Homes & Gardens

It is rare that I urge readers to turn straight towards the back of an issue in my opening line, but this month – dedicated to celebrating summer – it feels entirely appropriate. On page 132 you will find a jewel of a garden. It belongs to the dynamic design duo of Paolo Moschino and Philip Vergeylen and is simply too exquisite to miss, epitomising the beauty of a quintessential British garden in high summer. I must also mention Back to Nature (page 71), which showcases clever planting and landscaping schemes perfect for sophisticated outdoor living and dining spaces, while Table Talk (page 56) offers tablescaping ideas to make summer soirées magical. This leads me neatly on to this issue’s 36-page supplement. It looks at garden design directions for the…

FROM THE ARCHIVES Sanderson’s Water Garden collection celebrates newly discovered documents as well as contemporary interpretations from an untouched archive. The designs are inspired by the Oriental style of decoration at the turn of the 20th century, when water gardens and exotic plants were in fashion. Shown here on curtains is Chinoiserie Hall in Papavera, £129m, and the wallpaper is Bamboo & Birds in Scallion Green, £115 a roll. ITALIAN CRAFTED Bontempi Casa knows how to make elegant pieces of furniture to adorn your home. This season it’s the Flexus coffee table, £746, by Studio Contromano that stands out. It has a lacquered metal frame and a top in smooth hide leather, ranging in colours from muted hues all the way to vibrant reds and cool blues. ARTISAN FLAIR Suzanne Duin, founder of design firm…

ARTISTIC COLLABORATION Love Your Home worked with Angel Hughes of home emporium Tobias & The Angel to create a collection of fabrics that draw on her skill in hand-printing using salvaged blocks. There are two motifs: Wave and Coral in Mustard, shown here on the Virginia armchair, £1,976. SET THE TABLE Once Milano, the go-to store for understated luxury linens, brings us a joyful collage of colour in the Patchwork tablecloth, £350. A graphic motif that will bring a modernist touch to your table, shown here in the sorbet hues of Pale Pink, White and Yellow. Each piece is made from linen by craftspeople in the Veneto region of Italy. SEEN ON INSTAGRAM @adelphipaperhangings Tell us about yourself. Founded in 1999, Adelphi Paper Hangings in Sharon Springs, New York, is an artisanal producer of block-printed…

PERFECT PAIRING With a two-tone hand-painted wavy edge, David Hunt Lighting’s latest metal pendant light, Scallop, £390, will add a joyful note to your home. It’s shown here in two contrasting hues, Hellebore and Bronze, by Little Greene. BEAUTY SPOT From French designer duo brothers Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec comes Balcony, a new collection of outdoor furniture made for Danish design brand Hay. Characterised by laser-welded symmetric circles, the series comprises chairs, tables and benches including the Balcony lounge chair, £249 and the Balcony low table, both in Iron Red, £175, all available from SCP. PASSION FOR PATTERN Outdoor fabrics to enliven your patio or poolside…

“IT WAS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COLEFAX GROUP TO WORK TOGETHER. VISITORS WILL BE WOWED. THEY CAN EXPECT TIMELESS ELEGANCE WITH A TWIST. DARK WALLS GIVE DEPTH AS A BACKGROUND TO ART, WHILE TRADITIONAL UPHOLSTERY IS MIXED WITH ANTIQUE PIECES FOR A LAYERED FEEL”EMMA BURNS, co-designer of the (Colefax and Fowler) Drawing Room IF YOU’VE heard of Kips Bay or Holiday House, two prominent interior decorator show houses based in the US, then you may have a sense of what’s in store from 1 June until 1 July at the Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour in London. WOW!house will occupy a 400m2 space to celebrate the very best in design, blending the work of over 20 acclaimed designers, renowned makers and international design houses. Explore the work of some of our…