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t’s hard to believe that March is upon us – time flies when you’re having fun I suppose – but I’m often left wondering what just happened and where the month has gone. Spring is well and truly taking hold, as the shoots are on the way to blossoming and the weather warms, just slightly. And, better yet, it’ll soon be time for our annual celebration of all things mum. Our choice of cover star this month embodies our influences for the March issue; home and motherhood. Hollwood A-lister and mum-of-two, Emily Blunt, shares her passion for acting, love for her family and the importance of getting the balance right (p. 38). Family is equally important to Matthew Naylor (p.48), especially as he works with his every day; and columnist mum Melissa Porter takes a cheeky look at what your home says about you (p.43). Speaking of which, our Homes & Interiors pages are bursting with ideas for the new season at home, from dinner parties (p.55) to kitchens (p.138) and second homes abroad (p.156). Favourite Design Hotel™, Oddfellows, shares the secrets of its success as the team enthuses about their new baby, launching later this month (p.52). And, for an update on all the latest launches, look no further – we’ve got everything from surprising car loves (p.94) to skin perfection (p.86) and spring style (p.74). Wishing all mums, mothers, grandmas and godmums a very special day, and a March with a definite spring in its step to one and all.

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026 | Going off-piste Patricia Michelson, founder of La Fromagerie, talks cheese, super chefs and twists of fate 038 | Having it all in Hollywood A-list mums Amy Adams, Emily Blunt and Jessica Alba on striking a perfect balance 044 | Breaking the mould Lawyer, businesswoman and mum, Emma Nawaz, on choosing your path in life 048 | Family values Matthew Naylor shares some history of and future plans for the family business 052 | In the park We meet the team behind Oddfellows’ second design hotel as it opens its doors

058 | Art & culture news 062 | Out of darkness Author of War Horse, Michael Morpurgo, on the adaptation of Running Wild

098 | Travel news 100 | Be enlightened We head for the Arctic Circle to find out the best ways to catch the elusive Northern Lights 104 | Weekend away Hertfordshire’s Down Hall is the perfect country house hideaway

regulars 010 | Editor’s letter 014 | Contributors 019 | My life in Cheshire Reflect Clinic’s Gerard Lambe on candid cosmetic surgery 020 | Notebook This month’s local events, news and best new products 033 | Local scene All the glamour and gossip 043 | As I was saying... Melissa Porter gives an insight into her ongoing obsession with property and people 055 | Taylor talks Liz Taylor’s expert advice on creating a reputation as the hostess with the mostess

collection 068 | Watch news Stunning state-of-the-art timepieces for him and her 070 | Jewellery news A full round-up of all the latest in style and sparkle

fashion & beauty 072 | Fashion news From essential accessories to new trends, it’s all here 074 | Sun worship Time for floaty bohemian dresses, tropical prints and vibrant silk scarves 084 | Beauty news New treatments, products and all the latest news 086 | The green light Champion of natural and organic beauty, Imelda Burke, talks science versus nature and her new book

motoring 090 | A Toyota that’s fun 2017 has barely started, but Iain Robertson has already found his car of the year 094 | A masterful stroke Dave Screeton shares his love of golf and tips on who to watch at this US Masters

FAMILY 107 | The classroom 108 | Kids’ news The very latest for little ones 110 | Achieving success together Find out why Abbey College Manchester is going from strength to strength

homes & interiors 116 | Interiors news 128 | Game of stones Jewellery designer Lara Bohinc on her background in industrial design and her fascination with the intergalactic 136 | Case study: calling in the experts Our guide to using a bespoke interior design service and bringing your vision to life 140 | Garden news Bright blooms and planting products: it’s all right here 144 | Hot property The best of Cheshire’s homes 152 | A piece of paradise The iconic Abaco Estate is one of the Bahamas’ brightest jewels 156 | Overseas property These stunning properties will have you yearning to emigrate

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Deputy Editor Gemma Knight Editorial Director Kate Harrison Theatre Editor Natalie Anglesey Brand Consistency Laddawan Juhong Senior Designer Daniel Poole Junior Designer Paris Fielder Production Hugo Wheatley Danny Lesar Alice Ford Jamie Steele Advertising Managers Kathryn Otto Danielle Mullen General Manager Fiona Fenwick Publisher Giles Ellwood

MELISSA PORTER Best known for her BBC prime time appearances, property developer Melissa is a complete people junkie and certified coach and mentor. She brings us a little fun and a lot of life with her column As I was saying...

liz taylor Star of television’s Millionaire Party Planner, Mancunian events organiser Liz creates the region’s most talked-about parties. Her monthly column, Taylor Talks, gives readers an insight into her world, and the people who shape it.

CRISPIN HARRIS Crispin’s role as deputy chair of national estate agents Jackson-Stops & Staff gives him unparalleled access to knowledge of property trends and issues, as well as an accurate and up-to-date global view of the property industry.

KAT HANNON Kat is a commercial photographer based in Chester, and for over a decade she worked in the music and fashion scene. This month she discovers Iain Tyrell’s passion for classic cars, jazz and photography.

Iain Warde Iain is a self-confessed geek, having worked in computer gaming and tech magazines since the creation of Pac-Man. He is also a huge petrolhead who spends his spare time marshalling at Oulton Park and around the UK.

RICHARD BROWN Richard is deputy editor of Collection, our dedicated watch and fine jewellery section. He specialises in men’s style, culture and finance. Each month he brings us all the latest developments from the world of timepieces.

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My life in CHESHIRE Gerard Lambe, cosmetic Surgeon and Director at Reflect Clinic Ltd.

“Cheshire is so special in terms of the amazing range of places to visit”

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t was after many years spent honing his skills across the globe, while undertaking a fellowship at one of the most advanced hospitals in the world, in Wellington, New Zealand, that surgeon Gerard Lambe and his marketing-trained wife, Joanna, decided to return to their native north west and use their combined expertise to establish a world-class plastic surgery clinic. It was then that the pioneering Reflect Clinic was born. “Having trained in surgery with the NHS for more than 20 years, it was a natural progression to focus on the aesthetic side,” Gerard explains. “Cosmetic surgery is a fascinating job and one in which you never know who you will meet or what challenges you may face. I’ve always enjoyed solving the huge variety of problems patients come to me with, especially when their lives are changed when they look in the mirror and discover a new confidence.” Since then, the Reflect Clinic has created a sterling reputation across the north west, renowned for its personal approach. “As a small husband and wife team, we are in Cheshire for the long term to build relationships with our staff and patients,” Gerard says. “When you come to us, you’ll see the same surgeon from first consultation – when patients can ask questions and show their areas of concern – right through to when I perform the actual procedure and do a thorough post-op review, so it’s a highly personal service.” Born in Liverpool and trained across Merseyside and the north west, Gerard admits that he “will always be a northern boy at heart”, enthusing about the wealth of choice and enviable quality of life that Cheshire’s residents enjoy. “Cheshire is so special in terms of the amazing range of places to visit,” he says. “If you like the countryside, we have Dunham Massey down the road and the amazing Trafford Centre on our doorstep, plus the recent development of MediaCity, providing us with huge opportunities in terms of TV and radio. We’ve also heard there’s to be a huge art and cultural hub built at the old Granada Studios in 2019, which is really exciting. And then of course we’re incredibly well hooked up to the rest of the UK via the M56 and M60 – perfect for minibreaks or day trips – and we can take advantage of international travel opportunities from the ever expanding Manchester Airport. “There’s also such fantastic food and drink. Personally, I love the atmosphere at Piccolinos in Hale, and I’ll always get there early to enjoy a drink beforehand at the champagne bar. If we’re in town, we like The Alchemist in Spinningfields, and we’ve recently discovered Fox in Hale Barns for a nice brunch meeting. If we’re with the kids, it’s Las Iguanas on Deansgate or Giraffe at The Trafford Centre, and if we’re shopping together we tend to go to Vivienne Westwood or Reiss, and my wife always goes to Monsoon and Laura Ashley for her weekly ‘fix’!” (reflectclinic.co.uk) 19

THE LITTLE BLACK DRESS Our concept of the perfect Little Black Dress was stretched this month with the launch of a cutting edge miracle material graphene black dress, which responds to breathing rates, changing colour and design on the whim of the wearer. Sounds dangerous! intu Trafford Centre teamed up with wearable tech company Cute Circuit and the National Graphene Institute at the University of Manchester to produce the world’s most technically advanced dress using a Nobel Prize-winning material discovered in Manchester. Lighter than paper but stronger than steel, the material is still in its infancy but the future looks bright.

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literary itinerary The talented photographer Yves Duronsoy has joined up with designer and writer Rose Fourniet to depict the fine art of table decoration in a new book Creative Tables. These two Parisians experiment with an array of different designs, cutting out the usual fuss of pomp and ceremony by focusing on items found at home. Charming centrepieces are created from books by French philosopher Voltaire, while assortments of pasta replace flowers. The scenes become film sets, transporting viewers and diners to a fantastical world, where decadent recipes complete the look. These pages of inspiration will add a touch of Je ne sais quoi to any future soirée. Creative Tables, £32, published by Assouline (assouline.com)

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What is your favourite ingredient? My favourite ingredient has always been vanilla, mainly because it’s so versatile between sweet and savoury dishes, and the flavour profile differs so much between different varieties.

What is your favourite food? I think my favourite food overall would be Far Asian, solely because I think over the last ten years Asian cuisine has had such a huge influence over western food trends. From dashi to sashimi these things have become commonplace on modern British menus.

What is your desert island recipe? As always this has to be my mum’s chicken stew, the thing with this recipe is it holds no pretension, it’s just a stunning bowl of food that the whole family loves, but as with most traditional family dishes, it’s built around family memories and traditions, and that’s what I love about it. I’m sure my brothers Anthony and Liam would say the same!

What is your favourite piece of kitchen kit? My favourite piece of equipment in the kitchen has to be my patisserie knife: it’s so very versatile and can be used for almost anything. There are so many expensive gadgets on the market, but so few you would use every hour of every day in the kitchen. (peckfortoncastle.co.uk)

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SPOTLIGHT ON... 1539 Restaurant, Chester Words: LOUISA CASTLE

amed after the year racing first took place at Chester’s Roodee, 1539 Restaurant and Bar offers a few dining options, from à la carte to all-day brunch and cocktails on the roof terrace. We arrive on a moist Tuesday lunchtime to sample the menu, with a little bit of work thrown in. Warmly greeted, we are shown to our table, centre stage by the huge glass windows framing the view across the course to the houses on the hill. My dining companion was particularly impressed by this, possibly due to our innate desire to people watch as we imagined sitting here on a race day. We chose the set lunch menu after chatting to the ladies positioned next to us – who raved about the lamb – and encouraged by the idea of two courses for £15.39. Small things. Skipping the healthy options (it had already been a hard week), we asked for some artisan breads while we caught up on work plans for the year. Beautifully presented on a mini wooden crate with oil and butter, they tempted me from my carb-free resolution with a little too much ease. To follow came corned beef hash cake with piccalilli – our waiter, Matt’s, recommendation – and the smoked haddock scotch egg. Comforting and tasty, the hash was surprisingly light, the tang of the piccalilli cutting through any sign of creaminess in the potato. The delicate quail’s scotch egg was accompanied by a pea risotto, creamy and satisfying. More guests joined us and there was quite a buzz in our area. The restaurant has frontage looking out across the finishing post, but has folding-back doors so that areas can be marked off for events, making it cosy for all diners. There was a mix of clientele also: ladies who lunch; birthdays being celebrated; a couple catching up. Each dining on different elements but enjoying the food nearly as much as the venue. And so to our mains. Ever-intent on having a light lunch so as not to fall asleep at my computer in the afternoon, I decided on the sea bass, and my companion the lamb Henry so avidly recommended by a fellow diner. The lamb arrived with creamed potatoes, dumplings and roast veg. The meat fell off the bone, succulent and delicious – a hearty meal. 24

My sea bass arrived with vegetable risotto and pickled-pink onions, two fillets with perfectly crispy skins, light, delicate and indulgent with the accompanying risotto. Loved the pickledpink onions, too. Our escape from the office was drawing to a close, but we had dessert to sample. One chocolate and cherry gateau and a fig Bakewell tart on the way, accompanied by a large cappuccino. It was a little indulgent, and took our menu to £19.50 for three courses, but we enjoyed it. The rich chocolate was wellbalanced and the Bakewell managed to be light but thick at the same time, if that makes any sense at all. Conclusion: friendly service and fellow diners, great value food, good view and well worth a visit, even on a damp Tuesday in February. We look forward to returning for brunch. 1539 Restaurant, Nuns Road, Chester, CH 1 2LY (01244 304611; restaurant1539.co.uk)

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Going Off-piste From near-death experiences and bad French, to white lies and young super chefs, Gemma Knight learns that achieving cheese guru status has been anything but a Brie-z for Patricia Michelson

s the biography on her website attests, Patricia Michelson’s love of cheese began up a French mountainside in a time of more than moderate panic. As a deeply committed cheese-lover, I had already been beside myself with excitement to meet the lady behind La Fromagerie, one of my favourite London haunts – but now, having read this, I was truly on tenterhooks. Sitting in the midst of her second shop – a little enclave in Marylebone Village that’s part cheese emporium, part tasting room and all heavenly – Patricia is exactly what you both want and expect her to be. No-nonsense and quick witted, there is nevertheless something of the kind matriarch about her, and I am instantly disarmed and enthralled in equal measure. Pleasantries and inevitable gushing on my part aside, I insist that she tell me the story I’ve been so eager to hear. She must have told it hundreds and hundreds of times – to journalists and friends alike – but from her passionate, lively enthusiasm, you’d never know it. Having had what she describes as an “idyllic, Enid Blyton childhood” of long summer days spent by the water’s edge at her home near Southend-on-Sea, a teenage Patricia moved to London with her family in 1966.

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“We lived just around the corner from here,” she tells me. “And I’d come right past where we are now, using the little road as a shortcut to get to discoteques in the West End. It’s so different now to how it was then, but this road has been a part of my life for so long.” She pauses. “Then later I married my husband, and we lived in Belsize Park, then in Highgate, and that’s when I fell in love with skiing.” Skiing, I thought. French mountains. Aha. “Well,” she says, “It was 1990, I was skiing in Meribel in very, very bad weather, and I lost the party I was skiing with and had to find my own way down. It took me the whole day, going off-piste and trying to figure this out and really rather starting to panic, and finally, at about half past five, I managed to get down into the town, relieved and absolutely starving. “I saw a little cheese shop called La Fromagerie, so I went in and bought a little piece of the local cheese, which is called Beaufort Chalet d’Alpage, and it was so delicious that I annoyed everyone in my party for the rest of the evening saying ‘what is this incredible cheese?’. So my husband, to appease me and to make up for the fact that he hadn’t come to rescue me the day before, took me down to the local market in the main village, Moutiers, and I met the local cheesemaker. I said to him, in my terrible French, ‘I’d like to take a piece of cheese home’ – although of course I hadn’t asked for ‘a piece of cheese’, I had just asked for ‘a cheese’. So he brought up this enormous wheel of Beaufort to our chalet, and my husband and I looked at each other in horror, but decided that after he’d brought it all the way up we couldn’t very well ask him to take it back, so we’d better shove it into the car with our two little daughters and drive it sixteen hours home with us, everyone smelling like cheese. “When we got home I had no idea what to do with it – there was nowhere big or cold enough for it in the house, so it went into the garden shed. I gave loads away, and then took some pieces to a few local restaurants, who loved it and said ‘can you get more’, to which I said” – she affects false bravado – “‘well of course!’, and my little business was born.”

“Not many people actually go to the producers themselves, but we do” Patricia’s timing was perfect – as London’s dining scene grew and evolved, shops and restaurants were crying out for someone capable of helping them source and integrate foreign cheese into their offerings. The cheeses still in her garden shed, word quickly spread and soon – via food fairs and a prime spot in the sought-after indoor portion of Camden Market (“I told them I was a ‘cheese expert’”) – Patricia had a thriving base of loyal customers across North London. But it was a twist of fate that led to La Fromagerie’s real thundering debut onto the London food scene. “In 1991, we decided to downsize,” Patricia explains, “which meant that I was losing my shed. So I thought ‘I’d better find a little shop somewhere’, and that’s really how it started. I found a little shop in Highbury to rent for six months at £80 a week, my husband Danny came on board and we dressed it up with bits from our house to make it look like a farmhouse pantry. I started delivering to four or five local restaurants and had my daughters, Katy and Rose, helping out, and when it started to do well I thought ‘Well, I’d better start taking this seriously then!’”. La Fromagerie’s success already on the up, it was assured beyond all doubt the day the two

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directors of the Howard de Walden estate (which owns Marylebone) came to the shop in Highbury to ask whether she’d like to open a shop in their sought-after district – an honour certainly not extended to all of its residents. And of course, having also met a young Jamie Oliver-in-training while supplying the River Café in the mid-90s (whom she describes, with obvious affection, as a “cheeky-chappy, blond bombshell”, and who refers to her as his “London mum”), a handful of appearances on his various cooking shows in 2001 certainly didn’t hurt. The Marylebone branch opened in 2002 and today, 25 years after its sister store first took up residence in Highbury Park, its owner and her team boast numerous awards, a much in-demand wholesale business, and two bestselling books. But Patricia certainly has no plans to rest on her laurels, particularly when it comes to increasing the reach of the wholesale side of the business. “Even now, when so many more people are selling cheese than 25 years ago, we are still quite unique. Not many people actually go to the producers themselves, but we do. We try to keep the cheeses in their maturing rooms in the mountains for as long as we can so that

they’re extra-aged, but we also ‘finish’ them our end, ripening and maturing them – a process which is called affinage – in the four dedicated maturing rooms in our warehouse. So absolutely everything that passes through our hands is checked and seen and assessed to check whether it’s ready or if it’s nearly ready and we want to hold it back a little bit longer.

