouble for keeping gas canisters at the office Portrait John Millar

Dutch design company Moooi has also opened its first showroom here, how did that come about?

They’re our closest competitor in a way, so it’s nice to keep it friendly. I like their attitude and the fact that they’ve got this really strong aesthetic. Casper [Vissers, Moooi’s founder and CEO] and I have a connection that goes back a long way, and I really like Marcel [Wanders, designer and cofounder], he’s such an interesting personality. And of course the Dutch have canals as well, so it’s kind of symmetrical: I wanted to stage the opening as the AngloDutch wars, with them on one side of the canal and us on the other.

But actually, this sort of collective can only make us stronger. The big battle now is to get people away from their computer screens, or Westfield, or wherever, so we needed to build some kind of critical mass here.

Do you normally stay put during the Design Festival, or get out and about to see things?

I’ll be here. I’d go to a bike show, or fashion week, I like fashion week. But I’m not so keen on design shows.

You’ve also launched a version of your acid-etched light, Etch.

What’s the story behind it?

It’s a digital-age product. I’ve been working on a chair for five years for [Italian furniture company] Magis, and it’s only just come out as a prototype: that’s just insane, it’s so unbelievably slow. And I’m a naturally impatient person. So I wanted to prove to myself that I could design, make and sell something in six weeks. I also wanted to make a product that could be sold on the internet, that’s efficient for shipping – it fits in to a letter-box-sized box, and you assemble it yourself.

Are we going to see more of this ultra-fast turnaround in the future?

On-demand makes good business sense: rather than making vast amounts of stuff and hoping it’s going to sell, what’s better is to get the money in your pocket, and then make things really quickly. We need to be faster, cleverer, more streamlined – eliminate all the bits in between, like the set-up costs, the warehousing, the shipping.

Etch’s launch earlier this year at Milan’s Salon del Mobile was quite an event, with boiler-suited ‘factory workers’ assembling and selling them, something that’s being repeated in London. Is the spectacle itself as important as the product?

Yeah, but I’d have preferred it if we could have got the actual acid etching tanks in there as well, for a bit of danger…you know….just the smell of them. People are so remote from it, they’ve got no idea how things are made.

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“WE NEED TO BE FASTER, CLEVERER, MORE STREAMLINED” You touch on that idea of consumers’ remoteness from the production process in your book, Industry. Why did you decide to publish a book yourself?

Same thing [as Etch] – lack of patience.

Making books is a laborious process, and by the end of it I’m always highly dissatisfied. I’m much more interested in what I’m doing now than what I was doing last year, and selfpublishing is quite fresh, it’s just the chance to work in another way. People often ask me to do a monograph, but I don’t want to do that ’til I’m dead, and you can’t easily bring a monograph up to date – with this I can publish one chapter this year, another one next year, and finally we’ll publish all of them together.

Or if I’m dead…we’ll just stop.

Designers seem to be increasingly shifting the emphasis of what they do onto the design process itself, and the story behind a product, rather than purely the finished

Industrial action: Pressed Glass, above, lights made in a factory that also manufactures car headlamps; and Peg Chairs, right, in black and fluoro orange

piece – but that’s something that you’ve done from the beginning. Is everyone else just catching up?

How things are made has always been my main inspiration. I don’t have any fantasies of being a designer at all. I make things. The design part is almost incidental: products are informed by the way things are made and what the function might be, and I try and remove ‘the designer bit’ as much as possible.

Finally, are you still partial to a spot of welding?

I’ve just bought another welding machine, actually. I’ve got back into it, after a woodworking phase: it’s the fastest way to make something structurally sound that you can sit on, or stand on. In fact I’ve just been told off for having two gas canisters down here… HW

WIN TOM DIXON ETCH PRODUCTS, CREATED FOR THIS YEAR’S LONDON DESIGN FESTIVAL Until 26 September, Tom Dixon’s Etch lights and candle holders will be made in a special on-site ‘Flash Factory’ at The Dock, where you can assemble your own light if you go along in person. If you don’t make it, however, HOMEWORKS has one light (worth £135), and four candle holders (worth £30 each), to give away. To enter, send an e-mail to info@homeworksmag.co.uk with ‘Etch competition’ as the subject line, and include your name, address and daytime phone number. The closing date for entries is 15 October 2010. For terms and conditions, see below.

Competition open to UK residents aged 18 and over. The prize is not transferable and there is no cash alternative. One entry per person. By supplying your email address, you agree to be contacted via email by Write On Ltd. Your email address will not be passed to third party organisations, but may be used to communicate news, special offers and product and service information, and to take part in magazine research via email. If you do not wish to be contacted in this way, please state ‘no contact’ in your e-mail.

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Inspired by the shape of a faceted gem, Lee Broom’s One Light Only combines matt white and shiny gold finishes to glamorous effect. www.leebroom.com As seen at: Lee Broom’s open studio on Rivington Street Furniture, lighting and textile designer Esther Patterson works under the name Curiosa & Curiosa – very apt in the case of this surreal Bird Woman cushion. www.curiousaandcuriousa.co.uk As seen at: Tent London, Truman Brewery

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HIGH-SHINE METALLICS ARE BIG NEWS AT THIS YEAR’S LONDON DESIGN FESTIVAL, WITH THE LAUNCH OF BOLD AND GLAMOROUS NEW PRODUCTS THAT WILL APPEAL TO MAGPIES EVERYWHERE. HERE ARE JUST A FEW OF THESE GLITTERING PRIZES…

