House and Garden November 2022

NATASHA GOODFELLOW / WRITER ‘I was always interested in words and language, but never considered being a writer,’ says Natasha. She worked in technology PR for a couple of years, then taught English abroad, but it was not until she did work experience at Waitrose Food Illustrated magazine that everything clicked. As a freelance writer, she contributed to Gardens Illustrated, Country Life and also Home & Antiques, where she was deputy editor for four years. Natasha has since collaborated on books with garden designers Luciano Giubbilei and Arabella Lennox-Boyd, and with the Boglione family of Petersham Nurseries. In 2019, she set up Finch Publishing to produce illustrated guides for garden lovers. Natasha visited a garden designed by Gavin McWilliam for this issue (from page 236). What is your favourite way to…

On the eve of sending this issue to print (and with just enough time to acknowledge it here), the news that Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II had died came through, rocking us all to the core, making us stop in our tracks. Very few of us can imagine life without the Queen. She’s been there, as an extraordinary rock of constancy, a calming, reassuring force through thick and thin, a role model and the absolute embodiment of graciousness and duty throughout all our lives. House & Garden was first published in 1947, only a few years before her accession so, though younger than our late Queen, it has weathered some of the same storms and has marked her extraordinary milestones – from her Coronation, at the age of 27, to her…

- IN ASSOCIATION WITH - - IN ASSOCIATION WITH - Bryan O’Sullivan bos-studio.com Refined yet playful describes Bryan O’Sullivan’s style. Having honed his craft under some of the greats, he set up his studio in 2013 and now has a team of 34 across offices in London and New York. With expertise in architecture and interiors, he recently finished projects in both cities and in Greece. His glamorous vision can be seen in the Red Room at The Connaught hotel, W1, and at The Berkeley Bar & Terrace, SW1. Eldridge Architects eldridgelondon.com | eldridgenewlyn.com Led by Nick Eldridge and Mike Gibson, Eldridge London also has a sister office in Cornwall, along with a portfolio of impressive projects that span both town and country. The practice is much respected for its original newbuilds, such as a recently completed…

‘I can’t explain,’ said Robert Kime when asked how he had put together his exquisite London flat so quickly. It took just one week – but also a lifetime of looking and collecting. Robert, interior decorator to His Majesty, King Charles III and at least five English dukes, plus pop stars and potentates, died on August 17, aged 76. He never made a room plan and was very clear he was not an interior designer. Robert believed in putting beautiful, old and curious things together, assembling the contents of a room to make it settled and comfortable: ‘I want my rooms to be lived in, not looked at.’ From childhood, Robert was fascinated by history. He collected coins from the age of five and, later, was happiest when rearranging the furniture…

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT DAVID MLINARIC Sponsored by Lapicida David Mlinaric refuses to spill the beans on his clientele, but when The New York Times profiled him in 2008, it suggested rock stars and Rothschilds were among them. He studied at The Bartlett School of Architecture and worked for Michael Inchbald and, briefly, for architect Dennis Lennon, before setting up on his own in 1961. Based in Chelsea, he was at the epicentre of Swinging London and it is said he was thrown out of both the Cavalry Club and Annabel’s nightclub for dressing inappropriately. That is hard to square with a career during which he has decorated some of the most exquisite interiors in the land, including Spencer House. ‘I learnt early in my career that one job well done always leads to…