“Even though we’re a Londonbased company, we do cater to businesses much further afield” “We already supply to a handful of restaurants outside London, but what I want to do is really make people aware that, even though we’re a London-based company, we do cater to businesses much further afield and we do it very well. We are still a very hands-on business in the sense that the service is very personal and bespoke – every single restaurant we work with gets a completely tailor-made service that caters for their exact needs, it’s never just ‘handing over a piece of cheese’. They can have it cut a certain way, or prepared in a certain size: every single one has their own little portfolio that we work to. “Our wholesale manager comes from a background as a maître d’ at a three Michelinstar restaurant, so he really knows what he’s doing. No matter how often a restaurant’s cheeseboards change, we sit down with the staff and talk them through each cheese and each cheeseboard to make sure they know the correct way to serve it and wrap it and store it and everything about the cheese itself. Cheese really is an art and a science, and it really pays to have someone who knows all these little details.” With a third book and a third site in Bloomsbury both in the works, plus a website and online store that’re coming on “leaps and bounds” and making La Fromagerie internationally accessible, the future looks bright for Patricia and her cheese empire. (lafromagerie.co.uk)

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Local scene Our social pages this month are filled with a little pampering and a lot of style

Happy Feet Margaret Dabbs, Alderley Edge Readers and VIPs were treated to an evening of fabulous fizz and food from Piccolinoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, coupled with amazing hand and foot treatments from the team at Margaret Dabbs London. Welcomed by founder and industry leader Margaret Dabbs herself, the super-friendly clinic team worked their magic, leaving guests feeling like they were walking on air, and with a fabulous goody bag. (margaretdabbs.com)

Black Tie at the Ballet The Lowry Theatre Prominent Manchester property development and investment company, Nikal, welcomed partners and guests at the world premiere of Sir Matthew Bourne’s epic new ballet The Red Shoes. Co-hosted by the company’s luxury house-building arm, Hillcrest Homes, the event treated guests to a black-tie gala dinner and the best seats in the house for the sold-out opening night of Bourne’s stunning new production. Guests enjoyed a champagne reception in the L.S Lowry gallery with entertainment from harpist Sophie Rocks, a student at the Royal Northern College of Music. Dinner was served in the Compass Room with guests enjoying 360-degree views over an illuminated MediaCityUK, as well as the company of Sir Matthew Bourne OBE and Lowry CEO Julia Fawcett OBE. (nikal.uk.com)

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New Year, New Look Barlounge, Chester Following an extensive refurbishment, Barlounge opened its doors to VIP guests with corks flying and fizz flowing. Welcomed by founder Neil McDonnell and director Jason Bligh, guests were first to get a glimpse of the new look and feel. The dining room has been extended to create a more spacious environment, featuring stylish velvet booths in rich earthy colours and comfortable leather chairs. The bar has been relocated to the back wall with more informal seating and dining. Contemporary and masculine, with a lots of natural tones and textures, the new look Barlounge has a fantastic atmosphere which extends onto the terrace, a space now bpasting a fully retractable awning for most weather eventualities. The surroundings may have changed, but the service and team remain the same â&#x20AC;&#x201C; perfect for dinner for two or a catch-up with friends. (barlounge.co.uk)

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Having it All in

hollyw What do Amy Adams, Emily Blunt and Jessica Alba have in common? Well apart from all being glamorous and talented movie stars, they all seek that perfect balance between family life and career. One that it isn’t always easy to find, discovers Karen Anne Overton

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t's a question many working mothers face and sometimes, when I tell my daughter that I have to leave for work and she can't come with me, it's hard for me to see her sad or upset,” says American Hustle actor, Amy Adams, sombrely, when asked how she feels about leaving her six-year-old daughter Aviana to work on a film. Adams – who has had an impressive career, garnering five Oscar nominations and winning two Golden Globes – is pragmatic about her approach to parenting, but admits that she underestimated the level of awareness young children exhibit, saying: “Originally I thought I would work more before she had time to really understand when I would be away for longer

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periods of time, and then work less. Now I'm not so sure of how I'm going to manage things...” These anxieties and doubts after having a child are what many women expect, but greatly underestimate, and even those who work in show business are not exempt from the effects of this profound and life-changing experience. For Jessica Alba, actress and head of The Honest Company (the billion-dollar corporation she launched in 2012 which produces non-toxic household goods, beauty and baby products) the dichotomy can be both rewarding and deeply frustrating. “It's cool that my daughters [Honor, 8, and Haven, 5] can see their mom wearing many different hats,” says the 35-year-old beauty. “But they don't like it if I miss too many of their school events. I was the only mother at school who missed one Hallowe'en party and Honor still reminds me about that!” Alba describes an average day as rising around 5.15am, attending a hot yoga or spinning class, and then heading to the office with enough colouring books and crayons to amuse her little ones. While she is the first to admit that it’s far easier to manage her life with nannies at hand, the Sin City star also finds her daughters to be an antidote to a busy day, saying: “Spending time with my kids does take all the stress away,

I choose and wanting to play characters that make me happy” – Amy Adams

weirdly. I'm in the moment with them. They make me so happy, they're pure joy. I know they're not going to be little forever, so I really soak up as much as I possibly can with them.” Emily Blunt, mother to 2-year-old Hazel and 8-month-old Violet, agrees that bliss comes in finding the balance. “I love acting and my time working with people on a film set, but I also love my life at home with my husband and daughters. It's the best of both worlds,” she says. The 33-year-old acknowledges that the film industry is volatile and that’s why she

prioritises her home life over work. “I never want to allow my happiness to be determined by how well my career is doing,” says the English rose matter-of-factly. “If you allow that to happen then you're lost.” Adams, too, says that her perspective has changed since having Aviana and that her main role is to be a responsible mother. “It's made an impact in the kinds of projects I choose and wanting to play characters that make me happy,” she explains. “You're chronically aware in this business that you might not have these same

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away, weirdly. I’m in the moment with them” – Jessica Alba

kinds of opportunities down the road and I want to take advantage of this time in my career when things are going very well for me. At the same time I'm having such a beautiful time with my husband and our daughter that any project I choose has to be one that I truly feel compelled to do,” before adding with a laugh, “It's not easy!” For all the highs and lows, however, one belief held by all of our hardworking Hollywood mamas is that nothing is more rewarding or profound than having a family. “I love everything about being a parent,” says Alba, an

enormous smile spreading across her face. “I didn’t even know it was possible to have this much love and joy and happiness in my life. It’s overflowing, unconditional and selfless. I never experienced that before I had kids.” “As a mother, you become a teacher from the moment your child is born,” chimes in Blunt. “It changes every cell in your body and it's a great responsibility. You want your children to be confident and respectful and caring of others. It's also important to teach your children to be bold and adventurous in life.”

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Through the keyhole Ever-obsessed with property and people, Melissa Porter explains what a person’s choice of interiors reveals about their inner workings

ome of you may be familiar with me from my days hosting property shows for different television channels – or perhaps I designed or bought a house for or from you. Either way, I’m obsessed with home design, and would rather shop for property than for clothes any day of the week. But my other passion is people and their behaviour, and you might be surprised to learn that it’s possible to glean a lot of information about the way someone chooses to live from their choice of interiors. Intrigued? Listen up.

The Elle Decoration sheeples; This tribe follows trends. To a T. Last season’s antique whites are replaced with the current trend for stiffkey blue and will soon be a distant memory once rose gold hits the stores. This crew possesses little creative imagination other than when it comes to hiding Selfridges and Totties receipts from their significant others. This lack of creativity is counterbalanced by their ability to walk into select furniture ateliers (now world famous thanks to the unsung heroes of the design world, AKA those with more money than sense in the public eye) and to purchase entire staged furniture scenes to aid their regional recreation of Versailles. These homes are ergonomically easy on the eye and aesthetically uncomfortable. The bricks-and-mortar design is wired for admiration vs. relaxation. The sofas set the tone with their Botox-inspired taut and wrinkle-free appearance. With their surfaces pristine and free of impact from the human torso, this is a home designed to be photographed by OK! Magazine. Admired by

individuals who consider money an important measure of a person’s success, this is usually the domain of the maleficent marriage.

The mis-matched mosh pit; This tribe set up their home as an invitation to love. Colours and schemes are decided upon based on the different inhabitants’ needs and desires. Pictures scatter tabletops, nestled within beloved frames that form memories of times spent experiencing precious moments. Bed linen and sofas are purchased to inspire relaxation or sensuality, depending on whose, where and when. Room layouts are dictated by the flow and feel of the humans who live and breathe within its walls. This home is a pulsating muscle that draws on love and good vibes, with flowers and candles spilling their scents to remind every crevice it’s loved. The owners of the M and M pit see their home as an opportunity to live, laugh and love within it. If you’re starting a relationship or new friendship and spot the signs of this breed, I thoroughly encourage you to take a pew. Melissa is a professional, certified transformational life coach (melissaportercoach.com)

Breaking the

mould Lawyer, businesswoman and mum, Emma Nawaz, chats to Louisa Castle about choosing your path and learning every day

my position as a lawyer in Manchester. I dreaded it, racing home, all the stress. And second, my husband happened to receive a letter from a local lawyer chasing for a payment – which had already been paid – and there was record of that. It was so aggressive for the small amount it concerned and, to add insult to injury, it was peppered with bad grammar. “If this company could do it, badly, and make a good living, I started wondering what I

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have met Emma at several events and exchanged pleasantries, each time learning a snippet more about her story so far, each time inspired and intrigued. As I settled into her office in Hale, coffee in hand, this was to be the first time we could have a proper conversation and I could ask the questions I wanted to ask. With a reputation as a tenacious lawyer, the first thing of note is the warm welcome I received. Chatting about the usual things: weather, new restaurants and the like, we share a genuine interest in each other's responses before settling down to business. Let me give you some context. In 2010 Emma set up her law firm with £15,000 and a secretary. Today, the firm has expanded to employ a team of 24, causing quite a stir in the industry, winning awards and admiration. Most recently, Emma was the only lawyer in the UK chosen to join the Goldman Sachs 10,000 small business programme, which identifies leading entrepreneurs and equips them to make an economic difference. To put that into figures, the recent end-ofyear turnover was just over £1million, an increase of 34 per cent year on year, with forecasts for 2017 set at 50 per cent growth. “My vision for Blackstone Solictors began with two things, really. First, I was unhappy in

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“I do love a good withoutprejudice meeting, negotiations and finding the solutions to problems” could achieve. So, armed with a £15,000 loan from my husband, Suhail, and a secretary, we moved into our first office. I remember disagreeing on the expense of an office, but I was adamant. Work is work and home is home.

“I remember thinking 'what's the worst that can happen? If it doesn't work, I'll pick myself up and brush myself down and find a different path'. “Suhail has been so supportive. He runs a crowdfunding company, one of the first and biggest, so he had lots of advice to share about running a business. The one thing that has always stuck with me though, is his telling me that VAT is not my money and that it should be put straight into its own account and left

alone until payment was due. That remains the case today. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now we're a commercial boutique law firm, with six salaried partners, an office in Hale and another soon to be added in Mayfair. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Commercial litigation is my speciality. I do love a good without-prejudice meeting, negotiations and finding the solutions to problems. Some firms just give the legal answer, rather than find a solution to the issue or a different way of approaching it.â&#x20AC;? The youngest of five siblings, Emma has always had determination in everything she approaches. "I was a professional ballet dancer when I was younger and I believe that gave me confidence and a thick skin. I never really listened to negativity from other people.

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“I work closely with a business coach anyway, so it was a next step. There's always things to learn. One of the key things I have taken away is that I don't have to do it all. I was keeping control and making decisions when actually I had people who were more than capable below me who had their own ideas and contributions to make. It's a win-win. I get more time to focus on my strengths and the team are empowered. My business coach has been telling me for ages that this was the way to grow. Now, I've listened to someone else I'm not sure he's too pleased with me!

“My plan is to have branches of Blackstone Solicitors all over, offering brilliant expertise at northern prices”

“When I was at boarding school, I was no different from any other little girl; I loved pretty things. I was the only girl without jeans. So I went out and bought some Levi's, purely because everyone else did and to fit in. I hated them. The response from the rest of the girls taught me the lesson 'You don't wear jeans! That's not you. What are you doing?' I realised then I wasn't a follower.” Most recently, Emma has graduated from the Goldman Sachs 10,000 small business programme and is excited to share what she has learned. "It's a four-month course with tutors from Oxford and Manchester, but it's mainly about how to run a business efficiently and profitably, covering all elements from accounts to hiring.

“My plan is to have branches of Blackstone Solicitors all over, offering brilliant expertise at northern prices. The offices are in Hale because it is home for me. But as soon as I am home, it is all about home and family. “I do have a regular hour spot at the local salon where I can just switch off completely and not be rushing to the next class or activity with the kids. Arabella (9) is at Withington Girls School and wants to be a lawyer or an actress; she was a fabulous Buttons in the Christmas show, not that I am biased; Felix (6) is at Hale Prep; he's sporty and comes out with the most profound statements, sometimes it amazes us; and Conrad (5) is our little Tasmanian Devil. It's quite a busy house! “Hale is my home. I grew up a bit of a nomad as my parents were in the oil business, so I travelled all my life. Until I met Suhail, who is Yorkshire born but south Manchester born bred, in Mash 'n' Air in Manchester and we've been together for 19 years. “I do love it. I'm five minutes from home and we've some great places on our doorstep. We've created some amazing memories and I'm positive there's many more to come at home and at work.” (blackstonesolicitorsltd.co.uk)

Family Values The Naylor family has made quite a mark in Cheshire. Here, Matthew Naylor shares some of the history and future plans for the family business with Natalie Anglesey

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t’s all about family values. We want to assure our guests that, no matter how grand our wonderful castle looks, our main aim is to bring our own family values to everything we do.” Matthew is, of course, talking about the fairytale Peckforton Castle nestled in the Cheshire hills. Owned by the Naylor family from Lymm, Matthew is sales and marketing director, though the rest of the family is also involved. “Although dad is an architect and designer – and you can see his design flair everywhere – it was my brother Chris who spearheaded the initiative to buy the castle back in 2006, after he married his wife Kate in these glorious surroundings.

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Matthew himself took a degree in business management at Manchester Metropolitan University. Now married with three children, he jokes: “Unfortunately they’re too young to join the family business yet.” Peckforton Castle is certainly impressive and is used not only as a luxury hotel, but as a venue for corporate events and weddings. If you’ve only seen pictures of it, the sheer size of this magical, fairy-tale castle, set in the picturesque Cheshire countryside, is spectacular both inside and out.

“Chris is now managing director, his wife Kate is financial director, dad’s chairman, and mum’s a director”

“Chris is now managing director, his wife Kate is financial director, dad is chairman, and mum’s a director. "My sister, Hannah is wedding co-ordinator – so she’s kept very busy, as it’s our core business – and my younger brother, Daniel, is in charge of the many outdoor activities which cover everything from archery and laser-clay shooting to mountain biking and the popular Land Rover Experience. You can even abseil down the walls of the castle if you want! All of that is great fun for team building. So, you see, I’m not joking when I say it’s a family affair, because there are seven of us involved.”

If it looks familiar it’s probably because you’ve seen it on film or television series like the new BBC children’s serial The Worst Witch. It has also recently featured as locations for Cold Feet and The Real Housewives of Cheshire, and has also been locations for Gawain and the Green Knight, Doctor Who, Sherlock Holmes and Robin Hood starring Patrick Bergen and Uma Thurman. The castle has a fascinating history. Recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I-listed building, it was built in the 19th century as a family home for John Tollemache. The wealthy Cheshire landowner, estate manager, and Member of Parliament hired Anthony Salvin to design the castle in the Gothic style. Stone was obtained from a quarry

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about a mile away and a railway was built for transportation. The castle cost £60,000, which is about £5.8 million in today’s money. Although it was built as a family home, its design is that of a medieval castle. It has a gatehouse, portcullis, dry moat, external windows that are little more than arrow slits, and large towers. Entering the castle doors, the luxurious interior welcomes visitors into its unique surroundings. A lovingly refurbished interior houses 48 bedrooms and reception rooms, the 1851 Restaurant, 2010 Brasserie and spa. The castle was bought in 1988 by American Evelyn Graybill, who converted it into a hotel which was eventually sold to the Naylor family. You may well have seen the television footage when the building was severely damaged by fire in June 2011 during a wedding. The cost of the damage was estimated as being in the region of £6 million. In December 2011, the bridegroom admitted to a charge of arson. But, according to Matthew, although it was a terrible time, the family rallied together. “I wouldn’t wish that awful experience on anyone and the refurbishment cost a great deal more money than expected. But with a lot of very hard work, Peckforton rose again like a phoenix rising from the ashes.” After ten years of making Peckforton into one of the most sought-after wedding and

“With a lot of very hard work, Peckforton rose again like a phoenix rising from the ashes” event venues, the family also acquired Nunsmere Hall Hotel in December 2016. They are now striving to attain the same success with Nunsmere by breathing new life into it through beautiful renovations. Matthew sums up: “We’ve long admired Nunsmere as it’s a beautiful Edwardian building in a lovely setting with a considerable reputation. Indeed, Mike Auld continues to run it and has become one of our shareholders. We’ve also kept the same chef, as the hotel already has two AA Rosettes. Once again, it’s an ideal setting for weddings and events and is a delightful addition to our Boutique Hotel Group portfolio. At both venues, though, you'll be sure to receive the same warm Naylor family welcome.” (peckfortoncastle.co.uk; nunsmere.co.uk)

Park In the

As Oddfellows prepares to open the doors to its second design hotel offering, we meet the team behind it for all the latest news

Mr Jonathan Slater “Bruntwood Hall is a glorious Victorian Gothic mansion and we have nearly completed our painstaking restoration, in the process making sure that we celebrate its history and are sympathetic to the beautiful house. It has such character and tales to tell, it's the perfect fit for the Oddfellows family. “When I saw it, I knew it was special. It's an old building, though, so it's not been without challenges, but it has not beaten us. It's been my best friend and my worst enemy, but we have not compromised and I hope people can see that. “It has been 18 months of care and love in collaboration with Tim Groom Architects and SpaceInvader interior designs. Some of the touches are delightful – derived from the building's roots, but playful. Take the Stud Room Bar, for example. Bruntwood Hall was built by an industrialist in 1861, who was inspired by a home in Scotland, so the original ceilings in the bar are testament to this with their thistle design. “The Hall has been so many things: a town hall during the war, to the setting for a TV series. Following the multi-million refurbishment, Oddfellows on the Park will be the first time it has been used as a hotel. It is also the only hotel outside of London to be accepted by global consortium Design Hotels™. “Oddfellows on the Park will be what it will be. We will open our doors with excitement and begin our journey, without arrogance or pretence, but in Oddfellow's own inimitable way!”