New products from quirky Italian design house Skitsch include this soft and shiny aluminium waste-bin-cumlaundry-bag. www.skitsch.com As seen at: Skitsch showroom, Brompton Road

Spaniard Jaime Hayon’s first full furniture range, for luxury London furniture brand Sé, showcases his signature mix of playfulness and opulence. www.se-london.com As seen at: Sé’s temporary Brompton Road showroom

Box-fresh from New York, Areaware’s idiosyncratic Peanut bowl, designed by Harry Allen, is made from a combination of monkey nuts, marble and resin. www.areaware.com As seen at: Global Industry at The Dock

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SP A C E S > This issue’s three featured homes are where modernity and tradition collide (or, perhaps more accurately, collude). Pennard House, above, is not just a striking piece of contemporary architecture, but a gentle tribute to the Welsh longhouses that surround it in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty; while a remodelled Victorian terrace, right, and a Jacobean home updated with a neutral-but-never-dull tactile interiors scheme, far right, are both great examples of period buildings updated to suit the modern mood.

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socialfabric A HOUSE THAT’S FIT FOR FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND WHOEVER ELSE WANTS TO STOP BY Words Lisa Borain Photography Alexander James Styling Emma Kay

uman personalities are usually far too complex to be summed up by a single possession, yet south London couple Howard and Sally’s dining table manages to totally nail them. Its sheer size suggests a profound love of company (you can just imagine the satisfying clunk of a red wine bottle when it hits the wood), while its age and patina speak of their informality as well as a certain nostalgia. Add to that the industrial-looking tangle of bare bulbs that make up the light fitting overhead and you’ve summed up their style: lots of textures, ages and influences coming together to create a warm family home.

“We wanted, and have always wanted, the sort of home that we can properly enjoy,” says Howard. He and Sally have two small

children (and three grown-up ones), and both are professionals within the design industry, working together at home when possible running their company Team Third Man. They love the creative stimulation that London brings, so moving out of the city wasn’t an option: instead they’ve made themselves a live-work environment in the inner suburbs, far enough out to take respite with their children, but close enough for clients to visit.

Relaxed and chic homes that accommodate a variety of needs don’t come easy. Although totally design orientated, the couple knew that they needed a structure for their ideas – someone to carry out the technical side of their vision. They engaged their long-time friend, architect Angus Shepherd of Powell Tuck Associates, to make it possible.

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The newly extended kitchen, and its generous table (bought from a Paris market), means that there’s room for everyone. The lighting rail was inspired by trips to Mallorca and Paris, where homeowner Sally fell in love with the pewter-etched bulbs on sale there

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Eclectic displays of objects are a recurring theme throughout: here a wooden sculpture bought in a Hong Kong antique shop keeps watch over some lettering, destined eventually for son Ben’s door

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The inclination for the table came from Howard, inspired by childhood visits to his aunt and uncle’s country home: “They had people coming over all the time and everyone was welcome. There was always food and drink around so visitors would end up having something to eat at all times of the day.

It was so welcoming and charming: I loved it.”

The industrial stainless steel kitchen, made to order by Denton’s Catering, indulges homeowner Howard’s passion for cooking. Texture tip: mix bare brick with smooth steel for the ultimate industrial-looking contrast

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Bathroom accessories: Kenneth Turner Left: A custom-painted freestanding bath adds glamour and grandeur; the painting is by David Bromley Right: Uniform white walls and dark floorboards bring together the stairs, landing and bedroom beyond

The fact that Howard is an unequivocal gastronome helped complete the dream – how can you have a drop-in-and-have-a-bite home when you don’t have a good chef to dole out the culinary delights? Installing and ventilating the industrial-standard kitchen was probably the hardest part of the renovation: “It’s basically like having a barbecue indoors, so it wasn’t a regular job. There were a lot of tricky elements to it,” says Sally.

The kitchen and diner may be the social hub of this house, but there’s plenty of room for privacy too. A large living room, painted in on-trend slate grey, provides a more intimate social space, while upstairs is tranquility itself, all white walls and dark floorboards. Sally and Howard’s collection of

prints, photographs and other artwork provides a common thread and a definite stamp of personality.

Architect and client have remained friends, despite the inevitable problems that large renovations bring. “They knew enough to trust the process and went with what was proposed,” says Angus. “When that trust is in place, it all works no matter what.” The end result is the perfect family home, and owners who embrace every part of it – enjoying their work, home and social life without having to step outside the front door. HW For stockists and other contact details, see Address Book, page 113

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Left, above and below: Briccole di Venezia, furniture in legendary Venetian gondolier post wood repurposed.

The Briccole di Venezia Exhibition

To celebrate the launch of our new collections we are delighted to present the unique Briccole di Venezia exhibition from 9th September to 9th October.

Briccole di Venezia – the legendary posts used by Venetian gondoliers to moor their vessels have been decommissioned and crafted into unique works by the world’s most esteemed designers. Come and see how these icons of Venice have been given a new lease of life.

Timeless elegance, effortless style, and endless possibility from Loft Living.

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With a deft touch for layering up neutral colours and contrasting textures, Michael D’Souza allows the charms of his Jacobean home to come to the fore Words Louise Milligan Photography Verity Welstead

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ichael d’Souza’s riverside London home has an enigmatic history the likes of which you rarely come across in a city more usually associated with endless Victorian terraces.

