Homes & Gardens November 2021

& Over the past months, the H&G team has been working on the 2021 Design Awards. Every year our panel of esteemed judges whittles down thousands of entries to come up with the ultimate edit of people, products and projects (see the winners on p79). What the selection underlines to me is that living in beautiful surroundings is about more than just aesthetics – it can boost wellbeing, too. I see this as the art of luxury today – we now look for spaces that nurture and nourish us as much as we look for glamour. This issue is a feast of interiors to feed the soul, from Rose Uniacke’s extraordinary home (p32) to a sublime Edwardian villa designed by Philip Vergeylen (p112). Our Point of Focus decorating shoot (p40)…

PHOTOGRAPHS (PINCH) JAMES MERRELL; (GALVIN BROTHERS) INDIA HOBSON…

TREND-FIRST TILES The Arch Collection of encaustic tiles has been designed by Bert & May alongside our friends at Livingetc; a celebration of both brands’ love of clean architectural lines. The range, costing £8.40 a tile, is made up of soft, yet striking, patterns such as soaring columns, gentle arches and playful circles in a muted palette for a laid-back contemporary look. DESIGNER WALLS This autumn British designer Susie Atkinson launches her first wallpaper collection. Susie worked with artist Ellen Merchant to create a range using traditional techniques. There are three florals in several colourways, Eastern Garden (top), Dipley (bottom) and Wild Daisy, from £90 a roll. HIGH-STREET HERO Sofas & Stuff’s new collection of fabrics and furniture in collaboration with the V&A draws inspiration from 16th- and 19th-century illustrations in the museum’s archives. There…

Tell us about yourself. We’re a newly launched home store curated by the team behind HÁM, our family-run design-and-build practice based near Henley-on-Thames. We create original interiors filled with art, antiques and intriguing objects. Studio HÁM is an organic response to requests for our eclectic aesthetic. Describe your Instagram account. A destination for those seeking artwork, furniture, decorative antiques and homeware, the look reflects our style – elegant and a little eccentric. Our Made by HÁM collection is designed in-house and handmade in England, while the Found by HÁM antiques collection is sourced by the team. What’s your account’s USP? Our peppy colours and unique products. We always try to bring a sense of style and fun to our work and we hope that shows. Which accounts would you recommend we follow? New…

To celebrate its 75th year, Farrow & Ball has joined forces with Liberty to create a stunningly curated collection of 15 paint colours from the firm’s archive of 114 much-loved hues. We caught up with Joa Studholme, Farrow & Ball’s colour curator, to find out more. How would you best describe the overall look and feel of the collection? The combinations are irresistible! From the edgier but complex tones of Pantalon and Chemise to the simple appeal of Archive and Clunch, these 15 colours might have their roots in the past but they are perfect for the contemporary home and, like the fabrics they complement, feel both exciting and dependable. Can you explain the creative process when collaborating? It was natural – Genevieve Bennett from Liberty and I worked closely together mulling…