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Mr Paul Cookson, General Manager “I’ve been in hospitality all my life. I do think it’s a bit of a calling for me; I think it has to be for someone to do it well. I travelled around the country in the early years before settling in the north west. Now it is very much home, and fortunately my family have embraced the way of life – I couldn’t have done it otherwise. “After working at a five-star hotel for more than 12 years, the opportunity arose for me to look after Oddfellows, Chester. I loved its individuality and character and now it’s like my baby – adopted though! Oddfellows on the Park is definitely mine – well, ours – I always refer to it as mine! We’ve gone through the conception and we’re about to give birth. I tell JWS [Jonathan

Slater] everyday how much I love my job. We’ve a great team here and we work so well together, even when we have different ideas. “Every room here has a story and we’ve taken great care to maintain the features and bring them to life. When we began work on the ballroom – which will be the Galloping Major restaurant – we discovered the original spring floor which, as we found when we looked into the archives, had cost the owners as much to put in as the house itself. It was the height of society. “We’re opening this spring and I am looking forward to welcoming people to the Oddfellows experience: beautiful, local, but not over-complicated.”

Mr Carlo Iulianella, Food & Beverage Director “Initially I was forced to study accounting, but it was not for me. All I ever wanted to do was work in the food and drink industry. I began at a five-star hotel as a student and worked my way up to the food and beverage manager, looking after a Michelinstarred restaurant. “When the opportunity came about to work at Oddfellows I was ready for my next challenge. We’re a family team here. It’s a lot more hands-on and I’m involved in everything – even the accounting is coming in useful! But it’s how you learn, when you see the whole picture. “It’s not just a job, it’s my baby. When you see what a beautiful hotel it is going to be, it is crucial to get the food and drink offering spot on. So we have

classic and quirky cocktails inspired by the history; we have the house champagne from Perrier-Jouët; and amazing wines from around the world, some absolute favourites and others new, with their own histories. “Our team is the same: we are all individuals who share the passion for the jobs we have. We don’t necessarily play by the book, but we are passionate about spreading that way of thinking with all the staff and team and have many apprenticeships to support learning. “When we open our doors, we will be welcoming hotel guests; diners; afternoon-tea fans; wedding parties; business people; local park-users who fancy a coffee. Every day is the future. It’s exciting to be a part of it.”

Oddfellows on the Park opens in Bruntwood Park in spring 2017 (oddfellowsonthepark.com)

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Delicious dinner parties Liz Taylor predicts that this is the year of the dinner party, sharing some nuggets of advice on how to be the hostess with the mostess

elicious. Yes, it is. I have been loving SKY’s culinary drama with Dawn French. The programme has also inspired me to take up cooking lessons – perhaps I’ll head to Cornwall to forage for wild food, or to Thailand, to master its fusion of culture and taste. Eating great food, seeing great food, appreciating great food – it’s all part of my repertoire, just don’t ask me to cook it! 2017 is going to be the year of dinner parties. Not Downton Abbey grandeur, but contemporary dining at home. The media is awash with chefs who invite us on their culinary travels, where the spices, colours and flavours entice the taste buds. Now is the time to embark on a culinary journey to entertain in our homes. But how do we adapt our contemporary living spaces to fine dining? The open-plan kitchendiner concept need not be a window to stacks of unwashed dishes, but more a challenge for modern etiquette. Bring in the chefs. Go the extra mile. Make your home a showpiece that reflects your personality. Whatever the occasion, here are a few golden rules to steer you along the road to a successful party:

1. The devil is in the detail – From the loos to the linen, every detail must be scrutinised. Think scented candles, dark recesses of your hallway lit to perfection, glassware sparkling. Clear perspex tables and chairs to give the illusion of space. Miniature salt and pepper pots. Low table décor of chunky candles and seasonal flowers to dress the space without interrupting.

2. Culinary theatre – Make your open kitchen/dining room layout the centrepiece for your party. How amazing to hire a professional chef to deliver a ‘theatre’ kitchen experience. Up close and personal, engaging guests in live recipes and, ultimately, savouring the finished dish at the table. 3. Embrace the al fresco – The house needs to make a statement. Driveways lined with candles in storm jars. Trees dressed in a web of sparkling pea lights. Gardens washed with coloured lighting. If you are dining outdoors, think brightly coloured tee-pees stuffed with oversized cushions as a quiet sanctuary, or a gazebo draped with rich linens of deep blue, red and gold to offer a touch of the Orient.

“Scented candles, dark recesses of your hallway lit to perfection”

4. iPad to iPod – Entertainment is important at any party, with Sonos and Spotify the best new inventions for a dinner party host. A faceless DJ playing all the right music into the early hours. 5. And finally – Watch as your contented guests throw on their Balenciaga wraps, accept the latest in party favours – hip flasks of brandy and bars of chocolate – and jump in their Ubers. Goodnight. Entertaining at home may be a challenge, but it’s certainly my favourite type of party. I’m always thrilled when someone invites me into their home so, when I reciprocate, I make sure I’m the ‘hostess with the mostess’ and not tied to the kitchen sink. Happy hosting! (tlc-ltd.co.uk) 55

Putting your children f irst when separating

Chris Fairhurst, Principal Lawyer, Family Team Slater and Gordon

A child’s welfare is the family court’s paramount concern when it comes to deciding arrangements after separation. As society changes, with fewer of us identifying with the traditional nuclear family, splits and divorces can be more complicated and family courts are increasingly being asked to resolve issues. Here are a few answers to frequently asked questions which will explain some of the processes and terms:

Q: How do I Get Parental Responsibility? You automatically have Parental Responsibility if you are a mum; and if you are dad, you have it if you were married to mum when the child was born, or if not you can obtain it through a Parental Responsibility Order. You also have it if you subsequently get married or have re-registered your child’s birth on or after 1 December 2003. Other people can secure it such as in the event of Adoption, obtaining an Order or being the child’s Guardian.

Q: How do I apply for an Order? There is a principle of nonintervention of the court, meaning it will only get involved if parents can’t agree. In most circumstances before anyone can apply to the court for an order you have to attempt to resolve matters. This usually means attending a Mediation Information and Assessment Meeting (MIAM)

to see if mediation might be one way to get parents talking and keep matters out of court. Parents may wish to try and resolve matters more informally, perhaps with trusted family members or friends to assist with anything that might be considered an obstacle. Mediation is not obligatory in situations involving potential harm to a child or where domestic abuse might feature.

Q: What if mediation doesn’t work? If it is really necessary, you may wish to make an application to court. This might be in relation to when and where a child should live or spend time with a parent, a Specific Issue Order such as which school a child should attend, a Prohibited Steps Order, which could prevent removal of a child from United Kingdom, or any other relevant order to a child’s upbringing. If an application is made to court then CAFCASS will be asked to undertake a safeguarding check which involves contacting social work agencies and the police about any information held before the first court hearing, to make sure there is nothing which might impact upon the child’s welfare and therefore the court’s decision making.

more serious cases to provide information about a family and guidance as to how the court should exercise its powers. It seeks to provide a voice to the child in line with the court’s need to take account of a child’s “ascertainable wishes and feelings” in any decision. The court will be guided by any recommendation made by CAFCASS or give good reasons if not doing so.

Q: Does the court always go in favour of the mother? The family court is even handed in its approach and decisions are made with the best interests of the children in mind. We believe it is important that you seek legal advice during this process. The award winning team I work with have years of experience representing parents who are going through children disputes to secure the best possible outcome.

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Bruno Mars

Fulton – the UK’s leading umbrella manufacturer and a Royal Warrant Holder, no less – has recently unveiled its latest collection, a gorgeous collaboration with the National Gallery which turns your favourite iconic masterpieces into essential wet weather gear. The perfect antidote to gloomy winter days, umbrella designs include the likes of Vincent van Gogh’s A Wheatfield with Cypresses (1889), Claude Monet’s The Water-Lily Pond (1899) and William Turner’s The Fighting Temeraire (1839), all in Fulton’s compact, handbag-size ‘Tiny’ design. (fultonumbrellas.com)

Exciting news has reached us that the Grammy-Award-winning, worldrenowned, multi-platinum-selling Bruno Mars is about to embark on a global headline tour and, guess what? He’s planning to swing by Liverpool and Manchester, no less. The 24K Magic World Tour (catchy, eh?) will be his first full-length tour since 2013’s hugely successful Moonshine Jungle World Tour, an international blockbuster that sold 2 million tickets worldwide across 155 sold-out dates, and looks to be every bit as successful. He’ll be heading to Liverpool’s Echo Arena on 15 April and the Manchester Arena on 2 May, so you’ll want to get your hands on tickets ASAP.

Arts & Culture Gemma Knight brings you not-to-miss shows and news from Cheshire’s thriving arts scene

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Bluedot Festival After triumphing with New Festival on the Block and Mind Blowing Spectacle at last year’s Association of Independent Festivals, Cheshire’s bluedot has also been shortlisted for Best New Festival in the European Awards and plans to be bigger, better and even more ambitious this year. Taking place yet again at the Jodrell Bank observatory, this year’s three-day festival promises another complex mix of artists, speakers, scientists and performers to create an event unlike any other on earth, with a galaxy

of talent from across the scientific, literary and arts communities plus space orchestras, talks, screenings, lectures, comedy and debates. “We’re overwhelmed with the success and love that bluedot has received,” Festival founder Ben Robinson enthused. “We’ve got some exciting plans for 2017 that will really add to the already incredibly rich content across the music, science and arts spectrum.” 7-9 July, Jodrell Bank (discoverthebluedot.com)

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#1 Magpie, Stik, 2009 “I only approve of the sale of street pieces when proceeds go back to the community they were painted for. It gave me great pleasure to authenticate this piece so that Magpie Social Centre, one of the free spaces that actively encouraged street art and helped me to become the artist I am today, could continue to support the next generation of artists.” – Stik, street artist Estimate: £8,000-£12,000 Sold: £35,000

#2 La Grande Névrose, Jacques Loysel, circa 1896 One of the highlights of the Erotic: Passion & Desire sale at Sotheby’s this month, which explores the themes of love and sex within art from the 19-century to the present day, is this white marble sculpture by Jacques Loysel. Loysel was admired for his depictions of feminine beauty and grace, and he kept this

particular piece – La Grande Névrose – in his Parisian atelier until his death in 1925. The sculpture depicts a woman in a state of ‘hysteria’: a clinical manifestation of neurosis that was a widespread condition of the era. Estimate £120,000-£180,000, Erotic: Passion & Desire, 16 February (sothebys.com)

#3 Lobster Telephone (white aphrodisiac), Salvador Dalí and Edward James Salvador Dalí and Edward James, Lobster Telephone (white aphrodisiac), white Bakelite telephone and white plaster lobster, length: 31.7cm, conceived by Salvador Dalí in 1936; commissioned by Edward James from Green & Abbott in 1938 in an edition of eleven, four red and seven white. A Surreal Legacy: Selected works of art from The Edward James Foundation at Christie’s. Estimate: £150,000-£250,000 Sold: £845,000

Oramuir Castle by William Joseph Bond, £2,400 (Cambridge Fine Art)

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Inspiration For a thoroughly entertaining day out why not head to The Mere Golf Resort & Spa and discover a treasure trove to delight the eye and stimulate the imagination. Thirty specialist dealers will be showcasing their wares at this year’s Antiques & Fine Art Fair at The Mere. And with prices from £50 to thousands, accompanied by delicious food and drink, it is the perfect balance of antique and contemporary

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outof DARKNESS Author of acclaimed novel War Horse, Michael Morpurgo, OBE, sits down with Natalie Anglesey to tell the heart-wrenching story behind his most recently adapted work, Running Wild

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ichael Morpurgo OBE, FRSL, FKC, DL, the popular children’s author, poet and playwright, is no stranger to this area, nor to The Lowry, where the award-winning National Theatre stage production of his novel War Horse broke all box-office records. It’s likely to do the same again when it returns later this year. “I feel very much at home when I return to The Lowry, as not only is it a wonderful theatre but the audiences are so appreciative of my work,” genial Michael enthuses. Another of the former children’s Laureate’s novels, Running Wild, has also been transferred from page to stage in Samuel Adamson’s award-winning adaptation, which arrives soon at The Lowry. It’s not the first time Michael’s work has been adapted in different forms. Besides War Horse , which was made into a Steven Spielberg movie, film versions have also been made of Friend or Foe (1981), Private Peaceful (2012) and Why the Whales Came (1989), while My Friend Walter (1988), Purple Penguins (2000) and Out of the Ashes (2001) have been adapted for television. Likewise, Gentle Giant was presented at the Royal Opera House, and a musical adaptation of Rainbow Bear subsequently became a ballet. Running Wild is based on a true story. Michael remembers reading a newspaper report about a child who escaped the horrors of the 2004 tsunami, riding on the back of an elephant – it struck an immediate chord. “It was the one bit of hope amid the terrible destruction of the Boxing Day tsunami which hit South East Asia,” Michael recalls. "I thought it was a boy who’d been saved, and wrote Running Wild with a boy as the central character. However, the real child was a girl called Amber Owen, on holiday in Phuket with her mother and stepfather in 2004. She went on an elephant ride along the beach on Ning Nong and noticed the elephant was pulling away from the receding sea water. He ran away as the water flooded in, but

“It was the one bit of hope amid the terrible destruction of the Boxing Day tsunami which hit South East Asia” she was safely on his back – so he saved her life. “Unfortunately, when Amber got in touch with me, the book had already been published. But when I was approached about this stage adaptation I was able to correct that mistake. So now three girls, Jemima Bennett, India Brown and Annika Whiston, will share the role while a team of skilled puppeteers will operate the elephant and orangutans.” Originally produced by Regent’s Park Theatre and Chichester Festival Theatre, this award-winning production will have spectacular life-size puppets. It will still tell the moving story of love, loss and loyalty, but the

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names have been changed. The girl is named Lilly, while the elephant is called Oona. When they do escape, moments before the tsunami hits the island, there’s the initial wonder of discovery and tree-top adventures with orangutans. But, as wild tigers prowl, and the elephant hunters arrive, Lilly must learn to survive the rainforest before she’s reunited with her family. No-one knows more about the elephant-ivory hunting trade than legendary film star Virginia McKenna OBE, co-founder, with her late husband Bill Travers, of the Born Free Foundation now run by their son Will. Looking as elegant as ever, the sprightly 85 year old was keen to express her continued passion. “I first met Michael in a Dublin lift and we’ve met several times since, as we share a passion for animals. I’m delighted to be involved, however much on the periphery, of this wonderful Children’s Touring Partnership UK tour because it warns of the dangers of ivory-hunting. There’s no doubt the elephant is an endangered species and we are trying to stop this dreadful trade.” Born in London, Virginia spent six years in Africa before returning to train as an actress. In 1956, she won a BAFTA for her performance in A Town Like Alice. Two years later she was nominated for Best Actress again, as the World War II British agent Violette Szabo in Carve Her Name With Pride. However, it was her 1966 role in Born Free which won her a coveted Golden Globe

nomination. Her husband co-starred with her as conservationists Joy and George Adamson which led them to become active supporters for animal rights. The Lions are Free is the real continuation of Born Free and shows what happened to the lions in the film. Bill wrote, produced and directed that film, along with James Hill, the Born Free director filming amazing scenes of George and Bill interacting with lions living free. Virginia also appeared in An Elephant Called Slowly, which features elephants Eleanor and young Pole Pole. The premature death of Pole Pole in London Zoo led the couple to help launch the Zoo Check Campaign in 1984. She was also responsible for helping create the Gavin Maxwell museum on the island home of the naturalist famous for the novel Ring of Bright Water . Virginia remains passionate about her wildlife campaigns and seems prouder of those than the many film accolades she’s received. “Animals do not have a voice and it’s up to people who do to help them. I’ve learned a great deal from the animals I’ve known, which has helped my career – so I’m only giving back. Running Wild is kindly helping us to do that.” At certain theatres on the UK tour of Running Wild, donations can be made to the Born Free Foundation’s global elephant conservation project. Running Wild is suitable for ages 6+ (runningwildlive.co.uk) Grand Theatre, Blackpool 4-8 April; The Lowry, Salford 18-22 April