Formerly part of the Mortlake Tapestry Works (established in 1619 by James I), it once housed workrooms and accommodation for some of Europe’s most respected craftsmen. Michael now occupies the top two floors – an openplan kitchen and living area, and, in the eaves above, two bedrooms, a bathroom and a large landing that doubles up as a study – but it wasn’t really the weight of history that was the initial attraction. “I moved here from New York, and what I actually fell in love with was the ‘loft’ feel that you get over there,” he says. “I wanted something open, spacious and light, with high ceilings – that was very important. The fact that it has all this history just adds to it.”

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“FOR ME, THE FEEL IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS THE LOOK” Michael runs Mufti, an interiors company that he set up in the mid-90s after he moved to the UK. The brand’s ethos is to sell only hand-made products, mostly in natural, neutral materials, and with an international flavour – colonial-style plantation chairs, hide rugs and porcupine-quill lampshades, for example. It’s a testament to the universal appeal of this look that it fits right in to an early-17th-century building, and Michael cheerfully admits that his house has been “seriously Mufti-cised. If it doesn’t work for me, then it’s not going to work for anyone else.”

An industrial-looking stainless steel kitchen (by Alno) is the most contemporary-looking part of the house.

Michael designed the dining table, with its clever hidden wine storage, for Mufti

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“I WANTED SOMETHING OPEN, SPACIOUS AND LIGHT. THE FACT THAT IT HAS ALL THIS HISTORY JUST ADDS TO IT”

Keeping it simple in the bathroom: travertine tiles add a tactile element that fits nicely with the knotted beams, and subtle niches make practical storage

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With so much neutrality in this home, it’s the subtle interplay of textures and surfaces that create the visual interest. “For me, the feel is just as important as the look,” says Michael, unconsciously making his point by smoothing a hand over a rabbit-fur cushion on his sofa, “and most natural materials have that tactility.

Like leather, which is just one of those timeless materials that just gets better with age.”

The raw materials of the building enhance these textural layers: the roof beams on the lower floor have been lime-washed, to allow the grain to show through; there is bulging bare brick here

and there, and panelled walls painted a creamy off-white. Michael’s own additions are subtly in-keeping when they need to be – pock-marked travertine tiles in the bathroom keep the idea of neutrality with a tactile twist, for example – and dramatically contrasting elsewhere, such as in the modern stainless steel kitchen units.

This is also a place where public and private spaces are nicely defined. The lower floor’s single space, separated by a simple central staircase, is perfect for entertaining, the river making a wonderful backdrop. And upstairs you are safely cosseted by the richly coloured timber eaves:

“On a rainy day the rooms upstairs feel really cosy – darker, but with a warmer feel,” says Michael. When the sun comes out, he migrates, book or laptop in hand, to wherever the light is – in a comfy chair in the living room first thing in the morning, or feet up in his plantation chair in the afternoon. The ever-changing riverscape is a much greater distraction than any book, however: “If you sit here on a weekend, you can really get lost in it all,” Michael muses, taking in the view for probably the millionth time. “I’m very happy here. It’s a great spot.” HW For stockists and other contact details, see Address Book, page 113

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WEST COAST …that’s Wales, not California. Pennard House borrows from the past to make something new, and takes a multi-textured approach in its use of local materials Words Emily Brooks Photography Kristian Hyde

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ou might be forgiven for thinking that the deep eaves and canopies that run all the way around Pennard House might have been put there for guarding against a fierce sun. But this is the Gower peninsula, just a few miles west of Swansea, where showers are a safer bet than sunshine: those eaves and canopies are vast umbrellas, protecting its outdoorloving owners from the rain when they fancy a barbecue or an al fresco drink.

The house’s three interconnecting volumes – a cantilevered master bedroom over a kitchen/dining area, a living room, and a long ‘guest wing’ with three further bedrooms – make an L-shape. Together with a long crenellated wall that faces the guest wing, they form a private courtyard that fulfils the homeowners’ chief wishes: somewhere peaceful from which to enjoy the amazing Gower sunsets; and somewhere to have a damn good party.

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With floor-to-ceiling windows on two sides, this bedroom makes the most of the dramatic Gower sunsets

“Even we couldn’t have predicted just how much of a light-box the house would become”

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“We really pushed the engineer to cantilever this roof as much as possible,” says architect Kristian Hyde: the result provides another sheltered area for entertaining

“Even we couldn’t have predicted just how much of a light-box the house would become,” says architect Kay Hyde, who with husband Kristian set up their Swansea practice Hyde & Hyde five years ago. “We get excited e-mails from the owners saying ‘you wouldn’t believe the light in here last night.’”

In its horizontality and orientation, the house reaches out to embrace the sunset, as do its individual components, such as the bar-shaped Welsh slate used all along the external facade of the guest wing. This is a fiercely modern building that in fact speaks some of the same language as the ancient farm buildings that surround it. “We hate it when a building feels

Bar-shaped slate cladding emphasises the building’s horizontality, ‘reaching out’ to the sunset

like it’s just ‘landed’ on site, with no regard for context. So we start off by saying ‘what does the site want?’,” says Kristian. Accordingly, they spent two weeks photographing Gower longhouses – with their low profiles and exposed beams peeking out under the eaves – and came up with something that approximated this form, but with a firmly 21st-century stamp.

The guest wing faces the road, so from the outside it’s the most low-key part of the build – a modern longhouse.

Hyde & Hyde’s thorough research and sensitivity to the wider landscape won the hearts and minds of local planners, who had previously turned down two applications to

build here, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. For Kay and Kristian, though, it’s all about the dovetailing of a sense of place with the lifestyle of the owners. “Everbody’s got their idiosyncracies and rituals they don’t want to tell you about at first,” says Kristian.

