House and Garden

House & Garden unlocks the door to an array of unique homes and outdoor features, ranging from town houses and converted barns to fabulous modern apartments and island retreats. Outdoor features are equally varied, including cottage gardens, water gardens and chic, city courtyards. House & Garden provides an invaluable sourcebook of ideas, from design and decoration to the best of travel, delicious recipes and fine wine. Britain’s most glamorous, inspiring and influential design and decoration magazine.

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FROM THE EDITOR

Notebook • RUTH SLEIGHTHOLME shows us what has caught her eye this month

SHINE A LIGHT • Find the right lighting to suit your outdoor space from BRADLEY PALMER’s illuminating selection, inspired by the colours of the desert, the mountains and a tropical forest

SUMMER SEATING • RÉMY MISHON lays out a siesta-worthy selection, all for under £500

World series • RUTH SLEIGHTHOLME commissioned influential international designers to create schemes with pieces embodying the aesthetic spirit of their home country – from Mexico and Nigeria to France and Ireland

DESIGN IDEAS for decorating with STRIPES • For centuries, artists and architects have employed lines as a simple yet effective way to create visual impact. Here, CHRISTABEL CHUBB explores how the pattern can be used to enhance contemporary interiors – from grand salons to sleek bathrooms

BRANDON SCHUBERT on DECORATING SECOND HOMES

INSIDER

Out & about

Sourcebook

INSIDER The List

Outside interests

Words and pictures

Art scene

PEOPLE • THIS MONTH: A designer rocking the Kasbah with his Moroccan sketching holidays; a grower whose principles bear exceptional fruit; an artist giving lost causes new life; and the shell-binding work of a new naturalist in Norfolk

TANGIER DREAM • GAVIN HOUGHTON’s latest creative endeavour – organising sketching holidays in Morocco – allows the multi-talented interior designer to introduce others to the bohemian pleasures of the city that he fell in love with over 20 years ago

A MATTER OF TASTE • Continuing her series in which she meets people passionate about saving the planet, CLARE FOSTER visits the Herefordshire farm of Jane Scotter, who grows exceptional produce based on biodynamic principles

CORNELIA PARKER • FIONA McKENZIE JOHNSTON and photographer JOSHUA MONAGHAN visit the subject of a retrospective show at Tate Britain, known for her large-scale installations and sculptures, at her London house

BLOTT KERR-WILSON • CLAIRE BINGHAM visits the Norfolk-based shell artist, who is known for her intricately assembled artworks and embellished follies

Stories • THIS MONTH: Houses imbued with the spirit of summer in Yorkshire, London, Tuscany and Portugal; a gentle English garden; and a bold French farmyard plot

Material benefits • A move to the house on the North York Moors that has been in her husband’s family since 1899 has provided textile designer Natasha James with inspiration and the ideal showcase for her colourful block-printed linens

Italian renaissance • After years of renting houses for family holidays, Shiro Muchiri decided to establish a more permanent base in Tuscany and, by combining two dilapidated dwellings on a sprawling estate, has created a harmonious home worthy of its spectacular setting

Mood enhancer • When interior designer Gracinha Viterbo initially reconfigured her coastal villa in Portugal, she opened it up to create a light-filled space ideal for family life. A passionate believer that design should lift our spirits, she recently transformed the house again – this time with colour

THE HOUSE NEXT DOOR • Even for House & Garden’s former decoration editor Wendy...