“There’s no doubt the elephant is an endangered species and we are trying to stop this dreadful trade”

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haumet is a jewellery brand steeped in romance. It was founded in Paris in 1780 by Marie-Étienne Nitot, who was one of the official jewellers to Napoléan I, who would commission spectacular jewels for his wife, Joséphine. Fast forward to today and the house is still putting the happiness of couples first; last year saw it open its first boutique dedicated solely to marriage at 12 Place Vendôme in Paris. Following in this tradition, Chaumet has now launched a special Paris city guide app, which invites couples to rediscover the romantic French capital with recommendations on its best boutique hotels, shops, restaurants and bars, and cultural walking tours. You, Me, Paris, available to download from the App Store in English, French and Mandarin Chinese (itunes.apple.com)

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Thin Blue Line

The quickest way to success is to identify what you’re good at, and then learn to do it better than anyone else. For 60 years, Piaget’s ‘thing’ has been thin watches. In 1957, the manufacture launched the Calibre 9P, the first ‘ultra-thin’ hand-wound mechanical movement at 2mm. In 1960, the Calibre 12P became the thinnest automatic movement at 2.3 mm. Now, 15 years after the Calibre 600P (then the world’s thinnest tourbillon) and three years after the Altiplano 900P (the thinnest hand-wound mechanical timepiece), the brand has unveiled the anniversaryinspired Altiplano 60 collection. First to join the series are two 18-karat white gold, time-only pieces: a 38mm hand-wound watch and a 43mm self-winding alternative. Expect more additions to land later in the year. Altiplano 60th Anniversary Collection, £16,100 (38mm), £21,500 (43mm) (piaget.com)

ONE TO WATCH “For the lady who loves precious metals and diamonds, the Rolex Pearlmaster 34mm is the ideal accessory. A bezel set exclusively with D Flawless diamonds provides a brilliance which perfectly complements the blush pink Roman numeral dial. Shown here in the increasingly popular 18kt everose gold, but also available in white and yellow gold, the 34mm case is the perfect balance between classic and contemporary for the modern stylista who longs for a bit of sparkle in their life.” - Chinda Jim, Senior Sales Ambassador at David M Robinson

Rolex 34mm Pearlmaster M81285, £39,300 Available at David M Robinson in Manchester (davidmrobinson.co.uk)

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A Smartwatch Success Story TAG Heuer is celebrating a year in which it sold 50,000 of its Connected watches by issuing a new version of the timepiece in 18-karat rose gold. Sales of the smartwatch helped TAG Heuer record 10 per cent growth in 2016, a year in which worldwide exports of Swiss watches declined by 11 per cent in the first ten months. TAG Heuer’s chief executive, Jean-Claude Biver, told Reuters he expected sales to increase to 150,000 in 2017. The water-resistant 46mm TAG Heuer Connected rose gold watch features 4GB memory, a lithium battery for a full day of power, and Google Voice integration. Original titanium, £1,100, rose gold, £7,500 (tagheuer.com)

Left Hand Drive Astute market positioning makes Tudor the masters of the mid-market tool watch. No other brand offers such high specs at such consumer-friendly prices, which explains the prevalence of Tudor timepieces on the wrists of so many watch editors. A case in point, and you’ll applaud the pun here, is the brand’s latest creation, the Pelagos LHD, or Left Hand Drive, a watch that positions its winding crown at 9 o’clock rather than 3 o’clock. Intended for the right-hand wrists of lefties, the dive watch houses a COSC-certified in-house movement inside a titanium and steel case that’s equipped with a helium escape valve. The watch is waterproof to 500 metres and boasts an impressive 70-hour power reserve. A unidirectional rotating bezel provides the sort of satisfying ‘click’ that audibly sounds out the words ‘quality control’. All of this for £3,020. Bravo. (tudorwatch.com)

IN BRIEF APPLE CLOSES WATCH CONCESSION Despite launching its second series smartwatch last autumn, Apple is closing its watch concession in Selfridges – the brand’s only concession in the UK. While Apple leads the smartwatch sector, the announcement follows lower-thanforecast sales figures.

SHOCK DEPARTURE OF ZENITH CEO At the start of January, Zenith abruptly announced it had parted ways with former CEO Aldo Magada. Jean-Claude Biver, watch president at Zenith parent company LVMH, takes over short-term management.

BREMONT BACKS OUT OF BASEL Bremont has decided not to exhibit at the world’s largest watch fair, Baselworld, choosing instead to showcase its 2017 collection on home turf. The Bremont Townhouse takes up residence in London at 33 Fitzroy Square for a week from 27 February.

SWITZERLAND BUYS BACK £1 BILLION WORTH OF WATCHES IN 2016 During a year in which sales slumped across Asia and Europe (the UK excluded), Swiss watchmakers were forced to buy back an unprecedented number of units from stockists faced with unsold inventories. “Almost 1.3 billion francs worth of timepieces were sent back in the first 10 months,” says Bloomberg.

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A Labour of Love Like the Van Cleef & Arpels Alhambra pendant or the Bulgari B. zero1 ring, Cartier’s Love bracelet is an iconic piece of jewellery every woman should own. Designed by Aldo Cipullo in 1969, this unique cuff was inspired by ancient cultures and the concept of a chastity belt, and is fitted onto the wearer using a small screwdriver to symbolise eternal love and devotion. The timeless piece has been reinterpreted this year into a more delicate version, with rings now also available, but otherwise it remains true to the original design, with its classic oval shape punctuated with screws. Love bangle, from £3,250 (cartier.co.uk)

To New Extremes Launched in early 2016 as an open-ended collection, Extremely Piaget has been expanded this year to include eight new pieces that exemplify the maison’s masterful jewellery techniques. The latest Palm Tree jewels have been based on an emblem of Piaget and have been brought to life using an innovative goldsmithing technique unique to the house: the Palace Decor. The engraving process endows gold with a mesh-like texture akin to raw silk and gives the leaves their shimmering, naturalistic quality. Extremely Piaget, POA (piaget.com)

Green with Envy At the end of last year, Pantone announced ‘Greenery’ – described as “a fresh and zesty yellow-green shade that evokes the first days of spring” – as the 2017 Colour of the Year. Taking this as their cue, jewellery designers’ 2017 collections are positively bursting with this refreshing shade. British jeweller Theo Fennell’s latest collection, for instance, includes a number of greenhued gemstones, such as the new Bee Different pendant featuring a green tourmaline offset with 18-karat yellow and white gold, and the mesmerising tourmaline and diamond Halo Wave ring with 18-karat white gold. Visit the store to discover more. Green tourmaline Bee Different pendant on 18-inch chain and Halo Wave ring, both POA, Theo Fennell (theofennell.com)

Inside and Out The new Les Merveilles collection by family jewellers Boghossian introduces a new diamond-setting technique to the world of jewellery design, which captures the purest light reflection in diamonds. By setting stones using the smallest amount of metal possible, this permits an uninterrupted flow of light, thereby enhancing the overall brilliance of the diamonds. It has taken Boghossian craftsmen four years of experimentation to achieve and been highlighted in a pair of diamond hoop earrings and a reversible necklace that can be worn two ways: one side set with rubies, the other with diamonds. (boghossianjewels.com)

The Max Factor Jungle fever has taken hold of Max Mara’s SS17 collection, which draws on the work of the late Brazilian Modernist architect Lina Bo Bardi. Classic silhouettes have been given a sporty Rio-inspired twist with palm prints and animal motifs emblazoned on jodhpur leggings and bodysuits in athleisure fabrics such as jerseys and nylons. If that sounds all too adventurous, the house has stayed true to its signature styles, too: think crisp shirts, wide-legged trousers, belted suits and trench coats in shades of cream and taupe. (maxmara.com)

Fashion news Game Changer Mr Porter is the exclusive launch outlet for Kent & Curwen’s new collection, produced under the creative directorship of Daniel Kearns and in partnership with David Beckham, who has just signed a five-year contract as business partner to the brand. The designs are heavily influenced by Beckham’s style, and include sports shirts branded with an English rose motif and shearling-trimmed jackets. We’ve got our eye on the camel coat (£1,200) to take us coolly from winter into early spring. From £150, Kent & Curwen (mrporter.com)

Livin’ La Vida Coca Johnny Coca’s first year as creative director at Mulberry has seen a smörgåsbord of fresh arm candy. His coveted future classics include the compact Clifton with its flat press studs and the sleek Maple (a tote that Mary Poppins would be envious of). This month sees a graphic zigzag adorn these new shapes in bold oxblood, mustard and cream. Maple tote, £995 (mulberry.com)

Sleeping Sustainably Noticing increased attention on the drastic implications of consumption on the planet, Pandora Stormonth Darling – founder of luxury British nightwear brand PJ Pan – decided it was time to use her position to contribute towards protecting wildlife. The result is the ‘Tembo’ pyjamas, which feature intricately woven elephants, and the ‘Twiga’ pyjamas, which depict a turquoise giraffe on a smart navy background, with a portion of the proceeds from each sale going to the Tusk Trust, a pioneering organisation which funds conservation and community programmes across Africa – meaning you can now sleep easier than ever before. (pjpan.co.uk)

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Star-crossed Loafers Duke + Dexter’s stores offer customers a wide array of luxury loafers to browse while enjoying a complimentary beverage from Yorkshire-based Buckshot Coffee Company – a nod to the brand’s roots in Sheffield, where each pair is hand made. Its slip-ons blend British heritage with international influences, and, through its bespoke service, customers can suggest monograms and motifs to personalise their footwear from start to finish. From £225 (dukeanddexter.com)

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On The Marni A New Icon Having collaborated with many a fashion icon – from the late Alexander McQueen to stylist Charlotte Stockdale – awardwinning designer, artist and Wilmslow resident Cordaelia Craine has now created a collection of bespoke, handmoulded leather handbags for the House of Garrard in London’s Mayfair. All the bags are delicately hand-painted and unique, perfectly straddling the line between fashion and art, and include such gorgeous pieces as the Sophia, which sports hand-moulded roses and an antique Art Deco clasp, and the Luella, a beautiful clutch with a removable bamboo-shaped beaded strap and constructed from a single skin of leather. Prices from £2,850 (facebook.com/CordaeliaCraine)

Italian fashion house Marni has revealed a new capsule collection in collaboration with lifestyle e-store YOOX. A first for the digital retailer, the exclusive range celebrates Marni’s heritage prints and vibrant florals, and takes cues from the design archives of founder Consuelo Castiglioni, who recently stepped down as creative director. The campaign is fronted by Australian model Fernanda Ly, who sports candyfloss hued hair, epitomising both brands’ confident aesthetics. (yoox.com) 73

Pay tribute to the dusky landscape of Morocco with floaty bohemian dresses and seek refuge in a lush oasis with tropical prints and vibrant silk scarves P h o t o g r a p h y: A L E X A N D E R B E E R S t y l i n g : GRAHA M C R U Z

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ABOVE Top, £790, Giorgio Armani (armani.com); skirt, £1,500, Alexandra Long (alexandralong.com)

RIGHT Dress, £740, Just Cavalli (justcavalli.robertocavalli.com); ring, £225, Monica Vinader (monicavinader.com)

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LEFT Dress, £2,350, Peter Pilotto, available from Harrods (harrods.com); earrings, POA, Dsquared2 (dsquared2.com)

ABOVE Jumpsuit, £1,695, Agnona (agnona.com); coat, Dsquared2, POA, as before; boots, £730, Giorgio Armani, (armani.com); sunglasses, £395, TD Tom Davies (tdtomdavies.com)

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ABOVE Jumpsuit, ÂŁ1,610, Gabriela Hearst, available at Net-a-Porter (net-a-porter.com); silk scarf, POA, Dolce & Gabbana (dolcegabbana.com)

CREDITS Model: Gia Johnson-Singh @Models 1 / Make-up and hair: Marian Filali for Dior Location: Palais Rhoul Marrakech (palais-rhoul.com)

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Time for a Change Karen Flavell, the owner of Vicki Allen fashion boutique in Hale is rebranding to… 205 on Ashley

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welve months after taking over the business, Karen feels that the time is right to introduce new brands, as well as expand the ranges of some of the best-loved labels that Vicki Allen is famous for. She has spent a great deal of time meeting the boutique’s fabulous and loyal customers and gathering feedback about what people want and need. ‘Forty is the new fabulous’, and the refreshed boutique will cater to stylish and discerning women of all ages. Karen explains: “The core values of the business remain the same – fantastic brands and unbeatable personal service from the team you know and love – we’re just adding a new dimension, with the introduction of selected new brands and more sparkle.” Please join us at the new and improved 205 on Ashley, which officially opens on Wednesday 1 March 2017.

205 Ashley Road, Hale, WA15 9SQ 0161 941 1627 (205onashley.co.uk) (vickiallen.co.uk)

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t may come as a surprise to some that the contemporary and youthful fashion brand Loewe has just celebrated its 170-year anniversary. The Spanish label was established by Enrique Loewe Roessberg in the 19th century as a cooperative of leather and fur specialists. The fresh-faced Jonathan Anderson took the helm as creative director in 2013, incorporating the house’s history into his progressive designs: re-interpreting the seminal 1975 ‘oro’ suede Amazona handbag into a playful and multifunctional new puzzle shape. The multiple British Fashion Award winner has commissioned cult magazine publisher Luis Venegas to compile a limited edition tome on Loewe. The image-heavy, soft-cover compendium is filled with editorials and campaigns – old and new – that give a colourful and detailed insight into the company’s history. Anderson refers to it as a ‘reference tool’ (laid out in no particular order) and ‘not a book to be precious with’. A must for all sartorial libraries. Loewe: Past, Present, Future, £110 (loewe.com; selfridges.com)

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Wrinkle Revolution

This spring, Christian Louboutin is bringing a new level of shine to your nails with a limited-edition mini trio of chrome polishes inspired by specchio – a kind of laminated leather with a mirror-like quality. The Loubichrome Nail Colours are highly pigmented and infused with light-reflecting pearls, resulting in a beautiful iridescent finish. Available in violet, rosy red and a bright yellow shade with hints of lime, carry some much-needed sparkle and vibrancy with you this season wherever you go. From £23, available at Selfridges (eu.christianlouboutin.com)

La Prairie devotees, brace yourselves – this might be the brand’s most exciting launch ever. Officially available nationwide from the end of January – after two weeks exclusively at Selfridges – the Line Interception Power Duo is a total intervention to fight all types of wrinkles which produces incredible results in just 14 days and nights (it really does – we’ve seen them), and smells absolutely divine. It’s a brilliant alternative to professional procedures, and we really can’t recommend it highly enough. The ‘lock’ feature to avoid travel spillages is an added bonus. La Prairie Line Interception Power Duo (50ml), £244 (selfridges.com; laprairie.co.uk)

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TREATMENT OF THE MONTH SKINADE WORDS: louisa castle

Collagen, working from the inside out, is what I was promised. A drink, once a day, to rebuild and strengthen collagen in the skin, boost hydration and reduce fine lines and wrinkles. While my skin is not in a bad way, I was intrigued, and ordered a 30-day trial. In pre-prepared little bottles, they’re easy to drink each day, and also come in travel sachets; handy if you’re out and about – although having said that, given the size of handbags today, you shouldn’t have a problem. After breakfast is the best time to drink it, apparently. The taste is sweet and fruity and by no means unpleasant or tasteless, as some diet products can be, and is the best and most pain-free way to get collagen into your body. To the naked eye I didn’t see much change, I have to be honest – though my nail therapist did comment that my finger nails looked much healthier and stronger. The best way to see the results is to measure them at a skin clinic, taking readings before and after. That is where you’ll really see the difference. The outer layer of skin thickened, plumping out the fine lines, and overall my hydration increased by 25 per cent. The collagen, which forms the structure for most of the body, also appeared much denser, which can only be a good thing. I may not have been a prime candidate as my skin didn’t suffer from too many problems, but I can definitely see the science behind it. Who doesn’t want younger-looking skin? From £90 for a 30-day pack (chestermedispa.co.uk; skinade.co.uk)

Jo Malone London – one of our enduring favourites here at The Cheshire Magazine – is starting 2017 off strong, with the release of the Myrrh & Tonka Cologne (100ml, £105), a noble, intoxicating blend that evokes the smoky, mystical tents of desert nomads, using the rich, potent sap of the Namibian myrrh tree – harvested by hand, no less – mingled with the Tonka bean’s warm almond and lush vanilla. And that’s not all, as we’re thrilled to hear that all of the brand’s Cologne Intense range is now available in 50ml and 100ml. (jomalone.co.uk)

“I spend most of my time using dental implants to replace teeth coming loose due to gum disease. If you have signs of gum disease – such as bleeding when you brush, loose teeth or sensitivity – you may have a problem. To avoid this, make a hygienist your best friend. Ensure you have regular 3-to-4 month visits and that sufficient time is allocated to treat you well (usually no less than half an hour). Don’t be afraid to change if you aren’t confident with your hygiene team – a good hygienist is worth their weight in gold, so value them, and smile away!” - Kevin Dobbs, clinical director at the Dental Academy (dentalacademy.co.uk)