“And eventually, our clients told us that they go outside, whatever the weather, holding an umbrella if it’s raining, and cook a barbecue – sometimes even for breakfast.” After that, it clicked into place: a cantilevered upper floor that offers protection from the elements, and eaves all the way around to create an even greater sense of safety and shelter.

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Hyde & Hyde were also gifted with clients with an aversion to interior clutter – so there are no radiators, no skirting boards, and central pendant lights are abandoned in favour of up-lighting that washes over the walls, or simple task lighting. The kitchen/dining area, and the master bedroom above it, enjoy views across a long swimming pool that casts rippling shadows onto the ceilings at night: the pool is heated by an air-source heat pump, which complements the ground-source heat pump that feeds the house’s underfloor heating. Kay and Kristian feel that new houses can often run away with scale – “people want square footage but they end up rattling around” – so the rooms here are on a cosy domestic scale.

This is a good summation of Hyde & Hyde’s work here: they’ve built a glamorous party house that is, in many ways, pretty simple. “I like buildings that have a slight air of ordinariness – that don’t try too hard,” says Kristian. “A deep connection with the landscape is what makes a building timeless. Rather than make it funky, glitzy, cool…make it humble.” HW

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FINE FEATURES Why be flat when you can stand out? Here are some ideas for feature walls that you’ll want to reach out and touch

Architect and designer David Rockwell, a household name in his native U.S., has just designed a satisfyingly tactile collection of wallcoverings with Maya Romanoff, including this luxurious stitched blanket wallpaper, £324.50 a roll, www. pierrefrey.com

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“All of the really interesting luxury surface decoration comes from skilled artisans, not mass production,” says Steve Charles, who has been supplying interior designers with the latest surfaces – from leather to shell to stone – for decades. “A lot of techniques, such as decorative ceramics, have been around since antiquity, but we also use modern technology – like lacquering techniques borrowed from the car industry – to do something new.” Steve is part alchemist, as he strives to devise new and unusual finishes, and part trend barometer: “I would say that it’s all about combining colour and texture at the moment, and less about decoration. For example, we’re currently working on a bathroom scheme which has very textured travertine, with real metal – bronzes and coppers – applied over the stone.”

This is all high-end bespoke stuff, but the principles always trickle down to the high-street: metallic-finished tiles are already with us, for example. Unusual finishes can often work best as a feature wall, softening what could be an overly bold statement while also creating a focal point. Of course, paint and wallpaper can perform the same role, but now that there’s a whole world of options out there, why play safe?

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01. ON THE TILES Thanks to technological innovation, tiles are now available in larger formats, and with subtle (or not so subtle) relief patterns to add visual interest. Tiling is incredibly practical for wet and humid areas, but many are taking over less obvious areas such as hallways and living rooms. Capitonné wall tiles, from around £71.82 per m2, www.surfacetiles.com 02. ADD UP YOUR ARTWORK Interior designer Abbey Emmerson of Trend Designs (www.trenddesigns.co.uk) created this textured headboard – which takes over the whole wall – using several interlocking metallic panels. Try Artisanti (www.artisanti.com) for similar artwork 03. WEAVE SOME MAGIC Currently surfing the Mad Men-style interiors revival, natural woven wallcoverings are a way to give plain-coloured walls a sophisticated edge.

American brand Philiip Jeffries is the by-word for quality when it comes to natural wallcoverings, from grasscloth to hemp: it’s Glam Grass range adds a bit of sparkle, too. Glam Grass wallpaper, £54 per roll, www.housecouturier.eu 04. FABULOUS FAKES If you’re lusting for the look of a New York loft or a rustic cottage, there is a way to fake it. Dreamwall makes textured panels in lookalike brick, stone and concrete finishes, but they’re actually made from lightweight polyurethane and polyester resin and can be installed yourself. Domo White panelling, £69.75+VAT for a 1m2 panel, www.dreamwall.co.uk 05. MADE OF STONE For durability, and sheer quality, stone cladding is an increasingly popular choice for walls, its complex natural patina lending subtle variation to the surface. Pieton wall cladding, from £116.32 for a 285x180mm panel, www.indigenousltd.com HW

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OBJECTLES A renewed interest in ‘making’ has seen the birth of a new craft movement – one that is sometimes as subversive as it is skilful Words Gaynor Aaltonen

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lightly escapist, rather rural and generally very sweet. These are some of the assumptions that many of us make about craft. But a new spirit, and a new sense of artistic confidence seems to be pervading the crafts. And it’s happening at absolutely the right time to catch a change in public mood.

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In the hyped-up world of trend-casting, it’s too easy to make heady claims for one thing or another, but with knitting, crocheting and home cooking definitely on the upswing, it is fair to say that there is a renewed interest in ‘making’. You might have thought that craft artists would be having a pretty hard time of it, what with the effects of recession still biting hard: that’s not the experience of Sharon Marston, whose extraordinary, hand-blown glass chandeliers sell all over the world, from Singapore to Abu Dhabi. Sharon takes domestic commissions as well as working for hotels and large companies, and has just completed a beautiful, amber glass spiralling stairwell light, five metres high, for an Art Deco house in west London. Something like that – a one-off involving vast numbers of hours and a lot of material – would tend to cost £20-25,000, but the price hasn’t put clients off. She has never been busier: “Last year it was full steam ahead, all the way.” In terms of gallery sales, for smaller pieces, Maureen Bampton of the Bluecoat Display Centre in Liverpool, says craft is more popular – both here and internationally – than she has ever known it.