Armed and Delicious If you haven’t discovered niche French perfume brand Juliette Has a Gun, you don’t know what you’re missing. As quirky as its name suggests, the brand is characterised by a playful, sensual take on the fragrance world – particularly when it comes to its most recent unveiling, the fabulously titled ‘MMMM…’. The scent – with notes of neroli, iris butter, patchouli and sandalwood – was created by perfumer Romano Ricci, who describes its name as a “synonym of sensual or olfactory delights, suggesting pure deliciousness, crossing cultures and generations. I thought it would be amusing to make a perfume out of it; a delight that we should abuse… As my grandmother so elegantly said: ‘A little too much, is just enough!’” Well, we’re convinced. (juliettehasagun.com) 85

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The green light Melissa Emerson meets champion of natural and organic beauty, Imelda Burke, to talk about hero products, the science versus nature debate and her new book

melda Burke opened her Content beauty boutique and salon in Marylebone, London in 2008, and has been at the forefront of natural and organic remedies ever since, providing alternatives to mainstream products and introducing numerous niche brands, including Amala and RMS Beauty, to the UK for the first time. Her new book, The Nature of Beauty, is essentially a compact guide to going natural. “Over the past ten years I have answered thousands of questions from customers and beauty editors about natural skincare, and I thought it would be great to have all the research and experience in one easy-to-read place,” Burke explains. Split into different sections, the book includes beauty how-tos – “There are guides on everything from how to recreate a hammam at home to facial massage and sleep rituals” – and more technical information, such as the ingredients she believes in avoiding and how to read a product label. “Always view the product description as advertising copy only. It’s not until

Luminous Foundation, Vapour Organic Beauty, £38 “This creamy stick foundation is ideal for dry, dehydrated skin as the plant oils that form the base ingredients nourish the skin. It’s a little like adding a softer focus filter to the face – it softens the appearance of fine lines and pores.” 86

you read the ingredients list that you will know the real story,” she instructs. Burke suffers from extremely dry skin herself as a result of a skin condition called ichthyosis, and it was after looking for an alternative to a medicated body cream that she began thinking more carefully about skincare ingredients. “I realised the products I was using didn’t really match the organic and natural choices I was making elsewhere in my life. I was taking more care over choosing what I cleaned my bathroom with than what was in my skincare, and I was relying solely on what companies told me. She believes being able to cut through sales speak is essential. “‘Inspired by nature’ is something to look out for on a label – it often means a brand has added a token natural ingredient to a still largely synthetic product, to be able to legitimately use the buzzword ‘natural’.” Being able to trust the claims of natural brands is also important. “Many people think they don’t work, but natural brands often invest in the same clinical trials that mainstream brands do to prove that their products work.” Burke suggests the

Comfrey and Calendula Calming Body Cream, Pai Skincare, £22 “Its secret lies in the combination of two very calming herbal extracts, comfrey and calendula. These seem to stop irritation while the rich plant oils hydrate. I massage it into towel dry skin after showering.”

Hydrating Floral Essence, Tata Harper, From £54 “I am rarely without this facial mist. It helps lock in moisture due to the inclusion of hyaluronic acid and floral waters. I spritz it on in place of a toner and use it to set make-up or hydrate my skin when flying.”

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most common misconception surrounding the efficiency of natural products is that science simply works better. “There is often a nature versus science debate where synthetic, lab-developed ‘scientific ingredients’ are seen as superior in performance, but there is no less science in a natural product. In fact, much of the science that a mainstream brand might reference is from the latest plant discovery it has made and is using as a key active ingredient.” Thanks to her years of research, Burke’s own beauty regime is tightly organised. Cleansing is the most important step, but she also keeps Amly’s No. 1 Radiance Boost on her desk to spray throughout the day as heating really dehydrates her skin. Going natural doesn’t mean a lack of indulgence. “I love to unwind with a swim and sauna,” she says. “The bathing rituals chapter in the book was my favourite to write – and I have so many body scrubs, soaks and bath oils on the go.” Burke does, however, remind me that it’s not just about what we apply to the skin that counts. “We have largely been conditioned to reach for

products first, but you only get lasting results for skin issues when you look at the health of the whole body. I’d recommend omega 3, greens and antioxidants for good skin.” Her own health aside, Burke is a similarly conscious consumer when it comes to product sustainability. “Natural skincare is often locally made in small batches, and the money that goes back to these companies in product sales can enhance local communities, support fair trade practices and organic growers in developing countries around the world,” she adds. Looking a little closer to home meanwhile, Burke is also a big supporter of her own local area. “I love Marylebone because it’s one of the few places that’s managed to keep a good number of independent stores,” she says. “My favourites are Daunt Books, Carousel, MaE Deli and Daylesford.” For me on the other hand, it has to be the Content boutique. The Nature of Beauty by Imelda Burke, published by Ebury Press, £20 (contentbeautywellbeing.com)

Quiet Mind Energy Mist, Lotus Wei, £29.50

Cleanser Concentrate, Kypris, £54

“I spray this energy mist around my head and shoulders to inhale the aromatherapeutic benefits. I also spray it on my pillow to help me sleep when my mind is too busy. Other sprays include Inspired Action, Pure Energy and Inner Peace.”

“One of my all-time favourites, this cleanser contains probiotic ingredients, which are thought to help keep the acid mantle of the skin in balance – a change in the pH of the surface of the skin can have a drying effect. I use it at night.”

Pureplenty Exfoliating Shampoo, Intelligent Nutrients, £26 “My scalp is prone to irritation, but this shampoo works for me. Its sulfate-free formula is gently exfoliating (we exfoliate our face and body but often forget our scalp) using plant sugars rather than granules.” 87

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The Ultimate Home Bar

hat do you buy for the man who has everything? Well, if you’ve £121,000 to spare, the answer is The Timothy Oulton Hudson Bar Cupboard. Stocked with the world’s finest wines, spirits and cigars, as well as awardwinning bartender Marian Beke (though sadly you only get to keep him for the weekend), the cabinet is the result of a partnership between British furniture brand Timothy Oulton and luxury launch site VeryFirstTo.com. Amongst the cabinet’s contents are such extraordinary specimens as Glenlivet Winchester 50-Year-Old Single

Malt whisky (£19,995), Domaine De La Romanée-Conti, Romanée Conti 1997 (£18,995), and a Louis Roederer, Cristal Gold Flacon Jeroboam, 2002 (£16,995), as well as a smoker’s dream line up, including four Partagás Gran Reserva Lusitanias (£260 each). The handcrafted cabinet itself (which can be purchased for £6,100, as can individual drinks and cigars) features a myriad of compartments and leather panels in luxurious multitonal hues of deep browns and blacks, making it a perfect addition to your living room (as if it wasn’t already). The Timothy Oulton Hudson Bar Cupboard, £121,448 (veryfirstto.com)

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orn in Altrincham and growing up in Sale, David Screeton is a Cheshire man through and through. As a youngster, he played a lot of sports and, like many at that time, regularly played football and cricket – until his love of golf began. “It wasn’t until I started caddying for my father, that my interest was sparked in golf. I soon progressed on to having lessons myself at Ashton-on-Mersey, where my parents played, and took to it like the proverbial duck to water! “I turned professional when I left school at 15, starting off as an assistant pro, qualifying as a full pro when I was 18. When I told my father I wanted to turn professional, he was – understandably – reluctant at first, but once he knew I was serious, he backed me all the way. There were no coaching programmes back then. The game has developed so much since my early days, the youngsters coming through and on tour are much better all-round players. “I played on the pro tour between 1979 and 1982, made possible by some sponsorship from a friend who owned a kitchen company. At 18, I moved to Scarborough to continue my career at Southcliff Golf Club and I won my first pro tournament when I was 19, and followed that up by winning the Yorkshire Assistants Championship. “In 1979 I returned to Manchester attached to Flixton Golf Club, moving back to Chortlon in 1982, as head professional, during which time I continued to compete, winning local pro-ams and being crowned Manchester golfer of the year. “In 1984 I found myself at the top of the leader board of the British Open! The run up to qualifying was shaky: I was shooting 71, 73 a few

weeks before, not a great start. Then I shot 68 in the regional qualifier. At London Links I posted a 67 and 69 to get into the Open by one shot! “The Open was at St Andrews, the home of golf, and the weather was perfect. Obviously, I was very nervous; it’s a massive event. I said to my father “I didn’t want to finish last” and really, I just wanted to enjoy myself. I teed off in the afternoon with John Bland from South Africa and Rick Hartman from America. I played solidly the first eight holes, but didn’t make my puts. I started to feel comfortable in my surroundings and suddenly birdied the 9,10,11 and 12th. I was now four under and in a tie for the lead.

“The game has developed so much since my early days; the youngsters coming through and on tour are much better all-round players” “Suddenly as I was two shots in front of Sevi, the cameras started zooming in – it was quite an incredible feeling. In the end, I finished level par in 16th position, but I’d been able to get my 15 minutes of fame. “As well as leading the Open, I have also had the honour of representing Europe in the PGA cup, and played against America at Kiawah Island. That’s the most nerve-racking golf I’ve played. It’s unbelievable to stand on that first tee. Your legs do shake and you’re just trying to get through it. It’s such an honour to represent your country.” Today, Dave is head professional at Worsley Park Marriott Hotel & Country Club and has © Danny E Hooks / Shutterstock, Inc

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This April hosts the annual race for the green jacket at Augusta National Golf Club. Dave Screeton shares his love of the game and tips for those to watch this US Masters

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been since it opened 17 years ago. “It was just an open field when I first saw it, and I thought, What a great opportunity! It’s so refreshing; the place just gives you such a buzz. There’s always something happening. “In the main, I now coach. Everyone from European tour stars and challenge tour stars: Branden Grace, Fichardt and Richard Sterne, to complete beginners. I even have a 90-year-old player who was in a prison camp during the war – still trying to improve his game."

“My money is on Phil Michelson, Bubba Watson or Henrik Stenson for the title this year” Working with the stars and living the game, we have to know who are the ones to watch this year. “2016 has thrown up some new faces and brought some of the old guard back into the spotlight and that's set to continue this year. The great thing about pro golf is that it is a sport for all ages with young and old doing well. You just have to look at players like Miguel Angel Jimenez who still winning at 50+. “One of the exciting British youngsters making a name for himself is Matthew Fitzpatrick. Having turned pro in 2014, he’s now 29th in the world and recently made the Ryder Cup team – which I’m sure helped him come through to win the tour championship in 2016. “In the women's game, keep an eye on Charlie Hull. She just won the CME Group Tour Championship and is looking strong. “My award for the best swing technically in 2016 must be split between Justin Rose and Adam Scott. “As for The Masters. I’ve been watching it since I was a little boy sat on the lounge floor. It’s one of the things that inspired me to play the game: to be able to go, and walk through the gates at Augusta was simply unbelievable. It’s magical. “The course itself is groomed to perfection and, as it is on an old plantation, there is such a

variety of trees and plants, they make Augusta unlike any other course in the world. “‘Amen corner’ is the most famous part of the course which takes players around the 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th holes. That’s where the Masters is almost always won or lost. But 17 and 18 are tough holes to look out for as well. “As a course, Augusta seems to suit left handers; that’s why Bubba Watson and Phil Michelson do so well there. The way the course shapes up, it works well for a high left-handed fade. “I also think that both the undulations and super-fast greens also suit players who hit the ball high, especially with the long irons. “Therefore, taking that and form into consideration, my money is on Phil Mickelson, Bubba Watson or Henrik Stenson for the title this year. Either way, I'm looking forward to the game.” Dave Screeton is head golf professional at Worsley Park Marriott Hotel & Country Club. (0161 975 2011; visit marriottgolf.co.uk/club/ worsley-park)

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espite Toyota’s onwards-and-upwards progress, this is the Japanese car company that has defined blandness to perfection. And yet, after sampling its Auris model last year, powered by a punchy 1.2-litre, light-pressure turbo-charged engine, I made no apology for becoming totally beguiled. I even took to social media to declare my fascination to colleagues and Toyota owners… well, it helps me get through some sleepless nights. Then the C-HR arrived. By all accounts, this car should not work. I hate SUVs, though I admit I do love hybrids. It’s the stilted-ride height of the typical SUV that truly gets my goat, but it did not do so with the C-HR. The Toyota carries off the optical illusion of crossover-ness without resorting to jacking up the body to ridiculous heights. Instead, its pinched midriff and the darker sections of lower bodywork grant a lissom-andlithe profile to the car. It works with the flow-lines on the vehicle’s flanks, while the bolstered and sporty wheel arches wrapped around stylish alloy wheels make it look more rally-car than faux mud-plugger. The result appears stretched and sinewy, perhaps even verging on muscular… but not in that mildly disturbing Floridian beach style.

“The deepest joy is granted upon cracking open the driver’s door” Intriguingly, even the LED head-and-tail lamp units that protrude into the atmosphere, yet don’t foster the bejewelled appearance of an Italian exotic, manage to assimilate a designedin purpose. They are meant to be there and are not token accessories. Even the visual hints at aerodynamic ‘ground effects’, the front and rear under-bumper addenda, even the highlevel tail spoiler, do not look out of place. However, the deepest joy is granted upon cracking open the driver’s door. It starts with an incredibly smart swathe of mauve-coloured, saddle-type ‘hide’, layered sensually across the dashboard top and stacked above a mid-blue ‘metallic’ flange that connects both front doors to the architecture. Below this juts, rather than slinks, a soft-touch lower dashboard trim, within which is the push-to-open bin ahead of the front passenger’s knees. All this, not to mention the padded roof panel (with its moulded-leaf impression) and the diamond texture door cards (also in mauve), add fascinating levels of interest.

Like an iPad, but carrying readily visible graphics, the centre of the dash is dominated by a touch-screen that accesses most of the car’s functions. Ahead of the driver is the Toyota customary hybrid dashboard. The lower centre console is finished in pianoblack, with a pair of large diameter and thoughtfully LED-illuminated cupholders (one ahead of, the other behind, the automatic CVT gear selector). The cockpit of the C-HR is one of the best of any car that I have tested in the past five years, even a McLaren supercar. Although there is ample space in the rear, the small windows, dark grey roof-lining and upwards lilt of the rear door frames help to create a claustrophobic impression while over-the-shoulder checks by the driver are obscured slightly by the depth and width of the rear pillars, more so to the nearside than offside.

“Firm, roll-free but forgivingly compliant suspension is matched to deliciously accurate and well-weighted steering” On the other hand, the boot is large and easy to access, the rear seats folding, to more than double the available space. A puncture repair kit sits in the space below the boot floor. Beneath the bonnet is fairly typical Toyota hybrid fayre: a four-cylinder, twin-cam, 16-valve petrol-injected engine sits alongside an electric motor. The largely conventional internal combustion unit develops an unremarkable 97bhp for its 1.8-litre capacity, allied to 104lbs ft. of torque, the engine’s pulling power. The nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) battery pack is located below the cabin floor, lowering the car’s centre of gravity, and develops a maximum of 600v. Although the combined output of petrol engine and electric motor output is just 122bhp, the electric capacity

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Toyota C-HR Price: £26,495 on the road Engine: Front-mounted, 1,798 in-line four-cylinder petrol plus electric motor Power: 122hp combined performance: 105mph max, 0-62mph in 10.7 secs drive: Front-wheel drive, CVT automatic transmission

almost doubles the available amount of torque. This means instant karma every time you press the throttle away from a standstill. Remember that there are no gears to contend with, thanks to the CVT gearbox, which means that testing the 0-60mph figure of 10.7 seconds is a seamless exercise, so long as you can tolerate the distant, if frantic, whining of the engine revving at its peak power figure of around 5,200rpm. Of course, it is not like that all the time, as the driver soon becomes accustomed to modulating the accelerator pedal, when keeping up with the rest of the traffic and the C-HR settles into a high-speed cruise in a most relaxed manner. Its top speed is given as a modest 105mph. Driven hard, the C-HR will give around 47.6mpg, although more judicious motoring, with as much use of the limited EV mode (which does work well in town-centre traffic for a mile or so) as is possible, should see a satisfyingly consistent 65mpg. Best of all for city dwellers, the CO2 emissions are a wallet-friendly 87g/km. C-HR’s driveability is first rate. Firm, roll-free but forgivingly compliant suspension is matched to deliciously accurate, well-weighted steering. And it’s well equipped, too. The Excel model tested has part leather upholstery, heated front seats, rear privacy glass, 18-inch alloy wheels, and 8-inch touch screen with sat nav, smart phone compatibility and rear parking camera. The simple truth is that the C-HR looks great and is fun to drive. Fun… now there’s an adjective that I have not applied to a Toyota for almost 25 years. From a range that starts at £20,995 and rises to £27,995, had I not acquired a new Suzuki Baleno for personal use just two months ago, C-HR is where I would have invested my money. I love its practicality, comfort and build quality. Its cabin is artful in its colours and textural integrity and the C-HR engages with the driver in a way that Toyota has not for many years. It is for those reasons, whether for business or private use, that I make it my Car of the Year. And, yes, I know it’s only March… (lindop.toyota.co.uk)

Travel news Arabian Nights Al Baleed Resort Salalah by Anantara has opened a gateway into luxury, culture and history in southern Oman, situated on the shimmering edge of the Arabian Sea. Introducing its first luxury pool villa resort, Anantara boasts three dining venues offering exquisite flavours from around the world, and the world-acclaimed Anantara Spa, which delivers rejuvenating treatments using indigenous ingredients. With pristine beaches, tranquil gardens, ancient ruins, heritage sites and the vibrantly beautiful wadis (valleys) of Oman, Al Baleed Resort Salalah can fulfil any traveller’s desires. Nightly rates start from £264 on a bed & breakfast basis in a Premier Sea View Room (salalah.anantara.com)

When in Tuscany Experience the striking beauty of Val d’Orcia for the first time this winter from the warmth and serenity of an 18th-century farmhouse villa. Many plan to visit Tuscany during the summer, famed, as it is, for its sunshine; however, the region’s rolling hills and cypress trees are just as – possibly even more – captivating during the winter. A number of seasonal activities and vibrant festivals await – taste Tuscany’s regional produce of olive oil, wine, chestnuts and mushrooms while being dazzled by festive lights and music. Prices start from €1,000 per villa, per night (rosewoodhotels.com)

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Short haul La dolce vita

Chateau Chic Domaine de Verchant is a chic, intimate 26-room 16th-century stone chateau set among 17 hectares of its own vineyards and a mere 15 minutes from Montpellier, the airport and the Mediterranean coastline. Open all year round, this luxury five-star retreat offers its own exquisite wines of the Languedoc-Roussillon and cuisine influenced by flavours of the sea, as well as a thoroughly decadent spa with eight treatment rooms, a sauna, Jacuzzi, private hammam, indoor hydrotherapy pool, two outdoor pools and a high-tech ‘super’ 400m2 Technogym. Domaine de Verchant is offering guests four nights for the price of three, with rooms from €195 per night (domainedeverchant.com)

To rid yourself of winter’s many excesses, a new five-night detox programme at Lake Garda’s Lefay Spa Resort draws on Chinese medicinal practices. Treatments have been devised by energy guru Dr Carlo Barbieri, who will create a bespoke regime for each guest. Whether through massages or moxibustion, a therapeutic approach to kicking bad habits is guaranteed. €2,465 (lefayresorts.com)

Eastern Promise Thanks to an ever-growing demand for flights connecting the UK to Hong Kong, the autonomous region’s flag carrier, Cathay Pacific, has announced that they’ll be adding a fifth weekly flight from Manchester this year, becoming an all-Airbus A350-900 operation in June. So, no more excuses for putting off that dream trip to Victoria Peak after all. (cathaypacific.com)

Long haul On cloud nine

For a detox with a difference, Shakti Himalaya’s Head in the Clouds retreat offers the perfect opportunity to recharge at its Shakti Kumaon and Leti 360° outposts in northern India. Travellers will combine hiking through the most remote villages and mountains; yoga and meditation classes to relax the mind and body; plus an education in the art of mindfulness. Authentic Himalayan cuisine and such blissful seclusion will transport you – temporarily, anyway – to nirvana. From £4,702 for eight days, (shaktihimalaya.com)

Be Enlightened Whether youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking for full-on adventure or a little luxury, Jonny Cooper shares his expert tips for experiencing the magic of the Northern Lights

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n basic scientific terms, we now know that the unique and magical Northern Lights are caused by the magnetic energy from the sun hitting earth and causing gas in our atmosphere to glow. This magnetic energy is concentrated around our polar regions, so this makes areas of northern Sweden, Norway and Finland within the Arctic Circle ideal places to visit for those wanting to experience the Northern Lights. Experiencing the Northern Lights is really difficult to put into words, however, even though I have spent winters working in the Arctic for many years, I still get a rush of excitement when they appear in the night sky. The only way I can describe it is that the sky looks like a simmering, bright green pond; as though the sky is putting on a huge light show just for you. You can switch from being super excited to intensely relaxed in a matter of moments – and all of this in a stunning Arctic setting which brings its own sense of adventure. How you experience them is up to you. Whether it’s luxury, adventure, food or culture. Enjoy the high life with a stay in the new Treehotel cabin in Swedish Lapland. Famed for its seven innovative rooms, including the UFO, Bird’s Nest and Mirrorcube, each is suspended 4-10 metres above the ground and amongst the trunks of the forest’s trees. Combine this with night ice sculpting and Aurora hunting; dogsledding; two nights at the luxury Brändön Lodge with sauna and hot tub and a snowmobile day on the frozen Baltic sea – and you have an experience like no other. Or you could go for a fully-guided itinerary with a spectacular helicopter transfer over Europe’s last true wilderness. Then you could enjoy the Northern Lights from a luxury catamaran, an igloo, traditional Swedish Lavvu and Finnish Kota as well as on top of the spectacular Arctic mountains. Not forgetting the culture, food and nature across the Arctic region: from meeting Sami reindeer herders; top chefs showcasing Sweden and Finland’s best food; a train journey reputed to be one of the best in the world to dog-sledding, snowmobiling,

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ice-fishing and a visit to the original ICEHOTEL. A complete adventure – and some. And if you're looking for adventure, romance and that VIP experience, you can hunt for the Northern Lights in Kilpisjarvi, Finland from the warmth of The Aurora Sled Bubble. The bubble is pulled behind a snowmobile into the heart of the Arctic wilderness, allowing guests uninterrupted views inside a comfortable, see-through, heated bubble for two and, for the more adventurous, you can stay overnight inside the bubble and sleep beneath the stars.

“You need a combination of location on a northerly latitude, clear dark skies and a bit of luck” For families looking to get stuck in, what about your very own cozy igloo, surrounded by dramatic uninterrupted Arctic views? Not only is there an expertly pre-built igloo waiting as a base for the experience, but guests will also learn how to make their own igloo and contribute to an ongoing igloo-building project. Add to this the chance to explore and learn about magical ice caves and ice formations; catch dinner by ice-fishing; listen to ancient stories about the Arctic; enjoy refreshments served in ice glasses; and Aurora hunt from your remote Arctic igloo – no matter what your age, guests will enjoy this true celebration of the Arctic’s frozen wilderness. You can also experience dining like never before: a four-course banquet cooked by a chef over an open fire in an igloo in the middle of the Arctic wilderness. Guests will taste local delicacies, including Suovas (a lightly smoked

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reindeer roast) with juniper butter served with traditional flat bread, while keeping one eye skyward for the Northern Lights. Or step into the shoes of the indigenous Sami people, immersing yourself in the journey through the nature, culture, food, history and myths that make up the Sami way of life. That includes trying your hand at reindeer herding; eating traditional Sami food; going for an Arctic walk in Nuvtthaga in traditional Sami shoes; visiting Sami communities; and staying in a traditional Sami lavvu tee-pee. Having said all that, the Northern Lights are a natural phenomenon. To experience them you need a combination of location on a northerly latitude, clear dark skies and a bit of luck. There are measurements to help forecast Aurora; however you can never tell when the sky will light up, or when there will be a perfect break in the cloud. For me it is like being on safari: it’s the anticipation and, ultimately, the excitement of finally seeing them, that I love. Although you are never guaranteed to see Aurora, given clear nights, your chance of seeing them is extremely high – and when you do, it is well worth the chase. Jonny Cooper is the owner of Off the Map Travel. (offthemaptravel.co.uk; ilovenorthernlights.com; +44 (0) 800 566 8901)

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Weekend away … Down Hall, Hertfordshire WORDS: Gemma Knight

e slowly trundle along the country lanes of Hatfield Heath on an utterly freezing day, a blanket of dense, damp fog cloaking fields and trees on either side and thickening with every passing mile. Unable to see more than a few feet past the windscreen, it’s just as we begin to suspect that we’ve been irrevocably consumed by a Brontë novel that the comforting façade of Down Hall looms into view. The hotel, set in a 19th-century mansion house and surrounded by 110 acres of woodland, has recently benefited from an incredible £6 million refurbishment, meaning that every inch of its flamboyant Italianate interior is utterly pristine. We climb the stairs to our room and are met with a cosy little oasis of calm, filled with plush furnishings in neat heritage colours (a tip: opt for a Classic or Executive room; the gorgeous two and fourposter beds are worth the added expense). Having generally thawed, we re-don coats and scarves and head for the Eden Spa. Furnished with lashings of ESPA products and gleaming in its state-of-the-art newness, the spa is without doubt Down Hall’s crowning glory – but beware, it can only be accessed by leaving the main building and walking a minute or two across an outdoor courtyard. It’s certainly not the only country house to physically separate hotel and spa but, on a day beset with thick freezing fog, did make my preferred spa ensemble – bath robe and slippers – something of a no-go.

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Thankfully, however, this is the only point which detracts from an otherwise extremely well done small spa. With four treatment rooms – three single, one double – the Eden Spa is able to offer a long list of facials and full-body treatments, including my two favourites: the hot stone and Swedish massages, as well as their signature aromatherapy massage. There’s also a lovely circular hydrotherapy pool, which you’re likely to have all to yourself, a mood-lit sauna, steam room and state-of-the-art gym, plus the option of manicures, pedicures and makeovers. Warm, gently pummelled into a deep sense of aromatic bliss and just starting to get peckish, we return to our room, dress for dinner and make for The AA Rosette-awarded Grill Room. Flanked by a cocktail bar, terrace and The Ibbetson’s Tea Lounge, the AngloFrench-inspired Grill Room is Down Hall’s main event in the culinary department, and rightly so. With head chef Matthew Hill at the helm, the kitchen produces dishes of an almost surprisingly excellent standard (we are, after all, in the wilds of Hertfordshire), including such signature creations as braised pork cheek, lamb croquette, beetroot-cured salmon with pea risotto and mango cheesecake. Suffice to say, Down Hall is an extremely popular wedding venue, and – with great service, pamper options and excellent food – by the time we pull grudgingly away from its grand gravel driveway, we’re more than able to see why. (downhall.co.uk; edenspadownhall.co.uk)

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The classroom Out of Africa Last December, sixth formers from Withington Girls’ School enjoyed a week-long trip to The Gambia, volunteering at the Mama Tamba nursery in Illiassa, which Withington’s Gambia charity WithGambia has funded, and visiting a sustainable organic farm and BeeCause. Prior to their expedition, the 13th organised by Withington, the girls had worked hard to raise funds to help local communities, paying for a re-roofing project, electricity and a classroom redecoration at the Mama Tamba Nursery, and buying teaching resources and gifts to give away during their stay. The community in Illiassa also benefited, as the group took with them solar lamps to donate to the local people. (wgs.org)

Simply the Best SEA LIFE Manchester is celebrating after winning the Best Venue for Science Learning at the School Travel Awards, hosted by TV newsreader and Antiques Roadshow favourite, Fiona Bruce. Congratulations! (visitsealife.com/manchester)

Entering the Dragons’ Den Students from Wilmslow High School have been recognised by business leaders at Manchester Airport, after they won a Dragons’ Den-style enterprise competition, beating 14 other schools from across Greater Manchester and Cheshire. The team made £2,205 profit, taking part in 13 sales opportunities around Manchester and Cheshire with their idea for a Reindeer and Santa Sweetie Bag, which contained different coloured sweets in layers to make the two familiar faces. The grand final was held at the Radisson Blu, Manchester Airport, where competing schools from across the north west pitched their products to the Dragons, presenting a summary of productivity, finance and lessons learnt as a result of the experience. Each school team was awarded up to £100 as a business set-up loan after an initial pitch of their product to the Dragons, who were made up of representatives from Manchester Airport, WDF, Marriott, Holiday Inn Express, Enterprise Rent a Car, GMP, John Lewis, Singapore Airlines, TransPennine Express and the Airport Chaplaincy. A total of £8,700 profit was made by all of the schools who took part, which will be shared between St Ann’s Hospice, East Cheshire Hospice, Francis House and Manchester Children’s Hospital.

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Kids’ news Get Set, Lego Style, convenience and fun have been brought to you by the modern children’s online shop Nubie, in the form of Lego. No more stepping on painful little bricks; these colourful blocks are super functional. Use them for play or storage, and as they have the same design as the original pieces, you can stack them up afterwards for space-saving and trendy Lego towers. From £18 (nubie.co.uk)

On Your Bike The Karbon has established itself as one of the lightest balance bikes in the world, weighing in at just 350g. Designed to teach children how to cycle without the use of stabilisers, the Karbon has a sleek and sporty design that is available in either matt or glossy black. It has been crafted entirely from carbon, with the exception of its gel saddle, which allows your child’s weight to be evenly distributed to provide ultimate comfort and balance. £999 (kiddimoto.co.uk) 108

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The Next Generation Sportswear brand A-Z, a partnership between Swedish footballer Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Scandinavian clothing giant Varner, has one of the best junior collections we’ve ever seen. Founded on the ethos that exercise – both physical and mental – is essential to wellbeing, the brand wants to inspire and encourage young people to start training at an early age, providing for boys and girls ages 5-14 with sportswear of the same quality and variety as that available to adults. ”The more kids enjoy themselves, the better they play, and the harder they will work,” Ibrahimovic explained. “It’s up to us how far we want our kids to go. If you encourage and believe in them, they can accomplish anything.” (a-z.com/sv/junior)

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W Travelling First Class This contemporary bed bag is the perfect item to ensure that you always travel with your pet in style and with ease. Handcrafted in Spain and made from 100 per cent natural wool, the bag unfolds to provide total luxury for your faithful friend. Not only is it soft and insulating, but it also includes a convenient pocket to store any essential treats and toys. Beautiful as a shoulder bag on its own, it is available in either pink, grey or taupe. Bow-wow. £150 (styletails.com)

Cool Kids Merging classic styles from Adidas Originals and the creative hand-drawn prints from Mini Rodini, the two brands have partnered to create a year-long collection that will be released throughout 2017. Dedicated to imagination, creativity and the imprint left by children, the playful collection of leisure wear is truly unique. All items will have high sustainability values, such as organic cotton and recycled polyester, so kids can be kinder to the planet – while looking totally trendy. From £60 (minirodini.com)

oof woof! There’s nothing like the first signs of spring to put a spring in my step, so I put my best paw forward and March away all my winter woes. This time of year excites me: my little brother Aston and I can head off on our adventures, with a little sun on my fur and more daylight to enjoy the beautiful scenery, from The Edge at Alderley to the Sandstone Trail and every river and valley we can find in this part of the country. Apart from trying to lose a few pounds walking, I have decided to teach my little brother Aston the importance of caring for dogs in less fortunate situations, so I got in touch with Dogs Trust to see how we could help. This is the UK’s largest dog welfare charity and last year alone they cared for nearly 17,000 dogs. Most of the dogs they look after find loving new homes in the first six weeks, but those who need a little extra care are always safe because Dogs Trust will never put down a healthy dog. And so, without further ado, I’d like to introduce our sponsored dog Seamus, my new best friend and pen pal. I am thrown off the scent when any letters drop onto the mat, but as soon as I see the pawprint on the envelope, I know it’s from Seamus, writing with all the latest updates and adventures on his life at the Dogs Trust. Seamus is a Shih Tzu, a super fluffy boy with a smile from ear to ear beaming out from behind his fur! His first letter told us he loves cuddly toys, so Aston and I are putting a little box together to give to him when we meet. Sponsoring a dog is a two way experience, giving children the opportunity to care about and grow to love a dog that, though not their own, still needs love and support. Aston gets so excited when a letter arrives from Seamus, then we sit down and go through it together and talk about the importance of looking after all animals. But of course, Aston already knows this and looks after me very well. He helps Anji make my breakfast and dinner every day and – don’t tell Anji – but Aston sometimes shares his dog friendly food with me! Until Next time, Love & Licks

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tarting educational life as a small tutorial college with just a handful of students back in 1990, Abbey College Manchester, has now become a leading independent college in a large six-storey, modern, well-equipped building in the centre of Manchester with around 220 students. “Dynamic, exciting, innovative and unique are the words that I would use to describe the learning environment at Abbey College Manchester,” Liz explains. “Offering high-quality, flexible, two-year A-Level programmes, one-year A-Level retakes and one-year GCSE programmes, our academic results are consistently excellent, and around 90 per cent of students each year gain entry to their first choice university course and destination. In 2016, 45 per cent of all examinations taken at A-Level were graded at A* or A, and 67 per cent were graded at A*, A or B. "Our last Independent Schools Inspection Report (ISI, February 2015) stated the following: ‘The students’ personal development is excellent. They are confident, articulate and sensitive to the needs of others. ‘The college is successful in its aim to guide students to respect and value one another. This is a community with young people from many countries as well as from a variety of backgrounds, faiths and cultures within the city and surrounding area. They are valued and nurtured within an environment where the principal emphasis is that of respect – for people, place and property. Parental responses

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to the pre-inspection questionnaire comment favourably on their child’s behaviour and confidence and are appreciative of the changes effected by the college. 'The contribution of the curriculum and extra-curricular provision is excellent. The varied and well-constructed curriculum fully supports the aim of the college to help and guide students to achieve academic success. Class sizes are small and flexibility both in the subjects offered and in the courses available enables programmes of study to be matched to a large degree to the individual ability and needs of students.’ "Our modern building provides an environment conducive to study and, in our small classes, each student can develop their individual aptitudes aided by a strong system of tutorial guidance. A major expansion that will increase total floorspace by 15 per cent will be taking place in the first quarter of 2017. “Students are offered an academically challenging environment and, at the same time, we treat them as young adults and expect them to adopt a mature and responsible approach to their studies. There is no uniform and teachers are called by their first names. Our learning environment provides an ideal transition from school to university. “We believe that small classes, high quality teaching and a strong tutor system are the key to success. The approach is very personal and means that students are focused on their studies and are given lots of attention from teachers to maximise attainment and fulfil potential. Average class size is seven and the highest number we ever have in a class is 12. “We specialise in giving expert help and guidance to students about university courses that will enable them to pursue a future that offers challenge, stimulation and economic security. A programme of mock interviews, one-to-one career and university guidance meetings and personal statement workshops is offered to enable students to learn how to present themselves with confidence and substance on paper and at interview.” (abbeymanchester.co.uk)