The Craft Council’s most upmarket show, COLLECT, which features high-end galleries as well as individual designers, makes sales worth an estimated £1m, a figure that can double in post-show commissions.

And is it just me, or is the work getting more adventurous? Craft makers give themselves names like Raw Edges, work in collectives and declare war against consumerism. “That is absolutely true,” says Martin Smith, who is both one of the best-known practitioners working in the UK and a professor at the Royal College of Art, where he sees lots of new work. “There’s a forward-thinking mindset now: tradition is important, but it’s less of a hang-up than maybe it once was.” Rosy Greenlees, the director of the Crafts Council, agrees: “A lot of this work is really ambitious in artistic intention.”

Natasha Daintry’s Small Ocean creates waves of acidic colour in porcelain

Take silverware. Would you expect it to be challenging? David Clarke (see overleaf) buys battered silver off eBay, cuts it up and re-fuses it with silver, lead and pewter. Beautifully made, his pieces also offer a telling social commentary on waste and consumerism. His friend the ceramicist Claire Twomey, has a similarly anarchistic streak, and some years ago scattered 4,000 porcelain doves across the floor of the V&A, telling visitors they could take them home. “Suddenly, this fine Wedgwood china was being ‘stolen’ from the V&A!” she recalls. “It was wonderful to see.” Some 3,000 of her black ceramic butterflies are currently installed at the Royal Pavilion in Brighton, clustered on the luxurious banqueting table, or making their escape from a window.

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Cleo Mussi’s seemingly playful medium – mosaics made from old china – belie an exploration of serious subjects

Nevertheless, these are stringent times. Martin Smith warns that already, some universities are cutting the most expensive of their courses to run, like glass and ceramics. Surviving can be hard, particularly for artists starting out.

So the word is, get out there and do some collecting. If that sounds too daunting, the Own Art loan scheme from The Arts Council (www. myownartcollection.org.uk) may help: interest free, you can borrow between £100-£2,000, to be paid back over 10 months. The art and design colleges’ degree shows in June and July are a good place to start for the adventurous, while specialist galleries like Marsden Woo in London’s Sutton Street or Gallery S O in Brick Lane provide the chance to look longingly, at leisure. The prospect of finding some keen prices combined with the extraordinary, sharpedged work that is out there is highly tempting.

ETCHED ON THE MEMORY Rebecca Gouldson always dreamed of big cities, and as soon as she got the chance, she was off to New York. Today, she is back in Liverpool and working from an early-19th-century police station as a studio. She is still as fascinated by buildings. Liverpool itself, particularly Jesse Hartley’s Albert Dock and its reflections in the water, have become a subject. “It’s mostly the beautiful patterns of windows that appeal to me, but also the reflections. It’s often the surfaces which I look at: often they are eroding, showing signs of age and wear.”

Scarred and eroded architectural facades; peeling wallpaper revealing patterns of mould and mildew; the remains of a staircase on a half-demolished building; even humble vents, extraction pipes, and loose wires are her inspiration. She creates sculptural forms and metal wall panels with richly decorated surfaces, using techniques that are more akin to printmaking, drawing onto the surface of metal with a patinated palette of acid-etching on silver plating that makes for a subtle play of surface colour.

Above right: One of Rebecca Goulsden’s ghostly etched and electroplated metal panels, inspired by Liverpool’s Albert Dock

CEREBRAL CERAMICS A study break in Tokyo as a university student inspired Natasha Daintry’s vocation as a ceramicist. “The mother of the family I stayed with loved ceramics – rough, country items, plus modern stuff. It knocked my socks off,” she says.

Returning to the UK and working at Christie’s, she began to wonder “Why not me?”

One BA in 3D design/ceramics later and she was on her way.

Working with porcelain and glazes, Natasha likes to push her materials. “Porcelain is the same material as used on pylons. It has two extremes: fine and delicate; and strong.” She enjoys the problem-solving element of her craft, and has a lasting love affair with bold colours. “I think the inside surface of my works should be as dominant as the exterior,” says Natasha. It’s this attention to detail that has allowed her to branch out beyond porcelain. She also designs and works with factories in Stoke-on-Trent producing fine bone china to order. Exploring a cerebral interest in the “in-between aspects of solid materials” informs her art with a subtle, unspoken intelligence. As Natasha says: “If you’re trying to articulate something then your work talks in some way, and people listen.”

Above right: Natasha Daintry pushes the boundaries of her chosen material

SUBVERSIVE SILVER A few years ago, silversmith David Clarke was making lots of stuff that sold well. Things were going according to plan. Plan A, that is.

“And then I just got deeply irritated by how conservative silver can be; its preciousness, its tradition. So I decided to twist things a little.”

So, he moved on to Plan B, got on eBay and decided to do a little ‘vandalism’ with cast-offs, chopping up silver, deconstructing it and even putting it in contact with lead or salt, which erodes the metal. As he did so, he found that his objects acquired character: “some of them even started to look a little bit human.” His Terragravydaktal, for instance, is a predator-like ‘upcycled’ jug with a curvy tail and what looks like a gun barrel for one leg.

Nowadays Clarke snubs convention, and even functionality.

His Ooh La La coffee pot is not just a pouting pretty, Parisianstyle pouring device. Oh, no.

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Wicked Plants, by Amy Stewart

TIMBER PRESS, £9.99 Writers usually wax lyrical about the virtues of plants, but there is also a less benign aspect to some flora. Here, readers can delve into the murky history of both familiar and unusual plant life, under headings that include Deadly, Illegal, Offensive and Destructive, complemented by sinisterbut-beautiful illustrations. American author Amy Stewart is touring these wicked stories in the UK from 23-31 October – perfect to get you in the mood for Hallowe’en. www.amystewart.com

Marking the arrival of a newborn baby in a way that is significant, educational and environmental sounds like a tall order, but the Maternitree campaign from The Twig Group aims to do just that. Twig is calling on parents and family and friends to plant a tree for newborns, in order to highlight the link between population and the environment; it sells trees suitable for every space, from small gardens to parkland. And there’s no time like the present, as Dave Davis, head of horticulture and Maternitree warden, explains: “You can plant any time of the year if you’re prepared to spend time watering it, but midSeptember onwards is best.” www.twigtrading.co.uk

CUBISM FOR THE BIRDS

This striking Cube birdhouse from Dutch outdoor furniture company Loll turns the traditional template on its head.

Made from recycled plastic, it weathers well and is easily mountable. Visiting birds will be all aflutter. www.lolldesigns.nl

Gathering moss

Edited by Adam Beresford

Introducing art into the garden can be fraught with style risks, yet one London sculptor is a safe pair of hands. Tom Stogdon, who was born into a fourth generation of greengrocers in Covent Garden, started out making life-sized sculptures of people from fruit and vegetables, but now works with rather more permanent materials such as slate, oak and steel. Striking, bold and original, his work creates a highly distinctive focal point without looking out of place in a natural setting.

Tom exhibited at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show, and works to commission. www.tomstogdon.com

Monsoon magic

For exquisitely made garden furniture and accessories with an eastern edge, the Indian Garden Company is a hot (online) stopover. The site sources products not just from India but Thailand, Indonesia and beyond, from parasols adorned with shimmering aluminium fringing to garden planters held aloft by sandstone elephants. Its ultimate indulgence is its range of Jaipur garden tents, made from waterproof canvas with a lining of traditional hand-blocked prints, but if you want a mere hint of the exotic, go for these jewel-coloured brass lanterns, £52 for a pair. wwwindiangardencompany.co.uk 089

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Hard and soft, shiny and opaque, spiky and smooth: a masterful use of texture makes this Surrey garden a sensual haven Words Suellen Grealy Photography Steven Wooster/The Garden Collection

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The timber deck sits on top of the kitchen: a turret viewpoint echoes the architectural style of the Victorian house

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Oak sleepers form a wall; the path leads past, on right, Miscanthus floridulus and black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia deamii)

OUR SENSES A timber deck with seating area outside the kitchen. Neatly clipped box in zinc planters; masses of festuca; new extension of basement beneath decked area opens onto terrace below

hen people are drawn to the textures in your living room, it’s good. Your interior is a success when you find guests snuggling down among your cushions, or kicking off their shoes to curl their toes into your shag. In the garden, however, texture can’t just be about touch. You can plant something with furrily irresistible leaves, like lamb’s ear (Stachys byzantina), or something edible-looking, like the rugosa rose for its luscious hips, but unless you want touchy-feely guests running amok in your garden, you need to think of texture as a suggestive tool rather than instant gratification.

For landscape designer Anthony Paul, a garden is a place of repose. “A garden holds you for a little while,” he says. “It should be peaceful.” To evoke that sense of peace, he has found inspiration in Japanese gardens, which traditionally call upon texture and shape to draw the eye and direct the step. “This is why the Japanese use stones and steps in their gardens,” Paul explains. “This forces you to slow down, to become calmer. It puts the brakes on.”

Paul has won the prestigious Torsanlorenzo International Prize for garden design twice, in 2009 for a garden in Provence, and in 2006 for this contemporary, multi-level design for a large Victorian family home in Shere, Surrey. The house was undergoing a major refurbishment, which saw the basement extended to create space for a roof garden beneath a timber deck, and a seating area outside the ground-floor kitchen.

The half-acre garden originally sloped away from the house to a small stream; it now moves down through a series of steps and planting areas.

Paul’s other major influence has been the landscape of his native New Zealand. “In my youth, what I saw around me was green and

simple. There were no flowering orchids, nothing was thrust in my face. The simplicity of the bush taught me to use my eyes, and to discover its beauty for myself.” He has applied this lesson to all his work since, depending upon the good, strong planting that he sees as his forte to make his gardens work.

“There’s nothing confusing here,” Paul says, pointing out that the garden’s interest is created and maintained by its changes in level.

He depends on the simplicity of architectural planting to produce natural texture and complement the physical texture of oak sleepers (new, so there is no risk of harmful tar), zinc planters and pebbles. “I love soft, naturallooking ornamental grasses that create form without being too fussy or busy.” He’s used them boldly, both larger varieties such as Miscanthus floridulus, and the smaller Festuca, which softly blurs the change in level.

Water is also a key – though understated – element in the garden, evoking tranquillity as it runs from the kitchen level to a rill below. The result is a sense of constant, natural movement, cool and refreshing to the touch. “I wanted the essence of clear, fresh water with bubbling clarity to produce a feeling of energy flow,” Paul says.

The rill then travels through an area of clipped box and crosses a semi-circular pebble path before it falls toward the garden below.

The garden took about four months to build, but most of that time was spent on the groundwork, resetting the levels and moving an enormous amount of soil. The planting was the least timeconsuming part of the job. “The owners – a couple with young children who were living in Germany at the time – had a vague vision of what they wanted, but mostly they let me get on

with it,” says Paul. “I believe that it’s unique to have built such a contemporary garden onto a house from the 1880s.” The turret viewpoint in the seating area echoes the architectural style of the house, neatly linking the original building to its modern addition.