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eaturing fearsome crocs, palm trees, flowers and musical notes, Stella McCartney has brought the vibrancy of the tropics home for her new collection of kids and baby wear. Perfect for a winter escape, the collection also includes an extended swimwear line, with matching swim-tees, bottoms and cover-ups with an UPF of 50+ for ultimate sun protection. In keeping with McCartney’s commitment to sustainability, the designs will feature fabrics made from organic fibres and sustainable materials, and two of the T-shirts, available in both baby and kid sizes, have been designed for the ‘Meat Free Monday’ campaign. From £31 (stellamccartney.com)

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Snug as a Bug The Danish concept of ‘hygge’ (pronounced ‘hue-gah’) is centred on wellbeing, especially when fighting off the January blues post-Christmas. Described in English as cosiness or togetherness, hygge recommends quality family time and those extra two hours in bed – and it’s with this in mind that Brissi has designed its new faux fur range. Taking inspiration from Danish living, the collection arrives in a neutral colour palette of grey, taupe and cream to create a warm and welcoming atmosphere. The Chamonix faux fur cushion adds an Alpine chalet feel to beds or sofas, while large blankets have been designed for beds and smaller throws for snuggling on the sofa. From £34 (brissi.com)

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Gvardian of the Galaxy Versace swaps its usual elaborate embellishments for a sleek, futuristic aesthetic in its Gvardian homeware collection. The mainly monochrome range still packs a punch with space-age chairs and sofas, as well as industrial-style tables made from matte carbon fibre, giving them an unusual tactile appeal. (versacehome.it)

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The Venetian island of Murano has long been renowned for its beautiful and colourful handmade glassware, crafted using the skilful technique of glassblowing. Contemporary Murano glass specialist La Murrina was established by a group of glass masters in the 1960s and has since grown from a small factory into an experienced leader in glassware and lighting, priding itself on production and innovation. The brand also collaborates with a number of designers, combining the traditional technique with modern design to create pieces that bridge the gap between classic and contemporary. (lamurrina.com)

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Take the Heat Joining an area renowned for its thriving interior design market, luxury radiator specialist Castrads has opened a store on Chelsea’s Fulham Road. The Manchester-based family business has 10 years of experience in creating unique and timeless cast iron radiators with signature finishes. Marking the brand’s second London store, the luxury showroom – which has been decorated with original pieces by artist Katy Kirbach – will offer classic styles in a variety of polishes, lacquers, moulds and paints. Signature finishes include leather, stone and a unique marble-effect crackle paint. (castrads.com)

Shabby Chic The new fabric collection by Olivia Bard, Burnished Grandeur, fuses tradition with modernity, rediscovering heritage with its abstract prints and striking textures. Inspired by old-world French elegance, steel blues are fused with pearl undertones, accentuated with hints of gold, pewter and ruby to create a classic and indulgent colour scheme that has been tailored for a modern interior. The different prints and materials go hand in hand to create a rough luxe look – perfect for upholstering everything from sofas to feature cushions. The fabrics can also be teamed with the accompanying collection of tiebacks and curtain poles to create beautiful window displays. From £33 per metre (oliviabard.co.uk)

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Price your home sensibly and it will sell W OR D S : C r i s p i n H a r r i s MRIC S , J a c k s o n - S t o p s & S t a ff

any national agents, including JacksonStops, commented on property market predictions for 2017 back in January, so how is the North West and specifically Cheshire faring? The national picture was one of slower predicted growth due in no small part to the government’s introduction of stamp duty changes, which has continued to affect the higher end of the market. The north west market is witnessing steady growth in property prices for homes valued up to £1.5 million, but these are still small increases. Brexit and its unknown implications is still affecting the market, with buyers and sellers exercising caution. While the predictions remain correct, external forces in the north west and our region are helping to buoy the property market. Progression of the Northern Powerhouse continues to bring more investment into the region, including within the property market. As we reported last year, an increasing number of high-worth properties in Cheshire’s golden triangle are being sold and rented to those in business and industry rather than sports stars. Entrepreneurial investment in Cheshire brings with it a talented workforce, which gravitates towards the best housing areas and stock. Key villages in the area remain popular and demand for decent properties continues to outstrip supply, but only when properties are priced sensibly. Demand may be high but buyers are savvier than ever, and are fully equipped with the facts about the estimated true value of properties they are viewing. As such, there will continue to be a lack of appetite for overpriced properties. My advice is to work with an experienced estate agent to sensibly price your property as there is a significant number of people wishing to move into Cheshire.

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Simple Things Iconic British brands Anglepoise and Paul Smith collaborate again for Edition Three of the Anglepoise® + Paul Smith lamp. Influenced by artist Piet Mondrian and the Dutch artistic movement De Stijl (which will celebrate its centenary in 2017) the abstract art-inspired desk lamp is a simple yet stylish addition to the home. Taking Anglepoise’s unmistakable form and Paul Smith’s quirky design style, the classic lamp is a vibrant contrast to its first and second editions – using Mondrian’s accent colours of red, white and blue to create a season-neutral piece. £160 (anglepoise.com)

Bathroom Scales Giacomini Design develops innovative water sculptures that are crafted and developed in Italy. One of the standout pieces in its first range, Sculture d’Acqua, is an unusual snake tap made of titanium and steel (pictured). Paired with advanced technology – such as control via WiFi, touch settings, voice commands and LED lights to indicate temperature – it’s sure to make your next bathroom experience like no other. From £10,000 (giacominidesign.it)

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Alderley Edge An exceptional small Estate comprising a 6 bedroom house with leisure suite, 1 bedroom cottage and office block, all nestled in outstanding grounds, with one of the most glorious south-facing views in Cheshire.

• 4 reception rooms • breakfast kitchen • wine cellar • 6 bedrooms (all en suite) • games room • leisure suite with pool • 1 bedroom cottage • office building • hard tennis court • garaging • approximately 0.9 of an acre • EPC - B Guide Price: £4,650,000

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Chelford An exquisite 7 bedroom manor house set in sublime gardens & grounds of approximately 25 acres.

• 3 reception rooms • orangery • breakfast kitchen • library • study • basement • 7 bedrooms (6 en suite) • leisure suite with pools, gym & sauna • 2 bed housekeepers cottage • garaging • fishing lake • tennis court • golf tee & green • helipad • approaching 25 acres • EPC - C Guide Price: £6,995,000

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Alderley Edge A 5,000 sq ft, west-facing, Arts & Crafts family house with breathtaking far-reaching views over the Cheshire Plain towards the Clwydian hills.

• 3 reception rooms • media/games room • hobbies room • kitchen/breakfast room • 5 bedrooms (all en suite) • garage • car port • about 0.5 of an acre • EPC - D Guide Price: £2,250,000

Wilmslow The jewel in the crown of the Bollin Park development - our clients have taken this beautifully constructed luxury house and elevated it to another level. This ‘Kingsbury II’ house is offered with a £255,000 discount from the developers current price list.

• 3 reception rooms • study • kitchen open-plan to garden room • 5 bedrooms (3 en suite) • bathroom • garaging • gardens • 10 year NHBC Guarantee • EPC – B Offers in excess of £1,195,000

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Prestbury A masterpiece of modern architecture with an opulent open-plan interior, tucked away from view.

• 3 reception rooms • media room • study • kitchen/breakfast room • first floor games room • 5 bedrooms (3 en suite, master with dressing room) • shower room • leisure suite with pool, Jacuzzi, steam room & gym • garaging • tree house with zip wire • gardens • about 3/4 of an acre • EPC - D Guide Price: £3,850,000

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A beautiful south facing house set down a private no-through lane.

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• 3 reception rooms • 4 bedrooms • 2 bath/shower rooms • garden room • garage • gardens • EPC - F

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Alderley Edge An exemplary family house with an exceptional bespoke interior nestled in mature gardens.

• 2 reception rooms • study/playroom • kitchen/breakfast/family room • 7 bedrooms (4 en suite) • bathroom with sauna • garaging with gym/potential annexe above • gardens • EPC - C Guide Price: £2,295,000

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Prestbury An impressive Arts & Crafts house, sitting in beautifully landscaped gardens and grounds, with outstanding southerly views.

• 3 reception rooms • study • breakfast kitchen • 7 bedrooms (all en suite) • lodge providing ancillary accommodation • planning permission for leisure suite • gardens • in all about 10 acres • EPC - E Guide Price: £3,995,000

Swettenham An exemplary historic Victorian country house nestled superb gardens.

• 2 reception rooms • music room • library • garden room • orangery • leisure room • media room • billiard room • 6 bedrooms • 3 bathrooms • 2 bedroom annexe • garaging • planning permission for outdoor pool • gardens • about 3 acres • EPC - E Guide Price: £2,450,000

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Hale A substantial Victorian family house with detached annexe in one of Hale’s premier locations.

• 2 reception rooms • breakfast kitchen • 5 bedrooms (2 en suite) • bathroom • study/bedroom 6 • detached games room/annexe • gardens • approximately 0.4 of an acre Guide Price: £1,325,000

Threlkeld, Keswick A delightful Lakeland holiday barn cottage, set in the idyllic hamlet of Guardhouse, just 5 miles from Keswick.

• living/dining kitchen • balcony • 3 bedrooms (1 en suite) • bathroom • garage • gardens • EPC - F Guide Price: £495,000

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Bowdon An elegant Edwardian family home with planning permission for an additional dwelling.

• 4 reception rooms • study • kitchen/breakfast room • 6 bedrooms • 2 bathrooms • guest annexe • approximately 1.5 acres • planning permission for new double garaging • outbuilding with planning permission for 2 bedroom dwelling • EPC – E Guide Price: £2,500,000

Hale An impressive Grade II listed Edgar Wood house with detached annexe.

• 4 reception rooms • garden room • breakfast kitchen • cellarage • 8 bedrooms • 3 bath/shower rooms • detached 1 bedroom annexe • garaging • gardens • just over half an acre • EPC - E Guide Price: £2,250,000

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INTERIORS INSPIRATION

Game of Stones As she launches a new line of marble home accessories with long-term collaborator Lapicida, jewellery designer Lara Bohinc tells Ellen Millard about her background in industrial design, setting up shop and her fascination with the intergalactic

he 18-karat gold-plated frame of Lara Bohinc’s Sun and Moon ring doesn’t look strong enough to hold the colossal orbs that it supports. Cubic zirconia (a synethic diamond) sparkles from one side of the smaller sphere (the moon), while the larger of the two (the sun) is seemingly mid-eclipse with a glossy black onyx face. They’re vast compared to the thin angular stem on which they perch, but there’s no disputing its strength, as the ring’s designer – whose education includes industrial design and metalwork – knows a thing or two about manipulating alloys. Born in Slovenia, Bohinc moved to London more than two decades ago, after a part-time job making costume

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from left to right: Solaris Kinetic table, £45,000; Lara Bohinc portrait; Half Moon dining table, £22,500; Sun and Moon ring, £470

jewellery for theatre shows spiked her interest in the craft. She did her master’s degree in jewellery design at the Royal College of Art before setting up her eponymous brand in 1997, the same year that she was awarded the British Fashion Council’s NEWGEN Design Award. Now, the designer’s twisting metallic creations glimmer at the passers-by of her west London boutique, where I eye up her latest line of magpie-enticing designs as I wait to start our interview. She bounds up the stairs to see me, fresh-faced and stylish in a black Preen jumper and studded trainers, achieving that perfect off-duty look. But there’s no off-duty for Bohinc, whose busy schedule has kept her on her toes ever since she left university. “Jewellery just happened. It’s a very easy thing; you can start at your kitchen table,” she tells me, her Slavic accent still strong, but with the occasional imitation of English diction. “I came out of college and before I knew it I was making lots of jewellery for fashion shows.” Since then her career trajectory has rocketed from a snippet in British Vogue about her graduate collection to a star-studded clientele that includes the likes of Claudia

“It’s just a fascination with something that’s so far away. It’s always there, but it’s unknown and it’s eternal” Schiffer and Samantha Cameron, as well as an MBE for services to the fashion industry in 2012. The aforementioned Sun and Moon ring is part of her famed Solaris collection, a range of spherical earrings, rings and bracelets inspired by the solar system. In fact, most of Bohinc’s designs are influenced by outer space and the cosmos, with which she has a bit of an obsession. “It’s just a fascination with something that’s so far away,” she explains. “It’s always there, but it’s unknown and it’s eternal.” Her love of the universe continues in her collaborative collections with stonemason Lapicida, with whom she first partnered on a range of homeware at the Wallpaper* Handmade Project in 2014 and has continued

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to work alongside ever since. The latest line of marble accessories incorporates Bohinc’s much-loved celestial theme with a Stargazer candle holder that was inspired by an orrery (a model of the solar system) and hexagonal Constellation bowls made from five different types of stone. The new line is a continuation of the pair’s Lunar collection; launched in 2015, it comprises dramatic angular side tables in gold, copper and marble styles. “Because metal and stone are materials I know a lot about, I wanted to do something on a much bigger scale,” Bohinc explains. “It takes the same amount of time to design a ring as it does to create a table; it’s just a question of scale. With jewellery, you go really into detail and with the table the detail is just enlarged. It’s very similar and uses the same techniques.”

“Because metal and stone are materials I know a lot about, I wanted to do something on a much bigger scale” Despite the similarities, the designer has revelled in the learning curves each new creation has given her. “Every time you realise something new. That’s the great thing about designing a product,” she says. “When you design jewellery,

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it needs to work on the body in a certain way and it needs to be comfortable, but when you design objects, every object is for something else, so every time you start a new one, you’re learning from scratch.” While Bohinc’s craft may traditionally revolve around people and the way each design moulds to the body, her passion for shape and form often takes precedence. It was metalwork that drew her to jewellery in the first place, so it’s little surprise that structure is high on the agenda when it comes to designing a new collection, jewellery or otherwise. “I don’t really design around people; I design around objects. I don’t have a muse like fashion designers do; I design around abstract themes that involve shapes or materials.” Her enthusiasm for all things structural continues in her inspirations, namely art, architecture, nature, industrial techniques and the latest

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from left to right: Stargazer candle holders and Constellation bowls, Lunar collection 2016; Full Moon table, from £11,250, Lunar collection 2015

technologies. In another life she would have been an artist or an architect, but if she couldn’t work in the creative industry, she says she would have liked to have been a patisserie chef – unsurprising given the trade’s similar obsession with structure and precision. “Form takes over,” she enthuses. “Sometimes you see these little cakes and they look like sculptures. The taste obviously has to be good, but you can do a lot with the shape.” When she’s not cooking up new designs in her studio below her boutique, Bohinc tries to visit her family in her home town Ljubljana three times a year, but admits that she’s always happy when she returns to the UK.

“Every time I come back I feel so lucky to be here. London is one of the most international cities and it’s very open; anything goes. It’s very rare that you see so many different communities all on the same street like you do here. This feels like real London.” Next on the agenda is launching the SS17 jewellery collection, a three-part range that includes Butterfly, a line of sterling silver, 18-karat gold-plated and rhodium clusters of butterflies on rings, earrings and necklaces, and expansions of her Eclipse and Stenmark collections in black rhodium and diamond styles respectively. The former is somewhat of a departure from her traditionally space-themed pieces, but is equally striking with stacks of butterflies snaking up silver chains and dangling from delicate earrings, interlocked by their delicate wings. Bohinc is dismissive of New Year’s resolutions (“I make decisions every day, so every day is a resolution of some sort”) and is hesitant to discuss her future plans, but reveals that she is working on AW17 and is looking forward to seeing what’s around the corner. She’s collaborated with interiors brands and created her own line of scarves and shoes in the past, but jokes that it’s “too much” and that she needs to focus on what she’s got before expanding the brand further. That being said, her ambition is palpable, and my guess is that Bohinc and her space rings will continue on a fast track to infinity and beyond. The Lara Bohinc for Lapicida Lunar Collection Accessories are out now, from £330 (larabohinc.com)

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Marble Pestle & Mortar, £37.50, Ian Snow Ltd (iansnow.com)

Marble and Brass Serving Trolley by Madam Stoltz, £329, ARBOL house (ovohome.com)

Marble Basics Noir Slim Vase, $175 (£108), The Design Hunter Pty Ltd (thedesignhuntershop.com.au)

Marble in mind Athens Marble Table Lamp By It’s About Romi, £114, Lime Lace (limelace.co.uk)

Marble Key Bowl, $135 (£83), The Design Hunter Pty Ltd (thedesignhuntershop.com.au)

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f you have an especially daring project or a very specific vision, nothing beats relying on a team of experts to bring it to life. A perfect example of this is Clinton Dall’s newly built modernist home, situated just outside London and inspired by Mies van der Rohe’s legendary Barcelona Pavilion. It was important to Clinton that the furniture be matched to the contemporary design of the house and, for this, he called in luxury brand BoConcept’s complimentary bespoke interior design service. The result is an expressive blue and brown colour scheme, organic forms and natural materials that perfectly complement his extensive art collection and honour the property’s style and tone. Of course, trusting your interiors aspirations to someone else can be daunting, so we asked the team at BoConcept Manchester to talk us through the steps they use to make the whole process as simple as possible, whether transforming a living room or an entire house.

1. Getting Inspired The first step is chatting to the team at BoConcept Manchester in person, to talk through your ideas and requirements and benefit from the inspiration they can offer.