Paul still visits the garden from time to time, but says that it is working as expected. “It’s always nice when you get on with the owners,” he says.

“Not much tweaking was required, and the planting was designed to keep the weeds down.

No garden is low-maintenance, of course, but I’d say on a scale of one to 10, this is a five.”

Gardens should affect every sense, Paul believes, because they need to involve us as much as possible; we need green spaces. But designers try to over-please their clients: “People try putting too much into gardens,” he says. “I think they should be quieter. Less is more.” HW Anthony Paul Landscape Design: 01306 627662 www.anthonypaullandscapedesign.com

TEXTURE IN THE GARDEN ANTHONY PAUL’S FAVOURITES:

ELAEAGNUS HEDGE “My fall-back for shape and architectural interest. It grows so fast, and is easy to clip” ORNAMENTAL GRASSES “Miscanthus, Festuca… they’re naturallooking, silky, not too showy and with long interest value”

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Quadrille, £25

From dazzling Sydney’s food scene to the launch of his first London restaurant later this year, Australian chef and food writer Bill Granger continues to attract new converts. Bill’s Basics is billed as “a cheat’s guide to making the recipes that every home chef wants to master,” and features 100 classic dishes that have been simplified (his sweet and sour pork with pineapple and basil was a particular revelation). Basically brilliant.

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Cheeky chops

Design emporium SCP has launched a new homeware brand at its east London branch. All Lovely Stüff, founded by Carl Clerkin and Habitat design manager Ed Ward, makes household products with personality, including this cheeky chopping board. www.scp.co.uk

Say it with chocolate

Edinburgh’s Chocolate Library has hit on a novel way to give a foodie gift that speaks volumes. Its dark or milk chocolate bars are available with a range of clever, quirky messages and graphics on the packaging (£3.95 each), or you can create you own personalised bar.

The chocolate is satisfyingly great, too. www.chocolatelibrary.co.uk

“Molto sexy” is how designer Patricia Urquiola describes this looping bottle-stop she has designed for the world’s oldest champagne house, Ruinart. “Stoppers are normally very industriallooking, and I didn’t think it sat so well with this bottle, which has a very delicate, long neck,” she says. “I think of it as a little object of desire.”

Best of all, a limitededition ‘Golden Thread’ bottle with the special stopper costs no more than the champagne on its own.

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Rediscover an autumn asset

All too often left at the bottom of the vegetable delivery box at the end of the week, kale sometimes gets a bad press. Yet it deserves to be celebrated, and, with four times more magnesium and five times more calcium than Brussels sprouts, it does more than most to earn the tag ‘superfood’. Henry Dimbleby, co-founder of restaurant chain Leon, is a fan. “It is such a rich and versatile plant. I love the way perfect water droplets roll off its waxy skin when you wash it,” he says. “I love the deep, sweet flavour it brings to all sorts of dishes. Try it as a pasta sauce: chopping small and simmered with lots of olive oil, garlic and chilli until dark and unctuous.” Alternatively, Henry has devised a dish using kale, flageolet and crushed hazelnuts in a new cookbook, Naturally Fast Food, just published by Conran Octopus.

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BY CHEF HELDER GONCALVES THAT PERFECTLY SUM UP ITS APPEAL Styling Emma Kay Photography MAS Studio

01. CRISPY PARMA HAM, GRAPES & HEREFORD HOP SALAD WITH ELDERFLOWER DRESSING 4 slices Parma ham 150g mixed leaves 75g Hereford hop cheese 100g grapes 3 tbsp elderflower cordial 2 tbsp olive oil 1 tbsp white wine vinegar

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02. BAKED COD & CRISPY SQUID WITH NEW POTATOES, CHORIZO & SMOKED PAPRIKA MAYONNAISE 2 small portions cod fillet 200g squid 6 new potatoes 1 cooking chorizo 1 tsp smoked paprika 4 tbsp mayonnaise Bunch of parsley

LSA glassware and Studio William cutlery, both from Heal’s; plates and water bottle by Seletti, from the Conran Shop

Spice mix: Pinch of chilli powder 1 tsp curry powder 1 tsp cornflour 1 tsp paprika Pinch of salt

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1. CRISPY PARMA HAM, GRAPES & HEREFORD HOP SALAD WITH ELDERFLOWER DRESSING Serves 4 METHOD: Fry the ham until crisp, dry on kitchen paper and crumble into pieces. Place the baby leaves in a large clean serving bowl and decorate with the Hereford hop cheese, grapes and Parma ham. For the dressing, mix the elderflower cordial with the vinegar and olive oil and pour over the salad. Serve with some crusty bread.

2. BAKED COD & CRISPY SQUID WITH NEW POTATOES, CHORIZO & SMOKED PAPRIKA MAYO Serves 4 METHOD: Mix together the ‘spice mix’. Mix the smoked paprika and mayonnaise. Wash, dry and chop the parsley.

Boil the chorizo whole for 10 minutes, remove from the heat and allow to cool. Once cooled, remove the skin and slice. Wash the potatoes and cut in half lengthways. Place cut-side down in a pan with butter and gently cook until golden and soft. Season the cod, place on a baking tray and drizzle with oil. Grill, or bake, until flesh is firm but not dry (about 15 minutes – time varies depending the thickness of the fillets). Heat the chorizo in the oven, or under the grill, for 5 minutes. Coat the squid with the spice mix. Fry in oil in a hot pan for 2 minutes. Mix the potatoes, chorizo and parsley and pile in the middle of the plate; place the cod on top followed by the squid and a dollop of paprika mayo. Serve with a rocket salad.

additional sauce HOMEWORKS’ wine expert, Bill Hermitage, has worked in the wine trade for nearly 30 years.

Each month he’ll be seeking out great wines to match every recipe published. Here, he explains why ‘one wine fits all’ might not be the best approach

Think of your wine as an additional sauce (not one from a bottle) that will enhance your meal and make it all that more enjoyable for both you and your friends. You would quite happily use a dill and mustard sauce with your gravadlax but you wouldn’t want it on your spotted dick! So why serve a wine with your food that doesn’t match?

Simple: when the tastes combine the results are sublime. Fois gras and sweet jurançon; roast lamb and aged rioja; stilton and mature port – these are all great examples.

BILL’S WINE CHOICE FOR THE SALAD:

2009 Kiwi Cuvée Sauvignon Blanc, France (Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Asda, £5.99) There are no real strong flavours in this dish for the wine to contend with – the overall taste is just delicate, clean, fresh flavours with a hint of cheesiness together with the crunchy element of the crispy ham.The wine to accompany it can either be a very light, young, fruity non-tannic red or a medium-bodied, aromatic, fruity dry white with good acidity. Even a dryish, fruity, light rose could work very well. I have selected a slightly controversial but tasty white wine, cheekily named Kiwi Cuvée coming from, wait for it... France.

The wine is made from a blend of grapes from the Loire Valley, Gascony and the D’oc and is just the sort of refreshing, dry white wine to accompany this dish perfectly.

BILL’S WINE CHOICE FOR THE COD AND SPICY SQUID:

2008 Flagstone Knock on Wood Sauvignon Semillon, South Africa (Marks & Spencer, £9.49) The baked cod fillet itself has a clean, mild, fishy taste but the squid’s additional smoked paprika spiciness dominates the seafood flavour. By far the strongest ingredient is the chorizo – spicy, tangy and really deserving a red wine if eaten on its own – but because of the light fish flavours and the mayonnaise I am going for a dry white, something oak-aged with bags of flavour that should rise to the occasion and cope with the chorizo and paprika. This 2008 South African blend of Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon has lots of rich ripe fruit flavours with a full body.

Got a wine pairing question for Bill? E-mail him at wine@homeworksmag.co.uk

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01. Bar: Popolo Elliot: A combination of leather booths, exposed industrial pipework, film projections and red mood lighting that makes you feel like you’re in an underground 1950s New York hipster joint. www.popolo.co.uk 02. Event: Design Event North East Dan: An annual programme of designbased exhibitions, talks and events across the north-east of England. This year it runs from 21-31 October. www.design-event.co.uk 03. Designer: Reluctant Hero Elliot: Reluctant Hero is an illustration/ branding/graphic design agency housed below their own store and gallery, Electrik Sheep, in the centre of town. Their projects bring together skills of concept, art direction, illustration, typography, and innovative layout to the music, arts, culture and fashion industries. www.reluctanthero.co.uk

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This month’s design-conscious home-from-home: Natural Retreats, Yorkshire Dales

s anyone who has stayed in a yurt can attest, eco-friendly holiday homes and high design are rare bedfellows. If you want both, head to Natural Retreats’ Yorkshire Dales site – 54 acres of picturesque Swaledale countryside dotted with 19 holiday homes that are thoroughly design-forward, yet respectful to their surroundings and mindful of sustainable living.

Too upmarket to be called a chalet, too solid to be called a cabin, each ‘residence’ sleeps up to six. There’s something quite home-on-the-range about their exposed Yorkshire stone and timber,

used both inside and out to make you feel like you’re really living the landscape – a feeling vastly heightened by the wall of glass running the length of the front facade.

There are eco-friendly paints, low-energy lightbulbs and ecological toiletries used here, but Natural Retreats are flying the flag for green building methods too, from the living roof to the recycled insulation and biomass heating.

Beyond the sanctuary of your eco-residence, the land is criss-crossed with walking trails, which in turn lead out into the Yorkshire Dales

National Park. In nearby Richmond, don’t miss the gorgeously secluded garden at Millgate House, and the old Victorian station, now an arts centre with a gallery, cinema, restaurant and several artisan food retailers. Richmond’s proximity makes a holiday at Natural Retreats just about do-able without a car, bar the taxi trip from Darlington station: however you get here, though, you’ll leave with a heavy heart, but a clear conscience. HW Natural Retreats Yorkshire Dales, £790-£1,395 for a week-long stay depending on season. www.naturalretreats.com

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HOMEWORKS gets under the skin of good design. This month: Inga Sempé’s Ruché sofa for Ligne Roset

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For this sofa, my aim was to do something light and airy, but also deep and smooth; a contrast of straight lines and curves.”

2. “The most time-consuming part of the work was using my sewing machine – a really

old and basic one – to find interesting ways of quilting. The basic quilts I designed at the beginning were nice on the one-tenth scale models, but were boring on the one-to-one prototype, and with no personality. Flat.”

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Alternately flattened by the stitching and then set free, the fabric curls in places, giving its unique appearance.”

4. “The structure is solid beech, either stained or natural. I think that natural wood is qualitative, authentic: it’s modern and restful at the same time. Almost all kinds of fabrics can be used for Ruché, and, because

of the special interrupted seams used for the quilting, each fabric gives a different relief depending on whether it is velvet, leather or cotton.” HW Ruché settee by Ligne Roset, £2,960, www.ligne-roset.co.uk

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ISSUE 01 OCTOBER 10

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ISSUE 01

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