2. Finding the Right Solution Next step is for BoConcept Manchester to visit you at home or for you to bring your floor plans and pictures to the store, so their experts can uncover all the details involved in your project.

3. Designing Your Space The designers then draw an outline that makes the most out of your space and incorporates your ideas.

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4. The Great Unveiling You’ll then return to the store, where the team present their proposal for your new interior in 3D drawings, so you’ll be able to see how the finished design will look. You’ll then be walked through the store to look at and feel all the materials and furniture suggested in the design.

5. Making it Happen When you’re completely happy with your interior plan, BoConcept Manchester places the order, after which their team comes to your home to deliver and assemble each piece of furniture. BoConcept Manchester, 109-117 Great Ancoats St, M4 5AG (0161 228 7111; manchester@boconcept.co.uk)

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Life Imitating Art The stunning contemporary design scheme in Clinton Dall’s modernist home is an excellent example of the way in which modern architecture (in Dall’s case, Mies van der Rohe’s legendary Barcelona Pavilion) can inspire fascinating and unusual interior design. For a more colourful, distinctive design scheme, for example, why not try reflecting the playful shapes, warm, bright colours and ceramic textures of Spanish architect Antoni Gaudi?

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#1 Ceramic Plate, $60, Daisy Cooper Ceramics (etsy.com) #2 Ceylon Yellow Velvet Cushion, £30, Berry Red (berryred.co.uk) #3 Glazed Ceramic Birdhouse Teardrop, £19.50, Printer + Tailor (printerandtailor.com) #4 Ceramic Mixing Bowls Set, £47.50, Sisters Guild (sistersguild.co.uk) #5 Textured Ceramic Door Knob, £3, Ian Snow Ltd. (iansnow.com) #6 Artichoke Ceramic Tea Light Holder, £12, The Contemporary Home (tch.net) #7 Kitu Ceramic Hooks, £9.95, Nkuku (nkuku.com) #8 Ceramic Cactus Vases, £19.95-£39.50, Rigby & Mac (rigbyandmac.com)

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The Luxury Finish Trend Alex Saint of Kitchen Architecture, an independent retailer of high-end German kitchen manufacturer bulthaup with showrooms in London, Oxford and Cheshire, explains how to work the new trends for luxury finishes into your latest interiors project

e’re finding more and more that our clients want to put their own personal stamp on projects and really take ownership, and – if you’re keen to work your own personality and style into a project – introducing more bespoke finishes and details is an excellent way to customise the design. For example, we’re seeing an increasing popularity for bolder colour and shade choices, and are likely to see different tones of charcoal, anthracite and black being used more often as whole-room colours this year. Perhaps most importantly, though, we’re continuing to see the return of luxury finishes in the contemporary interior market in 2017, with a particular focus on natural marbles and stone finishes, thanks to their ability to create a sense of timeless luxury in bathrooms and on kitchen work surfaces. Burnished metals, such as bronze, vintage copper and brass, and hot rolled steel are also fantastic if you’re keen to bring an industrial look to contemporary schemes, and designers are mixing these metal finishes more than ever with bronze tones standing side by side with steels and chrome. Perhaps the most

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advantageous element of this trend, however, is its timelessness – allowing you to create interiors which won’t look dated in ten years’ time. A great example of this continuing trend is Kitchen Architecture’s graphite bulthaup b3 cabinetry, which is personalised beautifully with rose gold recess strips and black-brown structured oak bar with bespoke bronze legs, polished concrete floors, antique glass backsplash, and black

concrete wall panels, raw-steel and wrought-iron staircase. Kitchen Architecture’s new showroom, which showcases German kitchen brand bulthaup; bespoke British kitchen and cabinet maker Teddy Edwards; and luxury Italian brand Rimadesio opens in Wilmslow in March. The Farmhouse, The Colony, Altrincham Road, Wilmslow, SK9 4LY (01625 544 890; kitchenarchitecture.co.uk)

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Gadget Portable BBQ Grill Briefcase – Red, £67.72, Kikkerland (kikkerlandeu.com)

From Plot to Plate Looking for some inspiration for starting your own vegetable garden? A visit to Arley Hall’s cosy café, The Gardener’s Kitchen, should certainly do the trick. Serving brunch, lunch and afternoon tea, the café makes all the dishes on its menu from scratch, most created entirely from produce grown in their very own kitchen garden. Embracing the ethos of fresh, local and seasonal produce, there’s a fantastic range on offer, guaranteed not only to get you planning your own menu, but also to satisfy any rumbling stomachs in the process. (arleyhallandgardens.com)

Keep the Birds Away Here’s a brilliant little do-it-yourself tip for those with gardens constantly plagued by pesky wildlife, content to help themselves to your seeds and freshly-planted bulbs while food is sparse over the winter. Many animals – including birds, mice and rabbits – can squeeze through gaps under or through fencing and flimsy nets, and they can often do more damage than you think, so it pays to be prepared. Try creating your very own birdscarer with twine and old CDs – not the prettiest addition to your flowerbeds, but extremely effective when jostled by the breeze and almost completely free. Your plants will thank you.

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#2 Love the Glove Artisan Gardening Gloves, £16, Berry Red (berryred.co.uk)

The Living End If you’re looking for something with a bit of panache and wow factor, we recommend adding one of Materflora’s incredible living walls to your outside space (or, if you’re feeling really daring, inside your home, too). The company specialise in bespoke gardens, personalised for each client and using different artificial flowers and plants to create different ambiences for different seasons. The living walls add a spectacular wash of greenery or pop of colour to any space and are, quite simply, awesome. (materflora.com.pt)

#3 Floral Gardening Gloves, £8.99, Dobbies (dobbies.com)

#4 V&A William Morris Garden Potting Gloves, Bower Print, £15.99, Wild & Wolf (wildandwolf.com)

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PROPERTY of the MONTH Highfield Withinlee Road, Prestbury

ighfield is, quite simply, one of the best contemporary residences of the 21st century. It was architect designed and winner of the Northern Design Awards ‘Best Luxury New Build’ – you can see why, as it has a unique use of space and light, with an abundance of spectacular reception rooms and living spaces. This cutting-edge design makes it both a comfortable family home, as well as a crisp, clean and modern space to live in. The impressive exterior facade is

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bedrooms (three en suite). The gardens wrap around the house, with the majority of the manicured level lawns sitting to the rear elevation, which is encompassed by mature trees and shrubs. A large terrace abuts the rear of the house and is accessed via numerous sets of bi-fold doors from the principal reception rooms and leisure suite, which includes a pool, Jacuzzi, steam room and gym. A tree house with zip wire sits in the corner of the garden looking back towards the house. Highfield is accessed via a long private gated driveway off Withinlee Road, near the prestigious village of Prestbury, which caters for all of

your day-to-day shopping needs, as well as a wealth of quality restaurants and boutique shops, while The Ryleys Preparatory School in Alderley Edge, Alderley Edge School for Girls, Terra Nova in Holmes Chapel, Wilmslow Preparatory School and Kings School in Macclesfield are also within easy reach. The motorway network is nearby, as is Manchester International Airport, with Prestbury Railway Station providing access to Manchester, and a direct train from Macclesfield to London. On the market at a guide price of ÂŁ3.85 million with Jackson-Stops & Staff 8 Water Lane, Wilmslow, SK9 5AA (01625 540340; jackson-stops.co.uk)

constructed of brick, oak and zinc, with a generous use of glass, and sets the scene for a mouth-watering interior that has a no-expense-spared mantra throughout, having been constructed in 2011 by the revered PH Holdings. Each room is adorned by the latest bespoke designer fittings, with a feeling of spacious grandeur. An impressive solid oak sliding electric gate opens into a long hedge-lined drive that leads to a large parking and turning area to the front of the house and garaging. The house itself boasts three reception rooms, a media room, study and first floor games room, as well as five

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HOT PROPERTY

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Town Farm Lane, Norley

The kitchen is fitted with a cuttingedge, bespoke range of wall and base units, beautiful granite work surfaces, a central island, integrated wine cooler and Cappuccino machine, and original ceiling beams.

his is a stunning property of distinction and grace that perfectly balances character features with modern living. Presented immaculately, this substantial home is an ideal family house and sits on a sizeable plot, which includes gardens to the front and rear and a paddock of approximately 2.2 acres. The home includes four reception rooms, a stunning reception kitchen, five double bedrooms and a dressing room with en-suite bathroom in the

master bedroom. There is also off-street parking and a detached double garage, plus beautiful views of the Cheshire Countryside to both the front and rear. On the market at a guide price of £950,000 through Hinchliffe Holmes 56B High Street, Tarporley, CW6 0AG (01829 730021; hinchliffeholmes.co.uk)

best of the rest Armstrong Farm Macclesfield Road, Alderley Edge

rmstrong Farm is a small estate wants for nothing and occupies one of the finest positions within the village, with unparalleled southerly views of The Edge and the Cheshire Plain, with the Clwydian hills as a backdrop. At the centre of the estate is a sizeable six-bedroom gentleman’s residence, built in 2013. The house

BEST FEATURE: SMART HOME Armstrong Farm is fully-integrated smart home, with both wired and wireless technology, including an RTI-based central system running all AV, heating, CCTV, electric gates and Lutron lighting – controlled from a tablet or Smart phone – and multi-room audio to most rooms.

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is constructed of mellow red-brick elevations with stone dressings, punctured by large double-glazed picture windows, all surmounted by a graduated stone roof. The rear of the house faces due south, with the main entertaining rooms making the most of the amazing setting. Internally the specification is breathtakingly spectacular, with a total no-expense-spared mantra being applied to every single fitting. There is also a one-bedroom cottage on the estate, as well as a spacious office building. On the market at a guide price of £4.65 million with Jackson-Stops & Staff 8 Water Lane, Wilmslow, SK9 5AA (01625 540340; jackson-stops.co.uk)

Thomas Property Group’s Premier Homes Portfolio is proud to present Church Manor, a historic, mature and unique Grade II listed Manor House set in large gardens in the picturesque village of Old Waverton, near Chester. Designed by the renowned architect John Douglas and built circa 1880 to his exacting standards, many original features have been retained. The wealth of features includes pitch pine stair cases, sandstone mullioned windows and exposed timbers. Accommodation includes four reception rooms, study / home office with ethernet connnection point, five double bedrooms and impressive breakfast kitchen. A separate self-contained annexe can be created. The master bedroom suite and bedrooms 2 and 3 share the 1st floor, with the top floor hosting the 4th and 5th bedrooms. The large, mature, private, landscaped gardens are delightful. This outstanding home must be viewed to be appreciated.

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complete privacy in this house of truly modern architecture. The design includes a large open plan kitchen and living spaces, formal dining room, gym, cinema, pool (optional) and 5 generous ensuite bedrooms, all overlooking a south facing garden. From initial brief to completion ABODA Living approach every aspect with expert professionalism. The multi-disciplined service incorporates plot identification, design, planning, property development, construction and project management, and offers customers the opportunity to buy off plan and specify all materials and finishes. ABODA Living your way.

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A Piece of Paradise If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking for a large property with easy access, extreme privacy, leagues of private beach and picture-perfect ocean views, the iconic Abaco Estate deserves your attention

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hen the language of luxury comes to mind, do you think New York penthouse or private tropical estate? If it’s the latter, read on – for the Abaco Estate on Man O War Cay is truly a Caribbean paradise worthy of royalty. Situated in the Abaco region of the Bahamas (roughly 180 miles east of Florida), Man O War Cay is about 2.5 miles long and extremely narrow, often with less than 100 metres between its harbour and beach sides, with extremely low crime rates and quaint amenities including two small grocery stores, a marina, a boat yard, a few gift shops, a hardware and lumber store, two restaurants and a bakery. Its population – made up of about 300 Bahamian residents and about 135 foreign resident families – is known for being both good-natured and welcoming, and the island boasts truly exceptional diving, snorkelling and water sports. Known affectionately by the current owner as ‘Seaglass Found’, the Abaco Estate comprises over 16 meticulously landscaped acres, and another whole acre of private deep-water marina. The safe harbour is capable of handling a 100ft vessel, while the property is accented by four timeless residences, plus staff quarters, a party pagoda and beach pavilion. Sounds nice, doesn’t it? Built by skilled local craftsmen in the old-world style of boat building, the four homes offer a rare timeless quality. Stepping onto the estate feels an awful lot like going back in time a hundred years or more, with the added bonus of having all modern conveniences at your fingertips. The main property boasts seven bedrooms, six bathrooms and a double garage, while there is also a back-up generator, 42,000 gallons of water storage and sheltered docks for at least 12 vessels. Truly, this is an estate that must be seen to be believed, with space to build many more estate homes or create a wonderful resort. Abaco Estate on Man O War Cay, The Bahamas, on the market for $7,979,000 (£6,533,193) For more information, please visit christiesrealestate.com

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NEW JERSEY

River Oak Farm

This magnificent seven bedroom gated estate boasts 46 acres of manicured land and is surrounded by a further 9,000 acres of preserved greenery, all just a short 30-minute drive from Manhattan. Its unique amenities include a fully equipped, custom-crafted old English-style pub and a home theatre, a regulation-size football pitch, basketball court, private spa, infinity pool with a threetier stone terrace and adjacent outdoor kitchen, and a Tuscany-style wine cellar that holds up to 1,400 bottles. The main living floors open up to three outdoor terraces overlooking five horse paddocks with views of the rolling hillsides, complemented by a 20-stall barn with state-of-the-art facilities, a 14,000 sq ft indoor riding arena and private riding trails. The main house boasts a formal dining room, gourmet kitchen, breakfast room and a wet bar. The estate’s staff quarters and carriage house offer an additional three bedrooms, plus two full and one half bathroom. On the market with Christie’s International Real Estate (price on application) (+1 201 934 7111; christiesrealestate.com)

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PENNSYLVANIA

Hidden Meadow

This grand estate spans 17,500 sq ft boasting four bedrooms, six bathrooms and 133 acres of manicured garden. Hidden Meadow’s ode to JRR Tolkien’s hobbit door is, quite simply, an architectural marvel. Built of mahogany and measuring two and a quarter inches thick, it is supported by a steel frame, which prevents it from sagging. It is both circular and rounded, giving it rich dimension. The ironwork on the back of the door was elegantly hand forged by local master craftsmen. The owner was fascinated by British naval history and incorporated a two-storey window in the library to replicate Lord Admiral Nelson’s personal quarters. A model of the HMS Victory, where Nelson died during the Battle of Trafalgar and saved Britain from the threat of invasion by Napoleon, is also on prominent display in the library. Available at $6,500,000 (£5,260,000) with Christie’s International Real Estate (+1 212 468 7140; christiesrealestate.com)

PHILIPPINES

Villa One, Palawan Villa One is a five-bedroom home located on Amanpulo, an exclusive island-resort on Pamalican Island in Palawan. Overlooking the Sulu Sea and with direct beach access, Villa One sits on flat land with an area of 51,898 sq ft. The property boasts Asian-inspired interiors with a modern twist. Amanpulo is billed as one of the most exclusive island resorts in the world with Beyoncé and Brad Pitt holidaying on the islet. Whoever buys the property will get access to this VIP world. The Puerto Princesa Subterranean River, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the New Seven Wonders of Nature, is also located on a nearby island. Available at PHP589,854,000 (£9,600,000) with Christie’s International Real Estate (+852 2978 6788; christiesrealestate.com)

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The Castle St Croix

Located on the island of St Croix, the imposing white castle was designed and built in 1989 by the late Countess Nadia de Navarro-Farber. Measuring about 10,000 sq ft with six bedrooms, the castle sits on roughly 102 acres of land overlooking the coastline. The estate sweeps down the mountain all the way to the palm-lined beach. Considered St. Croix’s most desirable location, adjacent to the yacht club, the estate’s sheltered lagoon, complete with a pier for arrivals by sea, is just opposite the spectacular Buck Island National Park. Available at $15,000,000 (£12,139,000) with Christie’s International Real Estate (+340 775 9000; christiesrealestate.com)

SPAIN

Luxury Villa, Balcon al Mar, Javea This luxury six-bedroom, seven-bathroom villa boasts a spacious guest house, in-house fitness centre, indoor pool and sweeping seafront views that can be enjoyed from the property’s spacious garden. On the market at €5,000,000 (£4,281,000) with Christie’s International Real Estate (+34 963 504 444; christiesrealestate.com)

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Embassy Gardens, Nine Elms Embassy Gardens is situated in the heart of the Nine Elms regeneration area and comprises thousands of luxury homes, including a stunning three-bedroom penthouse apartment, with spectacular views of all major London landmarks. Inspired by the attractive residential and commercial estates in cities such as New York and Boston, the development will benefit from 3.3 acres of linear gardens linking Vauxhall with Battersea, designed to replicate the Manhattan highline. The development also consists of a leisure complex, private cinema, valet parking, 24-hour concierge and security. Available at a guide price of £3,990,000 through Johns & Co (44 (0)20 7481 0600; johnsand.co)

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Walls of Geometry Stylish, elegant and classic â&#x20AC;&#x201C; you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go wrong with leather. Which might explain why, with the luxury material at the core of its product range, studioart is aesthetically unrivalled in the world of modern interior design. Offering everything from leather cushions to rugs,the Italian design house prides itself on being versatile and providing interiors with a rich and contemporary feel. To celebrate its 10th anniversary, designers Massimo Brancati, Giorgia Zanellato and Elaine Yan Ling Ng have reinterpreted the key product Leatherwall, experimenting with different shapes and colourways to extend the acclaimed range of wall coverings. (studioart.it/en)

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